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I suppose you all know that ITV has stopped broadcasting pay channels because they were to poor to pay the football league.
The worst thing was the first I heard about it was 9 hours before they went off air. No warning from ITV Digital before hand. They said the media was exaggereating and really a buyer was practically guaranteed. Was it? No. They were even trying to get new subscribers right up until the end.
It's completely messed up my TV viewing as I can no longer watch Sky One, Eurosport and all the other channels. I've calmed down a bit since I heard the news but I'm still angry.
Who else has been affected by this?
The worst thing was the first I heard about it was 9 hours before they went off air. No warning from ITV Digital before hand. They said the media was exaggereating and really a buyer was practically guaranteed. Was it? No. They were even trying to get new subscribers right up until the end.
It's completely messed up my TV viewing as I can no longer watch Sky One, Eurosport and all the other channels. I've calmed down a bit since I heard the news but I'm still angry.
Who else has been affected by this?
I'm so glad I use Sky Digital..the only problem I have is that it occasionally screws up and changes channel to 998 and sometimes Sky Sports News (?) for no apparent reason. Does anyone else get this problem? I've had Sky Digital since it was first introduced and have the very first digibox, maybe there's a fault wih it?
I bought an ITV digibox back in October for 120 notes, for a year's subscription, plus a choice of other decentish channels. So I lost about £50, plus no ITV sport coverage. Damn them. I was told people who paid with a credit card could claim the remaining months back, but the rest of us have two choices: slim and none. And slim has left the building. Plus, that package really suited me because if I wanted movies, they're a lot more, same with sports but you can watch them in a pub, so I had all the channels I could wish for without spending tons. Damn you, ITV digital!
That ITV digibox is really going to get some hammerin; going to take out its good chip and use it for evil.
That ITV digibox is really going to get some hammerin; going to take out its good chip and use it for evil.
Yeah this is a complete bummer, however didn't really bother me I had a fixed card so I guess I got my monies worth! And you can still get E4 and film 4 so it's not so bad!
Was a bit worried by CDouch's comments that we'll all have to go with Sky, I'm not allowed any dishes on my building!!!!
Was a bit worried by CDouch's comments that we'll all have to go with Sky, I'm not allowed any dishes on my building!!!!
Yikes! I'm glad I have telewest, not that they are any much better. This is the problem with digital TV, unlike normal telly, the service providers have no certainty over whether or not they will survive.
They also have a tendancy to take some channels away, like telewest did with me. They took off MTV2 and replaced it with MTVhits. This is because to get MTV2 you had to pay an extra £10 a month for the supreme package. Digital tv providers can do thing like this sinse they are in control of what we watch with this new digital service. Needless to say, it peed me off quite a bit.
They also have a tendancy to take some channels away, like telewest did with me. They took off MTV2 and replaced it with MTVhits. This is because to get MTV2 you had to pay an extra £10 a month for the supreme package. Digital tv providers can do thing like this sinse they are in control of what we watch with this new digital service. Needless to say, it peed me off quite a bit.
Just feel sorry for all them mans who paid for a full 12 months subscription before hand...
(laughing inside really)
sorry...
(laughing inside really)
sorry...
Thats what ITV get for trying to control TV. You cant beat Sky and thats coming from me, a NTL viwer. Soon NTL will die off and we will all have to go with Sky or terestrial.
I suppose you all know that ITV has stopped broadcasting pay channels because they were to poor to pay the football league.
The worst thing was the first I heard about it was 9 hours before they went off air. No warning from ITV Digital before hand. They said the media was exaggereating and really a buyer was practically guaranteed. Was it? No. They were even trying to get new subscribers right up until the end.
It's completely messed up my TV viewing as I can no longer watch Sky One, Eurosport and all the other channels. I've calmed down a bit since I heard the news but I'm still angry.
Who else has been affected by this?
The worst thing was the first I heard about it was 9 hours before they went off air. No warning from ITV Digital before hand. They said the media was exaggereating and really a buyer was practically guaranteed. Was it? No. They were even trying to get new subscribers right up until the end.
It's completely messed up my TV viewing as I can no longer watch Sky One, Eurosport and all the other channels. I've calmed down a bit since I heard the news but I'm still angry.
Who else has been affected by this?