jjs 60 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 Sign this petition if you would like to see Prime on Freeview. Petition link Top Gear in HD would be awesome! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 lol whats the point in a petition? it cant to jack sky can do what they want. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martyyn 2 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 I dont think Top Gear is filmed in HD is it? The polar special was but I dont remember seeing anything else given the special treatment. Its highly unlikely we will ever see Prime on Freeview simply because its Sky would just end up being a Sport and Movie channel. I know there are the docos etc but their viewing figures would be tiny in comparison. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjs 60 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 lol whats the point in a petition? it cant to jack sky can do what they want. The guy that is running it is a man on a mission. I agree you can't tell Sky what to do, but if enough people sign it could get the Government interested and hopefully put some pressure on Sky. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martyyn 2 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 My bad, just checked the listings and Top Gear will be in HD next season. Ill be watching it in HD, I dont know about the rest of you There are a lot of political reasons why Sky wont release Prime for freeview, so I really dont see it happening no matter how many people sign the petition. How is it you think the governement can make a commercial station do anythign anyway ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjs 60 Report post Posted April 19, 2009 My bad, just checked the listings and Top Gear will be in HD next season. Ill be watching it in HD, I dont know about the rest of you There are a lot of political reasons why Sky wont release Prime for freeview, so I really dont see it happening no matter how many people sign the petition. How is it you think the governement can make a commercial station do anythign anyway ? TVNZ funding rules have been changed and now anyone can apply for it. I figure the Government could seek the release of Prime on Freeview in exchange for funding some NZ content on it. The Government can't make Sky do anything, but could have some influence in a quid pro quo way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmarco 56 Report post Posted April 20, 2009 I actually thought there was an ongoing stoush between TVNZ/TV3 and Sky about Prime being on Freeview... I agree - I don't think any petition will bully Sky or TVNZ/TV3 to put Prime on there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 34 Report post Posted April 20, 2009 Government is already pressuring sky to do just that IIRC. I don't think a petition will force anything, but it certainly can't hurt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
