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musicbravo 15-06-2010 16:32
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Not an expert on this by any stretch of the imagination, but I imagine owing to the different software used on the VM and SKY platform, there could well be a delay in getting the red button available. This does not bother me at all though as I know it is coming soon....

BenMcr 15-06-2010 17:37
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Originally Posted by musicbravo (Post 35041359)
Not an expert on this by any stretch of the imagination, but I imagine owing to the different software used on the VM and SKY platform, there could well be a delay in getting the red button available. This does not bother me at all though as I know it is coming soon....
In some respects it doesn't matter what the software is - it's the actual video streams that matter

Media Boy UK 15-06-2010 18:30
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Originally Posted by ken1234 (Post 35041354)
the past few week i been reading on digital spy forum about the red button interactive sports. on Sky Sports HD 1 and Sky Sports HD 2, all the post saying that will not get the
red button interactive till 2011 anyone know on here if you got any info on this news thanks .
My insider has told me to ''expect more on Sky HD very soon''.

Acidphire21 15-06-2010 18:33
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surly VM wouldn't announce the fact we are getting red button whilst talking about the new season if it was going to take a year or so to actually get it

Mikey1981 15-06-2010 19:21
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35041439)
My insider has told me to ''expect more on Sky HD very soon''.
Not coming soon but VERY SOON, I like the sound of this, thanks MB, DF BenMCR and everyone else with inside knowledge for keeping us as up to date as you can on this.

kgollop 15-06-2010 19:39
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Originally Posted by Acidphire21 (Post 35041442)
surly VM wouldn't announce the fact we are getting red button whilst talking about the new season if it was going to take a year or so to actually get it
I think the red button content will be available to VM before the new season. However, Sky and Virgin Media STB's are very different. The software to display the red button content on VM will need to be written from scratch presumably. It is maybe a case of how long will this take? Alternatively they could just stick the streams on the EPG somewhere, much like you can view BBC red button content on Freeview by tuning to 301.

HDFootyMan 15-06-2010 19:55
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Originally Posted by kgollop (Post 35041502)
I think the red button content will be available to VM before the new season. However, Sky and Virgin Media STB's are very different. The software to display the red button content on VM will need to be written from scratch presumably. It is maybe a case of how long will this take? Alternatively they could just stick the streams on the EPG somewhere, much like you can view BBC red button content on Freeview by tuning to 301.
I'm not sure they can do that, don't they need permission to add new channels? (Even when they are interactive streams?)

But yeah, from a software point-of-view, VM have been capable to doing Sky Sports Interactive for a while now, based on all the BBC multi-screen apps we've had over the years. The only thing lacking (until now) have been the streams from Sky.

Speaking of which, will those streams be in SD only, or are there HD streams too?

Media Boy UK 15-06-2010 20:27
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Sky nabs Euro 2012 England away games.

Sky has secured exclusive live rights to all England's away games in the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitalt...way-games.html

Acidphire21 15-06-2010 20:32
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spotted that surprised ESPN didn't go for them oh well another reason for me to get sky sports back next month :)

undertakereddie 15-06-2010 20:46
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When Will Warner TV on Virgin Media on Demand Show series 3 of Gossip Girl, Series 3 of The Big Bang Theroy, Series 4 of Supernatural, Series 2 of Fringe and Series 1 of The Vampire Diaries?.

kgollop 15-06-2010 20:59
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. II
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by HDFootyMan (Post 35041522)
I'm not sure they can do that, don't they need permission to add new channels? (Even when they are interactive streams?)

But yeah, from a software point-of-view, VM have been capable to doing Sky Sports Interactive for a while now, based on all the BBC multi-screen apps we've had over the years. The only thing lacking (until now) have been the streams from Sky.

Speaking of which, will those streams be in SD only, or are there HD streams too?
Yes the software hopefully shouldn't take too long to put together, I'm sure they can get something up and running for the season (even if they refine it later on).

I'm not sure on the interactive streams, though I was under the impression they were all SD.

Felim_Doyle 16-06-2010 12:01
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I'd have thought that with BBC iPlayer, ITV Net Player, 4 on Demand, Virgin1 Player, BBC News Mutltiscreen and the other interactive services already in place, VM should be able to launch an application for the Sky Red Button as soon as they have access to the streams.

Digital Fanatic 16-06-2010 12:14
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. II
 
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Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle (Post 35041860)
I'd have thought that with BBC iPlayer, ITV Net Player, 4 on Demand, Virgin1 Player, BBC News Mutltiscreen and the other interactive services already in place, VM should be able to launch an application for the Sky Red Button as soon as they have access to the streams.
They will still have to be Sky branded, so Sky will have to develop the application with Virgin Media.

cablestrider 16-06-2010 12:15
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Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 35041184)
I think that means is no 'Free to View' i.e. a channel that is not normally in your package being available

In the past for instance they've make FX viewable for all customers at the launch of Dexter

Any channel differences between Virgin, Freeview (DTT) and Satellite as down to carriage agreements.
Thanks :)

It's still a bit annoying to think that I can get some channels free but VM don't offer them. Weird... Anyhow, thanks for the reply.

Digital Fanatic 16-06-2010 12:19
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cablestrider (Post 35041870)
Thanks :)

It's still a bit annoying to think that I can get some channels free but VM don't offer them. Weird... Anyhow, thanks for the reply.
Which channels are not on VM?


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