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I've only heard its horrendous off some people i dont know if thats still the case! then again i'm getting 55MB and i'm meant to be 100MB...

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Is that through a wired or a wifi connection?

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that's rubbish too game of thrones aside that's why vast majority of sky customer don't watch it either ;) it hasn't even got 10% yet has it

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My experiences of it at our parents house were certainly horrendous Vince but l don't want to say too much as l got told off from above last time l said something.:dig::tiptoe:

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And Virgin wouldn't tell anyone even if it was, it would be a state secret, danger from Muslim extremists and all that you know;)

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I was and i told them where to shove it too lol.

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Was also confirmed by boss of Sky Basic channels told an viewer that SA will not launch on Virgin anytime soon.

I DO know the new Sky Sports HD Channels launch date - but it under DNP Order.

But I have seen no news on if Sky1 +1 (On Smallworld right now) and Pick +1 may also launch with Sky Sports News HD and Sky News HD.

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Agreed. The fee is often charged.

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I'm very happy with my SKY broadband. I get 18mb at all times and have never had any connection problems. Plus I get it for free. Can't argue with that really. It meets my household needs.

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I got away with it three times, but on the fourth they told me computer said no because I'd already had three! I appreciate the fact that I'd signed up to their service and knew the terms, but I was getting a bit fed up at being provided with equipment which only lasted just over a year each time four times. I already had Virgin broadband, I didn't need much of a reason to take TV with them and this was it. There was no attempt to keep me, apart from reminding me that I might be missing out on some good Christmas tv (for t'was the season)!

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I have Sky Fibre BB and i have not had any issues with it. A few minor issues with router but nothing i cant quickly fix

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Interesting cheers nstokes. I can't even remember where I heard it was rubbish or how long ago that was haha

So MB do we have any rumours in the pipeline or all quiet until after the World Cup? I want a DNP rumour to at least tide me over hahah

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Never had a problem with sky broadband when I had it and met my needs 100%.

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No Channels are set to launch until AFTER the world cup.

Base on information I have seen the new Sky Sports HD channels is set to launch sometime from July 14th to July 19th - I do know the date but it still under DNP at time of posting.

The rest of Sky Sports Channels is set to also move to new channel numbers around that week.

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Why can't they launch when the world cup is on?

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Maybe something to do with deal Virgin Media signed with Sky - Maybe deal do not start until an date.

Deal to sell Virgin Media Television was sign on July 13th 2010.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...%20body%20link

All I know is they are set to launch by July 20th.

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No sane media company would make changes to their system while a major sporting event is on

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Why not?

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In case something goes wrong with the change and it knocks out the services that people are using to watch / listen to / find out about the major sporting event

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I see, thx.

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What about on the ordinary tv service ;)

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Ah sky bosses who don't watch tv themselves desperately still using Atlantic exclusivity as their means to get people to join sky and scratching their heads confused in meetings as the pie charts and bar graphs don't say so...

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I'm sorry Vince but your above statement just bears no relation to reality. Sky keeps Atlantic exclusive for good reasons and keeps in touch with the marketplace with user panels etc. Sky Atlantic may not be a compelling reason to join Sky but it helps tip the balance if people are considering leaving Sky for VM and acts as a differentiator. People don't like losing access to channels, even if they don't watch those channels much.

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I think what Vince is trying to put across is that Sky's view that SA is driving subscriptions does not appear to be borne out by the viewing figures, which are surprisingly low.

I must say, I would have thought that more people would view it than do, and I don't understand why this is not the case.

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But the BBC article says that 1.1m people saw the premier of Season 3 and it has the highest catch-up numbers for any series on Sky. What figures were people expecting?

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/26911291

Meanwhile sky's most exclusive show is Game of Thones this is highest illegally downloaded program.

Should we blame Sky for this because if it was readily available people would tape it on their v+ and tivo stbs and not download it illegally?

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because it crap apart from game of thrones OB most over rated channel ever

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In that case I'm glad it's not coming to Virgin TV soon ;)

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sky believe in only one thing greed sky believe in getting ripped off better :p:

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Yes, but what about the rest of the Sky Atlantic programming? This receives a negligible audience share. You are only talking about this one programme when referring to 1.1m people watching.

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I'd think you could probably make similar arguments about most/all pay channels?

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What is also slightly disturbing is the amount of 'free' publicity GOT (and by extension, SA) has been getting from the BBC since the start of series 4. Even HM the Queen has given it a plug!

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Yes, I see your point, but considering all the hype, Sky Atlantic receives a very low audience figure overall and does not compare favourably with other pay channels.

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I think you are being a little unfair, Dave, it is better than Sky 1. However, it is correct to say there is a lot of junk in between the good programmes and daytime SA is not worth watching!

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Watching paint dry is better than Sky1 mate lol.

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Gems TV is better than Sky1.

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I'm sure you're right but do you have any figures to reinforce this view?

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I like Fox UK and Universal Channel are My Favourite TV Channels on Virgin Media. Sky 1 is an ok channel It Just Needs a Revamping Thats all. TV Shows I Watch on Sky 1 are: Arrow, The Simpsons, A League of Their Own, Glee, Stella, Moone Boy and Trollied. I Also Liked The Smoke and Revolution Before they got axed.

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Not on me, Andrew, but they are reported regularly by Sky.

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Will this help anyone?

http://www.barb.co.uk/viewing/weekly...iewing-summary

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Viewing figures are one thing, but Sky said last year that Atlantic drives something like a quarter of all new subscriptions. Just because they don't watch it once they've got it doesn't mean there's no sense in Sky keeping it exclusive.

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I've completely disconnected my tivo box i only watch on demand stuff from Netflix etc these days.

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Clearly the British viewing public don't all share the view that Sky 1 is poor as looking at MB's link it appears Sky One has the best figure among Entertainment Pay TV channels or have I read that wrong ? Sky Atlantic's daily reach and weekly reach also seem to beat quite a few other Entertainment pay TV channels despite only being available on Sky and Now TV.

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Sky 1 is like many other channels as it has some excellent stuff on there amid the usual trash.

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Agreed Den in fact I'd say the terrestrial channels are pretty much the same also , wasn't the PVR invented so you could cherry pick your viewing across 100's of channels.

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agreed but it wins on the reputation of two or three shows which shove the channel ratings up. You're still completely right but i think overall the channel doesn't consistently reach ratings

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Thanks, really interesting.

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I think you'll find Vince pretty much all channels are the same certainly among the pay channels anyway.

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Spot on!

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Indeed generally every Sunday morning we trawl though the EPG to pick up things that we might like for future series recordings.:Yes::no::spin::argue::juggle::sulk:

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I know that's what they say, Andy, but we've only got their word for that. Given the ratings, I am suspicious of that claim.

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Earlier this year I moved to Sky for my TV and Phone basically as they made an offer cutting my overall costs by 40%.

However, I basically watch the same programmes on the same channels I had with VM. So access to the Channels exclusive to Sky had no real effect on my choice. I expect there are a lot of people out there like me that choose their options on Pay TV purely on price.

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OK, stay with me on this boring bit of business red tape. Sky is quoted on the London Stock Exchange. If it makes statements about Sky Atlantic contributing to 25% of TV subscriptions then it must support this with evidence.
I was initially surprised that Sky Atlantic was behind Sky 1 in the ratings but as others have said, Sky 1 is also available on TalkTalk, VM and UPC whilst Sky Atlantic is exclusive to the Sky platform.

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Fully agree.

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You missed an even bigger point Andrew , if there was no truth in it driving TV subscriptions why would they extend the deal through to 2020 at a cost rumoured to be in the region of £275 million it simply wouldn't make sense.

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Sky Atlantic is a channel that many Virgin customers want because they haven`t got it but once (if) they get it would hardly ever watch. I was with Sky and Hardly ever watched Sky Atlantic. When I switched to Virgin I never worried about losing Sky Atlantic at all. Yes there`s one or two good programs on it but in my opinion there`s alot more better programs on Sky 1 and Sky Living (such as Hawaii five-o,The Simpsons,The Blacklist,Criminal Minds and Unforgettable).

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I suppose it's really difficult to truly quantify how successful SKY Atlantic really is, as it's only available on SKY and NOW TV. Most other popular pay channels are available on the likes of SKY, BT, Talk Talk, NOW TV, Virgin Media and UPC. Here's some statistics, 'cause I love statistics, to try paint an interesting picture.......or maybe not :)

I've taken viewing stats from BARB for SKY Atlantic, and SKY Atlantic+1, from the last week of every month this year. I didn't want to go over the top by listing every week so far this year but wanted to show a consistent snap shot.

January:

SKY Atlantic (661,000)
SKY Atlantic+1 (66,000)

= 727,000

February:

SKY Atlantic (871,000)
SKY Atlantic+1 (89,000)

= 960,000

March:

SKY Atlantic (701,000)
SKY Atlantic+1 (72,000)

= 773,000

April:

SKY Atlantic (899,000)
SKY Atlantic+1 (83,000)

= 982,000

May

SKY Atlantic (950,000)
SKY Atlantic+1 (101,000)

=1,051,000

June

SKY Atlantic (820,000)
SKY Atlantic+1 (84,000)

=904,000

Total = 5,397,000

So on average SKY Atlantic gets a daily reach of 899,500. With 10,600,000 TV customers that means 8.5% of SKY viewers tune in on a regular basis.

If SKY Atlantic became available on all pay TV platforms there would be a potential reach of 16,800,000 (SKY 10.6 million, Virgin 3.8 million, TalkTalk 1 million, BT 1 million and UPC 400,000). If the viewing percentage of 8.5% carried over to a reach of 16,800,000 SKY Atlantic would get roughly 1,428,000 viewers per day. This then pushes the channel into the top 5 pay TV Entertainment channels ahead of FOX, on par with Comedy Central and GOLD and behind SKY Living and SKY One.

Of course the other SKY basics aren't on BT, and not all 16,800,000 pay TV customers will have access to the channel, but even with a bit of a swing in figures SKY Atlantic stays in the top 5.

P.S. I factored in +1 viewing figures for GOLD, FOX, SKY Living and SKY One when considering Atlantic's position compared to other pay TV exclusive channels.

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May was good month for Sky Atlantic.

Thanks for info - good post.

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Just read that link and i gotta ask why the Government are spending taxpayers money enforcing a Civil Offence, it should be up to the rights holders to enforce as it isn't a Police matter.

Unless someone is downloading and creating DVD's to sell, in which case it becomes a criminal offence

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If these are BARB ratings, UPC viewers will, presumably, also be excluded from Sky 1 ratings. Similarly, Sky platform viewers in the ROI should also be excluded as BARB only collects data for the UK.

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Agree, my mistake but still stand by my point that Sky 1 has wider availability than Sky Atlantic - I guess about 40% more due to its availability in the VM and TT TV households

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Great post. The only thought that comes to mind is should the 10.6m figure have the Irish households removed, thereby uplifting the Atlantic viewing figures to closer to 10% of Sky households?

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You see, I've read this post and can't help thinking that it proves the opposite point that you were trying to make.

The inescapable conclusion is that you have far too much time on your hands :D Since you have Sky I can only assume this is because there is nothing worth watching on Atlantic! :D

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It's an interesting point you raise. I have no idea how many people in Ireland have SKY, and what viewing figures for the channel are. Found the Irish version of BARB but can't really understand it :D

http://www.tamireland.ie/box-clever/...hare-and-reach

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Now that Game of Thrones has ended, I've got 9 months spare :p:

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Do TiVo owners not find TiVo suggestions, wishlists etc adequate for this job (or does it often miss material that you would want to watch)?

Interesting to see that the +1 always (roughly) picks up another 10% of viewers. I wonder if this is representative of +1 channels as a whole? If so, I wonder if the presence of a +1 allows channels to charge 10% more to advertisers?

Didn't Sky agree to let Sky Atlantic go onto one of the smaller Pay TV operators, or did I dream it?

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I've always been suspicious that +1 channels are for revenue, rather than customer needs.

SKY Atlantic is only on SKY and Now TV at the moment. You need to stop eating cheese before going to bed :D

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I'm sure they are all there primarily for revenue (apart from when BBC1 +1 starts).

LOL, after thinking about it, I might have been thinking about one of the missing Sky Sports HD channels (F1 I think).

People were wondering why it wasn't on VM, yet was carried by one of the smaller operators.

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Except if Sky Atlantic is a major reason that people move to Sky, many potential viewers will have already moved.

It's actually a bit lower than average. On occasion I've seen +1 channels get as many viewers as the main one.

I've got shocking news for you Chad. Businesses are in it for the money. :)

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That is a great post Chad, it still seems odd to me that for all the hype SA gets, SA would, in theory, still come in behind Sky 1 and Sky Living in the ratings.

Based purely on your figures (and also with my tongue placed firmly in my cheek) perhaps Sky would be better off making Sky 1 the exclusive channel?!? :)

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so that the only show you watch on there chad

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Or Sky News.:D

I hear that Sky are set to launch an '24 hour reading news papers channel' called Sky News Press due to it ratings winner for Sky News.

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It all depends where they are moving from. The majority of people taking up the entertainment pass via NOW TV are coming from Freeview / Freesat households. SKY class them as new TV customers when doing their quarterly reports and putting a spin on why people are joining them.

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SKY 1 and SKY Living are long established brands. SKY 1 has been on the air for 25 years and SKY Living a little less with 21 years. SKY Atlantic is still very much in it's infancy and will need time to grow. SKY 1 and SKY Living have shows that have been running for years, have dedicated fan bases and tend to span 20 to 25 episodes such as Greys Anatomy, Criminal Minds, The Simpsons and Modern Family. These will undoubtedly help keep the viewing figures high. Ironically I don't think any of these shows draw the viewing figures that Game of Thrones does.

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Sky1 as we know it launch before Channel 4 did in 1982.

-Sky 1 started on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television Ltd. Channel 4 was launch that following November.
-On 27 June 1983, the shareholders of Satellite Television agreed a £5 million offer to give News International 65% of the company. On 16 January 1984 the channel was renamed Sky Channel.
-On 31 July 1989, Sky Channel was rebrand as Sky One.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_1

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There's only really a bunch of shows we watch religiously in our house. Game of Thrones, Penny Dreadful, Boardwalk Empire, Banshee, The Following and The Borgias........ before it got cancelled. I watch Mr. Sloane and my wife watches Seinfeld and The Sopranos. We give most new things a try on the channel but not everything is to our taste and there is a lot of filler. The quality of the shows is top notch but alternatives can be found on other channels. Vikings, Ripper Street, Dracula, The Blacklist, Sons of Anarchy and the Walking Dead are just as good or better than the majority of stuff on SKY Atlantic.

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And that's my least favourite "show" on SKY News.

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Update:

Sky have confirmed that the Eredivisie games of ADO Den Haag VS Feyenoord and Ajax VS Vitesse Arnhem will be shown on August 10th on Sky Sports 4 from 11.30am before moving to Sky Sports 5 the week after.

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Digital Spy poster think ID HD is maybe testing on Sky right now.

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...2&postcount=49

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First of all Richard we are not really a fan of suggestions as such and yes we do set up wishlists for quite a few different things but even with that there are still many interesting series and programmes you can pick up by trawling through certain parts of the EPG.

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BBC receives £500m offer for UKTV.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...old-dave-watch

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Thanks for link and that info.

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OK. My supplementary calculations:
Ireland accounts for 700,000 of those Sky TV customers ao the UK base figure should be 9.9m making 9.08% of Sky TV customers regular Atlantic viewers.

If we assume that Sky Atlantic would get similar viewing figures if it were on VM and TT then the viewing figures would be:
Sky 9.9m TV customers
VM 3.8m TV customers
TT 0.5m TV customers (Estimated and excludes those just those taking the Freeview channels)
Total 14.2m

14.2m x 9.08% = 1.3m

So if Sky Atlantic were available on the VM and TT platforms it would have a daily reach of 1.3m viewers in the UK making it the joint second largest pay-tv channel with Sky Living. Not bad for a fairly new channel.

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Freeview: Channel 4 +1 HD and 4seven HD available on Freeview.

On Tuesday 1 July Channel 4 will launch two new HD channels, Channel 4 +1 HD and 4seven HD, on Freeview.

The channels are available to over 70% of the UK population from our newly launched Freeview HD multiplex.

http://www.arqiva.com/news/press-rel...ew-hd-channels

Info from Arqiva/Channel 4.

THIS POST IS ONLY ON HERE DUE TO SOME VIRGIN MEDIA VIEWERS MAY ALSO HAVE FREEVIEW SOMETHERE IN THEY HOMES.

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SONY PICTURES TELEVISION TO ACQUIRE CSC MEDIA GROUP

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire CSC Media Group (CSC) in the UK.

Under the agreement, SPT will own and operate the 16 ad-supported channels in the company’s portfolio, pending regulatory approval.

https://www.onlinespt.com/aboutspt/viewPR.php?id=231

SPT will now own (* mean on Virgin Media right now):

-True Entertainment*
-SONY TV*
-True Movies 1*
-Tiny Pop*
-SONY TV Asia*
-SONY MAX*
-SONY SAB*
-Bliss
-Chart Show TV
-Chart Show TV Dance
-Flava
-Kix
-Kix +1
-POP
-Pop Girl
-Scuzz
-Starz TV
-The Vault
-Tiny Pop +1
-True Drama
-True Entertainment +1
-True Movies 2
-More>Movies
-More>Movies +1
-Movies 4 Men (Broadcasts in Smallworld areas right now).
-Movies 4 Men +1
-Sony Entertainment Television +1
-Sony Movie Channel
-Sony Movie Channel +1

©copyright 2014 Media Boy 2006 - 2014. An "Keep it real and free" Production.

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Wonder if we will get more channels then.

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But not justifying the price that VM are expected to pay for it! Otherwise, why not charge the same for Sky Living? The whole thing is just a ruse to enable Sky to claim that they have exclusive channels and that they have the best choice for viewers.

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The box is not capable of doing this for new series that haven't been on before, and we can't second guess what might come up that's new every week. For me, a trawl through the TV and Satellite Week before Saturday is essential to ensure I don't miss anything.

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They are both, Chad. Clearly, the +1 channels increase revenue, but they are also useful for those of us who record or watch a lot and frequently find programme clashes. Both sides win!

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Sure, the purpose of my post is to demonstrate to those who may believe otherwise that Sky Atlantic is performing well.

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Yes, thank you for putting that in context, it needed to be said. :)

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doing well your kidding right over 90% don't watch it :LOL:

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CSC deal with Virgin is maybe up this year last one was in March 2011.

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MB Views: What may happen to CSC Media and Sony channels after takeover!

-SONY TV may become know as SONY TV 1
-SONY TV +1 may become know as SONY TV 1 +1
-SONY may reuse True Drama channel slot for SONY TV 1 HD
-True Entertainment +1 may become know as SONY TV 2 +1
-True Entertainment and True Drama may become know as SONY TV 2
-True Movies 1 may become know as SONY Reallife Movies
-True Movies 2 may become know as SONY Reallife Movies +1*
-Tiny Pop may become know as SONY Kids Jr.
-Tiny Pop +1 may become know as SONY Kids Jr. +1
-POP may become know as SONY Kids
-POP +1 may become know as SONY Kids
-Kix and Pop Girl may become know as SONY Kids 2
-Kix +1 may become know as SONY Kids 2 +1

Sell Sky EPG Slots off:
-Pop Girl

Keep as now:
-SONY TV Asia*
-SONY MAX*
-SONY SAB*
-Bliss
-Chart Show TV
-Chart Show TV Dance
-Flava
-Scuzz
-Starz TV
-The Vault
-More>Movies
-More>Movies +1
-Movies 4 Men (Broadcasts in Smallworld areas right now).
-Movies 4 Men +1
-Sony Movie Channel
-Sony Movie Channel +1

©copyright 2014 Media Boy 2006 - 2014. An "Keep it real and free" Production.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 2
 

Eurosport player maybe coming to Virgin media via Tivo according to a source i'm at 45% chance of this happening.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 2
 

In my view it will be higher than 45% Eurosport is now own by Discovery.

Discovery and LG are good friends as they own All3Media.

And LG own Virgin Media.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 2
 

Just been looking at it and it's quite reasonably priced too at £3.99p/m.

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Doesn't TiVo monitor what you watch and then record or flag up similar programmes (including new series). Eg if you regularly watch horror programmes, I was under the I pression that it would somehow let you know about similar programmes that might intetest you in the same genre.

Obviously, it can't pick up everything, so I think it is a good idea to manually trawl the EPG from time to time.

If it launches, I had assumed that it would join VM at no extra charge, in a similar way to the other channels.

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I found TVWise web site is good for up-to-date list of new programmes coming soon.

http://www.tvwise.co.uk/uk-premiere-dates/

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Maybe for customers on m+ and above yes but those on m or moretv would pay £3.99 i'd imagine.

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June List update - June 26th 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 = Other Media news/Things.

=== Coming up on Virgin's Digital TV ===
=== Freeviews on Virgin Media ===
(Put start date here) (Put channel here) is having an freeview to all (Put package info here) package on Virgin Channel TBC right now until 6am on (Put end date here).

=== Summer ===
-Virgin insider has confirm that Virgin Media will have an Big EPG shake up this summer.

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

=== July ===
6th. The BBC to close Red Button 2 stream for Wimbledon and Glastonbury on Virgin Channel 992
6th. The BBC to close Red Button 3 stream for Wimbledon and Glastonbury on Virgin Channel 993.
6th. The BBC to close Red Button 4 stream for Wimbledon and Glastonbury on Virgin Channel 994.
6th. The BBC to close Red Button 5 stream for Wimbledon and Glastonbury on Virgin Channel 995.
6th. The BBC to close Red Button HD stream for Wimbledon and Glastonbury on Virgin Channel 996.
14th-19th. Sky Sports 1 will move to Virgin Channel 5??.
14th-19th. Sky Sports 2 will move to Virgin Channel 5??.
14th-19th. Sky Sports 3 will move to Virgin Channel 5??.
14th-19th. Sky Sports 4 will move to Virgin Channel 5??.
14th-19th. Sky Sports News will move to Virgin Channel 5??.
14th-19th. Sky Sports F1 will move to Virgin Channel 5??.
14th-19th. Sky Sports 1 HD will move to Virgin Channel 5??.
14th-19th. Sky Sports 2 HD will move to Virgin Channel 5??.
14th-19th. Sky Sports 3 HD will launch on Virgin Channel 5??.
14th-19th. Sky Sports 4 HD will launch on Virgin Channel 5??
14th-19th. Sky Sports F1 HD will launch on Virgin Channel 5??.
23rd. The BBC to broadcast BBC Three from 9am to 4am for Commonwealth Games from today on Virgin Channel 106.
23rd. The BBC to broadcast BBC Three HD from 9am to 4am for Commonwealth Games from today on Virgin Channel 163.
23rd. The BBC to launch Red Button 0 stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel 990 from 7pm tonight.
23rd. The BBC re-launch Red Button 2 stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel 992.
23rd. The BBC re-launch Red Button 3 stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel 993.
23rd. The BBC re-launch Red Button 4 stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel 994.
23rd. The BBC re-launch Red Button 5 stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel 995.
23rd. The BBC launch Red Button HD stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel 996.

=== August ===
3rd. The BBC to cut hours of BBC Three back to 7pm from today on Virgin Channel 106.
3rd. The BBC to cut hours of BBC Three HD back to 7pm from today on Virgin Channel 163.
3rd. The BBC to close Red Button 0 stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel 990.
3rd. The BBC to close Red Button 2 stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel 992.
3rd. The BBC to close Red Button 3 stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel 993.
3rd. The BBC to close Red Button 4 stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel 994.
3rd. The BBC to close Red Button 5 stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel 995.
3rd. The BBC to close Red Button HD stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel 996.
12th. Sky Sports 5 to launch today on Virgin Channel 5?? at 6pm.
12th. Sky Sports 5 HD to launch today on Virgin Channel 5?? at 6pm.

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

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

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

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

=== By 2015 ===
ITV to launch ITV Be. on Virgin Media.

=== January 2015 ===
No News...

=== February 2015 ===
No News...

=== March 2015 ===
No News...

=== April 2015 ===
No News...

=== May 2015 ===
No News...

=== June 2015 ===
No News...

=== July 2015 ===
No News...

=== August 2015 ===
No News...

=== Autumn 2015 ===
-The BBC may close BBC Three on Virgin Media subject to approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may close BBC Three HD on Virgin Media subject to approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC launch BBC One +1 on Virgin Media subject to approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may add an extra hour per day (to 8pm) to CBBC and CBBC HD on Virgin Media subject to approved by the BBC Trust.

=== September 2015 ===
No News...

=== October 2015 ===
No News...

=== November 2015 ===
No News...

=== December 2015 ===
No News...

=== Local TV on Virgin Media ===
-Local TV broadcaster Bay TV Liverpool hope to launch sometime in 2014 on Virgin Channel 159.
-Local TV broadcaster Made in Bristol hope to launch sometime in 2014 on Virgin Channel 159.
-Local TV broadcaster Made in Leeds hope to launch in Summer 2014 on Virgin Channel 159.
-Local TV broadcaster YourTV Blackpool & Preston hope to launch sometime in 2014 on Virgin Channel 159.
-Local TV broadcaster YourTV Manchester hope to launch in Summer 2014 on Virgin Channel 159.
-Local TV may launch on Virgin TV in some areas on Virgin Channel 159.

=== Unknown dates ===
-Virgin Media has confirmed that both Sky Sports News HD and Sky News HD will launch soon on Virgin Media.
-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.

=== May launch in 2014? ===
Last Updated June 10th 2014.

Here is a list of channels that may launch in 2014 on Virgin Media.

The following is base on Information I have been given over the past two weeks by my sources (All info was right on April 22nd):

Note: Some Channels names was given out by other posters.

Own by A+E Networks UK (A+E Networks/British Sky Broadcasting):
-CI HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).
-HISTORY HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).

Own by All Around the World Productions:
-Clubland TV

Own by British Sky Broadcasting:
-Pick +1*
-Sky1 +1 (Broadcasts in Smallworld areas right now).*
-Sky News HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now - DEAL SIGNS COMING SOON).*
-Sky Sports F1 HD (DEAL SIGNS COMING SOON).*
-Sky Sports 3 HD (DEAL SIGNS COMING SOON).*
-Sky Sports 4 HD (DEAL SIGNS COMING SOON).*
-Sky Sports News HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now - DEAL SIGNS COMING SOON).*

Own by CSC Media Group:
-Bliss
-Chart Show TV
-Scuzz

Own by Disney-ABC Television Group:
-Disney Channel HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).**
-Disney Junior HD**
-Disney XD HD**

Own by ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc):
-ITV Be (Been confirmed by ITV)

Own by NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels [21st Century Fox]):
-Nat Wild HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).

Own by Sony Pictures Television:
-More>Movies
-Movies 4 Men (Broadcasts in Smallworld areas right now).
-Sony Movie Channel

Own by Universal Networks International:
-Universal Channel HD (Info from theone2k10)

Own by Viacom International Media Networks (Europe):
-MTV CLASSIC (Broadcasts in Smallworld and UPC Ireland areas right now).

Other Broadcasters:
-Movie Max (For On Demand or TiVo)?
-Pulse (Told by sources it some 'Tech Channel')

FOR LOCAL TV CHANNELS GO TO Local TV on Virgin Media FOR MORE INFORMATION...

*My sources thinks that Sky Channels will be added in one go.
**My sources says Spring 2014 launch.

Before you ask:

Q: WHEN WILL THEY LAUNCH?
A: No launch dates was given bar Disney HD Channels my sources say Spring 2014. But Sky Channels will launch in July 2014.

Q: WHY HAVE YOU PUT 'MAY' LAUNCH FOR?
A: The list I have posted today is just list of channels that may launch in 2014. Until I get info on the following:

-An launch date.
-Channel number and package news.

Q: WHAT IS 'PULSE'?
A: Media Boy HQ do not have any more info on Pulse at time of posting. My sources has only confirmed that it will be an TV Channel not Pulse Radio.

©copyright 2014 Media Boy 2006 - 2014. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

=== Channels ONLY in Smallworld and UPC Ireland areas ===
List last updated on April 9th 2014.

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 SMALLWORLD CABLE OR UPC IRELAND BUT NOT ON VIRGIN MEDIA:

Entertainment:
-Sky1 +1*
-MTV +1*

Documentaries:
-History HD**
-Nat Geo Wild HD**
-CI HD**

Lifestyle:
-Travel Channel +1*
-Food Network +1*
-Fashion TV**

Movies:
-Movies4Men*

Music:
-MTV Classic***
-Channel AKA*
-Now Music*

News:
-Sky News HD (DEAL SIGNS COMING SOON).**

Sports:
-Sky Sports News HD (DEAL SIGNS COMING SOON).**

Kids:
-Disney Channel HD**

Specialist:
-EWTN**

Radio:
-UCB Ireland**

*Only in Smallworld areas.
**Only in UPC Ireland areas.
***Only in both Smallworld and UPC Ireland areas.

©copyright 2014 Media Boy 2006 - 2014. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

==== 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 Insiders - 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: ===
Liberty Global - http://www.lgi.com/
Media Boy Blog - For all things Virgin TV - http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.com/
Follow Virgin Media on ''twitter'' here - http://twitter.com/virginmedia
See Nialli's blog on Virgin Media High Definition & TiVo Services here - http://vmhd.blogspot.com/

=== Ask Media Boy ===
Last updated May 13th 2014.

Q: WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION ABOUT VIRGIN MEDIA FROM?
A: I get all my info from Virgin Media viewers, some Virgin Media workers (I called them Virgin Insiders) 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 SMALLWORLD AREAS' AND 'ONLY IN UPC IRELAND AREAS' WHEN THIS THREAD IS FOR VIRGIN MEDIA?
A: Virgin Media, Smallworld and UPC Ireland are now ALL own by Liberty Global.

Q: WILL WE NEED TO WAIT UNTIL AUGUST TO GET MORE SKY SPORTS HD CHANNELS ON VIRGIN MEDIA?
A: Well both Sky Sports 1 HD and Sky Sports 2 HD did launch on August 2nd 2010.

Q: WHERE WILL THEY BROADCAST?
A: As of May 12th no confirmed news. See my blog for my views: http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...ike-major.html

Q: WHEN WILL SKY SPORTS HD AND SKY NEWS HD LAUNCH?
A: Again no confirmed news but base on past Sky Basic HD channel launches we may not get them until April 2015.

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

==== See you later ===
List last updated on June 26th 2014.

Next update: TBC - unless:

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 2014 Media Boy 2006 - 2014. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 2
 

Hm, not sure if this is place to post this, but has anyone else had the customer research email from VM? Do these come out very often or am I just recieving because I trimmed back my broadband speeds yesterday?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 2
 

AFAIK, they normally send them out after a change of services / equipment.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 2
 

l get them about 3 or 4 times a year Harry so l don't think they have anything to do with your broadband speeds being trimming back.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 2
 

It probably is because you called. There is a good chance you'll get a survey after any contact with VM. Other surveys are sent randomly or periodically regardless of any contact.

This explains it nicely.
http://www.genroe.com/blog/b2b-custo...pproaches/1451

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 2
 

I read some posters on here suggesting that VM does not listen to its customers. These surveys seem to suggest otherwise.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 2
 

Indeed the doomsayers will always come out with that line but from my own personal experiences that has never been the case as they have always listened to me.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 2
 

Thanks Den and SP. Whilst completing it, I had never completed a survey like it before. It explained that VM would be putting its prices up by £2-£4 soon and asked what possible improvements would add the best value to the packages and what would add the least value. I was very pleased with some of the suggestions, hopefully they act on them before the next price rise.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 2
 

What kind of suggestions did they have Harry?

Did it mention anything about the new "BIG" bundles? I'm currently on VIP, but not sure it's worth changing to BIG DADDY. There were a few things missing from that big bundle, but price difference wasnt much.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 2
 

Depends which VIP Collection you are on, for the older ones the main change (excluding if you don't have TiVo) would be the upgrade of Talk Unlimited to Talk Unlimited Extra.