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denphone 16-09-2011 17:50
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l am very optimistic that things will come soon to us who are patient.

Lew 16-09-2011 17:51
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Originally Posted by howardmicks (Post 35300815)
Another new hd channel launched today on sky,Disney HD.Just checked my tivo and no suprise we aint got it,Add that to the coming soon,in talks,If we can get it cheap enough list. lol
Don't forget that on satellite Sky aren't responsible for uplinking the channel, they just have to allocate an EPG slot and the channel provider does the rest (in essence; I'm sure it's a little more involved than that), whereas there's a lot more for a company like VM or the other cablecos to do in order to add a channel, hence the negotiations as there are more costs involved for a cableco so they have to get a good price.

kop32 16-09-2011 17:53
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Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35300828)
We will get what we get and if you do not like it move somewhere else.
Are you saying that if VM were to say they would never add any more new channels you would be willing to accept that?,surely the more people air their displeasure on forums such as this the more VM must listen to them and hopefully act on the results.

denphone 16-09-2011 18:01
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l think as long as people don't troll on this forum everybody is entitled to their point of view whether other members agree with that opinion or not and If Virgin have their eyes are the ball then surely they will listen to all opinions on this forum.

virginruinedntl 16-09-2011 18:38
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someone should write a letter to the virgin ceo and explain what "SOON" means :P

denphone 16-09-2011 18:44
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A email or tweet would be qucker but l suspect you will get the same generic reply whatever way you do it.

howardmicks 16-09-2011 18:50
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lew (Post 35300842)
Don't forget that on satellite Sky aren't responsible for uplinking the channel, they just have to allocate an EPG slot and the channel provider does the rest (in essence; I'm sure it's a little more involved than that), whereas there's a lot more for a company like VM or the other cablecos to do in order to add a channel, hence the negotiations as there are more costs involved for a cableco so they have to get a good price.
Wasnt aware of that situation and certainly explains delays,However disneyHD was annouced of 2 months ago.Very worrying that vm cant come to some agreement in that time are they ever.:erm:
Also universal Hd must be well over 6months old,Where is that?

richard1960 16-09-2011 19:19
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Originally Posted by howardmicks (Post 35300860)
Wasnt aware of that situation and certainly explains delays,However disneyHD was annouced of 2 months ago.Very worrying that vm cant come to some agreement in that time are they ever.:erm:
Also universal Hd must be well over 6months old,Where is that?
You may have to be very patient sky arts HD took 9 months from announcement to arrival on vm.;)

OLD BOY 16-09-2011 21:23
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Originally Posted by virginruinedntl (Post 35300857)
someone should write a letter to the virgin ceo and explain what "SOON" means :P
It means not yet, definitely maybe.

zantarous 16-09-2011 22:21
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lew (Post 35300842)
Don't forget that on satellite Sky aren't responsible for uplinking the channel, they just have to allocate an EPG slot and the channel provider does the rest (in essence; I'm sure it's a little more involved than that), whereas there's a lot more for a company like VM or the other cablecos to do in order to add a channel, hence the negotiations as there are more costs involved for a cableco so they have to get a good price.
I don't claim to know the process well but the hard part is getting the channel on the air, once they are on a satellite there is very little for Virgin to do other then agree a price. Their uplink will come from the same place as sky.

All their channels either come from a Satellite feed or DTT.

muppetman11 16-09-2011 22:46
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 
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Originally Posted by zantarous (Post 35300948)
I don't claim to know the process well but the hard part is getting the channel on the air, once they are on a satellite there is very little for Virgin to do other then agree a price. Their uplink will come from the same place as sky.

All their channels either come from a Satellite feed or DTT.
Yep that's correct , proven recently when Sky had an issue with a transponder effecting ESPN America, the channel was down also on cable.

Lew 16-09-2011 22:48
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by zantarous (Post 35300948)
I don't claim to know the process well but the hard part is getting the channel on the air, once they are on a satellite there is very little for Virgin to do other then agree a price. Their uplink will come from the same place as sky.

All their channels either come from a Satellite feed or DTT.
And who puts them on VM's network? Just because a channel has been uplinked to a satellite doesn't mean it's available on cable. VM's feeds may well come from a satellite feed but VM have to receive that feed, demultiplex it and then add it to one of their own multiplexes. That's quite a lot more than just agreeing a price.

zantarous 17-09-2011 01:19
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The have the equipment to do that already, they do it with all the channels they receive.

HD Boy 17-09-2011 02:14
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Sky Movies Classics HD and 4 UKTV HD channels is coming to Virgin Media in October Confirmed.
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I'm pleased that you've noted the significant effort and investment we've made in HD channels recently. We are going to be launching a number of HD channels in October. This includes four channels from UKTV which we will be announcing shortly. We will also be launching Sky Movies Classic HD in October. That will mean that we will have 36 HD channels of which over 19 are included for free as part of our TV packs,

We are in discussion with the owners of the other channels you list as well as a number of additional providers so we hope to be able to bring more HD channels in the future.
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...7&postcount=15
I sent a email asking is the the test channel Sky Movies Classics HD
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Is the Test channel on channel 890 Sky Movies Classics HD ?
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Hi Martin. No its not. Its there for other purposes.

Kind regards
Peter

Peter Chapman
Associate Director, Content Acquisition
What is Virgin Media testing then ?
Is it possible i could be 2 channels that are testing in 1 stream a SD channel and a HD channel or is it a sky sports red button stream ?
I think Sky Movies Classics HD will launch on channel 441
Sky Sports News HD and Sky News HD can not be far away then

denphone 17-09-2011 08:11
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Well if this is true then thats excellent news but the proof is in the pudding and until l see it on there l for one will not be getting carried away.


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