Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Honey Boo Boo starts on May 14th on TLC HD.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

From Adrian on the VM forum regarding Animal Planet HD...

Hi all,
Due to technical difficulties, there has been a delay with the launch of Animal Planet HD but I can confirm that the launch will still be going ahead. Unfortunately, at this moment, I am unable to offer a time-frame.
As soon as the launch date arrives, we will make an announcement in this thread
Thanks
Adrian

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

May 7th launch - I think.

Thanks for info anyway.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Also TLC are Showing The American Version of BBC ONE Series Misstresses Will Air This Autumn 2013 & Devoius Maids Will Air In Early 2014 Which Is Created By The Maker of Desperate Housewives. Also TLC Have Picked Up 2 American Sitcoms Aswell Called The Ex's and Happily Divorced Which airs On Sunday 12th May 2013 Happily Divorced at 8pm & The Ex's at 8:30pm on TLC.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

No prob, it explains its non-appearence today and I wouldn't be surprised if a May 7th launch date is now on the cards from previous experences with ITV 2/3/4 HD

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Good channel to get though. Pretty pleased with Virgin of late :shocked: Just wish Sports and Movies were available on the Anywhere App. Not that fussed about Atlantic tbh. Only really watch Movies, sports and horror, Atlantic doesn't really appeal, my wife would probably watch it though

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Have they got Paul Gilbert in the works :D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

The MB list says that Zing will re-launch on VM. Has it been on VM previously? :confused:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Zing stop broadcasting on Virgin Media in May 2011. http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35203769-post577.html

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

With all these new channel launches - IS this VM we are talking about.

My biggest questions is - what news is there of BT Sports COMING.

Well done again MB.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Come on Arthur things are never as bad as you think they are.

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We might get that news as soon as next week.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Just having a glance at the weeks listings on TLC and I can see this being added to my favourites certainly a go to channel , a few more shows that stand out are

Extreme Couponing
Last chance salon
17 kids and counting
Jon and Kate plus 8

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Just from watching the trails, a show where the husband picks the clothes for the wife and she's suddenly happier than Jesus after his resurrection.

Surely they could have just done that in Debenhams themselves without the camera crew and sob stories?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

You really do wonder how some of this stuff gets broadcast :erm:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

:omg::omg:

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In these days of on demand, multiple repeats and Tivo, I'm not sure how much point there is in +1 at all. Saying that, it must be easy to carry. All you need is to cache it and run it on a 1 hour delay.

I guess that restricting it to the L and LX packages means they can boast about carrying even more channels on those packages, and people will be fooled by the marketing.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Lol. Do the project teams who integrate new channels onto their platform ever do any testing! Just fire the whole lot as obviously completely incompetent. 100% record on messing up major HD launches - look good in yearly appraisal!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Each of those shows has already been broadcast on one of the other Discovery channels, good start for a "new" channel

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Please tell me this is a wind-up!!! What a load of absolute tosh!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Its all in the eye of the beholder but alas its not for me.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Wasn't it only on the NTL side of the network?

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For it to happen once is just about excusable but a second time? :eek::eek:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Time to stop worrying about MPEG2 just make all HD channels MPEG4 and ensure customers have MPEG4 capable boxes.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

TiVo is MPEG4 as is the V HD and the Samsung V+ HD box. By making upgrading attractive, VM ensure that customers move to MPEG4 boxes pretty much as fast as is achieveable

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

What's that got to do with anything? I'm sure VM have plenty of spectrum to fit in more broadcast channels.

I'm pretty sure VM get their feeds and rebroadcast them, adding Nagra3 etc. I don't think any re-encoding currently occurs, so they'd then need a pretty big setup to re-encode all these MPEG2 feeds to MPEG4. It wouldn't improve the quality, because the original feeds would be the weak link.

It'd be costly in terms of encoding hardware and replacing MPEG2-only boxes. All it'd do was let them fit more channels in, and I doubt they're near capacity right now.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Was added to Telewest in December 2010. http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35130332-post535.html

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Thanks, December 2010 to March 2011.. it didn't last for long. ;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Err... the problem was found during testing. If they launched channels without testing them, that would be incompetent.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Alas SP but you must remember the Jonah's and Cassandra's will never be happy with their lot.:waving::dig:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

We'd have more recording capacity on our current boxes.


I mean, with all this unmissable (cough) content on TLC, we're gonna need it :rolleyes:

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And you wonder why VM seem reluctant to pre announce channel launches.

Who can blame them when people moan over something so petty as a few days delay for the odd channel?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Yes, at least when recording in HD it would take up less space on the HDD if we moved all the HD channels to MPEG4.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Rumours reported in May 2011 at Zing was remove after SIX months on Telewest due to Zee who did not want Zing to be on the lower packages on Virgin Media.

And Zee signed an six month deal in November 2010 to given Zee and Virgin more time to work on the longer deal for Zing.

Zing launches tomorrow on the M+, L and XL Packages.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

True, that'd be the only real advantage. More recording capacity.

Saying that, it'd be an advantage to the customer, it'd cost VM a fair bit, and I doubt most customers build up such a recorded backlog that it'd make that much of a difference. We're talking about maybe halving the bitrate.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Currently 89% full on my lounge 1tb box!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Perhaps, but how much of that is stuff you'll actually get round to watching? It'd make more sense for VM to offer 2TB, 3TB or 4TB Tivos for the people who want them, for a fee.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

I watched the programme on the opening night of TLC about the woman who eats cat hair that her cat has left behind on the sofa etc.

Not only that, but she actually licks the cat itself! She says that it helps her to bond with her cat as she is doing what the cats mother would do to it as a kitten.

There were some scenes where the cat was clearly telling her to pack it in.


I have visions of VM calling Sky to complain that their digi box at the headend has not been upgraded to the Animal Planet HD package :D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

I don't wonder why they are reluctant at all, as I have said on many occasions. It annoys me that they drip feed information about launches but don't allow the details to be released until the channels are active. What's the point?

Also it's not a case of moaning about a few days delay. They had to delay the ITV HD due to technical issues, you'd have thought that with that experience they would have tested a little earlier for this launch. Oh, you know, sometime before releasing the channel details to the press. :rolleyes:

This isn't a new channel and testing could have started sooner, TLC HD, however, is a new channel from the same broadcaster and launched on VM without any "technical problems".... kinda odd dontchya think?

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If it was added on December 1st and removed on April 1st as your links suggest, it survived for only 4 months, not 6.

It does strike me as odd that Zee only wanted it in the higher packages when it was FTA on satellite. Although B4U Music is also FTA on satellite and restricted to the Asian package on VM, so who knows?

---------- Post added at 05:02 ---------- Previous post was at 04:47 ----------

Indeed, it be like not correcting 4:3 aspect channels with the widescreen flag set on? e.g. TCM2 / Cartoonito.

...oh wait! :shocked:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

There could be a joke in there somewhere, regarding the woman licking or liking her cat!. I didn't see it!.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Nope. There is no satellite decoder for this one. Animal Planet HD is received by landline.

Testing started as soon as the landline was available.

Doing that would have delayed launch by weeks.

Not really. Every channel has its own broadcast equipment, that can be faulty or not.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

www.virginmedia.com/btsport

TCM2 is set the way TCM want it to be set - VM aren't doing anything to it.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

So no news then, just another cheap PR shot by Virginmedia to harvest some contact details.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Or, you know, a way for VM to let people know when there is progress, without constant complaining that VM aren't letting people know when there is progress

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Not really as its good to keep your customer's informed of what is happening.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

So if I put an email address in there the only news I would get is about BT Sports?

I will test that theory and let you know, since there seems no opt out for other marketing.

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Oh yeah lol cause we all know how good they are at that[COLOR="Silver"]

---------- Post added at 10:46 ---------- Previous post was at 10:45 ----------

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

It seems Virgin are in a no win situation with some customers as they are damned if they do or damned if they don't.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

If this was purely for BT sports then fine but past experience says its not. I've set up an email address for it, let's see how much spam gets to it.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Well the only email I got to the address I put in for details about the S4, was details about the S4

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Spot on Den.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

:D Exactly...............

---------- Post added at 12:14 ---------- Previous post was at 12:09 ----------

Quite. The more BT faff about and just announce commentators the more I wish they'd never won the blasted sports packages in the first place.

Virgin are blameless over this.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

It's true! It was called my strange addiction or something similar. She said that she does have her bounderies though. She won't take any fur that has been near the cats anus or on it's two front paws (as they "use these to dig in the cat litter tray").

The other part of the programme covered a woman addicted to coffee enemas. Initially, her husband was disgusted, but now he is hooked too and his mother doesn't agree with it.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

A few weeks ago I emailed Universal UK about E! HD & Universal HD; here is the reply...


Hi John

Many thanks for your email and apologies for the delay in coming back to you.

We do not have any current confirmed plans to launch these services on Virgin Media, but we continue to have discussions with all our platforms on ensuring we provide our viewers with the best possible service.

Best wishes

Universal Channel and E! UK Viewer Enquiries



From: ********************
Sent: 05 April 2013 15:06
To: Viewer Enquiries (NBCUniversal)
Subject: Universal Channel Enquiry



Hi

when will Universal Channel HD (and E! HD) launch on the VirginMedia platform?

regards John

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

What is going to with TLC +1 (Channel 169) and ID +1 (Channel 215) they both showing listing that will not broadcast for an hour on both channels.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

And in English?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

The EPG for TLC +1 is saying that Oprah is on right now. But that is not broadcasting until 5pm on TLC +1 (But is on TLC HD right now).

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Aha! so the delay is because the "just in time" planning policy failed.

Not at all, it wouldn't have made any difference. Test first and release the details to the listings magazines when you have confirmed that everything is working. The only additional delay would be in the listings magazines printing details of the new channels, hardly the first time that has happened. It's probably no worse to delay the release of channel information to listings mags than to release it prematurely.

Indeed but shouldn't there be some redundancy built into the system to prevent such faults from being fatal?

---------- Post added at 16:26 ---------- Previous post was at 16:24 ----------

Nevertheless, it is still the wrong format. Don't you even speak to your content providers when there is a known issue?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

I can't understand why they need to know if I'm a Virgin Media customer and why they need my account number. I only want updates about what's happening.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

I've never watched TCM2 and it's not showing anything ATM. What is the situation with the aspect ratio?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

It's 4:3 stretched to widescreen as is Cartoonito. I find it hard to believe that Turner want it displayed this way when 4:3 aspect ratios are displayed correctly on TCM. It just looks as if the wrong aspect ratio flag / descriptor has been set on the stream.

It looks very odd when Cartoonito shows widescreen content in a 4:3 letterbox format which is then stretched to a 16:9 aspect ratio.

I can't say I watch either of the channels very often myself and the s-t-r-e-t-c-h vision format makes me less likely to watch.

---------- Post added at 17:29 ---------- Previous post was at 17:21 ----------

I think the key word there is "confirmed".

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

May List update - May 1st update.

Keep up-to-date on the latest news on upcoming channel launches and other important events across all platforms of Virgin TV network.

NOTE: I do not work for Virgin Media so all the information on this list is subject to change.

Colours on my list are as followed:

Media Boy = New Info just added.
Media Boy = Virgin Media News and links.
Media Boy = Other Media news/Things.

=== Coming up on Virgin's Digital TV ===
=== Rumour to be Launching very soon ===
-The Active Channel to launch on Virgin Media soon.
-Animal Planet HD to launch on Virgin Channel 217 soon.

=== May ===
4th. Military History will be rebranded as H2 on Virgin Channel 236.
7th. Home & Health to move from Virgin Channel 275 to Virgin Channel 271 today.
7th. Home & Health +1 to move from Virgin Channel 276 to Virgin Channel 272 today.
22nd. The Competition Commission will publish its final report by today on the Global Radio & GMG Radio takeover.

=== June ===
No News...

=== By end of June ===
-Liberty Global hope to close the transaction of Virgin Media.

=== July ===
31st. BT will takeover ESPN, ESPN HD and ESPN America on Virgin Channels 529, 530 and 531 from Today.
31st. ESPN to close ESPN Classic on Virgin Channel 533 by Today.

=== Summer ===
-FT.com says BT and Virgin Media are in talks over up to THREE BT Sports Channels launching on Virgin Media.

=== August ===
No News...

=== September ===
No News...

=== October ===
No News...

=== November ===
-Made in Leeds will launch on Virgin Media sometime this month.

=== December ===
No News...

=== By 2015 ===
-RTE Radio and WRN Radio will be axe in old Telewest areas or added to all areas of Virgin Media.

=== Unknown dates ===
-'Seven' will be rebranded as Lincolnshire Living on Virgin Channel 879 (Grimsby & Scunthorpe only).
-I have been told that Virgin Media are in talks with Sky to carry 'Sky Atlantic SD', 'Sky News HD' and 'Sky Sports News HD'.
-Local TV may launch on Virgin TV in some areas in Virgin Channels 600 mark (Starting in Late 2013).
-The BBC to axe BBC Radio 4 LW on Virgin Channel 911 ''in the long term''.
-UKTV on Demand may also launch on Virgin on Demand.
-Channel 4's ''4oD'' will offer HD content.
-Smooth fm (Smooth Radio) may get close or rebranded on Virgin Channel 916.
-Fashion One 'In talks with Virgin Media'.
-Sony Movies may launch soon on Virgin Media.

=== Channels THAT still to appear in all areas ===
List was last updated on December 1st 2010.

NO. Channel Name
917. Radio: RTE Radio
920. Radio: WRN Europe

NOTE: Channels are only broadcasting in Ex-Telewest areas right now.

=== Media Boy Extra info: ===
Media Boy Blog - For all things Virgin TV - http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.com/
See Virgin Media on ''twitter'' here - http://twitter.com/virginmedia
See Nialli's blog on Virgin Media High Definition & TiVo Services here - http://vmhd.blogspot.com/
Latest news on Freeview - http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/10...l#post35353580

=== Ask Media Boy ===
Last updated March 14th 2013.

Q: WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION ABOUT VIRGIN MEDIA FROM?
A: I get all my info from Virgin Media viewers and Web Sites (NOTE: When I used web sites I will post an link to that web site).

Q: WILL I NEED TO WATCH MY DISNEY CINEMAGIC PROGRAMMES ON MY V+ OR TIVO BOX BY MARCH 27TH?
A: No Virgin Media viewers have until June 28th to watch recorded Disney Cinemagic programmes.

Q: WHY AM I NOT GETTING ''RTE RADIO'' OR ''WRN RADIO'' FOR?
A: RTE Radio and WRN Radio do not broadcast in Ex-ntl and Ex-Cable & Wireless areas - yet.

==== Virgin Media's Deals with broadcasters ===
List last updated on May 1st 2013.

Welcome to the all new look of this part of the list.

When deals with broadcasters run out Virgin Media need to sign new one to keep that Channel on Virgin TV.
Here is an list of channel that Virgin may get when they old deal runs out with that broadcaster:
Also Radio channels are broadcasting on Digital Radio via Freesat, Freeview, Freesat from Sky or Sky.

NOTE: Shopping Channels are not on this list and only Broadcasts who has got some Channels broadcasting on Virgin Media right now appeared on this list. To start broadcasting soon = That channel has still to start broadcasting on Sky, Freesat or Freeview.

=== TV and Radio Channels: ===
=== Own by A+E Networks UK (A&E Television Networks/British Sky Broadcasting) ===
-Bio. +1
-CI HD
-CI +1
-HISTORY HD
-HISTORY +1
-Lifetime (May launch in 2013.)

=== Own by ARY Group ===
-ARY Qtv
-ARY Oneworld
-ARY Entertainment

=== Own by BET International Inc (Viacom) ===
-BET: Black Ent Tv
-BET: Black Ent Tv +1

=== Own by British Sky Broadcasting ===
-Pick TV +1
-Sky1 +1
-Sky 3D
-Sky Atlantic
-Sky Atlantic +1
-Sky Atlantic HD
-Sky News HD
-Sky Sports F1 HD
-Sky Sports 3 HD
-Sky Sports 4 HD
-Sky Sports News HD

=== Own by British Telecommunications Plc ===
-BT Sports 1 (To launch in UK and Ireland in Summer 2013.)
-BT Sports 1 HD (To launch in UK and Ireland in Summer 2013.)
-BT Sports 2 (To launch in UK and Ireland in Summer 2013.)
-BT Sports 2 HD (To launch in UK and Ireland in Summer 2013.)
-BT Sports 3 (ESPN rebrand?)
-BT Sports 3 HD (ESPN HD rebrand?)
-ESPN America HD (Will be owned by BT and maybe get rebrand as ESPN HD from August 1st 2013.)
-Sailing 1
-Sailing 2

=== Own by CBS Chellozone UK Channels Partnership ===
-CBS Reality +1
-Horror +1

=== Own by Channel Four Television Corporation ===
-More 4 HD

=== Own by CSC Media Group ===
-Bliss
-BuzMuzik
-Chart Show TV
-Chart Show TV Dance
-Flava
-Kix!
-POP
-Pop Girl
-Pop Girl +1
-Scuzz
-The Vault
-Tiny Pop +1

=== Own by Disney-ABC Television Group ===
-Disney Channel HD
-Disney Junior +
-Disney Junior HD
-Disney XD HD

=== Own by Entertainment Networks (UK) Limited (Sony Pictures Television) ===
-More Than Movies
-More Than Movies +1
-Movies 4 Men
-Movies 4 Men +1

=== Own by ESPN Inc. (until July 31st 2013) ===
-ESPN America HD

=== Own by Fox International Channels (News Corporation) ===
-FOX +1

=== Own by Global Radio ===
-Capital FM TV
-Heart FM TV

=== Own by Moving Movies Ltd. (CSC Media Group) ===
-True Drama (Soon to start broadcasting).
-True Entertainment +1
-True Movies 2

=== Own by MTV Networks Europe ===
-MTV CLASSIC
-MTV HD
-MTV LIVE
-MTV MUSIC
-MTV +1

=== Own by Multi Screen Media (Sony Pictures Television) ===
-Sahara One

=== Own by NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels) ===
-Nat Wild HD

=== Own by Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting) ===
-Nickelodeon HD
-Nick Jr. +1

=== Own by Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount British Pictures/British Sky Broadcasting) ===
-Comedy Central Extra +1

=== Own by Premier Media ===
-Premier Sports
-Premier Sports Xtra

=== Own by RTE ===
-RTE 2fm
-RTE lyric fm
-RTE Radio 1 (Broadcasts in Ex-Telewest areas right now).
-RTE Radio na Gaeltachta

=== Own by Real & Smooth Ltd [Was GMG Radio] (Global Radio) ===
-Real Radio Wales
-Smooth 70s

=== Own by Scripps Networks Interactive ===
-Food Network
-Food Network +1
-Travel Channel
-Travel Channel +1

=== Own by Sony Pictures Television ===
-Sony Entertainment Television +1
-Sony Movie Channel
-Sony Movie Channel +1

=== Own by STAR TV (News Corporation) ===
-STAR Jalsha
-STAR Plus HD

=== Own by Sunrise Radio Group ===
-Kismat Radio
-Punjabi Radio

=== Own by TIML Radio Limited ===
-Absolute 90s

=== Own by United Christian Broadcasters ===
-UCB TV
-UCB Bible
-UCB Gospel
-UCB Inspiration
-UCB Ireland

=== Own by Universal Networks International ===
-E! HD
-Universal Channel HD

==== See you later ===
List last updated on May 1st 2013.

Next update: May 7th - unless:

A) If Virgin are set to launch more than TWO channels (TV or Radio) on Virgin TV.
B) If Virgin are set to move more than TWO channels (TV or Radio) about on Virgin TV.
C) If Virgin are set to close or repackage more then TWO channels (TV or Radio ) on Virgin TV.

Did I miss anything??? If I did tell me and it will appear on the next update.

©copyright 2013 Media Boy 2006 - 2013. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

THIS UPDATE WAS JUST FOR ME TO FIX SOME INFO AND REMOVE THE NHK WORLD HD AND ZEE CAFE AND ZING FROM THE LIST NEXT UPDATE MAY 7TH - MAYBE SOONER!!!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Delays happen in real life situations. VM could make things easier by being a little more proactive and give a heads up on forums, such as this, if something is delayed.

They are usually fairly open about the reasons for a delay but it would be better if they provided the reasons more swiftly rather than reacting when the speculation starts.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Out of interest, just set it to record the first show tonight, Gunsmoke. I'll see what aspect ratio it's in. Should be 4:3.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Or why don't Virgin launch an 'Virgin Media Information Channel' on Channel 999 telling viewers what channel is set to launch.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

I'd expect it is for targeted marketing to their customers who put details in, checks will be done to see if you have XL (for ESPN) and if you subscribe to Sky Sports.

Of course, there is no disclaimer at all on that page to say their intentions, but I suspect it is not just for letting you know BT Sports is 'Coming Soon' ;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

56k?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

If they did that, you'd be out a job :p:

Or use the messaging system on TiVos, and they can also add pop up messages in MyVirginmedia if need be.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Both channels are native 4:3, why else would they show widescreen content in a letterbox? A descriptor/flag incorrectly describes the format as anamorphic widescreen, TVs act on the descriptor and stretch the picture across the width of the screen.

---------- Post added at 18:06 ---------- Previous post was at 18:02 ----------

Pretty much because the official announcement is usually the channel arriving on the EPG.

They would still need to be more proactive about the reason for any known delays, it's so much easier than trying to firefight after any speculation has started.

---------- Post added at 18:07 ---------- Previous post was at 18:06 ----------

Oh dear. :D :p:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

But I do love the way Virgin Media have been doing with some channels launches - that ' New Channel coming soon' sign.

---------- Post added at 18:17 ---------- Previous post was at 18:09 ----------

Freeview News: Q Radio to close and space reuse by Kisstory from Tuesday.

Q Radio to close on Tuesday and space reuse with Kisstory on Freeview.

http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/rss/...close-Q-radio/

NOTE: I have only posted this story here due to Virgin Viewers having Freeview on their TV Sets or in other rooms.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Hi MB,

Was the reason for taking Unversial HD off coming very soon list on the May 1st update because of John's post?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Yes - My blog has also been updated.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Thanks, sorry shouldn't say but anybody emailing a broadcast company direct like this would get this default response and not a exclusive possible launching soon reply:erm:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

IIRC, I am sure one poster contacted ITV about the previously missing HD channels (before they launched) and asked if we were getting them. The poster received a very similar e-mail reply saying there were no plans to launch the channels on VM. A few weeks later they arrived, so I am not gonna give up hope just yet:)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

Thanks Harry, mums the word;):D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

That's exactly the reply I would have expected to see from them, all it really says is that they can't confirm anything. They aren't going to confirm anything if they are still locked into and exclusive carriage deal with Sky. They can't really give any indication of existing contractual terms to the public.

The rumour on DS was that the channels would be added in the coming months, not really useful without an indication of the actual timeframe.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

That the 2nd poster who told everyone on CF this: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...l-page-16.html

---------- Post added at 18:59 ---------- Previous post was at 18:56 ----------

Have anyone seen an update from that poster who started this rumour?

And I just remove info was to it being May 1st - and no updates in the last 90days.

---------- Post added at 19:27 ---------- Previous post was at 18:59 ----------

Rumour was started on 21/02/13.

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...&postcount=695

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

No updates, although if he doesn't have a specific date, there's nothing to actually update. He did mention Animal Planet HD in the same post and that has only just "almost" arrived.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.
 

I also hope it's a default response as I would like Universal HD on VM- I just published the email as promised

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l would say it is a default response John.

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I hope so also

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Virgin Media to move it Shed next door - soon.

I have discovered that Virgin Media is set to move Discovery Shed soon on Virgin Channel 274 to Virgin Channel 273.

http://www.discoveryuk.com/find-us-on-tv/

I think it will move on May 7th when Home and Health moves to Channel 271.

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Why have they been moved out of the other shed:D

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@Media Boy

Virgin have updated their list of anywhere TV streaming channels. A significant addition is Discovery Channel, Discovery Science and TLC in fact all the Discovery ones it seems plus a few more.

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Seems VM have also changed the Classic Collection to the Starter Collection.

Anyone know the differences?

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I knew about it since April 22nd.

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35563665-post670.html

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Although they don't seem to have taken the opportunity to move GOD to a higher plane. :angel:

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Bless you my son:angel:

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NTL has the best idea ever for GOD - an add on Channel.

(NTL did it before they took over Telewest)

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Someone needs to talk to TCM Ben, as I've just recorded Gunsmoke as a test ----- a show that ran between the mid 50s to the mid 70s, and therefore in 4:3 aspect ratio. It is stretching the picture to fit the whole 16X9 screen. It is an unwatchable mess.

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Ahh ok!

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The name

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You "Knew" about it since April 22nd.

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I just noticed that the channel number has already changed to 273 on Digiguide.

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Yes, but we wouldn't probably launch with a loss of redundancy.

Often!

1.5Gbps uncompressed HD video. (We then compress it down to 56k ;))

They are aware.

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Probably?

It's been like that since launch in January, totally unwatchable.

Perhaps the severe compression is the cause of the problem. ;)

I can't imagine why Turner would want the content to be unwatchable. Or, more to the point, why VM started carrying it without the problem being fixed.

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I can't say we never would. We'd assess the risks against the costs/benefits, and make a judgement.

I doubt they do, but sometimes these things aren't easy to fix.

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Just been scanning thru recent posts and doubts are being raised again regarding universal HD,Gutted I myself contacted universal owners and am still awaiting a reply.I want this channel more than Atlantic !!!!!!

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Hard to believe, I know, but some people have to fill the whole screen with a picture and prefer distorted stretchivision to the correct aspect ratio :shocked:

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Don't suppose they are available for streaming on ipad aswell ????

---------- Post added at 23:16 ---------- Previous post was at 23:12 ----------

Just actually checked and they are,we'll done vm.wish they could sort sky channels !!!!

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No News on Sky Channels coming via anywhere.

But maybe 'Talks are ongoing' with Sky and Virgin Media to launch them via anywhere!!

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I'd have thought it would also depend on how long it was going to take to fix the problem.

It's a descriptor on the video stream, how hard can it be?

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Haha, I know.. especially when wide screen TVs started to become popular and there was the mentality of having paid for a wide screen and wanting to fill it. There's a difference between choosing to stretch the picture and having it forced upon you.

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Animal Planet HD is now broadcasting on channel 217