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PS. Im no footy fan so how many Premiership matches are on Today? The reason I ask is that Football first has 4 1:30 minute programmes on SS2 tonight. Am i right in thinking that covers most of the matches? And and that we can record them individually? Maybe thats the reaoson no red button as we dont need there to be??? Just a thought!

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PM later if we don;t have the red button function. I will gladly give it to you then.

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there is 3 matches on today

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Yes it starts on Sky at 10pm with three matches Bolton v City , Norwich v Stoke and Wolves v Fulham.

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So perhaps thats why no button??!!?!?! As there is, in a sense , no need if we can record each one in turn

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I think it is still red button as when I highlight the show on Sky epg and press record it gave 1 match then below it said Match Choice with an option to record the other 2 games.

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I dont see why they would show 1 match 3 times... but we'll see...

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As far I know there will be a game on the channel with two behind the red button , I'm presuming.

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Virgin better pull their fingers out.

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Anyone rang retentions yet?

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Match choice live on Sky Sports 2

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Thank you Virgin!

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Cricket is my second sport behind Footy but as I support a Championship side the red button for footy doesn't do much for me in that respoect.

However on Saturday is one of the biggest days in the cricketing calendar with the T20 Finals Day.
Now I know by having Sky previously when this day comes along they have not only the usual stats etc but say you come in later in the day you would be able to see highlights from the previous games innings etc.
Seems to me cricket is just not important to the management at Virgin and so therefore not given the treatment it deserves. :mad:

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l do not think it is as easy as that and l suspect Sky are holding back some of the Cricket red button content for themselves.

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Like i said maybe Sky will keep all the stats, highlights, player cam, fan zone etc stuff exclusive for themselves but have given Virgin the "match choice" option only when there is different matches or shows on behind the red button. Better then nothing.

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Do we have a quote/statement about what Virgin actually have?

The reason I ask is I seem to remember months and months ago that it was said that Virgin had all the feeds etc coming in from Sky it was just that Virgin had to program the box to deal with the features or whatever.
If that is the case and I don't see why it would be anything else that it's Virgin's fault we don't get to see this.

I think I may have to email the Exec office for an actual reply on this matter as I feel cricket is getting a bum deal here.

If there was an official statement from Virgin saying we can only supply what Sky give us then I would be frustrated that Virgin couldn't sort out a proper deal with Sky instead of the half assed one they have but at least would know where I stood.

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A few months ago about two and a half to be precise i emailed the ceos office with the Neil Berkett email address,to my surprise i recieved a phone call from them about the red button issue regarding cricket,at that stage sky had shown two red button cricket matches,that were not available to vms sky sports customers,the lady who phoned was not sure but said she would phone me back which she did during the course of our conversation into why we had not got the two cricket matches from the West Indies v India recent series she said,"we can only show what sky give us" and obviously at that point sky chose not to give the two said cricket matches on the red button.

I suspect the reason VM have seemingly made no official statement is because they know what i do ie VM have a watered down version of sky sports red button,which i suppose sky said to vm take it or leave it,mind you the last bit is only my opinion.

You are welcome to try emailing them and see what they say to you,i will though give the lady who phoned me full marks for her honesty,as it was at that point i knew what we could maybe excpect.:(

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When I think back, Sky did bring out a compare and contrast advert about theirs and VM sports package. It did state then that VM would have 'some' Red button facility so I guess in some respects it's no suprise.

But I do find it a little odd that when the sale of Living etc to sky was finalised that VM agreed to limited Sky red button functions...

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But since then, that particular comparison disappeared from Sky's own 'Sky vs Virgin' page while staying on Sky's own 'Sky vs BT' page. I would have thought that if we had a watered down version, Sky would still be drawing attention to the fact that we do not get the whole package and the fact that Sky are not doing that suggests to me that we may get the full package at some point in the future. It seems from posts on here that there are still some bugs and glitches at Virgin's end that need to be ironed out and we may get the full package when this has happened.

Having said that, we all know the way that Sky operate - but I will keep an open mind and keep reading about users' experiences on here. As I have said on previous posts, darts is the main reason I would consider getting the sports and I would want to be sure that I would be sure to get all that I was paying for before I hand any money over to Sky. As soon as I am satisfied that that is happening, Sky will have an additional subscriber. Until then, if I have to stream some stuff that I want to watch but that Sky have hidden behind the red button, I may as well carry on streaming the lot.

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100% agree

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Just an FYI. Virgin have now got a URL for the schedule www.virginmedia.com/red-button

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Thanks for this. I have seen the schedule - but my problem is the same as has already been mentioned...what happens when an event overruns and goes behind the red button? If we had the whole package, there is a pretty good chance we would still be able to watch the event - but if Sky pick and choose what we get, they could withhold it. I would also want some sort of assurance about the November darts tournament which has been on the red button on the Friday night for at least the past couple of years (as there were too much live stuff for the available Sky channels) before shelling out.

As I say, I will keep an open mind and will see what transpires from this board...

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I don't know how some of you Virgin veterans have survived so long until now without the red button lol props to you!

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We know thanks, Ben. I made them do it a few days ago :cool::cool::cool::p::p::p:;););)

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PS it's already innacurate as it didn't let us know about Football First/Match Choice Sunday 21st Aug SS2..

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The same way orignal-NTL (Langley) customers survived for ages when ex-CWC (Bromley) and Telewest (Knowsley) viewers had BBC red button functionality and we didn't, I guess.

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Is the red button up and working on tonight's champion league ties.

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yes it is working very well

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Thanks martine93, had to reboot my V+.

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Yes alls working well in our household

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Just rebooted the VHD box, I assumed it wasn't on.

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Same here had to reboot my V HD box.

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Thought it was only ex-TW that had it, then it launched on ex-ntl along with the move to NGTV?

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You are right.

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http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/10...l#post34970525

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Thought so

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I think Lew meant the general red button functionality (BBC bridge as it was then, Wimbledon interactive) that was added with the CR3 software all those moons ago...

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Whenever I try to access the red button on Sky Sports it just sits on the "Just a moment" window. I've waited quite a long time but eventually have to hit the reset button.

Any ideas?

Cheers.

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That's the one. :tu:

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Rugby Match Choice on SS2 now.

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Looking good.

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Yes it is nice to have match choice at last but what a shame a selected match cannot be recorded or rewound etc..
Or can this be done if so, our V+ box is not doing this.

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no cant record match choice guess sky keeping that for themselfs

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It's all well and good claiming that it's Sky's doing, but is the V+ software even capable of recording red button streams? I know that technically they're no different from a normal channel but unless there's code to actually record them then there's not a lot that can be done, really.

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Its not that hard to record the games through the night which would work just as good unless your intent on watching a game between 11pm and 4am.

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Happens to me also every time. Now i dont even attempt to use it as i know it will mean a reboot

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Happened to me last night with Football match choice, needed the dreaded reboot as well:(

Don't use the red button on SKY Sports much, but until last night had no problems:confused:

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Yes l have been lucky so far in that my V HD box has never had to reboot once using the red button.

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Mine has needed a reboot nearly every time aswell, sometimes hitting the blue button whilst it is stuck on "just a moment" gets me back to tv but mostly it needs a reboot. It generally works on the second go but i've also had it get stuck on match choice just backing out of a selected game to the menu.

A shame as it has stopped me from using it now unless i'm desperate to watch it.

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Match choice for the tennis loaded up SUPER quick just now... very impressed.

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OK apart from the wrong sound being played on the wrong stream?????!?!?!?!?!?

Dear dear dear....

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Yes l think the last week the red button content has improved immeasurably.

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Someone go to stream 5 ...not just me is it??? LOL

Can anyone who has SKY find out if the same thing is happening there...

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really? Time for a reboot...

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Is there a problem on stream 5 Mobes.

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OK my stream 5 is still showing the wrong sound for the picture... I don't see it's possible it's just my box....

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Yes, I have a differen't sound to the picture...

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I have the correct sound for stream 2

I have the incorrect sound for stream 5

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i also have the incorrect sound on stream 5

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I have twittered them but I think they are not there now...

Anyone who has Sky have the same problems???

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Yes you are right.:shocked:

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Its a bit of a mess on the mulri screen today... hope it's sorted by tomorrow...

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Yes stream one has had the flickering screen picture since the match came on.

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Yup and 2 streams have no sound at all...

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Seems to be sorted finally... good work VM techs!!!

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Stream 5 is flickering on Sky.

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So again there must be a problem at Sky,s end instead of Virgin,s.

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Well worked out Einstein :D

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No call me me Bart Simpson master.:D

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Try using the right grammar when righting it is aan apostrophy when talking bout something like "it's" and not a comma ie ","

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Sorry Sir.:)

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Pot calling the kettle black springs to mind :D

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Sad.

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:rolleyes:

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It seem's that we are all getting an English lesson here?

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indeed

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Another one posting about the 'just a moment' hanging on Sky Sports red button on Virgin Media.

I really do wish they'd fix this. It's infuriating.

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Every time I try the Sky Sports red button on Virgin Media I end up having to reboot; surely there must be a fix for this issue by now.

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my V+ SA is always needs a reboot when pressing the Red Button hope theres a fix soon ?

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Same here... it's a nghtmare.

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9 out of 10 times for me too.

Also when it does work after exiting the red button and watching something else if I then attempt to watch the red button again it needs rebooting every time.

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Luckily on my third box l have not encountered any problems with the red button yet.

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no i got VHD box too if only affects the V+ SA box

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My V+ box is a Samsung and that needs rebooting so it's not just the SA ones.

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I also have the Samsung V+ and have too reboot daily when the red-button is on screen.

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I have the V HD box and mine needs rebooting as well.:(

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Match Choice cricket on Sky Sports 4

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No its is on Sky Sports 4 Martine.

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Yes its on although i have had to re-boot my v+ good news seeing as there is no play currently in the surrey v sussex match.:)

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I've had this problem on VHD and V+HD so I don't think it's isolated to any kind of box.

In saying that it didn't happen at all yesterday so perhaps progress?

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Have you checked today on SS4.

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the Red Button works !!!!!!

There is a choice of Video Cricket streams for the CD40 semi-finals !

I and very very very pleased delighted and relieved

Virgin Media are the greatest cable firm in the UK

RJ

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Yes i am also very pleased that the cricket streams are ok for today keeping my fingers crossed it continues like this!:):)

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I was at my fathers house tonight showing the red button on his V+ HD (Samsung) and it locked up with Just a moment on screen.

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Don't remember. But I do remember that this is now 3 days in a row it's not locked up.

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Its seems they are starting to iron out the bugs and glitches now and l have been lucky that l have never had any problems with the red button.

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Same here

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so were the red buten today on sky sports 4 it on sky but not on vmtv ?

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there is no is no Live US Open Tennis today on Sky Sports 4 because of the heavy rain

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but there was on sky

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Strange, because according to the official US Open website And on the BBC webpage

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thay had Murray matches; on the red button with few more games on the red button too from the the day before i know there was know live matchs

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So, repeats? :erm:

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yes on the red buton then it come off sky about 7pm i was at my sister houes had Sky Atlantic on good channel i got too say .

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There was NO live tennis on VM, Sky or at the US Open yesterday. Sky was showing Andy's semi's match from 2008 where he played Rafa (this was the year he got to the final).

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Just tried to watch red button for the tennis SS 1(although play is suspended due to rain ) and my V HD box has hung on just a moment again. I would have thought this issue should have been addressed by now. It does work after a reboot.