Channel Nine are launching their new free to air digital channel in Australia on August 9. The new youth/lifestyle channel will be called “Go!” and will screen shows which were previously only available on pay TV such as Gossip Girl, Weeds, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Fringe, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dog the Bounty Hunter and more!
Nine boss David Gyngell said
“Within weeks our viewers will have access free of charge to a second channel offering quality and a great deal of first-run content through its schedule.
“It’s a win for our audience because it offers more diversity and substantially wider viewing choices than ever before, at no cost.”
GO! have started broadcasting ads for the channel which will be have programming commence on Sunday. It’s on digital channel 99 which used to be the Nine Guide. From what I see, the signal is really low bandwidth and highly compressed, you can see heaps of digital artefacts whenever something moves. Has anyone else noticed this? Hopefully Nine increases the bandwidth before something that I want to watch shows up on it!