V+ ITV Player

Gavin-D · 26-07-2011, 18:44

Hi, am i correct in thinking that Virgin Media has the ITV Player, i never catch up with ITV so i not sure, what's made me ask is an artical on TechRadar,

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Freesat has announced that its on demand service can now offer ITV Player, having completed a final round of testing on the catch up service today.

For now, the service is in beta so only Freesat viewers using a Humax Freesat HD or Humax Freesat+ box will be able to make use of it; of course you'll also be needing a satellite dish and broadband of at lease 2Mbps.

But, if you fit the bill, all you need to do is hop on over to channel 903 where ITV Player will automatically be added.

We demand on demand

Once the beta period of indeterminate length ends, Freesat will be "the only TV service" to offer both ITV Player and the BBC's iPlayer.

Freesat Managing Director Emma Scott said, "The launch of ITV Player on Freesat is another important landmark for us. It's fantastic that we can now offer viewers the two biggest catch-up TV services, direct to their TVs."

The launch of ITV Player on Freesat is over a year late, however; both companies had announced that the service would launch in the first half of 2010.

ITV Player will gradually be added to other Freesat receivers over the coming months.

http://www.techradar.com/news/televi...oll-out-983739

26-07-2011, 19:16

TechRadar are terrible reporters in general. We have both and have had them for years.

RamJet · 27-07-2011, 20:06

there's a report in the Guardian that dumb and dumber ITV are going to charge Â£ for using the ITVplayer online from January 2012 :-((

apparently you will have to register your credit card to view and they will take money from it :-(((

well I for one will do exactly what I did when Murdock introduced a paywall on The Times and Sunday Times websites

ie Never visit those sites

memo to ITV - you already have advertising revenue from the online version - you are an over-greedy lot

denphone · 27-07-2011, 20:08

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Originally Posted by RamJet

there's a report in the Guardian that dumb and dumber ITV are going to charge Â£ for using the ITVplayer online from January 2012 :-((

apparently you will have to register your credit card to view and they will take money from it :-(((

well I for one will do exactly what I did when Murdock introduced a paywall on The Times and Sunday Times websites

ie Never visit those sites

memo to ITV - you already have advertising revenue from the online version - you are an over-greedy lot

Does ITV and SKY's greed ever end.

HDFootyMan · 27-07-2011, 20:26

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Originally Posted by denphone

Does ITV and SKY's greed ever end.

ITV Player Catch-Up content will remain free......having said that, ITV would have to pay me to watch 99% of their content these days.

New to cable · 27-07-2011, 20:35

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Originally Posted by denphone

Does ITV and SKY's greed ever end.

Virginmedia price increase April 2011 for tv and BB
Virginmedia increase phoneline rental August 2011 to Â£13.90
Virginmedia introduce Â£3 fee to use EPG

Sky freeze prices for 12 months.Phoneline increase to Â£12.25 but can possible for only Â£10 if paid in advance.
SKY remove Â£10 HD multiroom fee(if you have move/sports VM charge Â£7 per box.

ITV Free to air

devilincarnate · 27-07-2011, 20:38

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Originally Posted by HDFootyMan

ITV Player Catch-Up content will remain free......having said that, ITV would have to pay me to watch 99% of their content these days.

Very true.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitalt...-catch-up.html

denphone · 27-07-2011, 20:42

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Originally Posted by New to cable

Virginmedia price increase April 2011 for tv and BB
Virginmedia increase phoneline rental August 2011 to Â£13.90
Virginmedia introduce Â£3 fee to use EPG

Sky freeze prices for 12 months.Phoneline increase to Â£12.25 but can possible for only Â£10 if paid in advance.
SKY remove Â£10 HD multiroom fee(if you have move/sports VM charge Â£7 per box.

ITV Free to air

Oh my evening has just come to a studdering halt with your predictable Pro Murdoch rant.

devilincarnate · 27-07-2011, 20:44

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Originally Posted by denphone

Oh my evening has just come to a studdering halt with your predictable Pro Murdoch rant.

Calm down dear

denphone · 27-07-2011, 20:54

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Originally Posted by devilincarnate

Calm down dear

l am very calm and serene now as l am watching a heavy metal music programme.

devilincarnate · 27-07-2011, 20:55

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Originally Posted by denphone

l am very calm and serene now as l am watching a heavy metal music programme.

Love it what are you watching and who?

27-07-2011, 23:21

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Originally Posted by New to cable

Virginmedia price increase April 2011 for tv and BB
Virginmedia increase phoneline rental August 2011 to Â£13.90
Virginmedia introduce Â£3 fee to use EPG

Sky freeze prices for 12 months.Phoneline increase to Â£12.25 but can possible for only Â£10 if paid in advance.
SKY remove Â£10 HD multiroom fee(if you have move/sports VM charge Â£7 per box.

ITV Free to air

Sky charge Â£20.50 for a multiroom HD box for 3 years.

Sky charge Â£12 for ESPN.

Virgin Media charge Â£6.25 for a multiroom HD box for even longer.

Virgin Media charge Â£8 or absolutely nothing for ESPN.

27-07-2011, 23:36

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

From September sky charge 10.25 for a HD multi room box

So they've charged Â£14 more (eg. Â£168 a year more, per extra box), now they charge Â£4 more and people think its a godsend?

denphone · 28-07-2011, 06:31

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Originally Posted by devilincarnate

Love it what are you watching and who?

l am watching several artists on this BBC programme and they are Black Sabbath, Deep Purple. Uriah Heap, Iron Maiden and several others.