World Cup Final On The Beeb And Itv

[hc4361]

Who will be watching ITV?

[pixie373]

Yes, i have Sky, but many don't.

[gingejbee]

Same match...different presentation and commentators - which is important to many people...hence, the original question and answers.
Now, whether BOTH needed to cover the whole competition at all...that's another question!

[jeffa]

Beeb, definitely Anything rather than Adrian Chiles.

[tonyav]

BBC for me, Adrian Chiles is a baggies fan.

[pixie373]

Hmmmm. 23% of people watching and it's on 40% of the terrestrial channels. Seems illogical to me. And on two of the other sides are Richard Gere or Titanic....

[sunny-dave]

40% of the terrestrial channels ???

Everybody (yes that is everybody) has either freeview or satellite or cable now - so has access to dozens of channels - not just 5.

They may all be carp - but there are a lot of them.

[gingejbee]

Well, I rather like there being nothing on the box that I want to watch...gives me the opportunity to do other things without the guilty feeling of "am I missing something worthwhile". We genuinely enjoy TV-free evenings!

[DSJ]

I'm not watching either. I have 'Endeavour' on and even that's about the 1966 World Cup! Can't get away from football.

[pixie373]

Is that right, sd? I'm genuinely asking, because the majority of elderly people I've been to today, can only get the 5 channels and have complained about the choices. Can they get more? As i can't work out how to?

[gingejbee]

There is no analogue signal...so everybody must be watching a digital signal....Freeview at the very least.

[Captain2]

I'm switching between here and a live feed in a foreign language (can't find a British feed that doesn't freeze every two minutes). The commentators are so animated that a 5 yard square pass is greeted like the goal of the season. It's not haf time yet and I'm cream crackered.

[sunny-dave]

Press the 'guide' or 'epg' button on your freeview handset (either the separate box or the TV itself, depending on whether it has a built in freeview tuner).

Everyone has all the channels - they may not watch them, or even know they're there, but everyone has them since the analogue/digital switchover.

[pixie373]

Thanks gingibee. I apologise then, as my point about it being on two channels, is quite irrelevant in that case. I will have to try to work it out for them. I thought you needed an extra box for freeview.

[anneasquith]

its the world cup final, stop moaning LOL

[boxtops]

we're watching the Travel Channel, there's sod all else on....

[pixie373]

Thanks sd. I have never seen a freeview box or control at any of these places. I will have a further search. Sorry all xx

[joeluke]

'BBC for me, Adrian Chiles is a baggies fan.'

Didn't realise WBA were playing

[gingejbee]

pixie: you only need a separate box if you've a really old analogue TV. If all your oldies are viewing any TV programmes at all...they should be able to tune in to all the Freeview channels.

[pixie373]

Thank you, gingibee. I will look and see what i can do.

[boxtops]

There's precious little worth watching on all the rest of the channels tonight, either :-(