- Xtraview
Infobox TV channel
name= Xtraview
logosize=90px
logofile=Xtraview.gif
logoalt=Xtraview Logo
launch=February2005
closed date=August2005
share=N/A
share as of= Channel
share source= Closed
owner=Top Up TV
former names=Top Up TV Sampler
replaced names=| web= www.xtraview.co.uk (no longer active)
availability note=
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terr serv 1=Digital Terrestrial
terr chan 1= Channel 36 (now taken byFive Life )
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|Xtraview was a British
pay-per-view television channel run byTop Up TV . It replacedTop Up TV Sampler , a promotional channel showing Top Up TV's latest offers presented byAlice Beer . Xtraview showed a selection of programs from the Top Up TV package, at a cost of one pound per day. It ceased broadcasting onAugust 31 2005 due to lack of space on the DTT platform after Top Up TV's short-term lease withChannel 4 on multiplex 2 expired in September 2005, and has since been replaced withMore 4 . The official reason stated on the channel is that it is being "modified", however no developments were made and this screen was shown from its demise to March 2006.The channel used the
Xtraview Encryption System , making the channel vulnerable to hacking. Another downfall was that if the digital terrestrial receiver was switched off, the box lost access to the channel.For a short time Top Up TV Pay As You Go [http://www.topuptvpayasyougo.com/] offered a replacement for Xtraview. However, Top Up TV Pay as You Go also closed on
May 31 2006 .Xtraview Daily Schedule
Monday to Friday
06:00-09:00 Boomerang
09:00-12:00Discovery Real Time
12:00-14:00Cartoon Network
14:00-16:00UKTV Food
16:00-18:00Cartoon Network
18:00-19:00UKTV Style
19:00-21:00UKTV Gold
21:00-23:00Discovery Channel Saturday-Sunday
06:00-09:00 Boomerang
09:00-12:00 Discovery Real Time
12:00-18:00 Cartoon Network
18:00-19:00 UKTV Style
19:00-21:00Turner Classic Movies
21:00-23:00 Discovery ChannelVideo "Encryption" System
The video encryption system used on Xtraview was not true encryption. Rather, Xtraview hid an additional video feed within the stream from the provider. The set top box was directed to display the hidden feed when the owner paid for the content. This led to problems with some users hacking the boxes to display the hidden feed.
External links
* [http://www.topuptv.com Top Up TV Homepage]
* [http://www.xtraview.co.uk Former Xtraview homepage, now diverts to Top Up TV]
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