sky ireland marketing leaflet itv1 hd advertised

channelsurfer2

got a leaflet in the door yesterday offering me free sky hd for 2 months but the interesting thing is that the leaflet clearly shows ITV1 HD as been available and dosent mention that its not on the epg.
is this purely a clever marketing trick by sky or is it actually available on the irish epg now? it shows the logo for itv1hd, along with bbc1 hd sky sports hd and the other hd channels but leaves out itv2, 3 and 4 hd.

Omar C

channelsurfer2 wrote: »

got a leaflet in the door yesterday offering me free sky hd for 2 months but the interesting thing is that the leaflet clearly shows ITV1 HD as been available and dosent mention that its not on the epg.
is this purely a clever marketing trick by sky or is it actually available on the irish epg now? it shows the logo for itv1hd, along with bbc1 hd sky sports hd and the other hd channels but leaves out itv2, 3 and 4 hd.

Hey channelsurfer2,

It would be brillant if you took a photo of it & posted it on the boards.ie, some interesting news id like to see it.. ! :):):):):) !

channelsurfer2

photocopy attached not great as its black background but clearly shows itv1hd fourth channel from the top left.

Omar C

channelsurfer2 wrote: »

photocopy attached not great as its black background but clearly shows itv1hd fourth channel from the top left.

Cheers mate

Can see anything why not take a picture on your phone or webcam & put it up, it will come out clear..

Mountjoy Mugger

It says ITV1HD. I'm curious about the illegible "small print"

channelsurfer2

Mountjoy Mugger wrote: »

It says ITV1HD. I'm curious about the illegible "small print"

subjet to status. upfront payment may be required. Sky+ HD offier: Existing customers upgrading to the HD pack. miniumum hd pack subscription 12 months. HD pack will be free for the first 2 months then 15 per month for a min of 10 months.Some HD channels available without subscription. Manual tuning of your box may be required. Prices for direct debit payment. Irish residental customers only. this offer isnt available with any other offer. further terms apply .correct as of 4th april 2012.

the part in bold I think covers them advertising ITV1HD??? didnt actually see that small print part until now.

watty

Over 90% of what PayTV customers watch is available without subscription. They won't tell you that.
Nor that watching such UK channels is easier on a "Freesat HD" box. You own the Sky Box, but a years subscription would easily buy a box, so it's hardly "free".

greendom

Show me a box that does the job of a Sky HD one with an equally good EPG and user interaction and I'll ditch sky tomorrow!

campo

watty wrote: »

Over 90% of what PayTV customers watch is available without subscription. They won't tell you that.
Nor that watching such UK channels is easier on a "Freesat HD" box. You own the Sky Box, but a years subscription would easily buy a box, so it's hardly "free".

If the day comes where a company sets up a FTA service where you can also order sports on a month to month basis I would ditch sky until then im afraid I am stuck with them

FTA imho is only good for people who just want the basic TV service like BBC, ITV, RTE etc but for sports fans and fans of programmes like game of thrones etc will stick with Sky

Twin-go

ITV1HD can be tuned in via the "Other Channels". I watched Madrid v Munich o it last night.

channelsurfer2

Twin-go wrote: »

ITV1HD can be tuned in via the "Other Channels". I watched Madrid v Munich o it last night.

i knew that alright but the question i was asking was it now on the EPG as they are advertising it as part the attached promo leaflet whereas before this they did not. I guess its just sky playing with words with their use of the itv1hd logo and leaving to the small print the fact that its not actually on the irish epg and you need to manual tune it in.

Puggy

I recently signed up to Sky for F1 coverage. I had looked on-line and checked reviews, leaflets etc. They all clearly state what channels do not require a subscription. They also clearly state that UTV/ITV are not provided by Sky and are not on the EGP, at least for Irish customers with an address in ROI.

Kristopherus

campo wrote: »

If the day comes where a company sets up a FTA service where you can also order sports on a month to month basis I would ditch sky until then im afraid I am stuck with them

FTA imho is only good for people who just want the basic TV service like BBC, ITV, RTE etc but for sports fans and fans of programmes like game of thrones etc will stick with Sky

Have a gander at the Soccer forum and see how you can save.

ftakeith

campo wrote: »

If the day comes where a company sets up a FTA service where you can also order sports on a month to month basis I would ditch sky until then im afraid I am stuck with them

FTA imho is only good for people who just want the basic TV service like BBC, ITV, RTE etc but for sports fans and fans of programmes like game of thrones etc will stick with Sky

there is a service from sky called the sky go monthly ticket and Sky's Now tv in the future

watty

campo wrote: »

If the day comes where a company sets up a FTA service where you can also order sports on a month to month basis I would ditch sky until then im afraid I am stuck with them

FTA imho is only good for people who just want the basic TV service like BBC, ITV, RTE etc but for sports fans and fans of programmes like game of thrones etc will stick with Sky

The Clue is in the name. FTA = Free To Air. If Pay TV didn't exist then Premireship would not be destroyed by obscene amounts of money. Pay TV channels on a FTA service is an oxymoron.

Sky massively overcharges and adds insult to injury by offering no "a la Carte" ordering and having adverts for a TV channel you are already paying over the odds for.

If a "FTA" service offered Pay TV it wouldn't be a FTA service.

If Pay TV didn't exist the FTA channels would have the content. With PayTV you are paying x2 to x6 times a TV licence for less than 10% of your viewing, and if you don't want Sky Sports then it's 8% of viewing!

Dr. Nick

ITV being made available on Sky EPG (although some of us have it already thanks to a post not a million miles away from here) would make sense as it ties in nicely with them pushing for new customers as the switch to digital gets nearer.
People switching from analogue are used to having UTV/ITV so would be surely disappointed to discover Sky can't give them what they would see as the 'basic' channels.

I'd still hold my breath though....

Gonzo

Sky are getting desperate with them advertising ITV1 in Ireland even tho it aint on the EPG, also I just got a 6 month half price offer from them in the post, these things used to be 3 months, now they are 6.


Sky will only become good value here in Ireland if they add all the bbc, itv, channel 4 and channel 5 stations both in sd and hd to our box's and reduce our subscription in line with UK pricing, but unfortunately this is never going to happen.