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Gunslinger · 13-02-2014, 10:25

I too wonder where all of this content is coming from.
ITV already have a youth/female channel (ITV2) an archive channel (ITV3) and a male channel (ITV4), and some archive ITV drama looks like it is coming up on the UKTV Drama channel.
A 'reality' channel is maybe welcome if it shifts some of the dross (Essex, J Kyle, etc) off of existing channels - but what is lined up to replace it?
It will be interesting to see what 'new commissions' actually turn up on ITV Encore. They are very unlikely to achieve the success of 'Broadchurch' or 'Downton Abbey' if put out only on an exclusive niche channel.

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Gunslinger cf.addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Oxfordshire Age: 77 Services: VM XL, Tivo, BB, Prime, Now TV, Tennis TV Posts: 152	Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014 I too wonder where all of this content is coming from. ITV already have a youth/female channel (ITV2) an archive channel (ITV3) and a male channel (ITV4), and some archive ITV drama looks like it is coming up on the UKTV Drama channel. A 'reality' channel is maybe welcome if it shifts some of the dross (Essex, J Kyle, etc) off of existing channels - but what is lined up to replace it? It will be interesting to see what 'new commissions' actually turn up on ITV Encore. They are very unlikely to achieve the success of 'Broadchurch' or 'Downton Abbey' if put out only on an exclusive niche channel.