Re: ITV threaten to blackout on Virgin
 

Never watch ITV so virgin should bin them off and spend the money else where.
Adviertisers will soon get the hump when they lose 4 million potential viewers due to something that is transmitted free to view on other platforms for the viewers

Re: ITV threaten to blackout on Virgin
 

The relationship between IT and Liberty Global is not just one of VM delivering ITV channels to its customers as:
1) Liberty Global owns nearly 10% of ITV.
2) Liberty Global licences substantial volumes of ITV content for its channels in Ireland.
3) Liberty Global owns 50% of All3Media which produces shows for ITV including TOWIE, Midsomer Murders, Liar, Bear Grylls.

Re: ITV threaten to blackout on Virgin
 

Sky satellite didn't have ITV for years when it first started - didn't seem to affect their business. Here's a blast from the past: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1219958.stm

Re: ITV threaten to blackout on Virgin
 

Can't think of anything on ITV or it's various flavours that we watch anyway. No loss IMHO

Re: ITV threaten to blackout on Virgin
 

One good reason Sky wanted ITV on board. They hated the newly launched ONdigital and would do anything to scupper any alternative subscription platform to them (including reputedly tampering with their encryption system). ITV2 was exclusive to ONdigital at the time.

Re: ITV threaten to blackout on Virgin
 

Don't need it, don't want it and certainly not prepared to pay for it.

As I've said befor - if ITV want payments than virgin should insist they set up as a payment channel for a set fee (and charge ITV most of that for collecting the few subs they get)

Re: ITV threaten to blackout on Virgin
 

From that link

TV has found that many of Sky's viewers simply can't be bothered to switch between the digital and terrestrial services so they want to make it easier for viewers to see their programmes.

Replace Sky with VM and ITV maybe haven't thought this through properly.

Re: ITV threaten to blackout on Virgin
 

Hasn't Sky just announced an end to satellite reception?

Re: ITV threaten to blackout on Virgin
 

No - they have announced non-dish reception as an alternative (mainly for those unable to have a dish)

There are no current plans to stop satellite reception via dishes

Re: ITV threaten to blackout on Virgin
 

So was actual itv, you had to turn the sky box of to watch It!

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/show...9&postcount=83

Re: ITV threaten to blackout on Virgin
 

ITV continues call for Virgin Media to pay carriage fees.

http://dtg.org.uk/news/news.html?id=6091

Still deluded l see.:td:

Re: ITV threaten to blackout on Virgin
 

It looks as though Dame Carolyn McCall has made ITV see sense, though an increased carriage deal still seems likely.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/...es-war-virgin/

Re: ITV threaten to blackout on Virgin
 

Common sense seems like it will prevail.

Re: ITV threaten to blackout on Virgin
 

I would pay extra not to have Dec and/or Ant on any channel....

Re: ITV threaten to blackout on Virgin
 

Very popular Mr K but personally they have never been my cup of tea.