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passingbat 04-04-2014 13:47

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 35686051)
I hope it is true but will only believe it when I see it


Aw... and I was looking forward to another 'Aint never gonna happen' type post :D

Anypermitedroute 04-04-2014 13:48

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 35685997)
Technix over on Digital Spy has posted this "Not really new channels but I've been told Sky Sports 3, 4 and F1 in HD maybe arriving soon on VM. As always wait for an official press release for confirmation."
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...postcount=1230

Now that VM has a substantial number of HD channels there's less benefit in Sky witholding these channels as the "who's got more HD channels" debate seems to have fizzled out. Offering them in HD via VM may get more Sky Sports subscribers in total.

Technix over th years has been pretty good so I doubt they would of posted without some legs, notwithstanding the usual caveates.

I for one would be extremely delighted, especially as I didnt realise the masters is purely on skysporst 3, too long VM has missed out on Golf in HD as it usually confined to 3 & 4 in coverage and considering the £7 charge given it did seem unfair that only 1& 2 was provided in HD (if you were a sole Skysports subscriber not movies)

denphone 04-04-2014 14:25

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 35686051)
I hope it is true but will only believe it when I see it

Thy pessimist strikes again.:)

Media Boy UK 04-04-2014 14:30

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 35686051)
I hope it is true but will only believe it when I see it

Update:

I have just got this back from one of my Insiders. (I ask them to confirmed the Sky Sports HD rumour but also ask if any more Sky Basic Channels may launch.)

Quote:

Nope. Nothing has been confirmed about that.
What Sky Channels are we missing out on?

=== Own by British Sky Broadcasting ===
-Pick +1 (Broadcasts in Smallworld areas right now).
-Sky1 +1
-Sky 3D
-Sky Atlantic
-Sky Atlantic +1
-Sky Atlantic HD
-Sky Bravo (Channel rumour to launch)
-Sky News HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).
-SkyPoker.com
-Sky Sports F1 HD
-Sky Sports 3 HD
-Sky Sports 4 HD
-Sky Sports News HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).

Mr Pharmacist 04-04-2014 15:03

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Anypermitedroute (Post 35686056)
Technix over th years has been pretty good so I doubt they would of posted without some legs, notwithstanding the usual caveates.

I for one would be extremely delighted, especially as I didnt realise the masters is purely on skysporst 3, too long VM has missed out on Golf in HD as it usually confined to 3 & 4 in coverage and considering the £7 charge given it did seem unfair that only 1& 2 was provided in HD (if you were a sole Skysports subscriber not movies)

Luckily on the Saturday at 7.30pm and Sunday at 6.30pm the Masters is on BBC2 HD.

denphone 04-04-2014 15:21

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
BBC to extend time programmes are available on iPlayer.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...rt-of-comments

OLD BOY 04-04-2014 15:39

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35686069)
Update:

I have just got this back from one of my Insiders. (I ask them to confirmed the Sky Sports HD rumour but also ask if any more Sky Basic Channels may launch.)



What Sky Channels are we missing out on?

=== Own by British Sky Broadcasting ===
-Pick +1 (Broadcasts in Smallworld areas right now).
-Sky1 +1
-Sky 3D
-Sky Atlantic
-Sky Atlantic +1
-Sky Atlantic HD
-Sky Bravo (Channel rumour to launch)
-Sky News HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).
-SkyPoker.com
-Sky Sports F1 HD
-Sky Sports 3 HD
-Sky Sports 4 HD
-Sky Sports News HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).

Thanks, MB, but I wouldn't read too much into that. We will get minimal if any notice of any new Sky launches on VM.

andy_m 04-04-2014 16:50

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
One thing that might get them more subscribers is to split the channels. Currently you're able to subscribe to Sky Sports 1 and 2 separately, but can only get the others if you take the full bundle.

denphone 04-04-2014 17:06

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35686101)
One thing that might get them more subscribers is to split the channels. Currently you're able to subscribe to Sky Sports 1 and 2 separately, but can only get the others if you take the full bundle.

Sorry Andy but that scenario is very unlikely.

JustaBloke 04-04-2014 17:13

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35686101)
One thing that might get them more subscribers is to split the channels. Currently you're able to subscribe to Sky Sports 1 and 2 separately, but can only get the others if you take the full bundle.

I seem to remember that if you subscribed to SS1, you got SS3 free or if you subscribed to SS2, you got SS4 free on Sky. Is that no longer the case?

denphone 04-04-2014 17:15

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
That went if l rightly remember a long time ago.

1andrew1 04-04-2014 17:17

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35686101)
One thing that might get them more subscribers is to split the channels. Currently you're able to subscribe to Sky Sports 1 and 2 separately, but can only get the others if you take the full bundle.

It might get a few more subscribers but they would lose more revenue overall. For that reason, I'm out. (Some existing Sky Sports pack subscribers will downgrade to just SS3, SS4 or SSF1. I assume this would be far cheaper than the bundle say £10pm).

Dave42 04-04-2014 17:19

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35686055)
Aw... and I was looking forward to another 'Aint never gonna happen' type post :D

well we heard it all before that they coming and they never have and cant see it changing this time and decided to change post as you all hated them ones :LOL:

JustaBloke 04-04-2014 17:29

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35686107)
That went if l rightly remember a long time ago.

Did it? Thanks Den.

theone2k10 04-04-2014 18:24

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 35686111)
well we heard it all before that they coming and they never have and cant see it changing this time and decided to change post as you all hated them ones :LOL:

I said last year that the sports hd channels would possibly launch this year :p:


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