Cable Forum - General Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

Best of... 2017.

It back - the lines are now open on the following:

1) Best poster with information on the coming soon thread:

A) Media Boy Sources
B) theone2k10
C) JJ20X

2) Best new channel of the year on Virgin Media UK:

A) That's Norfolk (Norwich areas only)
B) Rishtey Cineplex
C) MTV Beats
D) Star Bharat
E) Sky Sports Football
F) Sky Sports Arena
G) KMTV (Kent areas only)
H) Brit Asia TV
I) Blaze
J) Islam Channel English
K) Islam Channel Urdu
L) Talking Pictures TV
M) STV2 (Some Scottish areas only)
N) Made in Teesside (Middlesbrough areas only)
O) Heart 80s (Radio Channel)
P) Quest Red

3) Radio Channel of the year:

Name your Radio Channel of 2017 (As long as they broadcast on Virgin Media UK).

PM US right now with your vote:

DO NOT Vote via this thread it WILL NOT Count.

All lines closes on November 27th at 5pm.

©copyright 2017 Media Boy 2006 - 2017. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

As of time of posting we only got one vote.

All lines are open until next Monday at 5pm.

To vote PM us right now.

Mad Max

20-11-2017 20:02

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As of time of posting we only got one vote.

Are you surprised, MB? There's sod all worth voting for imo.....

RichardCoulter

21-11-2017 16:57

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Originally Posted by jj20x (Post 35925649)

It looks like more shenanigans to be honest. I've seen more details of this and it appears that Together TV will be "launching" on Jan 16th on VM channel 269, which is the existing slot for Community Channel. It also describes Together TV as "the latest incarnation of Community Channel". So, basically, just another rebrand dressed up as a channel launch.

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The pack it is in on VM is more to do with the carriage terms agreed between VM and the broadcaster than FTA availability on other platforms.

Just to clarify, and further to MB's post, it is included in the Mix, M+, Fun & Full House packs on VM.

Thanks, so this change probably won't affect VM customers.

In the past I have known VM to move channels into the lower packs that have gone FTA eg Really; I suppose that they will have had to amend the carriage terms in order to do this. Oddly enough, Home wasn't moved down when that joined Freeview in 2016. VM made a statement at the time to say that they had no plans to move it (not sure what they've done with it more recently now that it's gone FTA on satellite too).

theone2k10

21-11-2017 17:54

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Not sure if i'm being trolled or not but it could be legit, VM are looking into becoming one of the first providers to offer VR tv, VR is already taking off in the UK and has already began to move into movies and tv in the states and is expected to do the same in uk next year.
Liberty Global are quite keen to bring VR tv programming to their customers globally.
Make of that what you wiil i care not as i'm just passing on what i got told.

telegramsam

21-11-2017 18:28

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Originally Posted by theone2k10 (Post 35925806)

Sorry but what is VR TV?

theone2k10

21-11-2017 18:37

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Originally Posted by telegramsam (Post 35925809)

Sorry but what is VR TV?

Virtual reality, it is already huge in gaming and is now moving to tv and movies.

OLD BOY

21-11-2017 18:41

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Originally Posted by theone2k10 (Post 35925812)

Virtual reality, it is already huge in gaming and is now moving to tv and movies.

If true, it's nice to see VM leading the way!

theone2k10

21-11-2017 19:41

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35925813)

If true, it's nice to see VM leading the way!

Maybe this is why VM are delaying 4k they know VR is the next big thing are are investing into that more instead.
Hope it's true i got to see a bit of VR cinema at EGX and it was incredible.

johnathome

22-11-2017 01:22

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Originally Posted by theone2k10 (Post 35925812)

Virtual reality, it is already huge in gaming and is now moving to tv and movies.

VR porn?

You're in the room! :D

OLD BOY

22-11-2017 07:36

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Good to see Sky beginning to beef up it's content. Unfortunately, the best of this is probably destined for Sky Atlantic. Sky One, it seems to me, has lost its way and Sky 2 is pretty superflous except as a Sky 1 + channel.

http://advanced-television.com/2017/...ginal-content/

theone2k10

22-11-2017 12:37

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Originally Posted by johnathome (Post 35925860)

VR porn?

You're in the room! :D

Already happening, so i been told :p:

jfman

22-11-2017 17:11

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STV AD is broadcasting and in the clear in my region.

RichardCoulter