QVC to go widescreen

NW

nwtv2003 11 September 2003 3:55pm

cwathen posted:

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There is nothing on channel 16 in wales!

EXPLAINATION pls

The space which both QVC and Bid-Up.TV occupy on DTT is on the SDN multiplex. In England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, SDN have licenced that space to QVC and Bid-Up.TV. But in Wales S4C have been allocated that space - S4C broadcasts in the same space as QVC and S4C2 in Bid Up's space. Therefore, it is not possible to carry either QVC or Bid Up in Wales without making alternative arrangements for their transmission, which just won't happen.

Though I'd be certain it's S4C says which channels go where on their multiplex, as if I am not mistaken I believe that SDN is Five, S4C and NTL, so if it is like that I assume they have first choice of which channels go on their multiplex.

MS

mike stand 11 September 2003 8:04pm

lnp posted:

One of their guests on the 00:00/08:00 Show mentioned that QVC "is about to move to widescreen".

Gosh, G-Whizz, Kap-ow, Thwack Batman, how exciting will that be

You'll be able to see the whole product instead of just three quarters of it in shot.
Maybe the TSV (Todays Special Value- which for those who don't know, launches every night at midnight-just another name for a product with big big reductions on price) should be a wide-screen TV.
Maybe one day all shopping telly will be widescreen....now won't THAT be terrific!!!

TI

This Is Granada 11 September 2003 8:17pm

[quote]]
Gosh, G-Whizz, Kap-ow, Thwack Batman, how exciting will that be

You'll be able to see the whole product instead of just three quarters of it in shot.
Maybe the TSV (Todays Special Value- which for those who don't know, launches every night at midnight-just another name for a product with big big reductions on price) quote]

Hardly BIG BIG reductions off the price! More like 20 quid knocked off and a free bottle of Nail varnish. By BIG BIG reductions I would expect a Freeview Box for �29 or something.

As for going widescreen, well yeah whatever. Its up to them. Still think they could have a QVC Extra or QVC 2 or something. Just so that there are more chances to see the TSV and also when QVC has Fashion days or Gold days, those who don�t wont clothes or Gold can still look at other things which interest them more. When the Channel has days of just one thing, I never watch, as they don�t interest me. I�m sure loads turn away if the whole day is just about one type of thing.

(June 2003)