Originally Posted by BIDIE-IN:
“From The Sunday Post - 11/3/12
As STV have settled their dispute with ITV we can only put it down to ineptitude that they are not showing a host of new programmes being aired on ITV1 to the rest of the country this week. The return of 'Scott and Bailey', new drama 'Love Life', the continuing series of 'Benidorm' and an update to the marriage documentary series 'For Better For Worse' have all been opted out.
It's definately "for worse" for STV viewers.
The snippet - by the TV reviewer - is headed "SWITCH IT OFF!"
You have to go some to put up the back of the couthy Sunday Post, but as Scotland's widest read Sunday paper to turn on the 'hame channel' speaks volumes.
It is interesting that STV never provide an answer to any of the reasonable criticisms they receive, even from journalists.”
“From The Sunday Post - 11/3/12
As STV have settled their dispute with ITV we can only put it down to ineptitude that they are not showing a host of new programmes being aired on ITV1 to the rest of the country this week. The return of 'Scott and Bailey', new drama 'Love Life', the continuing series of 'Benidorm' and an update to the marriage documentary series 'For Better For Worse' have all been opted out.
It's definately "for worse" for STV viewers.
The snippet - by the TV reviewer - is headed "SWITCH IT OFF!"
You have to go some to put up the back of the couthy Sunday Post, but as Scotland's widest read Sunday paper to turn on the 'hame channel' speaks volumes.
It is interesting that STV never provide an answer to any of the reasonable criticisms they receive, even from journalists.”
Being honest I totally agree with the post its not better for the viewers of STV its getting increasingly worse .... let me guess its going to take STV the next 5 years to fully catch up with ITV?
STV would be alot easier just to stop showing these "latest" additions and forget them and just start from NOW but heck as well all know this is STV they "know whats best for viewers"
May as well mention I am enjoying the new series of "Benidorm" on ITV1 but luckily ITV are that generous to us up north its on sunday nights 9pm (or +1) on ITV2
.... what I find funny no matter the programming ITV themselves seems to stick their neck out for the Scottish viewers who don't have ITV1 and have STV .... ITV deserve more credit than what people may think but compare that to STV --- STV are the laughing stock not just to Scotland / UK but to the rest of the world....
regarding "criticism" from journalists/critics - the excuse STV will come out with and possibly people are bored of is "we chose whats right for viewers" or "we was right" or "we dont know how to APOLOGISE to the Scottish public so we will continue running excuses and hope people are that GULLIABLE by it"




... I guess they are doing an ITV idea ... as they are remaking the "titanic" which will be on soon ... so STV now wants to do "braveheart"