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I don't like to be contentious, but rather than having to step in and moderate dozens of threads and ask dozens of people to use the ignore function several times, wouldn't it make more sense to get to the root of the problem and ban whoever keeps instigating the problem? How much easier was the moderator's job when the member in question was temp banned - I don't think I saw more than one bold moderator post in a week or so, which was great.

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At the moment Boxnation is on Virgin Media for free.

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How about EVERYONE stays on topic and then NO ONE gets fracked.If no one replies to the people they won't use the ignore button for then it stays on topic.Staying on topic is the surest way to ignore the elephant in the thread who is trying their level best to get attention and if I may say so getting that attention in spades every time some one reacts to their tendency to over post.

Think of them as the annoying toddler asking why all the time just to get attention.In the end you just stop listening.;)

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OK not the time or place-pm's sent to you both.

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It still is and Is this a mistake ?

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I'm pretty sure Bernie will have been aware that viewing numbers would be lower when half the races are exclusively live on pay TV , it stands to reason.

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I agree but it Actually might be 9 races exclusively live on pay TV because there might be no US GP.

How many have the HD pack on Sky without sky sports and how many have Sky Sports on Sky ?

I know Virgin Media have 775,000 Sky Sports customers.

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They have until the 7th Dec.

http://en.espnf1.com/usa/motorsport/story/65801.html

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The final countdown. LOL :D

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CBS Action launching on Virgin Media channel 192 on the 13th of december.
It will be on the M+ package
http://www.virginmedia.com/customers...-guide-dec.pdf


I wonder why CBS Drama is not launching ? or is it ?

It also says at the end of the magazine "watch this space."
http://electric.virginmedia.com/issue39.html

Are we in for very good news ?

There are good times ahead HD channels wise. As Virgin Media have already said.
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35...-post4340.html

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Well spotted HD Boy.

Here's a link to the CBS Action website for anyone wondering what shows they broadcast:

http://www.cbsaction.co.uk/tv_guide.php

Fans of Star Trek: The Next Generation will be chuffed to bits!

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I do that every month now. Just look what happened with Comedy Central HD in August 2010.

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So you've done a complete one-eighty on your "hardly a HD shopping spree" poo-pooing of only an additional 7 HD channels this year and doubting that would improve next year, eh?

Honestly, this guy changes direction more than a goddamn weather vane. :D

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I never said that. I meant i highly doubt there would be more HD channels this year.
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35...-post4667.html

I think there will be more HD channels in april.

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HD Boy likes a wee rant from time to time, just like the rest of us. It was a good find by him, the best HD Boy post of the day by far.

It's one of the channels Alan Fry wants too so he'll be pretty upbeat when he swings by. I thought BoxNation was going to be the only new channel launch this month. Keep up the good work Virgin!

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I know there will be more (HD) channels when Virgin decide to add some new channels.

Logic on twitter told me.

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So did i.

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We know Alibi HD is coming in 2012
We know SKY F1 HD is probably coming in March 2012
BoxNation confirmed they are looking to go HD in 2012

That's all the HD news I know

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The ITV VOD advertsing deal with Virgin Media early next year which might include the ITV HD channels.

I could be wrong.

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You should put a sarcastic smile at the end of that post.

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You're quite right Chad, so I retract my shot at him this time. I still like my weather vane joke though. :)

Free-to-air BoxNation for me now... enjoying it.

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I remember to 2 channels have been added to the total servs recently.

Could it really actually be CBS Action and CBS Drama that are testing ?

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I did always say that he stuck up for what he believed in, and his Twitter page confirms that 100%

I'm not really sure he'd appreciate you publishing a link to his profile though. Probably best to remove before the Mods send you on another 3 week vacation;)

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:D

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Just done that.

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You can say that again.

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Does any of our regular Virgin employee posters know what is happening with BoxNation. Seems everyone has access just now. Is this an unadvertised free period, is it a Tickle or is it just an error? Any info would be great.

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Not sure, it's subscription only AFAIK, no freeviews.

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Well i am watching it right now for free.

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I'm aware of that.

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Do you mean literally FTA ie you don't need your card in to view it, or free for VM subscribers on all packages?

Would you mind taking your card out to check if you haven't already?

Is anyone on the TV M pack getting Box Nation unencrypted?

I believe the channel encrypted yesterday evening on Sky.

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It must be a error.

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I'll maybe have a look when I don't have a bunch of things recording, but judging from my experiences running a VM STB without a card in you get almost no channels even regular free-to-air ones you'd find on Freeview or Freesat. It's not much use!

Come to think of it, us all discussing it means if it is a mistake then it's more likely to be corrected quickly. Maybe we should have kept it under our collective hats.

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I Took the card out of my V HD box and you can not view the channel.

Why isn't there a box nation HD? That's a bit poor these days..

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BoxNation say it's in the pipeline, so to speak. :)

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Thanks, but HD Boy has now tried it and it's not viewable without a card, so it must be encrypted, I wonder if TV M customers can receive it?

I hope you'll be able to watch your recordings when the channel encrypts. I know that VM are to/have started this for the Sky movie and sports channels in line with Sky policy, there again Box Nation is not a Sky channel, so who knows!

It might be an idea to watch your recordings ASAP...

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Excellent news as there are several things l like on there.

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Its all still very vague, we know that if Virgin can get HD channels on their terms they will and all the fancy terminolgy doesn't change the fact it has to be on their terms.

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According to the December edition of Electric, the downloadable channel guide is listed as November 2011, the only new channel mentioned is PBS.

So where is December's list?

Has it been made up?

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I'm so happy with my broadband service i would be prepared to pay £5 extra a month for Sports HD 3 & 4, Cinemagic HD etc, i really don't want to go back to copper wired internet, i know some people will say have different providers.. can't be mithered i want it all from one source, on one bill (how ever confusing that might be LOL).
:xmas:

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I have asked Virgin Media on Twitter about if they are removing Current TV from Virgin TV, their responce was:

"We've not been made aware of any changing at the moment"

I also asked if they going to add both Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports F1 HD, their responce was:

"We're in talks with Sky at the moment. When we have any updates, we'll be sure to let you know"

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Thats Good news!

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Unable to find details of CBS action launch anywhere ????????

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What sort of details are you looking for ?

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Nothing on CBS ACTION site.

Link to December's electric magazine shows November's channel list not December's.

Did not think this months online mag was available as yet.

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http://www.virginmedia.com/customers...-guide-dec.pdf


There is a feature on Current TV in the online mag, which I guess there wouldn't be if the channel was about to be removed.

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The link http://www.virginmedia.com/customers...-guide-dec.pdf does
show December 2011 channel line-up and better still you've only got 11 days to wait and all will be revealed - look upon it as an early christmas present

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There was also a feature last month. So you could be right.

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And next year cbs channels r going hd,lets hope they r part of the deal xand we get them ;)from launch

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CBS Drama is not launching. So i doubt we would get CBS Drama HD as part of the deal

Maybe Virgin media have just given us a teaser and maybe CBS Drama will launch. Who knows.

Something is happening early next year when it said at the end of the magazine "watch this space"

I do think there will be HD channels announced early next year (not including Sky Sports F1 HD and Alibi HD )

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Thanks

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No more free BoxNation now! Looks like a great channel from the few hours I saw, though. By enthusiasts for enthusiasts.

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Why would i make it up ?

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Because you live to report and repost hearsay and vague, often inaccurate information. :dozey:

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I check the magazine/channel guide every month now. Just look what happened with Comedy Central HD in August 2010.

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Im afraid Virgin Media has not confirmed that CBS Action will be coming to Virgin TV anytime soon.

I asked Virgin Media on twtter if Virgin TV will be getting CBS Action, their reponce was:

"No plans that we've heard of, if that changes we'll let you know"

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They would not tell you anyway. So that means nothing.

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I would wait for comfirmation from VM, just to be sure!

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To be fair some of the vague replies you've gotten from staff members and reposted here have exactly the same lack of value. Pot/kettle idiom, anyone?

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Out of interest, now that it's encrypted, are you still able to view your Box Nation recordings?

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http://www.virginmedia.com/customers...-guide-dec.pdf

The bit at the bottom right hand corner in blue that states CBS Action is coming on the 13.12.11 on channel 192 is good enough for me. The above links to the Virgin Media website and to a Virgin published document. That to me confirms 100% that the channel is launching soon.

Ask the guys on Twitter to click on this link, then get their thoughts.

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Even when i said the TV magazines were saying UKTV HD channels were launching and i also showed them a picture. They still did not say anything.

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Only Sky owned channels have the Subscription Protection on them.

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The box records any encryption along with the recording.

As there was no encryption they will play as they can not go back and encrypt them.

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Sadly I didn't make any, so I can't test. Would probably work though... next time a channel becomes available for a limited time I'll give it a go.

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:td: Hmm! Sounds vague and speculative and so probably not worth posting! :td:

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Following on from earlier comments, what I would like to see "Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) ..." are time-shift variations of all channels and at no extra cost to the carrier (e.g. VM) from the broadcaster. :)

Whether or not you have a TiVo or other PVR (not everyone does) time-shift channels can still be useful. Those with recording facilities may have all of their tuners in use :shocked:, neglected to record a programme or missed it due to unforeseen circumstances. Note that not all Channel 5 programmes are available in Demand 5 and this applies to the other channels with On Demand facilities. Furthermore, not all of the channels have Catch Up On Demand or TV On Demand libraries.

I would have thought that, with the availability of TiVo, PVR, rewind live TV and various On Demand players, the rights issues were already covered and all programming could be archived by the carrier for 24 hours, 48 hours* or 7 days. It might mean viewing programmes as aired complete with the broadcasters' advertising but that's already the case with some of the existing options and the same as if you watched it live anyway.

Okay, in the current linear channel setup +1s for every channel is not really feasible but using the On Demand service or with a new delivery mechanism, such as IPTV, it could be possible.

*IIRC, when VCRs were first introduced in the UK you were allowed to record programmes and keep them for 48 hours only after which they had to be erased. Obviously this was impossible to enforce and most people weren't even aware of the ruling but it sets a precedent for at least 48 hours of access to programmes after they are aired.

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Not going to happen.

BBC One , BBC Two , BBC Three , BBC Four , Sky 1 , Sky 2 , Pick TV , CBS Action , 10 Sky Movies channels , 4 Sky Sports channels ,Sky Sports News , ESPN , ESPN America , ESPN Classic etc does not have a +1 channel.

The BBC will never have +1 channels with the way it's going.

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Sky and BBC have their content on demand within minutes of it airing so its not exactly a problem.

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That is true.

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I've noticed recently, when using TiVo search, just how often some programmes are actually repeated over the space of 7 days. If you miss a programme on popular channels, you'll often be able to catch it again really soon either on the same channel, or a sister station.

Some examples:

Neighbours is shown on Channel 5 at 1:45pm then repeated at 5:30pm. It's also repeated on 5* at 3:00pm and 7:00pm.

The Gadget Show is broadcast on Channel 5 on a Monday night, and gets repeated on a Tuesday on 5*.

Emmerdale and Coronation Street are repeated each night, about 4 hours after being broadcast, on ITV2.

The Cafe is shown on SKY1 on a Wednesday and gets repeated on a Friday on SKY1, a Saturday on SKY2 and then again on a Monday on SKY1.

Match Of the Day is shown on BBC1 on a Saturday night and gets repeated on a Sunday morning again on BBC1.

All WWE programming gets about 3 outings accross the various SKY Sports channels each week.

Whilst +1 channels would add value, taking time out to check if and when a programme will be repeated can be just as effective. Most popular programmes do get repeated, sometimes more than once. If you are prepared to be a little flexible with your viewing habits, you should catch almost everything you want to watch. This can at times also include movies. I think American Pie 3 has been on SKY1 and SKY2 about 10 times in the past 14 days. I'm sure ITV is currently repeated every James Bond movie at least once. Goldfinger was on last Saturday and then again on the Sunday.

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I know not everybody wants to change their viewing habits to the Tivo way, but I really have no need of plus 1's any more. In the unlikely event of a recording clash Tivo finds the next showing of the program that hasn't been recorded, and as has already been pointed out, this is usually on the channel itself during the week.

This works for me, but then I no longer watch linear TV-think of the space there would be for new channels if we all did this and the plus 1's went!

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The post above mine by ozsat confirms that it is possible:

If I'd seen that first I wouldn't have posted.

The point is though, the majority of my posts are based on fact, not vague/speculative/hearsay/inaccurate information like HD Boy.

Why would they even need them?! Like most networks, their shows get repeated across the range of channels all the time, often within a day or two (or less) of their original airing. Even without On Demand or PVRs, if you can find your way around a copy of TV Guide you'll do fine. ;)

Great point. And the TiVo makes it so easy to check for alternate air dates, and better still, notice when an overlap occurs and record another showing instead.

The reason I got TiVo in the first place was I couldn't deal with the annoyances of linear TV (I think you've coined a phrase there, by the way) any more. I'd been spoiled by having a large collection of media on tap on my NAS PC running XBMC without even the need to put the original DVDs in and deal with the menus etc.

Though I wouldn't agree VM TiVo is the best way to watch TV (my PC rig still beats it), it's a massive shove in the right direction.

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ozsat is describing how Sky+ works, but the VM boxes are different. If VM boxes worked that way, you would never have been able to watch recordings from channels you no longer to subscribe to.

The subscription requirement only applies to Sky channels, so any recordings made from BoxNation on Thursday can still be played.

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I guess I was more right the first time, eh? Still, now there's a definitive answer so it's not all bad. ;)

You still can't play recordings in My Shows when the co-ax isn't hooked up though, is that right?

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Thanks for confirming that.

It is possible for broadcasters to prevent people from viewing recordings of a channel, if they no longer subscribe to said channel.

I am now back at home, and as DF stated, the recordings are viewable :)

Yourself and other boxing fans may be interested in the film "The Fight Of Their Lives" this Monday. It airs at 10.35pm on ITV1.

Very true, it's just knowing when/where to look!

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You always have been able to, but you need to press the Play button on My Shows rather than selecting the programme then Play through the menus.

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Well maybe not Sky Anytime on VM currently (see the Sky Anytime thread) but that's the kind of thing I'm suggesting. Is it too much to ask that all channels make their programming available this way for seven days?

If you're just trying to schedule one night's viewing then most of the popular shows (or our favourites anyway) are on between 19:00 and 23:00 at competing times. We are mostly lucky that we do have +1s for Alibi, 5*, 5 USA, Universal, Discovery etc. but not FX (yet!) or 5 (yet!). Sure you can wait till a show is repeated later in the week but it is bound to conflict with something else that night especially as, these days, different episodes of the same series are shown every week night.

Sometimes you need a bit more flexibility especially if you want to do anything else like make some phone calls, go shopping or eat! I really need one of those fridges with the built-in TV and internet!

As I already said, linear TV may not be the way to provide time-shift channels but there are other mechanisms currently available or on the way but it's a question of how many broadcasters will make use of them to provide this valuable facility.

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That is why Tivo has 3 tuners so it will help.

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However, your specific post (not the one above it) was vague and speculative (even by its own admission) and so probably not worth posting.

Let he who is without sin and does not live in a glass house, call the kettle black! :nono:

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What ? :confused:

edit: I now what you mean now i think
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pot_cal...e_kettle_black

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Nah. He means " He who laughs last, gathers no moss" :D

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I thought that it was "A rolling stone can take copious amounts of stuff":D

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Continuing to be persnickety about something so trivial means you are indulging in the latter part yourself (probably not worth posting), therefore invalidating your criticism by making you guilty of your own mixed idiom, surely? :D :p:

We should probably get back on topic now.

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Just look for Two & a Half Men on Comedy Central and you see how many times a programme is repeated ;)

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@HD Boy

Thanks for the CBS Action info.

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Several channels repeat programmes throughout the day but if you are only in a position to view TV in the evening, for example, that only counts as one airing.

One could argue that it makes more sense for the carrier (e.g. VM, Sky etc.) to store most programmes for a short period (e.g. 24 hours, 48 hours or 7 days) rather than multiple customers duplicating the process by recording them on their PVR or TiVo boxes. The latter facilities are better suited to longer-term storage of programmes, series, sporting events or movies. Some on here have suggested that all TV should be On Demand and that there is no future in linear programming but that may be taking things too far, at least for now.

Given VM's emphasis on their TiVo and broadband technologies it's surprising that we haven't heard more about IPTV this year.

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Is it true then its launching b4 xmas?

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Yes, CBS Action launches on 13 December. Pity we still don't have any positive news about CBS Drama.

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It true see this link: http://www.virginmedia.com/customers...-guide-dec.pdf

I am waiting on my insiders geting back to me on if any other CBS Channel will launch as part of that new deal.

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I hope CBS Drama does launch on the 13th of december.

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TiVo will be a hybrid IPTV OTT provider outside the cable area.

http://broadcastengineering.com/news...tivo-20110502/

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You have misread what that says its not Tivo that is a hybrid, it will be using IPTV technology to deliver its services outside its footprint area.

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what does CBS Action show

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Here you go

http://www.cbsaction.co.uk/

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Looking forward to a bit of Walker and Star Trekkin.

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Action shows:D:D:D

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:D

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You can keep Sky Alantic, with Kung Fu on Monday I have gone to TV heaven Grasshopper:D