Quote:
Originally Posted by 1andrew1
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?
|
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:
Quote:
|
"I think there are other potential channels we could do, both free and pay-for."
|
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.