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Wooohooo 1000 posts in this new thread...

Will Clubland Tv ever join Virgin Media?

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Is Premier Sports set to launch on Virgin Media?

Premier Sports is the only channel I can think of that you will need to pay extra for.

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Well last day of January, red button?

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hopefully not

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I have been informed that TNA Impact actually starts on Challenge on Tuesday 8 February at 10pm and that that will be its usual weekly slot.

The monthly specials (US PPV's) will be shown on Challenge the Wednesday night following the live taping.

To add to that there are also a number of catch-up episodes from when Bravo was shut down, but not all of these seem to appear on the Virgin guide.

iMPACT 1 - (airing Thu 3/2)
iMPACT - 2 (airing Fri 4/2)
iMPACT - 3 (airing Sat 5/2)
iMPACT - 4 (airing Sun 6/12)
iMPACT - 5 (airing Mon 7/2)

Genesis PPV (airing Wed 9/2)

A request has been made for these to be series linked too.

If you can give me some more info about the Sunday broadcasts that you think should also have the series link, i'll pass the details on :)

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More on Atlantic

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...new-tv-channel

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Timeline: What going to happen tonight starting at midnight.

The following things will happen at the following times.

2am:
BSkyB will close the following channels for two hours:
-LIVING
-LIVING HD
-LIVINGit
-Challenge
-LIVING Loves

About 2am - 6am:
-LIVING will be rebranded as Sky Living on Virgin Channel 109.
-LIVING HD will be rebranded as Sky Living HD Virgin Channel 110.
-LIVING +1 will be rebranded as Sky Living +1 on Virgin Channel 111.
-LIVINGit will be rebranded as Sky LIVINGit on Virgin Channel 112.
-LIVING Loves will be rebranded as Sky Living Loves on Virgin Channel 159.
-LIVINGit +1 will be rebranded as Sky LIVINGit +1 on Virgin Channel 160.
-Cinemoi freeview will end on Virgin Media Channel 445 and will go to an £5.99pm Channel.

6am:
-Channel One and Channel One +1 will close at 6am Virgin Channels 119 and 120.
-Virgin Media will move Challenge and Challenge +1 to the M Package.
-Channel One Player will be remove from Virgin on Demand.

Blue = Will happen on Sky and Virgin Media.
Red = Will only happen on Virgin Media.

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Some new channels wouldnt go a miss LOL :D

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Full of vague promises and make believe deadlines l am afraid has happened since the Sky deal.

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As posted by me on the 2nd of January 2011:



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And yesterday:

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Seven years and it finally launches on Sky, thats one in the eye for the "whens it coming brigade" on Virgin. :D

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so we getting the Red button before April ? hope it sooner like weeks way

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Days away from what I have heard

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really hope your right :)

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Sometime before April l suspect means after april with Virgins track record.

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Did they specify a year?!

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Ah. :scratch: .201.... :erm:

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Just in time for season's end.. ;)

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The latest date I have is before April 2011.

but my insider told me that they are waiting for an launch date to be given out by Virgin Media.

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2021 did you say.

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Interesting that it says:

So one has to wonder what the hold is or if this is VM way of saying we will get it but not right now? If it was wholesaling then they should already have figures worked out that they use for Sky One HD.

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Maybe Sky was wanting too much for Sky Atlantic for all we know.

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my red button will have faded by then, might start using the blue if this delay lasts too long. :Yikes:

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It's not delayed. That implies the team are behind schedule.

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I will use the yellow or perhaps the green button.

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I think my remote has fell down the side of the sofa somewhere.

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Channel 5 have annouced That Big Brother series 12 will return Next Year in 2012 and Celebrity Big Brother Might return this Summer on Channel 5 if The deal is Done but according to Matthew wright from the wright stuff on channel 5 he's saying its a done deal.

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That's me not watching channel 5 then LOL :angel:

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I concur!

And what's even worse is - it'll be available in HD. Yikeeees!

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+1

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Being discussed here: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...lose-deal.html

Brilliant news :cleader:

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Channel One announcement from Virgin Media:

http://www.virginmedia.com/myvirginm...hannel-one.php (click link for full release)

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Any news floating around with regards to Sky VoD now that all the VMtv channels are gone?

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Same here!!!!!!

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So would that be a pink button then??:D:D

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I have been given no updated news on Sky on Demand launching on Virgin Media in months.

But virgin are updating their on Demand area by area until the 18th of Feb. So Sky on Demand may not launch until after that date so that every area can have it from launch.

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Media Boy do you know what areas have been updated yet? Has Darlington been updated?

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I do not know - sorry.

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RIP Channel One although VM clearly couldn't wait to get shut of it, they removed it an hour early at just after 0500 with Jerry mid flow!

EPG also updated to reflect Sky Living rebrand. I was hoping they might surprise us with a sneaky new channel or something but sadly not.

edit - even the +1 was chopped at 0515!!

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Same with Freeview. I feel robbed of one hour, or two if you include +1 :)

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Ah maybe it was all platforms then although the advertised show, Jerry Springer was broadcasting and all of a sudden was gone.

Channel (G)one and soon forgotten me thinks.

Challenge (well a placeholder) is now on Freeview to replace it.

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Sky Atlantic launches, will that be met with silence from Virgin?

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Sky users on DS are also reporting (following maintenance at 0500 which explains the early closure of Channel One) that Sky have reduced the resolution of Challenge and Sky Living to 544 x 576. Unless my eyes deceive me the PQ is worse on cable too.

Now why might Sky make SD PQ worse I wonder (£10.25 springs to mind!!)

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Virgin Media will be announcing its Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2010 results on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 7am.

http://pressoffice.virginmedia.com/p...ews&id=1521534

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Update on missing Red Button on the Sky Living Channels.

Virgin Media is having an technical fault with RED button aps on the Sky Living channels and will reappear when they fix a fault.

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The sky logos look proper good now ;);)

good about the 30meg, i fort they would of got rid of the 10meg and just have 20, 30, 50 and 100meg

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[QUOTE=undertakereddie;35162773]Channel 5 have annouced That Big Brother series 12 will return Next Year in 2012 QUOTE]

This is really really not a go at you Eddie, but this expression is used far too much......... Series 12 cannot return as it has never been on!

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Will the red button work with Big Brother?
One press and BOOM no more BB House
Yeah..........
:notme:
OK it was me..........

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Has the Sky1 logo changed yet?

i cant check as not at home.

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:rolleyes:

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As well as

Sky2
Sky3
Sky Living
Sky Living it
Sky Living Loves

All the new logo look like Sky Sports

And Challenge has been given an new logo as well.

It look like Jackpot Challenge old logo but only says Challenge.

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YES

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Why change the sky 3 logo though as it becomes pick tv end of month?

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Many thanks for your helpful information :p:

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To keep it uniform for now I guess.

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Sums this thread up, reduced to chat about logo changes:rolleyes:

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Feel free to contribute ;)

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LOL it's pathetic don't u think?

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TNA on Challenge listing on Virgin Media update.

I have been told that the EPG for Challenge will be updated very soon.

When updated TNA will also have an series link.

TNA starts on Thursday night at midnight on Challenge.

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Thanks mb could u post when it get updated plz

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Now we know what Digital Fanatic and the VM crew get upto at work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj1glEQCnww

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That can only be management with them having shirts and ties on and to modern an office for to be the Albert Dock.https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2012/04/8.gif

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Thanks Media Boy :)

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There is a disclaimer saying it isn't really VM staff. Maybe that was added later though.

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TNA on Challenge listing on Virgin Media update

series link is now on

ps mb vm tv guide say it starts saturday morning 00:00 not thursday

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Just have to set manuals for Thursday and Friday.

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No channel rumours again :-(

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All TNA's are on the series recording now. Even Thursdays and Fridays. + the PPV's too.

Problem is though the PPV shows as only 3 hours long on the guide as 10-1am. Where do the ads come into that?

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When are the PPV's on, Matt?

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hazard guess to drop numbers so ultimately it becomes convient excuse to ditch it.

Dont think they ever want any off the channels but some of the programmes. Its not suprising they done this and its quite frankly PETTY & CHEAP from SKY. Sadly they making money because they DONT DESERVE IT.

I seen few who on M are extremely angry these channels aint got replaced they got short changed big time at least us have all channels got quite few channels. Still angry with SKY but more so with VM. All we seem to be getting is shrinking channels gets replaced by rubbish fillers +1.

I appreciate media boy telling this stuff but infuriating that its take VM eons to sort deals out while sky seems to get them much quicker. But suspect sky maybe paying channel owners backhanders to delay deals to upset us.

M users got little better than freeview and thats poor selection beyond main terrestial owned channels.

Glad Ive got all the channels but man VM goto get there GAMEFACE on to sort there mess they created selling out.

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M is a "free" pack though and is no longer "sold" by VM. It's worth noting that those on M also get free Catch Up TV.

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The Shape of Things to Come:
http://www.virginmediapeople.com/pricingguide/#top

(only found that by doing a google search on the Red button text DF quoted. :))

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Hey Sorry for the late reply, football was on :p:

PPV's will be on Wednesday's following US transmission of the PPV. And the catch up PPV next wednesday shows 10-1am.

When the PPV's where on Extreme Sports they did 10pm-1:30pm for adverts. But on Challenge it just says 10pm-1am. Im sure Sky will include adverts.

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Just another vague promise to add new HD channels this year:td:

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It mentions TV choice don't we already get that now with our TV service.

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Would you be happier with no promise at all?

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No I think he'd be happy actually seeing the channels on his STB :D

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Yeah, on XL.

Unless there's a mistake in the text, its will also be available on Size L and the way I reading it, it will be available on Size L for no extra charge.

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Of course, we all would, on our own STB/TiVos. ;)

VM can't win. If they say something its :rolleyes:, "yeah whatever, coming soon whenever", and if they say nothing its :rolleyes:, "Virgin don't communicate with their customers enough. They should say something."

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I read it that there will be a smaller selection on size L?

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They are making there cheaper packages better at the fear of many XL tv customers moving to Sky.

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Yeah, checkout the screenshots on that page. There's also this text:

Wasn't TV Choice £7 extra per month on Size L?

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The L won't have much worth watching as the XL certainly doesn't LOL :D

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That's speculation. :)

In fact, didn't VM remove the option to add on TV Choice to M+/L? So now their adding an L-sized option back for nothing.

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Precisely, I am getting fed up with we are still in negotiations, some channels have been in negotiations now for 8 months.

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I do use the service at times, but I find not all programs are there and I end up using online services.

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There isn't much quality on demand these days I mainly use catchup

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Not since the loss of HBO .

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Vagueness is Virgins middle name it seems again when will they learn still no date for the red button and further hd channels it seems.

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Cool. if you can find any links that show the timings are different, I'll raise it to our Broadcast Team. :)

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Totally agree. If they communicate to their customers about future plans, people moan and if they don't say anything people moan.

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[QUOTE=HDFootyMan;35165194]The Shape of Things to Come:
http://www.virginmediapeople.com/pricingguide/#top

Thanks for that HDFootyMan
Can now compare with VIP

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Virgin Media news update:

Prices from April 1st.

L - goes up £1.25
XL - goes up £1
Asian - goes up £1

http://www.virginmediapeople.com/pricingguide/#top

Nat Geo Wild freeview to L package viewers this month.

Nat Geo Wild will be temporarily repackaged into the L pack on Tuesday February 1st straight through until 6am Tuesday March 1st when the channel returns to it’s original home in the XL package.

Nat Geo Wild is available on channel 228.

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Fiver to be rebanded as 5* (5 Star) next month.

Broadcast is reporting that Channel 5 is set to rebranded it Digital Channel Fiver as 5* from the 7th of March.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/i...023183.article

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Many thanks but I think it could be the same on sky at the moment too as alot of people are confused.

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If you sign up to broadband and re contract for another 12 months I take it this just means for the broadband and you could stil cancel your other services.

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Update couldnt leave Virgin with speeds like this

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...011/02/144.png

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so we getting extra bonus, from late spring red button
Digital Fanatic posted some info about thre red button
We’re giving you more control with Sky Sports red button.Soon it will be even easier to catch your team on telly, thanks to the Sky Sports red button.
If they’re not showing on the main channel, all you need to do is press the red button on your remote control, and Bob’s your uncle, you can scroll through all the games and select your side. It’ll work for all 2011-2012 Barclays Premier League matches, plus any UEFA Champions League match, ATP tennis, US Open, Heineken Cup and more. Plus, your clever red button unlocks loads of news and stats, too. And an extra bonus, from late spring you can use it to track down smaller sports events, games or highlights, too. Just keep an eye out for the red button appearing on your Sky Sports premium channels. Nice one! thank too Digital Fanatic who posted is new on the red button forum on here .

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12355022

Could be bad news for Sky.

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Doesn't look good for them.

Being discussed here... http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/64...l#post35165668

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If it takes as long to load the new red button services as it does currently, then most matches will be over by the time it brings them up!

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Indeed it's potentially bad news for all pay operators including VM across europe. Will this affect more than just football, what about films? Will we be able to get cheaper movies and can our existing pay services.

But I have read many interesting articles saying there are ways broadcasters can get around this in the long term. More and more satellites are coming online with strictly targetted spotbeams making it extremely difficult to receive foreign broadcasts with all but the biggest dishes. Astra 2D which is widely used for FTA broadcasting to the UK is a case in point. My brother cannot get a reliable BBC signal in Germany even on 1 metre dish.

Sky, ESPN, Canal+ and the likes won't take this lying down, no chance. One commentator said subs could actually go through the roof if broadcasters have to buy european wide rights as opposed to domestic rights. We might be getting excited too early!

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Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: More HD Channels coming to Virgin Media.

My Insider has been told me that more HD channels are definatley coming, names to be announced.

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To be announced when ?

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That all I was given.