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Re: Virgin TV (2025)

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36206280)

It won’t be on either Virgin or EE, and it won’t be on NOW either.

But linear tv is dying right?

Re: Virgin TV (2025)

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Originally Posted by Legendkiller2k (Post 36206310)

But linear tv is dying right?

Yep. It’ll be a long decade of decline.

Re: Virgin TV (2025)

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36206363)

Yep. It’ll be a long decade of decline.

Just keep active and taking the multi vitamins OB, you'll be fine ;)

Re: Virgin TV (2025)

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Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 36206364)

Just keep active and taking the multi vitamins OB, you'll be fine ;)

Well, judging by your antiquated choice of preferred TV content, you must be considerably older than me, so make sure your oxygen tank isn’t too far away!

Re: Virgin TV (2025)

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36206363)

Yep. It’ll be a long decade of decline.

Alongside Sky Max rebranding back to Sky One, Apparently Sky Entertainment channels will also getting a brand refresh from mid January with the Entertainment channel brands downplayed with a focus on watching shows On Demand/streaming.

Guess that makes it easily to close them in the long term, Sky Sci-Fi in particularly looks doomed, another boxset (Wynonna Earp) moves to Sky Max on 1st December.

Re: Virgin TV (2025)

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Originally Posted by TimeLord2018 (Post 36206368)

Alongside Sky Max changing back to Sky One, Apparently Sky Entertainment channels will also getting a brand refresh from mid January with the Entertainment channel brands downplayed with a focus on watching shows On Demand/streaming.

Guess that makes it easily to close them in the long term

You’re probably right. Sky appears to be the leading force in pushing the change to come.

Re: Virgin TV (2025)

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36206367)

Well, judging by your antiquated choice of preferred TV content, you must be considerably older than me, so make sure your oxygen tank isn’t too far away!

Oh I'm a spring chicken OB, working full time, pay your state pension/streaming subs, which is nice of me.

Anyway new isn't always better, in fact it usually isn't given the dire state of current tv drama.

BTW 1960s episodes of Z Cars are coming to Talking Pictures, and C5 are reviving 'Play for today'. Thought you'd be interested :)

Re: Virgin TV (2025)

A little while ago I saw part of an episode of Juliet Bravo, and I couldn’t believe how boring and dated it looked.

‘Keeping Up Appearances’ was a comedy that I thought was hilarious back in the day, but now it is no longer as funny and to be honest, it’s a bit tedious to watch now.

I’m sorry, but I can’t agree with your view on dramas these days.If you avoid the woke series, there are plenty of good ones out there that are very enjoyable.

I think you will have plenty of old stuff to watch when we go IP only. There are already quite a number of FAST channels with old cheap material that will keep you amused for a very long time.

Re: Virgin TV (2025)

TBF, I always found Julient Bravo boring anyway, even originally.

Re: Virgin TV (2025)

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36206280)

It won’t be on either Virgin or EE, and it won’t be on NOW either.

why not?? any particular reason why its sky exclusive?

Re: Virgin TV (2025)

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36206363)

Yep. It’ll be a long decade of decline.

With the BBC and Channel 4 previously indicating their support for a shift to online-only viewing, TV broadcaster Great has joined a growing number of smaller broadcasters and charities involved in the Broadcast 2040+ campaign, which calls for free-to-air TV and radio to be safeguarded.

The campaign demands that free-to-air is retained, “ensuring that its audiences continue to have access to TV no matter the technology they have in their homes”.

Ratings data from Barb shows 93% of those 55 and over watch broadcast TV every week, and Great’s recent report, The Upper Third, shows that the majority appreciate terrestrial TV because it is free, doesn’t require any kind of login or password, and offers vital companionship for viewers across the UK.

The UK government is actively reviewing the future of TV distribution through a ministerial forum to make a decision on whether to renew the licences supporting terrestrial TV beyond 2034. MPs recently convened to defend the importance of terrestrial TV led by the Rt Hon. David Mundell, MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale.

https://rxtvinfo.com/2025/freeview-b...ree-to-air-tv/

This brings the total number of organisations in the coalition to 38 with other members including: Age UK, the Digital Poverty Alliance, Silver Voices, the Rural Services Network, the Voice of the Listener and Viewer, and Arqiva.

Re: Virgin TV (2025)

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36206395)

I’m sorry, but I can’t agree with your view on dramas these days.If you avoid the woke series,

Woke? You mean the ones that aren't sexist, racist and homophobic?

Re: Virgin TV (2025)

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Originally Posted by Mobes (Post 36206418)

Woke? You mean the ones that aren't sexist, racist and homophobic?

Nope, I think you just made that up.

Re: Virgin TV (2025)

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Originally Posted by Paul (Post 36206421)

Nope, I think you just made that up.

Yeah OK. people who are too scared to actually say what they mean hide behind the word ‘woke’!

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Re: Virgin TV (2025)

Post any more insults and you'll be taking a short rest.