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

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Another thing, any news on ITV 2/3/4 HD, it been over a year now, so will we be getting it?

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35345865)

The license fee is already high enough as it is and you are proposing to increase it by 20% or more and l find that type of thinking staggering to say the least as there is no way the relevent authorities or the public would accept that type of increase not now and not in the next 20 years.

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35345852)

Another thing, any news on ITV 2/3/4 HD, it been over a year now, so will we be getting it?

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35345865)

The license fee is already high enough as it is and you are proposing to increase it by 20% or more and l find that type of thinking staggering to say the least as there is no way the relevent authorities or the public would accept that type of increase not now and or in the next 20 years.
As for the ITV HD channels l am sure they will come along when a agreement can be reached which suits both sides.

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35345866)

100% agree. He has more money than sense.

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I think they will come with ITV VOD Advertsting deal with Virgin Media.
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35339070-post153.html

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35345866)

100% agree. He has more money than sense.

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I hope they will come with ITV VOD Advertsting deal with Virgin Media which is early next year.
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35339070-post153.html

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35345870)

Yes if you put that on top of the channels he wants as well his bill will be a £100 more a month and only a fool will pay that.

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35345876)

I think the real reason we are not getting ITV 2/3/4 HD is that ITV plc's biggest shareholder is Sky and we all know about what they think about Virgin Media

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Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35345876)

If you don't want to pay more for Virgin TV,

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35345876)

Im not so sure, I am very surprised that it has taken so long for ITV 2/3/4 HD to come to Virgin TV, Virgin Media and ITV plc have good relations with each other, in fact Virgin Media almost bought ITV.

I think the real reason we are not getting ITV 2/3/4 HD is that ITV plc's biggest shareholder is Sky and we all know about what they think about Virgin Media

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If you don't want to pay more for Virgin TV, with complain to Sky about overcharging for its channels or leave

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35345880)

Sky only own 7.5% of ITV so it has nothing to do with it.

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35345887)

Wrong, BSkyB own 17.9% of ITV plc

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITV_plc...t_developments

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35345887)

Wrong, BSkyB own 17.9% of ITV plc

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITV_plc...t_developments

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35345890)

Read this.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8505338.stm

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So you believe everything wikipedia says.

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35345476)

Don't call me Sir - I work for a living....;)

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35345886)

But you are the one pointing out that you want a 20% license fee increase and another 50 channels as well and l am pointing out to you how much more you will have to pay for these things but to put it frankly you need to be a lot more realistic in your thinking as your proposals are frankly crazy to cut a long story short.

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35345919)

I understand what you are saying, but my ideas are two seperate ideas

Increasing the Lisence fee is only one option of more funding the bbc, the governement could directly give money for important services like local radio etc

Originally Posted by Jameseh (Post 35345935)

Or they could just drop the remaining sport, merge the two kiddies channels and be happy with the millions they already get.

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35345866)

100% agree. He has more money than sense.

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35345876)

Virgin Media almost bought ITV.