Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35580380)

Virgin Media trials MPEG-DASH

http://www.iptv-news.com/2013/06/vir...als-mpeg-dash/

"UK cableco Virgin Media has started trialling Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (MPEG-DASH) technology to enable the delivery of more efficient and cost-effective high-quality broadcasts to TVs, PCs, tablets, smartphones, set-top boxes, and other IP-connected devices."

Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35580374)

Virgin in talks for Lovefilm and Netflix?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-0...-nears-1-.html

"Liberty Global doesn’t see Virgin Media as a “turnaround” story and wants to “build scale” rather than change, Chief Executive Officer Mike Fries said last month. It doesn’t plan to compete over sports rights or production, and it’s in talks to add streaming services like Netflix Inc. (NFLX) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN)’s Lovefilm to the platform, as more TV viewers sign up to the paid services, which are mostly archives of TV and film.

“The content disadvantage Virgin has is they don’t even really make a lot of money now by reselling content from others,” said Stuart Gordon, a media analyst at Berenberg Bank in London. “But they are competing very happily as being the fiber option in the U.K.”

Originally Posted by Ben B (Post 35580379)

I thought VM had more than one red button stream available to them though? I don't understand why the red button has only just been put on the EPG though considering TiVo users have had to use web streams instead for a while

Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 35580386)

All platforms barring the CRB are now down to one red button stream.

So I'd expect the BBC are doing the extra Summer content in the same way as the Olympics i.e. temp channels rather than hidden red button streams.

Originally Posted by Ben B (Post 35580379)

I thought VM had more than one red button stream available to them though? I don't understand why the red button has only just been put on the EPG though considering TiVo users have had to use web streams instead for a while

Originally Posted by nodrogd (Post 35580401)

More than likely this is in prep for Wimbledon. At least it makes the streams recordable on Virgin's PVR's.

Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35580374)

Virgin in talks for Lovefilm and Netflix?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-0...-nears-1-.html

"Liberty Global doesn’t see Virgin Media as a “turnaround” story and wants to “build scale” rather than change, Chief Executive Officer Mike Fries said last month. It doesn’t plan to compete over sports rights or production, and it’s in talks to add streaming services like Netflix Inc. (NFLX) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN)’s Lovefilm to the platform, as more TV viewers sign up to the paid services, which are mostly archives of TV and film.

Originally Posted by nomadking (Post 35580360)

That should mean people can record those channels.

Originally Posted by geordiechris (Post 35580304)

2 new channels have launched.

Both of them BBC red button channels of which one is the HD variant. They have launched on 991 & 994(HD).

The HD channel just has a coming soon slate up whereas the SD is broadcasting some sort of wildlife programme.

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35580444)

Why did Virgin put BBC Red Button on Channels 991 to 994 for when Channels 183 to 186 is free?

Do that mean that more channels from Viacom will launch on Virgin before the end of Summer???

THIS POST IS NOT THE VIEWS OF VIRGIN MEDIA IN ANYWAY.

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35580444)

Why did Virgin put BBC Red Button on Channels 991 to 994 for when Channels 183 to 186 is free?

Originally Posted by Jameseh (Post 35580457)

Jesus, Virgin really are starting to do things, top show ol' boy.

Originally Posted by Jameseh (Post 35580457)

Jesus, Virgin really are starting to do things, top show ol' boy.