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thank god from there i was thinkin like wtf lol

I cudnt miss a day with out my food shows. Man vs food, rick stein, ect ect

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Originally Posted by Andrewcrawford23 (Post 35116663)

why shoudl virign refund you for losign 5 channels? that like saying you supermarket has stopped sealign yoru favourite sweet so they shoudl refund oyu for the liose and hardship to try and find it somewher eelse

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Originally Posted by dsmuk (Post 35116664)

Can't be that popular, that are closing for a reason!

to be honest the reason why they are closing is mainly down to the fact they offer very similar tv programs to when SKY`s own SKY channels offer. hence the reason the best shows off them are moving to living/sky and Sky are closing the old VM platforms.

also by doingg so Sky got out of that long term carrage deal as you cant offer channels that no longer exist. this is why Sky Atlantic needs Sky and VM to agree a carrage deal as Sky have screwed VM out of the carrage of their old tv channels and get to screw more money out of VM for a carrage deal for Sky Atlantic when Sky could easily rebrand channels like they are with living in january.

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Do any1 know whats going on about ITV2 3 & 4HD coming yet and when? :confused:

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Originally Posted by joff81 (Post 35116705)

nothing like it.

its more like a supermarket charging you Â£1 for 4 tins of beans one week then the next week only giving you 3 for the same money.
i dont expect a shop to refund me for service/products ive already had but i do only expect to pay for products/services that i recieve and with VM you are getting short changed by 5 channels once they are removed.

the difference is i dont have a contract with the supermarket but i do with VM which means that if VM take something away (like the supermarket) i cant simply say i dont want your service and move on.

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to be honest the reason why they are closing is mainly down to the fact they offer very similar tv programs to when SKY`s own SKY channels offer. hence the reason the best shows off them are moving to living/sky and Sky are closing the old VM platforms.

also by doingg so Sky got out of that long term carrage deal as you cant offer channels that no longer exist. this is why Sky Atlantic needs Sky and VM to agree a carrage deal as Sky have screwed VM out of the carrage of their old tv channels and get to screw more money out of VM for a carrage deal for Sky Atlantic when Sky could easily rebrand channels like they are with living in january.

sky are losing the channel to so it no like we are down 5 chanenls and sky keep them

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Originally Posted by Andrewcrawford23 (Post 35116714)

sky are losing the channel to so it no like we are down 5 chanenls and sky keep them

yea i have to agree there like !!!!

but no doubt Sky will fill the vacent EPG numbers left by these channels pretty quickly they well get Sky Atlantic and Sky Atlantic HD so thats 2 down and another 3 will appear soon after.
us on VM will still be stuck with the 5 channel hole for months before VM think of filling them going on past form.

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Originally Posted by DJ-SWITCH (Post 35116709)

Do any1 know whats going on about ITV2 3 & 4HD coming yet and when? :confused:

As far as I know - ''Talks are still ongoing.''

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Originally Posted by DJ-SWITCH (Post 35116507)

Thats all good news, do you think picture box will be free some time over christmas like last year

No news on Picture Box being free over Christmas.

But I think Magic may become free to L Package viewers from December 1st until January 6th 2011. (Virgin did offer Magic over the last two christmas.)

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Originally Posted by DJ-SWITCH (Post 35116651)

I think us XL pack people should get money takeing off are next bills couse M packs are geting free channels and we are not geting nothing :( do you think im right in saying this whos with me :D

Incentive deals occur in life all of the time. You're not losing out by others having a sneak preview of what they could have if they upgraded to your package. It's just a form of advertising. If the M and L packages were suddenly getting all of your content free of charge permanently, well that would be a different story.

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Originally Posted by Andrewcrawford23 (Post 35116663)

If you signed up for a package based on the channels it included and the these were subsequently removed, you would be paying for something you are no longer getting. That, to me, constitutes a significant change in the contract. You could downgrade to a lesser package but then you might lose other content that you still wish to have. I think that VM are obliged to replace the missing channels with something of equal or better value or reduce the cost of the package.

Personally, I don't have a contract with my local supermarket to stock specific items for a monthly fee, your experience may differ. ;)

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Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35116334)

PCNE to stay on Virgin Media (Ex-ntl only) - for an extra month.

I have today been told that PCNE is being removed on 1st December and NOT today as reported by me.

However viewers can no longer add PCNE to their package.

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ZING and Zee Punjabi may launch in old Telewest areas next month.

I have also been told today that ZING and Zee Punjabi should become available on Virgin Media in old Telewest areas on December 1st as part of the new Asian Channels packages prices.

We still don't have a level platform for all of the old franchises yet then.

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Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle (Post 35116788)

We still don't have a level platform for all of the old franchises yet then.

If the missing Zee Channels is added to Ex-Telewest next month.

All the Ex-ntl/C&W viewer are missing will be RTE Radio and WRN Radio - If I wanted to hear an Radio Channel I buy an Radio.

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BBC ONE HD now showing a red back ground with sound, and theres a logo in the lift coner :tu:

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Originally Posted by DJ-SWITCH (Post 35116812)

BBC ONE HD now showing a red back ground with sound, and theres a logo in the lift coner :tu:

It was on after Corrie last night.

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not seen anything posted on ESPNA HD for ages - have I missed something?

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Originally Posted by The Yank (Post 35116816)

not seen anything posted on ESPNA HD for ages - have I missed something?

No news.

Rumoured to be set to launch with ESPN2, ESPN News and ESPN on Demand from 2011.

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from the epg today bbc 1 hd will not launch till 7pm on the 3rd

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Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35116817)

Good news for the people who love sports :D is ESPN sports news will that be a free channel like sky sports news was?

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Originally Posted by DJ-SWITCH (Post 35116837)

Good news for the people who love sports :D is ESPN sports news will that be a free channel like sky sports news was?

I have no news - I just saw that rumour on the link that I posted today.