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Created by Ryan Palmer on 28 March 2006 @ 10:52:42 PM
discuss in forums ITV have officially announced that on 19th April 2006 they will replace Men & Motors with a 24 hour Quiz Channel on Freeview. Men & Motors is a highly valued channel on the Freeview (DTT) platform and to replace it with a channel which will encourage viewers to call a premium rate number to solve a practically impossible puzzle to win a cash prize has angered many.

So why the big fuss?

Well we already have one 'participation TV' channel as the big networks like to call it on Freeview called Quiz call, in addition to this ITV already show late night quiz programming after 12PM on ITV1 and ITV2 in blocks running up to 5AM. Freeview's limited capacity means it can only hold a limited number of channels, and I personally feel that the Quiz genre of channels should not be eating into general entertainment channels which is what ITV propose to do by removing Men & Motors on the 19th of April. Men & Motors shows classic programming like The Sweeny and Minder as well as crime shows and motor related programming. You can see a men and motors full programming line-up at www.menandmotors.co.uk
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2816 WEZO 2da max I support this petition. i want a bit of magnum pi as well
2815 rick how can they ignore so many people. get it back on!
2814 paddy i want that miami vice back on as well!
2813 con I support this petition. get it back on!
2812 john I support this petition. bring back miami vice!
2811 allfrey wrc coverage is apaliing without transfering some to M7M
2810 Hump Lyttleton Glancing through my TV listings magazine the other day I was pleased to notice a late night programme called ITV Play. I anticipated a cultural experience with an hour or two of Pinter or Ayckbourn. You can imagine my surprise on tuning in to find a pair of chavs asking me to phone up to guess how many sides there are on a triangle!
2809 Dave Street The Isle of Man TT races are a very important event in the motorcycling calendar. It is therefore incomprehensible that ITV should choose to replace the coverage of Men
2808 Dan If i dont see men adn motors on there, there will be trouble
2807 roly baker Grade is a ****
2806 Mike Smith Scrap ITV Play and bring back Men and Motors!
2805 Bernard Parr bring back m
2804 mick elliott i dont want to get sky just to see the tt races come on give us back our top channel
2803 darren harker how does this work then? a couple of dozen (idiot) callers calling in to ITV Play a night paying premium rates with next-to-no non-players watching your adverts. OR. a few million viewers (ex-pats around Europe too) watching good shows, both old and new AND the adverts to keep ITV happy (e.g. the advertisers happy!).
2802 M Allen ITV Play is another example of filling our TV with money grabbing rubbish
2801 susan embury how long does it take 4 the powers above 2 decide 2 bring back men and motors
2800 John ITV Play has now gone. Men and Motors MUST RETURN
2799 Jonathon watts
2798 june crawford the quizz channel has gone now can we have men and moters back please
2797 andrew nicholls men and moters was one of the highlights of free view. to replace it with a quiz is scandalous.
2796 louis herbert what is the point in ITV play when you can have all the gear no idea! get MEN AND MOTORS back on. thanks
2795 Peter R imagine my frustration at getting a freeview box to get m&m only to have it pulled!
2794 Alan Bowler Save Men & Motors! Get it back on Freeview NOW!!!
2793 susan embury sinceme & my husband have had free veiw we find men & motors fantastic & we was gutted to find the programme had finished our televison has not been the same since please bring back the good old programmes we use to enjoy like the sweeney,the professionals,miami vice etc!!!!!.
2792 Joey Dean Bring Back Men & Motors!
2791 Rob playforth I want mm back on freeview plz
2790 Richard Please get rid of ITV Play permanantly and re-instate M&M
2789 Pete I must say, I had a celebratory pint today when I heard that pile of crap was pulled from ITV. Is this the revival of television?
2788 Bob Southern Ibought my freeview to watch my m/cycle racing on the IOM coverage was great better than the token gestures of BBC bring MM back now after all we have to put with increased ad time.
2787 Peter H mm is ledgendary! no way shud it be replaced by a 3rd rate channel by a broadcaster that is going, slightly, down the pan
2786 MARCOS please please bring back men and motors onfreeview thanks
2785 mr perrott please please bring back men and motors on freeview thanks
2784 Ewan Bring back men and Motors!
2783 kevin bourton i cant believe itv have got rid of MEN & Motors, its one of the best channels on tv
2782 HerbRush ITV play is another ****e example of where ITV stands today.
2781 James Lowe i don't support u ur all gay!!! lmao lmao lmao Cya!! jimbo_lowe@hotmail.co.uk
2780 James Beckett Bring back Men & Motors, even if its on a different channel, surely there's enough room for it!
2779 nick fisher The "quiz" presenters are so smarmy and condescending it's excrutiating & unwatchable.... Is this seriously what ITV consider quality programming???
2778 drew men and motors rules and itvplay ****s need i say more!!
2777 Arron Brown
2776 liam scullion men and moters is wicked i love it plz put it back on
2775 Kenny ITV Play is no more than a money making scam. Put men & motors back on.
2774 basil drinkwater let us have more programes with a motoring content, rather than quiz phone ups.
2773 Sean I'd much prefer to see something decent like WRC than ITV Play's drivvle!
2772 Tom I fear ITV are digging their own grave with this poor standard of broadcasting. Nobody wants 100 channels of irritating quiz show crap, a few channels with high quality programming is the only way to go.
2771 Noel Ryan ITV would make more money from advertising revenue in keeping M&M on Freeview as opposed to having some niche phone-in channel that nobody bothers with.
2770 macca m&m will be coming back along with alot of other channels for next year :)
2769 Chris Enough of these quiz channels!! Its all about the makin the money and us gettin crap tv! Give us something WE want for a change!
2768 dan bring back m&m we are bored of all these robbing phone in quiz programs
2767 byron put men and motors back on to freeview