Previously, I may have mistakenly suggested that bringing back the cult sci-fi classic Blakes 7, in the wake of Doctor Who's rebirth on the BBC, might have been a good idea. I may have erroneously led readers to be believe that the return of the classic BBC serial to our screens, with improved modern-day production values, was something I was quite keen on.

Strangely, on the very day that Virgin 1 launches, sly old Sky have announced detailed plans for their own next move on Freeview.

As suspected, Sky are taking their free channels (Sky Three, Sky News, and Sky Sports News) off Freeview, and replacing them with a new pay service called "Picnic", which will initially offer a selection of content from Sky Movies, Sky One, Sky Sports 1, and unspecified children's and factual channels, split across the three 24 hour streams in Sky's possession.

Sky have finally reacted to the growing threat from Freeview to their core pay television business, by announcing plans to launch a pay service on the same platform later this year.