Cable Forum - General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1.

Also under the Sky-Disney deal, the satellite broadcaster has renewed its carriage deals to the suite of Disney networks, including the Disney Channel, Disney XD and Disney Junior, along with Disney Junior HD, which will launch in April.

Tricky Trevor

21-02-2013 07:57

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So it's Disney Cinemagic then really?

andrewstevenson

21-02-2013 08:54

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Can mediaboy try and find out If we allowed channel. The way I see it is that if we are good enought to pay Disney for cinemagic then now they are in bed with sky, it would be wrong to snub us

spankysmagicpian

21-02-2013 09:11

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Originally Posted by andrewstevenson (Post 35539460)

Can mediaboy try and find out If we allowed channel. The way I see it is that if we are good enought to pay Disney for cinemagic then now they are in bed with sky, it would be wrong to snub us

He hasn't got a Batphone to Virgin or Sky HQs.
Do what he does - Google or even try something radical and wait until something OFFICIAL is announced.

Sheesh:rolleyes:

speedski

21-02-2013 09:23

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Sky Movies has magical news for movie lovers of all ages with the announcement of Sky Movies | Disney, a brand new channel dedicated to the one of the greatest names in family entertainment.

Available in HD and exclusively to Sky Movies customers from Easter, Sky Movies | Disney will be the home of animated classics, live action adventures, Pixar hits and the newest Disney titles.

http://skymovies.sky.com/introducing...vies-disney-hd

If VM's getting it it will only be the SD variant then...

nicknewark

21-02-2013 09:24

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Do Virginmedia hold any exclusivity rights with any of the major Film Companies?, just a though but if they did, they would maybe benefit from launching there own movie channel.

speedski

21-02-2013 09:27

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They simply can't compete. Sad but true. Note, this deal with Disney and Sky comes with all sorts of additional Pay Per View rights beyond the obvious...

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In addition to the launch of the new channel, the agreement gives Sky Movies the first subscription pay TV movie rights in the UK and Ireland to other titles distributed by Disney, including new movies from Lucasfilm, and also Marvel Studios features such as Iron Man 3 and Avengers Assemble, which will be broadcast across the Sky Movies portfolio of channels.

http://corporate.sky.com/investors/p..._disney_movies

denphone

21-02-2013 09:30

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Originally Posted by speedski (Post 35539472)

http://skymovies.sky.com/introducing...vies-disney-hd

If VM's getting it it will only be the SD variant then...

Then its time for Ofcom to damn well get off their butts to stop Sky using their typical age old nefarious tactics where we pay more then their own subscribers and then they withhold certain channels or HD variants from Virgins platform.

nicknewark

21-02-2013 09:35

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Maybe the new takeover may give VM more bargining power, but they need to move forward, or they are going to risk losing more TV Subscribers.

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It's all well and good oferring the most up to date PVR, but if they ain't got the content, it don't matter how good it is at wishlist and the like. Try searching for Game Of Thrones!, MMm. I had to go to Blinkbox for that.

speedski

21-02-2013 09:37

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35539477)

I thought that when I was a full VM VIP customer. Now I have Sky for TV and VM for BB, Its cheaper, yes I only get the channels on the main TV, but I use the Tivo's three tuners to records all the freeview stuff and use the Sky box to watch all the glorious HD.

Its cheaper than just having VM too.

VM's losing its touch - and thats not up to Ofcom to bail them out. You get what you pay for. VM isn't bothered frankly.

muppetman11

21-02-2013 09:37

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Technix reporting new HD channels coming again to VM

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

nicknewark

21-02-2013 09:38

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I'm off to dust my Tivo.

sebastion

21-02-2013 09:45

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