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They did - this is the Sky way for saying it

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:(

I thought we had it full now.. let's see Saturday!

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it does not say that sky sports news hd is exclusive to sky in the comparsion between sky and virgin it only says that sky sports 3 and 4 hd is not available on virgin

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The graphics say it's not.

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2011/08/37.jpg

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Oh I see what you mean now.

It look like Sky forgot to add Sky Sports News HD to the list when they was last updating the page.

I have noted that Sky have added ''Sky GO'' and ''Sky 3D'' to the page since I was last seen that page last year.

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could it launch on virgin because we know new hd channels coming in the near future

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Virgin...08034835891645

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Is there meant to be?

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Maybe the red button deal is not for all sport as Todays test cricket has highlights , match stats , Twitter available through red button on Sky.

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Full red button functionality should mean that and not a second class version.

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The near future sounds like its very soon but how soon is the sixty four dollar question.:rolleyes:

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Maybe it's just "match choice"

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Well this saturday will be the first test with the football.

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Denphone i think VM will possibly have a watered down version just returned from a mates who still has sky sports on vm,and yes there is no red button functionality ie stats ect ect.

But i suspect it may work for match choice on saturday,but as i said i do not think vm will get the full version judging by what i have seen over the summer.:(

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If that was the case, I would have expected Sky to say on their comparison page that a limited service is available to Virgin customers - which is what the page used to say. While you can never be sure of anything with Sky, I would like to think that we will get the whole service once VM have got it all working. Now to be proved wrong...

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Yes i would epect somebody to say something seeing as VM are saying very little themselves.! But if /when we do get full fuctionality i will be happy and will once again pay for sky sports on VM i just got fed up thats all. As sports which started on the red button earlier this year and were in phase one disappeared ie we got one west indies v pakistan match via the red button,and nothing from the india v west indies series which was next even though sky themselves showed 2 matches on red button,which were not available to VM customers.

So i gave up on sky sports on VM and now stream the lot,but if you are correct i will be back with my £22.50 a month mate.:)

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Virgin Media has got the Sky Sports Red Button but it still upto Sky on what Virgin Media can broadcast via the Red Button.

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It would be nice if Virgin had a list of programmes that were on the red button for the month ahead so then people would know exactly what was going on.

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So no official comment. :D

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Unless you have something to tell us.:D

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Did not think that SKY staff were allowed to comment:erm::D:D:D:D

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Maybe people should be asking VM why some red button content isn't on VM , like I say probably contractual.

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No Muppetman is now employed as Rupert's Chief of Staff with all the perks that come with it.:D:D

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That would be like getting like getting blood out of a stone.

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got the : sky sports red button on 4 right now for the 1s ttime i did not have to reboot mmy v+ boxs got in too 1st time

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Yes its on my tv now as well.

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Maybe Virgin don't have the Cricket as part of the deal!

Besides it's only stats and replays, maybe Virgin will only have the live content to choose matches?

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Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: Media Boy given statement from Virgin Media about Sky Sports RED button.

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Thanks MB but have you got any timespan for the red button to appear on tivo.

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I have not been given any timeline - but I do know that TiVo viewers are getting an update later this year (Around about October time.)

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what going on i got the Cricket on 2 when u go in 2 court central

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And when you press 5 you go onto an Sky test card.

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got it Sky test card.

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was sky sports red button working for the cricket on virgin because it was not working on my v hd box

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No it was not.

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so y have i got on right now

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Once again my box has to be rebooted after getting stuck on the "just a moment " screen, whereas yesterday it worked after one reboot today it just keeps getting stuck. Giving up now but this is going to be frustrating if I have to do reboot everytime I want to use it.

Re: sky sports red button
 

Confirmation from VM about Football first http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/.../112686/page/5

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Well thats good news.

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I had been trying to get an answer from them since 3 rd August and at last tonight we got what we all wanted to here.:D

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Now won't it be ironic if there's no football to show on Football First because of the riots.

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The Newcastle game looks like the only one that won't be cancelled and that's on ESPN so they can't show it :p:

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red button working on sky sports 4 now but it has to be rebooted as it locks up

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I noticed no red button on the tennis during Nadal's match.. so does it only work when there are other matches on and not only for stats?!

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Yes thanks media boy i got told that by the ceos office about three months ago when i emailed them to complain! so really then that just confirms what i was told then, IE that virgin media have NOT got the full sky sports red button serivce as its up to sky what red button content VM get,if it was the full red button service vm were getting we would get the lot without it being up to sky.:(

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The red button service on cricket has not been working all summer! apart from one match involving west indies and pakistan as way back as last april.:(

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it was working at 1.30am this morming till about 2am was showing 3 screens for different matches

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Seems Box Office Boxing is no longer for Sky
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/...ky-box-smarter

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should be on normal sky sports channels as pay enough for subs for them

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Its about time that they thought of the normal sports subscribers instead of going for the quick buck so the the decision has to be applauded.:clap::clap:

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Yep fully agree mate , I've never paid for Box Office events and never will.

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I noticed though denphone they never said they would not return to "pay per view" in the future for boxing ,you can probably be sure if we get more world class boxers they most probably will,sky are a buisiness and they can see which way the wind is blowing in the present climate.

As sky sports is quite costly though i am not surprised it flopped,in america PPV i think is big business the americans obviously do not mind paying another fee on top of a hefty sub,unlike the more sensible europeans.LOL:D

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Yes l saw that it could still return to pay-per-view in the future but l think there are 2 reasons for their change of mind and that is the lack of big name boxers and also the economic climate.

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Yes spot on denphone and i also think people resent paying a subscription each month ,only to be charged extra for certain sporting events even if they can afford it.

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There won't be as many games on Football First , Spurs v Everton game postponed.

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What bad timing for Virgin

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No surprise there really.:(
I have to say I refuse to pay per view as subs for sports channels are high enough already.:(

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Guarantee that if the Mayweather Pacquiao fight gets made it'll be on Sky Box Office though.

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That's what we want! don't treat us like Americans!

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Lets hope not.

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What's the next event on red button?

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US Open at end of month.

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Thanks

I wish Virgin released a list at what is available on there red button

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Red button Match choice in the tennis on Sky Sports 4 now

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i sent a private message to the virgin media forum team on help and support forums about sky sports red button for the cricket highlights and match stats and this is there reply

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I have tried twice with the red button on the tennis just to test it (V+) and it's killed the box twice. Am I being too impatient....is it really that slow?

Second time was after a reboot.

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When is the 1st opportunity to test the red button for the football?

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saturday

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If they do not know yet about cricket highlights or match stats i woud doubt very much that they are going to appear otherwise why would they not know ?after all the only cricket to appear was months ago on red button despite a summer of it.:o::o:

Re: sky sports red button
 

Tennis is working after reboot - Well in my area anyway.

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Because they've only been told about Football First so far. Exactly as martine's post says.

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My opinion exactly...I am prepared to give Sky some of my hard-earned as long as they give me what I am paying for, but I'm with you in that if I have to stream some stuff, I will just stream whatever I want to see. Look forward to hearing on here just what is available and what is not!

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I think Virgin are only going to be given a choice of different matches with this red button (that are not on the main channels), but the stuff like stats, cricket/player cam etc will remain exclusive to Sky customers. Maybe I'm wrong but that's what I think

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Kniowing Sky, my instinct tells me you're right even thought I hope you're not. In the absence of any communication or confirmation, we'll just have to wait and see...

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yes i had to reboot my v+ box but the next night the red button loaded up great

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I'm sure we'll still get stats, replays etc when there is a match choice on, but only then, not if there isn't a match choice option.

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Well i doubt it i use cricket as an example just because its the sport i follow,in april the first sport on red button was cricket a match between west indies and pakistan it was the first sky sports red button on virgin media.

Since then nothing despite there being two west indies v india matches on red button on sky sports which were not made available to sky sports subscribers on vm,since april yes as far back as that, NO cricket be it stats ,replays or yes even live matches shown on red button on sky sports have been made available to vms sky sports subs the cynical part of me says it never will either.:(

And you seem to have worked out how this happens as well sky simply do not offer the option to VMs hard pressed sky sports subs.:(:(

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Yes Richard you only have to follow the Englan/India series and there has been no red button at all with stats and replays and any other bits so one suspects we will get a waterd down version of the red button l am afraid.

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Sadly denphone i have already worked out that is the case it would seem,and in the absence of any information from VM themselves i have no reason to believe otherwise.:(

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Yes Virgin,s communication has been woeful but then again thats normal.

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the red button this on sky sports 1 with england v india criceket right now

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Is the same as on Sky?

Great news.

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What time was you watching ken? i was watching the match until it finished virtually today at a freinds with virgin media who takes sky sports red button certainly was not on his box today for the live cricket.:confused::confused:

I take it you were watching the highlights lets hope you are right and its on for the live cricket tomorrow and i just might re-subscribe myself.

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8pm till 10 mate

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Okay thanks.

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Here you go

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It's highlights of Todays cricket , Super League is on with highlights of cricket behind red button.

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Very good i look forward to seeing sky sports red button on the live stuff tomorrow then if i catch any whilst out round a mates.;)

Now that it has been proved cricket is available the first in over 3 months on RB.:)

Super league extra now on the red button, it looks like vm are getting a reasonable amount of content if this carries on but only time will tell

Re: sky sports red button
 

Excellent

I hope it continues, it's what we deserve for what we pay.

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And l agree.

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No Sky sports red button match choice on football first

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Interactive doesnt begin on Sky Sports 1 until 22:15 for football first

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Match Choice doesn't start until later ;)

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Think they said red button matches are at 22:15

Re: sky sports red button
 

Had a feeling this would be the case. If Virgin are saying that the service was due to launch, then this is someone at Sky being very naughty indeed. No doubt "technical issues" will be blamed. :rolleyes:

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There won't be. It doesn't start until 10:15pm... Lets wait till then.

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Thanks.

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Match choice doesn't start until the 10;15pm programme... not even on Sky I believe (or at least according to Sky's own TV listings)

Re: sky sports red button
 

So say i switch it on about 11:30pm can i select match choice or is that too late

Re: sky sports red button
 

you can select any match anytime after 22:15 or leave it on the main screen and watch all 5 side by side. choice will be yours.

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red button dosnt come on to match choice at 10:15