Cable Forum - Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

Apparently "Digital Spy has now learned that the cable operator could be very close to making an announcement on details, availability and pricing of ESPN for its subscribers."

Ben B

08-07-2009 16:55

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

What is itv_hid and ITV HID1? They are on the list of channels in the engineer menu as not provisioned on my Samsung SMT-2110C box.

Nook29

08-07-2009 16:55

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

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Originally Posted by Mobes (Post 34829767)

Apparently "Digital Spy has now learned that the cable operator could be very close to making an announcement on details, availability and pricing of ESPN for its subscribers."

Link?

Andrewcrawford23

08-07-2009 17:08

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

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Originally Posted by Ben B (Post 34829771)

What is itv_hid and ITV HID1? They are on the list of channels in the engineer menu as not provisioned on my Samsung SMT-2110C box.

If i remember likely it is for itv interactive stream

Mobes

08-07-2009 17:47

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

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Originally Posted by Nook29 (Post 34829772)

Link?

Please would be nice!

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitalt...with-espn.html

joglynne

08-07-2009 17:48

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mobes (Post 34829767)

Apparently "Digital Spy has now learned that the cable operator could be very close to making an announcement on details, availability and pricing of ESPN for its subscribers."

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nook29 (Post 34829772)

Link?

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitalt...with-espn.html

Nook29

08-07-2009 17:52

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

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Originally Posted by Mobes (Post 34829807)

Please would be nice!

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitalt...with-espn.html

Thanks a lot (that make up for the lack of a please? :p:), and thanks to joglynne as well. :)

sherer

08-07-2009 17:53

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

I think the only reason we might get ESPN so quickly is because ESPN know they need to get it on all platforms as soon as they can and VM know they need to have access to all the football content.

busboy125

08-07-2009 18:07

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

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Originally Posted by Mobes (Post 34829807)

Please would be nice!

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitalt...with-espn.html

Horizon

08-07-2009 18:07

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

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Originally Posted by Ben B (Post 34829771)

What is itv_hid and ITV HID1? They are on the list of channels in the engineer menu as not provisioned on my Samsung SMT-2110C box.

They're for the red button/interactive apps on ITV. Although they appear to be channels, they're not. You'll find other such similar "channels" there too.

Media Boy UK

08-07-2009 18:46

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

More Analogue Cable areas to go Digital only from October 1.

BenMcr has posted that Virgin Media will axe Analogue Cable on October 1 in the following areas.

Basildon
Birmingham/Small Heath
Grimsby
Hemel Hempstead
Norwich
South London/Croydon
Sussex (Brighton)
Thames valley (Reading)
Warwick

The latest on Virgin Media axeing Analogue Cable to go http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...l#post34829830

mhatter67

08-07-2009 20:02

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

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Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 34829841)

After 1st October how much of the network will still be able to receive Analogue cable TV, 40-50% :confused:

starsailor123uk

08-07-2009 20:11

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Originally Posted by Mobes (Post 34829599)

Just saw this on http://www.vmhd.blogspot.com/

"Six HD channels now testing on Virgin Media
According to Jasmeet:

The following are now in testing

* VMTest1 - History HD
* VMTest2 - National Geographic Channel HD
* VMTest3 - FX HD
* VMTest4 - MTVNHD
* VMTest5 - History HD
* VMTest6 - Eurosport HD

I cannot verify this but Jasmeet's normally on the money. (Please, no quips about VMTest5 - History HD being a +1...)
If this becomes the promised channels, with C4 HD instead of a second History HD channel, then that's a pretty broad selection. ITV HD for the football would be welcome, too. "

They sound pretty good to me BUT FX is interesting as its a Fox network and no Cnhl4 or ITV HD which i thought would be a shoe-in - so not sure how true these can be....

for me .... out of that lot only FX HD appeals and maybe Eurosport HD. The absence of CH4 and ITV HD from testing, if true is disconcerting ( previous point about football well raised )

however as Sky have the vast majority of Movies and Sports HD tied up ( until OFCOM gets off its arse or something puts them to sleep - DC) then it would at least represent a positive move forward especially after 4 years of going nowhere in hD

Of the non premium HD channels carried by Sky or owned by Sky only Sci-fi HD would be missing ( ITV & CH4 as well obviously)

Arthurgray50@blu

08-07-2009 20:35

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

If the HD channels, being advertised on this thread, will be aired, then it will be bye bye from me, and get rid of VM, l am not waiting nearly 18 months, for HD channels that l don't even watch on normal TV.

Nook29

08-07-2009 20:41

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu (Post 34829907)

They're not being advertised...

And I'm not sure what else you were expecting, that was pretty much what I was expecting VM would launch in HD.

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