Thread: ITV Player Disappointment
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Old 07-03-2009, 14:53   #13
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Re: ITV Player Disappointment
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Originally Posted by KnightRider View Post
With the build up to ITV Player coming onto VM I think the current catch up content is very disappointing. I know that ITV may not have the rights for catch up to a lot of the programming they show but a lot more is available on line. With the news of today from ITV I would think that the more programs of theirs they can promote on any platform the better. Getting people interested in various series through catch up can only boost audiences for future episodes to help in generating future advertising revenue.
Getting back to your point, KnightRider, Virgin Media has contracted ITV to place 40 hours of Catch-Up and 500 hours of TV Choice.

Accordingly, the number of programmes on Catch-Up will be constrained to the most popular shows/soaps, but there should be a decent choice on the TV Choice section when it is fully loaded.

Given that we have this without paying any more in subscriptions, we shouldn't really grumble! However, it is a shame that we cannot have loads more programmes on demand (from all channels including American series) with the payment of (say) a £15 subscription. If the programme choice became really good by doing so, I'd gladly give up my Sky Movies subscription in exchange! There would have to be an excellent choice, though and the TV series section would have to be stable so that you could guarantee seeing the last programme in a series of 16 without having the whole thing disappear half way through without warning.
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