Elmo wrote: » ITV3 has gone. I am glad ITV is gone from the EPG on UPC. UTV is the only ITV available on UPC. Hopefully they will get rid of that soon as well.
AnimalRights wrote: » I would have thrown in the channel number!!!!
icdg wrote: » ITV3 was on NTL originally, a result of the carraige deal inherited by ITV3 from Granada Plus. ITV moved to terminate the deal not long after and ITV3 was pulled. Men and Motors left NTL not long after so I presume there was a dispute between NTL and ITV (this at the time when ITV also withdrew premission from the Irish Times to print HTV listings - make of that what you will).
Oddly ITV3 was on Sky for a while too. And ITV4. I am surprised that UPC haven't added all the ITV channels yet.
bk wrote: » I believe the ITV channels were pulled from UPC and Sky Ireland * due to content licensing disputes between TV3 and ITV. * The ITV channels aren't officially on the Sky Ireland EPG and they can't be recorded by Sky+, but they are unofficially available through other channels due to them being FTA.
Elmo wrote: » I think it is more do to with TV3s relationship with ITV more than a dispute. TV3 buy rights for ITV programming which earns them advertising revenue, ITV do well out of this since they don't have to have opt out ads on ITV for possible a smaller audience that what is archived on TV3 thus depleting TV3 ad revenue. And also ITV shareholding in TV3 from 2001 to 2006. Basically ITV and TV3 agree that ITV should as much as possible stay away from TV3s turf. What is interesting is that at the end of the coronation street and emmerdale, the credits have u.tv, stv.tv and itv.com, surely TV3 could replace them with tv3.ie!!!!
deanh wrote: » Yes that is correct. TV3 have had first refusal on all ITV programmes ever since they were part-owned by Granada. This meant that other ITV channels were removed from NTL. They have tried to make 3e a version of ITV2 in recent months.
Elmo wrote: » While ultimately failing during the past year to do it. 3e will now start showing the xtra shows from x-factor, BGT, IACGMOH etc. I wonder if they will do it.
deanh wrote: » I think they have. The extra shows from xfactor and BGT were shown on TV3 while the Im a celebrity companion show (with Mark Durden-Smith) was shown on Channel 6 last year before the rebrand to 3e.
celticbest wrote: » Heard over the weekend that UPC will be adding all the ITV's to there line up in the new year, does anybody know if there is any truth in this??
Infoanon wrote: » Lots of rumours and there was apparently some testing of ITV 2 - 4, it appears that the previous legal considerations of carrying the channels no longer applies, have to wait and see unless UPC make (or allow) a pre announcement
channelsurfer wrote: » not sure whether it related to tv3 suing itv for broadcasting free to air on sky. they said they would bring them to the london high court but dont know if they ever did??? and if they do it will add a big plus to their dvr being able to record bbc 3 4 news and itv/utv 2-4..
surf board wrote: » looks like we're all getting Itv 2, 3 & 4 as per text msg from UPC today.
channelsurfer wrote: » thats interesting... wonder will sky respond in kind and put them on their epg? I doubt it.
campo wrote: » I dont think they can but might be proved wrong any other channels coming on line I heard rumours of f/x
Ranicand wrote: » I just rang UPC and asked them and there are no rumors anymore the extra ITV channels are being added after Christmas this is 100% true.:) I was also told they was a good few other channels being added also among them a food channel. As regards the other channels the girl did not know the lineup. Maybe somebody from UPC could spill the beans on the rest for all of us here?
celticbest wrote: » I've also just heard another rumour that you can self install a HD Box at a cost of €60 instead of the €110 that it would cost for somebody from UPC to install it???... & from the 4th of Jan the monthly rental on a HD Box will go down to €5 a month..... the same as the standard recorder box at the moment.:D Also heard there will be a special deal on ESPN - About €3 a month..... is this one a bit far fetched???
dunworth1 wrote: » that's great news. though i wish they could add them before Christmas
