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now there's a blast from the past :LOL:

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JohnR5573, I think you are totally wrong regarding football is not a big product, Football is a major product for TV, thats why each week thousands tune in to watch it basically every day of the week.

Yes, l am a big football fan and watch it any time, big follower of Tottenham and will go to any length to watch them play, thats why l am so adamant to obtain it on Bt Sport. VM should give into the consumer. As at the end of the day we pay for the price - the only problem l can think of - is how much profit can VM make out of it, never mind the price that BT Sport want to charge for it . 17th August cannot come quickly enough for me.

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Arthurgray, I did not say it's not a big product. I said it's not the most important product in the country. There is a very big difference between the two. If you think about it I'm sure you'll agree.

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Can't believe what I have just read a customer twittered vm and asked what was happening regarding bt and said sky is better,the reply from vm said we beg to differ and we will tweet when we know more with which the customer replied cant watch the emirates cup that is on now can I could do with sky the unbelievable reply from vm of not unless the could install it in the next couple of hours you cant omg I have took a picture of my iPad and emailed it to CEO's office wish I knew how to upload pictures on here would put it up you have to read to believe

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Check out Ian Johnson @funkymonks2604 about 9hr ago

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Just seen someone tweet this web page screenshot, I don't know the website but it looks like a FAQ page for BT Sport on Virgin Media

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http://s21.postimg.org/bh6j0rl7r/image.jpg

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link bud please if poss

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trying to upload picture now,hope it works:)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 3.
 

That FAQ text is from the VM BT sport FAQ. It's nothing new or am I missing something here?

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did it upload up okay ??

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yep mate

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cheers bud,could not believe what i read.ceo`s office will be seeing that on monday morning :(

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Sorry don't have a link, it's just a screenshot of a pic someone uploaded to twitter

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Well I don't remember it mentioning TVAnywhere before...

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no worries mate seen the picture

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It's http://virginmedia.com/espn. Hasn't changed for a few days AFAIAA

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Why? They aren't wrong though are they?
Lighten up HM

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know bud,but they really shouldnt be talking to customers like that.whilst i understand there only told what to say comments like that really at this time not the best :(
And yes they aren`t wrong

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Look at some of the prats at VM. This is their response on Twitter to a serious question. Disgraceful!

https://twitter.com/virginmedia/stat...75266016485376

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That's what I posted earlier bud ;)

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Sorry mate, I didn't see it. It is shocking to see members of VM act like that.

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Not a prob bud,I agree we all like a laugh but there are certain times when it's not appropriate and this is one of them:(

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Frankly that is twitter for you.... not a nice place to be very often. The standards of behaviour and of CS on twitter are very poor and produce results like this one...

Mind you should think VM staff are very stressed atm but that is no excuse for abuse or stupid humour.

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I understand where HM is coming from. I used for work for another Virgin company and if we'd spoken to our customers in such a way there would have been major repercussions. Virgin are very protective of their customer relations record and invest a lot in protecting that image.

Although that comment is accurate and made is out of frustration the last thing VM want at the moment is to wind customers up further. Never ridicule a customer even if you think they deserve it, as you are representing your employer not yourself. This is something VM can fully control unlike the BT situation.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 3.
 

I find VM's attitude on Twitter appalling! I think the person involved will be disciplined.
Moving on... let's hope we all get better news in the following week. :)

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Yes, i am feeling optimistic for my Virgin cousins

You will get BT sport (my guess is next week), though only VIP will get it for a reduced fee.
XL will get it for regular price.

And maybe a sky channel as an add on bonus.

Of course, I could be wrong. :D

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If you are... :sniper: :D

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Oh, and yes, i thought the twitter comment was poor taste, from customer service.

Not their place to crack jokes

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Well there's 13 days to start of the PL season and one would hope it would be sorted by then.

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For once I am optimistic :)

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Yes positivity is always better then negativity John because generally good things come to those who are patience and thus don't succumb to the temptations of the dark side.:)

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We are quite positive on the sky side too. :D

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Its unfortunate for him that their social management console adds his initials the end of the post!

Ooh a Sky channel, as long as it isnt Sky Poker im happy. Knowing Sky though it will be!

DARK*** side.

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Where is this optimism coming from? Have I missed something?

The only optimisim I have is the fact we're saved from Michael Owen as a sports analyst on BT sports ...

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That's more than enough for me. ;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 3.
 

When did this cease to be a useful update thread?

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Well lets hope MB next week has some more updates and hopefully better news on the BT Sports saga.

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When there weren't any updates to report at the moment?

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I hope so as well :)

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Yer fingers crossed bud,I tend to only go with what mb says ;)

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Jeez, if this is the reaction to a bit of a joke from a company on Twitter, none of you better look at Tesco Mobile's Twitter

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Indeed as other so called insiders have always seemed to get it wrong and MB generally is right most of the time in my humble opinion.

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very well said Den :clap::clap::clap::clap:

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Seconded :tu:

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Yes but there's also been quite a few channels arrived that MB knew nothing about of late. Not having a go, it has been the case though in fact think his insiders have misled him a couple of times recently.

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Anyone else find it ironic to read that by are complaining to ofom as sky won't give them access to sports on you view

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Oh, god, not another countdown!!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 3.
 

It's this thread your looking for:

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...g-page-61.html

Your welcome

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:clap::clap::clap::clap:

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Unfortunately, MB can't make it happen! If negotiations are still on-going, that's all he can report until the deal is done, and then there will be plenty of publicity. We will hear either this week or next, we just have to be patient.

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MB's info is only as good as his source. Remember around this time last year we were all whipped into a frenzy at the prospect of the ITV HD channels launching along with SKY Atlantic? The proposed launch date came and went and no sign of the channels at all. It turned out Media Boy had been fed non-truths.

I'm getting an overwhelming sense of deja vu. Again recently hopes where raised about BT Sports and SKY Atlantic arriving on the Virgin Media platform on the 1st of August. Well it's now the 4th and guess what, no channels.

We keep on swallowing this tripe over and over. Are people that desperate to hear what they want to hear that they are prepared to believe anything that gives them false hope?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 3.
 

Yes. i am just waiting for the "end of the world" guy to be wrong too, then I will have lost all hope. :D

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Priority for me is to get BT Sports on, then Drama then any other channel Virgin want to bring to us. Although not more Asian channels please.

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This was wrong then?

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/5...gin-media.html

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At that point in time..it is right.

For now, it is right.

For tomorrow? who knows :)

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John5573, l stand corrected. Apologies.

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What tripe?? Ohh the stuff that this thread is made up of. Everything I've seen reported here or elsewhere is full of the words "reportedly", "could", "would" non of its fact and non of its real. Just forget about the whole thing until either it happens or it doesn't. Don't expect vm to tell you it's not going to happen. For all we know negotiations may have ended but vm will never tell you that as its detrimental to their business.

The debacle with premier sports is a prime example, both parties say the door is still open but neither will change view. That's not a negotiation but more of a case of one trying to hurt the other and ignoring the customer.

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Or guessed incorrectly

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Wicked and Crazy, I think what the big problem is, that WE the CUSTOMER, at the end of the day has to pay for any new channel that comes along - ie BT Sport or Atlantic for the matter.

VM keep on messing about and alway say 'we are in talks etc etc', and everyone will say, that they have heard this and that. This is what infuriates everyone.

VM have always stated that they have been in talks for weeks, but it has already been agreed with Sky, and UPC/ Setanta. BUT VM are again playing hard ball and want it on the cheap. The people that are losing out are US - THE CUSTOMER.

Say for example - BT Sports, starts tomorrow, at a price of £10.00 per month, its up to us to decide if we want it, its that simple. But VM will pull it if they dont get enough customers after a couple of months, if they are not making money out of it.

Ots like the other day, l called VM and l placed on here what they told me - its that simple. I am counting down the days.

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Like I've said many times, the stuff Media Boy 'gets right' is almost exclusively stuff that's announced publicly via via other channels (blogs/websites/forums, etc). I can't think of anything even remotely reliable thats ever come from his 'insiders'.

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Afternoon everyone. Any news today?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 3.
 

But Arthur, if VM secured a deal to get BT Sports and ESPN into the XP pack following extensive negotiations, would you still feel the same way?

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none :)

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nope and wont be it's sunday

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Good point bud,personally if we have to pay for it I won't be but that still leave 4 big channels missing from the now devalued xl pack.Vm have got to make a decision fast hang our for a deal to place it in xl but risk losing customers and angering others at the Same time or get it and charge a separate premium,in doing that they really have to find then some alternatives (sky Atlantic for example) to make the xl truly xl again :confused:

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Think they'll just re-brand their packages

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Gonna after do something bud,can see xl becoming the hd pack.

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Okay, thanks. :)

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What will they call them?

Virgin basics

Virgin little bit more

Virgin give us your money for an extra channel

Virgin give us your money, and some to BT sports

:D

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No except the reckoning is a day closer then it was yesterday dear chap.:)

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Not bad for a Sky salesperson.;):D

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Den, you are missing your tv...there is a wicket at the cricket :D

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no news but we're still here, we're still here.

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It's like being stuck in purgatory waiting for news haha. :)

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The XL pack on VM is currently £5 more than the equivalent Sky Entertainment Extra+. Which VM will say is due to Tivo but I'm not sure that Tivo is worth the £5 extra a month, especially now Sky have started copying some of its features - you can also get a 2TB box free at the moment on Sky. Plus now there is no V+ you can only compare Sky+ to the price of VM with Tivo.

They have got to do something really, the only thing that justified it being £5 more than Sky was ESPN. I wouldn't say even getting Sky Atlantic is enough really considering it is on the basic Sky pack.

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They are exactly the same without Tivo. Also remember Sky have only recently dropped their price with the introduction of Sky Entertainment Extra+, before the equivalent pack would of been £5.25 more, therefore more expensive than Virgin Media.

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And we are still awaiting the arrival of the martians from Mars.;):D

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If you drop Tivo though then you don't get a box that records, so its not really comparable to Sky+. I guess they rely on people to take bundles which masks the differences in the individual services.

I've just noticed it because I have dropped BB and Phone from Virgin and would have taken Sky for TV but its going to be too costly to get it installed in my flat.

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What about

O Come All Ye Faithful
Joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Sky.
Come and behold Us,
Born the King of TV;
O come, let us adore Sky,
O come, let us adore Sky,
O come, let us adore Sky,
Sky the Lord.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 3.
 

Nice try but it doesn't fit the tune so will stick to the normal words at Christmas :-)

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I couldnt find the words to fit the tune but hey it was my very first attempt

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That's why I thought it was a good try! :-)

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Oh dear you won't qualify for the Eurovision song contest singing that load of rubbish.;):D

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never ever you very naughty man :sniper::sniper::sniper::sniper:

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Actually, from what little I have seen of that show, it might win it for UK :D

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Thanks

I will enter next year and you watch me win it for us :)

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What about this

Glory Glory Sky TV
Glory Glory Sky TV
Glory Glory Sky TV
As Sky go marching on, on, on

:D:D:D

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total garbage mr stokes

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Qualify ? It would probably win in have you seen that rubbish recently ;)

Dam u all beat me to it !!!!

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Disagree

You see i do have a chance :)

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About as much as VM getting Sky Atlantic :D

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Now that was a low blow. I say this as i think i have more of a chance than that :D

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I know how frustrating this is, but for the sake of a two week delay, i think it is worth the wait. I am pretty sure that BT Sport will be in place by 17th and I also believe it will be part of the XL pack. Furthermore, I also believe that Sky Atlantic will be hard on its heels. Whether Atlantic will be exclusive to XL viewers remains to be seen because it is part of sky Basics. But I wouldn't be at all surprised if it went only in XL.

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On reflection you probably have

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Thats better

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Forgive me but you are talking utter rubbish.

They MAYBE in talks. Who honestly knows? Do you? for sure?

Everyone is blaming Virgin here when probably the truth is that BT are playing hardball with Virgin as they don't want to give it to them but due to the rules and regulations, have to be seen to be at least offering something.

Everyone knows BT are in this to retain existing BB customers and to recruit new ones. BT won't be seeing Sky as the competitor in the broadband stakes, they will see Virgin as the main threat.

They haven't agreed anything with Sky - Sky is an open platform - anyone can broadcast from it - all BT would have to do is pay Sky for the EPG entry.

As far as I am aware, BT do not offer directly ANY domestic broadband in Ireland so they have no interest in withholding the BT Sports channels from any Irish cable operator.

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No worries. :)

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Or even won't be because there is a "Y" in the day.......:D

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So nothing new overnight then. Oh well. I await with bated breath to see what the CEO comes back to me with today. Probably a sorry you are not happy, here's £2 a month off your bill.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 3.
 

Nothing is ever added early Monday Mark and its usually Tuesday or Thursday when things are added from my own experiences.

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looks like we are getting a new channel GINX on channel 286 has popped up. Thats really what we all want a a Video Game Review channel lol. Lets have some good channels VM lol

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We have had this channel several weeks now bud.

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Its a channel i want on Sky :(

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Yes, we have had GINX for weeks now. Not watched anything on it yet, but then I keep forgetting we have it. Ditto with the food and travel channels, I keep forgetting they are there lol.