Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 35629289)

I also don't think non essential VM staff would appreciate being asked to go into work first thing New Years Day to change the encryption level!

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35629152)

Confirmed: Christmas comes early on Movies 24.

Movies 24 will magically transforms into Christmas 24 from 3rd November to 4th January.

https://www.facebook.com/Christmas24movies

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 35629289)

I find it odd that this is only until 31 December. Maybe that's when the carriage agreement ends and VM have secured a variation in the contract until then to move the channels down to M+??

If this is the case, I'd expect the channels to remain in M+ from 1 January 2014 onwards. I also don't think non essential VM staff would appreciate being asked to go into work first thing New Years Day to change the encryption level! (unless this can be programmed in advance). When does the non essential freeze on changes end this/next year?

I could be wrong and it may be that it is the decision of VM as to which pack a basic channel goes into. I say this because I know that Sky were extremely annoyed that VM initially put Sky 1 into the free M TV pack. This only changed when Sky and VM agreed carriage terms for Sky 3/Pick TV and this channel replaced Sky 1 to align it with the freeview service that M TV broadly reflects.

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 35629289)

I find it odd that this is only until 31 December. Maybe that's when the carriage agreement ends and VM have secured a variation in the contract until then to move the channels down to M+??

If this is the case, I'd expect the channels to remain in M+ from 1 January 2014 onwards. I also don't think non essential VM staff would appreciate being asked to go into work first thing New Years Day to change the encryption level! (unless this can be programmed in advance). When does the non essential freeze on changes end this/next year?

I could be wrong and it may be that it is the decision of VM as to which pack a basic channel goes into. I say this because I know that Sky were extremely annoyed that VM initially put Sky 1 into the free M TV pack. This only changed when Sky and VM agreed carriage terms for Sky 3/Pick TV and this channel replaced Sky 1 to align it with the freeview service that M TV broadly reflects.

Originally Posted by HDFootyMan (Post 35629233)

If VM got the UK versions of those channels, what exactly do people expect on those channels?

Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 35629295)

Fortunately most changes can be done remotely. If things need to be done during the change freeze, they are. IIRC there was a channel rename on January 1st this year.

Slightly concerned by your use of the term "non-essential" though :erm:

Originally Posted by theone2k10 (Post 35629304)

It's not Christmas until you see this - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=356GGdAlQ0A :D

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CBS reality , CBS Drama , Horror , CBS Action and the relevant +1s are in the M pack at the moment.

Originally Posted by MarkC1984 (Post 35629339)

So is Bio shutting completely? Shame if it is, I have watched some good stuff on there in the past.

Originally Posted by ocav (Post 35629343)

Most likely, they shut down Bio HD a while back which kind of signals the end of a channel to me.

But it could mean the launch of History HD and CI HD (surprised Lifetime won't get a HD counterpart, seems kind of pointless not launching in HD)

Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35629328)

Maybe ABC, CW and USA Network would make more money from an exclusive carriage deal for their channels, and advertising revenue on those channels, than by selling their shows to existing UK broadcasters?

Originally Posted by MarkC1984 (Post 35629339)

So is Bio shutting completely?