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Old 02-07-2017, 14:03   #1723
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
A report in 'Broadcast' suggests that Vice is seeking carriage on the Virgin Media platform.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/v...&contentID=901
It didn't seem to go too well at the last attempt, with the tests having an initial provisional EPG channel allocation of 215. Further channels arrived on VM, taking the 215 slot, Viceland being shunted to channel 990 and subsequently removed. It's not a good sign when a prospective channel is carrying video / audio "tests" across the network and is subsequently removed.

I'm not sure that seeking carriage on extra platforms is a good way of dealing with low audience figures. The probability is that audience figures would continue to be low, but with additional carriage costs. It might be better to concentrate on audience research and improving the audience figures before looking at expansion.