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Actually a thought occurs. Am i right in saying that BT are still pursuing the other Sky Sports channels through the regulator, or has that been resolved?
I suspected that UPC were able to get certain Sky channels unavailable on Virgin because it allowed Sky to make it to the regulator that they were open for business but Virgin were the problem, without really affecting their main operation. I'm now wondering if Virgin are going to benefit from a similar set of circumstances with Sky now seeing BT as the main competition and agreeing deals with Virgin to make it look to the regulator as if they're open for business but BT are the issue. ---------- Post added at 07:47 ---------- Previous post was at 07:45 ---------- Quote:
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a516: Ofcom to start review of Sky Sports 'wholesale must offer' obligation
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Broadcast: Sundance Channel set for UK
The global arm of AMC Networks is readying plans to launch the Sundance Channel in the UK. Broadcast understands that AMC/Sundance Channel Global is in carriage negotiations with pay-TV platforms including Sky, with a view to launching in 2015. The plans follow parent firm AMC Networks’ $1bn (£600m) acquisition of Chellomedia, which operates around 40 channels around the world, last year. Its channels include AMC, which aired Breaking Bad in the US, female-skewing WEtv and comedy network IFC. It has been keen to establish a presence in the UK for some time and a number of sources have told Broadcast that it has now selected the Sundance Channel as its first launch. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/i...070744.article |
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Rumour: Virgin Media may launch 20+ new channels by 2015.
Base on information I have seen from a number of sources over the past week I can confirmed that Virgin Media may launch over 20 new channels by end of this year. I am not going to post the names of the channels I have seen but: -The Channel names on theone2k10 list is also on information I have seen. -Up to TEN new HD Channels may launch. -Some channels will only be on Virgin Media. ©copyright 2014 Media Boy 2006 - 2014. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production. |
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A new Irish TV station, Irish TV, starts on 1 May 2014. Not sure if VM will carry this only in Ireland, nationwide or not at all! |
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I can never understand why these types of channels are not on VM. Such as we have many viewers ie Irish, Scottish and Welsh for example in the London area, but these channels are not on the system.
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Discovery Out of Bidding Process for U.K.'s Channel 5. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...annel-5-696945 |
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-Some channels on list are broadcasting in UPC Ireland and Smallworld areas right now. |
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Bidtv appears to have ceased trading it was on channel 745 a holding screen says they have a "technical fault" but the website is down and the Facebook page has gone
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Well thats one lot of total bull gone, keep it going Virgin and maybe just maybe you could get rid of all the friggin pish and give us something worthwhile to watch! |
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Bidtv website is back online with a holding page
Maintenance We are currently updating our website. Please check back later, we apologise for any inconvenience. http://www.bid.tv/ TV channel is still down with music playing in the background |
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Price Drop and Bid TV in administration 229 employees made redundant
Will Wright and Allan Graham from KPMG’s Restructuring practice were today appointed joint administrators to sit-up Limited, the digital broadcaster behind Price Drop and Bid TV. The company’s two television channels, which broadcasted to more than 12 million homes with over 300 hours of live demonstrations each week, will cease transmission later today, and the company’s online shop will close as the business ceases to trade with immediate effect. Unfortunately, a total of 229 employees, all of whom are based in London, have been made redundant as a result of the administration. Will Wright, partner at KPMG and joint administrator, said: “It is really disappointing, given the hard efforts of the company and the support of the majority of its creditors, that a satisfactory conclusion to the restructuring could not be reached. Despite the recent approval of a Company Voluntary Arrangement agreement with creditors, a significant and unexpected fall in sales over the course of the last month meant that the company was simply unable to continue to trade. “The small number of affected customers who have purchased items from sit-up Limited within the last few days are advised to refer to the company website, which will be updated with more information in the coming days.”" ---------- Post added at 17:08 ---------- Previous post was at 16:59 ---------- Bit more from retail week TV shopping channel Sit-Up, which operates Price Drop and Bid TV, has collapsed into administration jusy a month after it secured a CVA. KPMG has been appointed administrator to the company today. It will cease to trade with immediate effect, making 229 redundancies. KPMG said it collapsed after “a significant and unexpected” fall in sales over the last month. KPMG joint administrator and partner Will Wright said: “It is really disappointing, given the hard efforts of the company and the support of the majority of its creditors, that a satisfactory conclusion to the restructuring could not be reached. Despite the recent approval of a Company Voluntary Arrangement agreement with creditors, a significant and unexpected fall in sales over the course of the last month meant that the company was simply unable to continue to trade. “The small number of affected customers who have purchased items from sit-up limited within the last few days are advised to refer to the company website, which will be updated with more information in the coming days.” Entrepreneurs Paul and Val Wright, the couple who launched Ideal Shopping, had hoped to rescue Sit-up by investing £6m when the CVA was passed on March 18. KPMG was originally called in to run the CVA and had asked creditors that were owed money to accept 9p to 30p in the pound. https://www.google.co.uk/search?neww....0.pOAVr8kmSZo |
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Full story on what happen when Bid and Price Drop ended now on my blog.
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So now that two channels have closed does it mean virgin have space for sky 3D now :)
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What sound is coming from Bid TV on Freeview? Does it sound like a recording, or has nobody told the presenter to stop trying to sell :D |
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HD History, National Geographic Wild, CI, Sky News, Sky Sports News, Disney. SD Fashion TV. To these we can add from other postings: HD Sky Sports 3,4,F1, SD Sky 1+1 That leaves another nine channels unaccounted for. Maybe five local TV, and four others. |
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A) I do not have an real number as one of the channels on my list say 'Local TV'. B) Some of the channels on my list broadcast in UPC Ireland and Smallworld areas right now. |
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I think that any that thought it financially viable are already on the system, so don't think it will make any difference. If they are still showing that static caption, they will run into problems with Sky. After a defined period of time, in order to maintain the integrity of the EPG, any channel not producing sound and moving pictures will be removed from the EPG. I expect Sky to be on the ball with this one as there will be a need for SD EPG slots for their forthcoming venture with ITV. |
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All fun speculation. But I wonder can some of these rumoured channels be attributed to:
Commonwealth games feeds. World Cup feeds (3D or even 4K). I understand the hardware limitations that preclude the latter. But maybe for pubs/cinemas? |
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I was merely asking whether people thought any of those suggestions stand up? For instance. I'm not particularly interested in it, but given the extra streams VM have given to the recent Olympics (all flavours). I'm surprised to see how little publicity has been given to their plans to broadcast the Commonwealth Games particularly as they are a main sponsor. Or have I missed something? |
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finally the coming soon thread may have something...coming soon! let the fun and speculation start.
i think this time last year we had got onto about 3 different threads and so far we're still on the first! it is a ridiculously large amount of potential channels. i'm having trouble even guessing them! |
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While I'd love for there to be new channels, and I do enjoy the speculation, I just don't believe it.
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Sorry I've been away for so long but let the fun of potential new channels begin. Hopefully some more news channels. Love em.
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I really hope we see an increased focus in the on demand content. Certainly looking at striking deals with content holders for shows that do not have a UK home. I personally think that the XL package needs improving (certainly if talk of Nat Geo and History going to L is true) and this could be the way to do it.
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On the news side of things a certain other provider is now looking into getting streaming services onboard, no idea how they'll do it yet but i feel there are very interesting times ahead. ---------- Post added at 20:00 ---------- Previous post was at 19:58 ---------- Quote:
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Whether you have genuine info or you are just seeking attention, it is of no consequence to me. I appreciate many others do not like the speculation/rumours/possible attention seeking on here, and I try not criticise them for it either. Sometimes I get drawn into pointless squabbles, but ultimately I harbour no ill feelings to anyone on here. In your defence, some of the stuff you have said has come true. Anyhoo, I have had a couple of drinks so I will leave it there and will probably regret posting this when sober:(:) |
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theone2k10 doesn't claim to know everything; he simply passes on what he receives from his sources. That works for me.
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I tend to just bite back just to let them know really that i will not be bullied or pushed out. I know there are a lot of ppl on here such as yourself,OB,Vince,MB to name a couple who understand that i'm just merley passing on information i get and i will continue to pass on the information i get. I just think the grumpy ones on here today never got a visit from the Easter bunny. :D:p::D ---------- Post added at 23:21 ---------- Previous post was at 23:18 ---------- Quote:
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But sky have the now tv box, which is a pay monthly job, so they not really losing customers??
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But YouView is FREEVIEW that silly people pay for?????
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You should not pay for freeview, its free!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Long story, explained here, basically YouView boxes can only currently decode IPTV signals sent by multicast. Third party channels independent of a customer's ISP are sent by unicast which the boxes can't decode. Hopefully the boxes will be enabled in the future, the link included a response from YouView in 2012 stating that this functionality was planned for the future. |
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A good thing about OD services is no tv license needed aslong as you do not watch or record live tv channels. |
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Aslong as the freeviewHD box is compatable then it will recieve VUTV no problem (aslong as your bb is over 2mbs). Wether or not bt or talktalk provide the unicast service to Vutv i do not know but you certainly do not need BT or Talktalk to get it. http://support.vutv.com/Knowledgebas...etting-started Also @muppetman i'm glad i'm not the only one who has a phone that seems to do what it wants :p: |
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why dont people just buy android tv boxes, there so much better
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Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: Bid Shopping has nothing to do with Ideal World.
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