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NOW 90s & 00s (Stylised as NOW 90s00s) is an upcoming British free-to-air satellite and cable music television channel, focusing on playing music from the 1990s and 2000s. The channel will air various genres of music from the 90s and 00s, will be available on Sky and Virgin Media.
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| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 16:9 576i SDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Universal Music Group |
| Sister channels | Now 70s Now 80s Now Rock Clubland TV |
| History | |
| Launched | July 2024 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.nowmusic.com |
History
[edit]Now 90s & 00s was first announced via a post on Twitter from a UMTV staff member.[1] on 4 June 2024. The channel will launch to Sky and Virgin Media on Channel 289, currently held by Magic TV. The channel is currently being internally tested on Virgin Media and will launch in 'Early July 2024'.
On 25 June 2024, an article was published stating the channel will launch in 'The coming weeks', hoping to decrease the amount of gaps left by the closures of the Box Plus Network of channels[2]
On 26 June 2024, NOW 90s00s began testing on Astra 28.2°E[3]. The channel has three different brands that are used on-air; NOW 90s, which uses a graphics package used by the former channel, NOW 00s, which features a purple logo and a purple graphics package, and a NOW 90s00s logo, which is used in conjunction with the NOW 90s graphics package, which is used on shows that feature both songs from the 1990s and 2000s[4]
Programming
[edit]- Nothin' But The Nineties - Rolling back the decades with feel good favourites from Take That, George Michael, Boyzone, Whitney Houston and Celine Dion.
- We Love a 90s Party! - There's nothing quite like a good party... Unless it's a 90s party that is!! These are the greatest party anthems from the 90s. Fact!
- Forever 00s! - The standout chart music that defined the decade - from indie rock, sing-songwriters & girl bands to dance, R&B and the early emergence of UK garage & grime.
- Spinning Around! The 00s Party - Dust off your flip phones and get ready to dance the day away with the ultimate collection of hits that'll transport you back to those unforgettable millennium parties!
- All Star Boybands! 90s v 00s - 30 classic boyband tracks back to back - one from the 90s followed by another from the 00s. Simple!
- The Weekend Has Landed! - The Weekend has landed and all that exists now is pubs, clubs, parties and banging tunes!
References
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- ^ "x.com". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ RXTV-Newsdesk_ (2024-06-25). "NOW Music prepares to plug gap left by music channel closure". RXTV. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ "54160 bitrate and broadcast details - 11567 of Astra 28.2East". TV channels and Radio bitrates DAB+ DTT FIBER Satellite Cable OTT. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ Thomson, Lee (26 June 2024). "NOW 90s00s has started test transmissions".
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