Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj (Post 35700381)

Morning All,

After the 4K and 3D discussions, I stumbled upon this article.
Keep your money in your pockets at the moment, 4K doesnt look like its about to take off soon.

http://www.techradar.com/news/televi...c=rss&attr=all

"it would seem that Britain's TV companies are very reluctant to embrace Ultra HD as a format."

"Geffen goes further, suggesting that it's now Sky taking the broadcast technology high road. "The investment that they have put into 3D and subsequently 4K, is enormous. Sky is now doing what the BBC once did some time ago."


"All the broadcasters are keeping their plans close to their chest," he admits. "I'm sure though at some point 4K will come to Sky, because they're all about customer desire. However at the moment Netflix and other internet delivered outlets are beating everyone else to it."

This is i'm guessing means 4K is a long way from VM's mind

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35700331)

Thanks for info.

Still looking for info on Channel number.

Media Boy HQ is thinking Channel 244 or 626.

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35700274)

Rumour: Virgin Media to launch SIX new HD Channels this summer???

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...h-six-new.html

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 35700394)

Negotiations between Turner and VM to get their new channel, TruTV, onto the platform are said to be going VERY well :)

Originally Posted by nick.king (Post 35700412)

Is Media Boy HQ your house?

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Be good to get History in HD finally, shame they hardly show any history stuff anymore :-(

Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj (Post 35700381)

Morning All,

After the 4K and 3D discussions, I stumbled upon this article.
Keep your money in your pockets at the moment, 4K doesnt look like its about to take off soon.

http://www.techradar.com/news/televi...c=rss&attr=all

"it would seem that Britain's TV companies are very reluctant to embrace Ultra HD as a format."

"Geffen goes further, suggesting that it's now Sky taking the broadcast technology high road. "The investment that they have put into 3D and subsequently 4K, is enormous. Sky is now doing what the BBC once did some time ago."


"All the broadcasters are keeping their plans close to their chest," he admits. "I'm sure though at some point 4K will come to Sky, because they're all about customer desire. However at the moment Netflix and other internet delivered outlets are beating everyone else to it."

This is i'm guessing means 4K is a long way from VM's mind

Originally Posted by nick.king (Post 35700425)

I'm not even sure I'd bother investing in new equipment myself, the difference isn't as much as it was between SD (which can be terrible) and HD.

Sky will push it obviously, and then launch all their HD channels in 4K and keep them as exclusives and the process starts again.

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35700418)

Thanks for update.

Originally Posted by dodo1 (Post 35700456)

any mor news on what Viacom are doing with the channel 5 channels(5usa and plus 1 5* and 5*+1)?

Originally Posted by blue666666 (Post 35700317)

Maybe old boy, most of us thought we would never get sport and news channels in HD from sky (the missing ones) and virgin did a deal to get them so I am more optimistic (and if some of the rumors come true there won't be much different with sky.

Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj (Post 35700464)

If VM and Sky were to offer the same channels, this wouldn't damage Sky at all. They would be opening their channels to a wider audience meaning they could earn more revenue.

People are a lot more money conscious now. If customers are moving between Sky and VM every 18months to make use of the half price deals, it makes sense for both companies to offer the same. Sky will earn money from their own customers and from VM for taking more channels off them.

Originally Posted by blue666666 (Post 35700467)

All so this would hurt BT chances of making inroads into both companies market share