Film4
British free-to-air network devoted to broadcasting films
Film4 is a British freeview television channel. Channel Four Television Corporation owns the channel. It started broadcasting on 1 November 1998. The standard-definition channel is available as a freeview network and the high-definition channel requires payment to watch.[1][2][3][4]
| Film4 | |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Channel Four Television Corporation |
| Sister channels | 4seven Channel 4 E4 More4 4Music The Box Box Hits Kerrang! Kiss Magic |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 November 1998 |
| Former names | FilmFour (1998–2006) |
| Links | |
| Website | film4 |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview | Channel 14 Channel 46 (+1) |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media | Channel 428 Channel 429 (HD) Channel 430 (+1) |
| Virgin Media Ireland (Horizon and older boxes) | Channel 323 Channel 324 (+1) Channel 343 (HD) |
| Virgin Media Ireland (TV 360) | Channel 318 (HD) Channel 363 Channel 524 (+1) |
| UPC Cablecom (Switzerland) | Channel 166 (CH-D) |
| Naxoo (Switzerland) | Channel 226 |
| WightFibre | Channel 29 Channel 30 (+1) |
| Satellite | |
| Freesat | Channel 300 Channel 301 (+1) |
| Sky | Channel 313 (SD/HD) Channel 314 (+1) Channel 855 (SD) |
| Astra 2E (28.2°E) | 10714 H 22000 5/6 10936 V 22000 5/6 (+1) 12266 H 29500 8/9 (HD) |
| IPTV | |
| BT | Programmes available on-demand |
| SwisscomTV (Switzerland) | Channel arbitrary |
| Eir Vision | Channel 315 Channel 316 (+1) |
| Streaming media | |
| All 4 | Watch live |
| FilmOn | Watch live |
| Sky Go | Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
References
change- ↑ "Film4 HD to launch exclusively on Virgin Media". Virgin Media. 8 March 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ↑ "Film4 HD". Film4. Archived from the original on 27 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
- ↑ "Sky adds Channel 4's 4oD to create the UK's most complete catch-up TV service". BSkyB. 15 March 2013. Archived from the original on 18 March 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ↑ "News: New Travel Channel, Film 4 and Film 4+1". Freeview. 1 August 2013. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
