Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

They have been saying that for a fair while now?

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That should be SEPTIC ( no offence DEN )

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Well as like you we have heard so many rumours whether it be through the forum, Neil Berketts office, the Virgin tv man and several other sources but people are getting impatient and l can understand why at the moment but lets hope all our christmas presents will come before christmas in the form of what people want be it more HD and SD channels, more tivo functionality, the red button on tivo with Sky and BBC and many other things.

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Thats alright Devil as we can all pong a bit at times.:D:D;):D:D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Well you know how I feel den, let us hope that Christmas comes early.:D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Indeed.

And this deal with Sky seems to indicate even more that VM really does seem to have a policy of not adding new TV channels. After all, MB's excellent "Coming Soon" posting has gone from a weekly update to a monthly update due to this apparent strategy by VM because he has nothing to report each month.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

But people seem also to forget that since we have had the new encryption, Nobody has been able to see what channels are testing? So it just comes down to the little nuggets of info that some are able to get (may all be subject to change)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Maybe they're holding them back and are going to release all at once along with a EPG shuffle. Seems bad to keep us waiting but maybe its easier to advertise new channel(s) (numbers) and such at once instead of its just suddenly being there, 4364643 slots away from sister channels, a la Sky.

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Have emailed N.B. also. Will be interesting to read what he has to say on the matter, if it is anything more than the standard pre-formatted answers :rolleyes:

Will copy and paste here if I get a reply.


Phil

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Yes his office told me they would contact me on tuesday by email.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Think it's been pretty obvious what's been testing in the past 10 months.

Zip!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

And how do we know? As Sky arts HD launched and we did not find out till we got the nuggets and also the press release?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Erm, cause nothing's launched?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Ok I give up trying to justify what could be happening:erm: Also if anything comes it will come and that is the be all and end all of it:erm:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Agreed

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

How about a new thread?

Not Coming soon to Virgin TV. :D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Well I got a short and sweat reply:
:)

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Sir Den knows his stuff :D He said all good things come to those who wait :D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

I thought that your name was Clint:confused: Not Chris. I thought that you had got the wrong email:confused::D:D:D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

I thought his name was Dean.

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Well MM you are sounding more upbeat this evening l gather now and my advice is patience is a virtue and rewards those who wait.:D:D

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You got what I was getting at:D

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Was not Dean the famous tivo email gaffe.:D

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Supposedly the delay was due to issues around selling advertising on uktv's channels and website, which Ch4 has won the contract to do. Now that is resolved, the deal "should" go ahead.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

That is for advertising?

http://paidcontent.co.uk/article/419...s-ids-closing/

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Exactly.

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Yes, its literally taken a year to sort out to the point where VM can sell the stake, although CH4 still has "issues". But any issues now shouldn't affect the sale to scripps.

Why Ch4 got involved in the first place is anyone's guess. It's meant that a deal between three parties: VM, BBC and Scripps, has actually been a deal between four parties if you include CH4.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Very true and i think that could be why the deal with Scripps had to be halted? Just my opinion? May be wrong and subject to change:erm:

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How about this, on my reply I thanked him and asked him how the iPad app was coming along and I got an even shorter and sweeter reply:
;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Yes l emailed Neil Berkett office and they sent me back a email asking for my account number and postcode:erm::erm: and then l sent them another email about my views on what channels they should be adding SD and HD and then l mentioned several things about the tivo and then they sent me another email and they said they would get back to me on tuesday.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

It just depends who you email in regards to the TV side of it? I have had a good few conversations with a team who deal with the TV sid of the company. Not just the head honcho?

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Yes I also emailed Neil Berketts office and after they phoned me they sent me a VMNG300 modem instead of the superhub, they also offered me a Tivo without having to extend my contract. I refused but it was a good offer.

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And did they ever say anything about plans for the future.:)

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That there is a lot coming? Not just channels but OD as well.

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It is like waiting for paint to dry sometimes though and the forum natives are getting restless.;):)

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Just wait, look and check everything?

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l check many sources at certain times during the day and night.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

You do not look at the pages that you are viewing:erm:

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Of course l do.:D:D

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Thank ffffffffffffffffffffff for that:D

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I could never fault the VM exec team they are tremendous , I emailed Neil once after an ongoing BB problem and he emailed me back the same day Sunday at 7pm now that's what I call going the extra mile. A CEO of a company the size of VM I would imagine is a very busy person.

Hence his salary :shocked:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010...rdian-100-2010

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You would think his team must look at feedback from online surveys and maybe even look through forums like this one to garner what the customer wants.

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They do.

Or at least some of the higher ups do look at forums like this to see whats being said. The reason I know that is because I got my legs e-slapped for saying more than I should have on something I'm under an NDA for.


Phil

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That serves you right as you are under a NDA so you deserve no less?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Very true. The comment made was a very generalised one and i was just asked not to be any more specific.

Phil

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I know a lot about NDA and also DPA and other aspects of the business and that is why I mentioned it?

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It just goes to prove though that people in high places do read these boards and are aware of opinions.


Phil

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Then its dammed time they listened to these opinions.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

And more importantly acted on them. IMHO the people who just pretend everything is going swimmingly do virgin tv customers a disservice. Improvement is well overdue and the more people who actually fess up and complain about the shocking lack of content improvement the better. Surely then they will finally start adding the plethora of HD and SD channels that they are missing.

Believe it or not i would prefer not to post on here, but can't abide the way some lie down and accept a shoddy service.

And relax:D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

I think that you need to learn who to contact in the correct regard and then you would not be like you are. No names mentioned but they are not hard to find?

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That could be a big month for VM/TiVo - in the Q2 results transcript he implies that the next code drop for TiVo will be in October and will allow multi-room streaming between TiVos in the same home.

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No I don't

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

In the last 12 months Virginmedia have added lots of new HD, added 100Mb to there network and increased most users upload speeds(infact doubled it) and gave you Tivo.

What exactly do you expect? What the hell will it take to keep virgin customers happy?

VIRGINMEDIA are trying and trying very hard to give you what you want but once you get given something new you start screaming for something else.

Virgin is not Sky, if you want Sky join Sky, If you want virgin then start looking at what they have gave you in the last 12 months and understanding they do not have limitless pockets.

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I want sky sports red button to work i was a very happy bunny whrn VM announced it was coming but have been very disappointed in its performance visa vi the cricket.

By the way i cannot get sky not everybody can you know.;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Well we will see in the next couple of weeks whether Virgin delivers on its promise of the proper Sky red button service.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

What's your feeling on that one Den? You think they will?

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Well if they don't deliver on this one then l suspect there will be a mighty hue and cry on this forum.

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Thats fair enough denphone but having been expecting all the cricket sky show on red button to be available to us on VM sky sports well it has not been,and cricket was supposedly in the 1st phase i had to stream a few matches sky were showing on red button from the net as they were not given to VM viewers,if my expierience is repeated with the football then i expect a few more may well face disappointment i hope i am wrong on that one though.As paying £22.50 a month for a service sky charge around £20.50 for,and then having to stream content from the net is not very acceptable.

But there you go.:erm:

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I still think you Virginmedia customers need to stop expecting Virginmedia to turn into sky.

read below.

In the last 12 months Virginmedia have added lots of new HD, added 100Mb to there network and increased most users upload speeds(infact doubled it) and gave you Tivo.

What exactly do you expect? What the hell will it take to keep virgin customers happy?

VIRGINMEDIA are trying and trying very hard to give you what you want but once you get given something new you start screaming for something else.

Virgin is not Sky, if you want Sky join Sky, If you want virgin then start looking at what they have gave you in the last 12 months and understanding they do not have limitless pockets.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Yeah you said that already

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Very well said:)

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You got more than one login Diablo;)?
:D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

very good points but no matter what vm ever do there always be people moaning on here sadly

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

No only this one mate:)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Disney HD , TCM HD , Cartoon Network HD , Animal planet HD and UKTV HD channels must all be launching this year

http://corporate.sky.com/documents/p...sentation_1011

Under Investing in standout content

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Yowsas. Really playing catchup now, hopefully TiVo subscriptions can help fund getting some content on board.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Hi New to cable, we only have one ranter on this forum and that is me, What you are saying is only a small tip of a very large iceberg.

VM love people like you, VM is a second rate organisation that give promises, but don't fulfill them, compared to Sky, they are a small company trying there hardest to get channels for customers, but want them on the cheap.

With Sky, they have the channels and the technolgoy to blow VM out of the water.

I have both systems, and l am pleased with the phone and brioadband, but the channels are poor on VM.

In fact a good example is read the 'red button forum' and you will see some unhappy customers.

Welcome to the forum.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Wtf Sky are unable to offer a proper VOD system and also the BB speeds are dependent on BT?



This will all kick off again when SKY SPORTS 1/2 launch of freeview and they are saying available on the red button?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Not really, just as many problems for freeview if they say SS3, SS4 or SS News nevermind red button.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

I meant Top up TV not freeview but they are the same thing almost:o:

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Set to happen this week on Virgin Media:

August 1st (Monday):
-Price Drop TV to be given an new onsreen look and called Price Drop on Virgin Channel 741.
-Bid TV to be given an new onsreen look and called Bid on Virgin Channel 745.
-Speed Auction TV to be given an new onsreen look and called Speed Auction on Virgin Channel 746.

August 2nd (Tuesday):
-Really to launch on the M package on Virgin Channel 267.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Thanks Media Boy wonder if the bid tv channels could get new presenters as well not that i watch them that much. :blush::blush::blush::blush:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

What about Phase 2 of the Sky sports red button.:rolleyes:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

I was given the date of today for Phase 2 to launch on Virgin TV but that was given to me months ago.

The SA Boxes are still on UK4 code (Mine is anyway) and that was set to be updated to UK5 Code by tomorrow - so I do not know what has happen.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Thank you kindly for your imformation but it does seem that Virgin are as vague as usual.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

thanks mb my v+ box is uk5 :p:

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WHY doesn't VM let customers know via there 'customer service' page what is happening on there network.

They have VM news, so what about notifing the customers THATS US, of what is happening arghhhhhhhhhh.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Why? is what a lot of people have been asking for an awful long time on this forum, communication with their customers is poor.:(

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Yes their communication is very poor.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

When VM says they have new channels coming, we should say, yer but what year.:D

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Apart from a few employees on here who are very helpful and credit to them,i have to agree in general terms the official communication is extremely poor sadly denphone.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

I hope they are looking at this forum because there's a lot of discontent building up on several threads.:rant::rant::rant:

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Isn't there a message centre on Tivo?
I've seen it on screenshots, but they should probably use that to get stuff across.

As for the remainder of the cable boxes, wouldn't it be ideal to put a message centre in the Help & Info section of the software?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

They usually just harass you for 2 or 3 channel changes with a 'press blue to close' message.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

That is a good idea , I doubt VM will do it, everything with them is cloak and dagger.:D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Be glad when we get all them HD channels + SD +1s

HISTORY HD
ITV 2 + 3 + 4 HD
Crime HD
Universal HD
Nickelodeon HD

+ SD channels

True Movies 2
HISTORY +1
crime +1
Quest +1
Discovery Science +1
Discovery history +1
horror +1

:clap::clap::clap::clap::nworthy:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

I've made a poll for people to vote on the HD channels they most want to see on the Virgin Media platform.

http://goo.gl/kqPUC
or http://dgenmedia.co.uk/virgin

Also added a link to this thread on the top navigation bar :)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

ok ill have a look now be good to get more votes :) :)

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Yes these would be nice.

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They just used that to inform TiVo customers of the changes to iPlayer (backwards EPG and search).

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Ah so they are using it? :)
I'm still thinking of picking up one. The deal breaker is being able to take the V+ upstairs for no addition fee. Makes the £3 Tivo fee seem nicer :p:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

That's the deal I got in early April, nice perk. :)

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Hopefully the deal does not finish in the next couple of weeks.
And your quote made me realise I made a typo and had put "feel" instead of "fee".
Luckily the edit button was still visible :p:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Liking the tone of some of these posts complaining of the sod all Virgin are adding

Rise up rise up oh downtrodden viewers, this is our time, rise and demand change, get freakin :mad:

Give these guys and girls pride in the tv channel changing tool in their hands! For too long it's been lightweight and flaccid. Give us a full length epg with the extra inches of tv channel content in crystal HD clarity we deserve!!

Are you with me?

Anyone?;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Hopefully a few people within the TV division will see the poll and think "Oh, I think we should add XYZ since customers are demanding for it".

So therefore, yes I am with you :)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

No I will wait for what comes and when?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Media Boy:rant:

I think when NTL took over Telewest the bosses of NTL says ''Lets just get new channels when they deal is up.''

Telewest did that for years

Rant over!!!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Yes l agree as words are cheap and actions speak louder then words.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

White feather on it's way Diablo;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

I am with you comrade :D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

Aswell as these, I would like to see CBS Action and even more so in HD!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.
 

i for got about the CBS ones :D