Cable Forum - Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

ESPN America being remove is due to Sky who do not give new channels numbers out any more - On Sky all the broadcasters need to buy an EPG Channel from the other broadcaster.

And with the Football due to start in August ESPN need to start an ESPN UK Channel up using ESPNA Sky's EPG Channel number.

ESPN America will reappear on Virgin TV in the few months time when ESPN has took over an EPG Channel on Sky.

So Sky's STB capacity problems are impacting VM's ability to carry channels! :shocked: That is so wrong! :td:

Why is this? Surely what fits into Sky's EPG should have no bearing on what VM have in theirs.

:erm: What glaringly obvious point have I missed? :confused:

:) Remember this from the movie Grease?

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Rotten with Vir-gin TV

wwe	30-07-2009 15:16

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we got 4 hd channels is there any more coming this week

Mobes

30-07-2009 15:16

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STOP THE PRESS

Have a looky now :) :) :)

http://www.espn.co.uk/sports-on-espn/

BenMcr

30-07-2009 15:16

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Originally Posted by gadge (Post 34843832)

What i would like to see happen now that hd is coming thick and fast is on the guide instead off pressing 9 more then 5 hd channels have it 1,all channels 2,hd channels,3 kids ect would make it so much easier.

On the V+ we have here you press 'Home' and then 1 for 'TV Guide' and then 7 for 'HD Channels'

Mobes

30-07-2009 15:19

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Cable Forum Rule No1

Always trust in BenMcr

dev	30-07-2009 15:20

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Originally Posted by Mobes (Post 34843866)

STOP THE PRESS

Have a looky now :) :) :)

http://www.espn.co.uk/sports-on-espn/

:mad: i checked about 5mins before you posted that and it was still Sky+ (first time i checked today), were you hammering the old F5 key? :p:

Mobes

30-07-2009 15:21

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Originally Posted by dev (Post 34843874)

:mad: i checked about 5mins before you posted that and it was still Sky+ (first time i checked today), were you hammering the old F5 key? :p:

LOL no, not quite that sad ;) Just a random check :)

Nook29

30-07-2009 15:30

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Originally Posted by wwe (Post 34843865)

we got 4 hd channels is there any more coming this week

No more this week, ESPN HD will launch on Monday, possibly along with Channel 4 HD (C4HD may launch another day next week, or another week, no confirmation). Living HD is set for September, with Eurosport HD and History HD with no confirmed dates but deals have been done with VM.

Cablefan

30-07-2009 15:30

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Originally Posted by Mobes (Post 34843866)

STOP THE PRESS

Have a looky now :) :) :)

http://www.espn.co.uk/sports-on-espn/

Well hopefully that is the end of that!

Fred Fish

30-07-2009 15:32

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Originally Posted by Mobes (Post 34843866)

STOP THE PRESS

Have a looky now :) :) :)

http://www.espn.co.uk/sports-on-espn/

This is great news.....

Not that this is a problem for me (I am not a huge sports fan) but in response to some other questions. Looks like loads of footy in HD but the american sports are still going to be in SD (but at least it is available)

Mobes

30-07-2009 15:35

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Same here Fred, don't care for footie but i know it's important for others (including my Dad) so it's good it's all confirmed.

wwe	30-07-2009 15:43

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when does espn start and the hd

musicbravo

30-07-2009 15:47

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when does espn start and the hd

Read above posts (5 to be accurate), it must have been posted at least 10 times now

Bailey Boy

30-07-2009 15:50

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I am very happy to see ESPN HD coming to Virgin on Monday. It is great addition to XLtv Customs, but I am very disaported about ESPN Amerca disappearing for a couple of months right at the start of the scond half of the Baseball season we are going to miss the play-offs and the world series if ESPN Amercia goes off air. Who watches ESPN Classic any way, really old football match who cares! Come on Virgin just because Sky have a problem with EPG numbers should not mean your Amerca Sports fans should suffer.

Felim_Doyle

30-07-2009 15:50

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Originally Posted by appledoor (Post 34843655)

they are showing in my tv guide but are greyed out and says im not subscribed even though i am on tv xl package, anyone else got this problem

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Originally Posted by rickypatel.89 (Post 34843677)

Im on the XL TV package and whenever I goto the new HD channels I get a message saying you have not subscribed to these channels.

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Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 34843681)

Thats what I was going to say - but the HD channels shouldn't even appear in the EPG on a V box. BBC HD certainly doesn't

Just to clarify with no patronising intended and prefixed with AFAIK ...

To view HD you need a V+ Box and a HD TV connected to it via the HDMI connector.

Even if you have the XL package, as I do, they will be greyed out if you do not have the appropriate hardware to view them.

The HD channels (inc. BBC HD) will show on a V Box but greyed out just like any other unsubscribed channel.

Some viewers, such as Media Boy and ex-TW customers, are having difficulty but that seems to be a more specific problem.

I tried to watch a 40th anniversary moon landing programme a couple of weeks ago and got a 1202 error - the same as the 1202 program alarm they got on Apollo 11. Spooky!

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