Originally Posted by CrazeUK (Post 35345705)

hey can anyone on here tell me if virgin media are planning to show SKY BOX OFFICE live events in HD?

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35344850)

Guardian: First 20 UK towns and cities in line for local TV service announced.

Local TV may be coming to a small screen near you soon – but only if you are in one of the 20 towns and cities unveiled by the government.

The government also revealed today that BSkyB and Virgin have committed to offering either apps or the use of the yellow button on their interactive services to fulfil the heavily debated obligation that the new local TV services receive "appropriate prominence" on electronic programme guides (EPGs) when they are launched.

The first 20 areas to receive local TV services will be: Belfast, Birmingham, Brighton and Hove, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Grimsby, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxford, Plymouth, Preston, Southampton and Swansea.

The government said a further 24 areas have been identified for a future round of licensing of local TV services.

These are: Aberdeen, Ayr, Bangor, Barnstaple, Basingstoke, Bedford, Cambridge, Carlisle, Derry/Londonderry, Dundee, Guildford, Hereford, Inverness, Kidderminster, Limavady, Luton, Maidstone, Malvern, Mold, Salisbury, Sheffield, Stoke on Trent, Stratford upon Avon and York.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...l-tv-announced

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35345797)

To be honest, these channels are going to rubbish, they are even going to have news that is sponsered!

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35345797)

To be honest, these channels are going to rubbish, they are even going to have news that is sponsered!

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35345802)

To be perfectly honest l find it hard to understand what points you are trying to make in this post.:confused:

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35345801)

I hope STV goes after all the Scottish ones then sell Channel 3 to ITV so it will be called ITV1 Scotland.

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35345805)

To put my point in further detail, I feel that we do not need more channels, we need our current main channels (BBC, ITV, C4, C5) to be better

And as for local TV, we already use to have this, it was ITV (before the 1990 broadcasting act)

I just feel that, the government should prioritise over this

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What would most likely happen is that ITV plc would fully take over STV Group plc (owner of both ITV stations in scotland). They can easly do that!

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35344256)

Bring on CBS Action, Sky News HD, Sky Atlantic, Sky Altantic HD, Sky Sports HD3/4, Sky Sports News HD, Sky Sports F1, Sky Sports F1 HD, Universal HD, Disney Channel HD, Disney Cinemagic HD, Disney XD HD Bio HD, Crime & Investigation Network HD, HISTORY HD, ESPN America HD, ITV 2/3/4 HD, Nat Wild HD, Premier Sports, Premier Sports Xtra and Al Jazeera English for 2012!!!

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35345808)

Ahem.....

Posted three days ago ;)

Originally Posted by toady (Post 35345829)

I agree with Alan, we don't need these local channels. what are they going to fill them with, most towns struggle to fill a weekly newspaper with news, how are they going to fill a daily news slot. All we will end up with is low cost low quality programmes that no one will bother to watch. Give the money to the BBC regional broadcasts instead

I remember having a local TV channel on C&W years ago in London, low quality dross, I'd find Price-Drop TV more stimulating :D

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35345801)

I hope STV goes after all the Scottish ones then sell Channel 3 to ITV so it will be called ITV1 Scotland.

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35345822)

or a increase in the lisence fee

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35345841)

So do i. I can't stand STV.

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How much would you increase by ?

In my opinion the license fee should be scrapped. Have a read at this story and yes i know it is over a year old.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-10815162

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35345852)

Well It needs to be increased by 20% just to maintain its current services, plus finance the world service and S4C which it has been forced to do, for extra or better services, it would need to go up even more ?