Thread: General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3
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Old 29-08-2014, 12:49   #1646
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3
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Originally Posted by Media Boy View Post
Broadcast: Good News, Bad News for Channel 5.

It is understood the Viacom/Channel 5 deal will be finalised by 20 September, giving the US media giant – which operates MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon – full control of the public service broadcaster.

However, existing MTV commissions will not end up on C5 once the deal is closed. Viacom-operated channels have exclusivity agreements in place with pay-TV broadcaster Sky over original content, which means shows such as Ex On The Beach and Geordie Shore are unlikely to move to the free-to-air network in the near future.

Media Boy HQ also thinks with Arqiva offering new capacity to launch new TV services via Freeview we think one of the slots will come from VIVA with VIVA moving to Channel 5 + 24 slot on Freeview from mid-November 2014.
I hope that the Viacom takeover will improve programming on Channel 5, but to be honest, I'm not holding my breath!

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Originally Posted by jj20x View Post
A difficult prediction to make for a situation that could easily change if a "must have" channel is launched by a major broadcaster.



ITV will, no doubt, be looking at how well ITV Encore fairs in the pay tv market. If it is a success, they will probably be further pay-only channels. They are probably locked in a market research phase at the moment and will also have to examine how ITV Be performs and how they can further differentiate their FTA channels.
I agree. ITV appear to be aiming at having a bouquet of subscription channels in the not so far off future, and this may include ITV2, 3 and 4. I certainly would not rule out an ITV Movie channel, although this is likely to show only films over 2 years old due to exclusivity rights.
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