[604Sky]

Seems to be free for now.

521 Star chinese
522 Star chinese movie
523 TW channel V

[Qmx323]

LOL cool

channel V has many hot girls :)

[MG1]

Seems to be free for now.

521 Star chinese
522 Star chinese movie
523 TW channel V

Get you hooked and then charge later..............

[HondaGuy]

OP: I will give you a thanks when back to my computer.

Just checked it out and its true. Gonna notify the family.

Ch.199 was a bait and hook but thats just the way it goes.
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[StylinRed]

I was thinking about getting my parents to switch to Telus because 1) shaws internet bs 2) telus has a lot of chinese channels (i think its like 15 channels?)

but telus tv isnt available @ the rents

[JesseBlue]

the freebies seem to be all over the place...on my mother in law's place...DIY network is free...on my mom's NICK is free...

oh well...

[nosaj]

sweet...523 looks pretty interesting! =D

[alex.w *//]

is this mandarin only?

[StylinRed]

yep they're stations from taiwan

[Windstar]

180-183 and 518-523. only 2 are new

Edit:

my mom was watching it. Feb 9th they started those channels. Feb 17th they will take away 180-183 channels off

[TRDood]

When is fairchild going to be HD? Or is that available already...?
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[Ronin]

When is fairchild going to be HD? Or is that available already...?
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Do Chinese shows even shoot in HD?

[ntan]

Do Chinese shows even shoot in HD?

It's HD in Hong Kong.

[EmperorIS]

no HD no talk

[nosaj]

freaking fairchild is such fail....they are bunch of cheap bastards who know that they already dominate the whole chinese market so they aint gonna do jack to upgrade anything....

we need more competitions/ choices here

[TOPEC]

Shaw needs a way to stream TVB over, ill gladly pay for it, given they corrent the timings differences.
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[Ronin]

I haven't watched Chinese TV for at least 10 years. Everything on those channels bores me now since they all look terrible. I used to watch that lawyer show (Yut Ho Wong Ting) and that cop show (uh...something...Ching Chup Dong On) and maybe even the one with the doctors but these days they're all sorta boring.

No HD is a dealbreaker too.

[willystyle]

Shaw needs a way to stream TVB over, ill gladly pay for it, given they corrent the timings differences.
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The CRTC wouldn't allow that to happen, nor would TVB want to make their channels available here in North America. They would lose alot of sales from rentals. Thus, Fairchild was created in Canada, and TVB USA in the states.

freaking fairchild is such fail....they are bunch of cheap bastards who know that they already dominate the whole chinese market so they aint gonna do jack to upgrade anything....

we need more competitions/ choices here
Highly unlikely, the only increase in channels I see would be in the mandarin-speaking market. As the migration of people from the canton region to Canada has reduced over the years.

[MRSky88]

I haven't watched Chinese TV for at least 10 years. Everything on those channels bores me now since they all look terrible. I used to watch that lawyer show (Yut Ho Wong Ting) and that cop show (uh...something...Ching Chup Dong On) and maybe even the one with the doctors but these days they're all sorta boring.

No HD is a dealbreaker too.

Those were my favorite shows back in the day too. Most of the 90's stuff was awesome.

[TRDood]

Do Chinese shows even shoot in HD?

TVB in Hong Kong is HD, and they don't pay for basic television. That's TVB + 5 other channels. (At least that's what happened when I was a kid)

Correct me if I am wrong, the TVB HD feed in HK is free as well.

[MG1]

Shaw is migrating all multicultural channels from the 100s to the 500 range.

[StylinRed]

yea

ch199 = 516 (LsTimes)
ch181 = 517 (Fairchild)
ch182 = 518 (Fairchild E)
ch183 = 519 (Phoenix)
ch180 = 520 (Talentvision)
and then 521-523 are new Taiwan (mandarin) stations


I'd like to see fairchild start an HD channel -_- it's sooo lame to see all these shows which i can download in HD in SD but Fairchild likely won't they have no need/drive to

[Tim Budong]

TVBI owns a cut of fairchild MEDIA

[shenmecar]

Yeah i would like Fairchild to start an HD channel too........

[rawr]

I haven't watched Chinese TV for at least 10 years. Everything on those channels bores me now since they all look terrible. I used to watch that lawyer show (Yut Ho Wong Ting) and that cop show (uh...something...Ching Chup Dong On) and maybe even the one with the doctors but these days they're all sorta boring.

No HD is a dealbreaker too.

創世紀 was one of the best tvb dramas imo.

[StylinRed]

all the 80's and 90's shows were waaay better (hell even some of the 70s shows are good if you can get past the fact its the 70s :) )

there's the odd gem for sure like EU

but most shows start out good or okay and end up completely retarded half way through like they just gave up

and they always end abruptly as hell instead of making 1 or 2 more episodes to make the ending coherent they just smash it all together on the final ep

[willystyle]

What do you guys expect?

TVB has dominated/monopolized the Cantonese-speaking entertainment industry for decades in Hong Kong, enjoying prime time ratings, exclusive contracts with "unspoken clauses" with A-class entertainers (ie, if you film with ATV, TVB's main competitor in HK, you will never be able to work for TVB again, or bogus clauses like you cannot participate in interviews using cantonese with a non-TVB news media in HK), or in scenarios if you speak negatively about TVB, they will make sure you will not get an acting role in the industry.

With these types of assets and strangleholds, they don't need to innovate, and can continuously recycle the same plots and actors, and can still streamline a source of income.

[BaBiE_Bee]

yea

ch199 = 516 (LsTimes)
ch181 = 517 (Fairchild)
ch182 = 518 (Fairchild E)
ch183 = 519 (Phoenix)
ch180 = 520 (Talentvision)
and then 521-523 are new Taiwan (mandarin) stations


I'd like to see fairchild start an HD channel -_- it's sooo lame to see all these shows which i can download in HD in SD but Fairchild likely won't they have no need/drive to

Hi,

Does anyone know if these are ALL chinese stations? And are they ALL still free?

Thanks in advance!

[W2K]

Only Ch521 to 523 free until feb 17.
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[TOPEC]

and they always end abruptly as hell instead of making 1 or 2 more episodes to make the ending coherent they just smash it all together on the final ep

Ever notice most of the tvb seies r in 20, 25 or 30 episodes? Ever notice that when a series airs on tv, it always starts on a monday and ends on a friday?
If they made that 1 extra episode, that means theyll need to make 4 extra episodes to round it out. On rare occasions do they have that odd episode, and even then they air it on a saturday to finish the series so the following monday they can start airing a new series.
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[mmmk]

I was thinking about getting my parents to switch to Telus because 1) shaws internet bs 2) telus has a lot of chinese channels (i think its like 15 channels?)

but telus tv isnt available @ the rents

telus internet service is a whirlpool of shit compared shaw's internet

[CP.AR]

still waiting for the day TVB buys out fairchild

[Tim Budong]

still waiting for the day TVB buys out fairchild

wont happen, TVB controls 30% of fairchild Media, if TVB buys the rest, the CRTC will come down and they wouldn't be able to broadcast

Fairchild Media is one of the many holdings that the parent company owns

[Groot]

so...who's happy that they still have channel 523 with all the cute/hot chicks? :fullofwin: cause I AM! :fullofwin:

[StylinRed]

lol yea


i asked the shaw rep online about pricing the other 2 channels that got scrambled and he's like $9.95 a month a channel???!

im like uhh... what? and he's like "oh you can get ch 519, 521, 522 for $14.95/m" -_-

i like the old movie channel even though they're dubbed into mando

[Groot]

hmm..just checked..i get 519 and 520 but anyways WTF? $9.95 a month for a channel?!?!? that is BS right there.