Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35325313)

We know that already.

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35325318)

I know but people are saying BBC2 HD is a new HD channel which it's not. It has just been renamed.

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35325318)

I know but people are saying BBC2 HD is a new HD channel which it's not. It has just been renamed.

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic (Post 35325335)

Yes and no.... BBC HD currently shows BBC3 and 4 stuff in HD too.

Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35325339)

You forgot your 2 favorite channels DF Cbeebies and CBBC:D:D:D

Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35325339)

You forgot your 2 favorite channels DF Cbeebies and CBBC:D:D:D

Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35325339)

You forgot your 2 favorite channels DF Cbeebies and CBBC:D:D:D

Originally Posted by HDFootyMan (Post 35325303)

.....so, still 2 HD channels from the BBC then? ;)

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35325318)

I know but people are saying BBC2 HD is a new HD channel which it's not. It has just been renamed.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35325322)

Exactly.

Originally Posted by clinteastman (Post 35325391)

It's a new channel. :angel:

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35325395)

Virgin Media will no doubt have 45+ HD channels or even more by the time this "supposely new HD channel from the BBC" launches Which will likely be late 2012.

Originally Posted by Jameseh (Post 35325415)

And?

Originally Posted by HDFootyMan (Post 35325303)

.....so, still 2 HD channels from the BBC then? ;)

Originally Posted by tpick (Post 35325453)

Sorry, but this is completely wrong..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_HD

On 6 October 2011 following the BBC's Delivering Quality First review, it was proposed that BBC HD will be closed and replaced with a single high definition version of BBC Two in 2012, as part of cost-cutting plans.The cuts won't be implemented until after a consultation by the BBC Trust, which runs until 21 December 2011.

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35325514)

Media Boy relaunch his blog

My Blog now reopen at http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.com/

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35325518)

And l will for one will read it with interest.:)

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35325611)

i have got involuved to the bbc trust consultaion, and i said there should be more investment in radio, tv and online

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35325612)

No chance because the TV Licence has been frozen for 6 years.

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35325615)

i know thta, but the bbc should deside the lisence fee not the government

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35325621)

does anyone know if moves4men channel will be on virgin media, as it is on sky, freesat, and freeview (manchester only)

Originally Posted by Jameseh (Post 35325624)

They are absolutely dire.

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35325621)

does anyone know if moves4men channel will be on virgin media, as it is on sky, freesat, and freeview (manchester only)

Originally Posted by Jameseh (Post 35325624)

They are absolutely dire. Go watch it on TVCatchup if your so infatuated with these channels.

Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle (Post 35325617)

Two Beebs or not two Beebs? That is the question.

My understanding of the situation is ...

• BBC HD is to close. It was a compendium of HD content from other BBC channels but never a simulcast of any one BBC channel. It was a stop-gap measure until HD versions of the primary channels could be accommodated and launched on all platforms.
• BBC Two HD is to launch as a HD simulcast of BBC Two. It is therefore a new channel but with the same content as its SD counterpart (apart from regional variations on some platforms) just as is the case with BBC One.
• Some of the original programming on BBC One and BBC Two is to be replaced by content from other BBC channels. This will apply to both the SD and HD versions of BBC One and BBC Two.
• BBC Two HD is not simply a renaming of BBC HD as the content will differ significantly from that of BBC HD but be the same as that of BBC Two SD.

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35325621)

does anyone know if moves4men channel will be on virgin media, as it is on sky, freesat, and freeview (manchester only)

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35325631)

@ Alan Fry and HD Boy

I have seen no list of channels set to launch on Virgin TV from my insiders only rumours on the web.

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35325637)

I have not said anything :confused:

Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35325635)

I just visited their website, some very interesting programming on that channel.

10:00pm - Beverly Hills ***** (Beverly Hills ***** - sexual desire, lust, passion and infidelity. That means it must be time for a movies4men late night film.)

11:30pm - Killer Sex (Killer Sex - sexual desire, lust, passion and infidelity. That means it must be time for a movies4men late night film.)

1:00am - Assault of The Killer Bimbos (Three luscious girls flee boredom and murder in a high-speed cross country chase. Heading for Mexico the trio must deal with unwanted attention from adoring men.)

Then at 2:30am I was shocked to see Exit The Dragon - Enter The Tiger. I thought WTF! This channel has bestiality movies too?

It turns out it's a documentary about the death of Bruce Lee.

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic (Post 35325294)

V+HD is no longer available as a new install product. If you have a faulty V+HD box, then it will be replaced with a V+HD. We still have plenty for a good while yet.

Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle (Post 35325651)

:confused: Er, what's a V+HD Box?

I thought the only choices in recent memory were ...

V Box: no HD, no PVR ... which I currently have
V HD: HD, no PVR
V+: HD, PVR ... which I'd like to have
TiVo 500GB: amazing functionality, greater storage, greater cost
TiVo 1TB: amazing functionality, even greater storage, even greater cost

Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle (Post 35325651)

:confused: Er, what's a V+HD Box?

I thought the only choices in recent memory were ...

V Box: no HD, no PVR ... which I currently have
V HD: HD, no PVR
V+: HD, PVR ... which I'd like to have
TiVo 500GB: amazing functionality, greater storage, greater cost
TiVo 1TB: amazing functionality, even greater storage, even greater cost

Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle (Post 35325651)

:confused: Er, what's a V+HD Box? :erm:

Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle (Post 35325651)

:confused: Er, what's a V+HD Box? :erm:

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35325659)

Golf comes to ESPN.

http://www.c21media.net/news/detail....&article=63715

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35325659)

Golf comes to ESPN.

http://www.c21media.net/news/detail....&article=63715

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35325669)

Yes but they still seem to be frightened to take on Sky as they seem to be purchasing smaller sports rights.

Originally Posted by richard1960 (Post 35325671)

Not so much frightened denphone i think in certain countries SKY/ESPN have a close relationship which means they simply will not take each other on in any meaningful way.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35325674)

If they cosy up too much some people could accuse them of distorting the market to suit their own ends.

Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 35325653)

The full name for the V+ is 'V+ HD'

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic (Post 35325656)

what Ben said :)

Plus new customers can only get V-HD or TiVo now.

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35325629)

i agree that it is quire rubbish, but so are many channels the uk (not sky atlantic, bbc c4 etc)

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35325674)

If they cosy up too much some people could accuse them of distorting the market to suit their own ends.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35325669)

Yes but they still seem to be frightened to take on Sky as they seem to be purchasing smaller sports rights.

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35325692)

Just imagine though Den if they start trying to outbid each other , our subs would rocket and I'm pretty sure at the next contract renewal VM would find it hard to keep ESPN part of the XL package.

Originally Posted by gadge (Post 35325693)

Wait till the footy rights are up for grabs again then we will see if espn are scared to take on sky frightened i think not.

Originally Posted by richard1960 (Post 35325695)

Presumably though muppetman if that were to happen sky might have to lower their price whilst ESPN increased theirs when losing rights, never going to happen though.;)

---------- Post added at 16:02 ---------- Previous post was at 16:00 ----------



Wolff says ESPN is happy for Sky to be the senior partner in the UK. "There will be markets where we bid against each other; there are other territories where we will not. You could have a very good second position in a market if that's the best business model you can build at that time." He adds: "We have a complex, multifaceted relationship with Sky [but] complex relationships aren't new to us. We just have to manage that."


Is what ESPN said earlier this year make your own mind up.;)

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35325659)

Golf comes to ESPN.

http://www.c21media.net/news/detail....&article=63715

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35325703)

ESPN will stick to their main market the US ;)

Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35325705)

BDO World Professional Darts Championships comes to ESPN

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/darts/15569721.stm

Sorry if this has been posted already. I looked back through the thread first and couldn't see anything.

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35325692)

Just imagine though Den if they start trying to outbid each other , our subs would rocket and I'm pretty sure at the next contract renewal VM would find it hard to keep ESPN part of the XL package.

Originally Posted by richard1960 (Post 35325708)

Pretty much my view as well mate,they may well end up wth another premiership package next time around like setanta had, but that willl be about it in my view.As you say they will predominently stick to their main market.

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35325709)

So that's the BBC lost more sport coverage.

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35325711)

Yep that's pretty much how I see it panning out , its still a great result for VM subscribers ad they would get 46 games included with XL instead of this years 23.

Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle (Post 35325690)

:confused: Hmm! I must be gettin' old. :confused: I'm pretty sure when I had a similar discussion on here a couple of years ago, the consensus was that the V+ Box did not have HD in the name, even though it had HD in the functionality.

Now DF has introduced the V-HD Box! What's that?

It's the whole DVD+R/-R/+RW/-RW, HD DVD, Blu-ray fiasco all over again!!! :(

Just to recap ...

• I'm not a new customer
• I'm a long-standing XL customer
• I don't have a faulty V+ Box that needs to be replaced
• I don't feel I should have to pay for a TiVo Box just to get PVR functionality

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35325615)

i know thta, but the bbc should deside the lisence fee not the government

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35325691)

Why ask then ?

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35325717)

The only choices are a Cisco non pvr V HD box , 500GB Tivo and 1TB Tivo.
http://shop.virginmedia.com/digital-...top-boxes.html

I personally think the £3 per month per box for customers on TV XL will not last long. I personally think they could increase the charge to £5 for TV M+ and TV L customers.

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35325722)

It's much better how they do it on their site now , XL with TIVO 27.50 when took with a phone no mention of the three pound , Skys entertainment plus is 25.00 to new customers with no HD bar FTA channels so the difference is actually 2.50 not bad really for 23 HD channels and ESPN and TVC OD.

http://shop.virginmedia.com/digital-tv/tv-size-xl.html

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35325709)

So that's the BBC lost more sport coverage.

Originally Posted by gadge (Post 35325744)

They haven't lost it completely think it say they are sharing the games anyway its only the BDO:D.

Originally Posted by gadge (Post 35325744)

They haven't lost it completely think it says they are sharing the games anyway its only the BDO:D.

Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35325757)

I thought that this was the Coming soon thread and not about what is happening to the BBC ? Or is it just me?

Originally Posted by Lew (Post 35325658)

The front of the V+ box clearly states it's a "V+Box HD".

Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle (Post 35325761)

Ah, but does a V HD box clearly state "VBox HD" then?

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35325070)

If you read my post you should be able to move you're existing box to another room for no extra monthly charge.
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35...-post5688.html

You should get the free multiroom offer if you currently only have one box and are on TV XL. Which you do.
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35307907-post40.html

I personally think the £3 per month per box for customers on TV XL will not last long. I personally think they might increase the charge to £5 for TV M+ and TV L customers.

Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle (Post 35325771)

Thanks for the links, HDB.

So are you suggesting that VM may make TiVo a no cost option for XL TV pack customers and increase the cost to customers with the other packs to make up the shortfall and encourage them to upgrade to XL?

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35325774)

He may be suggesting it - that doesn't make it true......

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35325797)

it's like the speculation for ages of Sky dropping the HD charge when they were signing up record numbers.

Originally Posted by Jameseh (Post 35325798)

They won't do it for a long time.

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35325717)

The only choices are a Cisco non pvr V HD box , 500GB Tivo and 1TB Tivo.
http://shop.virginmedia.com/digital-...top-boxes.html

Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle (Post 35325811)

Oops! I missed that bit.

Yes but that's for new customers or existing customers who are upgrading. Surely they'll swap my VBox for a V+Box HD especially as I suspect my VBox is
showing signs of failure.

I have to get an engineer out soon anyway to resolve a low signal problem affecting both the TV and broadband services. I'll be asking about swapping the box when I book the appointment but I wanted to know what the story was in advance so I can ask with confidence.

Originally Posted by Jameseh (Post 35325820)

You might get a VHD that doesn't have HD activated, nought else.

Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 35325831)

All VHDs now have HD activated. However, you aren't guaranteed to get a VHD as a replacement for a faulty V-box.

Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 35325831)

All VHDs now have HD activated. However, you aren't guaranteed to get a VHD as a replacement for a faulty V-box.

Originally Posted by mlayzell (Post 35326137)

Interesting new customers can only now get VHD boxes, I wonder when these boxes will be standard as fault replacements as well?

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic (Post 35326143)

Once the stock of V-Box's runs out.

Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle (Post 35325719)

:confused: Er, can someone else field that one please, I'm busy scraping myself off the floor! :erm:

Should we then let overrated presenters like Jonathan Ross decide how much of that licence fee he is paid?

Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35325618)

Premier Sports coming soon?

Someone on the Premier sports Facebook page has posted a copy of the following reply they received from Virgin in regards to Premier Sports launching.

"Many thanks for your e-mail.

I am responsible for the content proposition for sports and Premium channel offerings at Virgin Media. I appreciate hearing your views on Premier Sports and your interest in having this channel available on Virgin Media. I agree with you in that Premier Sports provides some great coverage of live sporting events and it is evolving into an impressive channel, I am pleased to say that we are in fairly advanced negotiations with Premier Sports and we really hope to launch this channel in the coming months, I’m afraid I don’t have a set date at the moment but if you keep an eye on our website we will keep it updated with launch news.

We do constantly review and evolve the channels we make available and try very hard to give everyone something they really want so it's really useful to hear comments from customers like you. This really helps us develop our future thinking and product roadmap.

Kind regards Emma

Emma Jones - General Manager
Future Entertainment"

I'm very dubious as to how accurate this e-mail is. How likely is it for a Virgin employee to make the following statement? "We are in fairly advanced negotiations with Premier Sports and we really hope to launch this channel in the coming months."

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35326807)

Not likely

Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35326845)

I wish that you would make your mind up:confused: As some emails you seem to read too much in to them and now you are trying to downplay this one.

I posted a while ago that they were in talks with Premier sports and you quoted it a few times? Now that they are in Advanced talks you seem to be dismissing it:confused:

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35326856)

I just do not believe that email . I did believe you :)

Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35325618)

Premier Sports coming soon?

Someone on the Premier sports Facebook page has posted a copy of the following reply they received from Virgin in regards to Premier Sports launching.

"Many thanks for your e-mail.

I am responsible for the content proposition for sports and Premium channel offerings at Virgin Media. I appreciate hearing your views on Premier Sports and your interest in having this channel available on Virgin Media. I agree with you in that Premier Sports provides some great coverage of live sporting events and it is evolving into an impressive channel, I am pleased to say that we are in fairly advanced negotiations with Premier Sports and we really hope to launch this channel in the coming months, I’m afraid I don’t have a set date at the moment but if you keep an eye on our website we will keep it updated with launch news.

We do constantly review and evolve the channels we make available and try very hard to give everyone something they really want so it's really useful to hear comments from customers like you. This really helps us develop our future thinking and product roadmap.

Kind regards Emma

Emma Jones - General Manager
Future Entertainment"

I'm very dubious as to how accurate this e-mail is. How likely is it for a Virgin employee to make the following statement? "We are in fairly advanced negotiations with Premier Sports and we really hope to launch this channel in the coming months.

Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35326861)

Yes I understand what you mean as I have tried to check the email address and it says that it is a bad email address?

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35326878)

Try this email address enquiries@future-entertainment.lu

Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35326888)

No that is saying that is a invalid format email as well?

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35326890)

It works for me.

Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35326892)

I check that it is a valid address?

Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35327108)

Total channels have gone up by 1, Anyone got any clues?

Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 35327247)