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The best of British film-making, US independents, Hollywood blockbusters, guilty pleasures, foreign films and cult cinema. Great films you know, great films you don't.

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Regional content: National channel with no regional content or variations.

media.info: For full details of broadcaster contacts, see the media.info link icon media.info Film4 page.

Official site: See the www.film4.com link icon Film4 website.

From Wikipedia: edit Programming Film4 did not originally focus on broadcasting blockbusters, but nowadays broadcasts many mainstream Hollywood movies. The channel frequently has themed nights or seasons in which a number of films centred around one genre, director or actor are shown. As Channel 4 also owns a film production company, Film4 Productions, it shows many of its in-house productions. - en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org link icon read more about Film4 on wikipedia (summary by Clipped).

Freeview multiplex: Film4 is on multiplex PSB2 in england flagscotland flagnorthernireland flagwales flag.


This channel carries a subtitles service for the deaf, hard of hearing and quiet environments.

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Monday, 5 August 2013
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Trevor Gordon
6:03 PM

I recollect a situation 3 or 4 years ago when they moved Channel 5 to avoid a "conflict" with VCR's? Having retuned successfully I lost the ability to turn ALL my TV's ON or OFF with remote controls???? SONY just "brushed me off" despite protestations that ALL 3 TV's couldn't possibly ALL have developed same fault at same time!!! Had to go through warranty and all TV's had to have software updated by technical engineers! Can anyone explain what happened???? Seems to me that nobody actually knows what's going on !!! Confused!!!!!

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Tuesday, 6 August 2013
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andy
7:36 PM

i live in hereford but get my signal from glouster, i have lost film 4, i have tried everything from retune to complete reset, and still cant get it, i just keep getting a invalid service messege on my tv, HELP!!!!!

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jb38
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8:00 PM

andy: Without having knowledge of your location (post code or one from nearby e.g: a shop / Post Office) nor the model of TV involved, but try removing the aerial and carry out an auto-tune without it connected, this for the purpose of deleting the channels stored in the tuner, once completed reconnect the aerial then go into the programme guide to make sure that nothing has been retained, if not then carry out a second auto-tune to regain the channels.

By the way Film4 is now on the ITV1 mux, the problem being caused by your programme guide not having been updated.

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Alan
8:09 PM

Hi,
I live near Stevenage and my Freeveiw aerial is pointed at Sandy Heath. A few days ago I started seeing a message on Film 4 telling me to retune my TV as Film 4 has moved which I did but Film 4 remains on 15. I have now seem to have to retune everytime I turn the TV on. Two questions, 1) any idea why this is and 2) why on earth can they not leave things alone?

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Watt Tyler
8:41 PM
Warwick

We get Freeview from Sutton Coldfield. We've started to get on-screen messages about Film4 (15) "moving" and a re-tune being necessary but, apart from the messages, Film4 is still displaying normally.
Anyone know the score?

Thanks,
WT

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jb38
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9:21 PM

Watt Tyler: Although Film4 has moved from COM6 to the PSB2(ITV) multiplex in many areas its being broadcast from both multiplexes, although the warning message is only seen on the COM6 transmission for the obvious reason that its being discontinued.

Once you retune you will find that as well as being on EPG15 on PSB2 it will also be found up in the 700 range, this being its COM6 transmission.

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jb38
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9:38 PM

Alan: Although Film4 has moved to the PSB2 (ITV1) mux its programme guide number remains the same, but as far as your problem is concerned try carrying out an auto-tune with the aerial connector removed as this will blank out the channels already stored, once completed check that the programme guide is blank and that nothing has been retained (which it shouldnt!) then reconnect the aerial again and carry out a second auto-tune which should hopefully clear the problem.

By the way, you will likely still find Film4 up in the 700 ranges after having carried out the procedure, as on many transmitters its still being broadcast on COM6 even although its now on PSB2, although its COM6 transmissions will soon be discontinued.

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Anne sharp
9:42 PM

Since being told to retune film4 on
Our tv which we have done
iit remains on Chanel 15 no problem with that
BUT today it is saying there is no service
We have retuned and it still says no service
Can anybody help
By the way all the other Chanel's are fine
Thank you

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jb38
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10:54 PM

Anne sharp: Try removing your TV or boxes aerial connection followed by carrying out an auto-tune to blank out everything stored in your TV or boxes tuner, once completed reconnect the aerial and check that "no signal" is indicated if the programme guide is selected, if not (which is correct) then proceed to carry out a second auto-tune to load the programmes back into the tuner.

This said on the assumption that ITV1 is being received OK? as Film4 is on the same mux transmitter.

By the way even although Film4 was switched from COM6 to PSB2 it retained the same guide number of 15.

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Ken
11:01 PM
Cheltenham

Here at GL52 3ES we get Freeview from Ridge Hill. After getting the permanent message on Film4 I retuned about 10:30pm today Tue 6th Aug. Now we get a blank screen on 15 and Film4 on 791 with the message still there. We have also lost Film4+1.
Ken

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