ITV1 HD has only been avaliable since April ( i.e a simicast of all day) but ITV HD has been avaliable for over a year on Fresat before it went full time on all platforms.

As a FYI, if we beat Germany we will be facing Argentina or Mexico in the Quarter Finals.

Two years in fact. Euro 2008 was on ITV HD, and from March 2009, Sky HD boxes were able to view it through 'other channels'

I think if ITV had had the game in the afternoon, we would've seen an 80% peak too.

It's England remember, and people will tune in whatever channel it is on, apart from you presumably - probably the only England fan in the country to be watching BBC Two's highlights show with Colin Murray for England's first two group games.

Typical BBC - why publish an alternative schedule they were never going to stick too.


Absolutely agree - can't wait for the return today (though expecting an anti-climax and it to be over very quickly!)


I was thinking BB might go sub-2m last night with Wimbledon especially, but I guess they got lucky with that finishing at 9.10pm.


Was there an extra tense game of Deal or No Deal on or something?

OK, normal service is resumed with C4 and Big Brother scheduling in a couple of weeks - but they've really surpassed themselves this time, putting the show at 8pm on Monday (against EE/Corrie), Wednesday (against a World Cup semi) and Thursday (against half of Eastenders/Emmerdale/Corrie). All to make way for The Sex Education Show at 9pm and Underage and Having Sex at 10pm. Can definately see BB going sub-2m that week then.

Also Friday's second show is extended by 15 minutes, running 10.35pm-11.25pm. Almost certainly new HMs - though rare for them to actually put extended shows in the schedules. In the past they've usually been extended at the last minute.

If England are too do well then it needs top be shown on good old BBC. ITV is a curse.

BBC's online schedule has updated - this is now the revised schedule for Sunday.

12:10 - EastEnders Omnibus
14:00 - World Cup Live
17:10 - Antiques Roadshow (R)
17:40 - BBC News
18:00 - Countryfile
19:00 - World Cup Live
22:00 - BBC News
22:25 - Impressions Show (R)

Repeats straight after footy in case of Extra Time and Penalties.

Events will always reach a bigger audience on the bbc than on itv1 it's a well known fact. BBC1 is the bastion as far as TV in this country goes.

That's ridiculous putting it on against Corrie and EE.

That theory can't be proved.

About the events reaching a higher audience? If so you might have a point. But if you're debating whether BBC1 is considered the top channel in this country I think that's conclusive.

There's evidence that supports the events theory but I will admit most of that evidence isn't world cup/football related.

I don't even watch BB, but it seems silly to schedule some youth sex week during the World Cup and to make BB suffer as a result.
BB seems to be stabilising at a decent rate where it could even grow after World Cup etc, this will dent it's average hugely and possibly loose viewers altogether.
That's not really giving the show a chance at maintaining an audience.

- Look at World Cup finals. Simulcast on BBC and ITV. BBC won.
- Diana's Funeral. Same ratings result.

Other national importance events have exactly the same result.

Aside from the fact the best part of BBs audience follows it around the schedules and when it does move about, the following week always bounces back.

Why on earth would there need to be any more than five minutes of build-up for the football?!

Anthems and a look at the teams is all we need. Obviously, we're used to lots of bulid-up these days because broadcasters usually want to fill as much airtime as possible, in order to make the most of the cash they've paid for the rights, but in a situation like next Sunday, it won't be needed.

Well they've got an hour buildup on BBC1, with the F1 on BBC2.

That's if they're shown on both channels simultaneously.

Unless you can turn back the clock and put yesterday's match on ITV, there is no way you can say if it would have got more or less viewers.

Oh dear! Overkill.

You're just being obtuse, if the fans followed it around there would be no bouncing back to do.

BBC is seen as the serious channel thats why. If, for example, Eurovision or X Factor Final was simulcast on BBC and ITV, I think ITV would win hands down. Could also be lack of adverts.


Which is why I said "the best part".

Extreme Wimbledon: Endurance Edition set to resume on BBC1 in about 15 minutes.

It gets worse!

Good God they can't win, if they change channels half way through coverage there will be war.

There's no way they were ever going to run an England World Cup match with just 15 minutes build-up. A discussion of team selection, some statistical analysis and a couple of atmospheric VT's takes half an hour, and the players tend to leave the tunnel way before the hour anyway. The build-up also helps to strap in the viewers somewhat and build an audience before the game begins.

They've done the right thing moving the F1 to BBC Two in its entirity. Both events can now take up as much space as they like without impinging on eachother. Simple solution.