Cable Forum - General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 2

Don't believe everything you read, especially on DS :). We've been putting 4 HD channels in a mux since 2011.

I was rather pleased when someone started this thread - it confirmed there was no quality problem on the 4-per-mux channels.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadrat...ude_modulation ;)

The capacity is there to be used. It would be wasted if we DIDN'T use it.

Can you list which of those channels are grouped as 4 HD channels and which are only 3 or 2 HD channels grouped? It would seem odd for Virgin to squeeze 4 channels into a mux when it wasn't required (in 2011 they had far less HD channels than now).

Or should we go and ask Sirius on Digitalspy who seems to know more about what is testing in the background than most?

nomadking

28-05-2014 22:12

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Originally Posted by DaMac (Post 35702244)

Why would they need to make space? Wasn't there 23 hd Channels during the Olympics?

And they'll be needed again in a couple of years time.

Media Boy UK

28-05-2014 23:17

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Ginx TV not going HD.

My sources has updated me tonight saying Ginx HD is not going to happen as they don't have the funds to launch one.

Ginx HD has also been removed from my list http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/p...y-come-to.html

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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 35702288)

spiderplant could know what he is talking about he works for Virgin Media.

Chad	28-05-2014 23:56

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35702081)

I've seen info to suggest Sky will possibly introduce some new bundles/offers , the money saving expert website has 50% off Sky packages available and it says the following

"Plus Sky's cutting newbies' TV & b'band bundle prices from Fri, so it's a double whammy".

Sounds interesting. Have you been participating in SKY's Market Watch? They've been canvassing customers in the research group since early March on the deals, offers and collections offered by all rival services. I think they've found it quite eye opening which makes me wonder if these new bundles and prices will reflect the feedback they received.

RichardCoulter

29-05-2014 01:40

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Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 35702274)

I was coming from the angle that VM were squeezing more HD channels into a mux due to capacity issues.

If the system has been future proofed and there aren't any capacity issues, it won't cost VM any more to utilise any extra capacity that they take (unlike those taking extra space on Freeview or satellite).

jfman

29-05-2014 03:28

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Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35702299)

spiderplant could know what he is talking about he works for Virgin Media.

That's why I've asked him the question. It could also go some way to explaining why some channels are perceived to have better quality than others.

Tricky Trevor

29-05-2014 03:51

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Notts TV is now on the epg on channel 159. It is showing a rolling promo video until programmes begin at 4pm

denphone

29-05-2014 04:50

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Originally Posted by blue666666 (Post 35702251)

Well blow me over. That many more HD channels and we say virgin are lazy too :)

No not we say but some say blue.:)

spiderplant

29-05-2014 07:38

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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 35702288)

Can you list which of those channels are grouped as 4 HD channels?

I can't be bothered to list them all, but it includes Eurosport, Nat Geo and Discovery, which all scored well in that poll.

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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 35702288)

It would seem odd for Virgin to squeeze 4 channels into a mux when it wasn't required (in 2011 they had far less HD channels than now).

It's called planning ahead. Do you remember these much-quoted words from Neil Berkett the December 2010 results presentation?
"with a path to grow to 80 HD channels over the next two years, or three years"
He didn't just pluck that figure out of thin air. That was the capacity we had reserved for HD channels.

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Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35702299)

spiderplant could know what he is talking about he works for Virgin Media.

Could??? :shocked:

andy_m

29-05-2014 07:50

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Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 35702339)

Could??? :shocked:

"Could" is fair enough, some employees clearly don't know what they're talking about, post on here and expect their status as an employee to give credibility to what they're saying even when it is clearly wrong. What usually happens is that you arrive to correct them!

By "capacity we had reserved" does that mean 80 is the current maximum, or has that changed since 2010?

A maximum of 80 doesn't feel very future proof.

theone2k10

29-05-2014 09:09

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Just got a memo from a source of a channel called MAXHD1 coming to Virgin media soon, anyone have any idea what it is?

blue666666

29-05-2014 09:30

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is it this? http://www.cinemax.com/apps/schedule/ScheduleServlet never heard of the channel before.

link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinemax

theone2k10

29-05-2014 09:55

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