Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.
 

The trouble is that Virgin negotiations with chennel providers take a eternity and at the end of it we still do not get what is promised.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.
 

Nope.

At time Virgin sold they channels to Sky - the only HD Channels own by Sky was:

Sky Movies HD (bar Sky Movies Classic HD)
Sky Sports HD (bar Sky Sports News HD)
Sky 1 HD
Sky Real Lives HD
Sky Arts HD Channels

So Virgin need to sign an new deal with BSkyB to carry the following Channels:
Sky 3 +1,
Sky Atlantic SD and HD,
Sky Livingit HD,
Sky News HD,
Sky Sports News HD and
Sky Movies Classic HD.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.
 

Any news on Good Food HD, Eden HD, Eden +1 and Yesterday +1?

Did anyone ever get down to the bottom of why these channels jointly owned by Virgin have launched on SKY, but not Virgin Media yet?

Maybe we should stop having a go at SKY for not providing us access to SKY Atlantic, and start asking Virgin why channels that they partly own are being withheld from us.

In fact if nobody knows the answer, does someone have an e-mail address I can use to query this with Virgin directly?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.
 

VM have a 50% stake in UKTV, along with the BBC, but UKTV is operated completly independent from both BBC & VM.

http://uktv.co.uk/network/item/aid/605268

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.
 

I think SKY News HD should be on the list too. It started broadcasting on the 06th May 2010, almost a full month before the deal was announced and over 2 months before the deal was officially completed. I believe the launch of SKY News HD was announced towards the end of April so surely when negotiating the sale of VMtv, someone from Virgins end would have had the foresight to make sure SKY News HD would have been included as one of the basic HD channels they could access in the future.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.
 

How do you qualify not to pay the £3 charge for Tivo box, cause I've got XL TV.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.
 

That will be the monthly charge for the service, no charge no service.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.
 

Hey Masque, I know that you have probably no idea about channel deals and launches but I have always wondered if one day in the future we may see the appearence of Sky Sports HD 3-4. I mean, do Virgin Media still think about trying to get a deal for them OR have they left it as it is and not gone back to it.

And when it does come to signing a new deal with Sky for the new HD channels that Media Boy posted above will they try to include Sky Sports HD 3-4 in that deal?

I bet that £7 charge may rise in order for them to add them.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.
 

Fixed.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.
 

I am technical support and have little knowledge of the channel side hence why you rarely see me here.:)

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Even staff will have to pay for the privilege.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.
 

Someone said it was free no monthly charge with XL TV (premuims)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.
 

The has been so much said in this thread about TiVo so it may be free on XL, but I know £3 has been mentioned as a charge, I will check when in work tomorrow.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.
 

OK nice one cyrill nice one son.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.
 

any new HD channels coming?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.
 

Must admit it is a bit annoying, Virgin sell their channels to SKY and then SKY will broadcast a new HD variant called SKY Livingit HD that will not be available to VM customers :mad: