SceneOne was a general entertainment website and television channel operated by Flextech Television, now Living TV Group.

The site was accessible via the public internet and within the walled garden

Walled garden (media)

A walled garden is an analogy used in various senses in information technology. In the telecommunications and media industries, a "walled garden" refers to a carrier or service provider's control over applications, content, and media on platforms and restriction of convenient access to...

 of the Telewest and Cable and Wireless cable television

Cable television

Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...

 platforms (now Virgin Television). Listings from the site were also available via Orange

Orange UK

Orange is a mobile network operator and internet service provider in the United Kingdom, which launched in 1994. It was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but was purchased by France Télécom in 2000, which then adopted the Orange brand for all its other mobile communications activities...

's WAP

Wireless Application Protocol

Wireless Application Protocol is a technical standard for accessing information over a mobile wireless network.A WAP browser is a web browser for mobile devices such as mobile phones that uses the protocol.Before the introduction of WAP, mobile service providers had limited opportunities to offer...

 mobile phone walled garden. The website started in February 1999, and, following an announcement in March 2002, the site was shut on 4 April due to a lack of revenue. The site's coverage spanned cinema, TV, radio, music, concerts, theatre, comedy, online, books and videos.

The television channel was announced in 1999, launched in June 2000 and closed in March 2001. It was accessible to subscribers of Telewest cable television. There was speculation that the closure was due to low viewing figures and the failure to gain carriage on Sky Digital

Sky Digital (UK & Ireland)

Sky is the brand name for British Sky Broadcasting's digital satellite television and radio service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28.2° east and Eutelsat's Eurobird 1 satellite at 28.5°E. The service was originally launched as Sky Digital, distinguishing it from the original...

, although this was denied by the general manager of SceneOne. The channel broadcast for 24 hours per day, and broadcast entertainment news and reviews on similar genres to the web site. Programmes included The Film Scene, The Gig Scene, and Knockin' Out.

The SceneOne brand was also used for an entertainment shopping portal accessible via the Open.... interactive television

Interactive television

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 service on Sky Digital satellite television

Satellite television

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.

At present, SceneOne is a brand on for only 5 minutes and is dedicated to showbiz latest on DVD

DVD

A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....

/CD releases on Living.

External links

• A review of the SceneOne website
• The SceneOne logo
• A complaint relating to the SceneOne channel, providing evidence of the type of programming
• Screenshots of the internet and walled garden web sites