[Merged] ITV3. - Page 8

Graham F · 01-11-2004, 21:49

LOL....well u won't miss owt then will you

01-11-2004, 21:58

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Originally Posted by dezzo

Seems Granada Plus has been given the bullet to make way for it on Sky.

Seems a very sudden shutdown.

www.gplus.co.uk

Seems to have been a bit last-minute. Both NTL and Sky websites are still showing Plus schedules for today - 1st Nov.

Marge · 01-11-2004, 21:59

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Originally Posted by JohnHorb

Seems to have been a bit last-minute. Both NTL and Sky websites are still showing Plus schedules for today - 1st Nov.

Yes, from what I can gather info given at the last minute

**Paul** · 01-11-2004, 21:59

Okay - re-booted - 20 seconds to go

01-11-2004, 22:00

Do we take it then that ITV3 is just a re-badged Plus?

Marge · 01-11-2004, 22:01

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Originally Posted by JohnHorb

Do we take it then that ITV3 is just a re-badged Plus?

I hope so otherwise I'm gonna miss all the old episodes of Bullseye

All going well here so far

Graham F · 01-11-2004, 22:01

kinda but the programmes aren't as old!! think same but better

Jonboy · 01-11-2004, 22:32

Flameing steaming i am remove plus and replace it with yet another amaze your friends repeat channel i just knew this digi lark was going to be trouble in the long run these cable companys can control to much in my opinion we are geting more and more like the usa every day

scrotnig · 01-11-2004, 22:43

The break bumpers are saying 'Frost Tuesdays'.....yet it's Rebus, and it's Monday.

Whoops!

scrotnig · 01-11-2004, 22:57

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Originally Posted by Mark B

The break bumpers are saying 'Frost Tuesdays'.....yet it's Rebus, and it's Monday.

Whoops!

Hmmm..seems it's different every time. Odd. Must be to promote other programmes.

**Maggy** · 01-11-2004, 23:13

WE have an echo in here.

Well is it any good.Are there useful repeats?

01-11-2004, 23:43

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Originally Posted by Jonboy

Flameing steaming i am remove plus and replace it with yet another amaze your friends repeat channel i just knew this digi lark was going to be trouble in the long run these cable companys can control to much in my opinion we are geting more and more like the usa every day

Not sure this has anything whatsoever to do with cablecos. ITV have bought Granada Plus and re-launched it as ITV3, after conning everyone into thinking ITV3 was a NEW channel. It's on Freeview and Sky as well as cable.

Stephen · 01-11-2004, 23:49

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Originally Posted by JohnHorb

Not sure this has anything whatsoever to do with cablecos. ITV have bought Granada Plus and re-launched it as ITV3, after conning everyone into thinking ITV3 was a NEW channel. It's on Freeview and Sky as well as cable.

That is not true really as this only seems to have happened in the last day or so. Sky sold 49.5% of Granada to ITV so they could get ITV 3 on sky today.

Jonboy · 02-11-2004, 00:39

still either way no matter whats gone on we still have been conned

**Chris** · 02-11-2004, 10:45

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Originally Posted by Jonboy

still either way no matter whats gone on we still have been conned

While I totally agree that the loss of Plus is a crying shame (one of the few family pack channels I actually watched, when I had the FP), it's hardly a con ... Plus was a FP channel, ITV3 is now a base pack channel, and if ITV3 carries any of the good stuff from Plus (The Professionals, Man from UNCLE, Department S, etc etc etc) I will be deliriously happy. I do worry though that none of that stuff will be considered mainstream enough for a channel carrying the ITV branding any more, in which case there is now no outlet for those kinds of programmes and I am a very sad bunny indeed.