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ENTERTAINMENT

101 BBC 1/ RTE 1 (Ireland only)

102 BBC 2 / RTE 2 (Ireland only)

103 ITV 1 / TV 3 (Ireland only)

104 Channel 4 / TG 4 (Ireland only)

105 five (UK ONLY)

106 Sky One

107 Sky Two

108 Sky Three

109 UKTV Gold

110 UKTV Gold +1

111 UKTV G2

112 Living TV

113 Living TV +1

114 Living TV 2

115 BBC Three (UK ONLY)

116 BBC Four (UK ONLY)

118 ITV 2 (UK ONLY)

119 ITV 3 (UK ONLY)

120 ITV 4 (UK ONLY)

121 Challenge

122 Challenge +1

123 Player

124 Bravo

125 Bravo +1

126 Paramount Comedy 1

127 Paramount 1 +1

128 Paramount Comedy 2

129 Sci-Fi

131 Men & Motors

133 UKTV Drama

135 S4C (C4 Wales)

137 Life TV

138 Life 2

139 Life Showcase

140 E4

141 E4 +1

142 More4

143 BBC 1 NI

144 BBC 2 NI

146 You TV

148 BEN

150 Reality TV

151 Reality TV +1

152 Reality Extra

153 Hallmark

155 E!

157 Ftn

159 OBE

161 Biography

163 Hollywood TV

165 Bonanza

169 UKTV G2 +1

173 Open Access 2

179 FX

180 FX +1

181 Information TV

183 Passion TV

185 abc1

187 Raj TV

189 More4 +1

193 Rapture TV

195 Propeller

197 Sky One HD (HD Channel)
199 Eat Cinema

201 Trouble

202 Trouble +1 hour

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The new Irish television station Channel 6 (NTL & Chorus only), is planning on spending 4 million Euro on an advertising campaign in it’s first year alone. The stations founder Michael Murphy has said that the company wants to make sure that everyone know about the station, which begins its broadcasting on Thursday of this week. The station will be based in Dublin.

Thursday 30 March 2006

06:00 Channel 6 Preview
12:00 Channel 6 Preview
18:00 Channel 6 Preview
20:00 Take 6
20:35 The Office
21:00 House
22:00 Film: Get Shorty
00:00 The Late Music Show

Friday 31 March 2006

15:00 Popscene
17:10 Dawson’s Creek
18:00 Buffy The Vampire Slayer
18:55 Charmed
19:45 Hollywood Access Update
20:00 Everybody Loves Raymond
20:30 Frasier
21:00 Law And Order
20:00 Film: Kalifornia
00:14 Star Trek:TNG
01:15 The Late Music Show

The rapper will star in a, as of yet, untitled film! He has joined with New Line Cinema and a production company called Anonymous Content. The film will be inspired by his music.

West is also to appear in the film which is said to be a “multi-perspective portrait of the United States as seen through the eyes of West” and film writers. DO

Jackson’s employees for his Neverland Ranch are finally getting paid, which is sure to be a relief for the staff as the last time ‘Jackos’ payroll issued a wage was well before Christmas! The amount being paid out is said to be in the area of $300,000. The deadline, state enforced, for paying the amount owed to the employees, set by the state, was Tuesday, but later extended until Wednesday.

The animals of the park are now being cared for by the authority for the area.

Jackson who is currently living in Bahrain, has denied the recent tabloid reports that he intends to re-locate to the UK.

His finances have been a hot media topic for the past few years, and have been a focus of the child molestation trial against him, during 2005, of which he was cleared of all charges. DO

Everyone expected it would be Spring, but alas not until November, will gamers have access to a Playstation 3. The unit, which we are told will be available in multiple colours, will launch in November with a worldwide release, according to ‘Ken Kutaragi’ of Sony Playstation.

The delay is good news for Microsoft though, as it allows just enough time for it to fix it’s short supply of 360 Gaming systems, and they will also be able to do a bit more promotion. Gamer’s are not very patient people, but they would have waited until Spring for a Playstation 3, with 360’s becoming more plenty full and with more games, they may just buy one of those instead.
So what will make the Playstation 3 so good?

“PS3 incorporates the final specifications of BD (Blu-ray Disc), and with the overwhelming computing power of PS3, it enables to playback BD software at a high bit rate. With a maximum storage capacity of 50 GB (dual layer) and robust security, BD is a highly anticipated storage medium that delivers digital entertainment content such as games and movies at an unparalleled level of image quality.

PS3 is compatible with a vast lineup of television sets currently out in the market, from standard-definition TV to full high-definition TV.

Users can also connect PS3 to high-speed broadband network through Gigabit Ethernet and comfortably enjoy a wide-range of rich and exciting content and services over the network.

SCEI, together with the support and cooperation of game content creators around the world, will strongly promote the creation of a new world of computer entertainment available on PS3.” (Sony Press Release) DO

Love it or hate it South Park, has been a hit TV show around the world. It’s a show that has laughed at us all, and if you get insulted, you must be ‘un cool’. Everyone’s favorite Chef, woman magnet, and a guru to the Children of South Park, has left the show! That is to say Isaac Hayes, who voices the character, has left the show! After an episode involving his religion Scientology, which also pokes fun at fellow Scientology member Tom Cruise, inviting him to come out of the closet!

Hayes is quoted as saying “There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins,” the singer said. “Religious beliefs are sacred to people, and at all times should be respected and honoured.”

The shows creators, however see his leaving the show in a different light. Matt Stone (creator) said. “In 10 years and over 150 episodes of ‘South Park,’ Isaac never had a problem with the show making fun of Christians, Muslims, Mormons and Jews. He got a sudden case of religious sensitivity when it was his religion featured on the show. To bring the civil-rights struggle into this is just a non sequitur. Of course we will release Isaac from his contract and we wish him well.” “He’s cashed plenty of checks - with our show making fun of Christian”.

On Sky One in Ireland, the green Button reminder, a new feature on Sky Digital Boxes does not seem to work, although Digital Orbit, has reported the issue to Sky through one of its reporter’s a week or so ago, the issue still seems unresolved. Digital Orbit will keep you up to date on any developments on this issue. You can of course watch out for comments from visitors in our forums. DO

(US) Joey has been put on hold by its maker NBC, due to terrible ratings, the show, which was also Broadcast in Ireland by RTE 2, and in the UK by Channel 5, was ‘pulled from it’s timeslot’ because only 4 million viewers watched it. Its reported that the show will return to finish off it’s run of episodes from its second season!

(US) Opera Star Anna Moffo has died at 73 (some sources report 75). She was born in Pennsylvania and turned down offers to star in films, as she intended, at the time to take religious orders. She was married to Robert Sarnoff, who was head of the NBC in the US during the 1950s. She died in NYC on the 10 March (2006) after a battle with Cancer.

Every year billionaires sit in there castles, waiting for there Butlers to bring their Forbes magazine. Are they still really richer than each other?

This year there were the usual suspects, Oprah (1.4 Billion) and George Lucas (3.5 billion). With the mighty Bill Gates sitting at the top of the world, as the world’s wealthiest man. Also Ralph Kauren was at the 185th position with Donald Trump at 2.3 billion.

THE TOP TEN The World’s Richest People

1 William Gates III United States Age 50 $50.0
2 Warren Buffett United States Age 75 $42.0
3 Carlos Slim Helu Mexico Age 66 $30.0
4 Ingvar Kamprad Sweden Age 79 $28.0
5 Lakshmi Mittal India Age 55 $23.5
6 Paul Allen United States Age 53 $22.0
7 Bernard Arnault France Age 57 $21.5
8 Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud Saudi Arabia Age 49 $20.0
9 Kenneth Thomson & family Canada Age 82 $19.6
10 Li Ka-shing Hong Kong Age 77 $18.8

(US) Bravo has just purchased the rights to show the hit Drama Six Feet Under for the next four years according to sources. The exclusive rights to the show, is hoped to be a ratings winner for the station, as it has been such a hit in the past for HBO. DO

(PODCAST 1) Digital Orbit ENTERTAINMENT AND DIGITAL NEWS IRELAND AND UK AND MORE

The NY Times is reporting today that amazon.com is in talks with three hollywood studios about a serice to alow its customers to download Music and Movies.

The talks involve Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios and Warner Brothers. If this is successful it could lead to direct competition with iTunes, it is not know if amazon.de and amazon.co.uk will also offer the same service.