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Yes, we do; Media Boy was just talking about Sky's silly practice of re-naming its channels from time to time.

It's currently branded as Sky Monsters, but will be returning to normal next week.

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Oh okay,thought it a bit odd not receiving all the movie channels.

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It appears that channel 917 may now be geographically restricted as some customers are now receiving a message saying that they aren't authorised to receive this channel.

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I'm still getting it.

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Thanks for letting me know :)

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No problem.

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RTE Radio works here at MB HQ.

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Keep in mind this is only a rumour so if it happens it happens if it doesn't it doesn't.
WWE network should arrive on the vm tivo v6 in Autumn this year.

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H'mmm...

Me thinks 'might be coming soon' is rather worse than 'coming soon'.

Looks like never, then.

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i learnt not to say "coming soon" these days and use "might be coming soon" instead.

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Rumour: STV2 to launch in April?

This tweet points to an April launch for STV2 in Glasgow*, Edinburgh*, Aberdeen, Ayr and Dundee.

*STV2 will be on Virgin UK Channel 159 in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

https://twitter.com/EwenDCameron/sta...40226023948288

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
 

A quiet year on the channels and apps front so bring on these rumours! ;)

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Not much to launch now i think bud apart from maybe itv encore, amc i won't mention the certain ocean named channel as dave will pop up saying "never going to happen." not sure if viceland is on vm yet?
But those 3 are the only worthwhile channels i can think of that would be of any interest to vm at the moment.
I have heard NASA tv is launching in uk on all platforms but no timescale was given, however the app is on youview now i believe.

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Yes, I think those three are the main omissions followed by a couple of HD versions of channels.
Viceland is not on VM yet. https://my.virginmedia.com/content/d...annelGuide.pdf

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I agree, and it's worth pointing out that most of the content on ITV Encore is already on ITV Collections (on demand).

Sadly, the very few originals on there (e.g. The Americans) haven't popped up anywhere other than on that channel to date.

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We have lift off....................:D:D

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And l nominate MM to go on the next space shuttle which becomes available going to space.;):D

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Easter Gold arrives on Monday 10th April

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Pathetic.:rolleyes:

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Eggsellent.

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The Americans is available on Amazon Prime.

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Made In Teesside launched today and according to reports is supposed to be on Virgin channel 159 but checked and it's not on. Any ideas anyone?
Also it's supposed to be on Freeview channel 7 but again nothing! It's been suggested elsewhere that it could be this area of Middlesbrough may receive their channels from a different transmitter that's not the regular one for Middlesbrough? That would explain why I'm able to receive Made In Tyne & Wear on Freeview. Any thought anyone?

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From the twitter page: Your new local channel available on Freeview 7 and coming soon to Virgin Media 159.

https://twitter.com/MadeInTeesTV/with_replies

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Coming Soon to virgin media ,guess they ( virgin )won't hurry to get this on for us then! Not receiving it on Freeview though,getting Made In Tyne & Wear instead,which sucks for us 'smoggies'!

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Are you interested in that local TV garbage ?

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Until I've had a chance to see it I'll reserve my judgement on it. I expect there'll be some programs of interest and some not,just like other channels. I do like programs with a local interest though so will probably find some I like.

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If you are getting Made in Tyne & Wear, your aerial is pointing at Pontop Pike near Newcastle. To get Made in Teesside requires reception from Bilsdale on the western edge of the North York Moors. So unless you fancy a trip onto the roof you will be out of luck.

If it does get on Virgin it will be headend dependant. If you are unlucky enough to be fed from Newcastle you will also be stuck.

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Yeh, at a cost! It is available as pay per view only (when I last looked)! Has that changed?

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It's the same with the new 4th season of Ray Donovan, they want £2.65 per episode, on top of your monthly subscription, just another rip off!

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Just checked. The Americans is available at £2.49 per episode or £24.99 for thee series! I'm not paying that.

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Ofcom have, in the last few days, granted a new Irish channel a licence to broadcast on cable and satellite.

It's called IrishTVUK.

I wonder if this is the long awaited channel from RTE for the UK? I can't see it being a resurrection of the channel called Irish TV (wasn't on cable) that recently went bust as the Irish Post newspaper bought the assets from the administrator​ and weren't interested in running a TV channel.

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Ohers not including myself might not see it as garbage MM but not everybody is a genetic clone as TV should cater for all tastes and not just one group.

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aye very wise words den.

The channel in my area (liverpool) has already gone bankrupt once and now produces some of the most cheesiest and amateur stuff ive ever seen...but everyone has different tastes.

I wish they'd let me run the channel i could provide some excellent and saucy programming from my mums boxroom

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They were doomed from the start a total waste of money just look how many watch them and the choice of content.

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Oh dear MM you have upset a few on here now.;):D

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Yes, but having watched a few minutes of London Live, on a number of separate occasions, and at different times, I can tell you that if the others are anywhere near as bad as this, then they are a total joke, with very little indeed devoted to local programming.

They should either be properly organised and funded or the whole idea should be abandoned.

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IMO they were a vanity project of the minister at the time ( Jeremy Hunt):erm:

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I think it could have worked, given a bit of imagination. Unfortunately, imagination and proper funding of the project never came into it.

Having separate channels based on large towns and cities was never going to work. It should have been based on much larger regions.

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The first 3 series are available included with Amazon prime, if you order a lot of stuff off amazon and pay delivery charges then prime is a no brainier and effectively lets you watch lots of exclusive stuff as well as fairly recent series and films for free. Plus it is one of very few 4K HDR providers, for some the service is essential.

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Couldn't agree more. I think the best thing would be to use the spectrum for a quasi national FTA channel on Freeview.

Don't forget that we are helping to fund this rubbish via the licence fee as the BBC has been forced to help these channels.

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Found out today that there is a national fault that is only affecting the V6.

RTE and Nollywood have been affected since February with no timescale for a fix.

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Thanks for info,I guess I'm stuck with Made In Tyne & Wear as I don't fancy a climb up onto my roof! I guess though the guy who fitted the aerial pointed the aerial that way because it would deliver the best reception.
Regarding Virgin whether it Will appear on there or not remains to be seen I guess.

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Agreed. However, series 1-3 have already aired on ITV. It's series 4 that VM viewers will not have seen yet, as these have been shown exclusively on ITV Encore.

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More nonsense from Sky.

http://advanced-television.com/2017/...om-sky-cinema/.

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For once l actually agree with you OB.:Yikes::eeek:

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At last, we've found a common connection!

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l think l need to sit down now as l am feeling all of a tizzy.;):D

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They make sense in america due to the sheer size of the country. Our cities arent really big enough to really need or warrant an entire channel. Maybe combining regions north west, north east etc might have made some more financial sense ....

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What you descibe sounds like ITV all over again That would be egg on the faces of Ofcom and it's predecessors - allow the various ITV franchise holders to water down their seemingly unsustainable PSB obligations to regional programming, only to start the process of a regional TV network all over again but with reduced coverage.

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These themed channels are getting stupid now why make a channel for 7 movies?

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ITV. Independent Local Radio (as it was once). Lovely nice local services. But all more interested in saving money and joining the race to the bottom, which of course they were then allowed to do by the very regualtory body that now want to give us local services by milking money off the BBC (which is the only outfit still providing local services on TV & Radio).

What a crazy country we live in. Are the services there for the people, or the people there for the services? If you are a commercial organisation it will always be the latter.

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Totally agree​.

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Except for VM viewers in NI, who got season 4 on RTE2 last year in late summer.

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Agreed, but the difference between the new cable channels set up and ITV as was is that ITV worked. The local areas served have to be big enough to be economical.

There is already egg on faces. Better to admit that and start rectifying the position by enlarging the franchise areas.

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Kix Power seems to have sprung back to life on channel 738

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It must of got it's power ranger.. get it? power ranger?
no i'll get my coat :p:

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completely agree. though i miss the days of HTV wales ...

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I think most people miss their own local ITV station Vince. They were much better then the generic rubbish that we have now.

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Rumour that At The Races to go HD, cheaper Sky Sports etc

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...9#post35893169

Could this lead to the closure of Sky Sports Mix?

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Cheaper Sky Sports not sure about that??

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About £18 a month is being mooted, but the catch is that you will receive a diminished range of sports.

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For me personally who is only interested in football £18 a month would be good news.

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Sadly mate it's the daily mail so i wouldn't read too much into it.

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Agreed. There's another thread on the subject, but I'd see F1 & football as Sky's biggest revenue-generators.

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The Daily Fail you mean.;)

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That is the vexed question and perhaps our very wise Sky expert MM can answer that.;)

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As per the April 2017 Channel Guide:

cdn.virginmediapresents.com/2017/03/ChannelGuide_APR2017_v4.pdf

The CBS and Horror +1 channels are now available to everyone until 31 December 2017.

This must be one of the longest freeview periods ever!

Does VM Ireland have Really and Drama (these channels will shortly be starting on Sky Ireland with Irish adverts)?

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Sky Cinema Fast & Furious will be using Sky Cinema Hits channel numbers from April 8th til April 17th on both Virgin Media UK & N. Ireland and Virgin Media Ireland.

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Even though they are free on every other platform anyway lol.
Typical vm we#ll give you freebies that are already free everywhere else because VM yesterdays technology and tv today.

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It's a bit harsh to call the V6 yesterday's technology, theone.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
 

Oh dear another fine statement you have made my dear chap.;)

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As of January 9th 2017 nope.

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Are these channels taking a cut from the subscription pack they are on ?
Could be one explanation.

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Many FTA channels have to pay to be on VM, maybe the costs increase according to how low the package they are in ie the lower the package, the more available viewers (better advertising rates)= the greater the cost??

AFAIK this doesn't affect some channels that have been on Freeview for some time eg Really as VM made concessions in their bid to make the M pack competitive with Freeview.

It's obviously no longer the case otherwise we would have seen truTV on VM from day one!

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I certainly wouldn't pay extra just to get these channels. A cheap Freesat box would suffice and the material is probably on UK Play.

Cheers, maybe they will join when the Irish variants are up and running??

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It was tongue in the cheek bud.

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But true though.

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More like VM are taking a cut as those channels are free everywhere else.

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There are transmission costs to the broadcaster associated with being on Sky, Freesat and Freeview - why wouldn't there be a cost to broadcasting on Virgin?

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It all depends on how highly VM think that a particular channel will bring in customers and regulations. Eg QVC pay to be on there, BBC1 is cost neauteral and they are forced to carry it, whilst they negotiate a price for channels like Sky 1. If they can't agree a price the channel does appear eg Sky Atlantic.

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ITV Channel Television HD is on it's way along with extra sub regions and more Local TV channels:

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/manage-your...cences/updates

I'm assuming that the new ITV HD channel will come to VM at least.

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I doubt it, last time I checked Virgin Media don't cover the Channel Islands.

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ITV Anglia East has been broadcasting for nearly a year on satellite. Longer for ITV Meridian South East.

Not being on Virgin & Freeview is down to Arqiva's switching arrangements & not the licence.

The sub regions for the above (Meridian South & Anglia West) require a dual HD playout facility (the bulletin is recorded earlier & then output at the same time as the "live" version in the other part of the region).

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Interesting, one day Ofcom will adopt a consistent and uniform approach to listing licences and updates. Where on earth have they listed previous "PSDTPS" service changes? They stopped listing ITV HD sometime in 2012 (other than the ITV Breakfast version).

It's unlikely that these additional regional variations will come to VM any time soon. VM doesn't even carry the full range of ITV +1 regions.

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Although they do carry ITV Yorkshire and Lincolnshire across several regional networks, but as you say, when it comes to the HD version, "I doubt it".

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Yes, but I think that tends to be either because for ITV HD it covers several regions, or for ITV SD it covers a commuter movement.

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Aha! that explanation makes the situation much clearer. ;)

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Ahhhh right. Does any cable company cover the areas served by Channel Television? Isn't there only one independent left in some part/s?

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Wight Fibre on the Isle of Wight is the only company still independent of Virgin Media in the UK. A franchise was never planned by the Cable Authority for the Channel Isles, so nothing was ever built.

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Thanks, I guess they never thought it would be financially viable.

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Not sure if many of you got or took up the Virgin Media 30 days of Sky Cinema free trail but in case you did just to say although it was supposed to start of the 8th April I noticed I was already getting it last night.

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how you get it

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Sky News‏
Verified account
@SkyNews 1m

Sources say: Fox takeover of Sky cleared by EU regulators

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The Channel Islands have autonomy in many matters as they're not part of the UK so are probably not covered by the UK cable licences.

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As OFCOM is responsible for licencing the TV & Radio services in CI, it would also be responsible for any cable franchises operating.

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Probably the same reason rural areas with difficult terrain didn't get cable. The Channel Islands are relatively small isolated areas.

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In the UK - yes. In the Channel Islands - no.
In Jersey, The Office of Utility Regulation regulates the cable company there, Homenet. Homenet was formed from the merger of the cable company and ADSL company.
http://www.homenet.je/broadband-options-2/

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There was an email but you had to sign up a few days ago, you if you've not already then you've missed out I'm afraid, I almost missed it myself as it was in my junk folder.

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As some of their channels are still timesharing:

http://www.homenet.je/compare-cable-tv-packages/

They may not have room for ITV HD anyway!

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That's not surprising - they cleared it last time, too. What's more likely derail any purchase is the OFCOM investigation as to the suitability of the Murdochs to run such an influential British media company. The recent issues around Fox News' unsubstantiated "Fake News" stories being quoted as fact verbatim by the US President isn't going to help Rupert and James a great deal...

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I'd be amazed if that derails it if I'm honest , to be fair I have no problems whatever the outcome they'll still charge me a kings ransom to watch my Sport.:p:

Ofcom have proven many times they talk the talk but sadly that's about it.

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A regulator with no teeth sadly MM.

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It's not Fox's inaccuracy and bias that's the issue but its corporate governance. There is a federal investigation into the payment made to Laurie Luhn, a former Fox News talent booker who was paid a secret $3.1m settlement for allegations made against former chairman Roger Ailes. The issue is that this payment and potentially others have not been filed with the SEC, as required by law. The Federal probe is also investigating whether the pay-offs were systematically concealed from investors.
New allegations have drawn in other Fox News talent. On Monday, Fox News contributor Julie Roginsky sued Fox News naming Bill Shine (co-president) alongside Ailes and Fox News itself. Roginsky claimed that the company ignored her complaints of harrassment at the hands of Ailes and that Shine retaliated against her. Three black employees have alleged discrimination by Judith Slater, Fox's long-time controller. Fox has dismissed her but the three employees are now suing Dianne Brandi, the channel's top legal officer, as one of the plaintiffs alleged that she complained to Brandi in 2014 but no action was taken then.
There are also fresh allegations of sexual harassment and verbal abuse against presenter Bill O'Reilly, which have resulted in 30 companies pulling advertising from his programme.

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Can we have a rerun after Brexit please.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
 

Wasn't it the Brexit vote what spurred Mr Murdoch on to revisit his purchase for the remainder of Sky ? :D

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PB seems to want his cake and eat it.;):D