Originally Posted by frogstamper (Post 34761721)

I'm beginning to think your right, from my point of view I'll wait until my present contract expires in June then if we are still in the current situation of "we are getting HD content/channels very soon" then reluctantly I'll ditch the TV package and get Sky.
Its a real shame because I don't think people are expecting VM to match Sky on HD content, just give us something better than the current pitiful selection. As far as the argument goes that "Sky have tied up HD content", a favourite of Berketts, I don't buy that for a second, even with my lack of knowledge concerning the ins and outs of the HD market, there is know way that Sky has a complete monopoly on all HD, as said earlier what about Channel 4? according to numerous posts VM have had the opportunity to carry it for about a year now...so why haven't they?
It certainly looks as if your prediction for HD on VM is coming true scrotnig, not a word from them since Berketts four HD channel boast on the 15/12/08, it sounds even more hollow when you actually listen to that speech when he says,"our competitors have invested heavily in HD and we at VM don't intend to be left behind in the HD stakes":rolleyes:
That last statement is truly laughable, "left behind"!! blimey Sky are adding HD channels at a rate of one a month and currently have in excess of thirty of them, in comparison we at VM have one part-time channel and a bunch of programmes on demand that have not changed since God was a boy.
I don't think its a case of VM being left behind concerning HD, an apt metaphor would be Sky in a hundred meter race almost at the finishing line whilst poor old Neil is still limbering up in the green room waiting to make his move.
"Left behind"? we never even got in the starting blocks.

Originally Posted by windy (Post 34761826)

Again the title of this thread is..............

Originally Posted by frogstamper (Post 34761901)

The irony is windy that HD should be "coming soon" to VM, that is if you can believe the four HD channels in four months boast made by Mr Berkett on 15/12/08, according to that it should be coming very soon.:)

Originally Posted by windy (Post 34761826)

Again the title of this thread is..............

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 34761996)

I don't understand your concern, windy. HD is reputed to be coming soon according to Virgin Media. How is this not in keeping with the thread?

Please let's not be so pedantic. It's interesting to read the comments made on this subject and as long as people don't go off too much on a tangent, please let's just go with the flow!

Originally Posted by windy (Post 34761997)

It says coming soon...they obviously are NOT coming soon so can we move on with something else..:)

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 34761998)

It is not obvious. We don't know when they are coming, but VM are indicating it will be soon.

Whether or not you believe that, the subject of HD channels is entirely in keeping with this thread.

Originally Posted by Mobes (Post 34762020)

O.k so Mr Burkett had said in effect 4 HD channels are "Coming Soon". IF..i say IF they do not appear by April 1st (quite a fitting date i'd say) i wonder if VM will put out a statement as to WHY they are not here?

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 34762022)

I am quite sure that the HD channels Mr Burkett mentioned are now about to launch. These things are not straight forward and when he gave his speech, it may well have been the intention to launch these channels by now. However, there could easily have been technical or contractual issues preventing this which were not known at the time.

Media Boy continues to report that these channels will be coming in the very near future (see #1!) and I think we must just be patient.

Originally Posted by Media Boy

As latest I have is Virgin HAS sign up one new HD channel and is also in talks about THREE or FOUR HD channels coming ''By Summer''.

Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 34762358)

Put it this way, VM are trying to agree terms and carrige rights for a few HD channels however these things can take a while and when Mr Berkett said they would be a few months thats probably the time they thought it would take. .