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Old 17-08-2017, 07:11   #46
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Ooh you are naughty Den, get them buses out !

I've got a part in mind for you too...
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Yes like 'On the Buses' and 'Celebrity Squares' nobody else could make this quality entertainment
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I didn't actually say everything they touched was a hit.
Both those shows were big hits.
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Both those shows were big hits.
On the Buses was so big there were 3 spin off films as well.
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Both those shows were big hits.
Yes perhaps I should have said a hit with everybody.

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l have a part just perfect for you in the new remake Mr K.
I would say Mr K is more of a Arthur Daley
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Yes perhaps I should have said a hit with everybody.

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I would say Mr K is more of a Arthur Daley
Now the next question is who on this forum can we cast as his minder.
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Now the next question is who on this forum can we cast as his minder.
Oh it'd have to be Mick, he'd scare off any 'undesirables'

Actually I quite like On the Buses. It's in the category of 'so bad, it's good'.
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Oh it'd have to be Mick, he'd scare off any 'undesirables'

Actually I quite like On the Buses. It's in the category of 'so bad, it's good'.
On the Buses was that classic British sitcom which is just as good as when it was shown then.

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Oh it'd have to be Mick, he'd scare off any 'undesirables'


Actually I quite like On the Buses. It's in the category of 'so bad, it's good'.
He will send out his dogs of war on the riff raff and malcontents.
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Re: ITV threaten to blackout on Virgin

I don't think that ITV offer a live internet stream, so if they continue to demand retransmission fees perhaps VM could do a deal with tvPlayer by doing a BBC3 on channel 103?? They wouldn't be showing ITV without authorisation, but simply pointing viewers to a free and publically available internet stream!

Not that I'd want to encourage this as we wouldn't be able to record anything.
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Re: ITV threaten to blackout on Virgin

If ITV were to cut off several million of their viewers, their advertisers would be very unhappy, it makes no sense and I cannot see that they would actually do it.
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If ITV were to cut off several million of their viewers, their advertisers would be very unhappy, it makes no sense and I cannot see that they would actually do it.
But it might please lots of England fans if ITV cut them off now.....based on this game anyway!!
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Re: ITV threaten to blackout on Virgin

ITV offer a live Internet stream at https://www.itv.com/hub/itv

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Not that I'd want to encourage this as we wouldn't be able to record anything.
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Re: ITV threaten to blackout on Virgin

Thanks, maybe VM could put this behind a red button on Ch 103 in the (unlikely) even that ITV is removed.
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Re: ITV threaten to blackout on Virgin

Surely the method of delivering the channel to the set top box is irrelevant - if VM are to make it available at all they would have to have an agreement in place (and pay any agreed fees).

I'd imagine it would be different if they added an app such as TV Player, which would have its own agreement with ITV, but I can't see that happening.
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Well, those of us who remember the days of 5 or fewer channels being available will think that we have less choice these days despite having hundreds of channels to choose from.

The truth is, the choice of good programmes is better than in those days, but spread amongst all of those hundreds of channels in between tons and tons of dross. So they are much harder to find. So hard, in fact, that many don't even bother looking for them any more.

That is why the huge concentration of good quality stuff on Amazon and Netflix is proving so popular, and in time, this method of viewing will be the norm
And we'll still have to pay for a poxy tv licence

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...And don't forget ITV Encore!
Forget it, why would you bother remembering it
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Forget it, why would you bother remembering it
I'm afraid there are too many diehard politicians wedded to their traditional ways of doing things for anything to change on that front for the time being, although I'm still hoping this will change the next time the licence is up for review. The sooner the BBC is obliged to go to subscriptions so that people can choose whether or not that want to view and listen to BBC programmes, the better.

As for ITV Encore, it's only good for 'The Americans' in our house!
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