Cable Forum - Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

Hey i have just noticed this reply from virgin on twitter in regards to living hd launch :

virginmedia: @Sharpy55 Shouldn't be long at all - they are almost ready. You can be sure it'll be on VM first :)

so by this they are not waiting for sky ?

and also have to say very good news about top gear going to be shown in hd .

Media Boy UK

22-09-2009 21:23

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UEFA Europa League on Virgin TV update:

TBC - UEFA Europa League - ITV4 from 17:30 (Channel 117)
Bate Borisov v Everton - UEFA Europa League Group I - ESPN from 17:30 (Channel 529)
Valencia v Genoa - UEFA Europa League Group B - ESPN from 20:00 (Channel 529)
Celtic v Rapid Vienna - UEFA Europa League Group C - Five from 19:30 (Channel 105/855)
Fulham v FC Basel - UEFA Europa League Group E - ITV4 from 20:00 (Channel 117)

Ties to be played on Thursday October 1.

Info from livefootballontv.com.

Nook29

22-09-2009 21:34

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Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 34876780)

ESPN seemingly have the best games there, I may well watch them both.

Media Boy UK

22-09-2009 21:51

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Originally Posted by Nook29 (Post 34876784)

ESPN seemingly have the best games there, I may well watch them both.

ITV4 will show the Werder Bremen game from 5.30pm.

Info from LJ Sport on TV web site.

JdNthLdn

22-09-2009 22:39

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There was also a red button on Bravo today however not much on it.

Stephen

22-09-2009 23:46

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Originally Posted by JdNthLdn (Post 34876830)

There was also a red button on Bravo today however not much on it.

Yes Bravo and the living channels now have an extra way of accessing the on Demand sections through the Red button and not just the On Demand menu.

Felim_Doyle

24-09-2009 11:10

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Originally Posted by Andrewcrawford23 (Post 34876498)

Nope only sky as it has the biggest customer base, that is why channel wilkl not go exculsive to virgin etc, i know itv done it but that was a agreemetn with freesat so they could gain some numbers. if a channel wants to launcht they need ot be on sky for advertising reasons.

livign wont launch on freesat or freeview it ecrpted channel

I take your point about Living not launching on FreeSat or FreeView, I guess I was thinking of Virgin1.

I don't take your point about Sky though ...

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Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 34876772)

... and that would seem to support my theory.

There must be a more fundamental reason for the delayed launch. It could be technical, it could be advertising contracts but we don't like to speculate in this thread. :rolleyes:

Soon come, man! Soon come! :cool:

devilincarnate

24-09-2009 15:07

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Living hd to launch on the 6th oct as it says on the placeholder on the channel !

kgollop

24-09-2009 17:26

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Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 34877764)

Living hd to launch on the 6th oct as it says on the placeholder on the channel !

Good news, nice to have an official date for this now :)

Felim_Doyle

24-09-2009 17:59

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Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 34877764)

Living hd to launch on the 6th oct as it says on the placeholder on the channel !

I don't suppose that there is a placeholder channel on Sky yet? Not that we down to earth (or under the earth) cable folk care what goes on in orbit! :p:

I really must get a V+ box, even if I don't get a HD TV just yet.

devilincarnate

24-09-2009 20:18

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Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle (Post 34877884)

I don't suppose that there is a placeholder channel on Sky yet? Not that we down to earth (or under the earth) cable folk care what goes on in orbit! :p:

I really must get a V+ box, even if I don't get a HD TV just yet.

No not yet as i have been able to find out ? but do not know if one is testing ( it does not say on wikipedia that one is testing yet ):D

Ben B

24-09-2009 20:21

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I heard a rumour that VM are bringing out some deal next month which is going to blow sky out of the water. Has anyone else heard this?

devilincarnate

24-09-2009 20:29

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Originally Posted by Ben B (Post 34877983)

I heard a rumour that VM are bringing out some deal next month which is going to blow sky out of the water. Has anyone else heard this?