Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

If Virgin had something that let you watch recorded programs from your TIVO on your mobile and laptop they would be shouting about the fact. This is the kind of function that people would subscribe to Virgin for.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

As MB posted
EXCLUSIVE: Virgin Media to launch new app for TiVo from tomorrow
Virgin Media sources has told Media Boy HQ that Virgin Media have developed a cloud based mobile app for TiVo set to launch starting tomorrow (April 23rd).

As it stands this app will allow you to from April 23rd-

Stream to a TV that has a Chromecast dongle connected.
Capture clips from TV and upload to social media.

To launch later in 2015:

Watch your recorded programmes from your TiVo box.
Watch and rewind/restart every live channel you are subscribed to, even ones without a catch up service.

The app does not allow you to do any of these things, so I'm I missing something

Its just the cloud app like a Dropbox, google drive alternative, that has been out for months on pc, iOS and android.

Which only allows you to upload files i.e pictures, music, video (not TiVo recorded content)

So nothing new here, its just TiVo has been added were you can view it on TiVo nothing more a bit like the other app were you logged on to various social media sites to view on the TV.

So the question is, in that quote were is the other features of this app.

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Where can you capture clips?, I have re read saying other features late 2015, but neither stream to Chromecast.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Agree there is nothing new apart from now on TIVO so you can view your virtual storage on there as far as I understand it, the app has not changed

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

You are missing the fact that VM didn't announce any of these things.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Are these features on the roadmap SP or can't you say?

I appreciate the point your making that VM hasn't actually announced anything so we could be getting hopes up false information and wrongly blaming VM

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I don't know what is planned. I'm not involved in the apps. (Of course, if I was involved, I still couldn't tell you :))

Indeed I am.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

The last Viacom deal was signed in June 2013.

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...on-virgin.html

Before that the deal was signed in August 2010.

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...-some-mtv.html

So base on that I say the Viacom is up in Summer 2016.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

So is this info wrong MB or just delayed?

BTW, I have no problem with you posting info such as this, even if it does end up being bad info; that's just the nature of these things.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Sold a kipper

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

We have ask our Virgin Sources to confirmed that Nat Geo Wild HD will launch on Thursday.

No confirm info has been seen by our sources.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Its not bad information, the app is for virgin media cloud its basically making the tivo box into dlna system where you can view videos, music and pictures from the cloud. This is a big improvement from virgin.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

But what about streaming Tivo recordings to computers and mobile devices; that was the headline part for most people, and what I was enquiring about.

Video file take a lot of space, so adding videos to VM's cloud would just be economically impractical, given their charges. One ripped film, from a DVD takes over 6GB.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Thanks for info

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Sky movies to rename I guess one of their channels to Star Wars movies on May 4th

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Oh dear deary me.:td:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Not a Star Wars fan I take it den?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Yes l actually am but giving certain channels a name for a few weeks is just gimmicky in my opinion.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I agree with this changing the name for things such as Christmas, Halloween even is ok but nowadays they just change the name for the Hell of it.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I'm of a similar opinion Den that said you'd be surprised how much research is conducted into these pop up channels so the majority of feedback must be favourable otherwise they'd stop.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Sky Movies Hell. Its has a bit of a ring to it the devil in me thinks.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Wonder which movies they would show?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

The Devil Wears Prada?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Any possible surprises this week, MB?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

i very much doubt it... :(

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Exactly as a Bank Holiday is coming up too a week from today.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Ahh...Just what I thought :-(

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Personally l can see some of these channels coming in June or July if they come.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Nothing confirmed.

---------- Post added at 11:19 ---------- Previous post was at 11:18 ----------

Got update on the testing channels over the weekend.

With some new info.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Is it info you are able to share? :)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Yes.

One of the V0... channels has started testing with "AUDIO ENGLISH DD".

No other info was given.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Wayward Pines - Season 1, Ep 1 is available on demand on Fox. Also in HD.

It doesnt start until the 14th of May and was surprised to see it on there.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Oooo...another one to put through my Home Cinema :)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

H'mmm. I find it rather difficult to get excited over 'Audio English DD'. Sounds like a radio channel.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Not with a Dolby Digital soundtrack

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Not a chance of Sky 3D channel coming soon as "Another nail in the coffin for 3D, as Sky announces it will be removing the Sky 3D channel and putting all its 3D content on to the On Demand service".
Read more at http://www.whathifi.com/news/sky-3d-...u3Gk7z4PDep.99

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I think we all said on here a few years back that sky 3d wouldn't last as a stand alone channel. Let us all pat ourselves on the back for a job well done...

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: Two new channels set to launch in May on Virgin Media.

Virgin Media sources has told Media Boy HQ that Nat Geo Wild HD will not be launching on April 30th.

We have seen information on the launch date of May 12th.

We can also reveal that Birmingham local channel - Big Centre TV - will also launch when Nat Geo Wild HD launches.

DATE ON THIS POST IS STILL SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

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

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Rumour: Sky to relaunch Sky Real Lives.

Media Boy HQ has seen an rumour that Sky Living It maybe set to be rebrand as Sky Real Lives.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Don`t know about anyone else but I still only call the channel `Living` not `SKY LIVING`. As for Sky Real Lives,can`t say I remember that one

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Yes, but these are NOT NEW CHANNELS are they, just a rebrand or HD.

liberty global or VM have got to give the customer NEW channels that are out there, and l am not just talking about SA.

It was funny as l was approached by a VM sales rep in our local supermarket. I said that l wasn't happy at the choice that Sky have, and VM.

I mentioned SA, he said that a contract is due between Sky and VM along with other channels coming soon.

Why does VM wait for a contract to be renewed, before a new channel can be announced.

When l was in USA a couple of years ago, there was a brilliant golden old channel that showed some brilliant American shows, that we have had over here.

We have GOLD, but we should have channels like that

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Its still a new channel on the VM platform.

Contracts are there with Sky in particular as there are agreements and a lot of complications now, due to On Demand and streaming among other things.

Its not just a simple case of here, have this channel.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

More of a leaving soon from Virgin Media :D

Sky to drop one of its arts channels

Link

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Makes room for Sky Atlantic then haha :D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Well I think you can take that with a pinch of salt, Arthur. What does he know as a sales rep? Not as much as we do, I suspect.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Sales people will tell you what you want to hear Arthur

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

With Sky closing one of their arts channels and 3d channel and moving the remaining Sky arts channel to Sky2's position on the Sky EPG, that would be a good time for VM to rejig their EPG too. So, channel moves and launches may all happen around that time.

9th June seems to be a day to keep an eye on.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I like Rock music and Classical so it was nice to have a choice of the 2 channels. Andre Rieu has been done to death so it will be nice to have some new programming.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I think they could make do with just one channel for all the Sky Arts 1 and 2 programming, given all the repeated material. We don't have to lose out as a result of one channel closing, IMO.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Forever the dreamer l see.;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Gotta have something to cheer me up while I'm at work, Den :angel:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Can't see that happening. Complete flop the first time round. Further to that they bought the Living brand due to the name recognition with female viewers when they could have just improves Real Lives had they wanted for a lot less money.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I read into that there will be a move to cheaper reality TV programming.

Bad move.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

To be fair rumours has been going about on Sky Arts since 2013.

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...-channels.html

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Rumour was given from an Sky Viewer.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Media Boy HQ has been campaign for Virgin to merge Lifestyle and Entertainment channels since last October.

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...-media-to.html

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 1
 

May List update - May 1st 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.

=== Coming up on Virgin's Digital TV ===
=== Freeviews on Virgin Media ===
TBC. ??th. (Put channel name here) is having an freeview to all (Put package info here) packages on Virgin Channel ??? right now until TBC ??th 2015.

=== New Channels testing ===
Keep up to date on new channels testing on Virgin Media @ Latest News from Media Boy HQ on new channels testing

=== Soon ===
-That's Solent will soon launch in Southampton and surrounding areas.

=== May ===
14th. Big Centre TV set to launch today in some Birmingham areas on Virgin Channel 159.
14th. Nat Geo Wild HD set to launch today on Virgin Channel ???.

=== June ===
9th. Sky will rebrand Sky Arts 1 as Sky Arts today on Virgin Channel 281.
9th. Sky will rebrand Sky Arts 1 HD as Sky Arts HD today on Virgin Channel 282.
9th. Sky to close Sky Arts 2 today on Virgin Channel 283.
9th. Sky to close Sky Arts 2 HD today on Virgin Channel 284.

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

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

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

=== 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??.

=== 2016 ===
-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 may launch BBC One +1 as an 24 hour channel on Virgin Media subject to approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may add two extra hours per day to CBBC and CBBC HD on Virgin Media subject to approved by the BBC Trust.

=== January 2016 ===
No News...

=== 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 2016 on Virgin Channel 159:

-YourTV Manchester
-YourTV Blackpool & Preston
-Cambridge Presents
-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 April 16th 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
-Nat Geo Wild HD - CHANNEL NOW TESTING ON VIRGIN MEDIA.
-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

©copyright 2015 Media Boy 2006 - 2015. 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 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: ===
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 April 10th 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.

Q: WHY HAVE YOU REMOVED 'ONLY IN SMALLWORLD AREAS' FROM YOUR LIST FOR?
A: Virgin Media have now axe the Smallworld brand. Viewers in the old Smallworld areas will now get the Virgin Media Channel lineup.

==== See you later ===
List last updated on May 1st 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)
 

Virgin Sources has told me that tests has today started for Big Centre TV on Virgin Media.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee..:hyper::hyper::no::no:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Big centre tv? I can hardly contain the excitement. Still some people may be pleased to have it. I do wish the focus would be on launching the main stream and hd channels we are still missing.
I dont know the complexitys of testing to launch but it seems to be quite a long time.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Update:

"AUDIO ENGLISH DD" no longer testing.

Media Boy HQ feel that an Broadcaster has pull out of talks.

---------- Post added at 11:51 ---------- Previous post was at 10:38 ----------

UBC UK to sell EPG Slots on Sky for UCB Radio UK and UCB TV UK.

http://www.canismedia.co.uk/about-us/news/post/13

UBC Radio UK may also close on Virgin Channel 914.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

You shouldn't read too much into these tests. As we know from previous tests, the purpose of them are to test the video and audio quality of the transport streams.

You might recall when History HD was "testing" a few years ago and we all thought that was going to launch then..... it didn't.

There would be no testing stopped because a broadcaster has pulled out, the two things are not linked. Tests go on all the time and if you were to believe the hyperbole from VM, talks are ongoing all the time, which of course they're not.

If deals have been done with a broadcaster, the channels would launch. We'd get no warning, either way.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

We have seen new info today.

We think we know what Virgin is testing.

Some new Red Button things has started testing today.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Probably BBC getting ready for Eurovision in May, then Wimbledon in June/July and then any other crap that BBC show during Summer months.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

We have seen Eurovision tests on one of them.

Other one is from BT.

FIFA Women's World Cup is also being shown live on the Beeb this summer.

UEFA under 17 Football is on Eurosport with Under 20s on BT Sport.

---------- Post added at 12:51 ---------- Previous post was at 12:42 ----------

We now think that AUDIO ENGLISH DD test has become one of the new Red Button channels.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

The BT one is the fta channel that will launch in Summer in preperation for champions league i feel.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Digital Spy Forum is reporting that BT Sport 3 is now testing on Sky.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

And with it will come a hefty price tag come the start of the new football season in my book as they will certainly charge extra for CL football..

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

What a load of utter bollox!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

surely virgin media already have bt under contract for another year so we'll get it for free?? or will bt squirm their way out of it and demand more money?

how depressing.

This thread continues to frustrate me. Absolutely pointless channels testing. Nothing which would cost VM too much money due to arrive. Bring back 2013. A fine year on this place!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Well Vince, look on the bright side. With Sky Arts 2 and Sky Living It going down, maybe there will be enough money in the VM vaults for another Sky channel that is currently denied to us.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Oh dear hope springs eternal with you lately.;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I was thinking about Sky 1 +1... :D

---------- Post added at 14:34 ---------- Previous post was at 14:23 ----------

On the face of it, this sounds like an improvement for the remaining Sky Arts channel that will be broadcasting on 9 June. I hope the new content doesn't disappoint.

http://www.rapidtvnews.com/201504303...#axzz3YtQiuXMr


1,000 hours of VOD content, new EPG slot for new Sky Arts

As it ramps up its on-demand offerings across its entire portfolio, the UK's leading pay-TV provider is to launch Sky Arts with over 1,000 hours of dedicated programming and a new EPG place.

Claiming to reflect the way customers consume content, and representing a 'step change in the channel's ambition', Sky Arts On Demand will not only offer customers over 1,000 hours of dedicated arts programming, but will also introduce exclusive new on-demand only content, commissioned or acquired especially for the service.

The channel will now move up the electronic programme guide (EPG), where it will consolidate into a single 'super channel,' to reflect an overall programming budget increase of 10%. "At Sky we believe the arts are for everyone ... We know that a lot of our content appeals to genre enthusiasts, and the feedback from our customers tells us that they want to find the stuff they love in one place," commented Sky Arts director Philip Edgar-Jones. "With that in mind, we have looked at our offering to make sure customers can more easily find the content they are passionate about. With our new on-demand service alongside what we think is the strongest line-up of programmes yet, we think the new look Sky Arts will genuinely offer something for everyone."

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

aye well done old boy youve moderately cheered me up. no doubt vm will keep the pesky savings though!

did someone say that vm have all the brookside episodes on demand or did i dream that?>

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

If vm don't pay the asking they don't get it it's as simple as that, no squirming about it.
VM contract with BT i imagine was only for the exsisting channels not any new channels, BT paid a lot for cl rights so they should be able to demand more money to carry the extra channels.
Sadly with SKY and BT overpaying for rights there is only one loser and that is the consumer, money has destroyed football imo.
However VM need to learn to pay up or shut up, no doubt they'll be whining to ofcom about any new charges, if vm want football so bad they should bid for it.
Sorry for the rant lol.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Really, they should leave the choice to the viewer if they can't get a decent deal. If viewers are prepared to pay over the odds for certain channels, why not let them? It's no skin off VM's nose.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

But isnt this where negotitations come in? I'm sure there is always a bit of haggling.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Given that we can't even have Spike, I do wonder if VM overdo it a bit in specifying how much they are prepared to pay. Other platforms have it, after all.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

VM asked for too much for Spike to be on their platform the same happened with trutv.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I don't think we're missing much without trutv!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Sky have announced here they've extended their carriage deal with Viacom , maybe VM will add the channel when they renew the deal with Viacom.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

When is very much the vexed question as it always is with Virgin.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

It frustrates me even more about VM channel packages, They should let the viewer decide what cahnnels we want. As at the end of the day - ITS US THAT END UP PAYING FOR IT.

Its like Sky have increased the charge for sports, so they pass it onto us.

Its about whoever runs VM, they should put us FIRST

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I'm afraid it doesn't work like that you need to have the crap to get to the good.
The crap channels are what keeps the costs down, if we all chose our own channels no doubt the price would sky rocket.
Why shouldn't vm customers get price rises when everyone else does?
It's the way the biscuit crumbles it will get much worse before it gets better, i personally am glad i'm well rid of vm and sky.
I technically do have bt as bt own plusnet lol plus my mobile is with BT.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

no i doubt we are old boy but the worrying thing is theyre free channels. they wont be asking for much to come onto vm. so the urgent questions are

1) why are we not getting freeview channels?
2) why do vm appear utterly keen to spend no money
3) why are prices going up for little to no additional services

these are the things bugging me at the moment. i feel we arent being told something about virgin media currently. something is fishy with their actions

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

What the hell is happening at VM? This thread used to be buzzing with excitement and now when I come on everyday or two the most exciting thing possibly coming soon is some random local TV channel in the Midlands and only half a dozen or so posts.

Roll on July when my plan is to leave and Sky here I come for half price TV with Sky Atlantic and all the new channels from the start. :)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Hold your horses a bit mate you may get a better offer of Sky they rang me this afternoon offering 75% off for 12 months, i declined because i'm sick of virgin blaming sky, sky blaming virgin lol, but mostly because i'm happy with online tv.

@MB could one of vms testing channels be talking pictures? Just seen this on DS http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2067597

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

There is no such thing as 'free channels'. The channels may be advertiser rather than subscriber funded, but there are still significant costs in distributing them over and above production and content. It's not just a matter of someone pressing a button.

I assume in practice the money often flows the other way - the channels are expected to pay VM to carry them, just as they have to pay transmission and access costs for carriage on terrestrial TV.

It may be they are unwilling (or can't afford) to pay what VM charge for distribution over and above what they may be paying for transmission on Freeview and Sky.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Thanks theone but I might have not been 100% clear, currently have VM TV and switching TV to Sky so I think 50% off will be the best I'll get. Still pretty good though as I'll get everything with them for a couple of quid more than I pay just for Sky Sports on VM. I won't get BT Sport but not that fussed, the one thing I will miss is the third tuner but with all the VOD these days, not as essential anymore.

Can understand your views on them blaming each other though. Both are to blame for their endless profiteering! ;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Virgin Sources has told me over the weekend that last weeks "AUDIO ENGLISH DD" was for testing purposes only - We are not posting the broadcaster name.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Do you have TV from Sky , BT and VM ?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

BT to launch more BT Sport Extra channels via Red Button.

Ofcom has given out new licensed this month for BT to launch more Red Button Channels.

-BT Sport Extra 2 (HD)
-BT Sport Extra 3 (HD)
-BT Sport Extra 4 (HD)
-BT Sport Extra 5 (HD)
-BT Sport Extra 6 (HD)
-BT Sport Extra 7 (HD)

Also rumours on Digital Spy Forum say that BT Sport 3 and BT Sport 3 HD is also testing on Sky.

http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/tv-bro...updates/042015

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

be intriguing to see what comes to virgin media. i would hero worship virgin media if they can keep BT sport for free on XL and it would make all those price increases add up... i highly doubt it but it is a great selling point to say they have all the football...

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Now the bad news.:Yikes:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Only info we have is Virgin Media deal with BT is up in August 2016.

---------- Post added at 11:58 ---------- Previous post was at 11:51 ----------

We think BT Sport (We hate to say it) will become an add on Channel - Like Premier Sports - by 2017.

We think will reuse the money save on the BT Sport deal and go after new channels from Sky, Viacom, Sony and Universal.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

The question is in the contract they signed was there a clause which activated a extra charge if they got Champions League football and my hunch is there is one which they will activate before the start of the football season..

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

MB Views: BT and Virgin Media may need to sign an new deal this year due to BT Sport 3 launching.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

As a non-sport viewer, this would be preferable to me.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

MM thinks in fact make that knows bills will increase irrelevant of TV provider.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

One possible result is that we will continue to receive the existing channels as now, but we will have to pay more to receive the extra output.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

VM are currently running an ad to show that they have all of the football in one subscription. That's a great selling point. I think they will try keep it that way.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

The bad news is vm will increase prices by £8p/m and will throw in a hd charge at £10p/m :p::D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

In that case l think many customers will be saying cheerio.:waving: