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Old 26-09-2005, 9:57 AM   #1 (permalink)
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More new Freeview channels
with More4 about to launch looks like other channels are in the pipeline to compete:

Sky Three http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds24574.html

ITV4 http://itv4.itv.com/itv4/

Who needs subscription channels?
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Old 26-09-2005, 3:36 PM   #2 (permalink)
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people who want to see programmes now, not in 12-18 months time?
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ITV4 is just a rename of men and motors so not really a new channel and More4 is ready to hit TV 10th october if Im correct.
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people who want to see programmes now, not in 12-18 months time?
I use bittorrent for that
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I use bittorrent for that
Fair play, I'm not sure I'd have pay tv if it weren't for the football for the same reason.
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The extra bandwidth they keep finding would be far better used increasing the quality of the existing channels. Unfortunately, Freeview is becoming a triumph of quantity over quality.
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