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Lol yeah im just saying. they are not really giving us much new. when i spoke to VM the other day i was told they are not really pushing sky atlantic that hard because its something like the 38 most popular channel, I wonder what the viewing figures are for a channel like GINX then lol

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Its coming soon

:LOL:

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Swap you for Atlantic ? :):)

Server was down earlier this morning. I thought it was because of everyone flooding the thread with well done Virgin messages..........:cry:

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Well you cannot have it bucko and that's that.;):D

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I watch Ginx quite a bit. There is some pretty good content on there for gamers of all types (except maybe the pro's)
The only problem with it is that much of it is repeated over and over again to such an extent that it becomes an annoyance. They are still running reviews of presentations made at E3. That was months ago.

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Lol. Maybe it is

Nope. I would rather have Sky Atlantic than Ginx
I thought that as well.

I can and i will, you will see :D

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hahahha i thought this too so i did a search on twitter....

:(

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Any more news on the following channels launching

THE ACTIVE CHANNEL
HORROR CHANNEL +1
POP GIRL
HORSE AND COUNTRY
MTV CLASSIC
NICK JR+ 1
DISNEY CHANNEL HD
DISNEY XD HD
DISNEY JR + 1
DISNEY JR HD
MGM HD

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Hope not......:D:D

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Agreed, but with the exception of MTV Classic, I would like to see that get relaunched on VM :)

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Yes agree with that mate, should have said that in my post, me bad.....:blush:

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Still no updates.

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I really do not care about not knowing before launch - I am just happy to see them launching.

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No news.

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Anyone hoping for sky atlantiv anytime soon be disappointed,vm tweeted we have no plans to add sky Atlantic

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Thanks MB for the update and lets hope there is some news soon.

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What update? "Still no updates" your havin a Turkish surely :D

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Ofcom: New Channels from Channel 4 and Channel 5 set to launch.

Ofcom has awarded a licence to Channel 4 for both 4seven HD and Channel 4 +1 HD, on the Freeview network,

Plus they have given Channel 5 an licence to launch 5Later.

Info found by braysoj1.

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Am i reading too much into the fact that my TIVO box still has 2 weeks worth of ESPN listings on it? No point taking them off perhaps ;) ????

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Well where there's light there is always hope.:)

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Virgin Media will remove all the ESPN Channels by Friday - unless an deal can be signed with BT then ESPN and ESPN HD will stay on.

No new updates from my insiders since Thursday,

Good News: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 3.2 will launch on my real birthday - tomorrow.

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Happy birthday, old fruit for tomorrow:)

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What's the point? Talk about bad timing. Happy Birthday though

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Only just over one month old and has over 310+ pages - too long in my view.

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The first +1 HD channel, and is 5 Later just a rebrand of 5+1?

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No other news has been given on 5Later yet.

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What the heck does that mean MB???? Is it meant to read " Ofcom has awarded a licence to Ch 4" ?

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I like this. The 1st +1 HD

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oops - now been fixed.

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Agreed MB! Also ta for the news re Freeview and ESPN on the EPG and happy birthday! :D

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Means +1 channels here to stay!

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Interesting so how many of us will be checking the channel guide throughout Friday? If ESPN is still there but no VM press release do we assume good news is on it's way? At least it points to some kind of resolution, either way, being aimed for this week.

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i said that ages ago Howard no chance at all of SA don't know why people cant see this

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Never say never Dave.:)

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My insiders has just PM me to confirmed - no new updates since Thursday.

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more chance of snow in hell Den mate

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Breaking news

Freeview news

Kiss Fresh has launched on Freeview today (Monday, August 5).

The digital radio station aimed at 15-34 year-olds will now be accessible to 20 million people via the platform.

Kiss Fresh will be available at channel 712, replacing Smash Hits Radio. It will be near Kiss (channel 713) and Kisstory (714) on the EPG.

Read more: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/ne..._medium=snets&

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Your pessimism knows no bounds.:)

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only other sky channels we got a chance of getting is sky news HD and sky sports HD being realistic Den mate that's all

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I doubt you'll get anything from your insiders about BT sport MB and it'll only launch randomly and without warning if at all.

I think BT sport is much too big a thing for anyone to leak because of the uproar and controversy surrounding it that no one would risk leaking anything about it. Also i think the only people in the know will be very high up directors who know what is going on with the negotiations.

The higher ups will be happy to tell staff about channel launchs of GINX and +1 channels because if something goes wrong there wont be much uproar. We'll always get leaked this type of information.

But for something so big as BT sport i dont think we'll ever hear anything until it launches. Far too confidential.

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There's a freeview coming soon thread in the other tv platforms subforum

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Then VM can say, look at the extra HD channels we have given you:D

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I think it safe to say that Channel 4 +1 HD will not be launching after all.

Looking on the Ofcom more I think they are moving from two licences to one licence for that Broadcaster.

I mean that new licence for Channel 4 will be for the following channels:

-Channel 4
-Channel 4 +1
-Channel 4 HD.

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Freeview News: True Entertainment launches on Freeview (Not in Wales).

True Entertainment is joining Freeview from 6am Tuesday, except in Wales, in the second round of changes on Freeview this month.

http://www.a516digital.com/2013/08/t...view.html#more

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That comment seems a little unfair on braysoj1, ocav. MB posted news of Channel's 4 and 5 gaining licences and he only mentioned the freeview platform too. MB's post number is #4716, and the info was found by braysoj1!!!

I was pleased to hear the freeview news, it's the only good news we have received recently:)

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Disappointing to hear about C4 +1HD not launching, I am always hopeful they will roll out Film Four +1HD. I thought this might have been the first step towards that:(

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I have just got off the phone to Virgin. The sky package for 2 boxes was £72.25. Virgin have offered a reduction to £74.74 including an upgrade to 60 meg broadband. At least the saving will pay for visits to the pub to watch BT Sports matches if I need to..James in customer Services seemed genuine and sincere. He even accepted that both sides are to blame for the BT Sport fiasco..

So I will stay..but hope they will get BT Sport, although without Virgin I think BT Sport will lose money hand over fist...!

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If BT Sport was added as a standalone subscription channel on VM the amounts they would make from this would literally be a drop in the ocean for BT , this is all about attracting people to a BT landline and broadband.

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However, they are giving away free subscriptions for a year. How many will they hang onto after a year, when they start charging a subscription fee for BT sport!

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Very true...

In the meantime, what do people think of this for accessing BT Sports etc?

www.pubfootballbox.com

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Intriguing but i can't find how much?

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Unless it is free next year too.

My plan is to drop BT sport, if they start charging.

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It looks highly illegal

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My understanding is it'll only remain free if you re-contract and commit yourself to a further 12 months.

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Ask them what will happen after 12 months? My understanding is that the contract is for 18 months?

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It is. But from memory 18 months is only 6 months more than 12 :D

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That seems reasonable

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[QUOTE=colin25;35606226]It is. But from memory 18 months is only 6 months more than 12 :

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So you may be charged for 6 months BT Sport subscription!

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[QUOTE=tpick;35606230]Only if I want it. Not aware it is compulsory

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[QUOTE=colin25;35606238]That's right, and how many others will decide they don't want if faced with a subscription!

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[QUOTE=tpick;35606240]Don't know. You need to ask them :)

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[QUOTE=colin25;35606241]Exactly, my guess is the subscription numbers will start to fall..

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You have to be careful with BT, they have a habit with many products of auto renewal of contracts so if you dont cancel in month 11 your stuck with them till month 24!

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Yes, well aware.

I always note when I get a service, and when I need to cancel.

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Has this turned into BT Sports thread....:/

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Anything else that you know of that is potentially coming soon?

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I don't know if it's illegal or not. I only had a quick look as I'm not that bothered about watching BT Sports. There are some contact details, including live chat, so anyone interested might want to contact them to ascertain the legality of the service if this is a concern to them.

BT say that they "have no plans" to charge for BT Sport after the first year, but that the free HD offer is only for 12 months, so a £3 charge will become payable for this.

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Good idea.

UKTV Drama starts very soon on VM.

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Drama's coming soon? About time.

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All of BT's promo material before August 1st stated that BT Broadband Customers get BT Sport free for a year, that to me makes it sound like they are charging after 12 months. They will need to though. Even BT can't survive off 23,000 paying subscribers

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It is illegal but it's more likely to get you into trouble if you are a pub showing it than at home from what I gather from this, take a look at the link

http://www.tech-v.co.uk/services/pub...te-systems.php

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:birthday::birthday::birthday:
Media Boy

Keep up the good work me old mate.

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Yes many Happy Returns to the one and only MB.

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Happy birthday mb,have a gud en

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Happy birthday MB

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:birthday: Have a very happy birthday MB

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Happy Birthday MB, all the best :)

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Yayyyy MB birthday! Fanfare!!!!

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Happy birthday MB

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Still no reply from the CEO team. Would it be worth emailing them again to see if they got my last email or is it likely to be in a queue?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgqD826HGuI

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2013/08/39.jpg

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I've not yet had a reply - although my mail wasn't asking them to do anything specific, I was just criticizing them for failing to deliver what customers wanted in relation to BT Sport and Sky Atlantic.

They replied once asking for my account number, which I supplied them.

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I emailed them yesterday and haven't had a reply yet either.

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I had that reply as well maybe they will track down everybody who moans about the lack of by by sport and sky Atlantic and have us all killed and make it look like an accident looking

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I've not had a reply either apart from a missed call on Friday night. I complained about the lack of updates and the patronizing message about getting my fix from Eurosport.

I explained that better to pay a little for channels rather than not have them, mentioned Premier Sports too. Explained that as a rugby and MLB follower I have no choice but to leave but will give them 10 days. I gave them a few options,

Cover cost of me getting a BT broadband line while they sort this out and I'll keep my VM account and they don't lose me.

Offer me a job and I'll work on VM's strategy and get more content.

as well as a few other options

Tongue in cheek but often a good way of standing out and getting a reply.

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I've done the same in the past, told them to offer me a job - their IT Operations/Network Operations are a shambles, they have no problem management function, no capacity management function and an incident management function that isn't fit for purpose.

I've been in IT Operations for nearly 20 years, I just want to get in there and shake the **** out of those functions and clear the decks of all the useless people who are just picking up their pay cheques.

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I also emailed CEO on Friday & no reply...Maybe because there is so many people emailing the CEO now, they are finding it hard to get back to everyone Lol :)

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Thanks

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Yes one suspects they are absolutely overwhelmed but if you take something away and then fail to replace it at that moment then they cannot be surprised with the amount of emails they have received henceforth from that moment.

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Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4 has now launch due to size of this thread.

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...l#post35606376

This thread will close soon.

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