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SkyQ must have added favourites then, I am sure they were not available initially as it upset many customers.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

It was added a while back.

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It was 1 of a number of sky features that went missing with skyq (due to the absurd decision not to base skyq on existing skydive features).

I left because of the features I liked going missing.

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I wish that there was some way that I could get them to move it back to a standalone package...grrrrrr. (This way it just lumps in with all the main package and kicks the price up, for everyone who uses Sky to begin with!) :mad::mad::mad:

Is it premium or bundled on Virgin?

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premium for the majority but there are a couple included in bundles.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Premier League TV rights: Amazon to show 20 matches a season from 2019-2022 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44396151

So if Virgin is the only place to get all the football they need to get negotiations going ?

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I believe that is already happening, although I also understand that the Amazon channels won't make it to the V6/TiVos. Exactly where that puts us in terms of the football is anyone's guess!

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I'd imagine that tag line will end. I'd be thankfully if VM managed to renew with BT never mind get amazon on board!

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Wonder how much Virgin will reduce their packages if they cannot agree with BT?

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I would be surprised if a wholesale deal with BT for the sports and AMC channels couldn't be done, to be honest.

There is a guaranteed income for BT with a wholesale deal, and they would be disappointed with the number of VM subscribers who would be prepared to pay extra for BT Sport. So I think BT make more money out of the wholesale arrangements than they would do otherwise.

Add to that the poor viewing figures attracted by AMC and I would imagine that it was a no-brainer to try and get that channel onto more platforms.

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It will be interesting to see Virgins pricing structure after the deal is finalised. Will they leave it in the packages and expect everyone to pay more? Or will they make it a standalone option, in which case how much will it cost and how much will they reduce the cost of packages to reflect it is no longer included?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

With their deal with SKY to wholesale SKY Sports from 2019, and their recent deal with Amazon, BT as things stand is the only place to get all the football. I didn't think they had it in them.

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I wish Sky would do the same - I know people who stick by VM to the nth degree but use Sky for that one thing. Problem now is that with Sky Q they have to pay for the installation / box (not being their property). For people who have the old HD boxes (like me) this works out (if you want the networks). If you don't, it just ups the cost for the entire package no reason. So I lose out.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Have you watched Billions a Showtime show ?

Well worth a watch.

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A stand alone option would be bad for BT because it would mean fewer subscribers to the extent that the inflated price for this would not cover the change. I maintain that there will be a wholesale deal and AMC will be included within it.

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I think Amazon Prime will be available on V6 boxes by 2019, so we shouldn't lose out.

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I agree, OB...I think VM will do everything to maintain the USP of all the Football in one place - not necessarily one subscription but on one box...I'm pretty sure a separate Amazon sub would still be needed, similar to Netflix.

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What gives you that impression?.

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People with Prime are hardly likely to lose out anyway , Prime Video is available on lots of devices already.

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A lot of Smart TV's have the Prime video app.

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And consoles too...

The likelihood is that if you have an Prime subscription you will have a smart tv and/or Fire Stick/Xbox or Playstation anyway...so not too much of an inconvenience if not on the V6.

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Yes we have it on our PS4 as well.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Viacom to Launch Paramount Network in U.K. on July 4

https://variety.com/2018/tv/global/v...uk-1202837211/

No availability on Virgin Media confirmed as yet....

"Paramount Network will launch in the UK on Freeview (57), Sky (159), BT (57) and TalkTalk (57) platforms."

http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2018/0...ies_to_britain

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It's better for all your content to be on one box, muppetman, that is the attraction. Then you only have to search for a programme once and you can bookmark all the programmes on the Netflix and Amazon wishlists in 'My Shows'.

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I have it on good authority, Den! :D

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Well you do have a good track record when it comes to that..;)

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With the Sony (Xperia) line up, they now have it bundled so you can't uninstall it.

Before that used to be the case with FB, but now you can subsequently remove that but not before they added in Prime. I rather that I suppose though I never use Amazon when I can avoid it due to their hiring of Jay Carney.

Since they have indeed added it onto most Smart TV's in the Sony line up, too. Though you may be able to remove it from there, I dunno.

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But then that wasn't what you said , you said you didn't think people would miss out as you expected it to arrive in the V6.

I merely stated they won't as most already have access to Prime Video be it on their TV , Games Console or Streaming Device.

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How surprising :D

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As slow as a snail springs to mind..

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Yes I did, MM, good stuff, I also liked Ray Donovan, thought that was excellent.

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Viacom already own CH5, why not put all the good American shows and films on the terrestrial channel and remove all the crap?

Besides, this may not be a new channel as Paramount replaced Spike in the States, so we'll see what happens here.

Perhaps when/if CBS and Viacom are one company again, Ch5 may finally get renamed to CBS and then we won't have to go hunting around a dozen plus channels to find all the new American CBS shows anymore.

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Sky Living to become Sky Witness yes you heard that right.........What a stupid name.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Good grief..:rofl::rofl:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

BBC Two Wales HD is launching later this year and will be available on Freeview HD, YouView and BBC iPlayer

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I am not arguing with you, muppetman, I'm just saying that the VM subscribers who do not have that equipment will not lose out.

You then seemed to suggest that it was not necessary to be concerned about whether it should be on the V6. I was just reminding you of the benefits of having all the streaming services on one box.

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Sounds like the perfect schedule to me OB (if you dropped 'Birds of a Feather,' and squeezed an 'All Creatures Great and Small' in ;) )

The BBC is still outputting the best original drama - quality, not quantity. e.g. the Jeremy Thorpe drama was best thing on TV by far this year.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

If you like Vaseline then of course it was...…….:D

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Living TV, then Sky Living always sounded like a lifestyle tv channel. As it shows a lot of crime related stuff, I guess Sky wanted this name to compete with Alibi.

As channels rebrands go, there's been a lot worse. W anyone?

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Have to agree with you about "A Very English Scandal", Mr K. Hugh Grant was excellent.

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Lol. :D

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Nobody is questioning the BBC's ability to churn out good original drama.

However, I thought we were talking about the Drama Channel. :confused:

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There is a lot of decent stuff on the Drama Channel OB.

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Yes, of course, it's just not to my taste.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Can anyone confirmed if WWE Money in the Bank will be shown on V+ HD boxes this weekend as Channel 0 has not been updated since late April.

And also I have found that the information screens on the home page of the V+ HD boxes has been updated in Weeks.

No new channels launch in Months.

Who is running Virgin Media? Steptoe and Son from their garden shed?

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Yes it will be on sky box office as usual unless you get the 30day free trail to wwe network ����

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Rumour has it that Virgin Media is actually being run by Steptoe's dead horse Hercules.

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They were clearly better than the stuff of today. In as much as I take little to no interest in them too I find myself watching them from time to time if I can get a hold of episodes on thing like soap operas. (Yes, I am that much of a dweeb of a loser - watching old re-runs of soaps).

All of that used to be shown on the old UK Gold format before they moved to just GOLD, right? Then they lost the drama and some of it moved to "w" like The Bill, but the old re-runs of neighbours and Eastenders did stop which kind of pissed me off.

The rest (if they have a finite ending) are usually available on DVD, right? (Comedies etc). The copyrights on soaps is tough to get round, though.

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VM's website says the V6 box now has added features including the ability to watch recordings at an increased speed (Quick View).

http://www.virginmedia.com/virgin-tv...ust-got-better

Does anyone know how this works, as I can't see anything different?

EDIT: found it. You press OK once a recording has started playing, then press OK again to turn Quick View on. It's a very interesting feature... watch a 30 minute programme in just 20 minutes!

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Not sure what use this is as you won`t get any sound just a fast forward wind!

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You're wrong. It's not the same as fast forward. The audio is played at an increased speed, and the pitch is adjusted, so it doesn't go all squeaky.

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Can`t see that working myself. Sounds like a silly gimmick.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

No matter how sceptical you are, it works and it works very well.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Now Formula One can only waste an hour of every second weekend, as opposed to a full hour and a half.

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Tried this on a recording on my V6 box and it didn't work. Maybe not all boxes are updated yet?. Sounds a good idea to me.

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Cars go faster though😳

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This feature has been around for 6 months and has been spoken about on here before.
Try pressing the play button when viewing a recording and then a message says press OK.

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Virgin Media are currently sponsoring Eurosport and yet the Eurosport app will no longer be supported on the Virgin Media platform. Definition of irony?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

From October, Netflix will be available to be paid through customers subscriptions

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The mrs doesn't know about it, so I usually turn it on when she's watching Eastenders :-) - Works a treat and she doesn't even notice.

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I've always thought that it was daft calling that Tivo app 'Eurosport Player" as it's not the same as the one they advertise with the same name that you pay an additional subscription for, and gives you access to additional events or matches during a tournament. All the Tivo app does is video news headlines.

Maybe they are removing it as it was confusing having the same name? It may also be no one was using it or the time/cost involved was decided to not be worth it?

Was this video news service available on Sky?

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Yep, all ok now. With the world cup on I find I have less time to watch recordings so this will help.

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I was surprised about the time difference, 30 minute recording in 20 minutes sounded optimistic to me.

Has anyone tested this? I've had a quick look at the feature and it wasn't for me so couldn't stomach a test myself. Thanks

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What do you mean, it wasn't for you? You hardly notice the difference!

Unless you only watch live TV, of course, which is a right old time waster compared with the alternatives we now have.

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Personally can't see the point , after reading many in the US say they can't stomach watching things using it.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Does that mean WWE raw goes from an outrageous torturous 3 hours to less than 2 hours in the good days?

Wrestlers flinging themselves around in double the speed? Sounds great

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

All fixed you know Vince.;)

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Next feature will be press red to decide the outcome :D

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The point is you can watch more in less time.

Those in the US who 'can't stomach watching things using it' must have a different facility. On VM, you struggle even to notice it, but it saves time.

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Have used the speeding up recordings a few times. Recorded a few films that I've started to lose interest in but kinda wanted to see how they end. Quite like it to be honest. If only you could use something like this to get through the working day :)

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It was this what made me think nah not something I'd ever use.:D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

well this was a recent article showing what sky had and bringing last month for the uhd market

UK satellite broadcaster Sky promised in a recent press announcement that it would be greatly expanding the amount of 4K UHD content available on its Sky Q subscription TV platform. Now it seems that it’s already making good on that promise, as it unveils a raft of new UHD movies and TV shows.

Already recently added to Sky’s movie offering are UHD Premieres of this lot:

The Hurricane Heist

Emoji Movie

Alien: Covenant

The House

The Dark Tower

Rough Night

Gifted

The Other Guys

Pineapple Express

Sky has added cartoon hit Ferdinand in 4K to its pay to view Sky Store area too, as well as adding a trio of high profile TV shows to its Box Sets area: Billions (seasons one and two, plus new episodes weekly of season three); Revolution; and In The Long Run.

Sky has additionally announced the movies it’s bring to its platform in 4K in May. They are as follows:

Dunkirk – 30th April

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul – 7th May

Anon – 7th May

Annabelle Creation – 7th May

Atomic Blonde – 14th May

My Cousin Rachel – 21st May

War Of The Planet Of The Apes – 21st May

Shutter Island – 7th May

Think Like A Man Too – 21st May

These new 4K content announcements join a long list of other previously released but still available 4K movies and TV series, as well as Sky’s extensive 4K coverage of both UK Premier League football and Formula 1 racing.

Now I’m not trying to be fussy or anything, but virgin have sweet FA in 4K, they need to start to get the finger out the ass on this one, we do pay for sky cinema and sports but dont get all the benefits, or maybe just admit they really have nothing and don’t know when it will change.

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JJ20X over on Digital Spy Forum over the past weekend did report that BBC Red Button 2, BBC Red Button 3, BBC Red Button 4, BBC Red Button 5 and BBC Red Button 6 has all started to test on Virgin Media UK ahead of launch for Wimbledon 2018

When launch they will be on 99? Channel numbers - BBC Red Button 6 will be on Channel 996.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Why couldn't they offer the UHD football on a similar basis?

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I must admit, the feature has been on my V6 for months, just didn't get on with it but I may re-visit it just to see if it has changed since then.

My main query was the time difference, some DVD players have had this feature for years but 1.2 speed rings a bell for that. VM are claiming 1.33 speed, surely on a fast moving picture it must look horrible.

I know time is a premium for most these days but I'm more than happy watching a recording at normal speed.

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Apologies if this has been posted before but I've just noticed that HD versions of the vast majority of Sky Cinema On Demand movies are now available on my V6 boxes. We used to have these a few years ago but in recent times the only HD On Demand movies were the newest to Sky Cinema. Now they're back.
There are a few still missing (for example, I only see SD versions of Amistad and An Affair To Remember) but everything else seems to be in both an SD and HD version.

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I watched Spiderman: Homecoming via On-demand, but this was only available in SD on my V6. Has the HD version be added for this?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

We have Netflix films in UHD, Sky don’t.

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True point but at a additional cost of £9.99 a month

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God knows with virgin they seem to keep playing catch up and it gets boring

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Well having the UHD version where available at sky be nice

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I don't see your point. Sky Cinema doesn't come free of charge.

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It comes at half price for 12 months though..;)

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Lol. :D

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It’s not free correct but say your on vip pack where you get sky cinema and in HD as part then why should be have to fork out £9.99 extra on top for netflix, I’d rather pay £9.99 for a UHD sky cinema sports add on

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I rely on subtitles anyway, so having the increased playback speed isn't a problem.

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Life is full of choices, D, but I'm afraid until Sky, with their exclusive rights to content, allow their UHD stuff to be shown on other platforms, cable viewers have to put up with it.

You could always move to Sky if you can't wait. If you don't, I should imagine you will have to wait for one or two years before this gets to cable, as we did for HD.

Hopefully, Virgin will ensure that all new content they acquire rights to (eg the Virgin Exclusives) and the films on Virgin Movies will be in UHD, and that some new UHD channels/apps become available later in the year.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Viacom has confirmed that MTV OMG will be temporarily rebrand as MTV Pride from July 2nd to July 9th.

MTV OMG is on Virgin UK Channel 318 and Virgin Ireland Channel 709.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

More people want premier league in UHD than films - Virgin should be negotiating with sky to make this available before the new season starts, not waiting for existing deals to expire.

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Well, they could be doing just that, for all we know. And whether Sky will let them have it remains to be seen.

I certainly do think we will get BT Sport UHD either this year or next.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

As far as I know the Sky deal is up in May 2019.

BT Sport deal is up in 2019 when the EPL deal is up.

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Media Boy HQ do not have Sky Cinema but we have found that "101 Daimatians (1996)" is being listed on TiVo boxes on Sky Cinema Disney on Demand in both SD and HD.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

From the following post, I would not expect Virgin to get it before 2019-29 season when all contracts are re-negotiated.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Well hope this is not true because another minimum 15 months without quality uhd material scary

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There was a advert for practise 1 of the French Grand Prix Friday 10.30am sky sports F1 available in UHD and a voiceover says “ To get the beautiful French Grand Prix and much more go to virgin media.com/sky sports” does that mean we getting it in UHD or typically no no on virgin media till at least 2019/2020

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

I saw that!

VM get its own version of Sky Sports adverts and it deffo said available in UHD!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Thanks so now the question is was it a mistake and wind up or is it genuine

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Did it specify the year?

If not, Could be an advert for 10 years time😭

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Well, I've given this another go and my opinion hasn't changed, it's not for me.

To check a fast moving picture I watched a World Cup Match of the Day highlights show. The screen judder was noticeable and it was too obvious the commentary was quicker than normal, quite annoying and definitely not one to use for football.

I then checked a TV show which happened to be an episode of Legion on Fox. It was ok at times but again, any fast moving scenes there was judder and it was clear the speech was too fast.

The biggest downside for me is the loss of 5.1, don't know why I didn't think of this in the first place, something has got to give when you speed things up. A definite deal breaker for me. My amp is connected via optical cable so couldn't test through HDMI (without swapping cables around behind the TV anyway)

Your comment of hardly notice the difference seems far fetched to me but I respect your opinion.

Of course we all have different set ups and TVs, perhaps my TV is too old and not of a high enough spec. I'm not one to spend 4 figure sums on a TV and replace it when the next big thing comes around but neither do I go for cheap TV's. My philosophy is mid range price, good brand and replace when it dies.

On the plus side, I'm glad VM added this option. Option being the key word. If it works for you then great, if it doesn't then it is never used but at least the option is there.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

There is no juddering for me, so maybe it's your set-up/equipment. I would not use it if this happened.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

None here either - Judder is usually caused by incorrect tv settings (like Motion Control or IFC)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

If you do not know STV2 will close at midnight on Saturday.

https://www.a516digital.com/2018/06/...n-on-stv2.html

ITV Scotland here we come...

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Well, if they couldn't make STV2 work, local TV doesn't stand a chance.

Unless someone who actually knows what they're doing comes along, they may as well give up now. What a joke!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

There were localised stations before it rebranded to STV2. I remember it was STV Glasgow where I am. Nothing worth watching on it at all.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Which is why it didn't succeed. A complete lack of imagination by those running the channel, IMO.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

That's TV will launch an Scottish Channel soon - still to see an launch date.

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We can see the following happen:

Media TV will be took over by Sony (They are part own by Sony right now).
Then Sony will buy That's TV.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

More dross......:o: