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polly43
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8 months ago
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ITV1 showing 'To Be Announced' from Saturday next

I'm sure this can't be correct; that ITV programming is still 'To Be Announced' for this coming weekend?  I know they're notorious for leaving their programming until the last minute at the weekends, but this is ridiculous!  People will have bought their TV Times, Radio Times, etc. only to find that a prominent channel is not showing their weekend programme guide!  Or is it my Tivo box that's at fault?  🤔  All my other 'Favourite' channels are showing their programmes OK! 

  • the_eyleys's avatar
    the_eyleys
    8 months ago

    Lots of guff here, but upshot here is that every other channel has a schedule (allowing you to set a recording schedule) for up to 2 weeks in advance.  ITV1, for reasons as yet undetermined, only shows a schedule for the next couple of days.  Not acceptable, not for those of us who set timers for the coming weeks, and certainly not for anyone going on holiday and needing to set timers for more than two days in advance.

    Pull your finger out Virginmedia, you feel entitled to increase our monthly costs, sometimes by more than 100%, how about you actually provide the service we]re actually paying you for?

    PS I'm not not even going to mention unacceptable pixelation. HD anyone, get real, you're asking us to pay for filet mignon whilst getting a kebab, shame on you.

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  • the_eyleys's avatar
    the_eyleys
    On our wavelength
    8 months ago

    Lots of guff here, but upshot here is that every other channel has a schedule (allowing you to set a recording schedule) for up to 2 weeks in advance.  ITV1, for reasons as yet undetermined, only shows a schedule for the next couple of days.  Not acceptable, not for those of us who set timers for the coming weeks, and certainly not for anyone going on holiday and needing to set timers for more than two days in advance.

    Pull your finger out Virginmedia, you feel entitled to increase our monthly costs, sometimes by more than 100%, how about you actually provide the service we]re actually paying you for?

    PS I'm not not even going to mention unacceptable pixelation. HD anyone, get real, you're asking us to pay for filet mignon whilst getting a kebab, shame on you.

  • polly43's avatar
    polly43
    Up to speed
    8 months ago

    Well, we've all been doing that, but everything was just the same.  However, this morning, (Saturday)  I looked at the schedule for ITV1 and it was all there, for the whole week right up to next weekend and beyond!  At last! That's a first! Next weekend in advance!  The only thing I've to complain about now is that connecting to Virgin Media Services, my existing password number no longer worked!  When my V6 box was installed they gave me a password number that went from the top row down to the next row. So I had it changed to numbers along the top row.   Luckily I remembered what the old numbers were and they are now back.  It's just difficult for me to click them if it's a bit dark!  I sometimes have to change to my reading glasses to do so. But I just can't face trying to phone Virgin about this, so I'm just having to put up with it!  🙄

    • polly43's avatar
      polly43
      Up to speed
      8 months ago

      Didn't last long did it?  What is it with Virgin and the ITV channels?  I discovered today that the culprit is now ITV3!  'To Be Announced' is showing on ITV3 from next Saturday 2nd November and all the  following week!  😕  I like to programme my V6  box a week in advance.