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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

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Originally Posted by jj20x (Post 35914257)

If FreeSports show football, I wonder if VM will have to drop the "all the football in one place" advertising campaign.[COLOR="Silver"]

Technically that statement is a lie anyway as VM has no 3pm kickoffs just like no other UK broadcaster does yet. :p:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

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Originally Posted by theone2k10 (Post 35914286)

Technically that statement is a lie anyway as VM has no 3pm kickoffs just like no other UK broadcaster does yet. :p:

H'mm. You could view it as a lie, but I think most would understand that the statement was in relation to televised football, not every match ever played.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

I've not seen any reports of tests from Freesports on satellite yet, which I assume would provide the necessary feed to VM. If it cant be tested on the system VM might well delay the launch.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

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Originally Posted by theone2k10 (Post 35914286)

Technically that statement is a lie anyway as VM has no 3pm kickoffs just like no other UK broadcaster does yet. :p:

you know fine well they didn't mean every game they mean every televised games you hated from VM getting worse

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

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Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 35914296)

you know fine well they didn't mean every game they mean every televised games you hated from VM getting worse

No i don't they don't say that :D
A bit like your hatred for SKY, BT etc then?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

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Originally Posted by theone2k10 (Post 35914297)

No i don't they don't say that :D
A bit like your hatred for SKY, BT etc then?

don't hate sky or bt

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

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Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 35914299)

don't hate sky or bt

Here's a key to keep winding you up.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

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Originally Posted by nodrogd (Post 35914294)

I've not seen any reports of tests from Freesports on satellite yet, which I assume would provide the necessary feed to VM. If it cant be tested on the system VM might well delay the launch.

This one perhaps?

http://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.ph...&sec=0&lang=en

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

Yup, they started testing on satellite with colour bars, a clock and 1kh tone, but have now progressed to a rolling promo.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 35914278)

Reminds me of the time truTV jumped the gun and advertised that they would be on VM before carriage negotiations were complete. I wonder if the idea of doing this is to disappoint VM customers who may then put pressure on VM to accept the terms and add the channel??

Are VM now in the business of adding their own pop up channels? I've noticed that Ch 100 is today advertising 'VM TV Exclusives Showcase' from 10pm starting with Ash V Evil Dead.

In the past this has been a Barker or simulcast channel, but I've not known them to playout their own material on it before, in fact I didn't know they had access to playout facilities!

Virgin Media Showcase (Channel 100) is on over two nights Last Night and Tonight.

They have done this before with Comedy Central (It has it own material) and Hayu.

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 35914278)

@ MB Star TVE HD has now started on Worldbox.

It was broadcasting when we looked on Wednesday.

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Originally Posted by Gavin-D (Post 35914276)

Would VM have to pay to carry Freesports or do Freesports have to pay VM?

Maybe for all we know the hold up is all about Premier Sports HD.

We feel that Premier Sports deal is up in October.

Premier Sports was launch in time for the last Rugby World Cup in 2013.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_R...ague_World_Cup

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...o-add-new.html

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...l-premier.html

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

You could well be right MB, maybe one or both parties want to tie carriage deals for both channels together.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

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Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35914333)

Maybe for all we know the hold up is all about Premier Sports HD.

We feel that Premier Sports deal is up in October.

Or yet another attempt to get Premier Sports into the XL pack.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

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Originally Posted by jj20x (Post 35914339)

Or yet another attempt to get Premier Sports into the XL pack.

Hope they do launch in the Full House pack.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

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Originally Posted by jj20x (Post 35914339)

Or yet another attempt to get Premier Sports into the XL pack.

Was thinking this too.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

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Originally Posted by jj20x (Post 35914339)

Or yet another attempt to get Premier Sports into the XL pack.

would be good if this happens