No ITV HD in Scotland.

That's exactly the situation. STV holds the Channel 3 franchise for Scotland, and doesn't want to take ITV1 HD as it wants to protect its brand. Silly, but simple...

They have the same problem in Ireland with UTV, i believe.... You'll just have to stick to watching it via "other channels" for the time being.

Thanks, Andrew and Davey75, for confirming the state of affairs. As you say, Andrew, 'Silly'  -  I actually thought it was an April 1 joke at first !!

I live in Scotland and have Freesat.  You don't need to change your postcode to get it, just switch to ITV London and press the red button.  ITV London is one of the last channels so I've got it set so that you only need to go -1 Ch from BBC1 to get it.

iain22:

I live in Scotland and have Freesat.  You don't need to change your postcode to get it, just switch to ITV London and press the red button.  ITV London is one of the last channels so I've got it set so that you only need to go -1 Ch from BBC1 to get it.

But surely that's the point, we shouldn't have to switch to ITV London to get HD, we should have it as a matter of right.  It's just STV being bullish.

Cheers,

Martin. 

I retuned my Freesat TV yesterday by entering a borders postcode, and I'm very pleased that I did. ITV HD seems quite good, and STV is pants anyway, and you still get BBC Scotland 

Red button doesn't seem to work now on ITV London.  Picture disappeared half way through the Chelsea game at the weekend, I have to go to non freesat mode to watch ITV HD now

ITVHD is now a channel in its own right on the EPG, it's no longer a red button service.

Thomassteele:

I have to go to non freesat mode to watch ITV HD now

the_lhc:

ITVHD is now a channel in its own right on the EPG, it's no longer a red
button service.

Yes,but ITV are still broadcasting the original HD stream too, and you can/could still access it via red button on an sd channel.

Well at least that was the case yesterday (haven't tried today).

I live in the STV area which doesn't allow ITV HD to be broadcast in it's area, think I will have to put a Borders postcode in my hummy.

Is that the reason why I haven't got ITV HD on Virgin? If so, that's really annoying.

I used the one for the Lauderdale Hotel - worked perfectly.  Have emailed STV who replied 

"STV are working on plans regarding HD, however nothing can be confirmed
at the moment. "

It's the same with Sky, my friend and my brother both have to add ITV HD, by using add other channels.

This might sound silly but i think we should take up a claim against STV, my point being this!!

I pay for an HD package, now thanks to STV i am unable to recieve the full package i am entitled to so either they pay me back the proportion that i am payin towards HD that aint goin towards my itv HD

an Email to trading standards  i think!!

bigbaz2a:

I pay for an HD package, now thanks to STV i am unable to recieve the full package i am entitled to so either they pay me back the proportion that i am payin towards HD that aint goin towards my itv HD

It's an FTA channel funded by advertising, they dont receive any of the HD subscription you pay..In fact it costs ITV to be on the platform...