Global InformationTalking Pictures TV information
 Official logo for branding and merchandise | |
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom, Ireland |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Watford, Hertfordshire, England |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | British English |
| Picture format |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Talking Pictures TV Ltd |
| History | |
| Launched | 26 May 2015[2] |
| Links | |
| Website | TalkingPicturesTV.co.uk |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview UK | Channel 82[1] |
| Freesat | Channel 306<"Freesat Channels". Freesat. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.> |
| Streaming media | |
| Freely | Channel 36<"Freely TV Guide". Freely. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.> |
Talking Pictures TV (TPTV) is a British free-to-air vintage film and nostalgia television channel. It was launched on 26 May 2015 on Sky channel 343,[Note 1][2] but later also became available on Freeview, Freesat, and Virgin Media. It is on air for 24 hours a day and features mainly older British films, both classics and B-films,[4] but the schedule also includes some American films, straight-to-video programmes, cinema shorts, extended interviews with veteran actors, and period home movies of British locations.
In July 2018, Talking Pictures TV had an audience share of 0.50%. As of 2019[update], it had reached an audience share of 0.63%.[5]
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- ^ "Talking Pictures TV News - April 2018". Archived from the original on 9 February 2021.
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Barnettwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Monthly viewing summary". BARB. barb.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
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