Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

This is not a criticism, i'm just interested to know. I know analogue hogs bandwidth, but just how short of space are VM? Are they really that bandwidth constrained? and will this stop them getting HD channels up to say a dozen by analogue switch off in April

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

they could add in thoery about another maybe 6-10 hd channels or a combination of sd and hd channels with about 4-5 sd for 1 hd channel, but that is on top fo the space they have left after make both networks the same but if they drop channels form the harmonise process they could add few more

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Thanks Andrew, so all in all not too desperate yet,struggling yes but a little bit of room left.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Virgin need room to carry:

In Ex-Telewest areas:
History +1 - will appear (date tbc)
Zee Music, Zee Punjabi - ?
Phoenix CNE - I can see Virgin bining this one
BBC One England, BBC One Scotland, BBC One Northern Ireland, BBC One Wales, BBC Two England - will appear (date tbc)
Radio: Magic Radio, Radio: BBC Radio Scotland, Radio: BBC Radio Wales, Radio: BBC Radio Ulster, Radio: BBC Radio nan Gaidheal, Radio: BBC Radio Cymru, Radio: Kiss 100 - will appear (date tbc).

In Ex-CW & Ex-ntl areas:
Radio: BBC Radio 4 LW - will appear (date tbc)
Radio: RTE Radio 1, Radio: WRN Europe - I can see Virgin bining them.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

No but if they where they could jsut add maybe 3-4 new transport streams to caryr maybe a extra 8 hd channels, or if they got instant acces to sky hd jsut shut off anaologue today , the ceo alreay said if they get access before shut off they would shut the anaologue quicker

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i can see zee channesl coming ot xtw as the asian channel operator want ot get more on virign adn try get it bundle into virign for cheaper it hink (note i aint seen clear evidence for the bundling) but i have seen clear evidence for the channel haromisation and for new asian channels

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

I have seen no information on when we are going to get an same channel lineup.

Have you?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

I cant remember where i seen it, but i seen a report from teh asian channel provider sayig they are trying to get new channesl onto virign, so i would assume they woudl want ot get zee channesl onto both networks. The new channels are also subject to space on virign

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Sony told me last night that they are in talks with Virgin over adding their ViewAsia package.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

That probally where then :) but i am sure i seen somewhere that zee ar ein talks with more channesl on virign and getting the chanensl onto xtw

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Virgin currently carry all the Zee channels. The only exception was Zee Gujarati but that has closed down.

I know Geo are in discussion with VM to carry their channels. ARY and Star are missing some channels on Virgin and I'm sure they will be looking to launch the rest of the channels on Virgin so that customers on Virgin can get the same deal as Sky or even better.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

xtw doesn t have all teh channesl xntl does xtw is missing 2 zee channels

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Yes I know that I was just saying that Zee does not need to launch anymore channels on Virgin.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

They added 30 channels earlier in the year and never got past the testing phase

4 Setanta channels have closed since

1 Arsenal has closed

2 ESPN SD channels added

6 HD channels added

If 1 HD channel = 4 SD channels

Then I calculate they have 13 SD channels spare or have I miscalculated :confused:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

And 4 Radio channels = 1 SD channel

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

your only calculating the space they have from launching closign channels not th spare capicty that still ont eh transport streams