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

It's 366 channels / 48 streams here in Aylesbury (ex-CWC/NTL) on my old Pace Di4000-N but your experience may differ.

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

Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports F1 HD? Only joking I have no idea.

But I have noted that my total channels by gone up by FIVE in the last few weeks but only Box Nation has appear on the EPG (November 1st was my last update until 2pm today).

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

Cheers MB for that I have noticed that channels have been added but not be able to work out what has been added apart from Boxnation?

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

Its time for you to don your Sherlock Holmes hat again then Devil and get to the bottom of this conundrum.:D

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

Or we could ask one of the staff to clarify?

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

what are the other 4 channels

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HD Boy sent me this:

Total servs have increased by 2 . ITV 2,3 4 HD maybe ?

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

Amazing how he still remains in the shadows and still manages to send his wonderous informative information.

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

HD Boy has also sent me this:

In The last few weeks a go my total servs were 362. They are now 367.

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

Wheres HD boy when you need him lol,

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

Posting other people like me:rolleyes:

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

Yes l have had about 7 messages from him including 2 today.

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

Maybe the four channels that Virgin have added are just ''Engineering'' channels.



---------- Post added at 17:11 ---------- Previous post was at 17:08 ----------

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35264603-post84.html

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

Thanks MB you are always on the button;)

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I was asked to post this by HD BOY?

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

It's like he's never been away :rolleyes:

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

Please shoot the messenger on this occasion.

Put me out of my misery :D

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

I agree , I love the way he thinks. If smallworld cable get it VM will :rolleyes: Doesn't he realise they are different companies with different channel lineups , i seem to remember him assuming ESPNA HD was coming because sma:rolleyes:llworld signed a deal to carry it.

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

Shoot the sender and it stops everyone's misery.

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

I've got some PMs from him too, best thing to do is just ignore it and not mention it so much in public sections of the forum or you're just encouraging him.

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

How much is your fee as we can set up a kitty to pay for you to do a job.:D

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

:clap::clap::clap: And I will :beer::beer::beer: to that:D

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I have a spare £10 to set it off:erm:

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

Count me in :handshake

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

That was posted 5 months a go :confused:

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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggg ggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh:er m:

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

*Rattles money jar*

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

I have checked the Twitter site and Smallworld say they are still talking to Sky

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

£1.000 enough James.

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

Thanks for that and now I'am going to lay down for a fair while.

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

It would appear HD Boy that you really need to watch what your posting , I've read the Smallworld boss correcting you on DS , just let the powers that be at BSKYB , Smallworld and VM negotiate and see if a deal can be done for the F1 Channel.

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

I will learn that the next time.

A deal will have to be done. Mainly because i can see ofcom getting involved if it is withheld.

and also what Chad said.

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

Can you learn it this time or from any of the previous times?

You keep posting links to 'twitter' posts and things on other forums that are really not needed over and over again.

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They are.

He's good, that MB :)

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Gold, Blighty, Alibi, Home, Good Food and Watch free for a month.

http://www.virginmedia.com/tvradio/f...-promotion.php

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

Well spotted HD boy

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

Just when I thought it was save to come back, HD Boy returns as annoying as ever :mad:

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My total channels has gone from 358 to 360.

Is something testing over at Virgin HQ? Or is something due to launch? these 2 mystery channels were added in the past few hours.

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

Try reading the previous few pages.

:welcome:

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I for one won't be paying any extra to watch F1 and none of the people i work with will either, even though we all love a varied selection of sports from cricket (through football and rugby(both codes)) to superbikes. Sky has 5 HD sports channels, launching another for a 2 hour race every couple of weeks is scandalous and if ofcom would develop a spine it wouldn't even be open for discussion. A while ago i looked at SKY atlantic and thought, yeah i'd like that channel, now i'm really not mithered, i don't even watch SKY 1 really, people i know who originally where brimming over about boardwalk and game of thrones.. hawaii 5 o etc hardly ever bother to watch them now it was a fad and it's passed.

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

Couldn't agree with you more Damac.Perhaps a sixth channel for Wimbledon if they get their hands on that as well.Unfortunately, unless people start withdrawing their subscriptions it is unlikely we will see and end to it :(

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

I'd personally sooner avoid scheduling conflicts and see sport in HD rather than SD on a red button stream , what does it matter how many channels they have.

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December list update.

Keep up-to-date on the latest news on upcoming channel launches and other important events across all platforms of Virgin TV network.

NOTE: I do not work for Virgin Media so all the information on this list is subject to change.

Colours on my list are as followed:

Media Boy = New Info just added.
Media Boy = Virgin Media News and links.
Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: = It an Media Boy EXCLUSIVE and you can only see it on this thread.
Media Boy = Other Media news/Things.

=== Coming up on Virgin's Digital TV ===
=== November ===
1st. Bio is free to all the L package viewers to until December 1st when it returns to the XL package on Virgin Channel 242.

=== December ===
1st. Sky Movies Showcase and Sky Movies Showcase HD rebranded as Sky Movies Christmas and Sky Movies Christmas HD on Virgin Channels 403 and 433.
1st. Box Nation launches on Virgin Channel 546.
7th. Virgin Media customers on the M Package can watch all of these great channels – GOLD, GOLD +1, Alibi, Alibi +1, Good Food, Good Food HD, Good Food +1, Watch, Watch HD, Watch +1, Blighty, Home and Home absolutely free until 4th January 2012. Info found by HD Boy.
12th. Final list update of the year on this thread.
12th. Best of 2011 list of Winners plus list of the Top 40 posters names will be given out by Media Boy at 5pm today.

Where to find your new channels

126 Gold
127 Gold +1
130 Alibi
131 Alibi +1
260 Good Food
261 Good Food HD (Not on V Boxes)
262 Good Food +1
124 Watch
125 Watch HD (Not on V Boxes)
190 Watch +1
206 Blighty
265 Home
266 Home +1

=== Early 2012 ===
M+ Viewers to get Sky Anytime on their package.

=== January 2012 ===
3rd. Sky Movies Christmas and Sky Movies Christmas HD to be rebranded as Sky Movies Showcase and Sky Movies Showcase HD on Virgin Channels 403 and 433.
4th. Xmas 24 will be rebranded as Movies 24 on Virgin Channel 419.
4th. Xmas 24 + will be rebranded as Movies 24 + on Virgin Channel 420.
4th. Coming soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 1 launches on Cable Forum.
24th. BSkyB to close Sky Living Loves today on Virgin Channel 159

=== February 2012 ===
No News...

=== March 2012 ===
No News...

=== April 2012 ===
No News...

=== May 2012 ===
No News...

=== June 2012 ===
No News...

=== July 2012 ===
19th. BBC Three will broadcast all day long until August 13th on Virgin Media Channel 106.

=== August 2012 ===
13th. BBC Three will go back to its 7pm starting time from today on Virgin Media Channel 106.

=== By September 2012 ===
Alibi HD to launch on Virgin Media on the XL Package. (Info from UKTV - http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...&postcount=642)

=== September 2012 ===
No News...

=== October 2012 ===
24th. The UK and Ireland says goodbye to Analogue TV.

=== November 2012 ===
No News...

=== December 2012 ===
No News...

=== By 2013 ===
C21 Media web site has reported that Current TV may close on Virgin Channel 155.
Channel 5 + 1 may launch on Virgin TV.
The BBC may launch an BBC ONE HD Channel for viewers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on Virgin Channel 108.
The BBC to axe the BBC Red Button multi-screen on Virgin Media but one stream will carry on broadcasting (Like Freeview).
Also the BBC is to rebrand BBC HD as BBC TWO HD on Virgin Channel 187.

=== By 2015 ===
RTE Radio and WRN Radio will be axe in old Telewest areas or added to all areas of Virgin Media.

=== Unknown dates ===
-The BBC to axe BBC Radio 4 LW on Virgin Channel 911 ''in the long term''.
-Discovery to replace Travel and Living with TLC on Virgin Channel 275.
-Discovery may launch an 3D Channels if audience numbers are high on Virgin on Demand.
-UKTV on Demand may also launch on Virgin on Demand.
-MTVN HD will be rebranded as MTV Live HD on Virgin Channel 310.
-TCM to be rebranded on Virgin Channel 415.
-Channel 4's ''4oD'' will offer HD content.
-Diva TV will be rebranded as Diva Universal on Virgin Channel 164.
-Virgin Media will launch the Sky Sports red button on TiVo.

=== The following channels are rumoured to be launching or in talks with Virgin Media ===
List last updated on November 23rd 2011.

The following Channels are said to be testing on Virgin Media right now:
-Hidden 43 is testing on Virgin Channel 890 right now (Only in Virgin HQ).

Channel has been confirm as in talks with Virgin Media by my insiders:
-Sky Atlantic
-ITV2 HD
-ITV3 HD
-ITV4 HD

The following Channels are rumoured to be set to launch on Virgin Media soon (but not yet confirm by my Virgin Media insiders):
-Premier Sports (But are said to be in talks with Virgin.)
-Sony UK TV (But are said to be in talks with Virgin.)

=== Channels THAT still to appear in all areas ===
List was last updated on December 1st 2010.

NO. Channel Name
917. Radio: RTE Radio
920. Radio: WRN Europe

NOTE: Channels are only broadcasting in Ex-Telewest areas right now.

====== Media Boy Information =====
Media Boy - Keep it real and FREE on Cable Forum.

=== Media Boy Extra info: ===
Media Boy Blog - For all things Virgin TV - http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.com/
See Virgin Media on ''twitter'' here - http://twitter.com/virginmedia
See latest news about Virgin on Demand via ''twitter'' here - http://twitter.com/vmondemand
See Nialli's blog on Virgin Media High Definition & TiVo Services here - http://vmhd.blogspot.com/
Latest news on Freeview - http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/10...ew-2011-a.html

=== Ask Media Boy ===
Last updated November 10th 2011.

Q: WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION ABOUT VIRGIN MEDIA FROM?
A: I get all my info from Virgin Media viewers and Web Sites (NOTE: When I used web sites I will post an link to that web site).

Q: WHY AM I NOT GETTING ''RTE RADIO'' OR ''WRN RADIO'' FOR?
A: RTE Radio and WRN Radio do not broadcast in Ex-ntl and Ex-Cable & Wireless areas - yet.

Q: NOW THAT BSKYB HAS TOOK OVER VIRGIN MEDIA TELEVISION WILL ANY CHANNELS CLOSE ON VIRGIN TV?
A: Yes Sky has closed Bravo, Channel One and Challenge Jackpot down and is Closing Living Loves (Now know as Sky Living Loves) down in January 2012. But us Virgin Media viewers will see some channels moving about as we have now got Sky1 HD, Sky Arts 1 HD and Sky Arts 2 HD on our network.

Q: WHY DO YOU THINK DISCOVERY WILL AXE TRAVEL & LIVING FOR TLC TO LAUNCH IN THE UK AND IRELAND?
A: Since March 2010 Discovery has replace all the following versions of Discovery Travel & Living with TLC.

In Europe:
-Norway
-Poland
-Balkans (Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia and Bulgaria.)
-Hungary
-The Czech Republic

In Africa:
-South Africa

==== Deals with broadcasters ===
List last updated on November 29th 2011.

When deals with broadcasters run out Virgin Media need to sign new one to keep that Channel on Virgin TV.

Here is an list of channel that Virgin may get when they old deal runs out with that broadcaster:

NOTE: Only Broadcasts who has got some Channels broadcasting on Virgin Media right appeared on this list. To start broadcasting soon = That channel has still to start broadcasting on Sky, Freesat or Freeview.

=== TV and Radio Channels: ===
=== Own by A+E Networks UK (Was AETN UK) ===
Bio HD
Crime & Investigation Network HD
Crime & Investigation Network +1
HISTORY HD
HISTORY +1

=== Own by ABC Television Group ===
Disney Channel HD
Disney Cinemagic HD
Disney Cinemagic +1
Disney Junior +
Disney XD HD

=== Own by ARY Group ===
ARY Qtv
ARY Oneworld
ARY Entertainment
ARY News

=== Own by BSkyB ===
Pick TV +1
Sky 3D
Sky Atlantic
Sky Atlantic HD
Sky News HD
Sky Sports F1 (Soon to start broadcasting).
Sky Sports F1 HD (Soon to start broadcasting).
Sky Sports HD3
Sky Sports HD4
Sky Sports News HD

=== Own by CBS International and Chello Zone ===
CBS Action
CBS Drama
CBS Reality +1
Horror Channel +1

=== Own by Channel 4 Television Corporation ===
More 4 +1

=== Own by CSC Media Group ===
Bliss
Chart Show TV
Chart Show TV +1 (Soon to start broadcasting.)
Dance Nation TV
Flava
Kix!
NME TV
POP
Pop Girl
Pop Girl +1
Scuzz
The Vault
Tiny Pop +1
True Movies 2

=== Own by Discovery Networks Europe ===
Animal Planet +1
Discovery 3D (May launch if audience viewing numbers are high via on Demand.)
Discovery Home & Health +1
Discovery Knowledge +1
Discovery Science +1
DMAX +1
DMAX +2
Investigation Discovery
TLC (May replace Discovery Travel and Living.)
Quest +1

=== Own by E Entertainment UK Limited ===
Style (Soon to launch in the UK & Eire)

=== Own by ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Corporation) ===
ESPN America HD

=== Own by GMG Radio ===
Real Radio
Real Radio XS

=== Own by ITV Digital Channels Ltd ===
ITV2 HD
ITV3 HD
ITV4 HD

=== Own by NBC Universal Global Networks ===
Universal Channel HD

=== Own by NGC Europe Limited ===
FX +1
Nat Wild HD

=== Own by Northern & Shell ===
Channel 5 +1 (Soon to start broadcasting)

=== Own by Sony ===
NOTE: The following channels will become part of the ''ViewAsia'' package if Sony can sign an new deal Virgin Media:
ARY Digital^
B4U Movies^
Colors^
MAX^
SAB
Sahara One
SET Asia^

^ = On Virgin Media right now.

=== Own by Sony Pictures Television ===
Sony Entertainment Television
Sony Entertainment Television +1

=== Own by STAR TV ===
STAR Desh (To launch in January 2012 in UK and Ireland.)
STAR Gold
STAR One (To be rebranded as STAR Desh in January 2012.)

=== Own by TIML Radio Limited ===
Absolute 00s
Absolute 60s
Absolute 70s
Absolute 90s

=== Own by Turner Broadcasting System Europe ===
Cartoon Network HD
TCM 2
Imagine...Dil Se

=== Own by Viacom ===
BET
BET +1
Comedy Central Extra +1
MTV CLASSIC
MTV MUSIC
MTV +1
Nickelodeon HD
NickToons Replay

=== Own by Zee Entertainment Enterprises ===
ZEE Cafe
Zing

Next update: December 12th 2011 - unless:
A) If Virgin are set to launch more than TWO channels (TV or Radio) on Virgin TV.
B) If Virgin are set to move more than TWO channels (TV or Radio) about on Virgin TV.
C) If Virgin are set to close or repackage more then TWO channels (TV or Radio ) on Virgin TV.

©copyright 2011 Media Boy 2006 - 2011. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

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

You forgot that Virgin Media are in talks with Sky for Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports F1 HD.
http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.com/201...-in-talks.html

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

Will Box Nation & Ch5+1 be the last channel launches of 2011?

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

Channel5+1 will not launch until next spring on Virgin TV

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

He didn't forget, its already being discussed in its own thread.

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

He did not put it in his List update.

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Can channels launch during december or is that part of the change freeze ?

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

Yes, channels can still launch.

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

Thanks for answering that.

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

It matters because everytime sky launches a channel, everybody needs to negotiate to get it, all it does is strengthen SKY's hand in a market in which they are very dominant.. fair doo's to them shelling out the money to get F1, but to then have everybody who isn't a SKY TV platform subscriber (but more importantly a SKY content subscriber) get stressed about if, how and when they are getting it, and potentially having to pay more money to get it is ludicrous, take Atlantic for example... a few years ago they tried it on with Virgin about wanting more money for SKY 1, it didn't work so they repackaged the same idea, and a lot of the same shows i might add and tried it again. Would Sky be happy if Virgin went belly up because the costs of supplying quality TV was too expensive, you bet they would. Regulation is good for everybody because it ensures even a little bit of competition and choice in an almost one sided world.

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

:clap::clap::clap:

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

Ah sorry thats right i forgot. :dunce:

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

The same as VM has to do with every other broadcaster.



Like the regulation what split up the TV football rights , generally costing people more than they were paying before.

I cant understand why you would be so upset about this when VM have already stated that they are in talks with Sky , give it time and see what pans out. If by the start of the F1 season its still exclusive to Sky thens the time to feel aggrieved. :)

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

[rant]

To go a little off-topic for a moment, what's more sickening about the way Sky do business is when they go after pubs who have found a cheaper way to get sports coverage by going through the EU, such as with the case of one here in Portsmouth who probably couldn't afford decent football coverage otherwise. Thankfully the landlady won out, but most people/businesses wouldn't fight tooth and nail as she has done.

If people continue to pay through the nose and still get adverts, it'll never change. The sort of person who will spend £60-100 on a poor-quality acrylic shirt just because it is the season strip for their club are exactly the kind who pay £200+ or whatever for a monthly multi-box Sky subscription with all the trimmings and never use most of it anyway.

[/rant]

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

I can see ofcom getting involved if that happens mainly because F1 is a premium sport.

I am confident it will come and the HD version.

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

Oops

It will be on December 12th update.

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

l suspect so but remember Ch5+1 is not launching this year.

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

I suspect channel 5 +1 will replace Current TV on channel 155.

Why is channel 5 +1 needed in the first place ?

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

Because some people find these +1 channels useful.

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

Tivo has 3 tuners and we have Demand 5.

I am not the only one who thinks this.
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35337090-post5.html

I can guess who would want this channel ;)

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

That's good, HD Boy! Horn in on all the threads you didn't get a chance to post in while you were temp banned, and be sure to keep those repetitious quotes coming! :D

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

Even with 3 tuners the +1 channels can come in handy once in a while.

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

and Demand 5 and Demand 5 HD ;)

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

Ohhhh my birthday:D:D

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

... and mine :angel:

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

What's that got to do with anything especially if you want to record something?

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

If a thread exists, it becomes HD Boy's business. :D

December 12th for 5 +1 channel? Not that I want it, but what's the holdup?

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

You posted on here in February stating Virgin Media are going on a 'HD Shopping Spree'.

To be honest i would not class 7 HD channels launching this year as a 'HD Shopping Spree'.

With 2 that were already announced coming anyway ( Sky Arts 1 HD and Sky Arts 2 HD)

Not unless we get a flood of HD channels in December. Which i highly doubt it.

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

How was DF to know what would happen between February and November? He's not psychic, Boy.

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

I would 100% agree!

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

A lot of the channels you want are Crap +1 , Crap +2 etc.


Sorry if you were offended.

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

Could you afford the channels as I know that I would not be able to? I would not get 1 min of a HD channel.

DF and all the Other staff members on here do a very good job and can only post what they are able to.

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For once I 100% agree:D

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

Wow! Myself and Alan don't always see eye to eye, and maybe I've been a bit of a smart ass towards him before, but your laying it on pretty thick HD boy.

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

That is not very nice as everybody is entitled to a opinion (as Den says)

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

Jameseh posted something similar in the channel 5 + 1 thread.

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

I would say +1:D

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

LOL :D:D

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

And obviously it didn't occur to you that restating the same thing would be rude, no? Just because you don't like something doesn't mean someone else has poor taste for liking it.

To be fair, I wonder how you actually have time to watch anything considering the amount of cross-forum spamming you do.

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

:rolleyes:

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

So you were being sarcastic when you said "HD Shopping Spree" ?

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

OMG! :banghead:

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

I do not have a clue what you mean :confused:

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

Does anyone have any idea why Sky Sports News HD and Sky News HD is not on Virgin Media because they are both basic Sky HD channels and Virgin Media have rights to any Sky basic HD channels for a incremental wholesale fee.

I would like to see Sky Sports News HD.

I can only guess Sky are asking too high a incremental wholesale fee

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That could happen.
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...8&postcount=53
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...8&postcount=59
This guy works for Sky.

anything is possible

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

I said Watching Paint Dry +1. Watching Paint Dry has hundreds of thousands of hits on YouTube so I'm looking forward to the channel.

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

So am i :D:D

---------- Post added at 23:53 ---------- Previous post was at 22:59 ----------

I do wonder whether this is still true and could happen in December ?

anything is possible.

As said Virgin Media are on track to have 80 HD channels in 2 years.

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

I'm not upset about it, to be fair when the football rights where split, it was more like there was a lot more games being shown live so fair enough alot more games equal maybe another broadcaster, and fair do's to virgin they sorted us out. My point is that $ky continually move the goal posts for no reason, they have sports channels coming out of their ears and could quite easily of fitted all of what they wanted to do with F1 into their existing setup. Personally i'd rather watch paint dry, since about 92, 93 the regulations have stifled the sport, its the reason the Americans can't take to it because most races are like a procession.

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

Most of the channels I want are HD channels

Even with TIVO, i still think there is a need for them

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

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

The ignore function is rubbish, mate. You can still see when someone you ignore has posted and the compulsion to click the "view this post" is too much making it pretty pointless.

I suppose the best course of action would be to ban the troublemaker. Permanently.

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

I totally respect what you are saying Lew, I have a few people on my ignore list. The only problem being if someone else on the forum quotes a post from the person on the ignore list you're then able to read it. It totally defeats the purpose of adding someone to the ignore list. There has to be a better or alternative solution.

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

Without looking through the f1 season schedule i would be surprised it they could have.
On a Sun afternoon, at any one time you could have Prem league, football league, rugby, cricket, tennis, golf.... God knows what else showing.
They could have made a tennis, golf, rugby etc channel instead. But suppose F1 is where the money is....

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

I bet Sky Sports will do a Prem league, football league, rugby, cricket, tennis, golf channel in the future, they might follow Sky Movies by organsing their channel by catagories, not numbers

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

Yes there is.It's called self control and leads to one being able to either leave a thread or just not 'pay any attention' to a certain poster.I've got it down to a fine art with some members.;)

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

The mods need to get themselves together and sort this out privately and then come back to us with a solution. Half of them are having a go at hd boy for repeating himself and posting pointless tweets, the other half are deleting posts made by forum members which make the same point.

You, as a team, either want him to stop the way he posts OR you want other members to just ignore him, but you can't have both. Every time a mod tells him off it undermines the mod who defends his right to post and suggests we use the ignore function.

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

Pretty much agree i stopped waching foumula 1 the year 2002 i think it was, when in the lead Rubens Barichello was orderd o pull over by ferrari and let michael shumacher through,put me right off the sport.:(

Still watch the occasional race though.

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

a lot of people I know who love F1 are upset at the Sky deal :(

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

Totally agree however not everyone has your level of self control. That's why they use the ignore function, to take away posts from the user that offends them or pushes their buttons. Users are trying to take responsibility by adding people to their ignore list, only to have posts from that person displayed anyway when someone quotes their post. Why even have an ignore function if it doesn't really do the job?

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

Cannot say i blame them DF half a season free to air and half Pay tv is not ideal for F1 fans,eventually though i expect it to go fully pay TV live,the same as live cricket has.:(

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

+1 who's not impressed by the deal.

My gut feeling is Bernie will have egg on his face next season by doing this deal as the audience wont be nearly as much as when solely on the BBC. This obviously depends on how they are going to package the F1 channel on other platforms. Only 3 months maximum til we find out

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

And why suspend somebody and allow other users to post his thoughts, sent to them by private message through THIS site? To allow that and then threaten sanctions against forum members who voice their very reasonable displeasure is really pretty poor.

If you're going to start picking people up when they stray outside the boundaries of what is acceptable then you also need to deal with the root cause.