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What's with this prepending "U&" to the name of several TV channels?
Seems totally silly; people won't say it when talking about the channels
so it seems just some corporate nonsense that reduces what little
respect there might have been for the channels in question (or the
company behind them).
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On 21/06/2024 07:15, J. P. Gilliver wrote:

What's with this prepending "U&" to the name of several TV channels?
Seems totally silly; people won't say it when talking about the channels
so it seems just some corporate nonsense that reduces what little
respect there might have been for the channels in question (or the
company behind them).

Sorry - don't understand this. I've just been through the list of
Freeview channels on my TV and none of them start with "U&". Also, I
can't see any of the channels listed at
<https://www.terrestrialtv.uk/dtt.php> beginning with "U&".
--
Jeff

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In article <v5383o$31td8$1@dont-email.me>, Jeff Layman
<Jeff@invalid.invalid> writes

Sorry - don't understand this. I've just been through the list of Freeview >channels on my TV and none of them start with "U&". Also, I can't see any
of the channels listed at <https://www.terrestrialtv.uk/dtt.php> beginning >with "U&".

I think Yesterday is to change to this in the near future.

Mike
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In message <UewwCJAeTVdmFw4n@ntlworld.com> at Fri, 21 Jun 2024 11:24:30,
Mike Swift <mike.swift@yeton.co.uk> writes

In article <v5383o$31td8$1@dont-email.me>, Jeff Layman ><Jeff@invalid.invalid> writes

Sorry - don't understand this. I've just been through the list of Freeview >>channels on my TV and none of them start with "U&". Also, I can't see any >>of the channels listed at <https://www.terrestrialtv.uk/dtt.php> beginning >>with "U&".

I think Yesterday is to change to this in the near future.

Mike

Yes, they've been warning us for a few days now (in odd moments between prog.s, or in ad. breaks, I can't remember), that Yesterday is going to
change to U&Yesterday, and I think about four or five others (presumably
from the same stable) are changing similarly.
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J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

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In message <x5vPxMubzZdmFw+x@255soft.uk> at Fri, 21 Jun 2024 16:31:39,
J. P. Gilliver <G6JPG@255soft.uk> writes

In message <UewwCJAeTVdmFw4n@ntlworld.com> at Fri, 21 Jun 2024
11:24:30, Mike Swift <mike.swift@yeton.co.uk> writes

In article <v5383o$31td8$1@dont-email.me>, Jeff Layman >><Jeff@invalid.invalid> writes

Sorry - don't understand this. I've just been through the list of Freeview >>>channels on my TV and none of them start with "U&". Also, I can't see any >>>of the channels listed at <https://www.terrestrialtv.uk/dtt.php> beginning >>>with "U&".

I think Yesterday is to change to this in the near future.

Mike

Yes, they've been warning us for a few days now (in odd moments between >prog.s, or in ad. breaks, I can't remember), that Yesterday is going to >change to U&Yesterday, and I think about four or five others
(presumably from the same stable) are changing similarly.

I've just found a prog. about it - 2024-6-18 - on AMTV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED3anP1mkkc . Although IMO not _quite_
up to his usual standard (which means it's still very good), it
certainly has a lot of information.

It's the channels under the UKTV brand. I either had forgotten or didn't
know that that was - and is - wholly owned by BBC commercial.
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J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

A good pun is its own reword.
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