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Media Boy UK 03-11-2022 12:45
Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 
Posted by epsilon over on DS Forum:

Quote:
Added during Tuesday :

ID: 2263 - TSID: 25 - SID: 2506 - Service Name: Test Barker
EPG: 669 - Genre: Documentaries - Hide flag present, so hidden from the EPG. The service is on a HD transport stream but bot flagged as HD.
Only added to the NIT of VM Hammersmith - so the internal network at Virgin HQ.
Not added to SDT Portsmouth which is the usual test network for new services.
Subscription pack: M / Player / Mixit - no extra codes for Stream etc. Flagged as "running" and "encrypted". PMT & encrypted video / audio streams have been added.

No other clues about what it is but the description suggests a barker channel and the network availability suggests it is available at VM HQ only. An internal information channel perhaps?
Is Yesterday HD set to launch on Virgin

Aguero9320 03-11-2022 15:14
Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 
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Originally Posted by Media Boy UK (Post 36139126)
They are not on Sky satellite (Sky +, Sky HD or Sky Q) and maybe Sky Stream (listing I saw only has them in SD)

They are only on Sky Glass base on information I have seen.
I'm a Sky Q customer and can confirm (other than Channel 5 itself) none of Channel 5's channels are in HD.

nodrogd 03-11-2022 19:27
Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 
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Originally Posted by SonicMaster (Post 36139172)
I renegotiated my VM contact a few months ago and at no point did they even offer switching to 360 from V6 - I think they are missing a trick not trying to get people to do so at that point.

From what I've read in here, I'm not sure they could call it an upgrade though, as it sounds like you lose out on more features that you gain?
It's a migration more than an upgrade. It's also currently completely voluntary, although some CS staff have pushed this change without telling customers it is voluntary & they have then got disgruntled that they can't migrate back.

Also while you can migrate two V6 boxes to Horizon to utilise both hard disks, when one of them eventually fails it will be replaced with a Mini V360 box.

Mythica 03-11-2022 19:35
Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by nodrogd (Post 36139248)
It's a migration more than an upgrade. It's also currently completely voluntary, although some CS staff have pushed this change without telling customers it is voluntary & they have then got disgruntled that they can't migrate back.

Also while you can migrate two V6 boxes to Horizon to utilise both hard disks, when one of them eventually fails it will be replaced with a Mini V360 box.
That can't be right surely? I'd expect it to be replaced with a V360 box.

epsilon 03-11-2022 20:23
Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy UK (Post 36139202)
Posted by epsilon over on DS Forum:



Is Yesterday HD set to launch on Virgin
There wasn't a subtitle stream so maybe not. Good to see you preserved the typos in that paste. :D

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Quote:
Originally Posted by nodrogd (Post 36139248)
It's a migration more than an upgrade. It's also currently completely voluntary, although some CS staff have pushed this change without telling customers it is voluntary & they have then got disgruntled that they can't migrate back.

Also while you can migrate two V6 boxes to Horizon to utilise both hard disks, when one of them eventually fails it will be replaced with a Mini V360 box.
Swiftly followed by the customer cancelling their contract...

Frazz 03-11-2022 21:05
Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by nodrogd (Post 36139248)
It's a migration more than an upgrade. It's also currently completely voluntary, although some CS staff have pushed this change without telling customers it is voluntary & they have then got disgruntled that they can't migrate back.

Also while you can migrate two V6 boxes to Horizon to utilise both hard disks, when one of them eventually fails it will be replaced with a Mini V360 box.
You can migrate back, I called them up saying how shit the 360 was and got 2 replacement tivos installed in replacement.

The horizon software is anything but an upgrade

epsilon 04-11-2022 03:02
Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Frazz (Post 36139258)
You can migrate back, I called them up saying how shit the 360 was and got 2 replacement tivos installed in replacement.

The horizon software is anything but an upgrade
But.. if they keep withholding the newer apps from the V6, they can market the 360 as an upgrade.

fox35 04-11-2022 08:16
Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 
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Originally Posted by Frazz (Post 36139258)
You can migrate back, I called them up saying how shit the 360 was and got 2 replacement tivos installed in replacement.

The horizon software is anything but an upgrade
Really? How?
What do you mean by tivos? The original tivo boxes or the V6 tivos?

spiderplant 04-11-2022 08:47
Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by nodrogd (Post 36139248)
when one of them eventually fails it will be replaced with a Mini V360 box.
Not true, swaps are like-for-like in most cases. The person doing the swap isn't even likely to know if you have more than one HDD box

Frazz 04-11-2022 11:00
Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 
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Originally Posted by fox35 (Post 36139271)
Really? How?
What do you mean by tivos? The original tivo boxes or the V6 tivos?
Got 2 V6 tivos in replacement

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Quote:
Originally Posted by epsilon (Post 36139267)
But.. if they keep withholding the newer apps from the V6, they can market the 360 as an upgrade.

Can watch the other apps either through my TV or fire TV stick so isn't a problem

epsilon 04-11-2022 11:48
Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 
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Originally Posted by Frazz (Post 36139293)
Can watch the other apps either through my TV or fire TV stick so isn't a problem
That's what I do, even the 360 is light on apps so it's not a big deal. Smart TVs are fine until the TV ages out of support and the apps stop getting updates and eventually no longer work. That should take a few years though, with a new TV.

Media Boy UK 04-11-2022 16:12
Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 
Next Week more Christmas channels rebrands on Virgin Media UK:

November 7th

*313. MTV Xmas (Replacing MTV 90s)

November 9th

*348. NOW Xmas (Replacing NOW 90s)

Source: RXTV

https://rxtvinfo.com/2022/challenge-moves-again-on-sky

fox35 04-11-2022 18:28
Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Frazz (Post 36139293)
Got 2 V6 tivos in replacement

---------- Post added at 11:00 ---------- Previous post was at 10:58 ----------
How did you accomplish this? I've always been told its a one way street with no going back. Ever.
Which department in CS handled this and was there a charge for doing so?

Media Boy UK 04-11-2022 19:08
Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 
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Originally Posted by Media Boy UK (Post 36139146)
I have seen unconfirmed reports on Twitter that ITV PLC will NOT rebrand ITV as ITV1 from tomorrow (November 3rd) after all.
Reports now say that ITV PLC "are expected" to rebrand ITV as ITV1 on November 15th. But that date could change.

https://twitter.com/cleanfeed_ttvr/s...98420633440256

heavyside 05-11-2022 08:38
Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy UK (Post 36139343)
Reports now say that ITV PLC "are expected" to rebrand ITV as ITV1 on November 15th. But that date could change.

https://twitter.com/cleanfeed_ttvr/s...98420633440256
I wonder if that date will coincide with the launch of ITV X?


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