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5am? that's such an odd start time. Surly 6-9am makes more sense?
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The move from ITV1 means that there will be no ITVX Kids programmes in HD on Freeview, unless ITV decide to eventually launch ITV2 HD on there
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(24-08-2023, 05:21 PM)CATV Wrote: 5am? that's such an odd start time. Surly 6-9am makes more sense?
Possible they'll use 5-6am for signed content. Looks like they currently do that 6-7am at weekends - not sure if there is a sign language requirement specific to the breakfast licence - most channels have to sign 5% of content IIRC.
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(24-08-2023, 05:42 PM)Brekkie Wrote: Possible they'll use 5-6am for signed content. Looks like they currently do that 6-7am at weekends - not sure if there is a sign language requirement specific to the breakfast licence - most channels have to sign 5% of content IIRC.
There is:
www.ofcom.org.uk - Page 48 - "The Licensee must ensure that at least 90 per cent of broadcast output which is not excluded is subtitled; 10 per cent is audio described; and 5 per cent is signed. The Licensee must achieve such interim targets for subtitling, sign language and audio description as are notified to him in writing by Ofcom or set out in the Code on Subtitling, Sign Language and Audio Description"
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(24-08-2023, 11:44 AM)CCFG Wrote: There will no longer be any children's programmes on ITV1 after the 27th of August. The weekend CITV strand is moving to ITV2.
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It probably makes sense for the audience to have one channel to go to - so ITV2 will now be that linear outlet all the time, and although limited it’s better than nothing for the few households with poor broadband or lack of digital access.
Not having any HD outlet for Freeview viewers for ITV’s children’s programming is a big loss through.
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(24-08-2023, 01:07 PM)Brekkie Wrote: "Easily" comes with a cost although I do think there is an opportunity to capitalise on Breakfast finishing early on a Sunday on BBC1 with perhaps a 8-10 slot. It would be better PR too if they were replacing one PSB offering with another but sadly commercial TV in the UK now is about filling slots as cheaply as possible rather than investing in the hope of making lesser watched slots more profitable.
That's because free to air linear commercial TV is dying on its backside. What's the point in ITV investing to make lesser watched slots more profitable when they'll probably be on a hiding to nothing? No doubt ITV have data, far more detailed than anything you or I know about, telling them a weekend GMB is a non-starter.
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(24-08-2023, 05:23 PM)JACKLUFC1998 Wrote: The move from ITV1 means that there will be no ITVX Kids programmes in HD on Freeview, unless ITV decide to eventually launch ITV2 HD on there
As if they care.
I mean, everything is moving to ITVX eventually
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(24-08-2023, 05:23 PM)JACKLUFC1998 Wrote: The move from ITV1 means that there will be no ITVX Kids programmes in HD on Freeview, unless ITV decide to eventually launch ITV2 HD on there
They probably would say, Go to ITVX to watch ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4 in HD.
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Yes, and to give them some credit where it’s due, at least they have made all their channels available as HD streams for free on ITVX; it’s not like HD is behind a paywall.
However, if you are having to watch the programmes on ITV 2 due to either very poor internet access or otherwise limited digital access (due to cost) then the ITVX stream (whether it’s ITV 2, the FAST channel, or the programmes played individually) is useless to you anyway!
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(25-08-2023, 03:05 AM)interestednovice Wrote: Yes, and to give them some credit where it’s due, at least they have made all their channels available as HD streams for free on ITVX; it’s not like HD is behind a paywall.
However, if you are having to watch the programmes on ITV 2 due to either very poor internet access or otherwise limited digital access (due to cost) then the ITVX stream (whether it’s ITV 2, the FAST channel, or the programmes played individually) is useless to you anyway!
If you are on the poverty line then I don't think having to accept ITV Breakfast childrens programming in SD is really going to be quite the hardship you imply, all things considered.
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