Thread: HD Itv2,3,4,hd
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Old 29-07-2011, 16:56   #4
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Re: Itv2,3,4,hd

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Originally Posted by Chris View Post
ITV and Sky have an exclusive carriage deal for the HD channels at present. There is no published date I am aware of for the end of that deal, although it's bound to end at some point when ITV wants to start switching its SD broadcasts off. That could be some years away yet though.
Only exclusive on satellite.

Once again it comes done to money. ITV were presumably asking silly prices to carry these channels when they launched last year. Sky were prepared to pay, VM were (still are?) not.

Same presumably applies to the UKTV HD channels due to launch shortly.
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