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mattboothers 05-11-2010 00:18
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by J.C (Post 35117921)
I'm sorry Andrew but that is complete nonsense. Nearly all new hard drives that i know of come with at least a 3 year warrenty and many come with 5 years now. Whilst I agree that hard drives errors do seem to be more frequent these days it just wouldn't make any business sense to produce drives that lasted on average 2 years and bunle them with 3 year warrenties.

I would guess that Virgin will be using either WD Green Cavier or consumer Seagate drives in the PVR's, both resonable drives and fully capable.

The "PVR" drives you talk of are more than likely enterprise drives which whilst they are good, most businesses we deal with would not see it as cost effective to use them. It would terefore make no sense for Virgin to be using them.

Aside from that I'm very excited about the Tivo box, I just hope Virgin get it right, Tivo and 100mbit internet would be an ideal christmas present.....
Great first post :welcome:

Andrewcrawford23 05-11-2010 00:35
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by J.C (Post 35117921)
I'm sorry Andrew but that is complete nonsense. Nearly all new hard drives that i know of come with at least a 3 year warrenty and many come with 5 years now. Whilst I agree that hard drives errors do seem to be more frequent these days it just wouldn't make any business sense to produce drives that lasted on average 2 years and bunle them with 3 year warrenties.

I would guess that Virgin will be using either WD Green Cavier or consumer Seagate drives in the PVR's, both resonable drives and fully capable.

The "PVR" drives you talk of are more than likely enterprise drives which whilst they are good, most businesses we deal with would not see it as cost effective to use them. It would terefore make no sense for Virgin to be using them.

Aside from that I'm very excited about the Tivo box, I just hope Virgin get it right, Tivo and 100mbit internet would be an ideal christmas present.....
I suggest you do some bench tests then. a hard disk running at 90%+ capicty even goign into 100%+ capictuy for 2 years the platters will be damged. if you use thing to cool the hard disk you keep it goign longer.

oh.... and the 3 year warrent it says operating at a certain tempurate and only operational % of the day.

edit: i aitn discussing this again this is way off topic if you want to discuss pm me

JMcB 05-11-2010 10:00
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
So Whats coming Soon Then?LOL

Moonblade 05-11-2010 10:44
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by JMcB (Post 35118010)
So Whats coming Soon Then?LOL
More arguments about hard drives...:angel:

John Logie Baird 05-11-2010 11:42
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
November PDF guide

http://www.virginmedia.com/customers...nnel-guide.pdf

Felim_Doyle 05-11-2010 12:47
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrewcrawford23 (Post 35117852)
#

there abig difference in the old hard disk and the new ones and it down the platter and how they rea and write, dnt forgot back then you are probally talk ide33 or ide 100 now oyoua re talkign sata 3000 tehre a vast differnece int eh speed and or factors new drives fail within 2 years you can get them lastign 5 years or 3 monhts but genreally it 2 years that wh comanies use raid and they dnt byuy the disk at the same tiem they stagger them so it mostly only one will fail if you are really paranoid you go with RAID60

but the drives are different and if you tkae it back to when they where out the PVR drive was dearer same now but not by much as the above user pointed out but we dnt knwo the hard disk geting used
Andrew, although I'm a bit out of touch with current hardware specifications, having no SATA drives in the house yet, my opinion would be that, as drive capacity and speed has improved, so has resilience. I concede that, for PVR use, the drives are expected to run hot as there is usually no cooling fan in the box but the drives are designed for that.

Personally, an MTBF of anything less than 5 years would be unacceptable to me but perhaps I have exceptionally high standards.

{Edit: Apology for deviating somewhat off topic.}

mattboothers 05-11-2010 13:10
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Can we please get on topic...its frustrating.

spankysmagicpian 05-11-2010 13:52
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by mattboothers (Post 35118092)
Can we please get on topic...its frustrating.
Virgin hope to launch all HD channels that they currently haven't got, sometime in the future.

mattboothers 05-11-2010 15:47
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by spankysmagicpian (Post 35118108)
Virgin hope to launch all HD channels that they currently haven't got, sometime in the future.
fair enough answer. But they wont Sky Cable will when Murdoch takes over Virgin Media

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Any news on Clubland TV yet?

Andrewcrawford23 05-11-2010 15:57
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by mattboothers (Post 35118147)
fair enough answer. But they wont Sky Cable will when Murdoch takes over Virgin Media

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Any news on Clubland TV yet?
if virgin ever get rid of there debt i acutally see sky bidding for them well newscorp and by that time virgin will be in good postin for speed and tv platform it ill jsu be channelsthey lack andi am sure sky then offe them all

gadge 05-11-2010 17:50
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrewcrawford23 (Post 35118150)
if virgin ever get rid of there debt i acutally see sky bidding for them well newscorp and by that time virgin will be in good postin for speed and tv platform it ill jsu be channelsthey lack andi am sure sky then offe them all
They wouldn't be allowed to buy virgin.

mattboothers 05-11-2010 18:49
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by gadge (Post 35118219)
They wouldn't be allowed to buy virgin.
Sorry to intrude but Why wont they.. Virgin Media was alowed to buy ntl:Telewest. Why cant Sky buy Virgin Media?

EDIT: Actually to stop this thread from going off-topic again I have created a new thread for this issue!

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...l#post35118239

Blokie 05-11-2010 18:53
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by mattboothers (Post 35118238)
Sorry to intrude but Why wont they.. Virgin Media was aloud to buy ntl:Telewest. Why cant Sky buy Virgin Media?

EDIT: Actually to stop this thread from going off-topic again I have created a new thread for this issue!

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...l#post35118239
Competition and monopoly laws.

Stephen 05-11-2010 18:58
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by mattboothers (Post 35118238)
Sorry to intrude but Why wont they.. Virgin Media was alowed to buy ntl:Telewest. Why cant Sky buy Virgin Media?

EDIT: Actually to stop this thread from going off-topic again I have created a new thread for this issue!

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...l#post35118239
Virgin media didn't by ntl. They are ntl telewest. We bought virgin mobile and change the name.

alwaysabear 05-11-2010 18:59
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by mattboothers (Post 35118238)
Sorry to intrude but Why wont they.. Virgin Media was aloud to buy ntl:Telewest. Why cant Sky buy Virgin Media?

EDIT: Actually to stop this thread from going off-topic again I have created a new thread for this issue!

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...l#post35118239
As legislation stands at the moment any bid by Sky for Virgin media would be thrown out by the monopolies and merger commission.
News Corps bid for the 60% of Sky they don't own, has already got the EU and the UK government investigating as they own The Times,Sunday Times and the Sun newspapers.

Felim_Doyle 06-11-2010 22:31
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle (Post 35117797)
I made enquiries recently about RTÉ International TV coming to Virgin Media and this was the response from RTÉ:-

Links:-

RTÉ Ireland's National Television and Radio Broadcaster
RTÉ Player: Catch up with your favourite TV programmes online
More on this subject ...

Quote:
Originally Posted by RTÉ
Dear Félim

At some stage in the recent past, there was talk of a service into the UK, but due to the downturn, that plan was over-ruled in favour of an international online player service. Website: http://www.rte.ie/player
Perhaps into the future, such a plan will be reinstated but at this time, when RTÉ needs to focus on developing its digital television strategy, it is investing all of its resources into that development, which must be completed by 2012, when the analogue system will be switched off. Thank you for your query.

With every good wish

Kind regards

Brigitte Murphy
RTÉ Information-Communications

Chad 07-11-2010 00:43
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
RTE Player is not too bad. Watched some recent boxing broadcasts on it. RTE on demand, is that something Virgin would ever consider or is there a lack of demand for Irish broadcasting in the UK?

Andrewcrawford23 07-11-2010 00:59
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35118821)
RTE Player is not too bad. Watched some recent boxing broadcasts on it. RTE on demand, is that something Virgin would ever consider or is there a lack of demand for Irish broadcasting in the UK?
they couldnt do it cause of rights

huxleypiguk 07-11-2010 09:46
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
I miss the Gaelic Hurling and Football from Sentanta days. I thought RTE player would have something but no. The GAA don't seem to like having their sports shown online.

Felim_Doyle 07-11-2010 12:14
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Andrewcrawford23 (Post 35118823)
they couldnt do it cause of rights
Andrew, the response from RTÉ was "that plan was over-ruled in favour of an international online player service" which implies that they allow access to at least some programming on-line anywhere in the world so it would surely not be an issue for Virgin Media to carry the same service using the cable TV system.

---------- Post added at 11:14 ---------- Previous post was at 11:08 ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by huxleypiguk (Post 35118889)
I miss the Gaelic Hurling and Football from Sentanta days. I thought RTE player would have something but no. The GAA don't seem to like having their sports shown online.
Do you know nothing? :rolleyes: The GAA do not approve of armchair sportsmen. You either play the game in the spilling rain or you support it standing up in the rain. It's only stringent health and safety regulations that forced them to introduce headgear for players and seating at Croke Park. They still managed to keep Hill 16 as terraces, as it is considered a national monument, but for soccer games it is either closed off or temporary seating is fitted to appease UEFA.

Jameseh 07-11-2010 13:29
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle (Post 35118935)
Andrew, the response from RTÉ was "that plan was over-ruled in favour of an international online player service" which implies that they allow access to at least some programming on-line anywhere in the world so it would surely not be an issue for Virgin Media to carry the same service using the cable TV system.
It depends if RTE have the rights to broadcast (through a TV service as apposed to their online player) in Ireland or the entire UK as that may cross deals with other broadcasters like Sky if its only in Ireland.

VirginMediaPhil 07-11-2010 20:24
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by JMcB (Post 35118010)
So Whats coming Soon Then?LOL
TiVo by end of year

wwe 08-11-2010 00:22
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by VirginMediaPhil (Post 35119159)
TiVo by end of year
whats that?

gazfan 08-11-2010 00:38
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by wwe (Post 35119304)
whats that?
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/article/...3d-set-top-box

Media Boy UK 08-11-2010 09:03
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Media Boy updates: latest Rumours

I was told the following over the weekend from one of my non Virgin Media insiders.

-Virgin want to get Sky Atlantic on SD & HD.
-Sky News along with Sky Sports News HD will arrive in early 2011 along with Sky on demand content.
-Sky Arts 1&2 HD are being discussed but nothing concrete yet.
-As previous mentined on Cable Forum ESPN 2, America HD, ESPN Sports news will arrive early 2011.
-Ginx to launch later this month.

Dave42 08-11-2010 09:35
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35119356)
Media Boy updates: latest Rumours

I was told the following over the weekend from one of my non Virgin Media insiders.

-Virgin want to get Sky Atlantic on SD & HD.
-Sky News along with Sky Sports News HD will arrive in early 2011 along with Sky on demand content.
-Sky Arts 1&2 HD are being discussed but nothing concrete yet.
-As previous mentined on Cable Forum ESPN 2, America HD, ESPN Sports news will arrive early 2011.
-Ginx to launch later this month.
great news we be finally gets SSN HD thanks MB :)

Media Boy UK 08-11-2010 12:37
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Nothing has happen this week so no list update today - back next Monday.

muppetman11 08-11-2010 15:28
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35119356)
Media Boy updates: latest Rumours

I was told the following over the weekend from one of my non Virgin Media insiders.

-Virgin want to get Sky Atlantic on SD & HD.
-Sky News along with Sky Sports News HD will arrive in early 2011 along with Sky on demand content.
-Sky Arts 1&2 HD are being discussed but nothing concrete yet.
-As previous mentined on Cable Forum ESPN 2, America HD, ESPN Sports news will arrive early 2011.
-Ginx to launch later this month.
An insider who doesnt work inside LOL :D

gadge 08-11-2010 15:42
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Thought sky arts hd was part of the vmtv sale?.

Media Boy UK 08-11-2010 15:44
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by gadge (Post 35119451)
Thought sky arts hd was part of the vmtv sale?.
I thought that too - I was just passing on info I was given over the weekend.

Also I know the real story about Sky Atlantic launching on Virgin Media.

ahardie 08-11-2010 15:50
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35119452)
I thought that too - I was just passing on info I was given over the weekend.

Also I know the real story about Sky Atlantic launching on Virgin Media.
Ooh you are a tease Media Boy. :)

Dave42 08-11-2010 16:39
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35119452)
I thought that too - I was just passing on info I was given over the weekend.

Also I know the real story about Sky Atlantic launching on Virgin Media.
hope it good news and we get it MB

kgollop 08-11-2010 17:43
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by gadge (Post 35119451)
Thought sky arts hd was part of the vmtv sale?.
VM have certainly confirmed its imminent launch in press releases (certainly the Comedy Central HD one). I thought it odd that it was not mentioned in the recent BBC One HD one though...

gregpegg 08-11-2010 17:51
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
I suspect that Sky Arts HD launch is all in the "wording". Namely VM have access if they want it at an incremental wholesale price.

muppetman11 08-11-2010 18:07
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Had the Sky Arts HD when I was with Sky can't say I ever watched them would rather have SSN HD and Sky News HD.

DJ-SWITCH 08-11-2010 20:37
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35119498)
Had the Sky Arts HD when I was with Sky can't say I ever watched them would rather have SSN HD and Sky News HD.
Init sky arts is crap

---------- Post added at 19:37 ---------- Previous post was at 19:36 ----------

It says ITV3 & 4HD launching the 15th of novmeber thats next monday http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...php?p=45383990

kgollop 08-11-2010 20:58
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by gregpegg (Post 35119492)
I suspect that Sky Arts HD launch is all in the "wording". Namely VM have access if they want it at an incremental wholesale price.
http://pressoffice.virginmedia.com/p...823&highlight=

Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgin Media
With further HD channels due to launch over the coming months, including Sky1 HD, Sky Arts HD and, now Comedy Central HD, Virgin Media will soon offer over 30 HD TV channels.

Media Boy UK 08-11-2010 21:57
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by DJ-SWITCH (Post 35119553)
It says ITV3 & 4HD launching the 15th of novmeber thats next monday http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...php?p=45383990
As far as I know talks are still ''Ongoing'' with ITV and Virgin Media (and also they are still not testing on Virgin Media).

Lew 08-11-2010 23:25
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by DJ-SWITCH (Post 35119553)
Init sky arts is crap
I disagree. I've watched some pretty good concerts on Sky Arts since it came to VM.

Henkesghost 09-11-2010 07:06
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Virgin don't half talk

Media Boy UK 09-11-2010 10:29
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Henkesghost (Post 35119715)
Virgin don't half talk
As they say ''It good to talk''.;)

mersey70 09-11-2010 10:39
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lew (Post 35119648)
I disagree. I've watched some pretty good concerts on Sky Arts since it came to VM.
They have some great concerts on and the Playhouse Live series is great, it was pretty brave of Sky to do live drama and very good it was too.

Media Boy UK 09-11-2010 11:48
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by mersey70 (Post 35119763)
They have some great concerts on and the Playhouse Live series is great, it was pretty brave of Sky to do live drama and very good it was too.
I do watch Sky Arts 1 sometimes.

muppetman11 09-11-2010 14:03
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Henkesghost (Post 35119715)
Virgin don't half talk
To much sometimes LOL :-)

Andrewcrawford23 09-11-2010 14:56
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35119829)
To much sometimes LOL :-)
oh not enough ;)

Media Boy UK 09-11-2010 19:00
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
S4C2 to close next month.

An Virgin insider as today told me that S4C are to close S4C2 on December 3rd on all Networks (Sky, Virgin and Freeview).

But wikipedia says that S4C2 did stop broadcasting on Virgin Media last month (October).

jodash 09-11-2010 19:43
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Sky Arts have some good programes

mattboothers 09-11-2010 20:21
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Why did channel m get removed from Virgin Media?

Digital Fanatic 09-11-2010 20:23
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by mattboothers (Post 35119988)
Why did channel m get removed from Virgin Media?
Channel M closed on Sky and Virgin Media due to cut backs at the channel.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_M

DJ-SWITCH 09-11-2010 21:48
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Horror channel just chanced the logo, its now on the right hand side looks better :tu:


Its gone back to the left :wtf:

johnathome 09-11-2010 22:34
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by DJ-SWITCH (Post 35120026)
Horror channel just chanced the logo, its now on the right hand side looks better :tu:


Its gone back to the left :wtf:
were you doing handstands??

DJ-SWITCH 09-11-2010 22:39
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by johnathome (Post 35120042)
were you doing handstands??
Mite as well been they put in back if your got sky your see on the +1 its in the left side

Felim_Doyle 10-11-2010 09:48
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by DJ-SWITCH (Post 35119553)
Init sky arts is crap
Firstly, I thought that we had agreed on here a long time ago that saying a channel, its content or its viewer base were 'crap' was imposing one's own extreme opinion on others and belittling theirs. Sky Arts is there to fill a viewer requirement but you don't have to watch it. Of course, if you meant that the picture or sound quality on Sky Arts is sub-standard rather than the content, then you should have made that clear.

Secondly, I rather enjoyed Sky Arts - Suggs' Italian Job where, in six episodes, he travelled around Italy in a mini showing us a bit of culture and a bit of fun in his own inimitable way. He went to a factory where they made musical instruments from alabaster and then played “One step beyond” with an alabaster band! I think it's the only thing I've watched on Sky Arts so far.

We could all do with a bit of culture in our diet. I'm not a big classical music fan (and even less so of fine art) but the New Year concert from Vienna can be good for a laugh if you get a fun conductor. And, you never know, you might even discover a latent love of Liszt!

amgard 10-11-2010 10:37
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by DJ-SWITCH (Post 35119553)
Init sky arts is crap
It's my main 'goto' Sky channel :) .. and I practically never watch the sports channels. I guess that means we're not all the same - shock horror!

Media Boy UK 10-11-2010 15:16
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Vintage tv is doing better than expected and is negotiating with virgin media about carrying their channel.

http://www.californiachronicle.com/a...s/yb/152085072

DJ-SWITCH 10-11-2010 16:56
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35120243)
Vintage tv is doing better than expected and is negotiating with virgin media about carrying their channel.

http://www.californiachronicle.com/a...s/yb/152085072

I add a look at that channel on sky, it played some good tunes, that will be good to have a other music channel, will it be on M pack couse its free on sky?

Media Boy UK 10-11-2010 17:12
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by DJ-SWITCH (Post 35120296)
I add a look at that channel on sky, it played some good tunes, that will be good to have a other music channel, will it be on M pack couse its free on sky?
All the info I have got is on that link I posted.

mhatter67 10-11-2010 21:35
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What chance of any new HD channels launching before 2011 on VM?

Media Boy UK 10-11-2010 21:57
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by mlayzell (Post 35120526)
What chance of any new HD channels launching before 2011 on VM?
My Insiders are saying no new channels launch before Christmas.

mhatter67 10-11-2010 22:06
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35120548)
My Insiders are saying no new channels launch before Christmas.
So maybe HD Christmas present from Santa then ;)

Media Boy UK 10-11-2010 22:15
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by mlayzell (Post 35120558)
So maybe HD Christmas present from Santa then ;)
Virgin stop working on the EPG round about the 18th of December to until the 5th of January.

DJ-SWITCH 11-11-2010 00:15
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35120548)
My Insiders are saying no new channels launch before Christmas.
Is quest+1 BET, BET + 1, Comedy Central Extra + 1, NickToons Replay, Russia Today still coming end of the year? it do say in your list

Media Boy UK 11-11-2010 01:33
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DJ-SWITCH (Post 35120619)
Is quest+1 BET, BET + 1, Comedy Central Extra + 1, NickToons Replay, Russia Today still coming end of the year? it do say in your list
They are RUMOURED to be coming by end of year (That how they are on my list) but none of my insiders can confirm that they will launch.

frogstamper 11-11-2010 04:05
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle (Post 35120143)
Firstly, I thought that we had agreed on here a long time ago that saying a channel, its content or its viewer base were 'crap' was imposing one's own extreme opinion on others and belittling theirs. Sky Arts is there to fill a viewer requirement but you don't have to watch it. Of course, if you meant that the picture or sound quality on Sky Arts is sub-standard rather than the content, then you should have made that clear.

Secondly, I rather enjoyed Sky Arts - Suggs' Italian Job where, in six episodes, he travelled around Italy in a mini showing us a bit of culture and a bit of fun in his own inimitable way. He went to a factory where they made musical instruments from alabaster and then played “One step beyond” with an alabaster band! I think it's the only thing I've watched on Sky Arts so far.

We could all do with a bit of culture in our diet. I'm not a big classical music fan (and even less so of fine art) but the New Year concert from Vienna can be good for a laugh if you get a fun conductor. And, you never know, you might even discover a latent love of Liszt!
Agreed, maybe he's a Phillip Stein.;)

Felim_Doyle 11-11-2010 07:33
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by frogstamper (Post 35120665)
Agreed, maybe he's a Phillip Stein.;)
Yeah, him and Phyllis Stein, they're so uncultured. Ignant, even!

HDFootyMan 11-11-2010 11:24
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...3&postcount=32

^^ Interview with Cindy Rose, Virgin Media: Executive director of digital entertainment. Talks about Tivo; VOD; VM Player; 3D and other stuff, worth a read.

---------- Post added at 10:24 ---------- Previous post was at 09:43 ----------

Various sources now reporting the official confirmation of Demand Five on VM:
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/3673...s-virgin-media

devilincarnate 11-11-2010 11:35
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Official releases:

http://pressoffice.virginmedia.com/p...095&highlight=

ken1234 11-11-2010 13:51
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
gr8 news we got on Demand Five from today with nbc Demand comeing in few week thing looking up on virgin :)

bamav 11-11-2010 14:37
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35120561)
Virgin stop working on the EPG round about the 18th of December to until the 5th of January.
Why would they do that? Doesn't make sense. What if there are any programme changes? :confused:

TheDon 11-11-2010 15:06
Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. IV
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by bamav (Post 35120885)
Why would they do that? Doesn't make sense. What if there are any programme changes? :confused:
As in they stop adding/removing channels, they'll still update the program information.

It's to stop there being issues over the christmas period where things generally take a lot longer to sort out.

Digital Fanatic 11-11-2010 15:16
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Originally Posted by TheDon (Post 35120898)
As in they stop adding/removing channels, they'll still update the program information.

It's to stop there being issues over the christmas period where things generally take a lot longer to sort out.
yeah, it's called a "Change Freeze" and it's not just EPG stuff it will be any non essential work on the whole network/platform.

DJ-SWITCH 11-11-2010 15:31
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Is any1 got Disney’s A Christmas Carol 3D in the on Demand bit, it was there on the 8th but its gone can any1 tell me if there got it?

Digital Fanatic 11-11-2010 15:41
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Originally Posted by DJ-SWITCH (Post 35120911)
Is any1 got Disney’s A Christmas Carol 3D in the on Demand bit, it was there on the 8th but its gone can any1 tell me if there got it?
we currently have a fault with that asset. it will return once it's fixed. :)

DJ-SWITCH 11-11-2010 15:46
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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic (Post 35120917)
we currently have a fault with that asset. it will return once it's fixed. :)
That good couse i fort i add a problem with my HD box :) list i no now

DVD Cinema 11-11-2010 17:06
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Great to see Demand Five now on Virgin Media!

The Five DOG is off screen a bit though. It's set too far in the corner.

DJ-SWITCH 11-11-2010 19:06
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Originally Posted by DVD Cinema (Post 35120958)
Great to see Demand Five now on Virgin Media!

The Five DOG is off screen a bit though. It's set too far in the corner.
If you ant got widescreen it looks nasty

muppetman11 11-11-2010 19:28
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From that interview on DS with Cindy Rose above it says 30 HD channels by the end of the year any guess what the other is could it be ITV2 HD anyone ?

mhatter67 11-11-2010 20:02
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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35121046)
From that interview on DS with Cindy Rose above it says 30 HD channels by the end of the year any guess what the other is could it be ITV2 HD anyone ?
I asked this question a couple of pages ago and according to Media Boy there will be no new HD channels until the new year

muppetman11 11-11-2010 20:29
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Originally Posted by mlayzell (Post 35121070)
I asked this question a couple of pages ago and according to Media Boy there will be no new HD channels until the new year
If Cindy Rose says 30 by the end of the year in an interview then I would say there's another to come before Christmas.

mersey70 11-11-2010 20:54
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Maybe Cindy Rose means they will finally get round to providing their own customers with Eden HD and Good Food HD before the end of the year instead of only providing them to Sky customers.

You couldn't make it up.

DJ-SWITCH 11-11-2010 21:08
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Originally Posted by mlayzell (Post 35121070)
I asked this question a couple of pages ago and according to Media Boy there will be no new HD channels until the new year
That meens Cindy Rose is lied if theres no more coming this year :mad:

mersey70 11-11-2010 21:09
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Originally Posted by DJ-SWITCH (Post 35121116)
That meens Cindy Rose is lied if theres no more coming this year :mad:
I would guess she knows quite a bit on the subject, more than any of us on here anyway.

AndyWW 11-11-2010 22:07
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Perhaps she meant.. financial year?

Chad 12-11-2010 01:19
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Originally Posted by DJ-SWITCH (Post 35121116)
That meens Cindy Rose is lied if theres no more coming this year :mad:
Does anyone know the actual date the interview was conducted? Was it last month, last week, yesterday? It could be at the time of the interview a deal for another HD channel was almost concluded, but has since fell through.

I think Virgin have done a cracking job delivering HD channels this year. I'm sure we'll see even more throughout 2011. The ITV channels appear to be on the way along with further SKY basic channels. Once we have these there aren't really too many HD channels left, well ones I'd actually ever watch.

I forgive you Cindy:blush:

TheDon 12-11-2010 01:58
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Originally Posted by DJ-SWITCH (Post 35121116)
That meens Cindy Rose is lied if theres no more coming this year :mad:
Not really.
You just need to learn how to read news articles like this, anything that's not in a quote hasn't came from the person being interviewed. It was said ages ago that they were aiming for 30 HD channels by the end of the year, so they just put that into the article as filler. She hasn't personally given any figure on the number of channels there'll be, if she had it would have been in a quote.

DJ-SWITCH 12-11-2010 02:24
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true movies is now true movies 1 all we need is true movies 2 and true Entertainment :clap::clap::clap::clap:

MutleyF 12-11-2010 08:09
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DJ-SWITCH (Post 35121116)
That meens Cindy Rose is lied if theres no more coming this year :mad:
Bit harsh ? - there might be a hundred reasons why there are no new HD channels

Fitze73 12-11-2010 08:26
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Originally Posted by DJ-SWITCH (Post 35121237)
true movies is now true movies 1 all we need is true movies 2 and true Entertainment :clap::clap::clap::clap:
nah you can keep em lol :)

denphone 12-11-2010 13:01
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Typical Virgin short on promises and they always want to drag everything out still waiting for more hd channels and the sky red button.

toady 12-11-2010 13:32
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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35121338)
Typical Virgin short on promises and they always want to drag everything out still waiting for more hd channels and the sky red button.
Very harsh, they try to get the best deal so that we don't have to pay extra for the new channels except Sky Movies and Sport HD where the only way to get them was to surcharge customers who wanted them

£7 extra is too much for me to subscribe to them

HDFootyMan 12-11-2010 15:07
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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35121338)
Typical Virgin short on promises and they always want to drag everything out still waiting for more hd channels and the sky red button.
Yes, how dare they make us wait for more HD channels! They've only gone from 1 to 29 the last year! :mad::rolleyes:

Hiroki 12-11-2010 15:17
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Christ the amount of HD channels that Virgin have added over the past year or so and people are still unhappy? Give them a break they have done a good job so far.

Dave42 12-11-2010 15:24
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Originally Posted by Hiroki (Post 35121382)
Christ the amount of HD channels that Virgin have added over the past year or so and people are still unhappy? Give them a break they have done a good job so far.
well said :clap::clap::clap::clap:

mattboothers 12-11-2010 15:25
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hiroki (Post 35121382)
Christ the amount of HD channels that Virgin have added over the past year or so and people are still unhappy? Give them a break they have done a good job so far.
I agree but its still daylight robbery £7 for 2 HD channels.

Dave42 12-11-2010 15:26
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Originally Posted by mattboothers (Post 35121391)
I agree but its still daylight robbery £7 for 2 HD channels.
blame sky for the charge they ones that enforced it and withheld the other 2 sports HD channels not VM

kgollop 12-11-2010 15:41
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hiroki (Post 35121382)
Christ the amount of HD channels that Virgin have added over the past year or so and people are still unhappy? Give them a break they have done a good job so far.
Virgin have done a great job over the last year. I think most peoples unhappiness still stems from the 1 HD channel in the previous three and a half years, and how far we still are behind Sky.

devilincarnate 12-11-2010 15:57
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So they have gone from 1 to 29 channels in lets say a year?

365 days / 28 = 13.036 days

So would say that they have done well in regards to adding the hd channels.

Hiroki 12-11-2010 17:20
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In the end though Virgin are always going to be behind Sky because Sky are always going to add HD channels (even if they are pointless) to make themselves more desirable, so if your keep getting yourself worked up about that you will never be happy :dozey:

Quote:
Originally Posted by mattboothers (Post 35121391)
I agree but its still daylight robbery £7 for 2 HD channels.
Well that is true but nobody is forcing you to buy them ;)

newapollo 12-11-2010 19:37
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ITV2 HD and 3 and 4 look more likely now http://www.virginmedia.com/myvirginm...nteractive.php

FA Cup interactive

What time’s it on?
The Interactive service launches Saturday 23rd Jan at 7.18pm

It’s accessible from the ITV Interactive Service Menu via the red button 103/114/116/117 and then select FA Cup extra from the menu

Possibly the ITV channels are moving to make way for more HD content

bamav 12-11-2010 19:57
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hiroki (Post 35121382)
***** the amount of HD channels that Virgin have added over the past year or so and people are still unhappy? Give them a break they have done a good job so far.
Well said, barring the blasphemy! Please be more considerate... :angel:


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