Yes Action
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| Country |  Israel |
|---|---|
| Ownership | |
| Owner | yes (Israel's satellite television provider) |
Yes Stars Action (styled as yes stars Action) is an Israeli television channel carried by the Israeli satellite television provider - yes, which broadcasts American and British TV shows of the thrillers, Sci-Fi, action and competitive reality genres. The channel aired on December 14, 2008 on channel 13 - as part of the latest television shows' channels re-brand by yes. The channel replaced the former yes stars 2. The channel airs the shows' new episodes on weeknights (Sundays - Thursdays), and its re-runs on weekdays and weekends (Fridays - Saturdays).
As of April 22, 2009, all the schedule of the channel is being simulcasted in High Definition on yes stars Action HD on channel 994. From December 21, 2009 yes stars Action HD airs on channel 513.
Picture Formats
yes stars Action airs shows in 4 formats:
- Normal (4:3)
- Letterbox (4:3)
- Pan & Scan (4:3)
- Widescreen (16:9)
In order to watch widescreen (16:9) shows on a 4:3 TV, there are 3 options to see the picture:
- 4:3 Letterbox (Widescreen with black bars - Original Aspect Ratio)
- 16:9 (Anamorphic Widescreen)
- 4:3 (Pan & scan)
Choosing the format of the picture is in the digital set-top box setup. The setup does not affect shows which are not broadcast in Widescreen.
yes stars Action HD airs the shows in High Definition 1080i and in widecreen (16:9) at all times. Shows that are not shot in HD are upscaled to 1080i.
History of the channel
On March 4, 2007, yes replaced the channel yesSTARS - which has been cancelled on March 3, 2007 after exactly a year - with yes stars 2, as part of the re-brand of the foreign TV shows channels and expanding yesSTARS to 3 channels - yes stars 1, yes stars 2 and yes stars 3.
On March 14, 2008, as part of a new re-brand of the television shows channels on yes, yes Stars 2 obtained a new logo.
Shows broadcast on yes stars Action
| Series | Season | Broadcast Type | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angela's Eyes | 1 |
Widescreen |
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| Battlestar Galactica | 1-4 |
Widescreen |
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| Brotherhood | 1 2-3 |
Pan & Scan Widescreen |
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| Burn Notice | 1-2 |
Widescreen |
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| Cape Wrath | 1 |
Widescreen |
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| Cold Case | 1-2 3-6 |
Pan & Scan Widescreen |
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| Criminal Justice | 1 |
Widescreen |
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| Criminal Minds | 1-5 |
Pan & Scan Widescreen |
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| Dexter | 1 2-4 |
Letterbox Widescreen |
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| Doctor Who | 1 2-4 |
Pan & Scan Widescreen |
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| Dollhouse | 1-2 |
Widescreen |
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| Generation Kill | 1 |
Widescreen |
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| Ghost Whisperer | 1-2 3-4 |
Pan & Scan Widescreen |
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| Heroes | 1-4 |
Widescreen |
|
| In Plain Sight | 1 |
Widescreen |
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| Jekyll | 1 |
Pan & Scan |
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| Justice | 1 |
Widescreen |
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| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | 6 |
Widescreen |
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| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 4-8 |
Widescreen |
|
| Leverage | 1-2 |
Widescreen |
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| Life | 1-2 |
Widescreen |
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| Murphy's Law | 4-5 |
Widescreen |
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| NUMB3RS | 1-6 |
Pan & Scan Widescreen |
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| Prime Suspect | 6-7 |
Letterbox |
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| Prison Break | 1 2-4 |
Pan & Scan Widescreen |
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| Psych | 1-3 |
Widescreen |
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| Reaper | 1-2 |
Widescreen |
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| Robin Hood | 1-2 |
Widescreen |
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| Sanctuary | 1 |
Widescreen |
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| Saved | 1 |
Widescreen |
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| Saving Grace | 1-2 |
Widescreen |
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| Shark | 1-2 |
Widescreen |
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| Sleeper Cell | 1-2 |
Letterbox |
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| Smallville | 2-3 4 5-8 |
Pan & Scan Letterbox Widescreen |
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| Sold | 1 |
Widescreen |
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| Supernatural | 1-4 |
Widescreen |
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| Survivor | 12-16 17-18 |
Normal Pan & Scan |
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| The Amazing Race | 9-14 |
Normal |
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| The Closer | 1-5 |
Widescreen |
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| The Fixer | 1 |
Widescreen |
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| The Kill Point | 1 |
Widescreen |
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| The Riches | 1-2 |
Widescreen |
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| The Sopranos | 1-6 |
Widescreen |
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| The Triangle | Miniseries |
Widesreen |
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| The Tudors | 1-2 |
Pan & Scan |
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| The Unit | 1-4 |
Widescreen Pan & Scan |
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| Third Watch | 6 |
Widescreen |
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| Tin Man | Miniseries |
Widescreen |
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| Torchwood | 1-2 |
Widescreen |
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| True Blood | 1-2 |
Widescreen |
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| Underbelly | 1 |
Widescreen |
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| White Collar | 1 |
Widescreen |