Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
 

Extra viewers using the +1s brings in more cash from advertisers for very little effort by the broadcaster.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
 

The extremely low cost of broadcasting content you already own is presumably more than offset by viewers. Viewers who are presumably actually watching live, therefore watching the adverts.

It also gives a brand/family of channel greater prominence in EPGs.

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I missed this when I opened the thread it was the bottom of the last page. :)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
 

Yes, so that I can record in SD. All these channels are going HD, but the disc space remains the same.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
 

Good grief , you must record a lot. Everything that l have recorded are it hd and if I hit 15% I would have been out alot that day:rolleyes:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
 

I agree. I record everything in HD and rarely go above 10% usage.

I do watch what I record and delete after watching. No need to archive programs you’ll never watch.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
 

Exactly , I tend to use it as a) a time shift , to avoid ads ,long , boring car driving , filler etc. Or b) because two shows are on at the same time . Now and then because I am hooked on a Netflix show.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
 

More channels is on the move tonight:

*E4 +1
*Legend
*CITV

TiVo or V6 boxes users need to update their favorites list to readd them.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
 

You missed these:

Horror Xtra +1
Al Jazeera English
CN +1
Islam Channel English

:D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
 

If you go into Diagnostics you will find that Al Jazeera English is really a HD Channel but Virgin still says it a SD Channel.

Audio PID: AC3.

Sky Crime +1 is:

Audio PID: MPEG2.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
 

SD channels can use AC3 audio but it does indicate that it could possibly be scaled down to SD from a HD source.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
 

Digital Bit rates says Virgin only use AC3 for "SD Channels" for both Al Jazeera channels - all rest are using MPEG2.

Note Al Jazeera did stop broadcasting in SD in 2020 all over the world.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
 

Which would explain why it is being scaled down. :D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
 

You would have think Virgin would have move them to a HD Stream by now.


But saying that this is Virgin we are talking about - they a joke.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
 

Depends on Virgin's contract with Al Jazeera.

Video stream stats are: H.264 Video, 16:9, 704x576i, 25 fps, 4:2:0

So definitely not HD.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
 

VM claim that Sky Kids HD is included in the Maxit TV package but it's not available for me...


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