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BBC Scotland Channel has been added here on 108. Currently showing the preview transmission with news headlines and weather along the bottom.
I only noticed it after I saw the info bar tile (which readers of my other thread will know didn't happen for the other BBC changes before they happen, due to a localised fault). Maybe others can confirm if it's started on 162 in non-Scottish VM areas already. |
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Just changed my series links for Still Game and Burnistoun to catch the new series on the new channel.
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By all means swop over the channel numbers so HD is the default, but keep the SD option as well. If space is really an issue, get rid of some of the dross. Incidentally, there is still a BBC2 SD option available under 'BBC2 England' in the 800's series. Unfortunately not the case for BBC4. |
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The possible solution to that is of course to adopt 'cloud' storage of saved shows, essentially a personalised streaming service where you keep access to shows you want to watch at a later time - like the 'watch lists' you get on Amazon and Now TV. However I suspect rights issues plus arbitrary rules on BBC on demand access would probably intervene.
Not to mention the one big reason why IPTV will not remove the need for linear TV channels and local storage anytime soon - the fact that it is not 99.999% reliable, and subject to variable factors ranging from server capacity right through to the quality of the local WiFi network. Over the past 15 years or so I am sure we have all experienced broadband issues ranging from a few minutes to several days. During that time, the basic linear cable TV service has remained rock solid, albeit without some of the interactive bells and whistles. |
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IIRC, Spiderplant deals with the slates on VM, so i'm hoping he sees this.
It looks like something has gone wrong with the vacated channel 804. Looks like it either should have been taken down as the channel moved a few weeks back, or the wrong slate is being used and the EPG info. is incomplete. It has no channel name and doesn't say where the channel has moved to! Edit: I've been told that the move happened around the time that the STV HD regions were added, so it looks like it should have been removed as opposed to showing what it is doing now. |
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But we did see an Red Button Channel (like YouTube on channel 198) for an new Asian app. When we was playing about to see if anything has happen. As of 1.30am last night: 113. Channel Moved (Was STV HD) was removed. 804. Channel Moved (Was Star Bharat) was broadcast for an new Asian APP but EPG was still called "Channel Moved". By 9am today: 804. Channel Moved - was removed from EPG. ---------- Post added at 17:07 ---------- Previous post was at 16:09 ---------- More Channels changes coming next week. March 1st: -Rishtey will be rebranded as Colors Rishtey on Virgin Channel 827.* -Rishtey Cineplex will be rebranded as Colors Cineplex on Virgin Channel 828.* March 6th: -Lifetime +1 will close on Virgin Channel 225.** *Info from TV Channel Lists. **Info from TiVo. |
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[QUOTE=BenMcr;35984415]That's not the case - as has been discussed over on the Community Forum when you made the same point there:
https://community.virginmedia.com/t5...938986#M175700 I've posted a reply on that forum but to summarise: I checked the amount of space that the one hd recording that I have and checked a sd recording of the same length, albeit from a different channel and the recordings were on different days, and i found that the hd recording took up just under three times the amount of space that the sd recording took. |
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It'll all depend on the bit rate that is used. Just because the resolution is HD or UHD doesn't mean the quality, especially during panning shots, is the same.
I'd prefer the effort went into getting HD to be better. Some channels are simply appaling the moment anything other than a stationary image is shown. |
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Not the TV as DVD (Direct RGB component, progressive) and HD downloaded content (~20 gbyte files) doesn't show it. Varies from channel to channel but there is always some evidence on panning shots.
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Desi Entertainment slate added to channel 800. It says 'Press red for access to Eros Now and Voot' which are both apps, however this is currently not working.
More information here where it's referred to as the Desi App Pack... Desi App Pack (CH 800), available from Thursday 28 February From big-budget Bollywood blockbusters to reality TV, talent shows and new original series, there’s everything you could want and more in your new Desi App Pack. The apps will be launched on Virgin TV on Thursday 28 February. You can get all this extra entertainment for an additional monthly fee of just £6 if you’re an existing Virgin TV Asian Mela customer, or £12 for customers without Asian Mela. Eros Now Eros Now is the home of Bollywood, Hindi and regional Asian movies. It’s packed to the brim with everything from big-name studio releases to independent Asian cinema, with premieres and new films added across the year. But that’s not all, as there’s also Eros Now original productions, music videos and much more. With more than 10,000 titles to choose from, there’s no shortage of feature films and shorts to sink your teeth into. The hardest decision you’ll have to make is deciding what to watch first! Voot Voot is the place to watch the very best in Asian TV entertainment, whenever you want to! Shows to suit every taste, age and mood are all crammed into this fantastic new app. Here, reality TV royalty like Bigg Boss and Rising Star rub shoulders with award-winning Voot original productions and shows from channels such as MTV India and Colors. Added to this, Voot features exclusive, not-seen-on-TV content about the shows you love, taking you even closer to the stars! And it’s all available in Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Bangla, Gujarati, Tamil and English. Where to find them To get to the Desi App Pack on your Virgin TV V6 Box, simply head to Channel 800 from Thursday 28 February. You can also press the home button on your remote control, select Apps and Games, then All Apps, and you’ll find the pack in there. |
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Television X are testing an Television X HD channel out on Astra UK.
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Is Freesports HD working for anyone?
As far as we know it been off at media boy HQ since about 3pm today. |
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Freesports is down and Service Status is reporting a fix estimate of 28/2/19 @ 22:40 (I'm in Scotland, Area 10 Dundee & Fife)
"You might find that you are not able to watch Freesports channel 553 on your Virgin Media TV Catch Up, On Demand or TV Choice service at the moment." |
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The new Channel Guide PDF for March is now live:
https://www.virginmedia.com/content/...rch2019_V1.pdf https://www.virginmedia.com/content/...rch2019_V1.pdf They still haven't removed GINX (290) which disappeared from Virgin Media in October last year, and Worldbox (834) which closed down last month. 536 should be Racing TV HD, not Racing UK HD. Comedy Central, Comedy Central HD and Comedy Central +1 are being made available to all Virgin TV customers from 3rd March to 2nd April. |
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You wonder who compiles these Channel Guide's sometimes as they are always ridden with mistakes.
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There also looks to be a problem with the EPG. Two Channel 4 programmes look to be set to record from Channel 711 (the former home of CBeebies HD). If this isn't noticed by customers or fixed by VM, people will end up recording a channel moved slate instead of what they were expecting! Has anyone else noticed this in Planned Recordings? |
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Just noticed that VM still haven't fixed the glitch that means viewers who don't get Crime + Investigation in their package can watch it for free via the TV Go app.
Sometimes their mistakes actually have benefits to customers! |
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I think it is 99% automated - so a computer mes-hearing and the error not being spotted later.
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It looks like we are going to get Amazon Prime (PID 216) and Total Country (PID 225) and possibly a few more channels. There are 10 new channels showing on http://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.ph...ve=209&lang=en
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If your information is correct, this is good news indeed and confirms my interpretation of the impact of BT acquiring Prime for its service. At last, I will be able to bookmark my Amazon watch list on the VM service! Please could you put us right on your interpretation of these tables, because they won't mean much to most of us! |
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Well OB this must be the umpteenth time you have got your hopes up and l suspect it will be the umpteenth time that you are going to be disappointed again.;)
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The ten “new” channels are MPEG4 standard definition versions of:
Total Country Now Music Your TV QVC Sky News Lifetime Together Primetime MTV Beats Sky Sports Premier League Real Lives |
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Over the last few months they have moved some SD channels to MPEG4 and this is just an extension of that. |
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The V6 could, by software update, pull on demand content over the internet as opposed to over DVB-C. An update like that alongside MPEG4 and the closure of redundant SD duplicates/+1 channels and network upgrades to 1Ghz and beyond are more likely. |
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What has changed is that BT has stolen a march on VM by adding Prime to their platform, and you can assume that Sky will not be far behind. If LG/VM want to be super-aggregators of content in the future, as they have said in the past, they will need to bite the bullet at some point. |
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There’s no need for Virgin, or even Sky for that matter, to act in a manner you describe and support third parties unless there’s something in it for them. A Prime TV App isn’t going to dictate my pay tv choices when my smart TV has it anyway. |
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I don’t see any indication of Amazon Prime coming.
The reason is the prime logo on the screen grab is from a current amazon advert which is on just about every channel at the moment. |
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I, too, can access Prime from my Amazon Fire Stick, my Roku stick and my smart TV. If I could access it from my V6, it would make my life much easier. Hell, even my wife could access shows on Amazon, which she cannot do at the moment. Not everyone wants to spend money on additional gadgets to enable them to watch their favourite programmes. The V6 should be all you need, and there should be an array of streaming services available. Surely you can see how handy that would be - except, of course, I almost forgot that you are averse to change. |
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We have seen pics of NOW 90s on that web site link posted on here over the weekend. We have ask over sources for more info on IF new channels are set to launch. Also Virgin are new broadcast onscreen information that Lifetime +1 will close on Virgin on March 6th (Channel 225). |
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In future, there will be bundles of streaming services just as there are currently bundles of channels. Sign up for them all and you will get a discount, as you do with the bundled channels. Sky has already done this and offers Netflix and Sky Box Sets at a discounted price. |
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This discussion resulted from a poster suggesting that Amazon appeared to be coming soon to VM. You were the one to sidetrack the discussion, not me. You moan when I don't answer your questions. ;) |
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In some random news i emailed virgin media late at night after a bottle of wine. I got 20 quid off my bill and two additional V6 boxes for free equaling three altogether. I also got my speed boosted? Which was very nice... Its 7pm and i'm streaming video on two devices, with my surface pro on and my pc (i'm working) and i'm getting 347.72mps and a 21.16mbps upload.
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Sorry for the mix up with Amazon prime, I hadn't realised that the screenshot shown on that site was part of an advert that is being screened.
There are now 2 "new" Channel 4 HD's showing, plus a further screenshot of the latest updates. https://www.cableforum.uk/images/local/2019/03/2.jpg |
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Total Country has still to launch. Now Music was NOW 80s. But Sky Two has also moved. Has Virgin Media sign an new deal with Sky? We have found that WWE Fastlane is only broadcast on TiVo or V6 boxes this weekend. And is not broadcasting on V+ HD Boxes. |
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Exactly as carriage arrangements can be extended at any time if both parties are of the same thinking..
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Cable forum on my mobile has been destroyed by that huge post up above with all the photos haha
Is it a reliable source about the sky carriage deal media boy? |
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Has anyone found that their EPG has changed colour? Mine hasn't, but i've been reading that others peoples have- perhaps it's an update that's being rolled out? |
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Now 90's is broadcasting on Channel 347 and Total Country on Channel 348
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Premier Sports 2 is now HD on VM
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Yes l can see it now.
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Was looking through the digitalbitrate page for the VM multiplexes again and I think I'm starting to understand the tables.
Assuming I am, it seems that VM have just switched over quite a large number of MPEG2 SD channels to MPEG4, the MPEG2 placeholders are still there on those multiplexes but there is no data on them. I looked at one of them on my box in the diagnostics area and it is seems to comfirm it has switched over (it was C5 SD if you were wondering). These changes are since the last time I looked at the table. If I am judging the progress correctly VM are likely to manage switch over pretty rapidly, I didn't think they'd do so many simultaneously prior to seeing this. Of course I may be reading it all wrong, I'm no expert. |
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