Cable Forum - General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1.

Great job by Virgin. If and when all the above channels launch there isn't too many top quality HD channels left for them too add. Minus channels that SKY are holding back, what is really left to get? In fact it's not unthinkable that SKY News HD and SKY Sports News HD might arrive soon too. Exciting times for fans of HD!

Hear, hear!

Nearly there, just Sky Atlantic and the video streaming on TIVO courtesy of Netflix/Lovefilm being the sticking points! :)

Perfect Choice

06-03-2013 14:06

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This should help on the web content front like Netflix/Lovefilm

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-0...y-liberty.html

"Virgin Media Inc. (VMED), the U.K. cable-TV provider being bought by Liberty Global Inc. (LBTYA), plans to make Web services like Netflix a more integral part of its offering rather than fighting them, its chief executive officer said.

“Our approach is to get every content asset you possibly can on the platform,” CEO Neil Berkett said yesterday in an interview at the Cable Congress in London."

paultrademark

06-03-2013 14:35

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Originally Posted by sebastion (Post 35544916)

Ok paul, we get stvHD and the tightwads don`t show the FA Cup games.

Ahh yeah I know what you mean, we still get ITV 1/2/3/4 in the STV region, and will get ITV 2/3/4 in HD come tomorrow (hopefully) so we will get them in HD (just not on ITV HD)

sebastion

06-03-2013 14:43

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Originally Posted by paultrademark (Post 35544944)

Ahh yeah I know what you mean, we still get ITV 1/2/3/4 in the STV region, and will get ITV 2/3/4 in HD come tomorrow (hopefully) so we will get them in HD (just not on ITV HD)

Thanks for the reply paul.

bennyhill

06-03-2013 14:48

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Originally Posted by Risco (Post 35544705)

With all these hd channels, it is about time they ordered them correctly.

Is there anything stopping VM from using channel numbers 001 to 099 as a place to put all the HD channels together?

bamav

06-03-2013 15:01

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Originally Posted by harry_hitch (Post 35544664)

Cheers MB, will look forward to more HD movies:-)

Hear, hear!! :D

heavyside

06-03-2013 15:12

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35544930)

Hear, hear!

Nearly there, just Sky Atlantic and the video streaming on TIVO courtesy of Netflix/Lovefilm being the sticking points! :)

That would be my ideal list of additions too. Get those and I'd be one very happy bunny.

bamav

06-03-2013 15:12

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Originally Posted by bennyhill (Post 35544948)

Is there anything stopping VM from using channel numbers 001 to 099 as a place to put all the HD channels together?

Good question. No doubt there will be someone knowledgable enough to respond "why not", but it certainly would make sense and be helpful.

robson689

06-03-2013 15:37

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I did always wonder why they don't use 001 to 099.

andy_m

06-03-2013 15:59

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Originally Posted by bennyhill (Post 35544948)

Is there anything stopping VM from using channel numbers 001 to 099 as a place to put all the HD channels together?

Great question.

spiderplant

06-03-2013 16:12

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Originally Posted by bamav (Post 35544960)

No doubt there will be someone knowledgable enough to respond "why not"

Here it comes :). Those channel numbers are already in use for the hidden channels, such as the red button streams.

BenMcr

06-03-2013 16:13

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Originally Posted by bennyhill (Post 35544948)

Is there anything stopping VM from using channel numbers 001 to 099 as a place to put all the HD channels together?

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Originally Posted by bamav (Post 35544960)

Good question. No doubt there will be someone knowledgable enough to respond "why not", but it certainly would make sense and be helpful.

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Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35544985)

Great question.

As far as I understand it BBC One - Channel 5 have to be the first channels listed in the EPG as they are Public Service Broadcasters

Also I think that Virgin Media use 101 as the starting number so that those coming over from Sky (and now Freesat) know where to start.

bamav

06-03-2013 16:28

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Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 35544991)

Here it comes :). Those channel numbers are already in use for the hidden channels, such as the red button streams.

Ah, there you go then!

greyposter

06-03-2013 16:31

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I would like the 'Sky' channel 251/191.First is travel and the 2nd is a Irish music and 'country/western.

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