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Please explain Den...what channels has Virgin got that Sky doesn't?

If it is easier for you because you don't know..you can just list the channels we have that you don't

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Here steps forward the most trusted Lieutenant of his masters service.;):D:nworthy:

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Im sure there is plenty more to come soon ;)

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Really?

I think your enthusiasm is not supported by actuality.....;)

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I'm just happy to see my Virgin Media chums finally getting access to some of the great channels I've been enjoying since December :D

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I would say the last year or so has been pretty good overall

Additions like

More 4 HD
Disney Junior HD
Film 4 HD to arrive soon
Drama
BT Sports 1
BT Sports 1 HD
BT Sports 2
BT Sports 2 HD
RT HD
Arise News HD

Nat Geo content added to Sky Catchup (SD&HD)
C&I content added to Sky Catchup (SD&HD)
History content added to Sky Catchup (SD&HD)
Disney Channel content added to Sky Catchup (SD&HD)
Disney Junior content added to Sky Catchup (SD&HD)
Disney XD content added to Sky Catchup (SD&HD)
4oD added to Sky Catchup (SD) with some available on Sky Go
4oD boxsets available
Sky Go Extra (ability to download content to mobile devices) and now included with multiroom subs
Sky Go and Sky+ now available on many Android devices
Two Sky Fibre optic products launched
2TB Sky+HD STB launched.

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Come and join us Chad as you and your pals will be welcomed back with open arms and remember the old saying of it does what it says on the tin.:)

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My my Master you have been a busy bee today.;):D

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I agree with Chad and MM

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So two news channels that very few people will watch, a more expensive football option than last year, a kids channel and some Freeview channels in HD.

When do I start believing in better?

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Believe in what you want pal , its your choice who you choose.

Aren't many channels that are added to pay TV low on viewing figures ? , I'm sure we have many homes in the UK with kids who in turn watch channels from Disney.

BT is available free on the Sky platform for those that have BT Broadband of which there are quite a few , ESPN cost £13 for those subscribers without Sky Sports so for this year its a pound cheaper if they sign up before August 1st.

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Drama (UKTV) channel to move to Sky Channel 166 on Wednesday 24th July

http://corporate.uktv.co.uk/news/article/drama-sky-epg/

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Broadcastnow says PBS Amierica will move to Sky Channel 534.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/b...058374.article

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Sky Sports to broadcast Football League matches until 2018.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...hes-until-2018

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BSkyB to shrug off rivals with £100m profit rise.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/n...ofit-rise.html

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http://corporate.sky.com/documents/p...ss_release.pdf

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Sy just keeps getting better and better. Believe in better

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"We plan to add more than 20 new channels to our Catch Up TV service "

"develop the quality of our Box Sets, increasing the hours of content available by around 50% in the next year"

:shocked:

Very impressive. SKY are moving to a place where you can almost completely ignore TV listings. I must admit I never thought SKY would become so dominant in terms of catch up and on demand content. Free wi-fi connection boxes for current SKY+HD customers and wi-fi enabled SKY+HD boxes launching in September.

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Universal and Syfy now live in catchup , both SD and HD content.

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Great news MM

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Missed Fox off my list also available in SD and HD but you probably know that ;):D

Dexter , Falling Skies , Men at Work etc.

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Film 4 HD reportedly testing on satellite.

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Things are looking up for you most revered one.;)

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Bored with ray Donovan now

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Thanks MM. Not be too long now and we will have every HD channels that is on VM and more. How long was Film 4 HD exclusive on VM for?

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Yes me too

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Oh, not watched yet (recorded). Maybe that is a good thing :)

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I'm still enjoying it :)

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Same here , wasn't so sure at first but its certainly growing on me.

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not believable for me, his wife in particular. It's just boring me.

Love/Hate on 5 though is growing on me

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Interesting, a 3 year old Irish import.

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Another show I am recording.

Might be a tactic here, record every new show, wait for Cable forum to praise or dis it :D
(and yes, just joking)

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My wife likes it a lot. All 3 series (so far) are available online (on TPB, whisper it).

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Just seen this on Sky's Facebook page

http://www.Facebook.com/sky

It says ,We've been working on something exciting that we can't wait to share with you... more news soon!

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Oh l like surprises.;)

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It is certainly interesting. It looks like the record icon from the SKY+ box but in gold.

So thinking outside the box here. A common complaint from SKY customers is not enough tuners. SKY recently confirmed they plan to roll out 20 more catch up channels to their current list of about 18 channels.

Maybe SKY are launching a new facility where programs from these channels, that will be added to catch up TV shortly after they are broadcast, will have a golden R displayed next to them. You can set them to "record" but they won't actually record from the live broadcast. They'll download to your SKY+ box as soon as they hit catch up TV. This means there should be less chance of your tuners being occupied by multiple recordings.

It would be a good work around by SKY to compete with TiVo's 3 tuners.

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Maybe it is free BT sport for all sky sports customers :D, and what you said.

oops..i am now sounding like a virgin user :D

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Sky Sports for ipad app receives new update , it's now live in the App Store.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/new...-features.html

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What a let down :(

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I take it you mean due to the fact it's not available on Android ?

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Oh dear sometimes believing in better dear chaps leads to disappointment it seems.;)

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It's not that, I prefer my idea more :D

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One mans disappointment is another mans joy. Not what i was looking for from SKY personally.

Not to worry, I've submitted my idea to SKY. Maybe I'll get commission if it's implemented :D

http://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-Prod...t/td-p/1253178

If you are a SKY customer I'd appreciate your support. Okay I admit it's unlikely it'll ever be implemented however it's worth a try.

I've also submitted it to SKY's project team too.

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Aren't you describing a network PVR?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_DVR

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And what VM are supposedly heading towards?

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Sounds very similar. Best not to make too many plans on how to spend my commission then :D

SKY "push" content to your SKY+ box most nights. A selection of shows and movies they think you'll enjoy from your subscription package automatically downloaded to your box. What I'd like to do is be able to tell my SKY+ box not to push random stuff to my box but instead push this, that and the next think when they become available.

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Is it definite that the Sky Sports for iPad update was the mystery thing?

I fail to see why out of all the logos they could have teased that with, that they'd use what they did.

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Do they have to push it because most Sky boxes don't have a fast enough internet connection to just stream what the user wants?

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Hmmmm ;)

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No because push On Demand was launched before the boxes were updated with the ability to download via an Internet connection , its still kept in action for those with older Sky+ boxes and those users who haven't connected their STB to the Internet.
It will be something and nothing I bet , it's all about engaging on the social networks isn't it.

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Hmmmm.... Very exciting. Hopefully it turns out to be something worth getting excited about! :)

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Rumour: Sky to rebrand Sky Arts Channels?

I am hearing that Sky may also be set to rebrand their Sky Arts Channels.

Here is the new channels names that I was told of -

-Sky Arts
-Sky Arts HD
-Sky Arts “In Concert”
-Sky Arts “In Concert” HD

Bear in mind this post is an rumour and not been confirm by Sky.

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Sky Rebrand the Arts channels all time, Just like they do with the Sports channel...Skysports Ashes for example. Unless you think this will be a permanent change?

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They could call it "Sky fArts" for all I care. I am more interested in the content, not the name.

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Android Sky+ users may want to keep there eyes on the Google Play store ;) coming real.......soon :D

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do tell :)

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Just about to post that, darn you beat me to it :)

Always better to wait and enjoy the surprise more :D

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Nooooo...I want to know now, or I'll scream and scream :D

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Scream and scream, trust me wont be too long before you find out and wait will be worth it

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BSkyB worries City.

http://advanced-television.com/2013/...-worries-city/

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That is a good read. I found this very interesting:

"Despite only being at the start of this season’s EPL games the fact is Sky is barely 16 months away from having to start the negotiation all over again. And in that period every Tom, Dick & Harry sports-owner will be seeking a battle between Sky, BT and anyone else for those valuable rights. Will Al Jazeera Sport, for example, enter the bidding round?"

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Indeed Chad and no doubt the price paid for these new rights will go up again and alas its us Joe Public who will be paying for it at the end of the day.

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Speak for yourself pal I've cancelled my premiums , theres a simple answer if your not happy with the price DONT pay it. I will now sit tight and await an offer through the post if one doesn't arrive I'll make do with Chads FTA list and watch the odd time through Now TV , I already have movies for a £1 through Now TV.

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Thanks for the name check :D

Got to agree. I'm heading that way myself. Once my 50% off deal expires I can't see me keeping SKY Sports. There is an incredible amount of football for free on TV. We've also got 64 live games to look forward to in 10 months when Brazil 2014 kicks-off plus even more sport thanks to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

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Have a look for yourself its live in the Google play store now ;)

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What Sky package you got now then MM?

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Entertainment Extra + , just felt we weren't getting value for money from the Sky premium channels.

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Ive been thinking about doing same thing but for Sky Movies instead and using something like Now TV. If i did the thing i would miss the most would be downloading films from Sky Go Extra

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Last year when I still had Virgin Media I cancelled SKY Movies and SKY HD. With the money saved I bought myself a year pass for Cineworld which cost me £15.90 per month. My wife also bought one. We live very close to the cinema so for us it was great value. Plenty of cheap nights out watching the very latest movies. A much better experience than sitting watching movies at home.

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Ive got a Cineworld pass and go at least twice a month but sometimes its nice to just stick a movie on from STB

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Sky phoned me up yesterday and gave me Broadband free for 12 months and a 2TB HD box, for free!

Happy days.

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what box do you currently have pierre?

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Is it the Sky+ app! I looked today and it doesn't seem different to me! So what is it. :erm:...

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The Android Sky+ app now includes the clash management feature the iOS app has had for sometime it also includes the social features through Sky's investment in Zeebox.

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I've got a standard sky hd box last year and a standard sky+ box.

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Sky+ app for ios v4.5 now available

What's New in Version 4.5

• Enhanced Search – search the TV Guide and On Demand by title, actor, channel, sport and lots more

• Stunning new DVD cover art in the Sky Movies and Sky Store sections of On Demand

• Discover More – now available on iPhone, actor and background info on shows, see topics that are trending, tweet about a show and post to Facebook from the app

• Don’t forget that when connected to your Sky+HD you can pull down in Planner to see how much space is left on your box (only available on latest Sky+HD box models and not compatible with Pace, Samsung and 780 box models)

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Thanks MM

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Has the Sky Sports red button changed slightly this year ?

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In what way?

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I think it has

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The red prompt now says 'highlights' has it always said that ? Pressing 'I' now allows you to check team lineups , team news , league , scores etc has it always had this maybe I just haven't noticed.

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Didnt used to be like that, it used to be just a red button. It looks more HD like now as well IMO

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Now you have me thinking. I don't think it did, I think it was just a red button. But to be honest, I only ever used it for champion's league nights

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Nah its still SD however it does look slighly better.

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Anyone else thinking the new Wi-Fi Sky boxes are being introduced to allow multiroom streaming as well wireless on-demand

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The new boxes have WiFi to make it easy for subscribers to connect to On Demand without the hassle of connecting dongles/boxes , I'd imagine when streaming HD box to box is released it would require a more reliable method preferably Ethernet or homeplugs but its all guesswork until the products launched.

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Sky test Ultra High Definition
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...-TV-first.html

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Film4 HD now added to Sky EPG on channel 315.

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You see good things come to those who believe in better.;):D

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I can hardly control my excitement :)

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Me neither :D

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This is great news, good to see Sky actively looking into and making progress with 4K broadcasts. :)

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Whether you love or hate Sky , you can't fault there transfer deadline coverage. :D

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Indeed it is good my master.:tu:

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Free months trial for Sky Movies available

http://skymovies.sky.com/one-month-free-trial

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UTV HD to finally arrive on Sky and Freesat

http://u.tv/News/UTV-goes-HD-on-Sky-...5-f728dc53e880

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now all we need is stv hd, and stv +1, or just gives us ITV, and stick fran and anna where the sun don't shine :D

(for those of you who have never seen fran and anna, it is like freddy kruger in tartan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agCp3YtUXAU
be warned, it ain't pretty :D

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Anyone know whether ITV/SKY plan to add hd content to their ITV Player on the sky platform?

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Its needed badly isn't it ? 4oD is the same although both are only SD on all platforms , almost all the other catch up on Sky is available in HD with more to come real soon.

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Da Vinci's Demons and Mad Dogs season 1 and 2 boxsets have been added to on demand

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Sky Atlantic to co-produce Showtime’s upcoming 8 episode drama 'Penny Dreadful'

http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2013/09/sky-...l-co-producer/

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Three shows I think i will record

Channel 4 Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Friday, September 27th 8pm

Universal Channel Graceland Friday, September 27th 9pm

BBC One Atlantis Saturday, September 28th 8:25pm