Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

Wonder if the advertisers who this waffle was aimed at know that ?

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

Sky appear to be becoming a streaming aggregator at a reduced price.

The Coupon King said earlier today that purchasing HBO max, Disney+, Netflix,Discovery+ & hayu on their own are normally £26 per month. However, there is a deal where you can get them for £22 and have Sky included too, it's called Sky Ultimate TV.

I wonder if Virgin will follow suit? If not, it could be worth bearing in mind for those considering switching away from Virgin.

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I wonder if Sky Atlantic will eventually be added to the V6 and they are just delaying it in order to manipulate customers onto the 360? I can't see Sky being happy that their viewing figures and ad revenue are being impacted by the actions of Virgin.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

Well Hayu was dropped from Virgin years ago, as far i as i can see Virgin are only adding HBO Max app , not Discovery+ which I doubt has long term future now, Sky press release didn't mention Discovery+ in regard to Sky Ultimate TV.

I could see Virgin doing it with Disney+ at some stage like they do with Netflix

There is less reason to do for now with HBO Max when current HBO series (before the end of 2025) are also still on Sky Atlantic and aswell as any new seasons.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

Don't Sky customers get Discovery + free anyway, maybe this is why it wasn't mentioned??

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

Maybe when Ofcom get enough complains about VMO2 withholding services from a specific group of customers without offering a reduction to the subscription fee.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

just upgrade to the 360 software chief its worth it!

if its about losing out on your recordings make me a note of what shows you desperately dont want to lose out on and i'll sort you out!

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

Thanks but no thanks. XBMC UI clones really aren't upgrades to the TiVo ecosystem.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

Virgin Media has finally updated it's website promoting the Entertainment bundle today, to remove the old Sky Max and Sky Showcase logos.

Shame they couldn't be bothered to fully update the list of channels included on Virgin TV, and still claim that all the following are available:

Sky Replay
E! HD
TCM HD
TCM +1
MTV MUSIC
MTV Live HD
Club MTV
MTV 90s
MTV 80s
The Box
4 Music
Kiss
Magic
Kerrang
CBS Reality
CBS Reality +1
Horror Xtra
Horror Xtra +1
HGTV
HGTV +1
GREAT! movies
Viaplay Xtra
CITV
POP
Tiny Pop

That's at least 25 channels that Virgin Media claims to offer, and doesn't, because they no longer exist in that form or at all.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

There's a new feature on Virgin Media Edit about Sky Atlantic:

https://www.virginmedia.com/the-edit...s-on-virgin-tv

It's says, multiple times, "Virgin TV customers with a Sky Basic package" or "add Sky Basic to your package"

This is an incredibly poor choice of language, as Sky Basic is internal Virgin Media language and there is no such thing as a Sky Basic package from a consumer perspective.

When you buy a TV package from Virgin Media at no point is it referred to as a Sky Basic package and Sky Basic is not language that ever appears on your package details or contract.

By using this term repeatability in the feature they are likely to confuse a lot of customers, who won't be sure whether they have 'a Sky Basic package'.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

They might have seen my post...

The article has been adjusted to say 'a Sky Entertainment Channels package'.

Personally, I would have said 'a package with Sky Entertainment channels', but at least it's clearer than before.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

Well the increasingly amount of free air content including all new Investigation Discovery series on TLC and Quest Red don't require a subscription anyway, these are available on both HBO Max and Discovery+ in the US.

Probably the reason they have much better slots on Virgin than Investigation Discovery pay channel since January.

I do wonder if Investigation Discovery pay channel will end up getting shut down in the UK.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

I believe discovery+ is getting rolled into hbomax when it launches in the uk.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

Slightly related to the 'Sky Atlantic' only on 360 boxes.

Sky are currently testing 'Disney Cinema' on satellite. There were reports that this channel would only be on SkyQ and Sky Stream - not the older Sky+/HD boxes.

Well the tests work on SkyQ but are blocked only Sky+/HD boxes.

Seems Sky and VirginMedia are taking the same route in launching only on current boxes.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

There is another change on the 360 and Stream boxes with software version 5.24.

Bringing up Info now, either by voice control or via the context button there is a new layout.

On the details page, the names of the actors and director have been moved down. You can now highlight and select an actor or director to search and find other titles featuring that person.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

Too much contradiction in the interpretation of the words and phrases in the various press releases. That leads to questions, not yet officially properly answered. We might have to wait until 1st April for the full answers.