Prime7 launches 7Flix across regional NSW, ACT, Victoria and Gold Coast
It’s been nearly 18 months since regional viewers complained about lack of access to Seven Network’s new channel 7Flix, but today Prime7 has announced the channel will launch across regional NSW, ACT, Victoria and Gold Coast.
The channel, which was announced in February last year, promised “movies to fall in love with” and “big shows you can’t get enough of”.
It also features rom-com movie clips and children’s programming.
However, upon its launch on February 28, regional viewers were left disappointed, and took to the 7Flix Facebook page to ask why they could not access the new station.
At the time, Prime said in a statement to Mumbrella it had “no commercial arrangements” in place to carry the new channel saying it is “technically challenging, takes time and requires substantial capital investment” to broadcast a new channel to vast regional areas.
Last year’s comments from regional viewers
“From a broadcast engineering perspective, regional broadcasters are far more complex businesses than metro operations, covering larger geographic areas with multiple signals that service a large number of local areas across regional Australia. We will certainly update viewers if and when this new service becomes available in regional areas,” they said.
Today, Prime7 said it would ‘delight’ regional viewers with the ‘programs they love’ such as Grey’s Anatomy, How to Get Away With Murder, Scandal and The Amazing Race.
Sitcoms including Seinfeld, Big Bang Theory, The Nanny and Married with Children will also be featured through 7Flix, which will run on Channel 66.
Prime said some television sets may need retuning or upgrading to access 7Flix, which will be available from September 3.
Is it coming to Tasmania as well
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How to Get Away With Murdur?
Was that a comment on the spelling in the article, or is that a TV show?
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Just another channel with some new programs, but mostly repeats of programs from channel 7 and other stations. What about a channel with older movies.eg, black and white or a channel with all sci fi or old comedies.
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Fixed, thanks JG. I believe the original spelling was Mordor.
Regards,
Paul.
Is anybody sick and tired of watching the same old shows and reruns why can’t we get new shows from USA
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Its a TV show.
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Will we get mandatory 6-10hrs infomercials as well.
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Yep. Same crappy shows different day. Not even bothering to tuning it in.
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Most definitely and if something entertaining appeared I would go into shock
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Why could your “NEW” Channel not provide some more meaningful shows rather than just put on this “CRAP” of real T V
US OLDIES ARE JUST SICK OF ALL OF THIS
IF YOU WANT DRAMA IN LIFE THEN LIVE IT YOURSELF & DONT INFLICT IT UPON OTHERS
WHEN WILL U ALL LEARN THAT RATINGS ARE LIKE THE POLLS
ALL BULLSHIT
WOODY
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That’s great news looking forward to watching some of the shows on 7 flix.I wonder when prime 7 will go hd I hope its not to long.
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Why open another channel to play the same shows over and over again … heres me getting all excited thinking 7flix will be a dedicated movie channel… and i find out its more reruns of big bang ..greys anatomy …seriously mate ??? Are you serious . People buy boxsets for that reason . Seriously why oh why do you people at 7 never ever listen to the people and what the people want. And dont try and convince me that the peoole want more big bang and likewise shows. Next you will be telling us your adding friends reruns aswell. Please please please listen to what people want.
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Heres an idea ….fill the channel full of infomercials with that annoying bastard with the dye in his hair telling everyone needs a kleva knife … that would be more entertaining than reruns of SHITE again …
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There are simply to many tv channels now. There was more to watch on tv when we just had like 3 or 4 channels.
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Hello all people out there…
No need for all the complaints..At least we are lucky enough to have a variety of channels to surf..Unlike some countries..
If too much garbage on tv then get some fresh air for thoes of you that can get outside..Gardening..Read a book..chat to your neighbour..Go for a walk for thoes who can get mobile..
I find loads of reality tv is extremely boring so I get outside or potter around and do something else instead ..Works for me
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Typical, we finally get the channel, and all they do is move their repeats from 7TWO and7Mate, like Seinfeld for example.
Fail.
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Will regional stations also get 7high definition, it is the only station without high definition
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I was wondering if 7flix is something like Netflix because I am thinking about getting a new tv (smart TV) that has a built in Netflix. PLEASE LET ME KNOW S.A.P. So I can ask my parents if I can get a new TV soon. I am the disability pension.
ANNE ROSE.
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Same thing I was going to ask… Guess we’ll find out sooner or l8r ????
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The name 7Flix is deceiving. I assumed it would be a movie channel and was looking forward to 3/9. So disappointed. There are enough sitcom rerun channels. Flix denotes feature films, not sitcoms. SBS on demand is better than this.
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I’m in northern NSW and it’s the 4th September. Still no 7flix. I’ve tried retuning my TVs. Where is it?
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so annoying they literally just put 8 eps of big bang theory in a row I thought they would at least put on something that they haven’t played over and over again
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It would be great if a channel would show UK TV shows and movies
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I live in Seymour Victoria and as yet we don’t have 7flix why
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I am in regional Vic(near Traralgon) and I still don’t get 7 flix
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So much for 7flix no audio or video and the HD stations are also the same and yet we own A HD TV…. not very happy…
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we like watching this channel, watching the Show ” 1st Date” but it is impossible to enjoy because the so called ‘ Background Music’ is so loud, we cannot hear the conversion between the people, hence we don’t cannot relax. DAMM DAMM TURN THE MUSIC DOWN
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Does anyone know how to get the channel if you are tuned through foxtel
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I live in country Victoria and have re-tuned my TV numerous times and still, I cannot access 7Flix.
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Why can i get channel 66 on one tv but not others
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It is now 28th September & I still cannot get 7flix in Albury/Wodonga. I have a HD tv which I have tuned & retuned numberous times even went so far as well as adding a HD set top box, but nothing! It is NOT my TV etc that is the problem, because I can play other formats (mp4 etc) on it without a problem… please advise me what is happening. I am missing a lot of my favorite “oldies” programmes.. very disappointing!
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Hi can anyone help I’m at fingal bay port stephens . When I retune the tv 7 flix comes up as does gold but neither will play . The tune locates them but just a blank screen ,help?
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I would like to know when Portstephens Newcastle NSW 2318 I’m seeing the adds but can’t get the channel so when can I exspect to see this channel
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Have a lot of digitle breakup in clear lake I
don’t like it .
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15thOctober 2017
I’m from Tamworth so where is 7flix ? Are we going to get it ? Foxtel step up
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Still can’t get it. But then what do you expect when TV stations can’t even run their programming guides to the correct time. Hey lets advertise a show starting at 8.30 but we won’t adjust the EPG to reflect this, instead we will inflict reality TV shows on people that they do not want to watch so we can get a rating for it. While we do that we’ll advertise the shows they actually want to watch on a channell they can’t access. Absolutely brilliant!
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Are us in tasssie gonna miss out again
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We get 7flix picture ok, but the audio is shocking.
The million ads and every other channel is ok, but 7’s audio is terrible on the programs.
I no longer watch it even though i would like to watch the shows, but i have to turn the volume up so that it becomes distorted and the ads are so loud but clear.
Shocking waste of a tv channel.
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Is 7flix available in Newcastle because I can’t find it.
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What a disgraceful exhibition of television programming on this channel showing ” The Terminal ” 5 minutes movie 3 minutes adds all the way through the movie. VERY UNPROFESSIONAL television. I will not watch or recommend this channel again.
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Typical tassie misses out again this sucks.
You know im really tired of all these extra channels on our tvs from both all the major channels and its just a repeat of the same crap on them all.
Way too many reality shows and too many of the same thing also the best ones are that rigged like my fav mkr and featuring some real bitches.
For gods sake its a cooking show
When are you all going to get your act together
If you are going to put the same crap on every new channel then why do we need them all and dont get me started on the hd ones i cant see any difference.
How about the movies one would think that there were only 6 movies made cause we keep getting the same ones over and over again year after year.
Well ive had my gripe and i know nothing will change any
Thanks for nothing
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What about in Tassie?
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There must be I million films made, comedies, dramas, westerns etc. So why do you keep showing the same films over and over.
Dance girl dance, the iron major, the bombadiers and the saint films. Come on guys…something different would be good. Surely there must be someone who works there that has just a little imagination and interest in providing reasonable viewing for people who actually enjoy watching free to air. Get off your ass and do your job…better programming please.
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Trouble tuning into 7Fix? Don’t waste your time. Some Moron running it constantly keeps re-running the same old movies over and over again. Even after Midnight over and over again. So who would want to watch 7Flix and people who pay 7Flix to run adds will realize no one is watching so no point giving 7Flix Add money cause nobody sees them anyhow. It is a bit like Money for a CON.
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Why no 7flix in Gippsland? The Blacklist is a ripper series. Cannot get series 7.
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I live in Leeton and starting to get 7flix adds about the Simpsons and How i met your mother and i have been tuning the stations ever since the add started and still no 7flix why is this?
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