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And you might have a long wait for a better STB and several other things unless you desert your revered master.:D

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Lol. Apart from Tivo's 3 turners which is the other thing i miss, i prefer Sky box over any current VM box :D

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Well everybody to their own.:)

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True point

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Let's just see how Sky's latest software and enhanced features pan out shall we ;) I subscribe to pay TV to watch my favourite channels in HD :) over 60 of them :)

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Whatever Sky do with regards to some enhanced features the horse has already bolted and Skys biggest mistake was breaking their ties with TiVo and now all they have got is a third rate box that even with updates will always lag some way behind Virgin's TiVo.:)

Really the only HD channel l want is Sky Atlantic because apart from Sky's HD offering is not that special.:)

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Not many people would call it third rate. It has reliable PVR functionality, Dynamic EPG and remote record which is what most people actually want from an STB.

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Hence why the software behind it is in over 40 million homes. :)

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Plus its been around in the UK for over 10 years and still isn't the market leader and now probably never will be.

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40 million homes maybe but some way behind the TiVo software MM.:)

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Aside from 3 tuners what mass market features are they Den ?

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l better close the castle gate again as it seems the master has sent out one of his minions again.:D

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Plenty if you take your rose tinted glasses off.:)

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So enlighten us , we're all ears.

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Better GUI
Multistream functionality soon
Superior VOD
Search and Wishlists functions
Apps
Far superior EPG
Just basically a far more polished and greater user experience then Skys offering.

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How is the EPG better? Its not dynamic.

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In your opinion maybe , certainly not mine.

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It seems a case of you clutching at straws again Lex.:)

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And thy master's worldly wise opinion must be listened to.;)

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Not really. In an earlier post you spoke about Tivo and then said you would like Atlantic HD. To me that seems likr clutching at straws as STB over content makes no sense to me.

As for your list, didn't make sense to me. Not sure why pointing out dynamic epg is clutching at straws. We are talking about two PVRs and it is FACT that the one with dynamic epg has a bettet chance of reliable PVR functionality.

Not also sure how you came to better GUI and 'polished'. Sky+HD is much faster than TIvo which forms a huge part of the GUI experience. Its difficult for a PVR to be polished when it is slow to respond.

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All i need to say is above in bold

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I personally don't get the comment about VOD. On Sky Anytime I have watched S1 of The Borgias and Boardwalk Empire among other shows and if that is not quality then I don't know what is. Plus on Sky you can download the show to watch at anytime in the futureso to me that is much more useful than having to rush through shows like on VM that expire.

Anyway, isn't this Sky VOD not the same VOD that users in the VM section were complaining about not having before it arrived on VM?

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Sky Atlantic commissions two cycling docs from Twofour

http://www.televisual.com/news-detai..._nid-1508.html

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Well no surprise there as Sky are the sponsors of the cycling team but nevertheless they should be interesting to watch in time when we finally get this channel.:)

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Of the shows on that list The Borgias was actually the best one that I saw closely followed by Luck. I have S1 and S2 so far of Game of Thrones recorded but haven't seen it yet.

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We've just started to watch Game of Thrones over the last few nights & I have to say I'm really enjoying it!

I didn't think it would be my cup of tea at all but it's certainly won me over. :)

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I'm hopefully making a start today but I have been away from home for three weeks so have alot of catching up to do :cool:

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I can imagine mate, I haven't been away at all but I've still got loads of things to watch just from downloading entire seasons of shows from Anytime+. :D

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Yes l bought the series on dvd and l have to say it is a magnificent series and it looks like l will have to wait for the second series to be released on dvd as alas the masters powers are not what they once seemed.:D

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I've just watched episode 6 of season 1 so I've still got quite a way to go. :)

I've just had a look on Anytime+ and all the aired episodes of Season 2 are on there in HD along side Season 1 so if you do move to Sky TV, you won't be waiting around for the DVD release. You may even want to re watch the first season so you can see just how great it looks in High Definition. :D

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Girls to air in the UK this September

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-...this-september

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Sky Atlantic adapting Scandinavian drama The Bridge for Britain

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-...ge-for-britain

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Alan Partridge returns to TV on Sky Atlantic

http://www.atvtoday.co.uk/alan-partr...tlantic372737/

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Thanks MM. Cant wait for this to air

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Not good news for the majority then.:(:td:

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The majority who come to this section are Sky users (you being the exception) all of which are free to watch it if they choose. :)

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Same. Used to love his work.

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Well you know what you need to do :)

We are the best people here. We believe in better :D

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My point is and that it is not to have a go at Sky customers but was barely making the point that it is another thing that has gone to the highest bidder and that the majority in the process will not see it.:)

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You are always welcome in the Virgin cable section master as its always very nice to read your wise words of impartial wisdom.:)

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Season 3 trailer for Boardwalk Empire:

http://blog.tvguide.co.uk/?p=10126

NOTE: Do not open if you have not finished S2 yet.

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I cant seem to get in this. I started watching Ep 1 of S1 and i couldnt get into it

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It's one of my favourite shows on Atlantic along with Friday Night lights.

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Try watching the first 3 or 4 episodes and see if you can get into it. Its an amazing show.

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If i can get some time i will do

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It would appear 'The Newsroom' could air on Sky Atlantic in October according to this article

http://www.c21media.net/archives/82274

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‘House Of Lies' To Air On Sky Atlantic HD

http://www.entertainment-focus.com/n...ky-atlantic-hd


Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYgPz...e_gdata_player

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Will set to record when i can

Will set to record when i can

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Sky Atlantic set to almost double spend on UK content by 2014

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...redirect=false

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Now all they have to do now is make it available to many more customers and then their ratings of some of their shows might start to rise.:)

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Or it might encourage more people to switch to Sky

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l suspect the impact has been very minimal in getting people to switch to Sky.:)

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I agree, but if Sky start using Sky Atlantic for new homegrown dramas too as well as USA shows then people might start missing what they are not getting. Even if then they don't actually watch the channel.

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I'm a big Sky Atlantic fan,

Is anyone watching Hit and Miss? Seem to be very good, well written very gritty. Fits right into the style of show you would expect from Sky Atlantic.

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It is quite good and exactly what you would expect from any series devised by Paul Abbott.

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Russell Brand Comes To Sky Atlantic HD

http://www.entertainment-focus.com/n...ky-atlantic-hd

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That will be quite intresting to watch. Anyone know when Touch season 2 starts?

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‘John Bishop’s Only Joking’ Comes To Sky 1 HD

http://www.entertainment-focus.com/n...es-to-sky-1-hd

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Does anybody have any news on Falcon? At the moment it just says 2012 but no specific date.

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Not sure not seen any confirmed date yet.

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So similar to BB's LB on Channel 4 which Russell used to present? How on earth do Sky come up with these original concepts?

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But then every Cop show is similar to other shows, Every chat show is similar, every soap is similar. I personally think Russel Brand is very witty so will be looking forward to this.

If nothing else its another example of Sky investing in UK content creating jobs and giving the UK's TV and Film industry a very welcome and NEEDED boost. Sky once received criticism for buying in too much US content, now its seems they create new UK based content every other week.

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Sky have had many good UK shows recently, e.g. Stella, Cafe and Spy.

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To answer your question mate , September just seen a trailer for it. It's defo worth a look.

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Thanks! Really looking forward to this show.

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New Stand-Up Show 'Set List' For Sky Atlantic HD

http://www.entertainment-focus.com/n...ky-atlantic-hd

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Saw the first episode of Mad Men last night and it seems like a cracking show.

Its not hard to tell that the guy behind Sopranos made this as the undertones of the main character are very similar.

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Agreed, it's a pretty good show.

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Anyone else noticed that Sky Atlantic appear to be promoting the channel as 'Only on Sky' a lot now during ad breaks on the channel , I've never really noticed it before.

http://i.imgur.com/etACiiH.jpg

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Rather contradictory given that they said they want to wholesale the channel to other providers but alas it seems its more of the talk the talk rather then of walk the walk.

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Do you not think there all trying to add value to there packages now Den ?

Sky using Sky Atlantic as a selling point

VM using extra HD channels as a selling point for XL TV

BT using BT Sport as a selling point for its BT Vision packages.

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None of them. I just want all TV shows to be wrapped up in one great season rather than dragging out the story to death.

I would be very happy if a TV show lasted one season of 25 to 30 great episodes ahead of 60 to 80 episodes spread over 6 years.

Lost went on about 3 seasons too long and Fringe could have been wrapped up about 2 years earlier. The Walking Dead could have got to it's current position in the storyline minus about 15 episodes.

We are being mugged off! I remember reading recently that most commissioned TV shows don't actually have a pre-determined storyline or pre-determined end planned. Most shows are just made up as they go along. I suspect shows like Revolution and Park Avenue 666 fall into this category.

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So why say that they are going to wholesale to other providers then if they don't mean it?.

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I think now more than ever SKY and Virgin are very similar in terms of the TV content they offer.

Both Virgin and SKY offer very similar catch-up services. Both offer very similar on demand services. Both offer similar TV on the go services. Both offer apps allowing remote record. Both offer boxes with hugh storage capability. Both offer a wide array of HD channels with Virgin closing the gap quickly. ESPN is due to drop out of the XL package which levels out both companies top packages.

TiVo is a great PVR however the amount of Virgin customers with TiVo is still very much in the minority. V+HD is not a million miles away from the SKY+HD box. What I'm getting at is if SKY let Virgin have SKY Atlantic, SKY Atlantic HD, SKY Sports 3 HD, SKY Sports 4HD, SKY News HD and SKY Sports News HD SKY are left will very little unique selling points at all. Why would you get a dish on your house and be forced to take broadband to watch catch-up and on demand content when Virgin would offer almost the exact same service via cable minus an internet connection? Virgin have even added lots of niche channels recently which has helped closed the gap on popular missing channels.

It's for the above reasons that I simply can't see SKY ever allowing Virgin access to the missing SKY channels. It would do more damage than good to SKY's business model.

If you look at thinks completely impartially you must recognise that SKY need to keep these channels.

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VM has some excellent products however content rights always prevent people from getting the most out of them , examples include MRS and TV Anywhere with their poor range of channels , it's like having a Ferrari but only being able to use it in certain gears when driving.

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Such eloquent words from the bard today.:D

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I have always said that sky will never ever allow VM there missing channels

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Not long to go now until season 3 of game of thrones starts, if you have sky that is!

Looking forward to this more than any other series. Glad we don't have to wait until it comes out on DVD or blu-ray.

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Not long to go now for season 3 of game of thrones! Unless you are Den and have to wait for the dvd release as virgin can't show it :D

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Remember patience is a virtue and l have got plenty of that dear chap.

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Double posted above as first didn't show