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NTL did something similar. Around once every 2 days, they rotated channel 106 (when BBC One was channel 1) aka the Guest Channel, so the channels in the more expensive packages were allowed to air on this slot for 24-48 hours before handing over this slot to another channel in order to tempt customers in the basic pack to upgrade. I have a feeling something such as this may return to Virgin.

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Well RichardCoulter did say last week that TCM will be on Channel 100 on October 31st.

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Did someone say VM putting the price up again NEXT week.

W have just had ours increased already - is that the same one

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No it was me just joking around, as far as i'm aware next price rise will be April 2017.

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We can reveal that:

-"The Best of 2016 winners" will be reveal on December 12th - Voting info to be given out in November.
-Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2017) will launch sometime within December 27th and December 28th.

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I too recall The Guest Channel on NTL, but I remember it being on longer than a few days; IIRC it changed every month.

Then, one month 'Rapture' was The Guest Channel. After the month was up it remained on its own channel on the most basic package at the time and The Guest Channel was no more.

I suspect that they had just signed a carriage agreement with Rapture and used this to create the impression that it was something extra for the final month of The Guest Channel :D

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Sky and Virgin Media could be forced to give iPlayer and CBeebies better slots

https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...l-economy-bill

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All new update, for the Virgin TV app.

Some new features confirmed for the V6 Box also.

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Great info, thanks

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just need them to sort out Android support so I can watch it on my S7 !!

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Exciting VM just caught up with 1999 :p:

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This is about v6 box and the features the app will provide. So we will face some restrictions on what recordings we can download from v6 to tablet ( sky sports and movies maybe ) and steaming not allowed on 3G or 4g

When it comes to any sky movies if you can find them it's not easy it says "content not available when your away from your home network" I'm on my home network all else is fine apart from sky premium

When you go into what to watch and movies, there are movies just not sky movies and no Sky sports on demand to watch either

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Cheers.

Just read the info. about the V6.

To summarise for the Coming Soon thread:

-For the foreseeable you won't be able to download any Sky premium content from the V6 to your tablet device (unlike Sky Q).

-The only confirmed 4K content will be Netflix (with a reduced price of £7 for V6 customers), youtube 4K and a number of virgin movies in 4K priced between £6.99 and £9.99 for two days rental.

VM are in talks with BT Sport for 4K content, but there will be no Sky content from any Sky channel in 4K as this is exclusive to Sky customers until March 2018.

- There isn't a UHD section in the software at all but the box is 4K ready, meaning that the initial material available on Sky Q will not be accessible (124 live Premier League games, every F1 race from 2017, 70 films including Spectre and The Revenant, 30 hours of natural history and new dramas such as The Blacklist).

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Thanks putting that in a better way but sadly it's all true, we need to pay £84 a year for some 4K and miss on the blacklist on 4K. Virgin can get to overturn exclusive if the money's right

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BT Sport 2 HD will be shown on Channel 100 on October 29th from 2.30pm to 5.15pm BST.

SD Viewers can watch it on BT Showcase (Channel 548).

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Radio Times: Sky Cinema to launch Sky Cinema Musicals on Monday.

Radio Times has confirmed that Sky Cinema Greats will become know as Sky Cinema Musicals for an week from Monday.

You can sing along to Sky Cinema Musicals on:

-Sky Cinema Musicals on Virgin UK Channel 404.
-Sky Cinema Musicals HD on Virgin UK Channel 434.
-Sky Cinema Musicals on Virgin Ireland Channel 307.
-Sky Cinema Musicals HD on Virgin Ireland Channel 337.

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.... it's really quite odd that VM send out junk mail on a almost daily basis trying to sell their services, yet do not communicate something as useful as these "taster" channels being shown on ch 100. You would have thought that might have warranted one little leaflet at least!

Thanks as always MB for info.

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Fox News Channel latest.

-Fox News Channel is still not testing with Video - so no October launch.
-No other Viacom channels are testing on Virgin Media UK.

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This will make Maxs day.

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Someone had better console Vince - he will be in pieces.

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Oh dear Vince will be shedding a few tears after hearing that MB.;)

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Nothing wrong with musicals as l was weaned on them with my parents of a Saturday afternoon in the days of yore.:)

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For a communications company, VM has always been really bad at communicating.

The CEO office were told about the capability to send out messages to TiVo customers and replied "what a good idea", yet all I've ever received are a couple of auto messages welcoming me to the service, it's pathetic.

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Fox News Channel shows up in the Network Information Table of the following "networks":

NGRHEE Bromley
Code Download Test (Portsmouth)
TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE)
NGRHEE Knowsley

Any "testing" will be restricted to those "networks", which do not appear to be customer facing networks. I haven't seen the NIT data for the ex-NTL Langley areas, so can't comment about those.

On the ex-Telewest / ex-C&W regions, testing usually takes place on up to 4 "networks", being selected from those listed above and:

TTA Bromley DMC (Bromley RHE)

Other observations:

The 1/4 screen 4KTV tests are listed in the NIT for: Manchester Trials.

RTE One, RTE Two and TG4 are in the NIT for:

NGRHEE Bromley
TTA Bromley DMC (Bromley RHE)
Manchester TRIALS

I found that unusual as I would have only expected to see those on the Northern Ireland regions, which are on the ex-NTL Langley part of the network. The post NGTV organisation of Virgin Media is quite interesting.

Frequency changes have been noted in various regions, with TV transport streams moving to create a wider band of frequencies, presumably in preparation for DOCSIS 3.1.

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October List update - October 26th update.

Keep up-to-date on the latest news on upcoming channel launches and other important events across all platforms of Virgin Media UK and Virgin Media Ireland.

NOTE: I DO NOT WORK FOR VIRGIN MEDIA UK OR VIRGIN MEDIA IRELAND SO ALL THE INFORMATION ON THIS LIST IS STILL SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Colours on my list are as followed:

Media Boy = New Info just added.
Media Boy = Virgin Media UK/Ireland News and links.
Media Boy = Local TV news, other Media news/Things.

=== Coming up on Virgin's Digital TV ===
=== "Guest Channel" Information ===
Last updated October 26th 2016:

Keep up to date with the latest CONFIRMED news on Channels set to broadcast for 24 hours from 6am.
NOTE: We will put an "from and to" time if the channel is only broadcasting something LIVE.

Oct. 29th. Virgin Media UK will broadcast BT Sport 2 HD from 2.30pm to 5.15pm today on Virgin UK Channel 100.
Oct. 31st. Virgin Media UK will broadcast TCM from 6am today for 24 hours on Virgin UK Channel 100.

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=== Freeviews on Virgin Media UK ===
Last updated October 26th 2016:

Keep up-to-date on the latest Channels offer on Virgin Media UK this month or next month.

-TCM, TCM HD, TCM +1, Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network +1, Cartoonito, Boomerang and Boomerang +1 is having an freeview to all Customers on Virgin UK Channels 415, 416, 417, 704, 705, 706, 730 and 731 right now until November 4th 2016.
-Nick, Nick +1, Nick HD, Nick Jr, Nick Jr Too [AKA Nick Jr. Peppa] and Nicktoons is having an freeview to all Customers on Virgin UK Channels 712, 713, 714, 715, 716 and 717 right now until November 6th 2016.
-CBS Action, CBS Drama, CBS Reality, CBS Reality +1, Horror and Horror +1 is having an freeview to all Customers on Virgin UK Channels 148, 149, 192, 197, 201 and 202 right now until December 1st 2016.

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=== Soon ===
-Virgin Media UK will launch Arabic Hafla soon on Virgin UK Channel TBC.
-Virgin Media UK will launch Fox News Channel soon on Virgin UK Channel TBC.

=== October ===
29th. Comcast will rebrand Movies 24 as Christmas 24 on Virgin UK Channel 419.
29th. Comcast will rebrand Movies 24+ as Christmas 24+ on Virgin UK Channel 420.
31st. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Harry Potter as Sky Cinema Musicals on Virgin UK Channel 404 and Virgin Ireland Channel 307.
31st. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Harry Potter HD as Sky Cinema Musicals HD on Virgin UK Channel 434 and Virgin Ireland Channel 337.

=== November ===
1st. Made TV will rebrand Big Centre TV as Made in Birmingham on Virgin UK Channel 159 (Birmingham areas only).
1st. Viacom will rebrand Nick Jr. Peppa as Nick Jr. Too on Virgin UK Channel 716.
5th. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Drama and Romance as Sky Cinema Christmas on Virgin UK Channel 410 and Virgin Ireland Channel 308.
5th. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Drama and Romance HD as Sky Cinema Christmas HD on Virgin UK Channel 440 and Virgin Ireland Channel 338.
7th. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Musicals as Sky Cinema Greats on Virgin UK Channel 404 and Virgin Ireland Channel 307.
7th. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Musicals HD as Sky Cinema Greats HD on Virgin UK Channel 434 and Virgin Ireland Channel 337.
7th. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Pixar as Sky Cinema Family on Virgin UK Channel 406 and Virgin Ireland Channel 303.
7th. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Pixar HD as Sky Cinema Family HD on Virgin UK Channel 436 and Virgin Ireland Channel 333.

=== December ===
No News...

=== January 2017 ===
3rd. Comcast will rebrand Christmas 24 as Movies 24 on Virgin UK Channel 419.
3rd. Comcast will rebrand Christmas 24+ as Movies 24+ on Virgin UK Channel 420.
-Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Christmas as Sky Cinema Drama and Romance on Virgin UK Channel 410 and Virgin Ireland Channel 308.
-Sony will rebrand True Christmas as True Movies on Virgin UK Channel 424 and Virgin Ireland Channel 329.
-Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Christmas HD as Sky Cinema Drama and Romance HD on Virgin UK Channel 440 and Virgin Ireland Channel 338.

=== February 2017 ===
No News...

=== March 2017 ===
No News...

=== April 2017 ===
No News...

=== May 2017 ===
No News...

=== June 2017 ===
No News...

=== July 2017 ===
No News...

=== August 2017 ===
No News...

=== September 2017 ===
No News...

=== October 2017 ===
No News...

=== November 2017 ===
No News...

=== December 2017 ===
No News...

=== Sometime in 2017 (Even rumours) ===
-STV will rebrand STV Edinburgh as STV2 [Edinburgh] on Virgin UK Channel 159 (Edinburgh areas only).
-STV will rebrand STV Glasgow as STV2 [Glasgow] on Virgin UK Channel 159 (Glasgow areas only).
-FT did report on October 5th that Virgin Media UK may launch Viceland UK soon on Virgin UK Channel TBC.

=== Local TV on Virgin Media ===
-All the following Local TV broadcasters may launch soon on Virgin UK Channel 159:

-Bay TV Swansea
-YourTV Manchester
-YourTV Blackpool & Preston
-That’s Basingstoke
-That’s Surrey
-That's Solent - CHANNEL TESTING ON VIRGIN MEDIA UK.
-That’s Reading
-That’s Salisbury
-That's Oxford

=== Unknown dates ===
-The BBC hope to launch English regional variants of its existing BBC One HD service as well as Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland editions of BBC Two HD - but still need to be approved by the BBC Trust.

=== Channels ONLY in Virgin Media Ireland areas ===
List last updated on February 8th 2016.

ONLY TV CHANNELS THAT ONLY BROADCAST IN THE UK ON OTHER NETWORKS WILL APPEAR ON THIS PART OF THE LIST.

ALSO THE FOLLOWING LIST OF CHANNELS IS CURRENTLY BROADCASTING ON VIRGIN MEDIA IRELAND BUT NOT ON VIRGIN MEDIA UK:

Documentaries/News:
-History HD
-Crime + Investigation HD
-RT

Lifestyle:
-Fashion TV

Music:
-MTV Classic

Kids:
-Disney Channel HD

Specialist:
-EWTN

Radio:
-UCB Ireland

Channels only in Virgin Media Ireland areas.

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Virgin Sources - means just that.
'Do Not Post' order - means an Virgin insider has given me some info on things that set to happen but has told me not to reveal it right now.

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=== Ask Media Boy ===
Last updated January 4th 2016.

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Q: WHY AM I NOT GETTING ''DISNEY CHANNEL HD'' FOR?
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B) If Virgin Media UK/Ireland are set to move more than TWO channels (TV or Radio) about in Virgin Media UK/Ireland areas.
C) If Virgin Media UK/Ireland are set to close or repackage more then TWO channels (TV or Radio) in Virgin Media UK/Ireland areas.

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Also still selling the bloody slow TiVo, when they know v6 is coming

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I see there is 4ktv tests but they have no content

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Exactly why you message new service info, billing and others

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Exactly why you message new service info, billing and others

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Rumours story only so far

-http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...postcount=2529

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As I said, it is only active on the Manchester Trials network. Scanning in other regions will list the channels because they are in the SDT but there will be no content because the transport streams aren't available.

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IGN to launch app on vm second generation tivo in 2017.

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If you don't like sport, we have a shiny new box but no UHD, over at sky loads in UHD, the new blacklist on 4K would be amazing ⚡️

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VM will get full 4k when everyone else has moved onto 5k :p:

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Virgin said they don't want to reveal anything as to not give sky the upper hand, sadly they already have, especially confirmed on virgin media the new box will stream SELECTED material to our tablets, here we go again

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That sounds like something unrelated to the current tests.

There are various miscellaneous test transport streams in various regions, such as the Frequency Tests on TS IDs 301 to 304 (no EIT data, but the channels carry similar content to the VM Preview channels), the 4KTV test on TS ID 389 (EIT description is "Getting the most from Virgin Media" - the same description as EPG 999 Virgin iD) and other tests on TS ID 399 (the EIT data indicates that these are duplicates of BBC / ITV / C4 channels).

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8k ;):p:

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Best say 16k to be safe this is VM afterall yesterdays technology today at over the top prices.:P

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Haha yes, but by the time we get to that resolution, the screen size would have to be massive to notice any difference. People will be moving into warehouses just to have enough room to accommodate the TV. :D

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From November 11th Viacom will rebrand MTV Classic as MTV Xmas on Virgin Ireland Channel 707.

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Apparently, VM are currently in negotiations for BT Sport 4K content.

Never heard of them, is it these people http://uk.ign.com?

At least those with VM UK can take comfort that they would be missing out on MTV Classic over the festive season :D


The next programme on Channel 100 will be a UEFA Champions League football match between Borussia Monchengladbach and Celtic on 1/11/16 from 19:00 until 22.00.

After that, channel 100 will show a UEFA Europa League group K match between Sparta Prague and Hapoel Be'er Sheeva on 3/11/16 from 20:00 to 22:00.

Does anyone know if these matches will also be in HD?

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If the latest content is your priority, Sky has always been the place to be.

Would you launch a non-4k box at this point in time? No provider would be that stupid (well, except for Apple; but they'll just fleece their fanboys for a 4K version down the line ;))

Just because they don't have 4K content now, doesn't mean that they won't have within the lifetime of the box.

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In fairness to VM:
- Neither BT nor TalkTalk has announced any plans for YouView to distribute content to mobile devices.
- VM remains the second strongest TV platform content-wise behind Sky. Neither BT nor TalkTalk has caught up on it content-wise but have had several years in which to do so.

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Well, the V+ only had the BBC HD channel for years before any more joined (which wouldn't have cost VM anything in carriage costs).

VM made it clear that they were in no hurry to adopt 4K ages ago

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/article...pt-4k-ultra-hd

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That is the way l see it and it ain't going to be changing anytime soon Andrew.

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Weren't they HD on 100 and SD on 548 last week?

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No but come on to launch it will no content apart from material that requires further subscription. Now I do agree it needs to be 4K but to charge extra for a box that doesnt have anything 4K to show is wrong, at least throw in Netflix, if not what's the point

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Also l think virgin have done good with how far we get with sky, but sky 1 and sky living content in 4K not much to ask for the monthly box fee

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Yeah but due to the success of sky q and the fact sky q wasn't out then makes the article non relevant. Sky q wasn't meant to launch till last 2016 but they changed it

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BT already has a bt tv mobile app.

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I don't think so, i know BT are investing heavily into tv with rumours of their own entertainment channel surfacing too.
BT certainly have the funds to go head to head with SKY for content rights and live sport.
VM will just sit back and leech from other providers, nothing wrong with that imo just good business why pay hundreds of millions for content when you can get a deal with the likes of SKY,BT etc to carry their content.
This could however backfire on vm if SKY and BT suddenly decide they don't want anyone else carrying their content then it's game over for VM tv wise, however this is unlikely to happen but VM are falling behind both SKY and BT already have 4k content and devices out, not sure if talktalk do.

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V+ HD says the Celtic game will be in HD on Channel 100.

As of today V+ HD goes up to Tuesday night at midnight.

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How many good channels are we missing?

80% of channels only on Sky look poor.

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The next sport in HD on ch 100 is the Aviva Rugby on Saturday

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Precisely. We are only really missing out on Sky Atlantic and ITV Encore.

Virgin Media will close the gap with Sky through the launch of the new eos box and then with more apps such as Amazon, together with VM original on demand content, which will be easier to access with the additional tuners.

Reports of Virgin Media's demise are greatly exaggerated. Sky fanboys, please calm yourselves. Nobody knows for sure at this stage how much UHD content there will be on the V6 at launch so we should not be talking Virgin down on that score.

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l think too many have been getting lessons from our own Victor Meldrew on this forum.;)

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BT's app doesn't allow you to watch recordings and all channels in the same way as EE TV and Sky Q do they?
TalkTalk doesn't offer 4K TV. In fact, it only offers the Sky channels in SD not HD.

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But these apps you talk about aren't inclusive with a VM package you are paying more for them so Virgin Media are giving you access on the box no more no less.

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Spot on! Sky Atlantic is a good channel but ITV Encore is a non-event.
Despite 4K functionality, BT TV is extremely weak on content by not offering the full Sky Sports portfolio, the Sky Entertainment channels and Fox.

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I've just taken a look at my recordings, and I now have only 11 from the non premium Sky channels, and not all of them are up to the quality I would expect. By far, the most good programming is coming out of the terrestrials at the moment, and given this does make me wonder about whether it is worth paying as much as we do for them. If it wasn't for Fox and the documentary channels, I would seriously think about cutting my losses. I am certainly tempted to just take Now TV (Entertainment and Movies passes), Netflix and Amazon, and just taking the minimum package of channels from Virgin.

Virgin are right to be thinking of concentrating on the quality on demand/apps side of things rather than new rubbish broadcast channels, but monetising this is a challenge.

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I'm amazed Fox News hasn't launched yet with the American elections being a couple of weeks away.

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And l cannot see it arriving before then.

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No, but as discussed previously, having all your apps on one box is very useful (as long as it isn't slow, of course). If you then procure additional apps that are not available elsewhere, and also keep adding to the on demand menus, there you have your exclusivity.

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Maybe they are waiting to see if Trump News launches. That would be far more entertaining.

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No fanboys just facts VM leech of other companies, i've always said it VM made a huge mistake selling living, bravo etc imo they had a very strong bargaining chip with those channels and i will say one thing for VM they treated those channels a lot better than SKY have.
The fact remains if SKY and BT decide that they no longer wish vm to carry their channels once the contracts are up then VM tv will become very poor, it's unlikely to happen but never say never.
If you think the new tivo is gods gift to tv you're in for a very rude awakening.
However i hear there will be offers available on the new tivo from launch to rival SKYs offers on skyq.

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Never used it mate tbf but i can verify that the online tv from bt does not allow you to view recordings infact it has no on demand either which is a pretty poor show from BT, but with BT investing heavily in their tv this is most likely to change in the near future one thinks.
Talktalk i think they're finished tbh not even worth talking about them anymore lol,.
There will be 3 big players in the tv market in this order one thinks SKY, VM and BT in the long run.

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I don't think it is right to describe VM as 'leeching' off other companies, theone. People who watch pirated material are leeching. Virgin Media pay for the material they broadcast to their subscribers quite legitimately, and this is Liberty Global's strategy. You don't need to own channels to get the content you want.

However, there is a problem with exclusive deals that restrict some content to specific providers, and unless there is future legislation to prevent this from happening, Virgin's only defence is to acquire exclusive content of its own. Again, it does not need to actually own channels to achieve this.

Virgin could change their strategy to compete directly with Sky in this way if they wanted to. Remember that when Sky withdrew its channels from us, we very quickly found Virgin 1 coming to our screens, and the same could happen again. John Malone is busily acquiring interests in quite a number of content providers, of which Lionsgate is particularly interesting, and I wouldn't underestimate cable's ability to put up some impressive rival channels at short notice if needs be. I would be surprised if a contingency plan was not already in place.

There are a lot of moans from VM TV customers at present, mainly because of the slow Tivo and the lack of Sky Atlantic. The V6 is poised to resolve the slowness issue and Sky Atlantic is solvable. However, if VM make the decision not to acquire Sky Atlantic, then in my opinion it needs to go all out to acquire as much exclusive quality content as it can lay its hands on.

Sky has major problems of its own to look forward to. They are unlikely to get a new exclusive HBO deal given the new strategy being adopted by that company and when existing rights with film studios are due to expire, they will be going head to head with some big players, such as Netflix and Amazon. Additionally, rights to the football premiership cannot be guaranteed for long, with increased competition being brought to bear from other players with deeper pockets. Malone's strategy is a pretty good one when seen in this light.

I do agree with you that the three big players will be Sky, Virgin Media and BT into the future, but I don't see Virgin falling behind BT.

As for the V6, I don't believe the adverse comments that we are hearing from detractors who don't know any more than the rest of us. I think it will be a good alternative to Sky Q, although whether it will be better we will find out when it is launched.

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It's been testing for months! Seems a bit over the top. as people can confirm it's been the channel I've been wanting for about 3 years

It's comedy gold

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Personally, I wouldn't be too sure about that. I'm not sure how any people would actually shell out £10 p/m just for HBO content. Atlantic also includes Showtime's content, in another exclusive Premium content deal with Sky. AMC content is tied to an excusive deal with BT, with some content exclusive to Amazon. There is no way an 'HBO Nordic like service' could happen in the UK at this time


I think HBO would make more money renewing their Sky deal.

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My guess is that HBO will come to a non-exclusive deal with Sky while launching its content on demand website.

I suppose there could be alternatives. Maybe an exclusive deal with Sky to broadcast the shows on its channels while uploading them on its own subscription website. There are also other possibilities.

The point is, the status quo on these exclusive deals cannot be guaranteed in this fast changing market.

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The only value of HBO to Sky, is it's exclusivity, and (the supposed) up-market perception that it brings

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All very good points OB.
I think we can all agree the one thing that is for certain is the future is very exciting for tv and content.

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FOX news have pulled out of launching on vm from what i've heard, MB might know more.

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Interestingly, in the Netherlands, HBO closed down its channels and on-demand service recently which were available on all platforms. Its content became exclusive to Ziggo, part of LibertyGlobal. Why? Because Ziggo opened its cheque book in the same way that Sky Atlantic has done. Money talks.

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Hit the nail on the head money talks.

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And that's why I think that in 2020, HBO will do a new deal with Sky

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I think it's highly likely as well. I think the only thing that may alter this would be if HBO's corporate strategy alters as a result of parent company TimeWarner being acquired by AT&T.

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Absolutely inevitable PB.

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So close and yet so far! How infuriating...

Oh well the chase continues for another 3 years

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Yes, this is why I think that Sky exclusivity may end in 2020.

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Well, I and many others are currently paying £6.99 per month for Now TV's Entertainment Pack, just to get Sky Atlantic. £10 per month seems a bit steep, but I guess that depends on what other content they may add to it. I might be prepared to pay it instead of subscribing to Now TV if that made sense.

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Its no secret that VM have tried to get Sky Atlantic but Sky wanted too much for it. Could we see a bidding war for the HBO content just like the Premier League? Sky, VM and BT all wanting the content and would be quite a feather in the cap for VM who are trying to get back in the content game. We know BT have deep pockets when it comes to things like this too.

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If Virgin enter a bidding war then there's no chance of them winning because they always want everything on the cheap!

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Oh good grief I hope not , isn't the current high pricing of pay tv thanks in part to the Sports bidding war between Sky and BT.

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And personally l cannot see it changing anytime soon MM.

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The last thing we need!

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Its true that VM want channels on the cheap. Sky offered VM SA at a reasonable prise. But VM turned this down.

At the end of the day - ITS US that end up paying for it. So why doesn't VM let us decide

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I think it is pushing up the price of TV but it's great news for consumers who are prepared to shop around. SKY and Virgin have been offering some crazy deals to new customers. I've had my TV for SKY for nearly 4 years at 50%, or more, off. Look at this mental offer they e-mailed me earlier today.

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50% off my TV package for the next 5 years without any contract. Cancel when I want and I don't even have to confirm I accept the offer, it's already applied to my account. I don't currently have SKY Sports or SKY Cinema but if I add them, they automatically go on at 50% off too. The only TV things that are not 50 % off are HD and multiroom.

I'm not the only person to receive this offer. A woman at my work got the same e-mail last week. She's had 50% off her TV for the past 10 months. I thought she must have read it wrong as I hadn't seen it mentioned anywhere else.

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I've seen that posted in another thread on a different forum. I agree if you'll shop around there's bargains to be had but in my opinion its even more evidence that more and more are ringing to cancel or downgrade. I've never not had an offer in my account for Sky Cinema and Sky Sports when I've been without them.

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IF its Sky that this agreement is saying the price will stay the same for FIVE years. IS that new customers or existing ones.

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Existing customers who are already on a deal. I posted here a few weeks ago that something looked funny on my SKY account:

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...3697840&page=2

The interesting thing is, as posted in the above thread, when SKY announced their price increases this year my package didn't go up in price. I received a letter confirming price increses but my letter said my package was going up by £0.00. My price didn't budge. I don't know if that will be the same over the next 5 years but it looks promising.

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They probably got sick of speaking to you.:D

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Yeah, I've not been shy over the years.

I don't think this discount will remain if I upgrade to SKYQ. Not too fussed at the moment as I don't have a 4k TV.

I remember earlier this year a poster confirming that SKY where going to finish offering their retention deals when people on offers came to the end of their 12 month deal. I wonder if their doing this across the board instead of having to haggle with people on the phone who are trying to get another years worth of TV on the cheap?

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VM were not offered Sky Atlantic at a reasonable price, I can't remember what it was (I did post it in this thread yonks ago), but it was a lot more than the usual price for a basic channel.

Russia Today is currently off air on satellite and broadcasting a caption saying "scheduled maintenance GMT 9:00pm-7:00am" along with some music.

I think something is afoot, it's highly unusual for a channel to go off air for hours due to "maintenance"!!

Whilst it's off air on satellite, I'm not sure about VM Ireland & Freeview- could somebody with these platforms check please?

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It's working on Freeview

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Cheers SP, perhaps it's nothing ominous then.

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It is stupid the cost of sports these days even football matches for my team tickets are between £25 and £40 and we're in the championship lol.

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as a newcastle fan i feel your championship pain.

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Not highly unusual for RT, it's just something they do, fairly often.

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I'd go for that for 5 years. :)

Just checked my Sky account, can't see anything :(

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Another new Channel Guide for October 2016 is now out.

It has now been redesigned completely:

http://cdn.virginmediapresents.com/2...ctober2016.pdf

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Codswallop.....

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I agree I heard they offered at a totally unreasonable price just to say they offered

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What price did Sky set for Atlantic, Arthur?

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exactly if someone don't want to sell they set price very high so they know it wont be accepted so they can say it offered remember offcom have proven sky price things to high as I said all along sky don't want anyone at all to have SA

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I remember the chap in charge of Sky at the time SA launched boasting that the channel would never appear on VM.

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I bet after every post Arthur sits at his computer laughing thinking give it a few minutes and it'll hook someone in.:D

He never fails to amuse , keep it up Arthur.

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Indeed, opens door, lobs hand grenade in, waits for reaction. :)

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exactly it never will sooner people accept that the better

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He has denphone as odds on favourite as first to reply.:D

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My my your crystal ball MM which sees all must be working pretty well today for once.:D

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Well, no-one can say you're not consistent, Dave!

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Perhaps he has been getting tips from the doyen of the forum.:)

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The channel numbering is such a mess - when are they going to address it? I found myself on More4 last night but only in SD (channel 147). Where can I find it in HD? Channel 203! Where's the logic in that??

In fact, where's the logic in any of the numbering anymore? Why is BBC4 on 107 in SD but on 163 in HD? (and 106 is empty!)

I'm surprised the programme makers aren't up in arms - it's an absolute farce