Cable Forum - General Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

Look like Virgin UK Channel 975 is set to close.

The Channel has been renamed on Sky but Virgin Media UK says "Oops We are Currently experiencing technical difficulties and cannot bring you this channel at the present time".

Also the Red Button has been removed.

theone2k10

24-08-2017 19:33

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35913918)

Not dismissing anything at all but until one gives me clear proof then l am saying it as it is and if one does not like it then that is their problem.

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Do what? as he has his strong opinions and l have mine.:erm:

You constantly dismiss anything that people assume might happen or if i have info.
Obviously no one is going to show you proof why would they give up their sources for you?

denphone

24-08-2017 19:41

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

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Originally Posted by theone2k10 (Post 35913924)

You constantly dismiss anything that people assume might happen or if i have info.
Obviously no one is going to show you proof why would they give up their sources for you?

People can assume as much as they want as there is no law against it.

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Originally Posted by theone2k10 (Post 35913924)

You constantly dismiss anything that people assume might happen or if i have info.
Obviously no one is going to show you proof why would they give up their sources for you?

Rubbish and you know it.

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Originally Posted by theone2k10 (Post 35913924)

You constantly dismiss anything that people assume might happen or if i have info.
Obviously no one is going to show you proof why would they give up their sources for you?

There are many different sources just like the football transfer market and look at that and see how much actually transpires at the end of the day.

jj20x

24-08-2017 20:02

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Gosh! things are getting very heated around here. Who would have thought that this thread would offer more drama than ITV Encore?

:shocked::shocked::D

denphone

24-08-2017 20:07

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

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Originally Posted by jj20x (Post 35913930)

Gosh! things are getting very heated around here. Who would have thought that this thread would offer more drama than ITV Encore?

:shocked::shocked::D

Nothing like members having differing opinions but doing it in a gentlemanly way.;):D

Ddonald2016

24-08-2017 20:08

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Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35913912)

When our sources say DNP we have to hold information back.

Nothing we can do about it.

Hi what I mean is they shouldn’t hide that, as they said February so they should be keeping customers up to date

Media Boy UK

24-08-2017 20:14

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Originally Posted by jj20x (Post 35913551)

a new "PPV Slate", which is apparently only available on some of VM's internal networks. Each new service added to VM is given a sequential ID number in the SDT, but the ID number given to the PPV Slate skipped a number. Maybe indicating that some other service had been scheduled to have been added at the same time?

Breaking news coming in tonight to Media Boy HQ from Media Boy Sources say the new PPV Slate is something to do with one of our DNP orders.

jj20x

24-08-2017 20:27

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Originally Posted by Ddonald2016 (Post 35913932)

Hi what I mean is they shouldn’t hide that, as they said February so they should be keeping customers up to date

You raise a good point, what is the value of DNP orders? I liken it to a situation where the BBC releases details of a weeks TV programmes to the Radio Times, but orders the publishers not to print the information. The Radio Times then complies by replacing BBC programme details with a note that they know what the programmes are but have been ordered not to print the details.

I wonder what RT readers would make of that...

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Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35913934)

Breaking news coming in tonight to Media Boy HQ from Media Boy Sources say the new PPV Slate is something to do with one of our DNP orders.

At a guess it is a slate to give more flexibility to PPV streams. If VM are to offer additional streams, the current arrangement could be a little restrictive. But a slate is just a slate, it's not a big deal. :D:D

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Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35913922)

Well, the adult PPV channel numbers are just static video streams (slates) serving as a promotional link to the NVOD streams carrying the actual content. The real story here is probably hidden away in the NVOD streams. At a guess, it's just another one of many adult channel rebrands, these seem to happen with monotonous regularity on satellite platforms.

theone2k10

24-08-2017 20:31

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

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Originally Posted by jj20x (Post 35913930)

Gosh! things are getting very heated around here. Who would have thought that this thread would offer more drama than ITV Encore?

:shocked::shocked::D

Watching paint dry has more drama than ITV Encore :p:

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35913931)

Nothing like members having differing opinions but doing it in a gentlemanly way.;):D

Exactly sirr that's all it is just a difference of opinions.

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35913925)

People can assume as much as they want as there is no law against it.

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Rubbish and you know it.

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There are many different sources just like the football transfer market and look at that and see how much actually transpires at the end of the day.

So exec at a top media company is going to post on twitter sensitive information are they?
Or someone who maybe works in the marketing department who has confidential information is going to phone the Daily mail?
No sir there is a huge difference between the transfer market information and let's say telecom information.

Chad	24-08-2017 20:31

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Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35913934)

Breaking news coming in tonight to Media Boy HQ from Media Boy Sources say the new PPV Slate is something to do with one of our DNP orders.

If it is what I think it is it'll have to launch before 16th September

Media Boy UK

24-08-2017 20:35

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Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35913942)

If it is what I think it is it'll have to launch before 16th September

We have been given some new information tonight - we are trying to get more information on this at time of posting.

jj20x

24-08-2017 20:42

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Originally Posted by theone2k10 (Post 35913939)

Watching paint dry has more drama than ITV Encore :p:

Pfft! it has Vera. ;)

Chad	24-08-2017 20:47

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Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35913943)

We have been given some new information tonight - we are trying to get more information on this at time of posting.

This is the only up coming PPV event I'm aware of (Outwith SKY Box Office and ITV Box Office):

http://www.boxnation.com/boxing-matc...nady-golovkin/

Boxnation first confirmed this show would be PPV 2 months ago. Since then they've been quiet leading boxing fans to believe it had been scrapped. Boxnation posted the following on Twitter 2 days ago in replies to this event:

"Details released shortly mate. If you're a paying BoxNation subscriber then it's included in your subscription at no extra cost."

I understand this is their position on subscribers to the channel on SKY. How it'll work on Virgin Media :confused:

theone2k10

24-08-2017 20:48

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Originally Posted by jj20x (Post 35913945)

Pfft! it has Vera. ;)

It has "your SKY box isn't recieving a sattelite signal" on mine lol, blooming comunal dish got ripped down by a idiot.

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Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35913946)

Free for bt customers i think, not sure though.