Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Its certainly not Sky Atlantic.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

VM feel with sports on their higher tier of tv they can get more customers. More customers equals a more successful business which equals a higher profit level. A higher profit level means in theory more investment into broadband and more budget for more services in television

I understand the frustration and anger of people who arent "sports fans" who feel theyre giving money for no reason (even tho bt sport europe isnt in xl tv at the moment) but in theory theyre trying to get more customers (as more customers means better prospects for services for us all)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

I would strongly think that this new deal will also include AMC. VM would be crazy not negotiate for it with the fact they are giving us sports as part of XL. They know that sport does not appeal to everybody so giving AMC may offset some of the disgruntled non sports fans

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Make of that what you will
http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...2864590/page/2

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BT sport Europe free in XL! Lovely stuff! What a day!!

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For £3 extra p/m according to vms forums aka link mm posted letters are going out today.
Imo vm should split xl in two packs maybe have a xl version for those who want HD but not the bt sports at and one that includes bt sport maybe they could be call xl and xl plus.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Isn't the bill increase just your token 6 month bend over and get done in? We've had many 3 quid increases without any new channels or additional services? Or are they wording it that this time it's increasing due to BT sport Europe?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

I doubt they would ever do that theone, I imagine BT only agree to this deal because of the number of XL customer subs VM have all together. If the XL pack is split in two, I also imagine that many people would not take the sport option as they would have no interest and the number of sub payments BT could potentially get may well dwindle, and the deal may not be beneficial for BT.

On a side note (to all posters) - if VM, are seemingly happy to charge XL custmers an extra £3 for BT Europe, and IIRC £2 for BT Sport 1+2, I wonder why they do not get now SA. Surely Sky can not be asking for more than £3/£5 per customer? I know BT sports are a unique selling point, but Atlantic would probably please more people and entice more people over to the good side;) (even though I am still not overly impressed with SA.)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

id imagine its a marketing issue with vm trying to brag about having all the sports. its a different advertisement campaign really. if you want atlantic you could get sky. if you want all the sport in one package its vm. its a unique selling point. not that im agreeing with their strategy!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Sky do not charge anything for BT as they don't offer it at all.

You have to go to BT to get BT Sports on your Sky Box.

It is around £5pm extra for the new Europe channel - so it works out about £20pm if you don't have other BT services.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

VPN+ USA sub still way more sport than vm :p: but it's a bugger when your net plays up lol.

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Plusnets bt sport price is also rising from £5.99p/m to £9.99p/m from next month that's almost 100% increase.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Atlantic....?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Maybe m could become S, m+ become M, L and XL the same and XL+ could be XXL :)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Seems like a mixed bag news day for you VM TV guys. Good news for all the footy fans who are happy to get BT Sport Europe in the XL TV pack and bad news for every XL TV customer (especially non footy fans) that there will be yet another price rise of £3.

Will that be 3 price rises within 6 months for those with XL TV and Sky Premiums? I appreciate 1 was due to Sky but still pretty harsh.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

I think Harry was suggesting how much Sky might offer to sell Sky Atlantic to VM for, not BT Sport.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

OK - I have Sky Atlantic here and it never lived up to the hype.

The channel I watch most on Sky which is not on VM is Universal HD.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

When i had Sky Sky Atlantic was rarely watched the only thing i watched on it was game of thrones.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

I don't watch sport, and I defo won't be paying £3 for something I do not watch, if they don't sadly I'll be downgrading TV, broadband, and phone and remove a box.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

I concur! :dunce:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

It's a smack in the face for non sports fans, who've been funding free premium sport for too long anyway.

For non sports fans, for those who are prepared to do it, cutting the cord is the way to go. Vote with your wallet and deprive VM of some TV income.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Spot on as you know i cut the cord and haven't looked back, ok i have plusnet tv but that's only £5p/m as it gives me syfy and discovery.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

If the price of XL goes up again, I'll have to cancel. It's just too expensive and it wasn't that long ago since the last price rise.

One price rise a year is bad. Two within a year is disgusting.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

I am a mad sports fan and BT Sport Europe in XL is great news for me! The £3 extra per month is nothing.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

I understand the anger tonight though I'm happy with the news. It appears virgin media are determined to keep and get customers using this strategy. I'm lucky I like sports. I think if you're after entertainment channels aka Atlanta maybe BT or sky is your option. With the current owners of vm (who I think do want to sell) it's targeting football and sports

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35...-post3007.html

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35...-post2971.html

/smug on

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Pretty much. If VM are effectively charging customers a fiver for all BT sports (a great deal in my eyes) why not just lump the price of Atlantic on and get that too. Surely it would not cost more than the same price of all BT Sport?!?

I fully agree with other posters though, other than True Detective and perhaps Banshee, Atlantic is really is not worth the hype.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Kudos 100% given, although I wasn't far off from my guess

Ah but there lies the issue in the sense that no one knows what price they were asking for, could of been £10 for all we know

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

So theone2k10...the good news was bt sport europe but you said there could be something else too ;) any hints..

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Would you be happy if they added a kids channel you didn't watch or cooking channel and said by the way bill going up £3, think majority would say hell no! It's just the same for us non sport fans.

They should make it an option as an extra and add the channel for £3.

Why should I have to downgrade my pack and by doing that I'll end up paying more as it seems the more you downgrade the monthly fee goes up.

Try the bundles, less you have should be less you pay, but the difference in price is about £10 to £8

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Looks like I am heading for downgrading from XL to the L pack or whatever it is these days. I don't need sport so an extra £3 is not an option for me. In fact the only reason I stay with VMTV is the 3 tuner Tivo box (not aware of anybody else offering a 3 tuner box?) so we can record multiple programmes at the same time; 2 tuners is not enough for us.

This is not why I bought XL TV and VM really have an issue IMHO of customers wanting as much HD channels as they can, but have to pay the premium of Sport channels being included to get them. The price has just got too much for me.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Media Boy HQ talks about BT Sport on Virgin Media.

We was given info late on Tuesday night about BT Sport Europe on Virgin Media. But it was given under an DNP Order until Wednesday.

Virgin Sources has confirmed that BT Sport Europe HD and BT Sport Showcase will also launch.

As of July 15th no new channels are testing. Plus no confirmed channel numbers yet for the new BT Sport Channels.

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We have seen rumour of an well known channel own by Sky may launch by 2016 on Virgin Media.

No confirmed info has been given by Virgin Sources.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

When does Lifetime HD launch, or has it already launched?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

History HD and CI HD may also launch - been given no launch date on Lifetime HD on Virgin Media.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

You'll like it not a lot but you'll like it.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

a Paul Daniels saying it a magic channel :LOL:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

intriguing!

and thanks media boy for your information good sir :)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Sky Movies confirm Sky Movies Tom Cruise launch date.

From July 25th Sky Movies Greats will be rebrand as Sky Movies Tom Cruise on Virgin Channel 404 until August 2nd.

Also in HD on Virgin Channel 434.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Yes channel 340 ;):D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

September my sources think.

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:D:D:D:D

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Interesting regarding BT Sport Showcase

https://recombu.com/digital/article/...eague-freeview

We do know that the coverage will be in standard definition only, with no plans for BT to launch BT Sport Showcase HD.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

What about BT Sport showcase are we getting that or will the 12 games and other content be shown on BT sport europe and the other BT Sport channels

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

That's what I was wondering. If that's the case I guess being in SD isn't too much of an issue and the other BT Sports channels have the HD variants.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

I would guess it will be a simulcast of BT sports one so that pay station users can see it in HD

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

I would think that if virgin are saying " we are the only place you can get all the sports channels" then premier sports hd must surely be in the mix for inclusion in the xl pack.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Virgin Media Sources has confirmed to Media Boy HQ that BT Sport Showcase is set to launch on Virgin Media.

BT need to broadcast some UEFA games for free as part of it deal with UEFA.

Last season Champions League deal was with ITV and Sky Sports.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Virgin advertise as the only place you can get all the sports on one bill (however much that bill may be!) so don't count on it.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

That's good news thanks Media Boy hope more good news to come

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Didn't premier sports show up differently on the big kahuna sport package on that site? It's just "free" on xl for 2 months??

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MB Views: New Channel numbers for Sports lineup on Virgin Media?

We think Virgin may move some channels about due to more BT Sports channels set to launch on Virgin Media:

NOTE: At time of posting no confirmed channel numbers has been seen by Media Boy HQ on channel numbers for BT Sport Europe, BT Sport Europe HD and BT Sport Showcase.

A)
527. Extreme Sports Channel
528. MUTV
530. BT Sport 1
531. BT Sport 1 HD
532. BT Sport Europe
533. BT Sport Europe HD
534. At the Races
536. Racing UK
544. Liverpool FC TV
545. Motors TV
546. Box Nation
547. BT Sport 2
548. BT Sport 2 HD
549. BT Sport Showcase
551. Premier Sports

Or B)
527. Extreme Sports Channel
528. MUTV
530. At the Races
532. Racing UK
534. Liverpool FC TV
536. Motors TV
537. Box Nation
539. Premier Sports
541. BT Sport 1
542. BT Sport 1 HD
543. BT Sport Europe
544. BT Sport Europe HD
545. BT Sport 2
546. BT Sport 2 HD
547. BT Sport Showcase

©copyright 2015 Media Boy 2006 - 2015. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Option B looks the better option. There is too much gap between BTSPORT1 and BTSPORT2 with option A

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Where do the BT Sport ESPN channels fit into that list?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

I think you'll find that BT will want VM to keep the BT SD channels together and the BT HD channels together - and in the following order:
BT Sport 1
BT Sport Europe
BT Sport 2
BT Sport/ESPN

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Yeah I think I'd prefer B

On the earlier point, does the vm marketing say 'all the sport' or just 'all the football'?

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Oops.

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Updated list:

MB Views: New Channel numbers for Sports lineup on Virgin Media?

We think Virgin may move some channels about due to more BT Sports channels set to launch on Virgin Media (UPDATED July 17th at 9.28am):

NOTE: At time of posting no confirmed channel numbers has been seen by Media Boy HQ on channel numbers for BT Sport Europe, BT Sport Europe HD and BT Sport Showcase.

A)
527. Extreme Sports Channel
528. MUTV
530. BT Sport 1
531. BT Sport 1 HD
532. BT Sport Europe
533. BT Sport Europe HD
534. At the Races
536. Racing UK
544. Liverpool FC TV
545. Motors TV
546. Box Nation
547. BT Sport 2
548. BT Sport 2 HD
549. BT Sport ESPN
550. BT Sport ESPN HD
551. Premier Sports
553. BT Sport Showcase

Or B)
527. Extreme Sports Channel
528. MUTV
530. At the Races
532. Racing UK
534. Liverpool FC TV
536. Motors TV
537. Box Nation
539. Premier Sports
541. BT Sport 1
542. BT Sport 1 HD
543. BT Sport Europe
544. BT Sport Europe HD
545. BT Sport 2
546. BT Sport 2 HD
547. BT Sport ESPN
548. BT Sport ESPN HD
549. BT Sport Showcase

Or C)
527. Extreme Sports Channel
528. MUTV
529. BT Sport 1
530. BT Sport Europe
531. BT Sport 2
532. BT Sport ESPN
533. BT Sport Showcase
534. At the Races
536. Racing UK
544. Liverpool FC TV
545. Motors TV
546. Box Nation
547. BT Sport 1 HD
548. BT Sport Europe HD
549. BT Sport 2 HD
550. BT Sport ESPN HD
551. Premier Sports

©copyright 2015 Media Boy 2006 - 2015. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

---------- Post added at 11:12 ---------- Previous post was at 09:34 ----------

We are trying to get confirmed info from our sources so far Lifetime HD has an To Be Confrim launch date.

---------- Post added at 11:41 ---------- Previous post was at 11:12 ----------

On June 23 our Sources did say that Virgin Media was hoping to have BT SPORT EUROPE included in XL package but the info was given under an DNP order.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Agree with that Vince, it was two adverts on on page. First one saying "You get ALL the football with Virgin" then further down you got the Big Kahuna Sports Package which does not include Premier Sports.

Think that's where some are getting confused.

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Talking about Do Not Post orders we have two of them as of July 17th.

-One is from an Virgin Sources (To be removed within the next 14 months).
-One is an unconfirmed rumour we have seen.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Yes, but that information doesn't really mean very much to us, MB.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

I really hope the BT HD channels are grouped together I'm lazy with my remote and like to flick between channels with minimum fuss :). I really wish they would group all the HD channels together.

If anyone is interested BT have announced the pricing for their Ultra HD channel. Youview Ultra HD box and all channels plus 250 hours of HD recording (600 SD) and only £15 a month, sounds very good to me. If I upgrade my TV next year to 4K I have to say this would definitely tempt me to move as I imagine Virgin will be the last to get decent 4K content (in particular for Sport). I'm sure Sky will launch 4K soon.

Ironic really that BT are first to launch 4K yet are way behind when it comes to HD content.

http://advanced-television.com/2015/...tra-hd-prices/

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Aye, that's the nub for me. Being a rugby fan I quite like having the Aviva Premiership included in XL - whether I'd pay extra for it I don't quite know, but it's certainly one of many reasons why XL is worth the extra.

But I can't stand football, and being forced to pay for the greed of the business (it's not a sport.....) is what grates.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

If you get all the football, you'll also get all the sport. I think they trying to market to a more football dominated customer-base.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

correct as football most popular sport in the world

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Is it too controversial to say the "greatest" sport in the world too? :angel::D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

it is greatest too ;) sky and BT and VM know no football lose customers that's why sky and BT pay so much for it and why VM making sure it got it all

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

How do the two TiVo's compare to 600 hours in SD?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Interesting that the make a fanfare about the 4K box, mention SD and HD recording hours, but fail to mention 4K recording hours.

Can 4K content only be watched live or are the recording hours low? If you can record 4K, I'm guessing it would be around 60 hours?

I suspect 4K could be live only considering how paranoid content providers are.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Has anything been said about AMC being part of this deal and also joining XL?

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BT 4K is only available for those that have Infinity 2 so for those areas which only have Infinity 1 like my area you won't get BT 4K

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Had a webchat with BT yesterday because I wanted to find out my likely BB speed and without a line to check its a bit of a guess. Anyway, the person I was chatting with gave me the usual Infinity 1 & 2 'upto' speeds as well as an Infinity 3 speed of 220MBs. I said I wanted an exact speed so was put through elsewhere and then given a number to call. I thought the guy I was speaking to was going to jump down the line when I asked about Infinity 3. "WHO TOLD YOU THAT?" was his response along with a few other choice words before calming down to tell me that Infinity 3 hadn't been released yet and was still being tested - no further info available.

End result is I can, like you, only get Infinity 1 (at the moment) and look forward to the day when I can see football in 4k.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

I'm on Infinity 2 , I'm guessing it should work on my connection ?

http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1370859451

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

How is it for reliability?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

It's been rock solid , very reliable.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

lucky bugger

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Not going to happen. The service is launching exclusive to BT TV customers through their YouView boxes.

http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/amc-...bt-1201520539/

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

It's also available on Sky for customers who take BT Sport.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Yes - AMC is exclusive to BT Customers - but those who get BT Sports on a Sky box are BT Customers.

It doesn't start until September - so perhaps it will come to VM.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

I do wish the media would stop mis-quoting in their articles. The BT TV platform refers only to BT's IPTV platform, so when I see this quoted, you expect that it only refers to that service, & not "BT customers taking TV" or "exclusive to BT customers" which refers to the IPTV & satellite platforms.

There is NO mention of satellite customers in this article:

http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/amc-...bt-1201520539/

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

zulu17 post
https://community.bt.com/t5/YouView-...T/td-p/1495490

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

The BT website has clearly stated that AMC will be available on Sky boxes to BT Sport Pack customers!

However, there doesn't seem to be any recent pages or currently linked pages mentioning AMC at all on bt.com

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Yes i knew i had seen something stating it was coming to Sky customers who take BT sports too. I guess by the XL package going up by £3 a month to cover the cost of BT Sport Europe indirectly makes us BT customers also. I can't imagine VM would negotiate with BT just for BT Sports when they knew AMC was coming also and then having to go back to negotiate again.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

This is virgin media we are talking about! The same organisation who can't even get freeview channels. Their gimmick at the moment is "all the sports". I doubt they'll have got AMC too. Probably would have cost another quid or something but it's not their priority. Rightly or wrongly they don't really care about normal TV. As seen by the lack of channel acquisitions outside their "all the sports" marketing slogan

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

But remember the stance on certain channels by certain platforms is "we will not let you have these channels no matter how much you offer".

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

exactly that why SA only available on sky

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

There is nothing stopping VM launching its own exclusive pay tv channel.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

You are full of good ideas today oh revered one.:tu:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

BT seemed to have adopted the idea.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

true den and i'm not that bothered about SA but freeview channels no matter how naff should be on virgin media! i find it staggering they dont manage to come to an agreement on those

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

As far as Media Boy HQ knows AMC is not set to launch on Virgin Media as AMC deal is just for BT Viewers.

As far as we know AMC has to sign deal with Virgin Media to get onto they network. Sky need to carry all channels as they are an open network.

BT has signed an so called exclusive deal with AMC.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

. True, but this just perpetuates a situation in which viewers have to subscribe to more than one platform to pick up all the programmes they want to see. This is not in the interests of the consumer, who has to pay a lot more just to get one or two additional channels with a hell of a lot of overlap.

Personally, I hope that OFCOM sorts out this nonsense.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

You will be waiting a long time as Sky's lawyers will see to that OB.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Sky Atlantic was offered to VM at a stupid price though, as MM correctly said nothing is stopping vm launching their own pay channel there is still plenty of content out there that hasn't been snapped up by a uk broadcaster yet Salem being one of them.

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VM were probably asking stupid money for Spike and trutv to join VMs platform, got to pay for that sport in XL somehow.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Do you not mean the broadcasters was asking stupid money?

Only broadcasters who need to pay to join Virgin as far as we know is Shopping or Radio channels.



---------- Post added at 13:59 ---------- Previous post was at 13:58 ----------

We can confirmed at as of July 20th no new channels are testing on Virgin Media.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

correct and VM were very correct in saying no to stupid price and VM now sky wont let anyone have it at all VM have stated haven't they that they not going back to channel owning

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

There is nothing to sort out , this situation is the same all over the world. You choose your platform on your own personal preferences this uniform channels across all platforms you talk about is complete fantasy land.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

July List update - July 20th update.

Keep up-to-date on the latest news on upcoming channel launches and other important events across all platforms of Virgin TV.

NOTE: I DO NOT WORK FOR VIRGIN MEDIA SO ALL THE INFORMATION ON THIS LIST IS STILL SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Colours on my list are as followed:

Media Boy = New Info just added.
Media Boy = Virgin Media News and links.
Media Boy = Local TV news, other Media news/Things.

From 2016 all UPC Ireland news will appear on this list.

=== Coming up on Virgin's Digital TV ===
=== Freeviews on Virgin Media ===
Jun. 10th. Premier Sports is having an freeview to all XL Customers on Virgin Channel 551 right now until August 10th 2015.

=== Soon ===
-That's Solent will soon launch in Southampton and surrounding areas.
-The Africa Channel may re-launch on Virgin Channel 289.
-Virgin Media has confirmed that Lifetime HD will soon launch on Virgin Channel ???.

=== July ===
25th. Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Greats as Sky Movies Tom Cruise today on Virgin Channel 404.
25th. Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Greats HD as Sky Movies Tom Cruise HD today on Virgin Channel 434.

=== August ===
1st. Virgin Media to launch BT Sport Europe today on the XL Package on Virgin Channel TBC.
1st. Virgin Media to launch BT Sport Europe HD today on the XL Package on Virgin Channel TBC.
1st. Virgin Media to launch BT Sport Showcase today on the M+, L and XL Packages on Virgin Channel TBC.
2nd. Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Tom Cruise as Sky Movies Greats today on Virgin Channel 404.
2nd. Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Tom Cruise HD as Sky Movies Greats HD today on Virgin Channel 434.
18th. Local TV Broadcaster 'Cambridge TV' will launch by 2016 on Virgin Channel 159 in Madingley Transmitter areas only.

=== September ===
1st. Sky Sports to rebrand Sky Sports Ashes as Sky Sports 2 today on Virgin Channel 503.
1st. Sky Sports to rebrand Sky Sports Ashes HD as Sky Sports 2 HD today on Virgin Channel 513.

=== October ===
No News...

=== November ===
No News...

=== December ===
No News...

=== By 2016 ===
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc1 as Sky Movies Aliens on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Sky Movies Aliens as Sky Movies tbc1 on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc1 HD as Sky Movies Aliens HD on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Aliens HD as Sky Movies tbc1 HD on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc2 as Sky Movies Gangsters on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Gangsters as Sky Movies tbc2 on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc2 HD as Sky Movies Gangsters HD on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Gangsters HD as Sky Movies tbc2 HD on Virgin Channel 4??.

=== January 2016 ===
-The BBC may close BBC Three on Virgin Media subject to final approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may close BBC Three HD on Virgin Media subject to final approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may add two extra hours per day to CBBC and CBBC HD on Virgin Media subject to final approved by the BBC Trust.

=== February 2016 ===
No News...

=== March 2016 ===
No News...

=== April 2016 ===
No News...

=== May 2016 ===
No News...

=== June 2016 ===
No News...

=== July 2016 ===
No News...

=== August 2016 ===
No News...

=== September 2016 ===
No News...

=== October 2016 ===
No News...

=== November 2016 ===
No News...

=== December 2016 ===
No News...

=== Local TV on Virgin Media ===
-All the following Local TV broadcasters may launch by 2017 on Virgin Channel 159:

-YourTV Manchester
-YourTV Blackpool & Preston
-That’s Basingstoke
-That’s Surrey
-That’s Reading
-That’s Salisbury
-That's Oxford

=== Unknown dates ===
-The BBC hope to launch English regional variants of its existing BBC One HD service as well as Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland editions of BBC Two HD - but still need to be approved by the BBC Trust.

=== Channels ONLY in UPC Ireland areas ===
List last updated on June 2nd 2015.

ONLY TV CHANNELS THAT ONLY BROADCAST IN THE UK ON OTHER NETWORKS WILL APPEAR ON THIS PART OF THE LIST.

ALSO THE FOLLOWING LIST OF CHANNELS IS CURRENTLY BROADCASTING ON UPC IRELAND BUT NOT ON VIRGIN MEDIA:

Documentaries:
-History HD
-CI HD

Lifestyle:
-Fashion TV

Music:
-MTV Classic

Kids:
-Disney Channel HD

Specialist:
-EWTN

Radio:
-UCB Ireland

Channels only in UPC Ireland areas.

FOR LATEST NEWS ON UPC IRELAND SEE: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...iscussion.html

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==== Virgin Media's Deals with broadcasters ===
Full list now at: http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/p...adcasters.html

This part of list has now moved to my blog - follow link.

=== What is Media Boy on about??? ===
Here is what I mean when I post the following on Cable Forum:

Virgin Sources - means just that.
'Do Not Post' order - means an Virgin insider has given me some info on things that set to happen but has told me not to reveal it right now.

=== Media Boy Extra info: ===
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=== Ask Media Boy ===
Last updated May 8th 2015.

Q: WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION ABOUT VIRGIN MEDIA FROM?
A: Media Boy HQ gets all info from Virgin Media viewers, some Virgin Media workers (I called them Virgin Sources) and Web Sites (NOTE: When I used web sites I will post an link to that web site).

Q: WHY HAVE YOU ADDED 'ONLY IN UPC IRELAND AREAS' WHEN THIS THREAD IS FOR VIRGIN MEDIA?
A: Virgin Media and UPC Ireland are now both own by Liberty Global.

Q: WHY AM I NOT GETTING ''DISNEY CHANNEL HD'' FOR?
A: Disney Channel HD is only broadcasting in UPC Ireland areas right now.

==== See you later ===
List last updated on July 20th 2015.

Next update: TBC.

A) If Virgin Media are set to launch more than TWO channels (TV or Radio) in Virgin TV areas.
B) If Virgin Media are set to move more than TWO channels (TV or Radio) about in Virgin TV areas.
C) If Virgin Media are set to close or repackage more then TWO channels (TV or Radio) in Virgin TV areas.

©copyright 2015 Media Boy 2006 - 2015. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

So why are they on every platform including tvplayer then and not vm?
It's odd don't you think that vm is the only platform spike and trutv isn't on?
My money is on vm setting silly prices for them to be carried on vms platform, not that vm viewers are missing much anyway lol.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

We feel it down to broadcasters asking too much for just one channel.

We also feel we may get Tru TV in six month time as the last deal was signed in January 2013*.

Spike fans may need to wait until June 2016 as the last Viacom deal was signed in June 2013.

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...view-2013.html

*Got to have been over Tru TV asking too much over per viewer as Tru TV did even confirm what channel number they was going to launch on Virgin Media.

But anyway if they both ask Virgin to drop an sister channel they can launch on Virgin as soon as August 1st.

-Tru TV for Cartoon Network +1?
-Spike for Channel 5 + 24?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

We'll have to agree to disagree on this one mate i think it is down to VM asking too much it just seems odd the channels are on every other platform vm aren't as innocent as they like to make people believe.
Afterall they have to get the money for the sports in XL someway.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

It might be fantasy land, but where there should be a line drawn is sporting competitions, it can't be right that a sporting competition can sell different events from within one competition to rival subscription broadcasters meaning that a fan of one club needs to have 2 subscriptions to follow their team, as it is the main company's are playing nice at the moment but it is conceivable that a fan of the premier league could end up needing 3 different set top boxes to watch one competition.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

It could also be that Virgin feel that since these channels are on freeview which most people are able to get the price for carry them is lessened?