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digiperson
See here - http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds20478.html

digiperson
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Matt Founding member
The way it's worded on Digital Spy, it looks like Men & Motors will be launched on Freeview alongside ITV4, whenever they get around to it, now that the "execs have cooled on the idea of morphing M&M into ITV4".

Is there enough bandwidth on Freeview for ITV4 as well, or will ITV4 not be on Freeview, or will the execs have to warm up to the idea again!?
FA
fanoftv
Matt posted:
The way it's worded on Digital Spy, it looks like Men & Motors will be launched on Freeview alongside ITV4, whenever they get around to it, now that the "execs have cooled on the idea of morphing M&M into ITV4".

Is there enough bandwidth on Freeview for ITV4 as well, or will ITV4 not be on Freeview, or will the execs have to warm up to the idea again!?


I presume that ITV will use their new space to put Men & Motors onto freeview to get more viewers, equalling more advertisers.
I then expect that they will replace Men & Motors on freeview at least with ITV4.

It's interesting that it's going to be a totally different channel though.
SP
Spencer
So ITV4 is going to be a female-orientated channel...

...then it's going to be a 24 hour gaming channel...

...then it's going to be a male-orientated channel...

...now it's going to be... er... something... er... telly... it'll have programmes on it or something...

Nice to see ITV have a clear vision of what they're doing.
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Matrix
Couldn't have put it better my-self. So what the hell is ITV4 now going to be?
Im still rooting for a film channel, TCM, etc.... Laughing
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Lifes a bitch then you die.
FR
Freeview
what they might do is show it haf and half - ITV4 during the day, and into the early hours of the morning and then show Men and Motors from early morning and then revert back to ITV4... but going back to everyone's question about ITV4... What will it be and what will they show?
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Chris E Founding member
A test carrying another version of Men and Motors has appeared on Sky:

10.892 H (SR:22000, FEC:5/6) "10165"

This test was previously showing ITV1.
LO
Londoner
A 'coming soon' MHEG for Men & Motors is now on channel 38 on DTT.
HA
happy-clappy-jappy-chappy
Wasn't E4 supposed to come to Freeview?
BR
Brekkie
Londoner posted:
A 'coming soon' MHEG for Men & Motors is now on channel 38 on DTT.


I know it's only a placeholder but if someone posted that in the Mocks forum the thread would be closed!
LO
Londoner
Brekkie Boy posted:
Londoner posted:
A 'coming soon' MHEG for Men & Motors is now on channel 38 on DTT.


I know it's only a placeholder but if someone posted that in the Mocks forum the thread would be closed!

I haven't seen it myself yet (my capture device at work doesn't support MHEG) - can anyone post a cap?
MA
Matrix
Londoner posted:
Brekkie Boy posted:
Londoner posted:
A 'coming soon' MHEG for Men & Motors is now on channel 38 on DTT.


I know it's only a placeholder but if someone posted that in the Mocks forum the thread would be closed!

I haven't seen it myself yet (my capture device at work doesn't support MHEG) - can anyone post a cap?


Without meaning to ruin the excitment the placeholder simple has the words "Coming Soon" In Areil and Red with a black background.....
Or well at least its here...

happy-clappy-jappy-chappy posted:
Wasn't E4 supposed to come to Freeview?


Keep your eyes peeled in the Autumn, Its wildly expected that when More4 launch E4 won't be long behind.

Joel.
Bloody Bisto.

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