***ITV FTA*** ICDG EXCLUSIVE! YOU HEARD IT HERE 1st!

kaizersoze

10.20am the Jeremy Kyle Show went FTA on 103 ITV1 London:D

Tony H

all ITV FREE NOW INCLUDING ITV 2

L1011

ITV2 loud and CLEAR

Mossy Monk

bravo to the 2 lads for telling this before everyone else

ITV2 is FTA also

eigrod

WHOPEEEEE !

Thanks for the news guys.

Our man in Havana

ITV 1 London now in the clear!! \o/

Mossy Monk

the value of the FTV card has now plummeted me thinks

L1011

10906 still encrypted, seem to be doing the transponders in numeric order, going up...

radiospan

Best news ever!!!

I checked at about 9.30am before going to college and there was still nothing. My hopes were almost gone.

Great stuff.

Bridan

According to digital spy forum, link below, some itv channels are now free to air and
they are switching off the encryption transponder by transponder. Looks like it is happening...
http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=297203&page=2&pp=25

Mossy Monk

Bridan wrote:

According to digital spy forum, link below, some itv channels are now free to air and
they are switching off the encryption transponder by transponder. Looks like it is happening...
http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=297203&page=2&pp=25

all the posts on this page have been saying it too

parasite

w00t! \o/

Ronan|Raven

GREAT NEWS! sorry for shouting but this is good news for those of us still using chorus for their itv...

Mossy Monk

how many people here will see ITV for the first time without Julian doing the announcing during prime time?

Chong

I am in heaven, show me heaven dododododododo, lol this is a truly joyous occassion. w00t.

Our man in Havana

RIP Chorus 1-11-2005

MaceFace

Does this mean that ITV1 & ITV2 will be joining the EPG on Sky (with sub) soon?
I know ITV4 is on from next week, and ITV3 is already there, but what about being able to use Sky+ facilities with ITV1 or ITV2?

L1011

MaceFace wrote:

Does this mean that ITV1 & ITV2 will be joining the EPG on Sky (with sub) soon?
I know ITV4 is on from next week, and ITV3 is already there, but what about being able to use Sky+ facilities with ITV1 or ITV2?

Really, really doubt it.

philologos

is Channel 4 going to follow suit

Mossy Monk

not until their contract with Sky for encryption is up

at least. few years before that happens

mickd

Happy Days 4 subscription free tv

DMC

Congrats Tony and BigPaddy, at to Kaisersoze for the first post today, ORC's are on the way. (long time posters will remember what they are!)

arcane99

Whats the situation with ITV 4. Is there a code. M&M is still M&M.

L1011

ITV4 is launching seperate, look at the other threads further down the board. Nothing showing on its stream right not, label is "10072"

bishop brennan

Yes well done Tony and BigPaddy!
After all the thousands of posts here we finally haveITV:D

DMC

And ITV4 doesnt start broadcasting every day until 6pm, so if you get a blue screen now, thats why.

I remember the same thing happening to people tuning in BBC Choice/Three at 11am 2.5 years ago!

The Sticky at the top of the Satellite page has now been fully updated with ITV frequencies, in an easy step-by-step guide. (muchos grassyarse Charles Slane )

Aquos76

Well done Tony and Big Paddy. Excellent work. Bet the sales of FTA receivers will go through the roof now

Damomanye

FANTASTIC!!! We've waited for this day for soo long!!:D

jister

I have an old sky box with the subscription cancelled. I have BBC1 and 2 at 101 and 102, BBC3 and 4 are 115 and 116 I think, ITV3 is @119, so where will ITV1&2 be?

DMC

103 and 118. ITV4 from next week will be at 120, but for tonight only, 136 (Men and Motors)

jister

:d

s_gr

Whats the frequencies?

Brian017

Good news. But when I try to tune in ITV 2 on 10.758 22.000 V 5/6 'No signal found' comes up.

youll get them all on lyngsat.com

Good to see.

poor chorus (sarcasm)

Sponge Bob

DMC wrote:

Congrats Tony and BigPaddy, at to Kaisersoze for the first post today, ORC's are on the way. (long time posters will remember what they are!)

Can Tony pimp himself in his sig all this week..as a reward like

Brian017

I'll take it that the Champions League Match on ITV4 won't be encrypted?

ActingThe Magot

Hi all,
Just to confirm that the ITV 1 including UTV, and ITV 2 are in the clear on my Lidl receiver also.

Let me also add my congratulations to the 2 lads and this site for their world exclusive....

now all we need is RTE FTA....

Greenman

s_gr wrote:

Whats the frequencies?

Read the sticky on the top of page!!!

Strasser

Bond-007 wrote:

RIP Chorus 1-11-2005

I don't think this will kill off chorus as long as ITV is only available via other channels. I really think it needs to be on the EPG before a lot of people would leave Chorus.

watty

About 32 ITV channels FTA on PC, inc G41,49,53,54 and ttg41, ttg53
Around 10 ish the William Raod testcard on ITVi was replaced by ITV news and the MM went blank.

Had to go out.

10072 is no video/audio running, probabily be ITV4 later at 7.00pm.

I don't know if the actual channels of MM and 10072 will swap or morelikely just the Sky EPG info for MM 136 will be 1TV4 in evenings and MM during day, with 120 as ITV4 from 7th.

The new CITV no doubt will eventually share with ITV4 like BBC3/CBBC, BBC4/Cbeebies. Which is fine for smoke and mirrors Digiboxes but cunfuses those with FTA digital receivers

Now my PC based Sat receiver with 200G free recording space is much nicer.. I'm glad I didn't rush out and get a Sky+

With at least 20 useful channels as well as the 11 or so distinct BBC/ITV and 70 radio (not counting regional and national variations) the FTA sat route is very attractive.

Can't see folks forking out for big terrestrial masts or "collections" toward so called "Deflectors" once the word gets around.

Anyone got a favorite list of non-BBC/ITV FTA TV channels from 28.2E?

watty

Strasser wrote:

I don't think this will kill off chorus as long as ITV is only available via other channels. I really think it needs to be on the EPG before a lot of people would leave Chorus.

Don't agree,

A 200 or 300 Euro FTA system (200 DIY, 300 installed?) does not use Sky EPG.

You decide your own list of channels, favorites and ordering. The 70 radio usually on a separate button.


You can delete all the Pay channels and other FTA channels you don't want (unlike sky).

Also you can set parental PIN. (Without ringing Sky, but write it down or you need to factory reset the box!).



EPG is unfortunately only now/next, but I'm hoping the new BBC/ITV FTA "platform" will add 2 week EPG compatible with non-Sky boxes. I get at least one week EPG on German / Swiss channels on PC and on FTA sat box now. So it is possible, which makes PC PVR without a script to link from Gypsy Media's Digiguide very simple.

Also means the lookup of programs for whole night on FTA box without PC possible. My now/next, daily, weekly view EPG on the PALCOM DSL4 FTA box is MUCH nicer and easier to navigate than Sky's but only now&next for ITV & BBC at the moment.

djpaul

At Last!!! ITV in the CLEAR. Well done to all. I've heard that ITV 4 will
be Viewable thru Other Channels after tonight (M+M). label "10072" and EPG
launch Ch120 November 7th.


Had a bottle of champane in the fridge for a year, today is a good day to
OPEN. Hold out your glasses lads!!!:)

Eurorunner

now all we need is RTE FTA....

Thats a much bigger proposition! But it is very annoying. Imagine the difference in aesthetics alone if all those damn terrestrial aerials could come down.

Nothing short of a mass retention of TV license fees would convince them to make the switch anytime soon.

Are they locked into a contract or can they opt out of the sky deal at any time?

bk

Strasser wrote:

I don't think this will kill off chorus as long as ITV is only available via other channels. I really think it needs to be on the EPG before a lot of people would leave Chorus.

Supposedly BBC and ITV have created a consortium called Freesat, which is a bit like the Freeview consortium, to build a platform for FTA Digital satellite, that should include an EPG, PVR's etc. and will probably be promoted heavily by them as a competitior to Sky

Now we only have to wait for C4 and RTE to go FTA and all would be right with the world.

Eurorunner wrote:

Nothing short of a mass retention of TV license fees would convince them to make the switch anytime soon.

A recent document on digital broadcasting from RTE actually mentions the possiblity of RTE going FTA. With the Beeb and ITV going FTA there will be a lot of pressure on RTE to follow suit, it really isn't that far fetched.

Also even if RTE goes FTA, it is likely it would retain it's channel number and EPG on Sky, as Sky would be in big trouble with its customers if it dropped it and it would only drive more customers towards FTA.

Tony

Thanks for all the kind words guys but it was really Big Paddy that broke this, I just phoned around to confirm it.

To Sky user and all those others who made ill informed statements like "no way its going to happen etc" and did'nt back it up with a single informed comment

THANKS FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION Next time check your facts

netwhizkid

Hi Fellas,
Should I crack open the champagne! we all remember the dreaded “08” message we got a few yrs ago, I for one did not think I’d see this again without a FTV card, for those with a FTV card I’d advise hold onto it as Channel 4 are contracted to Sky’s encryption until 2008 anyway. British Private TV can go FTA how long will it be before some one is giving the RTE FTA codes? Still at least we will now have a little more choice, even if it is via the “other channels” option. These are the codes for to watch the ITV channels FTA.

For Sky Digibox users, press the “Services” button on your Sky remote, then use the arrow keys to go down to “System Setup” Alternatively press 4, Then select Add Channels which is no. 4 again. Then enter the frequencies I have give below, depending on what stations you want. Then highlight said station and press the yellow button, this should put a √ Tick alongside the station then press select and view via the “other channels” function, which is no. 6 in the “Services” menu.

Happy Viewing!

10714 H 22.0 5/6

ITV1 Anglia South
ITV1 Anglia West, Plus a few more

10758 V 22.0 5/6

ITV London
ITV 2
10072 Prelude to ITV 4, (ITV 4 test)
Granada
ITV1 Anglia East
ITV1 Central E

10832 H 22.0 5/6

Central South
Central East
HTV Wales
HTV West
ITV W Country
ITV Border
G49 ? I’m not sure what’s on this but there is something.

10758 V 22.0 5/6

ITV London
ITV 2
10072 Prelude to ITV 4, (ITV 4 test)
ITV1 Anglia East
Central west

10906 V 22.0 5/6

ITV Channel Islands
Grampian TV
Scottish TV West
Scottish TV East
UTV
ITV3
G54 ?I’m not sure what’s on this but there is something.

Freddie59

Leonard wrote:

Well done Tony and Big Paddy. Excellent work. Bet the sales of FTA receivers will go through the roof now

Like they did when BBC went FTA?

eigrod

Strasser wrote:

I really think it needs to be on the EPG before a lot of people would leave Chorus.

I'm not so sure about that. If the satellite retailers were to agressively market this then I think it would attract even more people away from Chorus [ remember they've already taken a large chunk of Chorus business already, now they need to educate the rest ]. I believe that there are many, many people out there who have no idea that they can receive RTE, all the BBC channels & now all the ITV channels with no monthly fee, just a once off aerial/dish & box fee.

Will be listening to radio attentively to see if Chorus still run their "including UTV & Channel4" sub-line.

Obviously NTL providing Setanta with their package still provides a limited attractiveness to them.

Sparky

wow ive never been so happy to see loose women on utv on my sky+ without the FTV card

Freddie59

Bond-007 wrote:

RIP Chorus 1-11-2005

I sincerely hope not. I hope it gives them the kick in the ass they need to get their act together. Laugh at an Irish company going under in favour of a British one......never!:eek:

eigrod

Freddie59 wrote:

I sincerely hope not. I hope it gives them the kick in the ass they need to get their act together. Laugh at an Irish company going under in favour of a British one......never!:eek:

I find it difficult to have any sympathy for Chorus, although I acknowledge there would be ordinary staff member's jobs at stake for the errors of their owners/managers.

I had so many bad customer service experiences with Chorus [ including loss of service on 2 consecutive Christmas Days ] that any suffering they endure would not bother me at all.