ITV to create Pay Per View Channels

[StefanWolves]

ITV is currently in discussions to either -

- Set up 2 Pay Per Views channels, to be available on Freeview & Virgin & Sky, to broadcast Sporting events (such FA Cup, England football, and other sports), and a movie channel (most probably a channel broadcasting a wide range of movie types).

- Or make ITV2, ITV3, and ITV4, pay channels, meaning you'd have to pay for them monthly.

Personally, I can't see them doing the latter, because who's going to pay money for those channels? they're absolutely rubbish (except ITV2, maybe), that and the fact it just doesn't make sense IMO.

I like the first option, would bring in more Sports, and I think their is a niche in the market for ITV to do something like that. It would also bring more Sports to people who do not have the money to purchase Virgin/Sky.

How would you feel about paying for some content you currently get on Freeview, on a ITV Pay Per View channel? Thoughts?

Source; It was on ITV News at 6:30.

[GommeInc]

I'm agreeing with you here, the former definitely sounds like a wiser choice to take than the latter. ITV2 has its uses, while making new channels for special events like football, rugby and so on seem like a better option.

Provided they make their channels competitive with the likes of what you get with Sky and Virgin channels, then it'll work out good for anyone who doesn't want those two services.

[brandon]

They'd have to get more rights to show football games than they currently do if they're going to get subscriptions.

[Special]

What a silly idea - no one will pay

They are rubbish channels, with the best one being ITV2 which only shows repeats of rubbish shows anyway

[Alkaz]

What are TV licences for, what do you pay virgin/sky for?
We already pay for the chanels and the people that dont, dont get them so why the hell should anyone fork out more?

[StefanWolves]

License Fee doesn't go to ITV. There have been discussions about License Fee going towards ITV though, but they aren't struggling as much any more.

I agree with the above, if they want to compete in PPV they will have to get more sporting events.

[Black_Apalachi]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Their boat is sinking so they should just keep their dignity in tact and go down with it. I can categorically state I will never even consider paying for any ITV channel. I don't have ESPN and we only recently got Sky Sports so even if they do try to charge me to watch football, it will hardly phase me - just means a few more trips down the pub.

[Seatherny]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Their boat is sinking so they should just keep their dignity in tact and go down with it. I can categorically state I will never even consider paying for any ITV channel. I don't have ESPN and we only recently got Sky Sports so even if they do try to charge me to watch football, it will hardly phase me - just means a few more trips down the pub.

The amount you spend on beer at the pub would probably cover your sky sports costs or the itv sporting ones.

[-:Undertaker:-]

Lets scrap the TV license thus privatising the BBC and let people choose what they want to pay for and thus watch.

[Seatherny]

Lets scrap the TV license thus privatising the BBC and let people choose what they want to pay for and thus watch.

I like quality ad-free TV, so I like BBC.