Cable Forum - General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3

Jeremy Darroch, the chief executive of BSkyB, argued that ITV and Channel 4 should be careful “cherry picking” parts of the US payment system that suit them as the government’s upcoming review poses a threat to some of the benefits they enjoy.

“I’m broadly supportive of deregulation,” said Darroch, speaking at the event. “It is encouraging the Secretary of State reconciles that this is a complex issue and is a connected issue. For deregulation to work it has to work both ways. It is untenable for the commercial PSBs to look across the pond and to cherry pick pieces from an entirely different system. All the considerable benefits, things like guaranteed access to customer bases, EPG prominence, an incredibly valuable benefit. Platform access and EPG prominence are on the table. Be careful what you wish for.”

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Tom Mockridge, chief executive of Virgin Media, said: “We do not, nor have we ever, charged public service broadcasters. Equally, we do not believe viewers should pay an additional tax for the privilege of viewing programming which they have already paid for. Government is right to ignore the overly simplistic calls for another tax on TV viewers and review the current system in more detail. There is a careful balance to strike.”

passingbat

11-09-2014 16:46

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35728184)

Interesting read and comments from Jeremy Darroch and Tom Mockridge http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...-javid-consult

Sky should pay the money back that they've charged PSB's over the years. I really don't know how they got away with it.

muppetman11

11-09-2014 17:06

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Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35728186)

Sky should pay the money back that they've charged PSB's over the years. I really don't know how they got away with it.

Contact them and let them know :p::D:p:

denphone

11-09-2014 17:19

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35728190)

Contact them and let them know :p::D:p:

Well from memory are you not close to old Rupert.;):D

RichardCoulter

11-09-2014 19:48

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35728184)

Interesting read and comments from Jeremy Darroch and Tom Mockr
http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...-javid-consult

Thanks for posting this, it was an interesting read.

Some time ago someone on here asked why VM broadcast some channels unencrypted. I responded by saying that it was a condition of the franchises that channels 1-4 (1-5 in some areas) were broadcast in the clear. They then wanted to know why other channels on top of the aforementioned were unencrypted.

I asked my main contact and there were several reasons, including the reason given above, so I guess it seems that the 'new' CEO holds a similar view to his predecessor.

Media Boy UK

11-09-2014 23:15

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Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: Virgin Media to 'soft' launch new firmware update starting on Tuesday.

Virgin Media sources has told Media Boy HQ today that Virgin will begin installing a soft launch of a new firmware update to the TiVo boxes.

The update will change the look of the user interface, improve the start up time and offer other small changes/improvements.

To get an idea of the new look if you go to virginmedia.com the colour scheme is the same with the purple background, white text and the new red Virgin Media logo.

A few regions will get it on Tuesday with the majority of the boxes to be updated by October 28th.

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blue666666

11-09-2014 23:18

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Great news

MalteseFalcon

11-09-2014 23:27

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Oh God no. The website is horrible, whoever thought that purple went well with white and red. I'd rather stick with the old red background thanks all the same.

Derekb108

12-09-2014 00:56

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Originally Posted by blue666666 (Post 35727696)

link http://investor.tivo.com/phoenix.zht...cle&ID=1964575

Press Release
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So BIG, It's Almost Inappropriate -- TiVo(R) Unveils Largest Consumer DVR Ever Made With 24 TB of Storage Capacity for Over 26,000 Hours of TV

TiVo Mega Can Record Over Three Years of TV
SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 09/08/14 -- TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), a leader in the advanced television entertainment market, today unveiled the biggest DVR it has ever made, TiVo Mega. TiVo Mega boasts 24 terabytes of recording space, the equivalent of over 26,000 hours of TV. The whole home capable TiVo Mega marries unprecedented storage with the all-in-one approach to live, recorded, on-demand, streaming services and web-based television that gives consumers what they want on any screen, wherever they are.

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Can we have a petition for Virgin to stock this for any customers who want this TiVo Beast!!!!:p::p::p::D:D:D:D:D:D

blue666666

12-09-2014 01:01

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Originally Posted by Derekb108 (Post 35728315)

Can we have a petition for Virgin to stock this for any customers who want this TiVo Beast!!!!:p::p::p::D:D:D:D:D:D

I would sign up for it 4000 hours of HD recording blow my mind

Mad Max

12-09-2014 01:07

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Originally Posted by blue666666 (Post 35728317)

I would sign up for it 4000 hours of HD recording blow my mind

Do you ever get out?

blue666666

12-09-2014 01:19

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Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 35728318)

Do you ever get out?

the irony is that i don't recored much at all.the tivo i have now more than meets my needs.

Stephen

12-09-2014 01:20

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Originally Posted by MarkC1984 (Post 35728294)

Oh God no. The website is horrible, whoever thought that purple went well with white and red. I'd rather stick with the old red background thanks all the same.

The new TiVo colour scheme is so much nicer than the current red and black. Looks much better.

Derekb108

12-09-2014 01:23

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Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 35728318)

Do you ever get out?

He just created a new tv show I married the monster, a new reality game show to see how much TV you could watch within a year lets see the effects would be gruesome! :rolleyes::D

theone2k10

12-09-2014 03:23

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Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35728291)