Comments on: Is ITV actually run by numbskulls?

By: Alianora La Canta

Alianora La Canta — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:05:57 +0000

They give the game away every race, as far as I can see, if you go into ITV Catchup via the main ITV site too soon after the race concludes. For some reason, ITV always makes a podium image the first (or second) thing seen entering the site. The only way round it is to bookmark Catchup rather than the main site, unless you want to wait a couple of days to be on the safe side.

Still, using the podium image as the video thumbnail takes the biscuit. What was wrong with the F1 logo in use before?

Incidentally, when I complained to ITV in March about not being able to see their practise programming in the Live Streaming service, I got no reply and had to go to the software supplier (Brightcove) to get the problem acknopwledged (and, happily, resolved).

By: doctorvee

doctorvee — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:09:20 +0000

Ponzonha, don’t worry. Everything you need to know is in my post. If you were in the UK, the first thing you would see when you visit ITV Catchup is the image I posted above, showing you the top three drivers standing on the podium.

By: Ponzonha

Ponzonha — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:37:02 +0000

“Sorry, videos are only available if you are in the UK”

I think I’ll miss the joke then…

By: Pink Peril

Pink Peril — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:00:01 +0000

Oh. My. God. Talk about rain on someones parade. Seems like James Allen is in good company at ITV then…..

By: jackdstephen

jackdstephen — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:48:57 +0000

If you email ITV – I did it to complain about their World Cup commentaries (sigh) – you do get a reply.

But that may be automated.

They do seem to be total prats.

By: Neil

Neil — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:18:05 +0000

The funny thing is that ITV Catchup is actually thoroughly outclassed by stv’s own VOD service. It’s very odd because stv’s TV output is of extremely low quality, yet they’ve managed to start a service which is updated much more quickly than ITV’s offering and which relies solely on Flash and not shoddy Silverlight.

I don’t think they have F1 on it yet though.

By: Onebrow

Onebrow — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:30:13 +0000

Thanks doctorvee. I was genuinely quite upset at this. Surely the name itself (catchup) suggests you have not seen it. ITV just don’t have a clue.

By: sidepodcast

sidepodcast — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:10:48 +0000

that is a classic!

complaining’s a waste of time sadly. i bet most people at itv sit around laughing at complaints during their lunch breaks.

much better that he writes a blog post i say