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What happened to http://footballonvirgintv.blogspot.com/?

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I don't know, sorry

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Is film4 hd coming this week ? or just e4 hd :confused: sorry i just discovered its a summer launch.

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You'll want it to go wrong, no doubt :rolleyes:

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Digital Fantastic??? What will happen to the WWE PPV tonight as I have 2 event bookings...one for 00:45 and one for 00:00?

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The 00:00 will over-ride the 00:45 booking (you may get a pop up reminder - just cancel the pop up).. if it does show twice on your bill VM will credit the second one back if you speak to Customer Care on 150.

It's Fanatic BTW ;)

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Oh ok thank you so much ... and apologies about name confusion. I am seeing things after a stressful day of ringing Virgin Media up lol...

btw... not wrong lol as you are fantastic :D

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HI Digital Fanatic,

what do you think has happened today, the offshore call centres still say it will starts at 12.45, shouldn't second line support update their computer screens or something :confused:

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No sweetheart i wanted to watch it that's all :)

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Cheers :blush:

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I think the clocks going forward has confused our offshore colleagues... it starts at 12 :)

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The only reason I said that is because you thought it would be funny if the HD channels were to fail for everyone on launch day, earlier in this thread... now imagine the same happening with Film4 HD? Not so funny now? ;)

Just an observation :)

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tell me more ? please:)

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Is this actually a 'Coming soon to Virgin TV' thread or 'Post a question about Virgin TV' as it reads more like the latter?

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The Ofcom report info Pay TV is out on Tuesday. (Info from The Mail on Sunday.)

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This weeks list now online - see post one.

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As in tomorrow? Can't wait to read the full report and see if they have actually grown some cahoonas or not!:dunce:

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As in Tomorrow.

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ESPN has secured exclusive UK rights to broadcast NFL Monday Night Football games from next season.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitalt...ball.html.html

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Excellent!

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SkySports HD...

Come to daddy!!

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Even better, they'll also be airing Monday Night Countdown beforehand. Fantastic news. Now all we need is to find a broadcaster for SNF now that Five have pulled out.

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Sky3 are holding another 'Free Weekend Pass' event on the weekend of 17th-18th April.

Details to come here - http://sky.com/freepass/

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Hello, Media Boy Will you publish the Ofcom report info Pay TV, i will appericate it man.

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Hey man Is it definately that Sky Sports HD comming to virgin media? ;)

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I can not see it for a while yet.

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i hope virgin lauch virgin 1 hd

ps i feel old i hit 20 2day

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Everything to do with the OFCOM report is being discussed here http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...e-page-12.html

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Wait until you hit 40!!! Happy birthday.:birthday:

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Or even 50 like me in a couple of months :shocked::shocked::D

Happy birthday to you braysoj1 a mere 20 today :beer:

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Ya still wet behind thears lad :)

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Happy Bday, feeling old at bloomin 20!

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wish i was 20 im 33 next week lol;)

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Any news about when they will expand the VOD. Spartacus blood and sand would be good for VM to have on demand as they are trying to ban it from TV in the UK.

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The article I read suggested that it was just Mediawatch UK who wanted it banned, not that it will be banned. As long as it is on after 10 I can't see an issue with it. So it has a lots of boobs and blood but it is still a very entertaining show.

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Wait untill You Hit 60 like i will be doing in june

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And minge! Don't forget the minge!

How can they ban it, it's really not that bad. There are many movies on TV these days that have worse imo.

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never heard of this before but somehow i'm now quite interested in watching this, can't think why :D

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I Saw A Trailer of Season 3 of True Blood on Digitalspy.co.uk ITs Only on for 24 seconds but it Looks amazing.

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Season 3 of Trueblood? only 24 seconds...that must be a record

At least it will stop me having to wait weeks to watch shows :)

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Local Radio update:

I have tonight been told by Virgin Media viewers that BBC Radio Lancashire and BBC Radio Merseyside is not broadcasting on Virgin TV.

Local Radio 199? - 2010 R.I.P.

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oooh very emotive there :) I guess it is a kind of a "end of an era" moment. :(

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I have just found this story about Men & Motors on Guardian.co.uk.

Who told you on Mothers Day Virgin was removing it?

Full story Here - http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-rad...tors-scrapyard

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Any chance of Food Network on vm yet (my missus loves that *****).

Also any idea if Scuzz will return?

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no news of ofcom report? thought it was to be released today?

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Will Sci Fi HD replace Diva+1 on Thursday morning as this is still showing? Or is it a later launch?

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from what i gather Diva+1 finishes all its program airing at 1am then at 6am all the new HD channels start to air. so i presume Diva+1 will be changed on the EPG to Sci Fi HD sometime between 1am and 6am.

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Guardian article

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Pay TV Report

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consumer/201...its-in-pay-tv/

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In short, they bottled it.

No price set on HD, no must offer on sky movies, no mention of the red button at all.

Complete waste of time.

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To bee fair there is ALREADY a must offer for movies and sports (1,2) 3+4.

But i fully agree they bottled it. all this review adds to the current rate card is a must offer for HD (at an undetermined price) , and a maximum charge for sports 1+2. In exchange for that they have agreed to devalue the freeview brand.

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S4C, the channel that has officially recorded 0 viewers for some of it's programmes, respond by launching a HD channel.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wa...omments-bottom

Please note that as a UK taxpayer you are paying for this so I would expect it will joining the VM lineup from day 1

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Without reading the report, does this mean we will get Sky Sports cheaper than what we pay at the moment and if so when will it start? Will Sky Sports HD be 'coming soon' also!:)

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Also they have removed the commercial stations which in Liverpool is Radio City.

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All non BBC local Radio Channels was remove late last year.

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BBC London 94.9 in Hackney and Haringey areas only.

Can anyone from Hackney or Haringey tell me if BBC Radio London is broadcasting on Channel 930 or Channel 937 in your area?

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Hi Media Boy
BBC London Radio is still on 930 from Haringey

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Thanks for info.

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S4C HD will only broadcast on Freeview.

http://www.s4c.co.uk/e_press_level2.shtml?id=306

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Zone Horror to be rebranded back to Horror Channel from April 5th.

Zone Horror, part of Chello Zone's UK channels portfolio, is returning to its former identity as the Horror Channel.

The channel will revert to its former name on April 5, on-screen, the network will be branded simply as Horror.

http://www.c21media.net/news/detail....&article=54853

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

That ofcom report is a bit of a disappointment. Will wait until after summer for any announcements and if still nothing will then make the move to Sky, just for Sky Sports HD really.

Also shame we can't have ITV 1 HD a few hours early for Arsenal v Barcelona tonight! First game will be Man Utd v Bayern next Wednesday.

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Are we likely to see Sky One HD now ? And the Sky Sports HD channels. Mediaboy the NGTV date for Preston is believed to be 6th April is this date the same for Wigan as Preston is our headend.

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Sky Basic HD channels have not been looked at as part of the review so I doubt it will be seen anytime soon

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All the dates I have on areas joining NGTV is on the NGTV thread.

I have seen no date for Preston Headend joining NGTV. April 6th was the date I was given on when you local BBC Radio Channels was going to be drop from Virgin TV.

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Question from the misses...

Why isn't Eastender's broadcasted in HD. I thought BBC HD would be showing it by now.

Any ideas?

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Good News for her in doors.

BBC are rumoured to be set to start film in HD for broadcast on BBC HD later this year

(The following is the only link I can find - sorry). http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/techno...011846.article

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Cost.

To upgrade a show to HD costs a fortune, not just in cameras and editing facilities, but entire sets have to be remade. Most TV show sets just aren't designed for HD, there's too many blemishes that don't show up in SD but are overly distracting in HD.

They've been upgrading the sets and buying in HD equipment to replace end of lifespan equipment, but it's a long process.

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Sorry the only thing I agree with is the costs of set, all new cameras these days shoot a flavour of HD, editing on a MAC allows to edit in HD. Cannot speak about eastenders but a majority of footage is just down converted to SD.

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Virgin Media to offer on-demand SpongeBob over Easter.

http://www.digitalchoices.co.uk/virg...310320102.html

Info on this post was found by joglynne.

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And Holby and casualty, match of the day, in fact most of their popular shows are still not in HD

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have we a launch data for ITV 1 HD?

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April 2nd

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Damn, there was me thinking that editing a TV show was far more complex than buying a couple of cameras and an apple mac, I wonder why more people don't do it?

Like I said, Eastenders is currently shot on SD cameras, they are in the process of migrating to a HD set up, they are in the process of replacing end of life SD cameras with Sony HSC-300's for the studio cameras, and Sony PDW 700's for the location cameras. Nice and cheap!

That's just for the cameras, you're going to need to add HD capable broadcast monitors and control units before you can even think about using them, not to mention the editing desks which are A LOT more complex and expensive than a damn mac.

Just so you know I haven't pulled the cameras they'll use out of my ass here's an article on it dated a mere 2 weeks ago.

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UPDATE: More Info out on Sky3 Free Weekend Pass

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...91&postcount=1

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Oh dear that does not sound good for us in preston i was also led to believe april 6th was the date we were joining NGTV,Looks lke my prediction of 31st may is gonna come true.Flaming disgrace

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No launch date has been given - yet.

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Does anyone know when newport "South Wales" will be switching
thanks in advance.

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Sometime after April.

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Can we keep all the NGTV Discussion to the NGTV thread:

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...iscussion.html

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Are they saving Guildford till last? I assume Fleet comes under Guildford (GU51)

any idea as to when?

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Sometime starting Tomorrow.

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Media Boy how is the vote going about possible restarting of this thread

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I axe that poll I am keeping this thread open - for now...

Can we talk about NGTV on the NGTV thread - http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...iscussion.html

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You've been paying for BBC Alba as a Licence Fee payer for months -still no sign of it on VM. That's not a complaint, I can't think of anything on it I want to watch.

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Casualty will broadcast in HD from early 2012 after it moves sets in 2011

I e-mailed them last september.

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Eurosport HD seems to be on my EPG now but as I am on the M package I can't watch it. Bit annoyed as I get the SD version and I thought this was a FTA channel.

ITTV HD has listings for Friday and I can view that so looks like that is available to all of us which is great news

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EuroSport HD is not a FTA channel and neither is EuroSport... are you on M+?

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ITV1HD starts airing at 6am tomorrow.

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Very good point. I can only get BBC Alba via Zattoo on my desktop. However, like you, there is nothing on it I want to see. Kinda like S4C....

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ah ok thanks for the info. Thought I was just on M and not M+. Might have to up my package when the Tour De France starts to get it in HD

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Yeah, you can upgrade for a minimum of 30 days and downgrade back to M+, not sure how long the Tour De France is?

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It's on it's way I believe... plus some content is available On Demand in CUTV on VM.

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ITV1 HD

preview and link.....


Click Me!

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Itv1 HD isn't in the tv guide listings on there:( Wish they would add it so we can see which shows will be airing in HD each day rather than upscaled SD.

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It's a simulcast of ITV1 London (to begin with - see ITV1 HD thread) It's in the VM EPG now though isn't it?

I'll have a look and see...


Yeah HD flags on HD programmes in the EPG :tu:

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Have a click here then itv hd on the left.

http://www.joinfreesat.co.uk/

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can you take a screenshot pls as i can't see any HD info on the tv listings even for man u game next wednesday.

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go to Fridays listings and look for "King Kong" the HD flag is on the "i" info screen... I'll have a look to see if it's on for the footie now.....

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yeah, HD flag on the footie on wednesday :tu: :)

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are you on about on itv's website or on your virgin v+ box? i'm meaning on their website, if you mean website please post a screenshot of it.

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I'm on about the EPG :)

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Can't find much about ITV1 HD listings online... found this though... shows what's coming up this week.

Click Me!

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it looks like ESPN have got a deal to show live superleague formula. there is a review of last year on friday and sunday before the live races.

have a look here on sunday !!!

http://tv.espn.co.uk/schedule/

im glad to see more motorsport on ESPN hope this is the start much more !!!!

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Maybe its time for ESPN 2 and ESPN 2HD??? :)

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ESPN2 is rumoured to arrive this year, but there won't be an ESPN2 HD from launch.

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Nook29 as you know everything ESPN is the superleague formula a signed and sealed deal or just something to tease Motorsport fans with over easter ??????

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I'm afraid I don't know everything about ESPN, and unfortunately I can't comment either way regarding the Superleague Formula.

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I dont know if it's just me but got itv1HD on and I cannot see any difference at all. Now I know the program being shown is not in HD but on 4hd there is noticable upscaled difference even where as this looks exactly the same.

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:( Still no new channels in Lichfield yet,bar itv hd.Looking forward to getting them through

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Sorry but I must disagree, I thought ITV1 pixalated quite alot but on ITV1 HD the picture is sharp and clear.

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yeah the upscaled itv1hd is far better, no horrible pixelated edges to images or writing now:)