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Originally Posted by heavyside
Isn't the whole point of ITV Encore explained by the name? Or is there some strange new definition of 'encore' that I don't know?
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I agree with you, Encore suggests that they are a channel for re-runs, yet they are to air new dramas on there first
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Originally Posted by Media Boy
LFC TV to be an 'Add on' channel from November 4th?
Liverpool FC TV to move to a La Carte Channel and also launch an HD channel on the 4th of November on Sky.
Seen no information on full link for this story or info for Virgin Media Viewers.
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...3&postcount=38
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Well spotted. I was told last Sunday that LFC had approached VM with a view to them carrying the HD variant. There was no mention that the SD version would become an a la carte channel, but I can't imagine that this change will take place on Sky and not VM.
IIRC it was originally a stand alone channel, but became part of the Setanta Sports pack. When they ceased trading it became a free channel.
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
I think ITV Encore will only be worth having if the first run dramas were shown at least 6 months prior to being shown on ITV1. If I was running the show, I would air them during the summer months on ITV1, which should still have its own original programming as it does now.
Regarding the BBC, the Conservative Party is planning to slash the cost of the TV licence if they get in with a majority next time. This will force the BBC to cut its costs and find new income streams.
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I understand what you are saying, but I think it is true to say that ITV1 will still carry original dramas of its own. If ITV Encore was only going to show new programmes a few days before ITV1, I really don't see the point!
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Who would be foolish enough to want to pay for a channel simply for the privilege of seeing programmes a few days before the free airing? If that's the plan, it ain't going to work IMO!
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I agree. One of the main complaints on this forum is that VM is too slow in acquiring new channels.
The aim should always be to have them put on the system from the launch date, except where they have determined that they are not worth watching or spending the amount of money demanded.
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Maybe that's why VM were happy to let Sky help to pay the set up costs for Encore, in return for a period of exclusivity.
Thanks for the info. re: the TV licence, I'd not heard of that before. I guess it's all part of the Tory plan to reduce the role of the BBC in broadcasting for reasons best known to themselves.