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ITV HD on VM

Central News? (June 2014)

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Michael
What are the HD regions on ITV on VM?

Or

Why am I watching a regional news programme about events in Staffordshire when I'm 100 miles away in South Wales?
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VMPhil
The regionality of ITV HD is somewhat confusing. There are supposed to be six variants, but only some of them are available free to air on satellite.

As you point out the choices for regions that don't have an HD variant are a bit odd. Wales and West & Westcountry receive Central: http://www.a516digital.com/2012/03/areas-where-there-isnt-correct-regional.html

EDIT: Managed to find in the depths of Ofcom's website the six regions:

ITVHDCentral
ITVHDGranadaBorder
ITVHDLondonLWT
ITVHDMeridianAnglia
ITVHDWalesWest
ITVHDYorkshireTyneTees
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Critique
In the comments of the article posted above I notice someone appears to be insisting on using the old names for the licensees rather than the current versions, with references to TTTV, Carlton and LWT galore...

Ugh. It's happened, they're gone - get over it.
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Mike516
The regionality of ITV HD is somewhat confusing. There are supposed to be six variants, but only some of them are available free to air on satellite.

As you point out the choices for regions that don't have an HD variant are a bit odd. Wales and West & Westcountry receive Central: http://www.a516digital.com/2012/03/areas-where-there-isnt-correct-regional.html

EDIT: Managed to find in the depths of Ofcom's website the six regions:

ITVHDCentral
ITVHDGranadaBorder
ITVHDLondonLWT
ITVHDMeridianAnglia
ITVHDWalesWest
ITVHDYorkshireTyneTees


Well that link was a blast from the past.

Wales and Yorkshire HD regions don't exist yet, but there's two HD slots on satellite currently duplicating London and Granada Wink

Wales and West regions officially become separate entities at the start of the new Channel 3 licences on 1st Jan, so it's likely to be ITV HD Wales.

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