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denphone 02-04-2017 19:03
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35892963)
At last, we've found a common connection!
l think l need to sit down now as l am feeling all of a tizzy.;):D

vincerooney 02-04-2017 21:31
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Originally Posted by alwaysabear (Post 35892666)
IMO they were a vanity project of the minister at the time ( Jeremy Hunt):erm:
They make sense in america due to the sheer size of the country. Our cities arent really big enough to really need or warrant an entire channel. Maybe combining regions north west, north east etc might have made some more financial sense ....

Inactive Digital 02-04-2017 22:05
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Originally Posted by vincerooney (Post 35892986)
They make sense in america due to the sheer size of the country. Our cities arent really big enough to really need or warrant an entire channel. Maybe combining regions north west, north east etc might have made some more financial sense ....
What you descibe sounds like ITV all over again That would be egg on the faces of Ofcom and it's predecessors - allow the various ITV franchise holders to water down their seemingly unsustainable PSB obligations to regional programming, only to start the process of a regional TV network all over again but with reduced coverage.

theone2k10 02-04-2017 22:22
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35892957)
These themed channels are getting stupid now why make a channel for 7 movies?

nodrogd 02-04-2017 23:21
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Originally Posted by Inactive Digital (Post 35892987)
What you descibe sounds like ITV all over again That would be egg on the faces of Ofcom and it's predecessors - allow the various ITV franchise holders to water down their seemingly unsustainable PSB obligations to regional programming, only to start the process of a regional TV network all over again but with reduced coverage.
ITV. Independent Local Radio (as it was once). Lovely nice local services. But all more interested in saving money and joining the race to the bottom, which of course they were then allowed to do by the very regualtory body that now want to give us local services by milking money off the BBC (which is the only outfit still providing local services on TV & Radio).

What a crazy country we live in. Are the services there for the people, or the people there for the services? If you are a commercial organisation it will always be the latter.

RichardCoulter 03-04-2017 02:49
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Originally Posted by Inactive Digital (Post 35892987)
What you descibe sounds like ITV all over again That would be egg on the faces of Ofcom and it's predecessors - allow the various ITV franchise holders to water down their seemingly unsustainable PSB obligations to regional programming, only to start the process of a regional TV network all over again but with reduced coverage.
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Originally Posted by nodrogd (Post 35892992)
ITV. Independent Local Radio (as it was once). Lovely nice local services. But all more interested in saving money and joining the race to the bottom, which of course they were then allowed to do by the very regualtory body that now want to give us local services by milking money off the BBC (which is the only outfit still providing local services on TV & Radio).

What a crazy country we live in. Are the services there for the people, or the people there for the services? If you are a commercial organisation it will always be the latter.
Totally agree​.

1701-e 03-04-2017 13:37
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35892743)
Agreed. However, series 1-3 have already aired on ITV. It's series 4 that VM viewers will not have seen yet, as these have been shown exclusively on ITV Encore.
Except for VM viewers in NI, who got season 4 on RTE2 last year in late summer.

OLD BOY 03-04-2017 15:58
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Originally Posted by Inactive Digital (Post 35892987)
What you descibe sounds like ITV all over again That would be egg on the faces of Ofcom and it's predecessors - allow the various ITV franchise holders to water down their seemingly unsustainable PSB obligations to regional programming, only to start the process of a regional TV network all over again but with reduced coverage.
Agreed, but the difference between the new cable channels set up and ITV as was is that ITV worked. The local areas served have to be big enough to be economical.

There is already egg on faces. Better to admit that and start rectifying the position by enlarging the franchise areas.

Bananaman_007 03-04-2017 18:18
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Kix Power seems to have sprung back to life on channel 738

theone2k10 03-04-2017 19:05
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Originally Posted by Bananaman_007 (Post 35893105)
Kix Power seems to have sprung back to life on channel 738
It must of got it's power ranger.. get it? power ranger?
no i'll get my coat :p:

vincerooney 03-04-2017 19:20
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Originally Posted by Inactive Digital (Post 35892987)
What you descibe sounds like ITV all over again That would be egg on the faces of Ofcom and it's predecessors - allow the various ITV franchise holders to water down their seemingly unsustainable PSB obligations to regional programming, only to start the process of a regional TV network all over again but with reduced coverage.
completely agree. though i miss the days of HTV wales ...

RichardCoulter 03-04-2017 22:17
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I think most people miss their own local ITV station Vince. They were much better then the generic rubbish that we have now.

RichardCoulter 04-04-2017 01:05
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Rumour that At The Races to go HD, cheaper Sky Sports etc

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...9#post35893169

Could this lead to the closure of Sky Sports Mix?

denphone 04-04-2017 05:13
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Cheaper Sky Sports not sure about that??

RichardCoulter 04-04-2017 09:11
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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35893181)
Cheaper Sky Sports not sure about that??
About £18 a month is being mooted, but the catch is that you will receive a diminished range of sports.


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