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CH4 & ITV in IRELAND

  • 02-10-2004 1:58pm
    #1
    David08
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭


    Help!

    I am sick and tired of getting different answers from Sky in relation to
    receiving UTV and Channel 4 in Ireland.

    A friend of mine was telephoned yesterday by Sky offering him their package
    as a new customer. He specifically asked if it would receive UTV and
    Channel 4 and was told emphatically 'yes'.

    This prompted me to telephone Sky myself (again) this morning to ask the
    same question.

    The first operator told me that UTV was not available but that Channel 4 was but was unable to give me the channel number when asked!!

    The second operator told me that I could add both of these channels through
    the Add Channel feature but was unable to give me the relevant figures.

    Some time ago I had heard that the reason for not getting UTV was that TV3
    had blocked same (as they did not want to lose Coronation Street
    customers!!)

    Can anyone advise the up-to-date situation regarding the above?

    Many thanks.

    David


Comments

  • #2
    sharkboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 58 ✭✭sharkboy


    Its a rights issue it has been going on for a number of years and it does not look like it will end any time soon.


  • #3
    Zombienosh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,911 ✭✭✭Zombienosh


    what confuses me though
    is that E4 is on it
    why not channel 4 ?

    :confused:


  • #4
    DMC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,726 ✭✭✭✭DMC


    And E4 has Irish ads too..

    Yes, always a curious one that. But it can be answered in that E4 is a subscription channel and extra revenue can be gained by Channel 4 from Sky as its part of the family pack and if people watch E4 in suffient numbers.

    Channel 4, as an FTV channel, would not.


  • #5
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,130 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    Yes, but again, C4 would most likely be a subscription channel in ROI, just like BBC was before it went FTA. I would have thought C4 have less to worry about than ITV but maybe they're just not interested, or maybe they're guaging the success of E4 advertising in ROI first?


  • #6
    tipperaryboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 947 ✭✭✭tipperaryboy


    I've a friend to that would love to get UTV+CH4 on Sky.Is it possbile in anyway at all???


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  • #7
    daveirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,483 ✭✭✭✭daveirl


    This post has been deleted.


  • #8
    JTMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,542 ✭✭✭JTMan


    Is there any update on when the ITV encryption deal ends with ITV? Wasnt that supposed to end in september?


  • #9
    mike2084
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,351 ✭✭✭mike2084


    Have a look at this:

    http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=157563


  • #10
    robert muldoon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 728 ✭✭✭robert muldoon


    Michael Walsh wrote:
    Have a look at this:

    http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=157563

    Very interesting Michael

    What happens the rights issue then? TV3 would'nt be too happy


  • #11
    channelsurfer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 742 ✭✭✭channelsurfer


    the rights issues become non-existent as the irish government made a lot of noise abbout the bbc going fta and how they would be not happy and would have to do something about it.. I think they call it overspill and there is nothing legally tv3 could do about it because the main tranmission is for the uk and any overspill is not intended ;)


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  • #12
    mike2084
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,351 ✭✭✭mike2084


    robert muldoon wrote:
    Very interesting Michael

    What happens the rights issue then? TV3 would'nt be too happy

    Could see them running into problems as regards the Champions League and F1.


  • #13
    Tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,336 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    channelsurfer wrote:
    the rights issues become non-existent as the irish government made a lot of noise abbout the bbc going fta and how they would be not happy and would have to do something about it.. I t

    I also remember David Murphy writing an excellent article in the indo where an industry source predicted massive job losses if BBC went FTA. Of course this never came to pass

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  • #14
    JTMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,542 ✭✭✭JTMan


    Interesting ...So ITV might be unencyrpted for Irish viewers on November 20th ... This is going to be an interesting one to watch.


  • #15
    lighthouse
    Registered Users Posts: 673 ✭✭✭lighthouse


    That is if you will be able to "watch it".Sorry I couldn't resist the pun!


  • #16
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    it would be handy for the champions league but thats about all, oh and the bill of course


  • #17
    kleefarr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,744 ✭✭✭kleefarr


    Mossy Monk wrote:
    it would be handy for the champions league but thats about all

    Oh that would be so good! But I have a feeling the CL is on ITV2 isn't it?

    I'll believe when I see anyway. When we got Sky in 2002 we were told that ITV would be out later that year. Still waiting.


  • #18
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    well i would think that if ITV1 became unencrypted so too would ITV2


  • #19
    Widescreen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,101 ✭✭✭Widescreen


    What about the great Jerry Springer!!! :D


  • #20
    kleefarr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,744 ✭✭✭kleefarr


    Mossy Monk wrote:
    well i would think that if ITV1 became unencrypted so too would ITV2


    Lets keep the fingers crossed eh! Would be great, as long as they keep showing CL games on it of course. Lets hope it happens sometime in the near future, I seem to remember November being mentioned somewhere in the forum I think.


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