Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 5.
 

If that was to happen I think it would either require a price increase to XL that would push it beyond what people would readily pay or for Virgin to drop Virgin TVOD in place of Netflix. They've not shown a great deal of interest in being in the content business, so maybe the latter is the ultimate strategy?

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Remember, knowing it is "Dolby Digital" is only half the story. "Dolby Digital" audio is compressed and PER CHANNEL uses less bandwidth and is worse than PCM (uncompressed). What you need to know is whether they are using DD 2.0 (saving bandwidth) or DD 5.1 (full surround sound) or, rarely, something in between.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 5.
 

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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 5.
 

The trouble is we don't know how up to date that webpage was? Obviously someone in VM uploaded the wrong version of that page, and considering how easy it is to change text and images on websites, it may just have been a test page to make sure the formatting was correct.

It would be great if it was bundled into XL, but it makes more sense to offer an extended free trial and then subscription afterwards (like Spotify) I would be happier with that as I currently pay £9.99 for a Lovefilm subscription that I don't really use anymore. So I could swap to the cheaper Netflix.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 5.
 

Netflix in xl is only rumours if it is included in xl on temporary bases it still included in xl,im sure we will find out more over the coming weeks

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 5.
 

The difference is, however, the 6 months free I saw was for new customers and so is importantly different to being included in XL. It was being offered free with XL.

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It's DD 2.0 :rolleyes:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 5.
 

I just think it would make good business sense for Netflix to make a deal with Virgin.

For example, if Virgin offer to pay them around £1 a month for every XL subscription, that would get Netflix a guaranteed income of around £2M a month. To get that same amount without a deal for XL, they would have to get over 15% of Virgin's XL subscribers to sign up. Considering the fact that only 500,000 people across the whole of the UK have subscribed to their service over the past year, then expecting to get another 333,000, from a much smaller catchment area, seems far fetched. So 2 million new customers, albeit paying less than the normal price, is a very tempting offer, especially when you see that their current total number of subscribers in the UK is only 1.5 million. It would also get them in 1st, before Lovefilm, that's got to count for something as well. Virgin could even offer to restrict their service to their set-top boxes only, as part of any deal.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 5.
 

Assume as Netflix is going to be on VM Lovefilm won't.... makes sense

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Judging by this press release from the BBC about the Doctor Who anniversary episode, any launch of the other HD channels could only be after 23rd November since the red button HD channel will still be in use until then.

"The free-to-air 3D coverage will be available to those with access to a 3D TV set and to the BBC’s HD Red Button service."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/wor...doctorwho.html

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 5.
 

Not necessarily. If all new customers get 6 months free they will rely on a percentage of them keeping the service and starting to pay.

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Remember it well, it meant my son and I could watch all NFL games shown on Sky.:D

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I've said before, if Doctor Who finishes before 7 then that night would be a good night to launch BBC Three HD.

Run 3D DW on the new HD playout and start BBC Three at 7, then start CBBC the following morning!

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Would doubt Dr Who at 75 minutes running time will finish before 7....

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The percentage they would get, would generate nowhere near the income that a possible XL deal would.