Talk:ITV2

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Contents 1 Merged S2 and UTV2 into ITV2 2 List of programmes shown on ITV2 3 Relevance of channel lists on articles 4 Weasel alert

[edit] Merged S2 and UTV2 into ITV2

I've merged S2 and UTV2 into ITV2 as I don't think there's a lot that can be done to those two articles mainly due to the stations having been defunct for around 5 years. I can't imagine the articles will get any real traffic and would be of more use to people interested in the history of ITV2. Seems a shame to leave the S2 and UTV2 articles as stubs when they add quite a bit of history to that of ITV2. AA Milne 22:44, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Is this not the type of thing we usually have discussions/votes about, before hand?  Keithology  "Talk"  15:30, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Both pages now re-direct here and I feel make more sense and are more helpful being under ITV2. I don't mind at all if you want to discuss the articles be de-merged though. AA Milne 22:02, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

In reality, UTV2 and S2 were complete different entities to ITV2. They bore no relation with ITV2 with the exception they used the same broadcast space. On the DTT multiplex, it's up to the Channel 3 provider on what to do with the extra space, and Carlton/Granada came up with the idea of launching a syndicated channel accross all their franchises (and UBM's). SMG and Ulster decided against this, and launched their own. Even now, SMG or UTV could replace all the extra ITV channels on their mux in their regions and replace them with their own, but I should imagine it is more cost-effective to use London ones and also to emphasise the ITV2 brand; I daresay it would be more well known than UTV2 and S2 if they still existed. But the same happened with BBC Choice Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland; digital channels seem to be more efficient when they're national. However, it is possible SMG and UTV could get opt-out hours of ITV2 and use a name such as "ITV2 Scotland", which would still be well known because of the ITV2 name. Its a shame there isnt that much info online about S2 and UTV2. Marbles333 14:40, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] List of programmes shown on ITV2

I have created an article for you all to add a full list of programmes on the channel. List of programmes on ITV digital channels. I think it makes sense to have a seperate article, so as we don't clutter up this one. GMc 15:39, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Relevance of channel lists on articles

There is currently a debate I started due to the deletion of a article which contains lists of notable programmes on ITV2/3/4. The discussion is here Wikipedia talk:WikiProject British TV channels#Notable programmes on channel articles. --tgheretford (talk) 18:26, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Weasel alert

The channel has an on-screen logo at all times during its programming output, which is not removed during advertisement breaks. Some viewers think that this makes the channel appear cheap and down-market.

And who might they be? 195.93.21.98 10:06, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

i edited this article to try to remove the weasel words.Yet-another-user 10:48, 31 August 2006 (UTC)