Comments on: STVDIO: April highlights

By: margaret33

margaret33 — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 04:16:10 +0000

What a pleasure to find a channel about arts and artists. As a painter myself
I really enjoyed the story on Rene’ Magritte.

By: BEV

BEV — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 03:23:42 +0000

It is very disappointed to see a good clean family channel as Ovation gone. this channel is good for old people and disability to relax wth this channel it is a pitty that people have to put money first{ money is not every think} life is and enjoyment. go back to Ovation> 100/100.

By: Ron B

Ron B — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:02:22 +0000

am surprised at just how good the initial STUDIO line up actually is…. it shows up Ovation’s lazy programming in an instant.

By: David Knox

David Knox — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:13:10 +0000

Certainly not…. I’ve written several pieces on Ovation discontinuing on Foxtel, and I’m not yet done with it. If you have something specific you wish to divulge you can always email me.

By: Garry

Garry — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:56:22 +0000

David, why not write the true story over the Foxtel / Ovation Split. Yes as it really is. It strikes me all parties are keepng “Mum” on this subject. Where have all the good investigative journalists gone. Maybe you have to go softly softly to retain links with programme listing sources. You are the only one to produce a schedule at this stage that I can find on the web. This tells it all!

By: AndrewK

AndrewK — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:00:45 +0000

Thanks David for the update.

Foxtel effectively has walked away from supporting Ovation and this replacement channel Stvdio should be judged after a few months. The programming seems ok but time will tell. Good to see Ovation hasn’t gone but you wonder just how successful standalone channels are i.e Setanta.

By: Stan

Stan — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:50:26 +0000

For $9.95 a month, Ovation should at least drop the hours of Guthy Renker & Time Life programmes they air overnight.

On the other hand, STVDIO’s line-up looks good!

By: Slate PC stands

Slate PC stands — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:59:22 +0000

I will miss Ovation a lot because I was watching so many shows on it. Let’s see stvdio could win the viewer’s heart or not. I am just looking forward to some exciting time.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:31:45 +0000

“Yesterday Ovation announced it will become an add-on channel on Foxtel from June 1st at $9.95 per month.”
If STVDIO launches on April 1st & Ovation will become an add-on channel from June 1st – does that mean for April & May, Ovation will have a ‘free preview’ period?

@Dylan: STVDIO is operated by SBS subsidiary PAN TV (which also owns & operates World Movies).

By: Bman22

Bman22 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:45:45 +0000

Pietro, why would you want a channel like this in HD anyways…

By: Ruth

Ruth — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:20:17 +0000

@David Quote : Updated: Yesterday Ovation announced it will become an add-on channel on Foxtel from June 1st at $9.95 per month.

Am I getting this correct that Ovation will cost $9.95 just to have it ???
If it’s correct then they must be joking, Ovation is only good for quick look once or twice a month………

By: CK

CK — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:57:13 +0000

Dylan, the money is for “rights” which are generally per channel, or platform, eg mobile and internet. You’ll often find one channel gets first-run and first-repeat rights packaged up at the same time.

Since the whole point of STVDIO is to stop wasting money on Ovation, because it was allegedly expensive, I don’t think there will be any leftover.

Pietro, Ovation was in the second wave of widescreen conversions. It’s been that way since 2005 or 06.

By: john

john — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:44:38 +0000

David Campbell…i’d rather watch Andre Rieu.No not really,neither of them.

By: pietro

pietro — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:58:05 +0000

When I had Austar Ovation was a 4:3 channel, but presumably STVDIO will come partly into this century and be 16:9. But I bet it won’t be HD.

By: Dylan

Dylan — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:59:13 +0000

Some of this is really good. Weren’t SBS crying poor over not having enough money for content? Maybe they could use this on SBS Two.

By: Knowfirst

Knowfirst — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:12:35 +0000

David, Ovation is staying on Foxtel and likely Austar as well as an add-on channel.