Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 

Come on everybody as the remember the old saying "That no news in good news".

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 

http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press...e#.UvtPjHlc4ds

New ITV reality channel at the end of the year.

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 

I can see it's schedule now
only way is Essex
only way is Essex
I'm a celebrity get me out of here
only way is Essex
only way is Essex
only way is Essex extended
I'm a celebrity get me out of here
only way is Essex.

:D

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 

Oh dear more reality rubbish for me to avoid.

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 

As it's aimed at the "young and female" I guess we don't qualify :)

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 

Thats 3 down thumbs on the tivo then;);)

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 

We all have our problems with reality occasionally Den. :)

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I thought that was what ITV2 was for?

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 

According to reliable poster AriusUK on the DigitalSpy forum, ITV will be launching at least one more channel on top of Encore and ITVbe but it won't be a movie channel. He correctly predicted further ITV channels would be coming after ITV Encore.
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...6&postcount=27

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 

Two interesting and opposite opinions and both valid. As I said, an interesting debate.

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 

This hasn't really been ITV's most closely guarded secret, they have been hinting at new channel launches for quite some time.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/b...035476.article

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/i...046788.article

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/ne...-channels.html

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 

PMSL :D

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 

You missed out several 'TeleShopping'

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 

What's interesting is that those articles focus the discussion on ITV pay TV channels whereas ITVbe is FTA. I wonder if future new ITV channels will be pay-TV or FTA? Maybe Virgin Media will bid for exclusive launch rights to an ITV male-focused channel?

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 

The original articles focused on pay tv with later articles suggesting a mix of pay and FTA channels. If you look at the DS article from June 2013 it quotes from ITV chief executive Adam Crozier's interview with The Mirror:

Reading through some of the articles it looks as if ITV were struggling to find suitable content for pay tv channels, with archive and drama being the favoured content. Some of the earlier articles suggested a male oriented channel to compete with Dave. I wouldn't be at all surprised if they announce further launches but wouldn't really expect them to all launch at the same time. Media Guardian also had a few articles discussing the various options if you wish to look them up.

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 

I too wonder where all of this content is coming from.
ITV already have a youth/female channel (ITV2) an archive channel (ITV3) and a male channel (ITV4), and some archive ITV drama looks like it is coming up on the UKTV Drama channel.
A 'reality' channel is maybe welcome if it shifts some of the dross (Essex, J Kyle, etc) off of existing channels - but what is lined up to replace it?
It will be interesting to see what 'new commissions' actually turn up on ITV Encore. They are very unlikely to achieve the success of 'Broadchurch' or 'Downton Abbey' if put out only on an exclusive niche channel.