Is the ITV film deal so great?

hologram · 29-09-2004, 00:33

Whilst the films secured for airing on ITV are great films, is it a good deal for ITV. They have secured the films that did well in the box office and also done well as video and DVD sales.

I have several of those films on our shelf so why would I want to watch them on ITV with adverts included? I know many of you will say, "not every one has bought them", but will it bring the audiences to ITV?

cyberdog · 01-10-2004, 19:53

Not everyone collects films, so yes - a lot of people will watch the films on ITV.

steel wheels · 01-10-2004, 22:29

should'nt this thread be on the channels and programming forum? you may actually get more replies there!

comicsansserif · 06-10-2004, 08:43

I rarely watch any programmes "live " on any of the commercial channels, particularly films, because of the amount of adverts. I nearly always record them and eliminate the ads. It's amazing how much time you waste watching adverts during films. There's a tendency these days for films to be quite long (2+ hours) and you easily take out nearly half an hours worth of ads from these. And now with PVRs and DVD timeslip recording you can start to watch these half an hour into the film and catch up with it ending.

29-09-2004, 00:33	#1
hologram Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Hampshire Posts: 139	Is the ITV film deal so great? Whilst the films secured for airing on ITV are great films, is it a good deal for ITV. They have secured the films that did well in the box office and also done well as video and DVD sales. I have several of those films on our shelf so why would I want to watch them on ITV with adverts included? I know many of you will say, "not every one has bought them", but will it bring the audiences to ITV?

01-10-2004, 19:53	#2
cyberdog Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: herts Posts: 318	Not everyone collects films, so yes - a lot of people will watch the films on ITV.

01-10-2004, 22:29	#3
steel wheels Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: liverpool Posts: 972	should'nt this thread be on the channels and programming forum? you may actually get more replies there!

06-10-2004, 08:43	#4
comicsansserif Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: In front of my computer! Posts: 2,865	I rarely watch any programmes "live " on any of the commercial channels, particularly films, because of the amount of adverts. I nearly always record them and eliminate the ads. It's amazing how much time you waste watching adverts during films. There's a tendency these days for films to be quite long (2+ hours) and you easily take out nearly half an hours worth of ads from these. And now with PVRs and DVD timeslip recording you can start to watch these half an hour into the film and catch up with it ending.

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Is the ITV film deal so great?