Starz TV
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mushroom TV Ltd |
Starz (formerly Fizz TV) is a digital satellite TV channel, owned by Mushroom TV Ltd.[1] It is available through Sky Digital within the United Kingdom and Ireland on channel 371.
The output of the station is music videos from a range of genres that are currently popular in the charts. This is unlike its sister channel Channel AKA, which is more focused on Grime and UK hip hop. The channel also has a heavy interactive texting element, through the viewers being able to send in text messages and pictures to show on screen. After 10pm Starz TV broadcasts Full on Starz where viewers are allowed to send in explicit pictures and the channel is allowed to play explicit videos.
The parent company of Channel U and Fizz TV went into voluntary liquidation at the beginning of February, 2009, before being purchased by Mushroom TV Ltd. When purchasing the two channels, Mushroom TV Ltd agreed that Channel U and Fizz TV should be rebranded. The two channels were rebranded as Channel AKA and Starz TV on 16 March, 2009.
Controversies
Song selections
Some people who use £1 to text in and request a song, songs don't get played.
Pictures
Like song selections this also happens with pictures.
Watershed
Some pictures broadcast portray people drinking alcohol.
Technical Failures
The channel have frequent technical failures such as (most commonly) loss of sound, loss of video, loss of pictures and text.
References
- ^ "TV licensing - Cable and satellite services - Channel Starz". Ofcom. 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
