Cable Forum - Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.

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Felim_Doyle

15-12-2011 20:26

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

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic (Post 35345958)

There would be an outcry if CBeebies closed/merged, believe me :)

From parents or toddlers? :erm: :)

muppetman11

15-12-2011 20:31

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Originally Posted by HDFootyMan (Post 35346120)

A typical HD channel takes up around x4 the bandwidth of a SD channnel. Even if you closed all the SD channels, its doubtful there would be enough bandwidth for a HD version of every SD channel - unless you start reducing the bitrate of those HD channels (in which case they become HD-lite).

But newer standards eradicate this issue to some extent look on satellite at the change from DVB-S to DVB-S2.

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DVB-S2 achieves a significantly better performance than its predecessors – mainly allowing for an increase of available bitrate over the same satellite transponder bandwidth. The measured DVB-S2 performance gain over DVB-S is around 30% at the same satellite transponder bandwidth and emitted signal power. When the contribution of improvements in video compression is added, an (MPEG-4 AVC) HDTV service can now be delivered in the same bandwidth that supported an early DVB-S based MPEG-2 SDTV service only a decade before.

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The conversion process from DVB-S to DVB-S2 is being accelerated, due to the rapid increase of HDTV and introduction of 3D-HDTV

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...le_mobile_site

devilincarnate

15-12-2011 20:31

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Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle (Post 35346134)

From parents or toddlers? :erm: :)

From both as I have a 7 month old who loves the channel and the other 2 (8 and 9 year old's loved the channel growing up).
Well the 8 year old still does as he is Autistic and has a learning age of 4, The school that he is at lets all the Autistic kids watch it it as it is a good learning platform for them?

HD Boy

15-12-2011 21:01

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Originally Posted by HDFootyMan (Post 35346120)

Virgin Media announced in Dec 2010 that they want to have 80 HD channels in 2 or 3 years.

Virgin Media's Peter Chapman of Associate Director, Content Acquisition told me in a email that they are currently on track to deliver that.

So i believe 2012 will be the best year yet.

Media Boy UK

15-12-2011 21:04

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Originally Posted by Horizon (Post 35346097)

The only channel that Sky has said it's closing for sure, and I'm sure its been mentioned here already is Sky Living Loves. Again (I think) as already mentioned in this thread, VM is to get rid of Current TV at some point next year and I'd suggest that E! Enterntainment will also get the push due to low viewing figures. This would free up EPG slots in the right places for channels such as Channel 5+1.

I said on the Sky threads multiple times on DS that when Sky took over Vm's channels, I could not see most of them surviving a year. I would not be surprised if Sky Living It and It's (excuse the pun) +1 get axed as well, but don't know for sure.

Why did Virgin did not do this for?

149. CBS Action
448. Horror Channel (moving from Ch. 149)

I think we will ever know how Virgin works out their EPG Channels.

I mean look that Pick TV (On Channel 180) then they have Comedy Extra (On Channel 185) then no room to play with after BBC HD (On Channel 187).

Arthurgray50@blu

15-12-2011 21:08

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According to DS, three channels started today, but didn't state what channels are closing on January 1st and there is two of them.

Media Boy UK

15-12-2011 21:10

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu (Post 35346152)

According to DS, three channels started today, but didn't state what channels are closing on January 1st and there is two of them.

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35...-post5288.html

HD Boy

15-12-2011 21:11

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Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35346151)

Also Syfy HD and Syfy + 1 on channel 165 and channel 166 respectively

I think i know the reason why 2 of the EPG slots on channel 136 , 137 , 138 are not occupied.

denphone

15-12-2011 21:11

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu (Post 35346152)

According to DS, three channels started today, but didn't state what channels are closing on January 1st and there is two of them.

But that was last year Arthur.

HDFootyMan

15-12-2011 21:13

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35346136)

But newer standards eradicate this issue to some extent look on satellite at the change from DVB-S to DVB-S2.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...le_mobile_site

Is Sky's STB hardware DVB-S2 compatible? If not... :erm:

You've got the cable version of that, DVB-C2, but I'm not sure if the TiVos (or even VM's network as it stands) could support that.

Besides, do we really NEED everything featuring Katie Price in HD? Please, think of the children. And the wasted bandwidth. :)

HD Boy

15-12-2011 21:19

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Also where will Alibi + 1 go when Alibi HD launches by September 2012 ?

My guess is Alibi + 1 will go to channel 194.

So i think Alibi HD will launch on channel 131

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35346156)

But that was last year Arthur.

Also January 1st 2012 is a sunday.