HD Football from the UEFA Champions League on VM?

HDFootyMan · 18-03-2008, 23:21

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgri...m_its_not.html

Sky have won the majority of rights apart from first pick matches on Wednesday - in the bidding for that are the Beeb, ITV, maybe Five, and possibly Sky if UEFA reverse their policy of reserving some matches for FTA.

If the Beeb wins, then hopefully they will put some footy on BBC HD - a high def channel that, you know, we actually have.

If ITV wins, then we may see it on the forthcoming ITV HD channel, but god knows when that will launch, "coming soon" anyone?

And if Sky wins.......

jockboy · 21-03-2008, 20:59

So ITV won the Champs League rights ( the BBC were never really in the bidding can you imagine the furore of spending that amount of cash when they're 2billion short).

ITV HD is likely to launch in time for Freesat which is probably about a month away. Of course getting VM to include ITV HD is about as likely as the Diana Inquiry concluding HM Queen crashed the car herself.....

Richardr · 24-03-2008, 10:44

Of course ITV HD was carried when it was an experimental channel during the last World Cup. I would expect it to launch in time for the Euro 2008 tournament - we'll see if VM carry it again.

Toto · 24-03-2008, 10:48

I think that if the BBC did win some rights, they will only put football matches in HD format if they are within mainland UK.

grabbi · 26-03-2008, 20:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richardr

I would expect it to launch in time for the Euro 2008 tournament.

No chance... That I can be 100% on.