We’ve just noticed that a new placeholder channel has been added to the Freeview lineup:
- Racing UK (Channel 116)
At the moment, the channel is just a placeholder, but here’s what we know so far:
The channel appears to be part of the Internet TV services planned by IP Vision. We’re assuming that when this service launches, it will enable Freeview set-top boxes and Freeview TV sets that have an Internet connection, to be able to access the subscription channel Racing UK.
Thanks to one of our forum regulars for spotting the following note on the Racing TV website, under the site’s IPTV section:
“We’re working on a service at the moment to make it even easier for you to subscribe without an additional Sky or Cable subscription and this will be ready before March 2012.”
Joining the dots, we may see the Racing TV service available on the Freeview platform for those with Internet-enabled devices later this month.
Racing TV is currently available on Sky channel 432 and Virgin channel 536. For £20 a month, you can watch live horseracing from 30 racecourses in the UK. The channel shows an estimated 4000 races a year, with most of the races exclusive to Racing UK subscribers.
We’ll add more details when we have them.
February 20th, 2012 at 5:50 pm
more crap
February 21st, 2012 at 6:39 pm
put some more free channels to watch like the horror channel or gold
not more waste
March 18th, 2012 at 12:37 pm
More garbage on freeview. Why cant we have a decent movie channel or entertainment like westerns on tv. Instead freeview keeps giving rare slots to nonense likeracing
November 25th, 2012 at 7:41 am
RE RICHARD JASPER 18 03 2012
I TAKE IT THIS GENTLEMAN IS NOT A RACING FAN ?
I THINK ITS ABOUT TIME WE ( THE PUBLIC )HAD A COMPLETE 24 HR FREE
RACING CHANNEL AS I AM SURE THIS WOULD BE WELCOMED AMONGST THE RACING FRATERNITY AND GET RID OF THE SHOPPING CHANNELS AND COOKERY ETC RUBBISH
REGARDS JOHN T JONES WEST-MIDLANDS