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Nice one MB - Nialli is a very good source :)

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And an good blog as well if you like HD Channels or have TiVo - that why I try to stay away from TiVo story's.

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Yep, I have read his blog for some time now - and yours as well MB :)

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So, if VM get BT Sport & Sky Atlantic it makes it on a par with Sky (in my opinion) :beer:

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Indeed he is.:tu:

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But for how long???

I have know Sky since 1990 so you do not know what Sky will do next.

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Good point - probably start a new exclusive channel: Sky Pacific ;)

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i have a thought what virgin will do, they my make bt sports part of a deal for xl customers who have been on that package for over a year

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Media Boy reveal name of announcement he know of.

I can now reveal that the announcement I was on about on Monday was the BT Sports announcement.

But I was told 'not to post' this announcement until 3.20pm today.

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And what is the announcement, and that blows the Sky Atlantic ideas out of the water a bit

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I think Sky Atlantic will come as well, replacing ESPN in the XL tier

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I was told last weekend 'more than one announcement' is set to be make by Virgin Media in the Coming weeks.

Only BT was confirmed.

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that's great news that the one I wanted :D:D:D:D

you know if it in a pack or extra MB

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So when will we hear, that's the big question now

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I think 'By August 1st'.

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No package info was given.

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so both Sky Atlantic and BT rumors which were orginally posted on here afew weeeks ago look like they're true

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They was not confirmed then.

-BT was confirmed to me last weekend.
-Sky Atlantic has not been confirmed from any insiders that I know of yet. But Broadcastnow reported weeks ago that Virgin and Sky are in talks over the channel.

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Thanks MB, do you know if It's all of the channels, i.e. BT sports 1 & 2 and ESPN and the HD versions, would hate to be stuck with just SD like SS3, 4 and F1

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No channel info was given - need to wait for info coming via Virgin for that.

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Why 3:20pm?

Is it bad luck to announce anything before 3:20pm...is 3:19 soooo old fashioned.

Why not not before 4pm?..or 3pm?

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The ban on posting that info was only lifted at 3.20pm today by my insider who told me last weekend.

I needed the goahead to post from them.

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Because that's what time the meeting at Virgin was when everyone was told that BT Sport is coming, meaning that there are now multiple potential sources and the leak to MB can't be obviously traced back to his specific source, I should imagine.

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Trusting lot in Virgin camp

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Or I'm a cynic.

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Am confused so virgin media is 100% getting bt ??

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100% sure that we don't know what the deal is, 99% sure there is a deal (always leave 1% off, until it actually happens )

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Oh dear it looks like you have taken on a new appearance my dear man.;):D

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BY Sport coming to VM - l can pink elephants flying over my house heading towards Heathrow.

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British Yelecom?

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Media Boy, if you are confirming that BT Sport is coming to VM, then you must know the date it is starting.

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I'm not sure where to begin with this post...

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:D I tried writing something, yet nothing I typed could convey my bemusement in an articulate manner.

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You seriously have to ask Aruthur? Im just taking a guess here, a big guess but a guess, im guessing 1st August maybe :D

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Why "must" MB know this? MB has clearly stated he does not know anything else. All he has been told is that the deal has been confirmed. The channel launches August 1st though. I would imagine VM will let everyone know what is happening in the next few days.

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Blimey BT Sports, Sky Atlantic, 3D content and possibly Lovefilm / Netflick in the pipeline. :D

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Seems a bit off BT have produced a TV advert stating Virgin customers will not get ESPN. I know things change all the time but surely they would not have done this if a deal was close.

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Either it means included free (as part of a package) or we are literally not getting ESPN.

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a lovefilm app for tivo would be awesome, not heard anything about it though

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I've not seen this ad is there a link, I'd be gutted to lose MLB

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In the ad, it is Jake Humphrey saying that VM will lose ESPN in August, and therefore is urging you go sign up.

I still consider this is as a strategy from BT and am still confident that ESPN will remain on VM.

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Sky Sports extends Football League TV deal to 2018

BT missed out on this one and Sky not only get an extra 37 games they also get to call it the Sky Bet Championship, that's a big finger up to BT, it's war!

http://sport-onthebox.com/2013/07/18...-deal-to-2018/

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Just the fact that BT aren't bothering with it on DTT combined with the fact it isn't called BT Sport 3, I'm thinking they are classing ESPN as a 'bonus' thing that can only be viewed on Infinity (or Sky).

I hope I'm wrong though.

They didn't miss out, the rights were never offered for sale to anyone but Sky.

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Still to see it.

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You know that for sure? Surely the league want as much money as possible and would put it to tender, seems odd but stranger things have happened I suppose.

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I think SKY still had a couple of years left on their existing deal. It looks like SKY approached them with improved terms, to secure a new longer running deal. For all we know there might have been something in the original agreement allowing SKY to renegotiate the deal after 36 months.

We've seen the rise and fall of ITV Digital, Setanta Sports and ESPN. Who knows BT might lose their Premiership rights in a few years time, forcing them to scrap the sports channel. A 5 year deal with a broadcaster you know will be around in 2018 would have been too good for the Championship to turn down.

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Being a supporter of a Championship club that is great news for me...

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MB, do you know when BT/VM will announce this? :)

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No idea - But I think it will be sometime before August 1st.

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Ta :)

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sooner it officially announced the better

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TV listings for August 1st on TV Anywhere web site still has all the ESPN Channels listed as broadcasting - even ESPN Classic.

http://anywhere.virginmedia.com/tv-listings/

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How far ahead, in terms of the ESPN channels, can TiVo customers see?

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I have EPG info until Midday Friday 2nd August, that pretty much confirms ESPN staying, however there is info until the same time for both ESPN America and Classic...

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Does your Tivo allow you to record shows from ESPN on that day?

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I fail to see how that confirms its staying, it just means Virgin are still pulling guide data for the channel, doesn't mean you'll be able to watch it.

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Yes.

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Does ESPN America have programmes listed on that day too?

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Yeah, all three channels have schedules for 02/08.

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But some channels info listings on the TV Anywhere web site are not right.

It says no live broadcasts will be shown on Bid and Price Drop from Monday - just showing 'Tellyshopping' all day long.

But the live broadcasts are still listing on V+ and Sky+ boxes.

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I'm going off the TiVo listings MB.

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Maybe Virgin will update the listing that an later date.

They did do it with Blighty two weeks ago as it was close by UKTV an day early.

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Well if the channel is moving over to BT and do a different playout service then there wouldn't be any data to pull

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Maybe Tribune does data for something else that has ESPN, IDK. It's definitely wrong though because America & Classic are definitely closing.

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I do notice sometimes that on some channels EPG they copy incorrect data for the days ahead that corrects nearer the broadcast time - Comedy Central & E4 do this a lot...

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According to the App ZeeBox we currently have access to More4+1 and MTV+1 on channel 900 and 901 respectively. Could be a sign of the remaining Viacoms and More4 HD coming

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Checked my iPhone ZeeBox and I get the same - as you say it could be more channels imminent :)

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Or a partially Sky owned service taking the urine.

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Breaking American TV Shows UK Pick Up News: BSKYB Have Picked Up The UK 1st Run Rights To American Drama The Blacklist as Part of The 2013/2014 Season From NBC Which Will Air This Autumn 2013 on Sky Living & Sky Living HD in The United Kingdom. Expect More TV Shows Being Picked Up From America in The UK As This Weekend in San Diego California in America is Comic Con Weekend. Sky Living Will Also Air Dracula Which Is Produced By BSKYB & NBC This Autumn 2013 aswell as Series 2 of Elementary, Series 2 of Chicago Fire and Series 2 of Unforgettable etc.

http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2013/07/sky-...the-blacklist/

The Brand New American Shows Close But Not Picked Up Yet From 2013/2014 Season in The UK But To Keep An Eye Out For are: Marvel's Agents of Shield, The Millers, We Are Men, MOM, The Crazy Ones, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, The Originals, Reign, Starr-Crossed, Mixology, Super Fun Night, The Goldbergs, Chicago PD, Crisis, Betrayal, Gang Related, Sleepy Hollow, Almost Human, Believe, Hostages, Intelligence, Welcome To The Family, The 100, The Tomorrow People and Brooklyn Nine Nine etc.

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Zeebox is a completely independent company , Sky only own a 10% equity stake so your theory seems a little OTT to say the least. :D

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They are paranoid. Someone said "the sky is nice today" and suddenly they were shunned for saying nice things about Sky.

:D

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All this talk about BT Sports is all well and good. But I won't be happy until I get Sky Sports 3, 4 and F1 in HD.

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Life too short to be happy all the time..so you should be safe :D

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Oh dear here we go again with the the old pairing of master and servant.;):D

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far better master and servant then master and luke bater.."feel the force young luke, go on..i dare you..feel it" :D

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:sniper:

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never gonna happen sadly mate :mad::mad::mad:

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Agreed Dave it is still amazing to me we get 1 and 2 in HD via the media authorities.

Best chance has to be Sky Sports News HD?

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yes best chance of any more sky channels is SSN HD and sky news HD and can only see sky keep wanting over odds for SA so cant see that happening either

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I agree about getting Sky News HD and Sky Sports News HD and not getting SS3, SS4 & SSF1 in HD but it is looking like Sky Atlantic in SD & HD is a done deal :)

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hope your proved right John mate just cant see it

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I think someone else may have been right that BBC News going HD on Freeview may help us to get the Sky News in HD...

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Ok say the deal is SA in SD only... is that better than not having it?

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Sky news (hd or otherwise) is not a channel i watch much..don't like the eamonn guy

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Nope but it is something I would like...

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Sky Atlantic (SD & HD) will replace ESPN in the XL package and BT Sport will be a standalone add-on like BoxNation

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hope not

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Well there is no chance of BT being in XL...

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It will be the same as on Sky: £12 for SD & £15 for HD

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Indeed personally he has always got on my nerves.

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Well we shall see Johnboy.:)

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could be in VIP hopefully

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Or free for HD, if you order before 1 Aug...if Virgin get act together in that time

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Perhaps Dave.

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Could Sky Atlantic replace ESPN on XL and BT Sport be free on XL? I know, this would be the perfect solution, but who knows Virgin may have struck something with BT.

I am the eternal optimist! :D

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would love to see the faces of them on dark side if this happens :p::p:

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l suspect as we speak their master is gathering them all together to send henceforth with their trusty little lightsaber's.;):D

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I like Sky News, pretty much the only rolling news channel I watch regularly. Can't beat a midweek rest day, walking back from the school run via the bakers, then a pastry and coffee and half an hour of Sky News!

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I think you must be smoking something, playing lucy in the sky with diamonds with Den

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Virgin know what they are doing as this decision is make or break time so I'm sure the have got something lined up maybe sky Atlantic in the XL pack and BT sport in the VIP and subscription for everyone else

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IMO, the most likely scenario over the next few months is:

• BT Sport launching, as a standalone package
• Sky Atlantic (& HD) added to XL, from money paid to ESPN
• Some of the extra ESPN money being used for bringing in other HD Channels, such as Universal and History (i.e. companies who have recently signed new deals, waiting for ESPN to leave the XL pack)

Personally, I think that would be a pretty good result. Being a sports subscriber, BT in the XL pack would be a nice luxury, but you can't always have perfection.

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:smokin::smokin::waving::waving:

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You can. You could have BT infinity, free BT sport, sky tv package with sport

Unless you want to stay a 40 year old virgin of course, then no :D

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BT and their rotten rude customer service are about as far away from perfection as you can get.....

Over-rated sports channels and people who know better than me say the broadband isn't great either.

A plague on their houses!