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l am sure some kind person will compile a list and post it on this forum soon.

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As far as I recall Digital Fanatic (staff) did say Red Button is launching in 3 stages.

First it will be a sort of 'soft launch' with not all content available, then Tivo and then a full service from the start of the next football season.

Maybe VM have a webpage detailing the scheduled red button events?, just a thought and might be worth a look.

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I'm sure it said super rugby was available on VM that's what that game Mersey is stating is I think.

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I don't much follow RU so cannot say I even recognise those teams I mentioned.

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The Rugby Red Button evcent VM mention is Super League in May.

There is a schedule of events coming up including Masters Tennis and the Rugby Super League in May. (Events are subject to change without notice).

But they do say "including" so who knows....

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Yip, that's the game/s I'm after. I had heard it mentioned before that the Super XV rugby would be covered, but I still want to know how I can tell what content will be available or not without waiting to see.
Thanks for the replies.

Bulls, Sharks, Stormers= South African provincial sides.
Chiefs=New Zealand provincial side.

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Probably be a red button saying rugby in bottom right hand corner of screen.

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Again l come back to that old chestnut that Virgins communication is poor and they are very vague in their press releases.

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I have a feeling you will get that game.

A bit of publicity wouldn't go a miss though but it's early days and it's obviously a pretty 'soft' launch. Maybe they are being cautious publicising red button events so not to rub Tivo customers noses in it.

Let's face it for such a genuinely major new service launching it was low key to say the least but it's launched which is the most important thing.

I'm really quite impressed at VM getting it. It isn't often I overly praise Virgin but I wouldn't underestimate it's importance. The sports offer wasn't good enough without it, in my opinion.

What Sky do to counteract it is anyones guess though, if and when News Corp get Sky I expect the gloves will be off once again, they seem to be being too nice for me (maybe to keep the regulators sweet)

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Rugby is on SS1 just nowno red button facilities

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There isn't on Sky either, just the basic Sky Text services at the moment.

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There is a game on at one o'clock that should be on red button, we shall wait and see.

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Will there be red button during chelsea game?

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Yes Sky Sports 1 and HD1 says Western Force v Crusaders on red button from 1pm on Sky EPG.

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canot see any red button here in Medway Kent

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There isn't anything available yet.

Try SSP1 from 1pm.

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thanks should have read previous posts before I had a whinge

:dozey::dozey:

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im going 2 try at 1 also. See what we get.

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nothing here...

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No red button just tryed it on them all and got northing

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Well, we were warned it wouldn't be full Red Button at first....

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Nothing here either.

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Lucky I'm a tennis fan...i get my red button straight away :p

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sky got the red button right with too machs on were this the red butten on vm/

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same here medway Kent,got 2 boxes and nothing on either of them

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Muppetman, could you confirm the super xv rugby is indeed available on sky at the moment.

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I'm currently out but it defo came on red button at 1pm on Sky.

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Any explanation why Virgin are not receiving it.

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Very simple. The launch of the RB was always going to be a soft launch. Full launch in time for new footie season AFAIK. Better some RB activity than none at all but I guess some people will find any reason to moan.

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Lets be clear l am not moaning just asking the question and if you do not like that then thats your worry.

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oh well we waited all this time,so a little while longer will do no harm,just want it for game of the day

:cool:

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Yes you could possibly be right.

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Has anyone heard me moan about it. It just seems that no one knows anything about red button including VM and all on here. I was just trying to find out if there was any info available. Obviously not! Thank you for your interest.

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We are not allowed to ask questions as some forum members then accuse us of moaning then.

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I only wanted to know where I could find information regarding SS red button content. If I don't know in advance when it will be available it might as well not have launched. I know that it is not a full service yet, but if we don't know what will be covered how do we plan our viewing?

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I'm pretty sure I didn't accuse anyone specifically of moaning... strange some people immediatley think it's them I'm referring too... wonder why?!?!?!

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I don't think we can Buzzman, apart from seeing if RB is mentioned in the Sky listings and then tuneing in to see if it appears on VM.

The only other place you can look is here.

http://help.virginmedia.com/system/s...CUSTOMER_TYPE=

It gives some infor as o what RB we will see on VM but it's not comprehensive by any stretch of the imagination.

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Did you not know thats it have a go time at Denphone at the moment but l am a laid back guy and will just brush it off.

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Thanks Mobes, that is the kind of answer I was after. A bit surprised though, as for it to be of use to me I need to know at least an hour before the event if I need to go to the pub to watch or not. As it is right now I can't see myself hanging about to see if a game will be shown or not. I'm also surprised that others are not finding this inconvenient.

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Why do you assume if someone says someone is moaning, it must be you.

Mind you, I suppose if the cap fits......:D

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l have not tried the cap on yet and if you remember yesterday or has your memory evaporated in that you accused me of whinging too much.

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the red button is now here but don't know if we will get match choice or will we?

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Match choice will probably start in time for the new football season starting.

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:LOL: I take it you decided not to read any of this thread at all.

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Cant see a rush for it to be ready as season is now over, will probably launch in August at the start of the new football season.

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ok

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So have we got it or not?? :)
I take it we have Half a red button, just like we have half a Sky Sports HD. Funny, (fudging hilarious really) but i dont seem to be paying Half of a Sky Sports subscription.

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The Bulls v Cheifs match is indeed available on Red Button thru the Sky platform, you can toggle between that match and Leinster v Toulouse which is also on the main HD1 channel.

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Why not now though if the red button is 'active'?

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What red button service is available now on VM with SSP 2? (Chelsea v Tottenham)

There is no fanzone available on Sky's red button through their own platform today, just highlights, stats and match facts.

Maybe fanzone is only available on Super Sunday, I dont really know.

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There is no doubt then at the moment we have a very watered down version which is better then nothing but lets hope by August that this improves significantly.

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I still cant see it here in Medway Kent

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It musn't be available on VM right now.

It's working on Sky but not much to write home about today other than highlights and goal flashes.

I wonder why they have fired up the 14 interactive streams as they don't seem to be getting used much, let's see if match choice pops up at 1015.

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thanks Mersey,wonder if it will be ready for match choice

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From the launch webpage and what staff have said on here it seems unlikely but I guess you will know soon enough!

I am sure it will be available next season though.

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I would have totally agree with that :clap:

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Let's face it though VM's publicity of the service has been a bit watered down too. We have no idea what the contract involved and whether it has to be staggered, whatever the reason.

I have a hunch (just my opinion) they don't want to upset the blessed Tivo customers too much when they have shelled out for a service that cannot even provide BBC red button never mind Sky, it might keep people with V/V HD/V+ a bit longer if the full red button was available on those boxes now. What those 14 streams are providing though is anyones guess, they definitely seem to have comparable capacity to Sky's red button services.

It will pan out, I think it will be a pretty comprehensive service eventually.

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VM staff havent been told about the red button as I asked a vm staff member and I knew more than him vm havent told there staff about the RB

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Very much so. VM are coming on leaps and bounds in my eyes and i cannot wait to see whats next.

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Masque knew the launch date before us (understanable), he has confirmed that.

I doubt call centre staff would know much more than us about what will actually be provided though.

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Lets hope so as it gives the viewer much more options.

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I knew a bit about when and how but i was not going to post it ahead of the release the other day. We as staff have to agree to a confidentiality clause about posting on forums when it comes to new products.

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He workedin st enochcentre for vm

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Very wise that mate it's not great to speculate , you know what some people react like :D

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Can you spill the beans if match choice will b allowed tonight?

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No sorry. I don't post info that i am not authorised to post

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Ok I tho cause it had launched you would have been able to spill the beans

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I suspect it will not be available just yet but we'll see.

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My guess is it won,t be there until next season.

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so lets get this right,the RB was launched on VM on the 28th April 2011 but we wont see it to next season as far as the football is concerned

:confused::confused:

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Find out at 1015 on SSP2!

Dosen't look like it given it dosen't appear to have been available on the Chelsea game, it was on Sky.

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I would say pass on that:confused: As no-body seems to know on this.

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Not a good sign until August at least.

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There's only a few EPL rounds of matches left anyway this season.

It will be a shocker if Sky throw a few vital games behind the red button on the final day, which they have done before.

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If they throw a vital game behind the red button then vm by law should make it work before end of season

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But to be fair they did only state football from the start of next season didn't they ?

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They never have before. Red Button has been around believe it or not since 1998.

VM are catching up in 2011!

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Why it took ntl/vm 13 years to get it

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Because they flogged their channels to Sky and pretty much gave up on content which in my opinion was wise and in return got the HD channels and red button.

NTL/VM don't exactly have a very good record in the content field when left to their own devices, that's best left to Sky in my opinion.

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WHat the next VM red button event?

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Virgin cannot compete with Sky in terms of content because Sky have very deep pockets and Virgin which replaced Ntl in name only is in debt because of cable being poorly run before they came along, cable is in much better shape now than it was before.

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Depends on what Sky has ? And also VM have the capacity for:confused:

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At the moment it would be inaccurate to describe the red button as "launched", more like "being trialled" with a few random, alternative sports events being covered.
Other than the cricket on Thursday, has there been any other red button content available to VM customers? (I genuinely don't know the answer to this)

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Not as far as l know as l check the channels at certain times.

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You see this is what is confusing.

I can 100% confirm VM have utilised 14 streams for SSP red button so it can't be down to capacity.

I think it's something else and I don't believe it's Sky's fault either, they have made it available.

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So VM are beeen troublemakers?

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I wouldn't put it like that.

But your full service ain't available is it?

For whatever reason.

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Personally myself mersey70 i am increasingly thinking it may well not get a full launch until its ready to go on TiVo probably around the next EPL season,until then i think its more then likely random events that we will get wind of late on.

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I think that too.

To me it wouldn't do to fully launch it on 12 year old Pace boxes before Tivo.

I doubt this shortcoming is down to Sky

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What I meant about capacity is actually about the ability that they are able to show at the moment. Sorry for the confusion?

Why would they be as they have just got the service and trying the best for all the customers that they have.

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well it did not work on match choice

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I doubt its down to sky either.

It seems a very soft launch probably so it does not upset TiVo users,it did work very well though on my box for the cricket i prressed the button and bang the cricket was there i have a S/A v+.

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thanks Buzzman thought it had been launched,so next season it is then

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I don't know this as fact mate, just saying it as I see it.

At the moment no one will know what is on or when, basically if you see a red button then it is on otherwise not.

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Match choice doesnt start till 10:15

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Agreed, for me at least.

I think this is down to VM and it could be for any manner of reasons.

I doubt it's Ruperts fault this time. He has provided 15 HD channels AND red button in the last 12 months so the old chestnut of Sky witholding content is starting to wear a bit thin with me.

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northing all day so far with the red button will try again on match choice at 2215

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thanks so what starts at 8.25 then!

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What law would that be then ???

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:LOL: Is that all you can add to the debate.

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The footylaw lol

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Ok :Sprint: