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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2008 16:08:04 GMT
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Post by stokecityscott on Jun 11, 2008 16:09:34 GMT
corro in hd no thanks we will see the blood in Deidre's veins
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2008 16:13:39 GMT
its true, the content on ITV is typically shit but the picture quality of the euro's compared to the HD BBC stuff is absolutely shocking! It seems that ITV are going down the Squarial/Betamax/HD-DVD route and are cutting their nose off to spite their face  |
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Post by northstokie on Jun 11, 2008 16:18:02 GMT
I'm actually not watching the football on ITV because the quality is that bad - looks awful even on a digital broadcast on a 50 inch
BBCHD on the other hand is mint!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2008 16:24:22 GMT
Me too northstokie - I watch the highlights on the beeb
just found this article where it says that itv are refusing give hd content to sky
BBC and ITV launch belated digital satellite service· FreeSat offering up to 200 channels by end of year
· Broadcasters dash to be ready for 2012 switchover
Owen Gibson, media correspondent The Guardian, Wednesday May 7 2008 Article historyWho says technology moves too quickly? More than two years later than billed, ITV yesterday teamed up with the BBC to launch a digital satellite television service to complement Freeview.
FreeSat will offer up to 200 channels before the year's end, including free high definition programmes from ITV and the BBC, for a one-off fee with no contract.
The plans immediately sparked a row with pay-TV operator BSkyB, after ITV said it would launch its new HD service exclusively on FreeSat and withhold it from Sky subscribers.
Costing upwards of £49 for a standard box and £120 for one capable of receiving HD, plus an installation fee of about £80, FreeSat will launch with 80 free-to-air channels including radio stations.
Executives promised the number of TV channels would rise to 200 by the end of the year and that FreeSat would be available to 98% of the population.
The announcement is the latest example of Britain's big broadcasters jostling for position before the 2012 switch-off date for the analogue signal. The two shareholders, ITV and the BBC, will each put £3m a year into a service that will give them greater control of their own digital destiny.
All the leading broadcasters are on board with the exception of Five, which FreeSat's managing director, Emma Scott, said would join in "a matter of months" once it had sorted out rights issues.
FreeSat's backers hope it will follow a similar path to Freeview, which does not need a satellite dish and is in more than 14m homes. It is expected to appeal to the 25% of homes that cannot receive Freeview and those keen to upgrade to HD but unwilling to subscribe to Sky or cable. Of the 9.6m HD-ready TV sets sold, only a fraction can receive HD broadcasts.
The BBC director general, Mark Thompson, denied the launch was overdue, saying it "felt like the right moment". The allure of HD broadcasts would be crucial, he argued. "We are moving as quickly as we can to get all of our crown jewels in high definition and on FreeSat: Wimbledon, dramas like Hustle, comedy like Gavin & Stacey, entertainment like Strictly Come Dancing, a whole host of music and arts and documentaries, and so on."
ITV will offer live FA Cup and Champions League matches, big-name dramas such as Kingdom and movies in HD as soon as possible. It said high profile entertainment shows such as Britain's Got Talent and The X-Factor would follow.
Although new-style Freeview boxes will eventually offer four HD channels through an existing aerial, FreeSat is expected to offer a broader range of HD content more quickly.
The broadcasters denied that consumers would be confused by yet another new entrant into the market and insisted the process for buying and installing a new box and dish would be straightforward.
Prospective purchasers will be expected to organise installation through high street retailers, at a cost of about £80. Sky customers will be able to add a FreeSat box on a second TV using their existing dish.
Thompson highlighted the possibility that viewers would also be able to download programmes over the internet direct to their FreeSat box.
ITV's chairman, Michael Grade, explained the decision to withhold ITV's HD programmes from BSkyB, which has a 17.9% stake in the broadcaster: "We are a commercial organisation and we're certainly not going to give it to Sky for nothing." BSkyB's chief operating officer, Mike Darcey, hit back: "This is neither in viewers' interests nor in keeping with ITV's 'HD for all' posturing. This is curious behaviour for a public service broadcaster."
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Post by myleftboot on Jun 11, 2008 16:39:56 GMT
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Post by northstokie on Jun 11, 2008 16:42:40 GMT
Same with Sultana, the quality of their broadcasts is terrible. I'm all for Sky not having a monopoly but if companies can't match the broadcast quality they should let Sky keep it!
I had PremPlus HD for £50/season and it was ace now I have to pay nearly twice that to watch in very sub standard SD with commentators like Steve McManaman. The only consolation is I get it for £5/month and that Stoke are likely to be heavily featured which for an exile is a bonus...
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Post by myleftboot on Jun 11, 2008 16:57:17 GMT
The Prem plus HD service was clear as a bell, used to have a huge HD TV in the local and the detail was gorgous.
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Post by northstokie on Jun 11, 2008 19:02:25 GMT
It was perfect and very reasonable cost wise - Setanta are utter shite and a complete waste of money and space in comparison...
Big shame
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