Originally Posted by mlayzell (Post 35340410)

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

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35340414)

Yes l remember this series with fondness.:D

Originally Posted by mlayzell (Post 35340417)

Denphone you are a wise persion and may your path forward be long and prosperous:D

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35340449)

So much for More4 HD this year.

It will likely launch next month as part of the More4 rebrand in my opinion.

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35340449)

I think the new logo is ugly.
http://www.channel4.com/info/press/n...e4-is-evolving

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35340450)

But was it not you who said it was going to launch this year.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35340450)

But was it not you who said it was going to launch this year.

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35340455)

I was assuming going by what channel 4 said.

I should of not done that.

Originally Posted by gaz2810i (Post 35340457)

Why did you?

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35340458)

A lot of people thought it would launch this year.

Wikipedia says it is launching in december.

Channel 4 would have announced it by now.

Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle (Post 35339482)

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.

Originally Posted by eugene (Post 35340774)

Is there any news on getting back the missing MTV channels, mainly MTV Classic? This disappeared to be supposedly replaced by BET etc. This is a big miss in my family, possibly my age. Keep up the good work guys!

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35340725)

As of right now only CBS Action has been confirmed as coming on December 13th by my insiders

Maybe one of my Virgin Testers may know more.

Originally Posted by pk1 (Post 35340783)

News from a source. you can trust.

Originally Posted by eugene (Post 35340774)

Is there any news on getting back the missing MTV channels, mainly MTV Classic? This disappeared to be supposedly replaced by BET etc. This is a big miss in my family, possibly my age. Keep up the good work guys!

Originally Posted by Rillington (Post 35340732)

Thanks as ever for the update MB.

Whilst it's good that CBS Action is to appear, it does seem odd that CBS Drama is not appearing on 13 December.

Originally Posted by Rillington (Post 35340732)

it does seem odd that CBS Drama is not appearing on 13 December.

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35340798)

Comedy Central HD replaced the MTV channels.

Blame Viacom


We have Music on demand and it is always free for XL TV customers. (also free this month to the other TV packages)

Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 35340921)

Where did you get that nugget of information from?

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35340938)

That is why i don't see Nickelodeon HD coming to Virgin Media. Viacom would want to remove more music channels.

Originally Posted by Jameseh (Post 35340969)

They should do it. Music on TV is dead when we can get pretty much every music video (on demand & YouTube) and any song (Spotify) within seconds.

Sure other TV platforms don't have this but odds are you've got a PC, tablet or phone within arms reach so its not exactly a problem.

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35340938)

http://airwaves.techtir.com/cable/42...e-virgin-media

It's very likely true.

That is why i don't see Nickelodeon HD coming to Virgin Media. Viacom would want to remove more music channels.

Originally Posted by Bananaman_007 (Post 35340981)

But VM have said the goal is to get to 80 HD stations in 2 years, i think they are more likely to give the green light to an HD station. Which brings up another point, maybe they have agreed to carry CBS Action as part of a deal to show CBS Action HD when it launches. Or maybe the Sky Atlantic talks have stalled and they thought that CBS Action would be a suitable (cheaper) substitute?

Originally Posted by Jameseh (Post 35340969)

Music on TV is dead when we can get pretty much every music video (on demand & YouTube) and any song (Spotify) within seconds.

Originally Posted by Bananaman_007 (Post 35340981)

But VM have said the goal is to get to 80 HD stations in 2 years, i think they are more likely to give the green light to an HD station. Which brings up another point, maybe they have agreed to carry CBS Action as part of a deal to show CBS Action HD

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35340984)

Also It says at the end of the electric magazine " watch this space" so something is happening. Virgin Media usually announce new channels in February , March or April.

Virgin Media have still not had this "HD shopping spree" yet.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35340987)

Who said they were going to have a HD shopping spree.:erm:

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35340987)

Who said they were going to have a HD shopping spree.:erm:

Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35340989)

Den you have now opened a http://cdn5.fotosearch.com/bthumb/ST...04/RGS0011.jpg

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35340988)

Digital Fanatic.

I have had a look at previous pages from early this year and it has been mentioned.

Originally Posted by greeninferno (Post 35341059)

maybe he meant QVC in HD :D

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35340938)

http://airwaves.techtir.com/cable/42...e-virgin-media

It's very likely true.

That is why i don't see Nickelodeon HD coming to Virgin Media. Viacom would want to remove more music channels.

Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 35341066)

Sorry but that's nonsense. They didn't remove channels just to add a different one.

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35341072)

Really ? That is what a lot of people think. It said that on Wikipedia since August 2010.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Cla...%26_Ireland%29

Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 35341088)

Also people may think it but it doesn't make it fact.

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35341104)

I would like a non biased view and not from a Virgin Media Staff member.

Originally Posted by zekeisaszekedoes (Post 35341131)

I see HD Boy has clouded another thread with his spores of speculation. Shame really, it was going in an interesting direction again for a while there! :D

Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35341128)

OK a none biased view. I'am looking out of the window and I can see some Houses and streetlights.

Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 35341066)

Sorry but that's nonsense. They didn't remove channels just to add a different one.

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35341166)

If it's on Facebook and Wikipedia, it must be true....;)

Originally Posted by Niknod (Post 35341169)

and the alternative possibility is.....?

Originally Posted by zekeisaszekedoes (Post 35341160)

Was MTV Classic the one which actually played music videos, rather than episodes of Cribs etc?

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35341170)

There is none.

Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 35341171)

More than likely there may have been contractual reasons.

Originally Posted by Niknod (Post 35341169)

and the alternative possibility is.....?

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35341170)

There is none.

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35341175)

Viacom wanted to remove the channels.

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35341176)

Let's just say that Facebook and Wikipedia aren't recognised as reputable reference sources in Academia (just like blogs and forums ;) ).

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You appear to be contradicting yourself....

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35341179)

Know i was not. I meant the only possibilty was that viacom removed the channels So they could Comedy Central HD. End of.

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35341179)

Know i was not. I meant the only possibilty was that viacom removed the channels So they could Comedy Central HD. End of.

Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 35341171)

It was originally called VH1 Classic.

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By that remark VM has no room for any more channels if they had to remove 3 channels to add 1!

More than likely there may have been contractual reasons.

Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35341180)

I think the point here is that the channels owned by a company were removed and replaced by three different channels owned by the same company.

There is no suggestion that Virgin had run out of room and HAD to take three out to fit three in.

That said, I actually WOULD value the input of a Virgin staff member to confirm.

Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35341185)

Scrub that-I actually don't care.

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35341182)

But you said, in reply, to the statement "the alternative possibility is?" - "there is none".

Now you are saying there is another possibility....

Originally Posted by zekeisaszekedoes (Post 35341207)

There are as many as HD Boy can produce from his Virgin Media themed magic hat.

Anyone have an animated bunny rabbit emoticon we can use? ;)

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35340894)

Yes that channel would be nice as well.

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35341291)

I have asked Virgin Media on Twitter about CBS Action, they said:

"We are always looking to add new content, we have not had this confirmed yet, we'll shout about it when we know something"

I am pretty sure that are telling Media Boy the truth and it is clear CBS Action is cmoing to Virgin Media, but this clearly shows that Virgin Media are not that good with PR!

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35341291)

"We are always looking to add new content, we have not had this confirmed yet, we'll shout about it when we know something"

Originally Posted by zekeisaszekedoes (Post 35341399)

Will any of those UKTV channels be in HD, or just the SD versions? Because I recall there being an Eden HD channel not so long ago.

Originally Posted by zekeisaszekedoes (Post 35341399)

Will any of those UKTV channels be in HD, or just the SD versions? Because I recall there being an Eden HD channel not so long ago.

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35341396)

Notice to all viewers (You may have forgot this info):

All UKTV Channels (Gold, Ailbi, Home, Eden and Bightly) will be on all packages starting from an M Package from Tomorrow to until January 4th 2012.

Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 35341405)

It's not all of them http://my.virginmedia.com/customer-n...les/uktv1.html

Originally Posted by Jameseh (Post 35341410)

I fail to see how that has anything to do with More4 and its counterparts.

Originally Posted by Bananaman_007 (Post 35341414)

I have noticed a few posts about Virgin not having space to carry some channels, do we know how true these statements are?

Originally Posted by Bananaman_007 (Post 35341414)

I have noticed a few posts about Virgin not having space to carry some channels, do we know how true these statements are? They appeared to have no trouble finding space for PBS and CBS Action along with the new HD channels they have added over the last few months.

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35341416)

will UKTV launch HD versions of GOLD and Yesterday, because i am quite keen on those channels

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35341421)

There is nothing on Gold that would be in HD.

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35341425)

I would beg to differ!

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35341430)

What shows would be in HD then ?

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35341432)

Well you are the expert so you tell us.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35341432)

Well you are the expert so you tell us.

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35341432)

Well you are the expert so you tell us.

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35341449)

At what making predictions what never happen :D

Originally Posted by Jameseh (Post 35341443)

What did the BBC use to film the shows on? I know they recently showed Only Fools in HD after a rescan.

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35341436)

I can find one show.

Originally Posted by Alan Fry (Post 35341476)

well i hope you can covert Blackadder and a bit of Fry and Laurie to HD

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35341430)

What shows would be in HD then ?

Originally Posted by Gavin-D (Post 35341493)

Outnumbered, Gavin and Stacey, Last of the Summer Wine (Last few series), Mrs Brown's Boys, The Green Green Grass.

I think that is it for GOLD so GOLD HD really isn't needed.

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35341496)

Gavin and Stacey is on Dave and Dave HD not Gold.

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35341500)

They are on both.

Outnumbered is on Watch and GOLD.
Last of the Summer Wine is on YeSTERDAY and GOLD.

Originally Posted by HD Boy (Post 35341524)

When did ITV get the rights to Murder, She Wrote TV series ? LOL :D

It's in HD :D

Originally Posted by Jameseh (Post 35341533)

I think its the TV movies as opposed to the series.

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35341528)

Tests appear for CBS Action on Virgin Media.

My Virgin Tester has confirmed to me today that CBS Action is now testing on their box ahead of the December 13th launch date.

My Virgin Tester also confirmed that CBS Drama is NOT testing on Virgin.