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Originally Posted by andy_m
So essentially, if UK TV drama doesn't launch on Sky and/or Virgin Media, it will be the only such channel in the entire UK TV stable of 10 channels plus HD and plus 1 variants.
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Which would make sense if the channel shows programmes for which UKTV has FTA rights,
which are already available to Sky / VM viewers on Alibi / Watch etc.
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Originally Posted by Aguero9320
True! But if UKTV perform a massive U-turn, and provide Sky and Virgin with Drama ((and possibly even Drama HD and Drama +1 (if we're lucky)), I feel Sky and VM will be more competitive than ever tolaunch new channels onto their platforms. But that is just me, though  |
Channels starting as Freeview exclusives usually end up on pay tv at some point.
Maybe UKTV is using the channel to see how popular the format is on freeview. With a view to merging it with another channel at a later date, assuming it is successful and they purchase FTA rights for the rest of the programmes.