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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.

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Originally Posted by blue666666 (Post 35623242)

thought netflix could not come on v+ boxs because of copyrights but if that not true happy days for me my v+ box

Heard different things bud,if there giving a channel numb(according to Asian channels) all I'm saying is that could be away of giving v+ access

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Netflix have changed their long term view:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...h&ir=UK%20Tech

"Netflix recently changed its "long term view" note to reflect the new way it sees itself: as a TV network."

"On Monday, Netflix made a bunch of small tweaks to the wording in a note meant to advise investors, first pointed out by BTIG analyst Rich Greenfield, but the most telling one is that Netflix changed the sentence that simply read "We are movies and TV shows" to "We are a movie and TV series network."

I wonder if through time we will see a linear Netflix TV channel launch?

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Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35623283)

They class themselves as a network now because of all the commissions they have done, House Of Cards, Arrested Development, Orange is the New Black, however they won't launch a linear channel, the Netflix format works too well, hence why they can afford these big money shows.

The only chance of seeing Netflix on linear tv is if they sell the rights to some of the content to existing broadcasters.

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Originally Posted by howardmicks (Post 35623223)

Heard similar today but not a channel numb,think we are going to see it sooner rather than later and that way it maybe available to v+ boxes

I could understand a preview service but I guess it will be like YouTube and non-Tivo viewers will get locked out

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Originally Posted by dj_wayne (Post 35623136)

I can confirm apart from Netflix no channels will be launching this year

The anti bomberAF! His evil glass half empty brother

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Originally Posted by ocav (Post 35623293)

The only chance of seeing Netflix on linear tv is if they sell the rights to some of the content to existing broadcasters.

Yeah, I think you are right. Netflix have made their plans to help kill linear TV very clear:

http://ir.netflix.com/long-term-view.cfm

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Originally Posted by dj_wayne (Post 35623136)

I can confirm apart from Netflix no channels will be launching this year

Don't forget Lifestyle is set to launch in the UK soon and Fox+ has been confirmed, oh that proves you wrong already.

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Originally Posted by ocav (Post 35623306)

Don't forget Lifestyle is set to launch in the UK soon and Fox+ has been confirmed, oh that proves you wrong already.

He is heavily wrong as a few channels are rumoured to launch during the Autumn and a couple are already testing.

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Originally Posted by nodrogd (Post 35622840)

Interesting that the closure of Radio Caroline is mentioned, & Peter Moore's comments make interesting reading as regard to Sky's attitude to receiving channels without an EPG slot on their boxes. So much for Sky having an 'open' platform.

...we decided to take an Sky EPG (Electronic Programme Guide) but this did not give the expected increase in either listeners or advertisers and it was costing a fortune so we gave that up.

All we wanted to do was to revert to manual tuning as before. It was not known by us, nor our provider, that Sky had hardened their attitude to non EPG signals. We found that no Sky SD boxes would get our signal at all. Sky had nil interest in sending a software signal to make the boxes hear us. Then we found that each time they sent a general update to the HD boxes, this wiped the stored memory so that the listener had to go through the tuning process all over again and again....

I know that Radio Caroline is coming off satellite on 30 Setember, but are they closing on UPC too (as per MB list). If so, I guess that Radio Caroline won't be coming to VM.

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Originally Posted by senna123 (Post 35623054)

I have made a list of channels that broadcast on other TV providers in the UK (Freesat, Freeview, Wight Fibre but not Sky) & on UPC Ireland, since it's related to Virgin Media. These channels don't currently broadcast on Virgin Media, it is just to show what channels other providers carry. Maybe Virgin should carry all of these channels then they can say they offer all of the Freeview and Freesat channels.

.....Fashion One

Fashion One recently came off Freesat, not sure if it's on Sky. As Fashion TV is a much larger company and Is currently carried by UPC in Ireland, I would imagine it more likely that we would get the latter.

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Originally Posted by dj_wayne (Post 35623136)

I can confirm apart from Netflix no channels will be launching this year

A new childrens service called Tiddlers TV will start shortly. Just think Teletext :D

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Originally Posted by ocav (Post 35623293)

Yer never thought of that a looks like poor v+ owners gonna lose out then,shame but I suppose it another reason to get a TiVo

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Originally Posted by dj_wayne (Post 35623136)

I can confirm apart from Netflix no channels will be launching this year

And just to prove you wrong, ch700 Tiddlers TV appears (well barker at least).

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 35623312)

I know that Radio Caroline is coming off satellite on 30 Setember, but are they closing on UPC too (as per MB list). If so, I guess that Radio Caroline won't be coming to VM.

Thanks for this - interesting reading.

Does anyone know how many channels are on the sky system that do not have an EPG number (so how many others could potentially be affected by this?)

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Originally Posted by 1701-e (Post 35623327)

And just to prove you wrong, ch700 Tiddlers TV appears (well barker at least).

The channel has started testing as of now. Inbetween the "coming soon" slate, a red animal will appear (static), keep an eye out for it for when it starts moving :D

This will eventually become a VOD signpost channel.

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with the netflix app on tivo is there a way to manual input the dns servers?

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Originally Posted by MutleyF (Post 35623328)

Thanks for this - interesting reading.

Does anyone know how many channels are on the sky system that do not have an EPG number (so how many others could potentially be affected by this?)

Not many, but it will annoy people who have additional ITV regions tuned in.

Most on the ones without channel numbers are at the bottom of THIS list.