[Football] Sky's PICK channel

[Poyningsgull]

I read today that sky will be showing some games live free to air through their PICK channel.
Can this be accessed via the Now TV box as I don't have a Sky box.
All advice gratefully received.

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

Pick is available on Freeview channel 11.

 

[Poyningsgull]

Pick is available on Freeview channel 11.

Great......thanks for that.

 

[sully]

Appears to be on FreeSat, too. Channel 144 with a +1 on 145.

 

[sparkie]

Albion vs Man Utd is on Pick TV, 8:15 next Tuesday.

 

[Chicken Run]

Albion vs Man Utd is on Pick TV, 8:15 next Tuesday.

And Sky One, I won’t need a day pass now [emoji122]

 

[Milano]

Is Pick available on any apps? It’s not on the Freeview app.

 

[clapham_gull]

Is Pick available on any apps? It’s not on the Freeview app.

I doubt it, it's only on Freeview/Freesat to promote sky.

 

[Invicta]

Is Pick available on any apps? It’s not on the Freeview app.

Free view channel 11

 

[KZNSeagull]

Freeview Channel 11 not available here.

 

[clapham_gull]

I'm surprised by the lack of freeview devices that integrate with tablets. There are still a few on the market that look like USB sticks but take a standard aerial connection.

Effectively a tiny freeview box, they used to work seamlessly with Windows Media Centre before Microsoft stopped developing it.

It surprises me because the signal is being broadcast free through the air and there is no need for to subscribe to a paid service.

I've bought some devices over the years and cranked one up whilst working at home. Doesn't work with my newer mobile, but still works fine with my older tablet.

It looks like a USB charger but has a socket for an aerial. It then re-broadcasts the freeview signal over wifi so a tablet can pick it up. You don't even need an internet connection. Turns an old tablet into a portable freeview TV.

The problem with these devices is they rely on proprietary apps and the fact that I appear to the only person buying them.

 

[Bozza]

Freeview Channel 11 not available here.

Unfortunately it's not universally available. We don't have it here in Findon (possibly all of Worthing) either.

 

[clapham_gull]

Freeview Channel 11 not available here.

Re-tune your box ?

 

[clapham_gull]

Unfortunately it's not universally available. We don't have it here in Findon (possibly all of Worthing) either.

I've just tried a sample Brighton postcode on https://www.freeview.co.uk/help and it's there.

Are you on different transmitter ?

 

[KZNSeagull]

Re-tune your box ?

There are loads of freeview channels we cannot get.

 

[clapham_gull]

Unfortunately it's not universally available. We don't have it here in Findon (possibly all of Worthing) either.

ok. just looked at your local transmitter.

It appears to have BBC2, Babestation+1 and QVC if the wind is blowing in the right direction.

It's what known as a "freeview lite transmitter"

 

[Bozza]

I've just tried a sample Brighton postcode on https://www.freeview.co.uk/help and it's there.

Are you on different transmitter ?

The Findon transmitter apparently. Not all transmitters carry all channels. These are what we get:

 

[Bozza]

https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Findon

The Findon (West Sussex, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels:

4Music, 4seven, 4seven HD, 5SELECT, 5STAR, 5STAR +1, 5USA, 5USA +1, Aljazeera English, BBC Four HD, BBC News HD, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBeebies HD, CBS Drama, CBS Justice +1, CBS Reality, CBS Reality +1, Challenge, Channel 4+1 HD, Channel 5 +1, CITV, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama, E4 +1, Film4 +1, Food Network, Forces TV, FreeSports HD, HGTV, Horror Channel, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Together TV +1, More4 +1, NOW 80s, Now 90s, Paramount Network +1, PBS America +1, pick, Pick +1, Quest +1, Quest Red, Quest Red +1, Really, RT HD, Shopping Quarter , Sky News, Smithsonian Channel, Sony Movies Action, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, Together, Yesterday.

 

[clapham_gull]

Freeview Channel 11 not available here.

You'd be better off with freesat.

 

[clapham_gull]

https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Findon

The Findon (West Sussex, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels:

4Music, 4seven, 4seven HD, 5SELECT, 5STAR, 5STAR +1, 5USA, 5USA +1, Aljazeera English, BBC Four HD, BBC News HD, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBeebies HD, CBS Drama, CBS Justice +1, CBS Reality, CBS Reality +1, Challenge, Channel 4+1 HD, Channel 5 +1, CITV, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama, E4 +1, Film4 +1, Food Network, Forces TV, FreeSports HD, HGTV, Horror Channel, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Together TV +1, More4 +1, NOW 80s, Now 90s, Paramount Network +1, PBS America +1, pick, Pick +1, Quest +1, Quest Red, Quest Red +1, Really, RT HD, Shopping Quarter , Sky News, Smithsonian Channel, Sony Movies Action, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, Together, Yesterday.

"Freeview lite" as mentioned above. Your transmitter is just a relay from other transmitters. Shocking really. Whoever owns the transmitters now (not BBC) apparently don't want to sort to it out.