Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

:erm:The reason it isn't on XL yet is that it doesn't launch until 3rd August.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

http://www.myp2pforum.eu/football-ch...-spl-deal.html

I don't know accurate this thread is, but it may help

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Seemingly ESPN America will cease in the UK on the 3rd and a new channel ESPN will air and take the place of ESPN America on the same channel no. So it should still be part of the package.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

I'm on XL & it's greyed out for me. Not listed as being part of the XL package on the website...

http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html...els/index.html

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Does anyone not just think that it will be free to XL customers, ESPN have jumped the gun with the announcement and VM are just denying it for the time being.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

I think VM will continue to charge for ESPN. At present ESPN America is still a premium channel costing £10 a month (even with the TV XL bundle). VM are hardly likely to then give ESPN for free and reduce their own income.

VM is still listing (according to their own PDF Channel guide) ESPN America AND the new ESPN channel as existing side by side rather than the latter replacing the former. It also has both marked as premium channels.

Seems more likely that the fee to receive ESPN will be £10 with ESPN America bundled with it at no extra cost.

That way subscribers who had ESPN America with Setanta Sports for £10 before won't be losing out by much (if anything at all) as the cost won't have changed, just substituting Setanta with ESPN America.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Yep,your right. I'm getting confused between my old sky tv package and cable. On Sky you used to get ESPN (NASN as was) as part of the Setanta pack.

Just shows I don't watch sport very often!:)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

There is no new channel. ESPN America will change its name on 3rd August to ESPN and will show the football inbetween its American sports.

No new channel licence request has been put into OFCOM. The extra ESPN channel in the Virgin Channels PDF document MAY be referring to ESPN Classics... or just a cock up... this is Virgin afterall!

In addition, the ESPN website is telling people that the new channel will be on Sky channel 417, the current home of ESPN America.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Would have to be an error as they don't have ESPN Classics on VM...

Well assuming that to all be correct (although it has to be said that the Associated Press have actually released some contradictory statements) clearly they will charge for it and it won't be free otherwise they are reducing their income and VM aren't renowned for that. So talk of free to XL subscribers I think is just wishful thinking (would love it to be true but just don't see it happening).

Your OFCOM comment is far more convincing than the AP release.

Seems safe to say existing subscribers will just continue to pay the tenner and receive ESPN and anyone else who wants it will have to pay extra compared to their current subscription fees.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

I knew there wasn't something 'special' about one channel on my box.

Good job I hadn't 'phoned VM CS yet! :blush:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Horizon is wrong though. It isn't free as part of the XL tv pack, unless he is referring to another XL pack other than the one VM advertises on it's own website..

It is a premium channel currently.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

ESPN America is a current channel which will become ESPN on 3rd August but for a subscription on M, L or XL.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Here is a good question then, IF ESPN is FREE to XL customers, why is is blocked on my box.

And the other, Sky are charging only £9.00 for the ESPN football, and l cannot see them dropping the America channel, so VM have got to come up with a better deal for customers, as customers will simply go over to Sky, where it will be cheaper, so come VM sort the problem out quickly.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Because it is not free - the page is wrong

'ESPN America' is being dropped - by ESPN! It is being REPLACED by 'ESPN' UK

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

ESPN America is not free to XL customer on VM, that is why you can't see it. It is a subscription channel (£10 a month). Not a good question as this info has been said a lot of times now ;-)

According to all the info above, ESPN America is becoming ESPN so Sky have no option to keep or drop ESPN America as it will cease to exist as that name as the channel is re-branding, and as such VM will have it too, presumably still at the £10 rate.

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You beat me to it ;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

ESPN is only £9 for Sky customers who subscribe to Sky Sports. Otherwise it is £12 a month.