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A former member
Alexia posted:
onetrickpony posted:
Would it be possible to now turn the channel into a local type channel. I know on Freeview you get local news ect on BBC One and ITV 1, so is it possible to have another channel on Freeview (ITV Play) and make it regional, regional variations.

Call it ITV Local. Each region can have live news during the day, local programmes which have featured on ITV 1. This service could be useful for more regional programming and rolling local news?


The stupidest idea ever. Everyone knows ITV doesn't have a) the budget b) the motivation to produce anything more than their current three nanoseconds of regional programming a week.

Personally, I think ITV 4 should go 24 hours, and ITV Movies goes 6pm-6am


Ok ok, it was just an idea, never mind Razz
ST
Stuart
onetrickpony posted:
Ok ok, it was just an idea, never mind Razz

Nice thought Shaun, but that's what their broadband service provides, no point duplicating it on DTT.
RJ
RJH Glover
FromtheNorth posted:
ITV2+1 TO REPLACE ITV PLAY CHANNEL


Like what has been said before I don't see the point of ITV2+1 on Freeview, I hope this is a temporary measure.
TW
Turnbull and Williams
The demise of ITV Play represents a welcome end to something ITV should never have started doing in the first place. This call TV programming does have its place, but I don't think that place should really be on the UK's main commercial broadcaster.

HOWEVER, there was one good thing about ITV Play in my opinion, and that's Greg Scott, who made Quizmania entirely watchable when he was on - and I certainly never phoned in, it was the comedy that got me. Fortunately, Greg's websiteimplies that he might not be out of work for too long, which is excellent news!
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A former member
StuartPlymouth posted:
onetrickpony posted:
Ok ok, it was just an idea, never mind Razz

Nice thought Shaun, but that's what their broadband service provides, no point duplicating it on DTT.


Yeah thats true. Probably wrong place to ask, but do you think i could go back to using my real name as everyone knows who i am?
JR
jrothwell97
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Ronnie Rowlands
I don't know why ITV should bother replacing ITV play. They have too many channels as it is. Less money on pointless channels and more money on good programmes, something that ITV desperately needs at the moment. The odd good one here and there, isn't enough Mad
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travisp
Interesting what Greg's next adventure will be. Given he has had a terrible winter, with Quizmania ending and ibuy closing. I hope he has a better nine months this year.

I'm wishing for a Catchphrase revival with him hosting, but I can't see it.
RJ
RJH Glover
A Dedication To ITV Play Wink.
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Nick Harvey Founding member
Somebody's giving out some wrong information here.

They can't be adding ITV2+1 to Astra as it's already there on channel 211.

It's ITV4+1 that's missing off Astra.
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TVArchive Founding member
Nick Harvey posted:
Somebody's giving out some wrong information here. They can't be adding ITV2+1 to Astra as it's already there on channel 211.


Who suggested that? I didn't read that earlier.
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Michael
Nick Harvey posted:
Somebody's giving out some wrong information here.

They can't be adding ITV2+1 to Astra as it's already there on channel 211.

It's ITV4+1 that's missing off Astra.


They're adding it to Freeview, ********.

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