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Mobes 20-01-2009 10:54
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Whats going on with the linear HD channels?... i was very much hopeing one of them would be Eurosport HD and in time for The Australian Open... fecking stupid we STILL have to put up with Eurosport in 4:3 >:(

virginruinedntl 20-01-2009 11:11
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
i agree mobes, bbc is pretty much only doing murray matches, eurosport is poor quality and 4:3 :( Why are they still using 4:3 anyway, if they are shooting in hd why not just convert that into Widescreen PDTV??

Media Boy UK 20-01-2009 12:45
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
UKTV People is to be rebranded as ''Blighty'' in February.
With UKTV History being rebranded as ''Yesterday'' in March.

Info from Next weeks Radio Times.

Mobes 20-01-2009 14:14
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by virginruinedntl (Post 34718804)
i agree mobes, bbc is pretty much only doing murray matches, eurosport is poor quality and 4:3 :( Why are they still using 4:3 anyway, if they are shooting in hd why not just convert that into Widescreen PDTV??
Exactly... there is NO excuse for British Eurosport not to be transmitted in 16:9 in SD... pathetic! (This may not be Virgins fault i guess if the only get the stream but...)

Itshim 20-01-2009 17:13
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mobes (Post 34718794)
Whats going on with the linear HD channels?... i was very much hopeing one of them would be Eurosport HD and in time for The Australian Open*... fecking stupid we STILL have to put up with Eurosport in 4:3 >:(
*For this use the RED button on bbc ?:D

wwe 20-01-2009 17:21
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
any news on hd channels everyones waiting

Andrewcrawford23 20-01-2009 18:31
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by wwe (Post 34718955)
any news on hd channels everyones waiting
You do realise that keeping asking every 3 or 4 days aint going to make news come about, once it known it will be advertised everywhere

howardmicks 20-01-2009 23:58
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
I have had supposed hd box from day one,It was called tv drive then and now have a v+.And i have been promised since then HD channels were coming,So personally will believe it when i see it.VM are full of fall promises and constantly never delivering,I personally think VOD is crap and believe if it had to be paid for no one would use it.I just hope VM hurry up and deliver the HD Channels,Because 1 day Sky will relise and scrap the £10 charge as they did with the Sky+ and the flood gates will open and i personally will then jump ship.

Media Boy UK 21-01-2009 14:39
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Non-Virgin Media news - Radio News:

Following the successful launch of nine new Heart stations last week, Global Radio has announced the second phase of the roll out of the Heart brand. Twelve new stations, including GWR, will join the network on Monday 23rd March.

The full list of stations to change are:

GWR Wiltshire
GWR Bristol
GWR Bath
Gemini FM (Torbay and Exeter)
Plymouth Sound
Orchard FM
Lantern FM
South Hams Radio
Fox FM
Severn Sound
2-Ten FM

Info from Radio Today.

Gadgie 21-01-2009 21:15
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Regards the H/D channels that VM have been promising, I called them recently about this, and they told me that they have 4 coming soon. Its all to do with band width they said, and that most of this has been taken up with broadband internet? Like the other poster mentioned, I was on the point of leaving VM as well, but will wait to see the outcome of these new channels.
Cheers, Smudger.

scorpionatthepc 21-01-2009 21:57
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gadgie (Post 34719731)
Regards the H/D channels that VM have been promising, I called them recently about this, and they told me that they have 4 coming soon. Its all to do with band width they said, and that most of this has been taken up with broadband internet? Like the other poster mentioned, I was on the point of leaving VM as well, but will wait to see the outcome of these new channels.
Cheers, Smudger.
And I bet they didn't tell you which ones they where?

sherer 21-01-2009 23:56
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Gadgie (Post 34719731)
Regards the H/D channels that VM have been promising, I called them recently about this, and they told me that they have 4 coming soon. Its all to do with band width they said, and that most of this has been taken up with broadband internet? Like the other poster mentioned, I was on the point of leaving VM as well, but will wait to see the outcome of these new channels.
Cheers, Smudger.
i'm afriad if you phone up retentions they will say anything to get you to stay. I hope in this instance it wasn't lies but they have been promising more HD channels since 2006

Andrewcrawford23 21-01-2009 23:58
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by sherer (Post 34719811)
i'm afriad if you phone up retentions they will say anything to get you to leave. I hope in this instance it wasn't lies but they have been promising more HD channels since 2006
It been promised by the ceo now end of last year for this year so i hope the ceo would be better informed ;)

frogstamper 22-01-2009 00:02
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by sherer (Post 34719811)
i'm afriad if you phone up retentions they will say anything to get you to leave. I hope in this instance it wasn't lies but they have been promising more HD channels since 2006
I think there's a little typo in that first sentence sherer.;)

sherer 22-01-2009 00:07
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by frogstamper (Post 34719814)
I think there's a little typo in that first sentence sherer.;)
lol yes if only I could edit your post too :D

started to type will do anything so you don;t leave then changed my mind. Must use the preview post button more

paul_hadley 22-01-2009 11:08
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Five US to rebrand as Five USA (16th February) - http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcas...r-five-us.html

naeskydish 22-01-2009 11:27
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
I'm pretty relaxed about when we get the new HD channels, something to look forward to. The upscaled detail provided through my V+ BOX is enough to keep me going meanwhile. ah okay when the f*** are we getting them.:mad:

Media Boy UK 22-01-2009 15:47
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
I have been given the launch dates for Blighty & Yesterday by UKTV in an email:

Blighty will replace UKTV People on February 17th and will be available on cable and satellite. Channel numbers are Sky 566 and Virgin TV 206.

Yesterday will replace UKTV History on March 2nd and will be available on Freeview and cable and satellite. The channel numbers are Sky 537 (+1 538), Virgin TV 203 and Freevew 12.

Gadgie 22-01-2009 21:40
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
That's a point, why do they keep removing or renaming channels all the time, we have had, UK Gold, then Dave now Watch?
Cheers, Smugder.

Dee4leeds 22-01-2009 21:54
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_hadley (Post 34719921)
Five US to rebrand as Five USA (16th February) - http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcas...r-five-us.html
Told you so! I was the first to report this, over a month ago!

Link to Post
Link to Article

:mad:

cablestrider 23-01-2009 10:01
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dee4leeds (Post 34720325)
Told you so! I was the first to report this, over a month ago!

Link to Post
Link to Article

:mad:
Chill dude ;-)

Media Boy UK 23-01-2009 11:03
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
ZEE Gujarati to close down in India

ZEE Network has announced the closure of ZEE Gujarati in India.

It is yet unclear what the future holds for ZEE Gujarati in the UK.

http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsar...arati_to_1.php

Info from Media24/7.

paul_hadley 23-01-2009 11:18
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dee4leeds (Post 34720325)
Told you so! I was the first to report this, over a month ago!

Link to Post
Link to Article

:mad:
That didn't actually say it was renaming to Five USA though - it just said it was being rebranded, which was known a while ago yes. The Five US name change to Five USA is new though.

Media Boy UK 23-01-2009 11:51
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 34720085)
I have been given the launch dates for Blighty & Yesterday by UKTV in an email:...
Here is that email in full:-

I ask UKTV the following on Tuesday:

Quote:
Do you know the launch date for

1) The rebrand of UKTV People as ''Blighty'' in February?

2) The rebrand of UKTV History as ''Yesterday'' in March?
And UKTV sent me this:

Quote:
Dear Media Boy,

Blighty replaces UKTV People from February 17th, 2009 and will be available on cable and satellite. Channel numbers are Sky 566 and Virgin TV 206

Yesterday replaces UKTV History from March 2nd, 2009 and is available on Freeview and cable and satellite. The channel numbers are Sky 537 ([With UKTV History] +1 [on Sky] 538), Virgin TV 203 and Freeview 12.
[word] = I added that word.

Media Boy UK 26-01-2009 14:54
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 34720085)
I have been given the launch dates for Blighty & Yesterday by UKTV in an email:

Blighty will replace UKTV People on February 17th and will be available on cable and satellite. Channel numbers are Sky 566 and Virgin TV 206.

Yesterday will replace UKTV History on March 2nd and will be available on Freeview and cable and satellite. The channel numbers are Sky 537 (+1 538), Virgin TV 203 and Freevew 12.
I hate to say I told you so but: http://uktv.co.uk/holdingpage/blighty/index.cfm

Info from UKTV website.

Media Boy UK 26-01-2009 17:15
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
This week list now online - see post one.

---------- Post added at 16:15 ---------- Previous post was at 16:00 ----------

ITV on Demand is rumoured to be coming to Virgin Media next Monday.

Rumour from DS Forums.

Thebenster 26-01-2009 19:14
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Do we have Eden+1 or not?

Media Boy UK 26-01-2009 19:17
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Thebenster (Post 34722543)
Do we have Eden+1 or not?
We do not have Eden +1 even when Virgin Media owned 50% of it.

Gadgie 26-01-2009 23:36
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Been watching that new channel today, and its been the same program running on a tape, thought they would have made it more interesting, a bit disappointed really. Just as well they never gave us it +1
Cheers, Smudger.

frogstamper 26-01-2009 23:50
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Thebenster (Post 34722543)
Do we have Eden+1 or not?
Nope, we lost the old UK-Doc+1 and UK-History+1 so as we could have Watch.

london2b3 28-01-2009 12:12
BSkyB launches high-definition TV push
 
Any hope that Virgin will step up their move to bring new HD channels to us?

BSkyB launches high-definition TV push
-------------------------------------
FT January 28 2009: BSkyB is slashing the price of its high definition set-top TV box in a bid to take advantage of the “significant opportunity” emerging in HD, as it reported interim results ahead of expectations.

The broadcaster said on Wednesday it was cutting the sale of its Sky+HD box from £150 to £49 in an effort to capitalise on a growing appetite for high definition products.

“Following a sharp increase in demand during 2008, we now see an attractive opportunity to invest in further accelerating the take-up of Sky+HD,” BSkyB said.......

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/85367748-e...0779fd2ac.html

sherer 28-01-2009 12:40
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
according to this link

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=980740

Sky only have about 700,000 HD subscribers which is very little take up at all so you can see why VM aren't exactly throwing money at HD.

Maybe if VM could market the V+ and it's upscaling better they could get more subscribers and then they might be able to go into the HD market further

EBD3000 28-01-2009 13:13
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Because of big trees being between my house and the satellite I cannot get Sky but if I could then I'd ditch cable in a heartbeat and sign up to that cracking Sky HD deal.:(

Virgin need HD channels quickly and then to continue adding them.

Andrewcrawford23 28-01-2009 15:14
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by EBD3000 (Post 34723544)
Because of big trees being between my house and the satellite I cannot get Sky but if I could then I'd ditch cable in a heartbeat and sign up to that cracking Sky HD deal.:(

Virgin need HD channels quickly and then to continue adding them.
the point is virgin dont need to add them, of the hd channels i say 4 or 5 are true hd channels and even then there aint much content on them that is true hd for the others, the hd picture quailty is only seen by a minority who can tell the difference majority of people cant. if you hd that much why want sky not move since tv is obviously your primary concern

gadge 28-01-2009 15:23
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrewcrawford23 (Post 34723607)
the point is virgin dont need to add them, of the hd channels i say 4 or 5 are true hd channels and even then there aint much content on them that is true hd for the others, the hd picture quailty is only seen by a minority who can tell the difference majority of people cant. if you hd that much why want sky not move since tv is obviously your primary concern
If vm got discovery and nat geo they are both full time channels where everything shown is hd,for those that cant tell the difference with hd then need their eyes testing or their tv setting properly my sis in law came up a few weeks ago and she is no expert and she could see the difference straight away.

one2escape 28-01-2009 16:03
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
If I got Sky Sports and ITV in hd I would be happy. I could live with out the movies going hd if it meant we got the sport!

Andrewcrawford23 28-01-2009 16:13
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by gadge (Post 34723614)
If vm got discovery and nat geo they are both full time channels where everything shown is hd,for those that cant tell the difference with hd then need their eyes testing or their tv setting properly my sis in law came up a few weeks ago and she is no expert and she could see the difference straight away.
i said there only 4 or 5 hd channels that are true hd channels teh rest are jsut a mixture or jsut a joke

EBD3000 28-01-2009 16:56
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrewcrawford23 (Post 34723607)
if you hd that much why want sky not move since tv is obviously your primary concern
Not wanting to get into an arguement but my first sentence says it all i.e. trees blocking signal from satellites. And I'm not cutting the trees down.

Also what is so wrong in wanting Sky to have some competition and for Virgin to look to the future?

Plus I like my cable broadband connection.

Andrewcrawford23 28-01-2009 17:36
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
there ios nothing wrong but hd isnt need for compettion

pedg 28-01-2009 17:52
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by EBD3000 (Post 34723679)
Not wanting to get into an arguement but my first sentence says it all i.e. trees blocking signal from satellites. And I'm not cutting the trees down.

Also what is so wrong in wanting Sky to have some competition and for Virgin to look to the future?

Plus I like my cable broadband connection.
The tree's must be very close as the signal from the satellite actually comes down at quite a steep angle.

wwe 28-01-2009 18:20
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
is there a date yet when we will get hd channels

demented 28-01-2009 18:28
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
No. If there was people would be jumping up and down shouting about it on here, including me.

Media Boy UK 28-01-2009 18:28
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
BBC's Match of the Day future has been safeguarded until the end of the 2013 football season after the BBC extended its Premier League highlights deal.

The deal allows BBC to continue to show Match of the Day on Saturday and Sunday and MOTD2 on Sunday evenings - and on other evenings when there are midweek fixtures.

It will also allow MOTD2, which goes out on Sundays, to be available on BBC iPlayer for the first time. MOTD2 will be available online on Tuesdays from 2010.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/2...motd_deal.html

Info from Broadcast now.

braysoj1 28-01-2009 18:50
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
great news thanks

frogstamper 28-01-2009 20:58
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by wwe (Post 34723720)
is there a date yet when we will get hd channels
For the umpteenth time...noooo:) by asking every few days will not make it come any quicker.
I'll bet you were a nightmare in the car when you were young wwe, "are we nearly there yet", "how much longer" "are we nearly there yet".;)

LiamTG 28-01-2009 23:00
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by frogstamper (Post 34723827)
For the umpteenth time...noooo:) by asking every few days will not make it come any quicker.
I'll bet you were a nightmare in the car when you were young wwe, "are we nearly there yet", "how much longer" "are we nearly there yet".;)
so there is not news then?!

Media Boy UK 28-01-2009 23:09
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
The following channels may appear on Virgin Media in the next few months:

Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 34709089)
ESPN Classic
Playhouse Disney +
Disney Cinemagic + 1
Disney Cinemagic HD
Only if Virgin has an three year deal with Disney due to Virgin signing an deal with Disney in March 2006.

http://www.c21media.net/features/det...&article=29414

Info from C21 Media.

Media Boy UK 29-01-2009 12:23
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Next Wednesday night will see Trouble + 1 being axe on Virgin Channel 160 (Also on Sky) to make way for Living 2 + 1 to launch on Virgin and Sky.

Info from my V+ Box.

akki007 29-01-2009 13:18
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 34724115)
Next Wednesday night will see Trouble + 1 being axe on Virgin Channel 160 (Also on Sky) to make way for Living 2 + 1 to launch on Virgin and Sky.

Info from my V+ Box.
Gutted! Trouble > Living!

ufitm 29-01-2009 13:33
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
I would rather trouble+1 stay than have another +1 of living. Or a brand new channel

OLD BOY 29-01-2009 22:04
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 34724115)
Next Wednesday night will see Trouble + 1 being axe on Virgin Channel 160 (Also on Sky) to make way for Living 2 + 1 to launch on Virgin and Sky.

Info from my V+ Box.
Wow! I'm really looking forward now to Living 2+1+1.

LondonRoad 29-01-2009 22:17
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 34724401)
Wow! I'm really looking forward now to Living 2+1+1.
I've borrowed a calculator and it works out we're getting Living 4. ;)

moroboshi 30-01-2009 00:25
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Virgin as ever on the cutting edge of adding absolutely pointless crud to their line-up. Bravo. (which is also pointless crud)

Andrewcrawford23 30-01-2009 11:03
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by moroboshi (Post 34724450)
Virgin as ever on the cutting edge of adding absolutely pointless crud to their line-up. Bravo. (which is also pointless crud)
Just because it is pointless to you it does njot mean it is pointless to others i watch living a lot so havinga +1 helps for recordings.

Horizon 30-01-2009 12:05
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by harmitage (Post 34724410)
I've borrowed a calculator and it works out we're getting Living 4. ;)
Or, Virgin 3 +1.;)

JMcB 30-01-2009 13:53
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
What about Virgin 1 HD

could this come with the 15 HD channels

Andrewcrawford23 30-01-2009 14:06
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by JMcB (Post 34724654)
What about Virgin 1 HD

could this come with the 15 HD channels
what 15 hd channels? ther eonly 4 been said will be coming

demented 30-01-2009 14:20
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Sky have 15 100% owned HD channels. It's just the urban myth that's been going round for some time that we'll get these in 2009. It's complete fantasy imho. Virgin actually said "three or four". There was someone on DS that said Virgin would be launching some HD channels of their own, I find this very fanciful.

Media Boy UK 30-01-2009 14:22
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by JMcB (Post 34724654)
What about Virgin 1 HD

could this come with the 15 HD channels

I was told months ago that Virgin was in talks with Sky for UP TO 15 HD channels that are owned by Sky.

demented 30-01-2009 14:42
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
It's not going to happen before the conclusion of the second paytv consultation.

Media Boy UK 30-01-2009 15:06
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
I have just found that Virgin Media has added an new category to Ex-Telewest called Sci-Fi and Fantasy and is on TV Choice On Demand.

gadge 30-01-2009 17:31
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 34724702)
I have just found that Virgin Media has added an new category to Ex-Telewest called Sci-Fi and Fantasy and is on TV Choice On Demand.
Also ex ntl aswell tvboy.

Arthurgray50@blu 30-01-2009 17:51
Re: BSkyB launches high-definition TV push
 
Hi London2b3, Hoping for VM bringing a host of HD channels, is like waiting for space crafts and UFO's to land on the M25, it won't happen yet, l think 2010 could be a good bet.

They are so slow, l read on DS, that Sky are planning on a separate EPG for a host oo new HD channels coming to Sky, put it this way, on the remote for VM you have TEXT BUTTON, but you can't get text.:):mad:

gadge 30-01-2009 19:11
Re: BSkyB launches high-definition TV push
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu (Post 34724798)
Hi London2b3, Hoping for VM bringing a host of HD channels, is like waiting for space crafts and UFO's to land on the M25, it won't happen yet, l think 2010 could be a good bet.

They are so slow, l read on DS, that Sky are planning on a separate EPG for a host oo new HD channels coming to Sky, put it this way, on the remote for VM you have TEXT BUTTON, but you can't get text.:):mad:
The new guide will be for sky hd boxes yes due before the end of march is a safe bet from what i have seen of it looks very good series stacking,mini tv srcreen like vms in the corner and other bits also apperently its ready to take bbci player aswell.Look on the link below.
http://corporate.sky.com/documents/p...59e61b2620730c

Anthony1975 30-01-2009 22:57
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by moroboshi (Post 34724450)
Virgin as ever on the cutting edge of adding absolutely pointless crud to their line-up. Bravo. (which is also pointless crud)
What might be ***** to you may be essential viewing to others. Bravo has TNA Wrestling on so it's great in my eyes.

---------- Post added at 22:57 ---------- Previous post was at 22:55 ----------

By the way I asked a question a while back that was never answered, any chance Pulse TV may appear on Virgin Media in the near future?

Andrewcrawford23 30-01-2009 23:31
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Anthony1975 (Post 34724940)
What might be ***** to you may be essential viewing to others. Bravo has TNA Wrestling on so it's great in my eyes.

---------- Post added at 22:57 ---------- Previous post was at 22:55 ----------

By the way I asked a question a while back that was never answered, any chance Pulse TV may appear on Virgin Media in the near future?
it was answe#redf very unlikely

paulakin 31-01-2009 17:54
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
just found this on wikipedia about TVARK

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TVARK_Channel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...s_on_Virgin_TV

Andrewcrawford23 31-01-2009 22:24
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by paulakin (Post 34725230)
the page has been de;leted probally cause its false

braysoj1 31-01-2009 23:40
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
when i got my new v+ box added 2day i asked the engineer about itv player and he said it should be coming this week some time

JMcB 01-02-2009 22:44
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Well i would still like to See Virgin 1 HD

Horizon 01-02-2009 23:23
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Ch 149 Zone Horror is on a freeview for large pack customers this month.

Source: Nick-2005 over on the DS forums.

sherer 02-02-2009 00:48
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
something I have noticed and didn't see mentioned is the iplayer seems to have been expanded. Instead of just having the last 7 days it now has a series option which shows all the episodes from a series

sprattgraham 02-02-2009 03:30
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by sherer (Post 34725968)
something I have noticed and didn't see mentioned is the iplayer seems to have been expanded. Instead of just having the last 7 days it now has a series option which shows all the episodes from a series
Been there for a while now

Media Boy UK 02-02-2009 11:32
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
An channel may launch this week with Living2 +1. But that this time I do not have an name for that channel.

braysoj1 02-02-2009 11:34
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
thanks 4 info media boy

Media Boy UK 02-02-2009 12:21
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
This week update now online - see post one.

Media Boy UK 02-02-2009 15:20
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
New ITV regional news programme launch dates.

ITV1 London, ITV1 Granada and ITV1 Wales regional services as well as STV and UTV will be unaffected by the new look ITV1 that relaunch in February 2009:

As part of the shake-up ITV plans to merge its West and Westcountry news shows - but the new programme would include short, recorded sections containing additional local content. The same is planned for the Border and Tyne Tees regions as well as the East and West Midlands and the Meridian and Thames Valley areas.

New ITV1 Local services will be called:

From
9th. Meridian Tonight
12th. Anglia Tonight
16th. West/Westcountry
19th. Calendar
23rd. Central
26th. Border/Tyne Tees

Info from BBC Online and DS Forums.

Thebenster 02-02-2009 15:35
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Any news on ITV player coming today? Thanks for update.

Media Boy UK 02-02-2009 15:40
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Thebenster (Post 34726216)
Any news on ITV player coming today? Thanks for update.
I have no news - sorry.

Horizon 02-02-2009 18:15
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Thebenster (Post 34726216)
Any news on ITV player coming today? Thanks for update.
Changes can happen any day, but boxes get updates on Wednesdays so that's VM's favourite day for launching new things.

demented 02-02-2009 18:17
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
The only change I've seen is the new BBC HD vod stuff, cranford, torchwood etc.

RamJet 02-02-2009 19:51
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
I know SKy & VM have buried the hatchet but

I am a great fan of the Red Button - any chance of getting on VM soon :-

1. Red Button BBC News multi-channels

2. Red Button Sky News multi channels

3. Red Button - Sky Sports - stats especially the Cricket Stats ( with Ashes coming up !)

4. Red Button extra matches when Sky Sports is overlaoded - I missed some of the cricket recently when it was on Red Button - but mine on my V+ box didn't do anything

benpire 03-02-2009 10:06
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Match Choice too!

LondonRoad 03-02-2009 10:12
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by benpire (Post 34726661)
Match Choice too!
I'll echo that. It's the one reason I no longer subscribe to $ky Sports. Two of my mates are exactly the same.
I wonder how long it will take for $ky to realise that is harming them every bit as much as it's harming VM.:shrug:

sherer 03-02-2009 10:16
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by harmitage (Post 34726663)
I'll echo that. It's the one reason I no longer subscribe to $ky Sports. Two of my mates are exactly the same.
I wonder how long it will take for $ky to realise that is harming them every bit as much as it's harming VM.:shrug:
it's more to do with OFCOM who don't treat these services as a proper channel and don't force Sky to give them to other providors

LondonRoad 03-02-2009 10:37
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by sherer (Post 34726665)
it's more to do with OFCOM who don't treat these services as a proper channel and don't force Sky to give them to other providors
Sky could volunteer it. They do lose income by not. ;)

sherer 03-02-2009 10:44
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by harmitage (Post 34726678)
Sky could volunteer it. They do lose income by not. ;)
Not sure that is true though. They probably get more prople going onto Sky due to lack of red button and missing matches etc than they do by offering it to VM. With red button being exclusive to Sky it makes them more attractive, same as them keeping HD channels to Sky they get more people going to Sky for HD than they would if they offered the channels to Freesat or VM

LondonRoad 03-02-2009 10:59
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by sherer (Post 34726686)
Not sure that is true though. They probably get more prople going onto Sky due to lack of red button and missing matches etc than they do by offering it to VM. With red button being exclusive to Sky it makes them more attractive, same as them keeping HD channels to Sky they get more people going to Sky for HD than they would if they offered the channels to Freesat or VM
You're right about the HD and you're right about the red button being an attractive additional favour. I can only go by personal experience and that isn't always an accurate indicator.

Although I would use the red button feature occasionally, it isn't a big enough attraction on it's own to make me want to return to Sky. At least 2 of my mates are the same. All 3 of us no longer have Sky sports as Setanta and match of the day provides us with as much football as we need.

The reason we ditched it was simply because we couldn't see the Scottish teams in the Champions league because of the lack of red button.

This may be a mainly Scottish thing so I suppose the decision not to share the red button may generate more money overall :(

pedg 03-02-2009 12:50
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by sherer (Post 34726665)
it's more to do with OFCOM who don't treat these services as a proper channel and don't force Sky to give them to other providors
To be fair to OFCOM in their more recent report on this they have noted this and I think they are proposing to force sky to make both the HD and the red button content available at a 'reasonable' price. Its just annoying its taking so long to get to the point where this is agreed (probably due to sky filibustering?). If we do get a deal for the HD and red button channels before then it not be because sky particularly want to do the deal but that they see the sword of ofcom setting the price hanging over them.

Media Boy UK 04-02-2009 00:03
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
BSkyB has got 4 out of 6 TV Rights for English Premier Football from 2010 - 2013.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...ghts-2013.html

Fred Fish 04-02-2009 15:33
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by demented (Post 34726321)
The only change I've seen is the new BBC HD vod stuff, cranford, torchwood etc.
OK I'v looked and cant find it.... I know I should try harder, but could somebody tell me where the BBD HD VOD stuff is?

Cheers

---------- Post added at 14:33 ---------- Previous post was at 14:31 ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fred Fish (Post 34727474)
OK I'v looked and cant find it.... I know I should try harder, but could somebody tell me where the BBD HD VOD stuff is?

Cheers
Told you I should have looked harder, I have just found it.... silly me, I thought BBC programme, look on iplayer (should have known better)

Media Boy UK 04-02-2009 20:01
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
BBC HD to show Dr. Who.

V+ viewers will be happy to hear that Doctor Who is going high definition this year.

The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine, out tomorrow, reveals that the show will be made and broadcast in HD during 2009, according to posters on the Doctor Who Forum website.

Four feature-length specials starring David Tennant will air in 2009 - one at Easter, the others on and around Christmas - before Matt Smith takes over as the Eleventh Doctor in 2010.

http://blog.wotsat.com/page/whatsat?...or_who_goes_hd

Info thanks to wotsat.

OLD BOY 04-02-2009 21:38
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Thebenster (Post 34726216)
Any news on ITV player coming today? Thanks for update.
I don't know where 2 February came from. The information is that we will get the ITV Player in the spring.

Felim_Doyle 05-02-2009 09:24
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 34724115)
Next Wednesday night will see Trouble + 1 being axe on Virgin Channel 160 (Also on Sky) to make way for Living 2 + 1 to launch on Virgin and Sky.

Info from my V+ Box.
I don't watch Trouble much but I must admit I'm surprised that they have dropped Trouble +1 in favour of Living2 +1 on Virgin Media and on Sky. Both channels are owned by VM.

I presume that Living2 +1 will move to channel 113 on VM to be with it siblings (maybe by 08:00 today). It's still greyed out on channel 160 on my V Box.

---------- Post added at 08:24 ---------- Previous post was at 06:44 ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by sherer (Post 34714728)
don't forget there is the governement digital switch over project, not sure what the end date is for that but I thought it was 2012, could be wrong. Once that has finished there won't be an analogue signal for VM to provide.
Correct me if I'm wrong but it is my understanding that all analogue signals these days, terrestrial or cable, are sourced from the digital signals so an analogue signal could still be provided after the official analogue cutoff. However, I don't see this happening after 2012 on terrestrial and probably not from 2010 on Virgin Media cable. On terrestrial, the frequencies used to broadcast analogue TV will have been reallocated to digital TV and other services. On cable, the bandwidth used for analogue will have been reallocated to digital TV, TVoD, Interactive and Broadband. What will happen in areas with old, expensive to upgrade equipment is uncertain.

spiderplant 05-02-2009 09:49
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle (Post 34728002)
I don't watch Trouble much but I must admit I'm surprised that they have dropped Trouble +1 in favour of Living2 +1 on Virgin Media and on Sky.
Check out the viewing figures on the BARB website, and you'll see it makes a lot of sense. Living2 is nearly 5 times as popular as Trouble.

http://www.barb.co.uk/report/weeklyViewingSummary?_s=4

Felim_Doyle 05-02-2009 10:28
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by sherer (Post 34718778)
not really too bothered about that. Seems loads of people around me are more concerned about the politics of another country than their own :shocked:
Off topic - apologies.

You know what they say - when America sneezes, everyone catches cold. Many, if not most, Americans are very parochial, including George W. Bush, and don't know what goes on outside their own village let alone their own country. This is very dangerous. We can't afford to ignore what happens in other countries especially one as influential as the United States. Remember Germany in the 1930s, Rwanda and, more recently, the former Yugoslavia?

Anyway, so much of our TV, and hence our language and culture, comes from the US these days, we can't help noticing what is happening over there.

Back on topic - barely!;)

Felim_Doyle 05-02-2009 13:44
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 34728041)
Check out the viewing figures on the BARB website, and you'll see it makes a lot of sense. Living2 is nearly 5 times as popular as Trouble.

http://www.barb.co.uk/report/weeklyViewingSummary?_s=4
Thanks, that's interesting reading. Where do these viewing figures come from? Nobody ever asks me what I watch so it must be based on a cross section of the viewing public.

Please all, don't reply with paranoid theories about VM knowing what we watch from the STB and targeting hearing aid advertising at us based on the volume setting on the remote.:(

Andrewcrawford23 05-02-2009 14:21
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle (Post 34728162)
Thanks, that's interesting reading. Where do these viewing figures come from? Nobody ever asks me what I watch so it must be based on a cross section of the viewing public.

Please all, don't reply with paranoid theories about VM knowing what we watch from the STB and targeting hearing aid advertising at us based on the volume setting on the remote.:(
i cant remember how its done but i know its to do witrh monitoring viewing habits of selective people

demented 05-02-2009 14:25
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
It's just done on sampling. I've only ever met one person that used to do it and they did it because of the money/goodies.

spiderplant 05-02-2009 14:43
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle (Post 34728162)
Thanks, that's interesting reading. Where do these viewing figures come from? Nobody ever asks me what I watch so it must be based on a cross section of the viewing public.
Click the "About BARB" link at the top of the page.


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