leon wrote:




Picky little sh*t aren't you, always looking out for grammar errors, ever
thought of getting a life, or actually giving a sensible response to the
OP's message.



He is just a snob or thinks he is. The type of person who thinks he is
better than everyone else.

But thanks anyway.

Alan wrote:
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Even expanding ABC1 would have been a better bet.


Have ABC1 actual got more than six episodes of any one program?


I have got no idea, I only watched ABC1 a couple of times, since I am at
work when it is on and to be honest, it is not my sort of channel.

As an occasional viewer of ABC1, every time I now switch to this
channel they are showing something I've already seen. I wonder how
people managed when there were only one repeat of a program per week?


I got no idea. But I still think it would have been a better bet, than
having a channel on that will more or less repeat ITV2 and 3.

If ITV 4 is a cut down Men and Motors, then it will not be worth
watching. ITV have gone downhill in the last couple of years and they
certainly got worse since they got involved with digital T.V, but then,
so have BBC.

Kev wrote:



Channel 4 now have two slots (possibly 3 if they squeeze four slots onto
there half of multiplex 2 like ITV have done)

From Digital Spy :-

Option 1: More4
One of the two slots will definitely be used for More 4, a new factual
station launching in October. The channel, which has a budget of £30
million, will target the over-35s with a programme lineup including
original documentaries, drama "events" and a daily news bulletin.

Original documentaries? this I will have to see. If it is that good,
then I may give up my sky, since that is the only thing I may keep sky
for after the the contract. I like documentaries.



Option 2: E4
The broadcaster recently outlined its intent to take flagship
entertainment station E4 free-to-air as part of a "long term strategy."
Indications have suggested that the move could occur before the end of
2005, however doing so would incur a penalty from Sky, who have an
agreement to carry E4 as a pay channel until 2008.


E4 is rubbish most of the time, most of the programs on E4 is
broadcasted on Ch4 a few weeks after.

Option 3: Gaming channel
C4 has been in discussions with German broadcaster 9 Live about
launching a joint venture gaming channel following a successful
two-month trial on E4 last year. The idea is particularly favoured as an
alternative route of bringing in revenues.


That is not needed and it will only allow more people to bet.


Option 4: Movie channel
According to Broadcast, a newer idea is to launch a joint venture movie
channel with the BBC. A BBC spokesman told DS that the corporation had
"no comment" to make on the "speculation."


That would be nice, but I doubt it will happen. A nice movie channel
would really help digital T.V.


Lets play, guess what channel 4 will do :-

Multiplex 2 Slot 1 : Channel4
Multiplex 2 Slot 2 : More 4
Multiplex 2 Slot 3 : E4
Multiplex 2 Slot 4 : [TopUpTV] Film Four / UK Food / Bloomberg

Multiplex D : Movie Channel, with games channel during downtime


What ever they do, I doubt the quality will be any good. Once again too
much is being pushed into the limited space and already the picture
quality is way below what it could be.

The last thing Digital terrestrial needs is a games channel.

John Rumm wrote:


I think you may be missing the whole point of this multi channel
broadcasting thing ;-)


(there is not enough new content to fill the existing analogue channels,

Then we may as well stay with the five channels then and kick this
digital lot back to where it came from.

so what did you expect to get on all the extras, the potters wheel again?)


I expected to get something a bit better, after all, if we got to fork
out for a digital box, we should get something for our money.

Kev wrote:



We're getting that one in October for certain....

Selflishly i hope it goes onto Multiplex C then i stand a good chance of
getting it at my new place (in group for Nottingham, just out of group
for Waltham, unlike Multiplex 2 which is right at the wrong end of the
band in both cases!)


You can bet where ever it goes, the channels will be so highly
compressed that the quality will be not much better than VHS.

Scott wrote:



I think I would prefer the test card.


Than what?

I am not a fan of ABC1, but it got to be better than another ITV channel

John Porcella wrote:
For goodness sake, stop picking people up on their grammar or spelling,


As for goodness, I am doing you a good turn by educating you and not
expecting either payment or thanks.



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John Porcella wrote:
For goodness sake, stop picking people up on their grammar or spelling,


Why? You were happy to pick holes in the content of a TV station that does
not yet broadcast! Pot and kettle come very much to mind!



I am picking holes in ITV full stop, I am not picking holes in any one
person.

Considering that ITV have already got three stations on DTTV and none of
them are much to speak off, why do you think ITV4 is going to be any
better?
People picked holes in other channels before they was launched, like
ABC1 and FTN and they was right then.

the problem here is that more and more channels are being placed onto a
system that can not cope, The picture and sound quality of the channels
are getting worse, everytime a new channel is added.

Since Top up crap started to broadcast, I can not even watch Ch5. the
only way to watch Ch5 is either using the Sky box or analogue. That is
not an improvement.

John Porcella wrote:
For goodness sake, stop picking people up on their grammar or spelling,


As for goodness, I am doing you a good turn by educating you and not
expecting either payment or thanks.

Should that not be "payment or gratitude"?

Kev wrote:

Option 2: E4
The broadcaster recently outlined its intent to take flagship
entertainment station E4 free-to-air as part of a "long term strategy."
Indications have suggested that the move could occur before the end of
2005, however doing so would incur a penalty from Sky, who have an
agreement to carry E4 as a pay channel until 2008.

Wonder why they would bother. All the watchable progs on E4 seem to
appear on Channel 4 the following week anyway.