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not always, you could still get the older box.

The sammy is a lot smaller.

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Just have to wait and see :bump::bump:

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Seem to be dragging there feet a bit with this one.

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Yep they do :LOL:

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It really is disappointing that we have had no confirmation one way or another, Sky have had it for about 6 weeks now.
I asked MB earlier today , but he has had no confirmation either.

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Would be a great addition to the XL pack.

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tbh The only channels that I thin will launch without announcment will be ones that launch that day on sky too.

As ESPN America HD is already on Sky, Virgin Media would probably announce when they will launch it - thats IF they will launch it.

I think they may launch the Sky Basic HD channels first before any other.

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Especially as the college Football season is approaching fast and I love my football.

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Here here.

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I for one will be extremely annoyed if they don't launch ESPNA HD in the near future.

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I second that seems crazy not to have it as part of the XL pack seeing as the SD version is part of it.

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Not necessarily - I'm happy to stick with Virgin until we eventually get all the Sports in HD - I'm not going to jump ship for lack of HD! That would just be silly considering the benefits of being with VM. :)

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However it will not be TiVo upgradable as it does not run Flash which the new TiVo OS runs. (See topic about VM CEO talking about TiVo and posts on Digital Spy)

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urghhh, tivo uses flash = PUKE! Silverlight <3 :)

Does the older v+ box run flash? I think i'll just wait a year or so and try and get a free upgrade to the Tivo box then, the current v+ box has plenty of features enough for me tbh.

Anyone know if i use an E-SATA hdd with the v+ box i can watch the recorded shows on my pc or are they encrypted?

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not sure if this has been posted

coming soon - price increases

http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html...ce-change.html

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I got my second V+ box installed yesterday afternoon and it was a SA. I've not had a problem with my original SA that I've had for a few years so I'm not complaining.

I know the sammy is smaller and looks prettier but I tend to watch the TV more than the set top box :D

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People who have posted that they have had self install boxes have not posted that they have received a Scientific Atlanta box. Not saying that this will be the case for everyone but I think you are probably more likely to get a Samsung box via self install

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Nice find
TV XL and L unaffected, but M+ and Sky Premium customers are looking for a £1/£2 increase.

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I should think XL be unaffected, it's just had a £1.50 increase!

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And Sky yet again charge us more for the channels. WOW £29.50 for all the Sky Sports channels :(

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Hello, new here I have a couple of questions if people dont mind answering.

We're on TV Size L.

1. Are there any plans for Virgin Media to add NHK World TV to its line up? The current news channels have a lack of culture, like with Sky there's tons of interesting news channels from various countries, I would love to see NHK World TV.(Its on Freesat for free)

2. Why isnt CBS Reality free for Size L customers? The channel has nothing but garbage on it, such as 2 different programs like Judge Judy and Cops playing for 12 hours straight, surely it should be free? (Its on Freesat for free)

3. Point 2 but for another channel. Horror Channel. Apparently this is free on Freesat but not to Size L customers, will this ever be free?

4. Any news of Channels coming to Size L?

Thanks!

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Ive just upgraded to the HD sports and Movies and just wanted to know do Virgin call to confirm upgrade? as will be at work all day for next couple of days and if not how long does it take after doing the upgrade online for them to go on?

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ITV HD2, 3 & 4 going to Sky, but no mention of Virgin Media.

Quote from Adam Crozier, Chief Executive of ITV plc, said: "I'm delighted to announce ITV's move into pay television today with this deal with Sky. We will launch our highly successful family of digital channels, ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4, in high definition for the very first time as part of the Sky+HD subscription.

"Building new revenue streams by exploiting our content across multiple platforms is a key part of the ITV Transformation Plan announced today. Pay television has seen continual growth over the last decade and this deal is a great example of how a new, subscription-based launch, can complement ITV's existing free-to-air channels."


also, as part of the financial Half yearly report, they announced launch of ITV1+1 in Q1 2011

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Just seen on Sky News ITV are launching ITV2, ITV3 & ITV4 in HD. Did'nt give any time scale or on which platforms..

Fingers crossed for VM..:)


Just beat me!!!!

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The channels will be exclusive to Sky - so not on Virgin Media. Yet more evidence of Virgin falling behind.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/t...ls-on-Sky.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010...ls-pay-tv-push

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I don't see anything in those articles to say that the channels are Sky Exclusive? VM will have to negotiate their own deal with ITV in order to carry the channels. I imagine ITV will be looking to get as much money as possible for them, so I would think there's a decent chance of them turning up on VM at some point. ITV4 HD would be good for the football at least.

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Its bad enough watching football on ITV in SD let alone HD

:D

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Just to add, in the second of those links it does actually say that the deal is non exclusive and that ITV are in talks with other providers.

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But it's only ITV :p:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. II
 

yeah the speedway was amazing all that was missing was the smell of methanol

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I think I can do without Katie Price and Peter Andre in HD :D

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Thats one of the things I like about the SD +1 and +2 chanels. I can miss Katie and Peter at 7pm, then miss them again at 8pm and if I am really lucky miss them for a third time at 9pm :)

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Like it

:)

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This is the reason most people choose Sky, Virgin take an age to add channels.

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Press Association says

BBC also add that..

Media Guardian state that they are in talks with Virgin

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i can't think of a single good programme on ITV2-4 tbh so its not like we are missing out on much!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. II
 

just realised ITV 4 do show some sport like football and motor racing.

Watch the odd film on there too but it is usually a repeat i've seen before.

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Upscaled Wire in the Blood and Bean repeats will be nice.

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Absolutely no way I would pay for ITV channels in HD

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I wouldn't pay for ITV full stop, not after ruining F1 with adverts for all those years.

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What's happening with ESPN A HD , Sky One HD , Nat Geo Wild HD , Hallmark HD , Disney Cinemagic HD , Sky News HD and Sky Sports News HD who cares about ITV repeat and re-run HD channels.

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Good point, we're paying almost as much as Sky for HD, will accept no Sky Sports 3 and 4 but we should get these other channels in HD and CBS action:mad:

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ITV2 HD ect will come but I for one won't lose any sleep unti they do...

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Only exclusive to Sky as a satellite platform (i.e. not on FreeSat).. They are in talks with Virgin Media, so I'd expect them to launch on VM.

It helps to read the full article ;)

---------- Post added at 11:36 ---------- Previous post was at 11:34 ----------

Sky1 HD is a certain... I'd expect the others to follow really soon.

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Dont forget history hd i am hoping that will arrive as well.

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Media Boy - if I may ask a question? Sky Classics HD launches on Sky next Monday 9 August - all those loevly old films remastered for HD. Any idea if VM will automatically receive this as part of the movie channels?

Link here - follow and then look at September, Sky Movies on page 2

http://www.skyprogrammeinformation.co.uk/highlights.asp

H

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Hope they do especially ESPN America HD there's college football in September to be watched. ESPN have got UK rights this year for NFL Monday Night football does anyone know if there will be any more NFL shows on ESPN

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No news on Sky Movies Classic HD launching next Monday on Virgin TV...

Need to go now - family Funeral to go to.

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I hope it does launch as they have left a space for it.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. II
 

i agree the speedway just did look very good.

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Hope the rest of the day goes as well as such things can, MB.

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Take care MB... best wishes. :hugs:

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According to NFL UK it's just the Monday Night Countdown preceding the Monday Night Football. Sky Sports have the exclusive contract for NFL support programming (although you wouldn't believe it to look at the pitiful amount they actually show).

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Think they would just be in XL pack, and it would be VM paying for them rather than us directly.

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Still u who pays in the end. I agree ITV is trash.

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SKy's off season coverage of the NFL is abysmal.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. II
 

Best wishes MB.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. II
 

Best wishes MB, my thoughts are with you and your family :hugs:

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Just about to go and I found this:

BSkyB to rebrand Virgin1 as Channel 1.

http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/tv-bro...updates/072010

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Can't disagree with either statement lol. As I say ITV4 HD for the football would be nice, but otherwise not much interest at all.

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I would not necessarily expect to see "Channel 1" on screen though. While Sky ponder what to do with VM's tv channels, Sky have had to change the name on the licence as they can't use the Virgin brand.

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Wonder how long they have been given to rebrand the channel?

Seems a shame to see it go after all Richard Branson has wanted a TV channel back since the original Channel 5 licenses went up for auction! He finally gets one and it only lasts a few years!

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He never really had anything to do with the channel nor his company.

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Virgin 1 was only made beacuse Virgin Media did'nt have The Sky Basics Channels at That Time Virgin 1 came in september 2007 and Sky basics did'nt comeback to virgin media until 13th noevember 2008.

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Adding my wishes to Media Boy too - thanks for the answer mate...

H

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I thought they would have changed it to something like Sky4.
Channel 1 seems a bit odd.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. II
 

Maybe sky 1 +1.

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I thought that's what Sky2 was doing :P

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Im Back...

I think Sky will do this:

Sky2 will become Sky1 +1
Virgin1 will become Sky2
Virgin1 +1 will become Sky2 +1.

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I never realy watch sky 1 2 or 3 only the WWE part from that theres nothing good on there, and the same for ITV 1 and 2 i dont watch 3 and 4 will be good in HD :):)

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Hope everything went okay matey,Thought`s and prayers with you on this sad occasion

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hope it went ok (you not what i mean), thoughts with you and family

ps seen your back :D

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I see ITV has announced they are launching ITV2, 3 and 4 go HD in the autumn, does that only apply as usual to Sky or are virgin also showing these channels.

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It's exclusive to sky for satellite (So Freesat won't have access to them) But they are in talks with Virgin Media as they are Cable.

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Currently Sky Exclusive, and pay to view.

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Source ?

It says exclusive to Sky on Satellite and the guardian states in talks with VM.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010...ls-pay-tv-push

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Any news on More4 HD? It seems odd there is a C4HD, an E4HD, a Film4 HD, but not a More4 HD.

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Hi MB. According to this weeks Total TV Guide, Page 11, Sky Movies Classics HD will be launching on Sky Monday August 9th.

Did VMs Movies HD package agreed with Sky include the launch of the above channel? ? we shlll have to wait and see. :)

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I'd be susprised if it didn't turn up on VM

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Hi DF, I think thats why channel 441 is currently blank? (possibly, he says with great optamism).

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I hope so :)

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I can understand why Adam Crozier is moving ITV into the pay-TV market, but is there really going to be a viable market for ITV-2-3-4 in HD.
I mean we are not talking about Sky sports or movies here, and look at the furore over the £7pm charge for these premium channels, at least for that you got twelve channels of the latest movies and best sport in HD, I cannot imagine people shelling out anymore than two or three pounds a month for these mediocre channels.
I'm thinking of Arthur Daly in HD along with George Sewell in UFO on moon-base one in HD, a very niche market indeed.

Oops almost forgot a big selling point for some folks could be Jim Bowen in Bullseye now available in glorious high definition, imagine it, you could see the same old speedboat wheeled out in superb clarity accompanied by the dulcet tones of old Jim saying, "never mind folks lets see what you could've won":)

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Behind the paywall surely means into the Sky mixes, not a separate fee for just those channels. No one in their right mind would pay for them on their own, HD or no HD.

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Yes I think the reports have indicated it will be part of the HD pack on Sky, so presumably they will be in XL if/when they show up on VM.

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virgin really need to update their list of channels on here: http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html...els/index.html

they don't even have FiveHD on nevermind the new sky HD channels.

Wonder when we will get Sky 1 HD :(

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When I read about these new ITV HD channels it didn't cross my mind that they expect people to pay extra for them. Don't think many people would pay for these if they did.

I assumed by stating they were going into the pay TV market with them it was a way of saying they wont be on freeview but on Sky/VM/BT etc instead. These would be bundled in with existing packages and not asking the subscribers to pay extra. Otherwise they will end up with the proverbial egg on their face when hardly anyone signs up.

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I know, Sky 1 HD is the next thing I really want! :D

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ITV234 HD will no doubt be bought for not a lot of £ by SKY and VM and you'll get it them in the Medium package with no extra charge.

Not even ITV would think they are good enough to even charge £1 extra a month as stand alone channels....

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so if ITV went into the £10 HD charge that Sky have how much would ITV get back from that ?

Interesting that this isn't on Freesat as aren't ITV behind that with a few others ?

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They are ALL shown here though.
http://www.virginmedia.com/customers...nnel-guide.pdf

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just noticed on brosing though that list

Channel 132 Comedy Central has disappeared

it's just a observation

andrewlutonuk

Also just noticed it might be replaced by 185 comedy cental extra

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ITV set date for ITV1 +1 launch?

Todays Daily Mail is reporting that ITV1 +1 will launch in January 2011.

---------- Post added at 12:26 ---------- Previous post was at 11:24 ----------

Ofcom targets Sky's pay-TV movie rights.

Ofcom has today asked the Competition Commission to investigate concerns about Sky's sale and distribution of subscription premium pay-TV movies.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitalt...ie-rights.html

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. II
 

They want money from subs, so expect XL only for ITV2,3,4 HD

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. II
 

how come the liverpool game on thursday is on itv 4 + lfc tv

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We think its a missprint, we already have Comedy Central Extra on 134, but will have to be moved to 185 if Comedy Central HD turns up

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Just a quick question:
I was wondering why the newer HD channels only show under HD on the EPG,
but are not listed under Movies or Sports ??
:confused::confused:

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"B SKY B is facing a new battle over pay TV after Ofcom asked the competition regulator to launch an investigation into the subscription market for first-run Hollywood films"

Thanks to BBC NEWS for above.

This may impact on whats new to VM, as far as Price + Classic Movie HD

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. II
 

The epg restricts channels to appearing in only one category. All the HD channels only appear in the HD category, not just the new ones.

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The article i read said they have 2 years to look into it so I guess nothing in the imminent future will be affected.

Why on earth does it take that long!

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A channel can only appear in one category- currently- so HD it is!