News & Views

New Barb reporting channels in September

9 September 2003

There has been a flurry of activity for September, with the following channels becoming Barb reported.

Paramount Comedy 2
On 1st September, Paramount Comedy launched a new channel – Paramount Comedy 2, which complements their existing channel providing more comedy for viewers. Paramount Comedy 2 broadcasts daily on both the digital satellite and digital cable platforms between 2.00pm and 3.00am

BBC Parliament
From 8th September, BBC Parliament will become a Barb reported channel. Reporting on the news in Westminster, BBC Parliament is on air 24 hours a day and broadcasts on all the digital platforms.

The Vault
From the Chart Show stable, The Vault will become Barb reported from 22nd September. A new music channel, the channel broadcasts 24 hours a day on the digital satellite platform.

POP Plus
Following on from the recently launched POP channel in May, comes the staggercast channel POP Plus. POP Plus broadcasts from 6.00am to 8.00pm with programme content exactly the same as POP, but one hour behind. On POP Plus, the last hour of POP, from the preceding day, is shown between 6.00am and 7.00am. POP Plus is available on the digital satellite platform.