03-06-2021, 10:54 PM
Steve Williams post_id=16540 time=1622756049 user_id=1326 Wrote:nwtv2003 post_id=15857 time=1622561217 user_id=1028 Wrote:I don’t recall knowing anyone that subscribed to FilmFour when it was behind a paywall. Put their motto put it bead, great films you know, and great films you don’t. It was a risk putting it free to air, but one that has paid off massively, and in all fairness they do still show some films you’ve not heard of.
I remember someone complaining on Right to Reply when it began that they couldn't just get Film Four on its own and they had to get some other channels as well, which on the face of it made some sense but the idea that you'd get a full satellite set-up just to get Film Four seemed totally illogical. Of course the opening night was simulcast on C4, with one difference - the films had adverts on C4, with Film Four showing a few short films in between so C4 could "catch up". In fact they "simulcast" - ie started a film at the same time - a few times over the first year or so.
I presume FilmFour wasn't part of any Sky bundles/packs/whatever (or Virgin) at the time and had (at that time prior to the Film4 relaunch) always been a "premium" channel at an extra cost so you didn't need anything beyond whatever the then equivalent was of a basic Sky/Virgin package to get it?
Was it not on On-Digital/ITV Digital?