FilmFour prior to going FTA

[JetixFann450]

It was on FilmFour, initially rebranded as 4Extra in such cases but that was soon changed to promoting it as simply being on FilmFour which would be unencrypted for those hours. Would have occurred from 1999 to 2005, the duration that C4 had the contract.

Did 4Extra ever have it's own branding?

[Steve Williams]

I presume FilmFour wasn't part of any Sky bundles/packs/whatever (or Virgin) at the time and had (at that time prior to the Film4 relaunch) always been a "premium" channel at an extra cost so you didn't need anything beyond whatever the then equivalent was of a basic Sky/Virgin package to get it?

Was it not on On-Digital/ITV Digital?

He didn't want a basic package or any other channel at all. He only wanted Film Four and that's it. Heaven knows what he makes of the current incarnation.

[Brekkie]

It was on FilmFour, initially rebranded as 4Extra in such cases but that was soon changed to promoting it as simply being on FilmFour which would be unencrypted for those hours. Would have occurred from 1999 to 2005, the duration that C4 had the contract.

Did 4Extra ever have it's own branding?

Struggling to find anything. I think the used the square logo with EXTRA under it at the time to promote it.

Was the FilmFour coverage ad free as well?

[lobster]

The only thing I remember from that era is getting cold calls begging me to subscribe. I remember having quite an interesting discussion with the agent - as at the time, most of the films were weird art or foreign language films I wouldn’t even watch for free, let alone for 6.99 a month!

[all new Phil]

It was on FilmFour, initially rebranded as 4Extra in such cases but that was soon changed to promoting it as simply being on FilmFour which would be unencrypted for those hours. Would have occurred from 1999 to 2005, the duration that C4 had the contract.

Did 4Extra ever have it's own branding?

Struggling to find anything. I think the used the square logo with EXTRA under it at the time to promote it.

Was the FilmFour coverage ad free as well?

I have a vague memory of the square logo as you say. I don’t think there was any accompanying pres, I think they crashed straight in. I also seem to remember they would simulcast some of the cricket that was on the main channel but without the ad breaks, where commentators would continue talking. Not sure how often that was though.