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HD and +1 channels.

i dont know how freeview channels are so hard to acquire though! is anyone trying?? or are they just wanting to build up profits. To a cynic i think its the latter. i think this new company arent going to hang around too long in the uk. we're seeing huge price increases. no new services at the moment. the odd new channel filtering through due to new contracts.

classic strategy of a company trying to sell.

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more likely per month in some cases

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Liberty Global have no intention of selling Virgin Media or anything else Vince.

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You tell em Vince......:clap::clap:

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And if customers are unhappy then they should phone up retentions and ask for a better deal , Other then that there are other companies out there who are offering good deals to sign up customers currently.

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You're absolutely correct in what you say Den, the only thing holding me back from going totally to streaming, like Amazon Prime for example, is losing the football that I have at the moment with Virgin, if I wasn't a footie fan I'd have dumped the TV package with Virgin yonks ago.

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is this happening at the moment den??? i called up a few months ago and it was the most awkward conversation ever.

"so thinking of leaving..."
"whys that?"
"prices too high. got a good offer from sky"
"what broadband speed?"

(at this point i made a figure up and she started tut tutting it was slower"

"we're faster than that"
"yeah but i'm more interested in my costs"
"You have 3 boxes in your house. you'll need to pay more for multi room with sky"

so rather than trying to convince me to stay with her giving sweeteners etc she decided to just bad mouth sky and tell me why i shouldnt go to sky. haha it was so awkward i think i ended it with

"oh so you cant give me anything"
"no"
"*silence*"
i awkwardly hang phone up

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Virgin said they could not do me a better deal either. I must say Sky do seem to have some very good incentives to join at the moment such as a free tv or 12 months half price. However Sky is not an option for me due to trees and line of sight etc. I am slightly tempted by Talk Talk and BT but sometimes it is better the devil you know.

I do find it frustrating that most of the time a new channel launches you sort of know it wont be on Virgin for a while.

I do hope that History Hd is one of the channels testing as it is long overdue.

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Yes that's the big vexed question in whether BT Sport will be in the XL pack come the start of the football season.

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My advice to you Vince is if you are so unhappy even after going through the retentions process that you seriously need to consider another provider as there are some excellent deals out there currently as Sky are offering £100 off through Quidco or if you order online they are offering free LG TV's to customers who sign up to them.

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I've got a feeling it will be. VM like to pride themselves on being the only provider to show all live premier league games in one package. Maybe they will use this as a USP??

who knows....but we do need Universal HD lol

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To be fair to VM they have to balance the costs don't forget not everyone likes sport , the XL pack has to remain priced competively and have a broad appeal.

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The XL Pack on its own is around £38 a month? That's not too bad, its when you start adding extras...Sky Sports, Sky Movies then costs then spiral upwards.

Then add a phone package and/or broadband package and you end up paying a whole lot more...GULP lol

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It's £33 a month for TV XL standalone with TiVo.

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Source?

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Cheers, Ben. I wasnt 100% sure, but I wasn't far off :D

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Does that mean that they are not :erm: lol

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And some people on here call Sky greedy lol.
VM are *******s in my eyes, i have my own reasons for hating vm so much at mo though.

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Basically they called your bluff mate if they go 2"We're faster" say to them "yeah but <sky etc> have faster uploads" then go ahead with the cancellation, guaranteed they will either make you a good offer there and then or phone you before your 30 days notice is up with a offer.
Sky, vm etc have got wise to people bluffing, when i left vm they phoned me with all kinds of offers including free broadband at one time, i declined due to my issues with vm.

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Instead of a 12/18 month contract, we should be allowed to sign one for a longer period of time, but also receive a bigger loyalty discount.

I'd rather stay with VM and be a loyal customer rather than having to chop and change every other year just to get the best deals. It would also mean VM would be guaranteed to get my money.

Ben, what are your thoughts on this? Be interesting to hear from a VM perspective.

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It's not legal for contracts longer than 24 months http://www.theguardian.com/money/201...year-contracts

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That would be why then lol

I think its more relevant to the mobile phone market, but Ofcom rules them all :-(

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Here's a question for everyone, but maybe theone2k10 will be able to respond more accurately. It's £33 a month for TV XL standalone with TiVo, now that obviously gives you a lot of channels, most of which imo are a load of total tosh, and I only watch a handful of what's on offer, anyway back to the question.
Does anyone think it would be more beneficial to drop the Virgin TV package and take on more streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime etc? It does seem to me that in doing so it would be quite a bit cheaper than the £33 for the XL package, iirc Netflix is approx £6 per month and I'm not so sure about Amazon Prime but I wouldn't think it would be that much more than Netflix.
So if you had both of these services at the same time, I'm thinking that it would more than keep you satisfied with the channels that they offer at a fraction of the cost.
Thoughts?

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Malone and Fries have made it repeatedly clear that they wish to bring LG's companies up to a scale that they become attractive to a buyer.

Don't forget Malone was the Cable King in America for many years, owning the largest cable company and other media assets like Discovery and QVC. He didn't hesitate to sell his "beloved" cableco to AT&T when he was offered a whole load of dosh for it.

Billionaires like Malone and Murdoch are only interested in one thing, money. Everything else is trivial to them.

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I've quoted and answered you on the streaming services thread as this is OT and may get removed.

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For me personally it was a lot cheaper with Netflix and wwe network and mycsmart DNS my TV costs are £17.99 a month if I add on my broadband and phone line costs it is £54.98 a month in total.

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It's the future! More and more people are doing it.

We are fully prepared to jack pay TV in and go with a combination of Freeview, Netflix, Amazon Instant Video and NOW TV as an alternative. We're lucky to have all 3 apps built into our Smart TV.

You can get all 3 services for less than £17 per month if you shop around. £5.99 for Netflix, £5.99 for Amazon and NOW TV for as little as £5.00 per month if you buy their 5 month pass from Argos for £25.00.

What I like is the idea of being able to effectively eliminate your monthly TV bill entirely, if you can afford a 1 off splurge. A one off £79.00 payment gives you Amazon Instant video for a full 12 months plus a years worth of NOW TV passes can be picked up for £60.00. That's £139.00 up front for 12 months of great TV, subscription free!

If your worried about missing football, worth considering switching your sim to BT. BT Sports included via their Sports app for only £10.00 per month. BT have confirmed: "If you've got the right equipment at home to connect your PC, laptop, smartphone or tablet to your TV, then you'll be able to stream the app onto your TV. Alternatively, find out more about using Google Chromecast to watch BT Sport on your TV." Amazing deal!

http://www.productsandservices.bt.co...ans/nonbb.html

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Yes, and interestingly we've had no VM flyers through the door for a while, only Sky ones - they do seem to be on acquisition-central at the moment. I do wonder whether VM are willing to compete on price with some customers upto (or downto?) a certain point but then will call bluffs and play the "grass may not be greener" card.

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Freeviews on Virgin Media in April.

Virgin Media Sources has confirmed that Liverpool FC TV will be free on the 15th to 16th April on Virgin Channel 544.

Also Nollywood Movies will be free from April 2nd until April 7th on Virgin Channel 835.

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Virgin Media are still testing "Arabic Hafla" since last month.

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Confirmed: Spike TV to launch April 15th.

Viacom has confirmed that Spike TV will launch on Freesat, Sky and Freeview on April 15th.

No confirmed news yet on if Spike TV will also launch on Virgin Media .

Media Boy HQ has seen no confirmed information on Spike TV testing or Viacom are even in talks with Virgin.

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Spike will also be on Talk Talk

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We forgot about TalkTalk - been added to story on blog.

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Happy to help, MB ;)

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For me the grass was certainly greener but everyone has different experiences with different companies i think plusnet are the mutts nuts yet there are plenty of posts on forums complaining about them.
People think vm are the mutts nuts yet i hate vm with a passion lol.
It's all about finding what's right for your needs really.

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Also looks like spike will be on tvplayer too, i asked tvplayer via email and they have said yes it will be on tvplayer either by launch or soon afterwards.

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We will update blog story when that has been confirmed.

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In the US, there is a HD and +1 variant, do you think the UK will be getting them too?

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No other channels from Spike TV UK has been confirmed.

Unless Channel 5 / Viacom close 5*.

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Video and confirmation that Spike will be on VM.
http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2015/...form-uk-debut/

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If it's a FTA channel then it will be on YouView too so retail YouView boxes and those from TalkTalk and BT. It's normally only the pay TV channels on YouView that are referenced specifically to BT or TalkTalk.

---------- Post added at 13:08 ---------- Previous post was at 13:06 ---------- Sounds like a food to me - Virgin Media are still tasting "Arabic Hafla" :)

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Some Spike TV Channel numbers revealed.

https://twitter.com/a516digital/stat...84621879832576

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Virgin Media channel details

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Spike not on VM?? Pah, who wants to watch Breaking Bad on a fuzzy SD picture anyway...so much better in HD on Netflix lol

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We feel that Viacom are set to close MTV +1 on Sky from April 15th.

MTV +1 broadcast on sky channel 160 right now.

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The first I was told was that Spike would be starting "about Easter", then 10 April was pencilled in as a provisional start date.

I think that 15 April sounds correct as a definate start date (even if it appears to have slipped by a few days) as from this date all non music programming has been moved from Viva.

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There are no plans whatsoever to launch a HD variant; haven't heard anything one way or the other regarding a +1 variant. Personally, I doubt it.

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If you're saying this because Sky have closed the SD launch queue, there are currently a fair few SD EPG slots going following recent channel closures.

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MB probably thinks this, because Spike is going to be launching on that same channel number:

Spike TV UK confirmed channel numbers-:
Freeview 31
Sky 160
Freesat 141
From 15 April

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TVPlayer get spike but not virgin media? Do virgin literally not want to spend a penny?? never mind eh

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VM shouldn't be throwing money at SD channels...Should be investing in HD channels, new technology and possibly even faster broadband :D

With people buying newer, bigger HD/4K teles they don't want to be watching fuzzy channels anymore.

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Absolutely bang on mate, if they hadn't put so much friggin dross on their TV channels, we could be looking at a far better service imo.

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I agree to a certain degree; especially 'crappy' SD channels and VM can't afford to be left behind technology wise.

But 4k won't show any significant benefit unless the TV is 60 inches or above, and how many lounges in typical homes can comfortably accommodate 60 inch plus screens?

For the average home, 4k is not necessary and just another marketing tool for equipment manufacturers to sell more goods. They're still smarting from the fact that 3D didn't take off as they hoped, with people rushing out to replace their perfectly good TV with a 3D version.

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I understand there are those without a HD tv, but they won't be spending as much because they won't be able to get the best out of their subcription fee.

It doesnt make sense to have a non HD tele and be on the VIP/Big Daddy package.

VM would probably also find, customers with HD/4K tv have access to a wider range of their services (HD/3D/4K content when it comes) will spend more per month than those without a HD tele.

Therefore they should be encouraging people to want to access the better picture quality of HD, but without making them break the bank so they can afford to purchase a TV to go with it. Afterall, as a media company, don't you want your customers to be able to enjoy the best of what your product(s) has to offer?

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The price of 4K is coming down, but there are lots of other areas in which VM can improve. I agree, they certainly cannot afford to be left behind.

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Is this defo the case mate? I was thinking of getting a new 55" 4K TV, not right now, maybe in a few months or so when prices should be lower, but if you're saying that it will be a waste of time because it ain't 60", then I'll have to re-think what would be the best TV with the best PQ.

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http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/why-ultr...-still-stupid/

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Depends on how good your eyes are. I don't see much difference between SD and HD on our 42" Sony from normal viewing distance. OH says it's better so I trust him. Close up HD is obviously better.

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This is another interesting read.

http://www.rtings.com/info/4k-ultra-...0p-full-hd-tvs

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I have a 55" set and can clearly see the difference however to be fair it's in a small room meaning we are sat very close to it.

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That's a brilliant article (and argument).

2 things:

1. Read recently that LG aren't concerned about 4k and are concentrating on OLED.
2. Bought an AV Receiver & speakers from a nation-wide chain selling AV gear recently and whilst I was waiting to pay I turned to see a large (guess would be 55") 4k Sony TV with what appeared to be a bar down the middle. I asked what it was and was told that the left hand side of the screen was showing 4k and the right hand side was showing 1080p. Said I couldn't see any difference and the guy behind the counter said, "A lot of people say that, depends what's on". I was about 6' away.

Also interesting, from a marketing point of view, that the industry has gone from 720 to 1080 to 4k -not 2160.

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He was wrong in that it would only be the case when sat a certain distance from the TV. The farther away you are the less noticeable resolution increases are.

4k is easily noticeable on a 55" as long as you don't sit too far back.

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Interestingly Spike have picked up the tights to Justified. Sky have the VOD rights currently. We're still waiting for someone in the UK to air the final season.

They seem to have some decent shows alongside the reality junk. Again still waiting for a UK showing of the final season of Sons of Anarchy.

http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2015/03/vimn...-anarchy-more/

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My LG 4K TV is only 49" but I have noticed a significant improvement in picture clarity & definition over my previous LG HD set, even when just upscaling.

Had a few visitors mentioning it as well unprompted. At the end of the day its a personal view. "In the eye of the beholder" as they say.

Would also mention when watching a couple of 4K movies recently. Observed one appeared much better than the other. So presume other factors can come into play.

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You should read the arguments (sorry, discussion) on the US AVSforum re that one :D

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Not just that but:

Over the last few months Viacom has:

-Axe BET +1 so that 5* + 1 did launch on Sky.
-Axe VIVA so that Spike TV can launch on Freeview.

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Can someone please explain to me why VM always seem to 'air' foreign channels ie and Arab channel, and yet anything else. They cannot be bothered with.

I believe that VM should have a survey with subs' and ask them 'what' channels they would like to have on the VM system

Or is it that the Directors who run VM wake up in the morning and ask themselves, what can we annoy the customers with today

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Just reading on Recombu that the 5th series of The Walking Dead will be on the new Spike channel. Along with Breaking Bad, Sons Of Anarchy and Justified, it's starting to look like a very good channel along with the reality junk.

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Spike tv HD will launch at a later date on freesat and Sky.

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Tbf mate i only have a 32inch full hd tv and i hardly notice the difference between hd and sd, however on my friends 42inch i do see a great difference between the two.

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Max will still call it a load of tosh until it shows up on vm :p::D

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Rumour A+E networks are rumoured to be interested in launching a tv channel on major platforms in the uk.
No further info at this time but i will update as soon as i know anymore.

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Channels testing update.

Some channels has been removed by Virgin Media.

But some are still testing.

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It'll be a load of tosh......:D

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March List update - March 27th update.

Keep up-to-date on the latest news on upcoming channel launches and other important events across all platforms of Virgin TV.

NOTE: I DO NOT WORK FOR VIRGIN MEDIA SO ALL THE INFORMATION ON THIS LIST IS STILL SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Colours on my list are as followed:

Media Boy = New Info just added.
Media Boy = Virgin Media News and links.
Media Boy = Local TV news, other Media news/Things.

=== Coming up on Virgin's Digital TV ===
=== Freeviews on Virgin Media ===
Apr. 2nd. Nollywood Movies is having an freeview to all M, M+ and L packages on Virgin Channel 835 until April 7th 2015.
Apr. 15th. Liverpool FC TV is having an freeview to all M, M+ and L packages on Virgin Channel 544 right now until April 16th 2015.

=== Soon ===
-Big Centre TV will soon launch in Birmingham and surrounding areas (BBC Says by end of March 2015).
-That's Solent will soon launch in Southampton and surrounding areas.

=== March ===
30th. Sky Movies are to rebrand Sky Movies Greats as Sky Movies Superheroes on Virgin Channel 404.
30th. Sky Movies are to rebrand Sky Movies Greats HD as Sky Movies Superheroes HD on Virgin Channel 434.
30th. Sky Sports are to rebrand Sky Sports World Cup back to Sky Sports 2 on Virgin Channel 503.
30th. Sky Sports are to rebrand Sky Sports World Cup HD back to Sky Sports 2 HD on Virgin Channel 513.

=== April ===
1st. Virgin Sources have told Media Boy HQ that Picturebox will be removed from Virgin Media.
1st. Zee Network to close Lamhe on Virgin Channel 811.
6th. Zee Network to launch &TV today at 7pm on Virgin Channel 811.
26th. Sky Movies are to rebrand Sky Movies Superheroes back to Sky Movies Greats on Virgin Channel 404.
26th. Sky Movies are to rebrand Sky Movies Superheroes HD back to Sky Movies Greats HD on Virgin Channel 434.

=== Before May ===
Media Boy HQ has been told that Nat Geo Wild HD is testing on Virgin Media right now and is set to launch by May 2015.
Keep up to date @ Latest News from Media Boy HQ on new channels testing

=== May ===
No News...

=== June ===
No News...

=== July ===
No News...

=== August ===
No News...

=== Autumn ===
-The BBC may close BBC Three on Virgin Media subject to approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may close BBC Three HD on Virgin Media subject to approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may launch BBC One +1 as an 24 hour channel on Virgin Media subject to approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may add two extra hours per day to CBBC and CBBC HD on Virgin Media subject to approved by the BBC Trust.

=== September ===
No News...

=== October ===
No News...

=== November ===
No News...

=== December ===
No News...

=== By 2016 ===
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc1 as Sky Movies Aliens on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Sky Movies Aliens as Sky Movies tbc1 on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc1 HD as Sky Movies Aliens HD on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Aliens HD as Sky Movies tbc1 HD on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc2 as Sky Movies Gangsters on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Gangsters as Sky Movies tbc2 on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc2 HD as Sky Movies Gangsters HD on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Gangsters HD as Sky Movies tbc2 HD on Virgin Channel 4??.

=== January 2016 ===
No News...

=== February 2016 ===
No News...

=== March 2016 ===
No News...

=== April 2016 ===
No News...

=== May 2016 ===
No News...

=== June 2016 ===
No News...

=== July 2016 ===
No News...

=== August 2016 ===
No News...

=== September 2016 ===
No News...

=== October 2016 ===
No News...

=== November 2016 ===
No News...

=== December 2016 ===
No News...

=== Local TV on Virgin Media ===
-All the following Local TV broadcasters may launch by 2016 on Virgin Channel 159:

-YourTV Manchester
-YourTV Blackpool & Preston
-Cambridge Presents
-That’s Basingstoke
-That’s Surrey
-That’s Reading
-That’s Salisbury
-That's Oxford

=== Unknown dates ===
-The BBC hope to launch English regional variants of its existing BBC One HD service as well as Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland editions of BBC Two HD - but still need to be approved by the BBC Trust.

=== Channels ONLY in UPC Ireland areas ===
List last updated on March 27th 2015.

ONLY TV CHANNELS THAT ONLY BROADCAST IN THE UK ON OTHER NETWORKS WILL APPEAR ON THIS PART OF THE LIST.

ALSO THE FOLLOWING LIST OF CHANNELS IS CURRENTLY BROADCASTING ON UPC IRELAND BUT NOT ON VIRGIN MEDIA:

Documentaries:
-History HD
-Nat Geo Wild HD - CHANNEL NOW TESTING ON VIRGIN MEDIA.
-CI HD

Lifestyle:
-Fashion TV

Music:
-MTV Classic

Kids:
-Disney Channel HD

Specialist:
-EWTN

Radio:
-UCB Ireland

Channels only in UPC Ireland areas.

©copyright 2015 Media Boy 2006 - 2015. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

==== Virgin Media's Deals with broadcasters ===
Full list now at: http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/p...adcasters.html

This part of list has now moved to my blog - follow link.

=== What is Media Boy on about??? ===
Here is what I mean when I post the following on Cable Forum:

Virgin Insiders - means just that.
'Do Not Post' order - means an Virgin insider has given me some info on things that set to happen but has told me not to reveal it right now.

=== Media Boy Extra info: ===
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Media Boy Blog - For all things Virgin TV - http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.com/
Follow Virgin Media on ''twitter'' here - http://twitter.com/virginmedia
See Nialli's blog on Virgin Media High Definition & TiVo Services here - http://vmhd.blogspot.com/

=== Ask Media Boy ===
Last updated January 5th 2015.

Q: WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION ABOUT VIRGIN MEDIA FROM?
A: Media Boy HQ gets all info from Virgin Media viewers, some Virgin Media workers (I called them Virgin Insiders or Virgin Sources) and Web Sites (NOTE: When I used web sites I will post an link to that web site).

Q: WHY HAVE YOU ADDED 'ONLY IN UPC IRELAND AREAS' WHEN THIS THREAD IS FOR VIRGIN MEDIA?
A: Virgin Media and UPC Ireland are now both own by Liberty Global.

Q: WHY AM I NOT GETTING ''DISNEY CHANNEL HD'' FOR?
A: Disney Channel HD is only broadcasting in UPC Ireland areas right now.

Q: WHY HAVE YOU REMOVED 'ONLY IN SMALLWORLD AREAS' FROM YOUR LIST FOR?
A: Virgin Media have now axe the Smallworld brand. Viewers in the old Smallworld areas will now get the Virgin Media Channel lineup.

==== See you later ===
List last updated on March 27th 2015.

Next update: TBC.

A) If Virgin Media are set to launch more than TWO channels (TV or Radio) in Virgin TV areas.
B) If Virgin Media are set to move more than TWO channels (TV or Radio) about in Virgin TV areas.
C) If Virgin Media are set to close or repackage more then TWO channels (TV or Radio) in Virgin TV areas.

©copyright 2015 Media Boy 2006 - 2015. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 1
 

What happened to Vol 2, MB?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 1
 

After long talks with Cable Forum Team we have postphone an launch of Vol. 2 until an later date.

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theone2k10 thinks Nat Geo Wild HD will launch on Virgin Media in the next 28 days.

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Why the fascination with having so many channels ? I'd sooner have fewer with stronger schedules , I fully understand why the broadcasters want them.

Take Spike TV as an example no HD simulcast and on the Sky EPG at 160 goodness knows how many pages down.

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We still think Sky Viewers will be saying goodbye to MTV +1 on April 15th.

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They can get rid of every MTV channel for me , I've never watched a music channel in ages and its entertainment shows are dreadful.

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Agree mate although i don't use linar tv if it had less channels but with stronger content i might be tempted back.

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BBC Red Button + comes to Virgin Media TIVO boxes in April.

http://advanced-television.com/2015/...utton-service/

BBC revamps Red Button service

The BBC is revamping its Red Button service for connected TVs. The broadcaster’s Connected Red Button platform will be rebranded as Red Button+ next month, and gain a range of additional features in the process.
The revamp will enable users to access BBC iPlayer via the red button on their remote control, and the amount of live-streamed content on offer from BBC Sport will be increased. Viewers can also browse news stories, video highlights and weather forecasts in a separate window without leaving the channel they are watching.

Red Button+ will be available on TVs from Samsung, Sony, LG, Panasonic, Sharp, Toshiba and more, as well as services from EE, YouView, and Tivo.

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Yes l would gladly get rid of them in return for Sky Atlantic and ITV Encore.:)

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1 of these is launching on vm later this year.

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If I was a betting man........:scratch:

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It's ITV Encore, I'm afraid!

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The new All 4 digital service which replaces 4OD commences on 30 March.

It's billed as coming to set top boxes later in the year, so hopefully it will be on TIVO boxes in the not too distant future.

http://www.brandrepublic.com/article...ital-service-4

Channel 4 to drop 4oD for digital service All 4


Channel 4 is dropping its catch-up service 4oD for a new online destination called All 4, which will host all of Channel 4's linear channels, digital content and services.

The All 4 brand will replace the eight year old 4oD brand on all platforms from the end of the first quarter, 2015.

The digital interface will archive Channel 4 content into three categories – On Demand (past), Now (present) and On Soon (future).

On Demand will house all of Channel 4’s catch up content and its archive – integrating all available programme related information such as cast interviews and galleries with on-demand content for the first time.

Now will be where viewers can watch live broadcasts from all Channel 4’s channels and engage with a range of content experiences which are of-the-moment – e.g. interactive content formats, news clips, short form videos and social media feeds.

On Soon will showcase new programme clips and promos allowing viewers to set reminders and alerts for future shows to drive awareness of upcoming content – and watch a selection of exclusive episode premieres before their linear TV broadcast.

All 4 will launch initially on PC and iOS devices before being extended to other digital platforms across 2015.

Channel 4’s newly launched ‘Shorts’ programmes will be tightly integrated across all three states, with Shorts additionally available in a dedicated Shorts hub.

Drawing on Channel 4’s database of more than 11 million viewers (which now includes 1 in 2 of all 16-34 year olds in the UK), All 4 promises to surface an increasingly bespoke set of content and related experiences for viewers.

David Abraham, chief executive of Channel 4, said: "Having been a pioneer of VoD services in the UK, we think the future of TV viewing lies not with either linear or on-demand, but a creative and visual integration of the two worlds, blending the strengths of both into a single brand.

"We believe All 4 will deliver the most advanced broadcaster response to changing viewer behavior in the digital age, and will help ensure that our content portfolio remains an important, valued part of viewers’ TV consumption for decades to come."

Keith Underwood, director of strategy and technology at Channel 4, added: "We want to evolve our digital estate to reinforce the online association with our linear channel brands and to provide a broader range of content experiences in an increasingly personalised manner.

"This is a significant change programme which will be delivered iteratively over the next year."

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Reopened at OP's request

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Media Boy HQ has seen new information that the number of channels testing on Virgin Media right now has gone up.

We cant reveal the numbers yet as they are testing under "V0--".

All we can confirmed that more than two channels are set to launch.

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With new season of Bates Motel starting on Universal this week, tell VM to sort it out :D

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This is normally me before my coffee :D

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That's normally me after my coffee.

Anyway, hopefully VM will get the updated All4 system ASAP and yey ITV Encore!

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MB would these additional channels be on that list of potential channels??? or is there a wild card potentially??

Btw what on earth was going on about these threads being closed? Someone PM me i missed lots by the looks of it.

good work all.

hugs and kisses :monkey:

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Love to see Universal HD being added to the xl pack

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Why obviously? I don't think EE's new set top box is, the cost of the hardware to run 3840x2160@60fos with hevc and wp9 decoding isn't going to be cheap for a while, if Sky launch a box with this capability it will be for a decent upfront cost and subscription fee, can't see VM going this route yet, a TiVo with 4 tuners is more likely.

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That's not forthcoming from what l hear.

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Shame:mad::mad:

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Interesting that QVC have a HD license:

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/radio...3ba6qvc1hd.htm

Updated today. Don't know why it states +1 though?

Are any of those VM tests QVC HD? Have any tests been spotted on any other platform for that matter?

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Does anyone ever watch these shopping channels? I haven`t watched one for years. And when I say watched I mean it was on in the background.

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More crap mate...

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EE are starting out from scratch and are considered a more budget offering I doubt 4K is even on their radar. The new box Sky brings out will be 4K who knows when that will be let's face it early demand isn't going to be massive.

Both Sky and VM's current STB's have a good few more updates in them yet I'm sure.

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Here's some reading for you
http://forum.shoppingtelly.com/forum/

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lol, how sad.....:D

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IF any new channel comes up - as long as its NOT +1, as they are NOT new channels. Channel l want is --------------wait for it, yes, you -----------SA

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well Arthur sky don't want anyone to have that so no chance

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Dave, there's always a chance mate, you can't just say it'll never happen, imo it will come, we may need to wait a while, but I think eventually it will be on VM.

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QVC have a HD channel in USA so i think it's only a matter of time before it comes to UK.

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I watch USA QVC but for Lori not the products lol.:angel:

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Very unlikely to happen though - esp. when BT are giving out free sport to BT BB customers and XL VM customers.

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Yes they do vm and tt just won't pay what Sky are asking VM tend to want everything their own way then cry foul when a company says "you can have this but it's going to cost a bit more" vm are at fault for SA not being on vm no-one else.
I can't speak for talktalk but i eat my hat if SA appeared on vm before talktalk .

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Also giving bt sport free to bt mobile customers now to via the bt sport app.

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Interestingly, Comcast (owners of Universal) and Liberty Global (owners of Virgin Media) are collaborating on the next generation of cable boxes according to Spiderplant. It's a shame that their subsidiaries aren't so co-operative.

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Well you could also say it is Sky's fault. as they seem to think the channel is worth more than what everyone else thinks. eg Sky want £24 Million for the cannel but VM and TT think its only worth £18 million so no way would they pay what Sky are looking for.

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Shame they can't do the same for Plusnet customers; BT Sport is only available for them via a Sky receiver.