Cable Forum - General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)

BT Preview and BT Preview HD arrived on SKY about a week ago on channels 457 and 458. All they are showing at the moment is endless BT adverts and promos. I'll assume these will become BT Showcase and BT Showcase HD in the coming months.

harry_hitch

28-05-2015 22:42

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Originally Posted by Bananaman_007 (Post 35780218)

I live in an apartment block that houses 6 properties. Sky will not install a communal system unless 4 of the apartments agree to sign up. The problem we have is 2 of the apartments are rented on short term 6 month rents and one of the apartments the owners will not have sky so that means i can't have sky. We are not allowed to put dished on the building even though i own my apartment. This means i have no choice but BT or cable

It turns out that the blocks of flats I live in has the same restrictions. The people who own apartments have just ignored the company who own the building and have put up dishes anyway. :)

As such, my new landlord is going to let me have Sky and I am going to go against my better judgement and take a risk on sky again for their latest offer. It really is great value, although I wont be getting movies or sports, even at half price I am still reluctant to pay their prices - I simply won't watch enough content to justify it. £18 a month for the family bundle will suit me just fine.

theone2k10

28-05-2015 22:57

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Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35780375)

I noticed BT preview on my samsung tv tuner but kept getting a encrypted message lol, must be ftv not fta at the moment.

Media Boy UK

29-05-2015 00:41

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Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35780375)

I was up at 3am last week and saw BT Showcase broadcasting on Freeview HD and can confirm it just BT adverts and Promos for an hour - so far.

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Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35779759)

We are no longer going to post how many channels are testing any more until we see real names.

Due to high number of Cable Forum Members pm us we will now give an update every Friday on the latest number of channels we know of testing under the V0-- banner.

As of Midnight Virgin are testing 4 V0-- channels.

Next update will be June 5th.

Media Boy UK

29-05-2015 11:24

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More information reveal on BBC Red Button channels.

a516 Digital is now reporting that Three Red Button channels are to launch for Glastonbury on Virgin Media with the rest for that big Tennis thing in London.

http://www.a516digital.com/2015/05/g...urs-of-tv.html

See link for full info. Info thanks to a516 Digital.

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Media Boy HQ still cant 100% confirmed if Nat Geo Wild HD will launch on Tuesday.

The date of Tuesday was given to us by Virgin Source some weeks back.

mhatter67

29-05-2015 13:02

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Strange to me that why VM are having technical problems in launching a new channel on their platform!

Media Boy UK

29-05-2015 13:18

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Originally Posted by mhatter67 (Post 35780459)

Strange to me that why VM are having technical problems in launching a new channel on their platform!

We think it an new broadcasting steam Nat Geo Wild HD is launching on. That why up to 8 V0-- channels are also testing.

But saying that VM did have some technical problems launching channels in the past with the well known ones being The Africa Channel, ITV2 HD, ITV3 HD and ITV4 HD.

spiderplant

29-05-2015 14:13

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Originally Posted by mhatter67 (Post 35780459)

Strange to me that why VM are having technical problems in launching a new channel on their platform!

Who says they are?

denphone

29-05-2015 14:38

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Well even if they don't have technical problems they sure take their time delivering sometimes.

Aguero9320

30-05-2015 21:30

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BREAKING NEWS

BT Sport 1 leaves Freeview channel 58. RIP Terrestrial Pay-TV. :dunce:

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Breaking news regearding Glastonbury 2015: http://www.a516digital.com/2015/05/g...f-tv.html#more

theone2k10

30-05-2015 23:11

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Originally Posted by Aguero9320 (Post 35780658)

BT Showcase has replaced it on freeview hd.

carmad

31-05-2015 08:10

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Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj (Post 35780271)

I wouldn't willingly go back to Sky either...their service is shocking and I've not had any problems at all with VM.