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Originally Posted by sherer
ITV HD is exclusive to freesat as ITV are one of the backers of that service. Channel 4 HD isn't even on freesat but I thought they were one of the backers of freesat too !!
I'd love to see Eurosport HD on cable but i'm not sure the viewing figures for curling in HD would warrant the investment VM would to make to broadcast it
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It's not exclusive for very much longer though, however much people pretend - it's going on freeview this year. ITV are cash strapped and receptive to ideas, if virgin had waived some money in their face and explained that ITV HD would get all those extra viewers I'm sure ITV could have been brought round sooner than the probable announcement tomorrow about getting it.
C4 is similarly going onto freeview and onto freesat. Again 2009. More disturbingly virgin need to start talking to them if Film4 comes about in any format in 2010.
Eurosport is a proper channel showing proper content. People do actually watch it. It may not be everybody's cup of tea but neither is Sky1 my cup of tea and I don't go round knocking other people's tastes or proclaiming that as I don't watch it we shouldn't have it. Other people have other tastes, I will be thrilled for those with other tastes if we got sky1HD just as I will be if there's something I watch.