UPC - ITV2, 3 & 4

ronnie3585

Was just enjoying Batman on ITV2 when the screen went black.

In the menu caption where it usually gives a synopsis of the current programme says the following:

UPC is no longer authorised to transmit this channel as ITV has exclusive rights arrangements with another channel provider for certain content. The top programmes from ITV are available on TV3/3e. UPC plan to launch new channels shortly

Are the ITVs gone?

Is this an April's Fool?

Dr Kildare

i think tv3 must have done something

Minstrel27

ronnie3585 wrote: »

Is this an April's Fool?

There is surely no company on the planet willing to go to these lengths as a joke on their customers.

Dr Kildare

http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/bad-news-for-fans-of-poirot-upc-is-losing-itv2-3-and-4-113698-Apr2011/?utm_source=shortlink

ronnie3585

Dr Kildare wrote: »

http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/bad-news-for-fans-of-poirot-upc-is-losing-itv2-3-and-4-113698-Apr2011/?utm_source=shortlink

:(:(

I'm disgusted. UPC increase the bill and reduce the amount of channels!

jim69

will be ringing in morning,they can shove their crappy lineup up their bollox,losing stations every week while price goes up

athtrasna

Noooooooooooooo - I'm a Hells Kitchen addict and TV3 won't have this season for months and there's only 4 weeks left on ITV2.

I'm sick of UPC cutting/losing channels...we've lost at 6 this year now (these 3, bravo and bravo +1, and channel one), AND we were promised the food channel last year and never got it.

aidan_dunne

Oh come on, this is just getting to be a load of bollocks now! :mad:

Increasing the prices and then loosing more channels from the line-up, UPC is going to be haemorrhaging customers like crazy to Sky, Freeview/Freesat and Saorview if they keep this up. Pretty soon their only business will be coming from the broadband side of things.

I'm f**king raging over this, the British Touring Car Championship is starting this weekend and I was looking forward to a whole day of vegging out on the couch watching it on ITV4 on Sunday. So much for that plan! :mad:

Time for me to start looking at a combination Freeview and Saorview option, perhaps. I'm sure I won't be the only UPC customer thinking the same after this!

dunworth1

this really is a terrible upc better hurry up and get some new decent channels or i think i might be changing my tv provider

Kristopherus

Hey, all you complainers:D. Have a look at the same thread in the Satellite Forum. It explains why UPC lost those channels.

Fresh Pots

Upc may be cheaper but my god are they taking the biscuit. These new channels the plan to launch better be good ones or i'll be gone.

This sky deal is looking more and more tempting.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=71276468

athtrasna

Kristopherus wrote: »

Hey, all you complainers:D. Have a look at the same thread in the Satellite Forum. It explains why UPC lost those channels.

No it doesn't? It speculates that the channels have gone exclusively to Sky, even though they were there before.

Checked the "my messages" button on the awful info channel last night and nothing about the switch off on there so basically UPC gave us NO warning. What happened to customer service?

Fresh Pots

No explanation on the website either.:rolleyes:

Newport81

I rang 1908 and it's on there as soon as they answer. All I want is too be able to record itv2 and BBC 3 am better off with sky?

JDxtra

smyths wrote: »

I rang 1908 and it's on there as soon as they answer. All I want is too be able to record itv2 and BBC 3 am better off with sky?

You are better off with a Freesat system. UPC can't record ITV2 as it's gone. Sky can't record BBC3 or ITV2. If ITV2 is added to the Sky guide you will be able to record it. A Freesat system can record both.

Cantona's Collars

All the ITV channels are free on satellite,UPC is overpriced for what it offers and is now actually more expensive than Sky when you break down the costs of what people actually watch on it.

Irishdudedave

I'm meant to be getting UPC installed on Monday, I will definitely be cancelling that now...

What a joke! No warning despite them knowing that contract was due to expire. :mad:

And this talk of new channels, Ya right, as always I'll believe it when i see it. :rolleyes::mad:

Newport81

JDxtra wrote: »

You are better off with a Freesat system. UPC can't record ITV2 as it's gone. Sky can't record BBC3 or ITV2. If ITV2 is added to the Sky guide you will be able to record it. A Freesat system can record both.

Any chance of it being added too the sky guide how much would a freesat system be? Could u run it alongside Ntl? Or sky? I think Ntl have taken the Mick big time now really don't want anything too do with them

JDxtra

smyths wrote: »

Any chance of it being added too the sky guide how much would a freesat system be? Could u run it alongside Ntl? Or sky? I think Ntl have taken the Mick big time now really don't want anything too do with them

Freesat branded HD recorders are around €200-€300. Remember though, they offer some HD channels, proper two channel recording, and have no monthly subscription, ever. There are cheaper "non-Freesat" branded options available.

You can run Freesat alongside UPC, but it will need its own cabling to a satellite dish.

...will the channels be added to Sky? Nobody knows.

Newport81

Is there any chance of UPC coming to an arrangement with itv do ye think? Just rang a guy bout freesat systems for two rooms was quoted 850!! Couldn't pay all that in one go

Mountjoy Mugger

UPC's announcement.

angel01

That's a big blow. I liked those channels a lot (well esp ITV2) :(

Cantona's Collars

smyths wrote: »

Is there any chance of UPC coming to an arrangement with itv do ye think? Just rang a guy bout freesat systems for two rooms was quoted 850!! Couldn't pay all that in one go

Is the guy installing gold plated boxes? That's a crazy price,check here http://www.isaa.tv/

Minstrel27

smyths wrote: »

Is there any chance of UPC coming to an arrangement with itv do ye think? Just rang a guy bout freesat systems for two rooms was quoted 850!! Couldn't pay all that in one go

Name and shame.

lucernarian

Wow, this is quite a suprise. I can think of a few people who are gonna be p***ed at this news.. And they live in an apartment block so no FTA satellite for them.

mike65

UPC have had 2/3/4 for how long? Less than a year I think and they didn't even read the contract properly?

JDxtra

mike65 wrote: »

UPC have had 2/3/4 for how long? Less than a year I think and they didn't even read the contract properly?

January 2010 they joined.

mike65

Knew it wasn't that long, so they add channels presumably knowing that there was a likely sword of Damocles hanging over them for April 1 2011?

athtrasna

Mountjoy Mugger wrote: »

UPC's announcement.

So that confirms the issue is actually with TV3 and not that the channels are going to Sky.

Thanks TV3, you won't have Hell's Kitchen for months and there was only 4 episodes left on ITV2 :mad:

Dodge

athtrasna wrote: »

I'm sick of UPC cutting/losing channels...we've lost at 6 this year now (these 3, bravo and bravo +1, and channel one), AND we were promised the food channel last year and never got it.

Not to sound like a UPC apologist or anythign but Bravo and Channel 1 are gone from everywhere, not just UPC. Sky bought the Living/Virgin group and got rid of some hannels (like those) and rebranded others (Living becomes Sky Living)

Fan of Hells Kitchen myself. ITV3 and ITV4 were usually decent options for a late night 80s film too

Annoying for me as none of the garbage that caused the dispute (the TV3 junk) interests me at all

coylemj

aidan_dunne wrote: »

I'm f**king raging over this, the British Touring Car Championship is starting this weekend and I was looking forward to a whole day of vegging out on the couch watching it on ITV4 on Sunday. So much for that plan! :mad:

Are you sure that would have been available via the UPC ITV4 feed? Most live sports events broadcast on ITV4 were blocked by UPC and they just showed a blank screen, there was usually a message on the info screen saying that it couldn't be shown in the ROI.

réaltóg

Gutted as ITV2 is one of my favourite channels. Getting seriously fed up with UPC now. Contract is up in a month and I'll be getting the hell away from them! Have Sky at home in my parents house and have a hell of a lot more channels for about the same price. Major grrrrage!

forzacalcio

Im fed up of UPC now, is it possibel to cancel my contract and move to Sky? Surely terms like this make a contract null and void!

ttcomet

@forzacalcio The UPC terms and conditions contain this line "Channel line-up is subject to change." So I am afraid this is not a valid reason to say they broke the contract.

How long are you with them? Once it goes past 12 months you can cancel without any penalty.

mickeyboymel

Boy am I glad I ditched them and spent my money on a Freesat HD PVR in Jan best €300 I ever spent

athtrasna

Dodge wrote: »

Not to sound like a UPC apologist or anythign but Bravo and Channel 1 are gone from everywhere, not just UPC. Sky bought the Living/Virgin group and got rid of some hannels (like those) and rebranded others (Living becomes Sky Living)

Oh I know that. But losing 6 channels from any platform within 3 months is a major downer.

UPC don't carry all the Living Group channels (though they do show the ones that advertise the channels we don't have!) which is annoying too.

Satellite isn't an option for us, but I can't help but be awfully jealous of my sister and her hundreds of channels. UPC channels are decreasing in number and their promised channels from last year haven't appeared so I have zero faith that the promised replacements for the ITV channels will turn up!

hdowney

1st note - crap i must start buying d british tv guide. i had no idea the new series of hells kitchen was on itv2 yet and now i find i have missed most of it

anywho. i am gonna keep my freesat system alongside the upc, so i haven't lost the channels. i know that is no comfort to anyone who has, but you could get a cheap freesat box somewhere like lidl, and connect it to a dvd recorder for recordings. sorted.

altho it is a b!tch that the channels are gone with next to no warning

angel01

Do you have to have a freesat dish in order to get it or is the box enough?

Cantona's Collars

angel01 wrote: »

Do you have to have a freesat dish in order to get it or is the box enough?

You need a dish-the clue is in the name 'FreeSat':)

No such thing as a freesat dish-just a satellite dish-Xtravision are even selling satellite systems now for relatively small money-Avoid LIDL systems,dishes are rubbish.
Check the satellite forum for info on installers and help.

jj build

I just heard that saorview has taken on itv 2/3/4.

angel01

zerks wrote: »

You need a dish-the clue is in the name 'FreeSat':)

No such thing as a freesat dish-just a satellite dish-Xtravision are even selling satellite systems now for relatively small money-Avoid LIDL systems,dishes are rubbish.
Check the satellite forum for info on installers and help.

I just asked a question.. anyway, will stick with UPC.

Cantona's Collars

jj build wrote: »

I just heard that saorview has taken on itv 2/3/4.

Link please-that would be good news.

The fta brigade are now pulling down their pants in anticipation:D

Infoanon

Not a good day for UPC - In Jan 2010 ITV 2,3&4 where launched with much fanfare and talk of a 2 year deal !

Has anyone got confirmation of who this other Irish channel provider with exclusivity is ?

As for other channels - there are not many others of any quality out there and since they don't even carry UPC group owned channels (eg CBS) and MGM HD has being coming soon for 6 months at this stage - I won't expect anything new anytime soon

So price increase and 6 channels down already this year......

JDxtra

jj build wrote: »

I just heard that saorview has taken on itv 2/3/4.

I pity the fool.

athtrasna

Infoanon wrote: »

Has anyone got confirmation of who this other Irish channel provider with exclusivity is ?

It's the channels that are providing the programming rather than a broadcaster. Basically TV3/3e are a region of ITV (largely owned by same parent company) and by showing programmes on both channels it was driving viewer figures down on TV3 meaning they were becoming less attractive to advertisers. By switching off the extra channels it means that people don't have a choice.

Cantona's Collars

angel01 wrote: »

I just asked a question.. anyway, will stick with UPC.

Wasn't being smartassed with my reply-it's just that a lot of people who use cable have little or no knowledge of satellite tv but are now getting into it as UPC continue to raise prices and are now cutting channels.
If the main channels you watch are the likes of ITV,BBC,CH4 etc. then freesat/fta is the way to go,no more bills either.

JDxtra

athtrasna wrote: »

Basically TV3/3e are a region of ITV

That's not true. TV3 have bought the rights to show some ITV shows in Ireland. Other than that, they have no other involvement.

athtrasna

JDxtra wrote: »

That's not true. TV3 have bought the rights to show some ITV shows in Ireland. Other than that, they have no other involvement.

ITV used to have a 45% shareholding in TV3...don't remember them selling it off?

jj build

if your any way handy just buy a freesat kit for around 70e, Read installation manual, if you have any problems just ask for help . You will have your channels back plus a lot more for FREE.

JDxtra

athtrasna wrote: »

ITV used to have a 45% shareholding in TV3...don't remember them selling it off?

It has been owned by a venture capital firm (Doughty Hanson & Co) for some years.

Col200sx

Totally pissed at this news :mad:

ITV4 had the whole British Touring Car Championships and now gone, plus always watched plenty of movies on those channels too.

6 channels in a couple of months, and they also said my broadband would increase, my arse it did, exact same speed as before.

I'm raging :mad: