SU
Good point. Especially as they have to compete with the Hearts game on Wednesday. Of course, they could have bid for it themselves...
What STV spending money?
Also I’m still waiting for my reply form the STV duty office about what ITV1 said that STV can do what it likes
Nice to see that the self-styled "Scottish Football Channel" sees fit to broadcast a game between two "foreign" teams(no disrespect to Liverpool, but we do have a separate football set-up here) instead of offering Scottish viewers a genuine choice - the BBC are showing the Hearts game in Scotland only, and why SMG could'nt have e.g. shown a film beats me.
Incidentally, SMG will still have to pay to broadcast the Liverpool game. They could easily show highlights of the game for say an hour after midnight at reduced cost - with the additional bonus of keeping the Mint off our screens for a while.
623058 posted:
Superlez posted:
623058 posted:
Why can’t STV show something else?
Good point. Especially as they have to compete with the Hearts game on Wednesday. Of course, they could have bid for it themselves...
What STV spending money?
Also I’m still waiting for my reply form the STV duty office about what ITV1 said that STV can do what it likes
Nice to see that the self-styled "Scottish Football Channel" sees fit to broadcast a game between two "foreign" teams(no disrespect to Liverpool, but we do have a separate football set-up here) instead of offering Scottish viewers a genuine choice - the BBC are showing the Hearts game in Scotland only, and why SMG could'nt have e.g. shown a film beats me.
Incidentally, SMG will still have to pay to broadcast the Liverpool game. They could easily show highlights of the game for say an hour after midnight at reduced cost - with the additional bonus of keeping the Mint off our screens for a while.
JJ
Juicy Joe
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It is unbelievably ridiculous that ITV are delaying tonight's ITV News at 10.30 by 15 minutes to show the 1st edition of Love Island as the football overan by 15 minutes. Why show an ailing show like Love Island in favour of the news? ITV should hang their heads in shame tonight! 
JE
I agree, they could have easily delayed Love Island until 11pm
Jez
Founding member
Juicy Joe posted:
It is unbelievably ridiculous that ITV are delaying tonight's ITV News at 10.30 by 15 minutes to show the 1st edition of Love Island as the football overan by 15 minutes. Why show an ailing show like Love Island in favour of the news? ITV should hang their heads in shame tonight!
I agree, they could have easily delayed Love Island until 11pm
SE
I agree, they could have easily delayed Love Island until 11pm
And have the news start early ? Then have complaints that people missed the start.
It's what happens when sporting events run on, the schedule is pushed back. No need for another bitter and twisted anti ITV / Love Island rant.
Square Eyes
Founding member
Jez posted:
Juicy Joe posted:
It is unbelievably ridiculous that ITV are delaying tonight's ITV News at 10.30 by 15 minutes to show the 1st edition of Love Island as the football overan by 15 minutes. Why show an ailing show like Love Island in favour of the news? ITV should hang their heads in shame tonight!
I agree, they could have easily delayed Love Island until 11pm
And have the news start early ? Then have complaints that people missed the start.
It's what happens when sporting events run on, the schedule is pushed back. No need for another bitter and twisted anti ITV / Love Island rant.
JE
I agree, they could have easily delayed Love Island until 11pm
And have the news start early ? Then have complaints that people missed the start.
It's what happens when sporting events run on, the schedule is pushed back. No need for another bitter and twisted anti ITV / Love Island rant.
Im sure this was discussed before - ITV should have filler programmes on standby to fit any slot in the event of live sport. That way the news could have been shown at the normal time.
It wouldnt have killed them to have dropped Love Island for 1 night
Jez
Founding member
Square Eyes posted:
Jez posted:
Juicy Joe posted:
It is unbelievably ridiculous that ITV are delaying tonight's ITV News at 10.30 by 15 minutes to show the 1st edition of Love Island as the football overan by 15 minutes. Why show an ailing show like Love Island in favour of the news? ITV should hang their heads in shame tonight!
I agree, they could have easily delayed Love Island until 11pm
And have the news start early ? Then have complaints that people missed the start.
It's what happens when sporting events run on, the schedule is pushed back. No need for another bitter and twisted anti ITV / Love Island rant.
Im sure this was discussed before - ITV should have filler programmes on standby to fit any slot in the event of live sport. That way the news could have been shown at the normal time.
It wouldnt have killed them to have dropped Love Island for 1 night
:-(
A former member
how do there drop a live programme?
AN
I agree, they could have easily delayed Love Island until 11pm
And have the news start early ? Then have complaints that people missed the start.
It's what happens when sporting events run on, the schedule is pushed back. No need for another bitter and twisted anti ITV / Love Island rant.
Im sure this was discussed before - ITV should have filler programmes on standby to fit any slot in the event of live sport. That way the news could have been shown at the normal time.
It wouldnt have killed them to have dropped Love Island for 1 night
That only applies if it's a football match that may go to extra time
The delay tonight was due to traffic congestion, what were the chances of that happening?
Dropping a scheduled programme, however poor, in favour of a new one not in any schedule wouldn't exactly be popular
Andrew
Founding member
Jez posted:
Square Eyes posted:
Jez posted:
Juicy Joe posted:
It is unbelievably ridiculous that ITV are delaying tonight's ITV News at 10.30 by 15 minutes to show the 1st edition of Love Island as the football overan by 15 minutes. Why show an ailing show like Love Island in favour of the news? ITV should hang their heads in shame tonight!
I agree, they could have easily delayed Love Island until 11pm
And have the news start early ? Then have complaints that people missed the start.
It's what happens when sporting events run on, the schedule is pushed back. No need for another bitter and twisted anti ITV / Love Island rant.
Im sure this was discussed before - ITV should have filler programmes on standby to fit any slot in the event of live sport. That way the news could have been shown at the normal time.
It wouldnt have killed them to have dropped Love Island for 1 night
That only applies if it's a football match that may go to extra time
The delay tonight was due to traffic congestion, what were the chances of that happening?
Dropping a scheduled programme, however poor, in favour of a new one not in any schedule wouldn't exactly be popular
TV
Any other programme WOULD probably have been dropped, with a filler like Creature Comforts at 10:15.
Juicy Joe posted:
It is unbelievably ridiculous that ITV are delaying tonight's ITV News at 10.30 by 15 minutes to show the 1st edition of Love Island as the football overan by 15 minutes. Why show an ailing show like Love Island in favour of the news? ITV should hang their heads in shame tonight!
Any other programme WOULD probably have been dropped, with a filler like Creature Comforts at 10:15.
JE
I agree, they could have easily delayed Love Island until 11pm
And have the news start early ? Then have complaints that people missed the start.
It's what happens when sporting events run on, the schedule is pushed back. No need for another bitter and twisted anti ITV / Love Island rant.
Im sure this was discussed before - ITV should have filler programmes on standby to fit any slot in the event of live sport. That way the news could have been shown at the normal time.
It wouldnt have killed them to have dropped Love Island for 1 night
That only applies if it's a football match that may go to extra time
The delay tonight was due to traffic congestion, what were the chances of that happening?
Dropping a scheduled programme, however poor, in favour of a new one not in any schedule wouldn't exactly be popular
Live sport can always overrun. ITV should have put something in place to make sure the news was shown on time. I doubt many people would care about Love Island tbh
Jez
Founding member
Andrew posted:
Jez posted:
Square Eyes posted:
Jez posted:
Juicy Joe posted:
It is unbelievably ridiculous that ITV are delaying tonight's ITV News at 10.30 by 15 minutes to show the 1st edition of Love Island as the football overan by 15 minutes. Why show an ailing show like Love Island in favour of the news? ITV should hang their heads in shame tonight!
I agree, they could have easily delayed Love Island until 11pm
And have the news start early ? Then have complaints that people missed the start.
It's what happens when sporting events run on, the schedule is pushed back. No need for another bitter and twisted anti ITV / Love Island rant.
Im sure this was discussed before - ITV should have filler programmes on standby to fit any slot in the event of live sport. That way the news could have been shown at the normal time.
It wouldnt have killed them to have dropped Love Island for 1 night
That only applies if it's a football match that may go to extra time
The delay tonight was due to traffic congestion, what were the chances of that happening?
Dropping a scheduled programme, however poor, in favour of a new one not in any schedule wouldn't exactly be popular
Live sport can always overrun. ITV should have put something in place to make sure the news was shown on time. I doubt many people would care about Love Island tbh