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cheekyangus 18-03-2020 16:55

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2020)
 
According to JJ20X on Forum Box there are 4 new channels on the network.
https://www.forumbox.co.uk/forum/thr...9101#post89101

2 SD and 2 HD. They just have names like Channel A SD, Channel B SD, etc, so not much to go on.

Probably Sky Documentaries and Sky Nature in SD and HD variations, but you never know, that's just my guess.

SonicMaster 18-03-2020 17:53

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2020)
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by cheekyangus (Post 36027937)
According to JJ20X on Forum Box there are 4 new channels on the network.
https://www.forumbox.co.uk/forum/thr...9101#post89101

2 SD and 2 HD. They just have names like Channel A SD, Channel B SD, etc, so not much to go on.

Probably Sky Documentaries and Sky Nature in SD and HD variations, but you never know, that's just my guess.

As they carry the Sky1 & Sky2 flags and genre flag 1 (Documentaries) I think that's fairly certain!

cheekyangus 18-03-2020 18:34

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2020)
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by SonicMaster (Post 36027950)
As they carry the Sky1 & Sky2 flags and genre flag 1 (Documentaries) I think that's fairly certain!

:D

SonicMaster 24-03-2020 08:10

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2020)
 
The BBC Sounds TV app will be rolling out from today on Virgin Media devices and YouView devices, including some Sony TVs, and is coming to some Samsung TVs later this week, plus many more connected TVs and devices in the coming weeks and months.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/la.../sounds-tv-app

cheekyangus 24-03-2020 09:51

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2020)
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by SonicMaster (Post 36028690)
The BBC Sounds TV app will be rolling out from today on Virgin Media devices and YouView devices, including some Sony TVs, and is coming to some Samsung TVs later this week, plus many more connected TVs and devices in the coming weeks and months.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/la.../sounds-tv-app

Cool. Nothing here yet.

Thanks SonicMaster. :)

Tricky Trevor 24-03-2020 10:47

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2020)
 
Could this be the start of the 100's of apps promised many years ago?
No? I don't think so either

denphone 24-03-2020 10:48

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2020)
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Tricky Trevor (Post 36028715)
Could this be the start of the 100's of apps promised many years ago?
No? I don't think so either

Perhaps OB can answer that.:D

SonicMaster 24-03-2020 10:55

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2020)
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by cheekyangus (Post 36028702)
Cool. Nothing here yet.

Thanks SonicMaster. :)

On the negative side, we won't get Disney+

Sky has confirmed:

We’ve partnered with Disney to be the only pay-TV provider to offer Disney+ on their platform.

https://www.sky.com/help/home/sky-tv...ng-disney-plus

cheekyangus 24-03-2020 11:59

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2020)
 
The Virgin Media press release about BBC Sounds app released today.
https://www.virginmedia.com/corporat...to-tv-platform

jobbie8 24-03-2020 12:56

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2020)
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by SonicMaster (Post 36028719)
On the negative side, we won't get Disney+

Sky has confirmed:

We’ve partnered with Disney to be the only pay-TV provider to offer Disney+ on their platform.

https://www.sky.com/help/home/sky-tv...ng-disney-plus

Great stuff, I paid for a year and hoped the app would be on V6 shortly after launch, thinking Disney would want to make it available as possible. Guess its Roku and Chromecast for me then.

OLD BOY 24-03-2020 13:09

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2020)
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by SonicMaster (Post 36028719)
On the negative side, we won't get Disney+

Sky has confirmed:

We’ve partnered with Disney to be the only pay-TV provider to offer Disney+ on their platform.

https://www.sky.com/help/home/sky-tv...ng-disney-plus

I wouldn't take too much notice of that. As at today, the statement is correct because VM is still negotiating with Disney. There is nothing in Sky's agreement with Disney that prevents this from happening.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jobbie8 (Post 36028738)
Great stuff, I paid for a year and hoped the app would be on V6 shortly after launch, thinking Disney would want to make it available as possible. Guess its Roku and Chromecast for me then.

I'm sure it will launch soon, jobbie, be patient.

In the meantime yes, it's on Roku, Amazon Prime and Chromecast as well as some specified smart tvs and YouView.

Legendkiller2k 24-03-2020 13:54

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2020)
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36028740)
I wouldn't take too much notice of that. As at today, the statement is correct because VM is still negotiating with Disney. There is nothing in Sky's agreement with Disney that prevents this from happening.

---------- Post added at 13:09 ---------- Previous post was at 13:08 ----------



I'm sure it will launch soon, jobbie, be patient.

In the meantime yes, it's on Roku, Amazon Prime and Chromecast as well as some specified smart tvs and YouView.

I think the term "exclusive to SKY" might be a clue.

BenMcr 24-03-2020 14:00

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2020)
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Legendkiller2k (Post 36028749)
I think the term "exclusive to SKY" might be a clue.

Where do they say it's exclusive?

Not in the press release that it is:
https://www.skygroup.sky/article/sky...l-for-disney-+

Hugh 24-03-2020 14:37

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2020)
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 36028753)
Where do they say it's exclusive?

Not in the press release that it is:
https://www.skygroup.sky/article/sky...l-for-disney-+

tbf, in the original link, it said
Quote:

We’ve partnered with Disney to be the only pay-TV provider to offer Disney+ on their platform.
https://www.sky.com/help/home/sky-tv...ng-disney-plus

BenMcr 24-03-2020 14:48

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2020)
 
Yup, but still doesn't stay exclusive which most providers will use if it is that.


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