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:shocked: What do you mean its fixed? OMG is this true? :(

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Disgusting isn't it? Next they'll try telling us that the easter bunny isn't real :(

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That's harder to prove. Everybody has found eggs that the Easter bunny leaves.

I saw big Daddy lose once (ridiculous foul by Haystacks that the ref missed!) so obviously it's not fixed.

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Sirius over on Dspy has said Trutv is now testing along with a couple of other channels on VM.
Credit for info Sirius C - DSPY http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...postcount=1428

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Sounding good wonder when they launch

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My iPod has wiped itself I've discovered as I walked to my bus stop. As I turned the corner my bus was flying past even though it was 5 minutes early... Had to call a taxi and they're saying it's 15 minute delay. Will I get to work on time? Will anything else go wrong since I haven't even got to work yet?

So please yes good news and potential channel launches I'll take anything so I can kid myself my day is turning around and I'm not due for more dreadful Monday shenanigans

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I guess my question needs to go in a 'GOING SOON?' thread lol but if the Scots vote for Independence will the BBC channels go behind a pay wall in Scotland?

I can understand all the others will be fine as they are advert led but what about the Beeb?

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I may be way of the mark here lol but you may not get the other channels either as i think they have a UK license.

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Confirmed: Smallworld customers started to move over to Virgin Media.

Virgin Media sources has told Media Boy HQ that Smallworld customers started being brought over to Virgin on August 26th.

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Hey MB, how's it going?

Is this good news for us VM customers, aren't there some channels that are broadcast on Smallworld, but not on VM?

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Assuming a yes vote which in itself is still 50/50, it's far too early to say at this stage what would happen to BBC broadcasts in Scotland. The two countries may come to an arrangement for them to continue FTA but even if devolution is agreed on then there will be a date in the future for that to actually be implemented and a future date for any changes to occur in TV broadcasting. By which time TV as we know it now may have changed out of all recognition anyway.
But this is all off-topic - BT Sport Extra and truTV (dates tba) are what's coming soon!

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That all I was told over the Weekend.

Rumours last week was Movies4Men is set to launch soon on Virgin Media.

But still not confirmed on what will happen to any of the following channels:

-Sky1 +1
-MTV +1
-Travel Channel +1
-Food Network +1
-Movies4Men
-MTV Classic
-Channel AKA
-Now Music

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I know how I will vote on September 18th.

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link http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...nsmission-fees

ITV chief: Force BSkyB and Virgin Media to pay retransmission fees
Public service broadcasting programmes, such as Coronation Street, represent the majority of viewing on pay-TV platforms, says ITV's chief executive.
ITV has called on BSkyB and Virgin Media to pay potentially tens of millions of pounds in annual fees to be allowed to air ITV, BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5 in pay-TV homes.

Adam Crozier, ITV chief executive, said the public service broadcasting channels are by far the most popular on pay-TV, and that Sky and Virgin should be forced to make “retransmission” payments to carry them.

“The majority of viewing on these pay-TV platforms is PSB programming yet ITV, whether as producer or broadcaster investing in creating that content, doesn’t receive any payment,” said Crozier. “The impact of this wholly outdated regime is that UK public service broadcasters are forced to subsidise major pay-TV platforms. It is in the interests of all broadcasters that we encourage the regulator and government to look again at this issue for the benefit of the industry and viewers.”

Various figures have been bandied about over the last few years as to the potential income that PSBs might make from retransmission charges, ranging from tens of millions of pounds to as much as £200m annually.

ITV points out that last year US free-to-air broadcasters received about $3.3bn (£2bn) in retransmission payments from cable operators.

In the UK, PSBs are in the opposite position of having to pay BSkyB and Virgin to have their channels carried on their platforms.

BSkyB has cut its retransmission charges, which apply to more than 100 TV and radio channels, in recent years with PSBs expected to pay about £11m a year by the end of 2014.

“Introducing retransmission fees would have clear benefits to the UK creative industries and the wider economy – as well as to viewers right across the UK – by enabling PSBs to continue to invest in the original programming people love to watch,” said Crozier.

Last year culture minister Ed Vaizey called on BSkyB to scrap its charges, or possibly face regulation.

In 2010, the then BBC director general Mark Thompson put the issue of retransmission fees in the spotlight, using his MacTaggart lecture at the Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival to launch an attack on the double standards at Rupert Murdoch’s Fox.

Thompson noted that 21st Century Fox – Sky’s biggest shareholder, with a 39% stake – successfully gets US satellite and cable operators to pay retransmission fees for its channels, including Fox and Fox News.

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Anyone think this might or just a load of noise

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I'd imagine Scottish bbc will just separate and become it's own channel meaning you'd lose access to all the shows Scotland had been used to. I think at the moment Scotland is going down the road of "change for the better" path a bit like obama promised back in 2007. Change sounds great compared to the status quo but what is this "change for the better..." No details have been given except it'll be "better".

But yeah I'd imagine they'll separate and then have to make deals for each individual show? If the bbc are vindictive they might not agree to it? But I suppose Scotland bbc will have it's own budget to make it's own shows

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How much does it cost ITV to broadcast their channels on Freeview and Freesat?