| RichardCoulter |
02-02-2014 01:26 |
Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
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Originally Posted by spiderplant
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Has the capacity on DTT been gifted?
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Originally Posted by JustaBloke
(Post 35668168)
Ahh. many thanks. I wonder if VM might feel an opportunity (though only a minor one) to differentiate here?
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VM said that they intend to carry local TV, but have yet to decide on a IPTV*, VOD or TiVo app format.
*Since the introduction of NGTV, are all VM channels in effect now IPTV? Has this freed up the former space used by digital TV?
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Originally Posted by Chris
(Post 35667667)
That may be because it is effectively impossible to focus a TV satellite beam on one city, which is what they would have to be able to do in order to broadcast it in the clear. Their licence may forbid broadcast outside their own area or they may be concerned about rights issues over some of the material they broadcast.
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Originally Posted by jj20x
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They didn't say why. Maybe they only meant geographically restricted to London postcodes on the EPG, being encrypted on Freesat wouldn't really work.
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After doing some more research, it looks like the member of staff who posted the remark on facebook doesn't appear to be able to differentiate beteen FTA and FTV!
It doesn't look like it's been confirmed as FTA, but the general opinion is that it will be so, even if not put on the Freesat EPG or obtainable on the Sky EPG outside London. |
