Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Even as a sport viewer, I am not prepared to pay extra for champions league football.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Take away the sport from XL and drop a few quid off the package. ( I can dream can't I?)

HD box is already a separate item on the bill, just zero rated at the moment but I can see that being charged for soon as the ground is already laid. :(

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

5 quid extra for bt sport 3 and 4 would be preferrable. that'd be roughly 15 quid for bt sports. they cant justify charge sky sports prices of 25-27 quid as they dont have enough content.

champions league is all very good but its not on enough to charge 10+ more. their EPL rights remain the same.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

VM will try and tell you their HD is free, even though it's hidden in the XL pack and as you correctly stated the HD box has a charge.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Virgin say HD is included, not free. At least not for a long while

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

the old classic "at no additional cost"

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

This is 2015...HD is everywhere...is there really a need for any surcharge for it?
Netflix don't charge extra for HD, do they? mine is £5.99 a month, thought that was standard price.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Ah but for TV licence there is black & white and colour version

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

If they can get away with it they will charge it and sadly it because of the relative inertia of customers who just seem to accept it as a extra charge rather getting up on their hind legs to complain about it or by quitting their TV packages.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Netflix do charge new customers for HD , its current new customer prices are as follows SD (1screen) £5.99 , HD (2 screens) £6.99 , HD/Ultra HD (4 screens) £8.99.

Blu Ray is also more expensive than DVD likewise so are PPV On Demand HD movies over SD movies.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

They do £5.99 will now only get you sd and 1 stream at a time hd is £6.99 with 2 streams at once.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

If BT Sport is removed from the xl package then I would have to re-think my options totally. I could drop down a package or two and pay whatever BT charge for their channels,or leave Virgin altogether and sub to BT tv. It all depends on whether the sports channels are still free on BT tv in a years time. Alot to think about as I guess for others too.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

i hear you sam. the only thing stopping me exploring such options is due to laziness. i love the virgin media broadband but if bt sport disappears and we have no sort of compensation for it in the XL package and prices continue to rise sharply i may explore sky tv. but i suppose i won't save much having sky tv and virgin media broadband... hmm

morning all btw. a horrible rainy day here.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

we all know prices will only ever go one way Vince up and up

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

now that would seriously annoy me and make me wonder if the subscription isn't getting to be be just too much.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I'm an old customer, I pay £5.99 and can get 2 HD streams, maybe it will go up to the £6.99 soon to join the others.

Still, an extra £1 for HD streams rather than £10 Sky HD or £7 just for Movies and Sports on VM is a lot better value for money.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Agreed mate i'm still on the £5.99 deal mine goes up to the standard £6.99 next year, netflix kept old customers on £5.99 for 2 years.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Ah, that's when mine will probably go up too. That's ok, Netflix is quite good value for money. The movies are a bit naff, but can't complain about the TV shows at all.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

It's fantastic value for money if you compare the programme selection with Sky's offerings.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

With Netflix producing their own shows - Hemlock Grove, Daredevil, they are increasing their value all the time too.

Sky and VM can't afford to sit and rest on what they have.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Aye Dave one can dream!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

How does Sky's offer differ from VM ?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Laziness has always been my problem in the past but now I`m being forced to look at all my options due to my difficult financial situation. As much as I love my entertainment channels,football is more of a must for me so as I said I will look at possibly getting BT TV if as is being predicted BT Sports will be dropped from the xl package next year. It`s all up in the air at the moment so for now I just keep waiting.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

It will depend on how much BT values the amount it receives upfront from VM and whether it wishes to try and tap it for a few pound more or go it alone and insist a skysports model ie Money collected by VM but passed in full (or thereabouts) to BT. The danger in teh alter is there would be no turning back and could potentially lose more than they gain as it would rely on a good % of people who currently receive to continue to subscribe as a standalone.

I think nothing is off the table till the last minute where all the data is available which is typical for familar faces of this forum but given the stakes involved could be a game changer for both parties

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

What BT have to take into account is if they sign a contract with virgin allowing them to include their sports channels in the XL pack they are guaranteed the money but if they say no then they have to hope what they are offering on their channels is attractive enough to get people in significant numbers to sign up AND STAY SIGNED UP. If I leave virgin tomorrow or drop down a package or two BT don`t loose a penny. So in my view BT would be mad to not sign up for another number of years with Virgin. Of course I hope they do

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I have to agree they do not have a wide enough portfolio of sports for me personally to sign up for a standalone subscription.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Use a vpn my friend use a vpn or smart dns to open up the other netflix regions.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

That's not a bad shout mate, I'll have to give that a go.
Can you use your same log-in or do you need to sign up in each region?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Same login.

Login with the UK one and you're automatically logged into other regions when you access them.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

This article confirms BT will charge extra for CL , it would be a real coup for VM if they included CL in the existing XL deal.

Is the next battle ground in sport for BT and Sky 4K ?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Thanks for the link; I read that as no longer free to BT subscribers who currently receive it as part of BT broadband, I'm not sure we can read into that being the case with VM as VM has always stated as being included, not free on the old XL and latterly by big Kahuna, there is still one year left of current deal as well to consider

Not sure there is appetite yet for 4k just yet, would take a whole new round of investment by consumers in hardware who have only just got round to HD, the price of TV with 4k needs to come down abut more; it is slowly going that way I agree but not just yet.

I would imagine it would also need some serious hardware investment by broadcasters

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Yes that's how I read it , free option for BT BB users with an additional fee for CL games.

If the VM deal for BT Sport currently inclusive in XL TV also included the Champions League coverage from next season this would be a real selling point for VM.

I realise the article doesn't mention this and I'd imagine this will be another late decision like last time , BT will surely try and attract as many sub's to its own BB and TV products before agreeing wholesale agreements.

BT have already said they'll have BT Sport 4K content surely this will force Sky's arm.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Buggar, I didn't realise we are that close to it!! Better start looking at the cost of these 4k TVs

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

we don't get Sky Atlantic, Sky 3D or Sky Poker! Nor do we get Sky Store.

Not sure if there's anything else from Sky that we don't get now.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Sky Poker has closed and Sky 3d is closing. Sky store is available on the now tv box which you can pick up for about £7 on ebay if you really wanted that.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

There are a number of other linear channels we don't currently get on VM compared to Sky. Including ITV Encore and numerous HD variants. Yet, VM charge a similar amount to Sky for their packages.

You can argue BT sport makes a difference on the XL package, but that only makes a difference if you like sports. Plus anyone on Sky who wants BT sport free can get BT BB.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

You can add Surround Sound on most progs plus a massive range of box sets on demand. Catch up is also poor by comparison.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

This development could throw the cat amongst the pigeons regarding broadcasting rights & online offerings by the platforms:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-32607246

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

That's right, Harry. My response was related only to the Sky branded channels. I hadn't realised that Sky Poker had closed, though!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

But then how can you compare Sky to Netflix your not just paying Sky or VM for just the Sky branded channels.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

You've only got to look at the range of programming available on Netflix compared with the Sky branded channels, MM, which is what I was referring to.

Once you've done that, compare what is available on each with what you are actually likely to watch!

The number of programmes I'm recording from the Sky channels has diminished considerably over the last year or so. There's just nothing on worth watching, whereas I have a huge number of programmes lined up in 'My List' on Netflix, which only costs £5.99.

The picture doesn't really change if you factor in Sky Atlantic, by the way. Not much on there either at the moment.

It's a no-brainer really, unless it's the sport you are after, which doesn't interest me at all.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Your still missing the point a VM or Sky subscription gets you a lot more than just the Sky channels , they're is easily more content available over the course of a year on traditional pay TV whether it resonates with you is down to individual taste.

Why do you pay VM then if Netflix has a far greater selection ?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I wasn't talking about the Sky multi channel package, just the Sky channels.

To be honest, there appear to be more programmes to choose from on the terrestrials at present.

I acknowledge that I am paying over the odds when you look at the use I am making of the non-terrestrial linear TV channels, but this is so that I get as much choice as possible. However, I think pay TV is pretty poor value for money when compared with Freeview.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I'm pretty certain MM did not confine his question to sky branded channels only though. You missed out quite a large chunk of what Sky offers in comparison to VM.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

So a pointless comparison , considering most peoples packages include many more channels.
And yet you pay for the XL TV package despite there being very little on.:confused:
So you pay in excess of £30 a month for the XL pack despite hardly watching any of the pay content just so you have choice , again baffling especially considering you love to educate us on the death of linear and the strengths of streaming services.

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

May List update - May 8th 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

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=== Coming up on Virgin's Digital TV ===
=== Freeviews on Virgin Media ===
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=== 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 may launch today in some Birmingham areas on Virgin Channel 159.
14th. Nat Geo Wild HD may 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 ===
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=== August ===
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=== September ===
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=== October ===
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=== November ===
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=== December ===
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=== 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 ===
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=== October 2016 ===
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=== November 2016 ===
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=== December 2016 ===
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=== 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.

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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.

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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

It is not a pointless comparison at all. The bulk of the payment we make excluding the premium channels is for the Sky channels, and this is what I was referring to. If you want to include the whole Sky offering, that would include the terrestrials, for which there is no charge, so this is pretty pointless.

I was drawing attention to the poor value of the Sky channels compared with what is on offer with Netflix. If you decide to extend that argument to include other channels, that is your right but it is not my argument.

Yes, I pay for the XL package because there are a few programmes my wife and I watch, such as Fox's The Walking Dead, in beautiful HD. I acknowledge we are paying a high price for a relatively small number of programmes. I am not alone in this.

As for the linear channels, I am not seeking their demise. I'm simply explaining that as people tire of having to watch all those commercials when relatively cheap alternatives exist where you don't need to and you can watch what you want, when you want, the number of viewers of broadcast channels will diminish. This will reduce advertising revenue, reduce the quality of programmes on linear and eventually reduce the number of channels broadcasting. Once this process starts, I think it will be the beginning of a relatively quick demise of this way of viewing.

How I watch TV is neither here nor there in this argument. It's all about economics, as I have said more than once.

I know that you know all this as I've explained it several times before, but of course you are being deliberately argumentative, you old tease. ;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Please do tell us how much of the XL fee goes to paying for the Sky basic channels ? You seem to be in the know.

Why does including other channels mean the terrestrial ? Does your XL package not include Watch , Alibi , Discovery , Animal Planet , Nat Geo , Nat Geo Wild , Comedy Central , Universal , Syfy , Fox , TLC , Lifetime , History , Disney Channel , Nickelodeon to name just a few.

As I say comparing a few channels to an entire On Demand service is pointless.

People will compare their entire package and make the decision on whether it represents value to them or not.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

You are forgetting one important aspect in your comparison; up-to-date viewing.

Netflix are at least one season behind on TV shows. The exception being their own content and the odd deal they make with a studio to add an episode of a show a few days after the US air date, e.g. The 100 on Netflix Canada and Orphan Black on Netherlands.

Being able to see shows as they are aired is important to some people.

And UK Netflix just isn't going to get the rights to most US shows shown on UK pay TV channels. Or if they do, it will be a few years later.

Netflix wins on overall content, but not on being current.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Totally agree PB , you know my feelings since Netflix introduced its original content and got some more recent content its gone from strength to strength its also a leader on the technology front not to mention superb pq and audio. I just don't get a comparison between a few channels and an entire On Demand library most people have pay TV to pick shows across multiple channels not to mention multiple genres from a myriad of broadcasters.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I've been looking around and considering the lack of good content I don't find VM good value anymore.
i.e I can get without deals!!

BT 40Mb broadband (only 10Mb less that VM, upload 10Mb where as VM is <2mb and limited)
BT sports SD where as VM is HD
BT YouView plus the extra channels (Sky living, Alibi etc)
BT Netflix 2 streams and HD
BT Free international calls (Not from VM)
Sky Entertainment pack

If you don't like BT, TalkTalk are slightly cheaper!

All for slightly less than VM even though I have customer loyalty discount, they need to start improving their offering or they will be losing customers.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Been thinking much the same for a long time (contract up in July), I wasn't aware that BT offered any Sky branded channels other than Sky Sports 1&2. Can't find any reference on their site, could you point me in the right direction please?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Sorry you are correct, it's Talktalk that offers the sky channels:dunce:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Travel are rumoured to be launching a HD variant on all platforms in the Summer.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

What happened to nat geo wild HD rumour?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Was supposed to launch last month *shrug* some rumpurs come true some don't i just post what gets passed onto me.
I think you'll see it in the summer along with a few other hd channels, not a rumour just my thoughts.

Worth noting also on my samsung sattelite tv bt sports 3 seems to be testing as a channel is showing up btsport3.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

The Africa Channel's disappearance due to 'technical problems' is a bit odd. They're now tweeting that "We are working to resume regular service to Sky and Virgin Media in the next few hours."

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

The last date rumoured for launch was next Tuesday (12 May).

http://www.tvchannellists.com/Forthc...%26_Ireland%29

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

But not Sky Atlantic. BT does offer the Sky Movies channels but Now TV is probably a cheaper solution for cable cutters who don't mind the lack of recording ability.

---------- Post added at 15:20 ---------- Previous post was at 15:17 ----------

That's a great resource you've linked to, thank you for sharing.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

When sky arts2 closes sky arts will be renamed "ARTS" source a email from sky.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Latest info we have from late April says that Nat Geo Wild HD is set to launch tomorrow.

We have try to get it 100% confirmed over the past week - with no luck.

---------- Post added at 11:37 ---------- Previous post was at 11:33 ----------

Sky reveal more info on Sky Arts from June 9th.

http://www.sky.com/tv/channel/skyart...tsAnnouncement

Thanks to tassiekev - who found link.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Nat Geo Wild HD anyone?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Sadly we are still waiting for thy deliverance.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Ah bummer!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

We have been told that Big Centre TV has launch in Birmingham and Telford areas.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Does anyone actually bother watching local TV ? What a great idea that was , a total waste of money.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

+1

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I think the local channels could be quite good if they had more money to play with. A rubbish budget will lead to rubbish programming.

Perhaps the Government should regard the local franchise channels as public service broadcasting and divert some of the money currently going to the BBC.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Or better still just scrap them completely.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Surely, given your stance, you mean make them streaming only, paid for by adverts or subscription? :rolleyes:

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With you on that one.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

They're already subsidised by the licence fee: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/our_wo...tribution.html

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Thanks for this Steve, but the vast majority of this money is for building the infrastructure and getting them going. Only a very small proportion of this funding is for programming, which is where the deficiency lies.

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We're nowhere near that position at the present time, PB.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

You moan about the licence fee and then want to waste some of it on a pointless lost cause :confused:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Could not put it better myself:mad:

---------- Post added at 14:02 ---------- Previous post was at 14:00 ----------

+1

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

All I'm saying is that if you don't put the money into it, local TV will never work.

Anyway, I don't expect the licence fee to be around for very much longer, with the change of Government.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

The licence fee OB is not going to disappear anytime soon if at all.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

As much as we all hate it, I agree that its doubtful that the licence fee is going anywhere.

Indeed, the licence fee has (I believe I read) paid for the development of Teletext, High Definition, Digital Radio, and catch up TV (the CEO at the time, Ashley Highfield developed the Iplayer). Plus, can you imagine the BBC news website splattered in ads to help pay for it if the licence is abolished .....

I know that there are only a couple of countries in the world that still has a licence fee (New Zealand being one), but the BBC is apparantly one of the most admired broadcasters in the world - one that does not have to appease stockholders, and all because of the licence fee

Hate paying it the same as everyone, but then I also hate paying road tax !

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Your way off there's 24 countries in Europe alone that charge a fee some to everyone even if they have no TV!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Yup - just "googled " it, and I was way off the mark !

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

any more news on any more new channels coming to virgin media?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

"Coming soon" mate ;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Hope is one thing , sadly reality is another.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Nothing at the moment except for the usual local channels.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: Sky to stop retailing the single movies packs 1 or 2 option from June 1st.

An Sky source has today told Media Boy HQ that Sky will on June 1st stop retailing the single movies packs 1 or 2 option.

No confirmed info on if Virgin Media will do the same.

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

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

So it'll be all or nothing, I presume!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Do they offer Sports packs too?
If they do, I guess this could also go the same way.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Well, it will be interesting to get the new Government's take on this.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/poli...in-doctor.html

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

You can get Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 on it own.

You need the Sky Sports Pack for Sky Sports 3, Sky Sports 4, Sky Sports 5 and Sky Sports F1.

Our Sky Source only says Sky Movies is being worked on.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

according to MB blog we could get Nat geo Wild HD, is that now not happening?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

We have seen no confirmed info from our Virgin Sources on when Nat Geo Wild HD may launch.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Yes, let's get rid of that too!

Incidentally, just found the link below regarding the licence fee.

If they were to abolish the licence fee and introduce subscriptions, this would give an incentive to those who do not currently have pay-TV to go for that instead of the BBC. This will help the Sky/VM/BT/Talk Talk coffers.

Maybe that increased revenue would help to pay for some of our missing TV channels.

http://advanced-television.com/2015/...o-be-scrapped/

John Whittingdale, who was this week appointed Culture Secretary, has made no secret of his belief that the licence fee is in need of reform, describing it as “worse than the poll tax”.

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Maybe so, but I expect the Sports channels will be next, unless they've worked out that people will cease their high level subscriptions for sport rather than be forced to pay more to get the whole package.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

That's a bummer, thanks for the update

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

We feel that Nat Geo Wild HD not launching yesterday was down to "technical issues".

The Africa Channel, ITV2 HD, ITV3 HD and ITV4 HD did have some "technical issues" before launching on Virgin Media in the past.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

As posted a couple of months ago, when I cancelled SKY Movies with SKY they asked if I'd consider taking movies again if offered on an on demand basis only. So no linear movies channels on my EPG, but access too all the movies through my SKY+ box on demand. I'm pretty sure the suggested price was £10.00 per month.

I've not seen anything anywhere else to back this up so we'll just have to wait and see.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Our Sky Source told us the same thing.

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...-from-epg.html

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

To be honest Chad I wouldn't at all be surprised if we saw the number of Sky Movie linear channels cut in the future.

Sky could easily just keep Sky Premiere and another channel which showcased movies from all the other Sky Movie channels and focus on their On Demand offering it would certainly save massive amounts of money.

They've already announced they'll introduce a live restart function on the Sky Movie channel allowing anyone who comes in part way through a movie the ability to start it over.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Interesting. I wonder if this is all building towards the release of their new PVR?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

It'll be offered to Virgin customers too but vm will prob charge £17 and then say it was Skys fault even if it wasn't lol.

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Maybe they could go back to Sky movies and Sky movies max and Sky movies gold days, i think those were the names of Sky movies quite a few years back or was it Sky Cinema?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

SKY MOVIES and THE MOVIE CHANNEL

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Thanks.