Telus Optik TV 2012 New Channels Discussion - Page 8 - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

Blintok · 2012-07-05, 10:01 AM

so i rebooted my cis430 as suggested.
716 cartoon network is there
504 LS times is there
183 comedy gold still does not exist. supposed to be on free preview until July 31. but not sure if it matters all that much as it appears to be just a copy of the Deju View channel, yes?

BKman74 · 2012-07-05, 09:02 PM

yeah do you have channel 14? that airs the comedy gold channel. also i just noticed today on vod that they're moving the adult section into the movies section. I think that's stupid cause some stupid parent won't know parental controls and there kid can rent movies and if they go to the adult section, there's probably going to be a lot of complaints from stupid parents who don't know parental controls. I strongly say to keep the adult content in a seperate section.

BKman74 · 2012-07-11, 05:52 PM

nvm the adult section is moved to the bottom of the movies section. and also yesterday i noticed they changed the menu on optik tv. looks really nice, but the only thing is it's really slow but they'll eventually release updates to not only speed up vod but hopefully also facebook and twitter.

edked · 2012-07-11, 09:30 PM

I'm a little iffy regarding the new interface, but I'm willing to give it a chance & see if it's just me being resistant to change...

I have noticed that AMC on demand seems to have vanished.
I hoped briefly that maybe the new interface just didn't show a channel's VOD selection if it was "empty" (that last, lonely Mad Men episode had been there a while all by itself the last time I looked a couple of weeks ago) and that it would show up when AMC had new shows up again, but Telus's web site doesn't show it among the available options anymore (after it was just introduced a couple of months ago).
I considered calling in to ask, but how likely is it that a call centre drone will be able to provide a satisfactory answer?

I was looking forward to maybe Breaking Bad being available this way, but, ah well, I guess I'll just DVR it.

BKman74 · 2012-07-11, 09:49 PM

telus has been really slow adding new content for fx canada and amc on demand and the only things on amc on demand was mad men. Maybe some time they will add new content.

edked · 2012-07-11, 10:09 PM

That was what I assumed until (as mentioned above) I noticed that all mention of it had vanished from Telus's web site...

edked · 2012-07-13, 01:10 AM

I just noticed a change to On Demand that I have a major problem with: the date that a program is available until is no longer shown with the summaries while browsing. If there's nowhere else that this info can be found, I might be making a call after all...

BKman74 · 2012-07-19, 12:19 PM

you can find out the date by going to optik on demand online.

Dr.Dave · 2012-07-20, 11:46 AM

The CRTC has ruled in favor of Telus regarding the arbitration and ordered the parties to sign the Telus final offer affiliation agreements by 25 July 2012.

See this thread for more info:

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/show...91#post1430491

This should allow Telus to carry channels like Space HD and Discovery Channel HD very soon.

Tutelos · 2012-07-20, 02:01 PM

Yea!!!
Interesting to see the CRTC chose Telus over Bell, I though it would be a done deal with Bell's mastery of vertical integration...

edked · 2012-07-20, 03:26 PM

"you can find out the date by going to optik on demand online."

Not fully true: from what I was able to find, it only covers programming available through the "online/mobile" version of on demand, which actually is only a limited selection of what you can get through Optik online (no FX Canada programming, for instance, which is where I personally missed out on seeing something because the expiry date had vanished).
In any case, it's not really much of a substitute for arbitrarily, unnecessarily taking something out of the TV interface.

Ronnie Yau · 2012-07-23, 11:41 PM

I looked at the website and it said "Teletoon HD is on channel 701".
When I look in between 699 and 702 on my TV nothing is there.

ae_collector · 2012-07-24, 01:05 AM

I don't think that there has been a Teletoon HD on Optik has there? So I'm guessing it is "coming soon". There should be at least a couple of new HD channels coming real soon now that Bell and Telus have settled their battle in the courts. I think they were given until Wednesday to give Telus the channels they were looking for which will include Space HD and Discovery HD, mayb more as well.

Dr.Dave · 2012-07-24, 09:43 AM

Copied from the Telus web site:

Quote:

TELETOON - new HD channel
HD Channel 701
Theme Pack Family
Available as individual channel No

http://www.telus.com/content/tv/opti...highlights.jsp

Ronnie Yau, try rebooting your STB if you don't see one of the new channels in the guide.

I'm not in Telus territory, so I can't tell if the channel is actually there or not.

BKman74 · 2012-07-25, 05:52 PM

meh nothing really to watch on teletoon except looney tunes show and teletoon at night.

2012-07-11, 05:52 PM	#108
BKman74 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Vancouver, BC - CIS 430-500 Posts: 142	nvm nvm the adult section is moved to the bottom of the movies section. and also yesterday i noticed they changed the menu on optik tv. looks really nice, but the only thing is it's really slow but they'll eventually release updates to not only speed up vod but hopefully also facebook and twitter.

2012-07-11, 09:30 PM	#109
edked Rookie Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 6	On Demand Changes I'm a little iffy regarding the new interface, but I'm willing to give it a chance & see if it's just me being resistant to change... I have noticed that AMC on demand seems to have vanished. I hoped briefly that maybe the new interface just didn't show a channel's VOD selection if it was "empty" (that last, lonely Mad Men episode had been there a while all by itself the last time I looked a couple of weeks ago) and that it would show up when AMC had new shows up again, but Telus's web site doesn't show it among the available options anymore (after it was just introduced a couple of months ago). I considered calling in to ask, but how likely is it that a call centre drone will be able to provide a satisfactory answer? I was looking forward to maybe Breaking Bad being available this way, but, ah well, I guess I'll just DVR it.

2012-07-13, 01:10 AM	#112
edked Rookie Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 6	On Demand Changes I just noticed a change to On Demand that I have a major problem with: the date that a program is available until is no longer shown with the summaries while browsing. If there's nowhere else that this info can be found, I might be making a call after all...

2012-07-23, 11:41 PM	#117
Ronnie Yau Rookie Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Richmond, BC Posts: 11	Teletoon HD not showing up I looked at the website and it said "Teletoon HD is on channel 701". When I look in between 699 and 702 on my TV nothing is there.

2012-07-24, 01:05 AM	#118
ae_collector Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Coquitlam BC Posts: 602	I don't think that there has been a Teletoon HD on Optik has there? So I'm guessing it is "coming soon". There should be at least a couple of new HD channels coming real soon now that Bell and Telus have settled their battle in the courts. I think they were given until Wednesday to give Telus the channels they were looking for which will include Space HD and Discovery HD, mayb more as well. __________________ -- TELUS Employee but I Don't Speak for TELUS --

2012-07-05, 10:01 AM	#106
Blintok Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 270	so i rebooted my cis430 as suggested. 716 cartoon network is there 504 LS times is there 183 comedy gold still does not exist. supposed to be on free preview until July 31. but not sure if it matters all that much as it appears to be just a copy of the Deju View channel, yes?

2012-07-05, 09:02 PM	#107
BKman74 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Vancouver, BC - CIS 430-500 Posts: 142	yeah do you have channel 14? that airs the comedy gold channel. also i just noticed today on vod that they're moving the adult section into the movies section. I think that's stupid cause some stupid parent won't know parental controls and there kid can rent movies and if they go to the adult section, there's probably going to be a lot of complaints from stupid parents who don't know parental controls. I strongly say to keep the adult content in a seperate section.

2012-07-11, 09:49 PM	#110
BKman74 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Vancouver, BC - CIS 430-500 Posts: 142	telus has been really slow adding new content for fx canada and amc on demand and the only things on amc on demand was mad men. Maybe some time they will add new content.

2012-07-11, 10:09 PM	#111
edked Rookie Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 6	That was what I assumed until (as mentioned above) I noticed that all mention of it had vanished from Telus's web site...

2012-07-19, 12:19 PM	#113
BKman74 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Vancouver, BC - CIS 430-500 Posts: 142	you can find out the date by going to optik on demand online.

2012-07-20, 11:46 AM	#114
Dr.Dave Moderator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 4,718	The CRTC has ruled in favor of Telus regarding the arbitration and ordered the parties to sign the Telus final offer affiliation agreements by 25 July 2012. See this thread for more info: http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/show...91#post1430491 This should allow Telus to carry channels like Space HD and Discovery Channel HD very soon.

2012-07-20, 02:01 PM	#115
Tutelos Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 55	Yea!!! Interesting to see the CRTC chose Telus over Bell, I though it would be a done deal with Bell's mastery of vertical integration...

2012-07-20, 03:26 PM	#116
edked Rookie Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 6	"you can find out the date by going to optik on demand online." Not fully true: from what I was able to find, it only covers programming available through the "online/mobile" version of on demand, which actually is only a limited selection of what you can get through Optik online (no FX Canada programming, for instance, which is where I personally missed out on seeing something because the expiry date had vanished). In any case, it's not really much of a substitute for arbitrarily, unnecessarily taking something out of the TV interface.

2012-07-25, 05:52 PM	#120
BKman74 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Vancouver, BC - CIS 430-500 Posts: 142	meh nothing really to watch on teletoon except looney tunes show and teletoon at night.

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