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Post office wrecker brings you Pay ITV.

penrhyn
penrhyn Posts: 15,215 Forumite
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Adam, give me a company to run and I'll ruin it, Crozier is now running ITV.
( fresh from his triumphs at the FA and the Post office)


His master plan is to make the HD versions (who knew) of ITV 2,3, and 4 into paid for channels.

Does any one watch them now, will they ever in the future?

Confused you will be , committed he should be!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/aug/03/itv-unveils-pay-tv-push
That gum you like is coming back in style.
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  • Pokerlad
    Pokerlad Posts: 407 Forumite
    Al he is doing is wholesale selling them to sky who will include them in the HD pack. Yes that means they wont be fta but its unlikely advertising alone will cover the hd costs so its really the only option to get them launched. The alternative is to not have them at all. Its no different to what channel 4 did with E4HD.
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I assume that this means there is little chance of ITV launching any additional HD channels on Freesat/Freeview HD though.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • Pokerlad
    Pokerlad Posts: 407 Forumite
    macman wrote: »
    I assume that this means there is little chance of ITV launching any additional HD channels on Freesat/Freeview HD though.

    Thats the way I would read it. I would also say it confirms that the sky hd charge is staying as these channels are launching based on taking a share of that charge.
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    Crozier and Murdoch, what a team....:mad:
  • penrhyn
    penrhyn Posts: 15,215 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    But which one is Howling mad?....................you decide!
    That gum you like is coming back in style.
  • ic
    ic Posts: 3,530 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    I've always wanted to watch my favourite programmes like the Darling Buds of May, Police Camera Action!, The Sweeny, Ironside and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) in HD...
  • penrhyn
    penrhyn Posts: 15,215 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Not to mention On the buses, Mind your language, the Persuaders, the Avengers, Department S and Jason King, Danger Man and the Prisoner.
    That gum you like is coming back in style.
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    penrhyn wrote: »
    But which one is Howling mad?....................you decide!

    Close call...;)
  • MancBrel
    MancBrel Posts: 223 Forumite
    Every time I ... spread a slice of bread, open a can of beer, pour beans on my toast etc etc. We all pay for ITV whether we like it or not. At least I actually get value for oney from my TV License.

    I thought that ITV was going to die a slow death when it turned into a gambling channel a few years back. Perhaps that would have been kinder?
  • Exhortation
    Exhortation Posts: 774 Forumite
    Other than Champions League games do ITV actually broadcast anything in HD?
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