[antisocialbeef]

As the thread title asks.

[Sexbomb]

Slappersview

[Nigel Goodwin]

It could, and was, called OnDigital and ITVDigital.

[Everything Goes]

Pauperview as one of the threads around here said. Moochview (what one of my pals calls it). Council TV (common phrase).

[Tony Richards]

DTT?
Why is a name now needed? It used to be just TV and now that's what it is.

[Spot]

Originally Posted by Everything Goes

Pauperview as one of the threads around here said. Moochview (what one of my pals calls it). Council TV (common phrase).

Except you'll probably find that many of those satisfied with the basic terrestrial service are quite well off, whilst many on supposedly low incomes are the ones with the pay services.

I'll hazard a guess that quite a number of those comfortably off people with just Freeview are also still using CRTs.

[peter_sharp1uk]

I call Sky council tv for many reasons

[chrisjr]

If I was being an anally retentive pedant I could point out that the UK Digital Terrestrial TV service is NOT called Freeview anyway.

[jj20x]

Originally Posted by Everything Goes

Council TV (common phrase).

Indeed, but usually applied to Sky.

[gomezz]

Originally Posted by Spot

I'll hazard a guess that quite a number of those comfortably off people with just Freeview are also still using CRTs.

Indeed. Cause and effect here has often been switched.

[joshua_welby]

Originally Posted by Spot

Except you'll probably find that many of those satisfied with the basic terrestrial service are quite well off, whilst many on supposedly low incomes are the ones with the pay services.

I'll hazard a guess that quite a number of those comfortably off people with just Freeview are also still using CRTs.

Agree with all that you say

[joshua_welby]

Originally Posted by chrisjr

If I was being an anally retentive pedant I could point out that the UK Digital Terrestrial TV service is NOT called Freeview anyway.

IT IS CALLED FREEVIEW because that is the name of the service - ie www.freeview.co.uk no other name is used for the service, otherwise we would have a different web address to go to

[jj20x]

Originally Posted by joshua_welby

IT IS CALLED FREEVIEW because that is the name of the service - ie www.freeview.co.uk no other name is used for the service, otherwise we would have a different web address to go to

It isn't actually called Freeview. Freeview is just a service company for the platform set up by the major broadcasters together with Arqiva.

[Bangers]

This might be a surprise to some, but during the ONdigital era, the company did have some very limited advertising for free to air services. There was a promo video for "Digital Terrestrial Television" as well as some adverts on ITV and leaflets focusing on IDTVs and to look out for the DVB logo.

[technologist]

Originally Posted by jj20x

It isn't actually called Freeview. Freeview is just a service company for the platform set up by the major broadcasters together with Arqiva.

The BBC and Sky only ....... ITV and Ch4 were not part of freeview!!! - they joined later

[SteveMcK]

Originally Posted by joshua_welby

IT IS CALLED FREEVIEW because that is the name of the service - ie www.freeview.co.uk

It's the name of ONE of the services on DTT.

no other name is used for the service, otherwise we would have a different web address to go to

What, like http://www.topuptv.co.uk/ you mean

[jj20x]

Originally Posted by technologist

The BBC and Sky only ....... ITV and Ch4 were not part of freeview!!! - they joined later

Indeed, it was initially formed by the BBC, Crown Castle and BSkyB in 2002. ITV and C4 became shareholders in 2006. I deliberately mentioned "the major broadcasters" to avoid the history lesson.

[Nightdeamon]

Either Hearldplace, British Digital Broadcasting, Ondigital, ITV Digital. Ondigital 1998, Freeview, Freeview Plus, Top Up TV, Picnic, Youview

source: http://www.onhistory.co.uk/

[lstar337]

A good name would have been UpyoursskyTV.

[riceuten]

Originally Posted by Sexbomb

Slappersview

I worked in a division a few years ago, and was probably the most highly paid person there - by a long chalk. Yet I was the only one who DIDN'T have Sky and/or Virgin Cable telly out of the six of us - when I told them I had solely freeview, they said "Oh, POV-telly!", which is what I've called it since.

[riceuten]

Originally Posted by Everything Goes

Pauperview as one of the threads around here said. Moochview (what one of my pals calls it). Council TV (common phrase).

I think the latter applies mainly to Sky. There used to be that joke "What's the rectangular object at the end of a Sky dish - A council flat" which, given the highbrow nature of Sky's output and it's plethora of original quality broadcasting, is perhaps not a million miles away from the truth still.

[p_c_u_k]

Originally Posted by Everything Goes

Council TV (common phrase).

Council Telly Plus is what I normally call it.

[jj20x]

Originally Posted by p_c_u_k

Council Telly Plus is what I normally call it.

Plus what?

[jj20x]

Originally Posted by riceuten

I think the latter applies mainly to Sky. There used to be that joke "What's the rectangular object at the end of a Sky dish - A council flat" which, given the highbrow nature of Sky's output and it's plethora of original quality broadcasting, is perhaps not a million miles away from the truth still.

Indeed.

[Caxton]

Originally Posted by riceuten

I think the latter applies mainly to Sky. There used to be that joke "What's the rectangular object at the end of a Sky dish - A council flat" which, given the highbrow nature of Sky's output and it's plethora of original quality broadcasting, is perhaps not a million miles away from the truth still.

What rubbish. I am surrounded by large privately-owned properties, among them occupied by a number of people who run successful businesses, a hospital consultant, 2 doctors, (one retired) and a retired dentist, bank manager and an accountant.

All these properties are fitted with a Sky dish and 2 have steerable dishes, and I do not think any property the dish is fixed to resembles a council flat or house in any way unless there are many council properties worth anything up to £750,000+.

They probably have the dishes to access Sky Sports for the football, cricket and other sports or the many other channels Sky have like Sky Arts all in HD.