ITV1 HD is coming to Sky and Virgin Media
Friday, March 12th, 2010Sky and Virgin Media subscribers will be able to tune into ITV1 HD from April 2nd. ITV1 HD will give viewers the opportunity to enjoy ITV’s coverage of the 2010 World Cup games in high definition, as well as popular shows such as Coronation Street, Dancing on Ice and Wire In The Blood.
Sky will be increasing the number of its HD channels to 40, having also added Sky Sports HD 4 and Hallmark HD, which will debut on June 28th and April 29th respectively.
Virgin Media’s acquisition of ITV1 HD follows hot on the heels of the announcement that it will exclusively broadcast Film4 HD and E4 HD. Non-subscription digital satellite TV platform Freesat will also broadcast the ITV1 HD channel, which was originally exclusive to Freeview HD.
