Cable Forum - General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2

I doubt the current government would be too concerned if a US company acquired ITV. The FT is sceptical and suggests that ITV's profits may have peaked. ITV is small fry to Comcast so it could acquire ITV painlessly - if there was a desire to do so.
I think ITV will remain independent for at least the next five years until the results of cable-cutting and Netflix are known and ITV's value can be properly judged.
I still think that there is a chance that Liberty Global will split in two and sell its European assets to Vodafone.

Liberty won't get ITV i think it'll be a surprise buyer apparantly Verizon are sniffing around too.

OLD BOY

22-12-2015 18:23

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 35813897)

Liberty's stake is more an opportunistic purchase, I can't see the business case for them spending a few £bn on a largely FTA broadcaster. In fact, they will be quite pleased if they can turn a profit on their stake.

Surely, access to ITV content would be an attraction.

RichardCoulter

22-12-2015 20:46

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http://www.rapidtvnews.com/201512224...#axzz3v52winwh

BT TV customers to be the first to enjoy 4k Netflix. Surely VM should have been interested in this? If BT can provide 4k down the phone lines, wouldn't the VM fibre optic broadband have been better?

ozsat

22-12-2015 21:27

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BT can't supply 4K to many of their customers - even those on inifinity.

4K Netflix is no good without a 4k tv - and with (almost any) 4k tv you get Netflix 4k anyway.

Amazon Prime have a much better and bigger 4K offering.

1andrew1

23-12-2015 12:36

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35813988)

Surely, access to ITV content would be an attraction.

They get access to nearly all of it now anyway and Sky's deal for ITV Encore reputedly ends in June 2016. Issue is whether ITV will grow or if its audiences will be chipped away by streaming etc. If so, companies like Liberty Global will be better buying more cable companies as this is a growth area rather than ITV.

Media Boy UK

23-12-2015 17:46

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Some names Changes set to happen in Early January 2016.

Temporary name changes from January 5th 2016
-Sky Movies Greats jumps into a phone booth, dons a cape and becomes Sky Superhero and Sky Superhero HD

Name change from January 12th 2016
-Sony Entertainment Television - channel 193 - will be changing its name to Sony Channel

http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...5/td-p/2992071

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RT added only to Virgin Media Ireland.

We have just seen that Virgin Media Ireland did launch Channel 4 HD, Comedy Central HD, H2, RT and Nickelodeon HD on 11 November 2015.

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 35813637)

We have now passed mid December when Vevo was said to be launching.

Has anybody got any news?

We have seen no new launch date yet for VEVO.

theone2k10

23-12-2015 20:02

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Originally Posted by LIZZIEBIRDSWORTH (Post 35814110)

Ive heard Virgin have decided to scrap 'Challenge' as sky asking too much money for it.

Challenge is on freeview and freesat and is not leaving VM anytime soon either.

dilli-theclaw

23-12-2015 20:09

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Originally Posted by LIZZIEBIRDSWORTH (Post 35814114)

YES IT IS

No need to shout ;) - just out of interest do you have a source you could pass on for the info?

theone2k10

23-12-2015 20:26

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Originally Posted by LIZZIEBIRDSWORTH (Post 35814114)

YES IT IS

I can gurantee you dot ;) that it certainly is not leaving virgin media anytime soon.

denphone

23-12-2015 20:27

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Originally Posted by LIZZIEBIRDSWORTH (Post 35814114)

YES IT IS

No it ain't.:nono:

muppetman11

23-12-2015 20:42

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Would anyone care if it was ? Personally can't say I've ever watched it.

denphone

23-12-2015 20:44

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35814123)

Would anyone care if it was ? Personally can't say I've ever watched it.

Me neither.

theone2k10

23-12-2015 21:10

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35814123)

Would anyone care if it was ? Personally can't say I've ever watched it.

Very rare i watch it, i watch video game nation and that's about it but that's on the ginxtv app now too.

vincerooney

24-12-2015 14:51

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Spoke to VM and apparently I'm being sent a new superhub next year for the new speed increases. Any reason why? I have the original superhub

toady

24-12-2015 14:56

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Originally Posted by vincerooney (Post 35814243)

Spoke to VM and apparently I'm being sent a new superhub next year for the new speed increases. Any reason why? I have the original superhub

VIVID 200 doesn't work with the original superhub

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