Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
 

For me personally who is only interested in football £18 a month would be good news.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
 

Sadly mate it's the daily mail so i wouldn't read too much into it.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
 

Agreed. There's another thread on the subject, but I'd see F1 & football as Sky's biggest revenue-generators.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
 

The Daily Fail you mean.;)

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That is the vexed question and perhaps our very wise Sky expert MM can answer that.;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
 

As per the April 2017 Channel Guide:

cdn.virginmediapresents.com/2017/03/ChannelGuide_APR2017_v4.pdf

The CBS and Horror +1 channels are now available to everyone until 31 December 2017.

This must be one of the longest freeview periods ever!

Does VM Ireland have Really and Drama (these channels will shortly be starting on Sky Ireland with Irish adverts)?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
 

Sky Cinema Fast & Furious will be using Sky Cinema Hits channel numbers from April 8th til April 17th on both Virgin Media UK & N. Ireland and Virgin Media Ireland.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
 

Even though they are free on every other platform anyway lol.
Typical vm we#ll give you freebies that are already free everywhere else because VM yesterdays technology and tv today.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
 

It's a bit harsh to call the V6 yesterday's technology, theone.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
 

Oh dear another fine statement you have made my dear chap.;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
 

As of January 9th 2017 nope.

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Are these channels taking a cut from the subscription pack they are on ?
Could be one explanation.

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Many FTA channels have to pay to be on VM, maybe the costs increase according to how low the package they are in ie the lower the package, the more available viewers (better advertising rates)= the greater the cost??

AFAIK this doesn't affect some channels that have been on Freeview for some time eg Really as VM made concessions in their bid to make the M pack competitive with Freeview.

It's obviously no longer the case otherwise we would have seen truTV on VM from day one!

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I certainly wouldn't pay extra just to get these channels. A cheap Freesat box would suffice and the material is probably on UK Play.

Cheers, maybe they will join when the Irish variants are up and running??

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
 

It was tongue in the cheek bud.

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But true though.

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More like VM are taking a cut as those channels are free everywhere else.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
 

There are transmission costs to the broadcaster associated with being on Sky, Freesat and Freeview - why wouldn't there be a cost to broadcasting on Virgin?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
 

It all depends on how highly VM think that a particular channel will bring in customers and regulations. Eg QVC pay to be on there, BBC1 is cost neauteral and they are forced to carry it, whilst they negotiate a price for channels like Sky 1. If they can't agree a price the channel does appear eg Sky Atlantic.

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ITV Channel Television HD is on it's way along with extra sub regions and more Local TV channels:

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/manage-your...cences/updates

I'm assuming that the new ITV HD channel will come to VM at least.