Coming soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 1
06-02-2012, 21:30
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Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 1
If there's nothing to post about, people could always just not post (a bit of a wild and crazy idea, I know......).
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06-02-2012, 22:11
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Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 1
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nothing new there then MM lol
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07-02-2012, 09:06
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Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 1
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Well I`l have to take your word for that but getting back to the original argument,I and many others don`t watch the bbc and would gladly do without it so shouldn`t we have the CHOICE?
It`s well documented that ITV make some of the best British drama on our tv these days,Downton Abey to name just one. Even dear old aunty admits that,albeit quietly.
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Downton Abbey is a good drama, but remember, ITV also make the X-Factor, BGT, The Only Way is Essex and I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here. Their news service is a joke and they have killed off World of Action and they used to make many great dramas! Remember Thames Television?
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07-02-2012, 09:44
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I have said all the time that we should not have to pay a TV licence fee, at the moment we have subs we pay for what we want to watch.
90% of the time l don't watch BBC so why should l pay for a licence, all l watch at the moment is Mrs Browns Boys and Call The Midwife, and thats it. The sports output is poor. Films are poor.
I get more entertainment from Sky (& VM)than BBC.
I always remember many years ago, A family man was taken to court for failing to pay his licence, and he proved to the court he could not get BBC, and he got away with it.
But, it was understood then, that as you had a TV it had to have a licence - it was the TV that needed the licence, and NOT the channel.
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07-02-2012, 10:22
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Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 1
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Originally Posted by richard1960
Without doubt denphone,and of wildlife programmes also, something that costs a lot to make and its hard to see a commercial channel doing.
News progemmes also are where trhe BBC scores heavily ITV started a 24 hour news channel but it did not last long due to the cost,but the BBC can provide such a service .  |
The BBC's news service is bertter than ITV's news service and just as good as the C4 news service!
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I agree that "quality" is a matter of opinion, but I reckon you'd do well to name more than the one program that you have to back up the claim that ITV make some of the best British drama. Either way, what it doesn't do is produce the best in other areas.
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ITV do not make any quality drama bar "Downton Abbey"
All othe programmes made by them are rubbish!
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I can't believe a member actually suggested that the licence fee should increase so that the BBC can take on Sky  |
So that we do pay for Sky Movies and Sports!
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I have said all the time that we should not have to pay a TV licence fee, at the moment we have subs we pay for what we want to watch.
90% of the time l don't watch BBC so why should l pay for a licence, all l watch at the moment is Mrs Browns Boys and Call The Midwife, and thats it. The sports output is poor. Films are poor.
I get more entertainment from Sky (& VM)than BBC.
I always remember many years ago, A family man was taken to court for failing to pay his licence, and he proved to the court he could not get BBC, and he got away with it.
But, it was understood then, that as you had a TV it had to have a licence - it was the TV that needed the licence, and NOT the channel.
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The BBC needs more money to pay for better film and sport coverage!
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07-02-2012, 10:46
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Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 1
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The BBC's news service is bertter than ITV's news service and just as good as the C4 news service!
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ITV do not make any quality drama bar "Downton Abbey"
All othe programmes made by them are rubbish!
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So that we do pay for Sky Movies and Sports!
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The BBC needs more money to pay for better film and sport coverage!
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But they already get a considerable amount of money from the license payer and altough the license fee has been frozen until 2017 there is still plenty of sporting action that the viewers can watch as 2012 looks like being a excellent year of sport on the BBC.
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07-02-2012, 10:53
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Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 1
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But they already get a considerable amount of money from the license payer and altough the license fee has been frozen until 2017 there is still plenty of sporting action that the viewers can watch as 2012 looks like being a excellent year of sport on the BBC.
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But the BBC now has to fund the World Service and S4C, with the same amount of money, the BBC should take control of the licence fee as that is poltical interference!
I am very surprised Sky Sports has not pinched the Oypmpics, they have got all the other sports bar Wimbledon!
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07-02-2012, 11:05
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But the BBC now has to fund the World Service and S4C, with the same amount of money, the BBC should take control of the licence fee as that is poltical interference!
I am very surprised Sky Sports has not pinched the Oypmpics, they have got all the other sports bar Wimbledon!
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l am not sure that The Olympics would ever be allowed to go on PPV TV as it gets such a large global audience that limiting its availability to just that audience would be a very unwise move and more then that would be frowned upon by advertisers and the multinational companies in my own humble opinion.
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07-02-2012, 11:11
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Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 1
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l am not sure that The Olympics would ever be allowed to go on PPV TV as it gets such a large global audience that limiting its availability to just that audience would be a very unwise move and more then that would be frowned upon by advertisers and the multinational companies in my own humble opinion.
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The Olympics are secure, but that is just about the only major sport that is safe from Sky Sports in the UK!
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07-02-2012, 11:51
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Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 1
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The Olympics are secure, but that is just about the only major sport that is safe from Sky Sports in the UK!
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Aren't certain sports protected the Olympics, Six Nations, Wimbledon, football World Cups so they must appear on freeview TV?
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07-02-2012, 11:52
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Even Wimbledon isn't safe... as far as I know it's only the semis and finals which MUST be on Free TV.
The Tories want the little that is left looked at and maybe taken off the so called "Crown Jewels" list.... another sucker to Murdoch i guess.
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07-02-2012, 11:55
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Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 1
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Aren't certain sports protected the Olympics, Six Nations, Wimbledon, football World Cups so they must appear on freeview TV?
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Yes most of them are.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ofcom_C...ignated_Events
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Even Wimbledon isn't safe... as far as I know it's only the semis and finals which MUST be on Free TV.
The Tories want the little that is left looked at and maybe taken off the so called "Crown Jewels" list.... another sucker to Murdoch i guess.
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BBC have a contract till 2017 for Wimbledon.
Wouldn't surprise me if the Tories get the 2009 listed events viewed.
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07-02-2012, 12:17
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Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 1
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remember, ITV also make the X-Factor, BGT, The Only Way is Essex and I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here. Their news service is a joke and they have killed off World of Action and they used to make many great dramas! Remember Thames Television?
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Give your list in my house its a collection of reasons NOT to watch ITV  or was that what you meant?
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But the BBC now has to fund the World Service and S4C, with the same amount of money, the BBC should take control of the licence fee as that is poltical interference!
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S4C have adverts could this be the start of something!
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07-02-2012, 12:23
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Aren't certain sports protected the Olympics, Six Nations, Wimbledon, football World Cups so they must appear on freeview TV?
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That would be the Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed and Designated Events, but I bet that list will be reduced!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ofcom_C...ignated_Events
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Give your list in my house its a collection of reasons NOT to watch ITV or was that what you meant?
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S4C have adverts could this be the start of something! |
I was giving the reasons why ITV is not worth watching most of the time!
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