Thread: General Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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Old 26-09-2017, 15:18   #2762
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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Originally Posted by jj20x View Post

Anything is possible with UKTV but I can't see Eden doing very well as an FTA channel. It's the old problem of niche channels only attracting a small number of viewers, which doesn't really appeal to advertisers. I believe that Yesterday +1 is still included in one of UKTV's DTPS (Freeview) licences, so they could easily launch that as a placeholder until they decide what to do.
I was surprised to hear Eden described as a niche channel. I thought the nature programmes were popular, although I know these are not everybody's cup of tea.
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