Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

You can call it what you like; I won't share what I call it. Neither matters - since when did the facts have anything to do with political or public opinion?

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Aha! the world according to Media Boy HQ. :D

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Yep, wouldn't it have been easier to just put not available to BT Sport viewers on Virgin Media?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

BT Sports Free now on channel 548 😊

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Thanks people.

I wonder if I should chance retentions or email the ceo.

What's on the BT sport free channel? Is it off air most of the time?

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It is yes. United game on tonight however

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Emailing the CEO to simply get a discount will probably mean you get ignored.

Retentions would surely be best

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You have your opinion but I always email the CEO and you then get put onto their staff and have always got excellent discounts from them. Retentions are a waste of time.


Happy to let you know what I pay for my 152Mb BB, 2 tivo, 1 V+, tv xl and phone xl

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I do think personally there should be no retention deals - you either have services at the going rate, or you move on in the same way we do with gas or electric suppliers.

Appreciate that's just me though, but I do say that there should be some kind of automatic discount in place if you have been a customer for xx number of years. This discount should be applied to all, so this would make it fairer to everyone.

Food for thought ....

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I've always gone via retentions and been very happy with the outcome, that said I do think we should all be paying the same price for the same services, it does seem an odd way to do things

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Agree with you guys, one price for all with a discount for all after a number of years.

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Anyone else got the tivo update? mines been stuck on stage 1 for the last 30 mins and doesn't seem to be doing anything scrolling the white bar

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Ring retentions and be sensible. I moved from XL and L TV with 50MB BB and M phone (so only TV was reduced). There is a special "retentions" offer available (or was when I called).

Moving to L TV loses plenty of HD channels and several +1 channels plus Sports channels but otherwise most channels are still available be it in SD. History is a channel you will lose completely. Sky Arts was another but that is only in HD now anyway. There were a few others but irrelevant to me so happy enough with the move back to L TV.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Sky Arts is available in SD. Its been moved to the Entertainment section of the EPG (Channel 122).

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Why doesn't he just leave (or threaten to leave) and join Plusnet? History is in their £5pm pack and Drama is on Freeview so on their service as well.
Total cost including line rental would be £36pm if he could live with a fibre speed of 38Mb. https://www.plus.net/tv/
TalkTalk do a similar deal as well, couple of £ per month more expensive and no free/inclusive BT Sport 1.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

It should only stay on stage 1 for a few seconds, so yours has got stuck. Turn the power off at the wall (or the rocker switch on the back), then turn back on again.

If it gets stuck again, give VM a call. You may need a technician visit.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Ah, but that wouldn't be true! Shhh - don't tell anyone...

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Just checked my Tivo box remotely and you are right! Missed that somehow and just saw the HD version only available under XL TV. Thanks for highlighting!

The PDF of the VM channel guide (June 15) is out of date showing Real Lives on channel 122 (it is now on channel 160). I now have the August version (found at https://my.virginmedia.com/content/d...annelGuide.pdf) which gives the updated listing!

So at least I can still watch Sky Arts SD, shame History SD channel is not in the L package as well, H2 is included at least.

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Had a look at ch 548 and it came on at 7pm and is the same feed as BT Sport Europe and not BTS Showcase which had different logos and ads. As of 22.57pm tonight it's still showing the BTS Europe feed.

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Makes sense, I couldn't see how VM would host the regular BT Showcase channel which invites viewers to contact BT to get BT Sport and broadband. :D

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Will that mean the first episode of Fear The Walking Dead won't be shown on 548?

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It seems unlikely doesn't it? I don't think VM would be happy to have a channel promoting AMC which its customers can't get at the moment.

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New information from Virgin Sources.

Media Boy HQ has been given the following by Virgin Sources.

-The Africa Channel has been drop by Virgin Media.
-More Sky Movies rebrand set to happen by end of year.
-AMC will NOT launch on Virgin Media in 2015.

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Sky Movies goes back to 1980's.

Radio Times has confirmed that Sky Movies Greats will be rebrand as Sky Movies 80's from September 1st until September 14th.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

That depends on them meeting their latest deadline to get back on air (31/8/15) due to their "disruption to service" (looking increasingly unlikely). VM are now getting impatient.

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In the past 12 hours Virgin HAS removed The Africa Channel from Virgin Channel 293.

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BIB don't count on that.

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AMC is not on the list of things set to happen before Jan. 2016 on Virgin Media.

We have not seen the list in full or have an DNP Order on it.

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We shall see.

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Also we did not ask about AMC Channel launching on Virgin our sources PM us and told us last night.

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No offence mate but quite often both yours and my sources are wrong, my sources say it is coming before 2016 yours say it isn't, however as we both know nothing is 100% until it is on the vm epg, also this is the same source that told me expect something by end of August, you had the curzon cinema app launch.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Our Testing Sources has confirmed to Media Boy HQ that as of August 26th AMC is not testing on Virgin Media.

Only channel that is still testing is BT Sport Extra 1.

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Still quite a few weeks left in 2015 though mate.

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Hmmm! Battle of the sources.

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August List update - August 27th update.

Keep up-to-date on the latest news on upcoming channel launches and other important events across all platforms of Virgin TV.

NOTE: I DO NOT WORK FOR VIRGIN MEDIA SO ALL THE INFORMATION ON THIS LIST IS STILL SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Colours on my list are as followed:

Media Boy = New Info just added.
Media Boy = Virgin Media News and links.
Media Boy = Local TV news, other Media news/Things.

From 2016 all UPC Ireland news will appear on this list.

=== Coming up on Virgin's Digital TV ===
=== Freeviews on Virgin Media ===
(Put start date here). (Put channel name here) is having an freeview to all TBC Customers on Virgin Channel TBC right now until (Put end date here.)

=== Soon ===
-Virgin Media has confirmed that Lifetime HD will soon launch on Virgin Channel ???.
-BT Sport Extra 1 will soon launch on Virgin Media.

=== August ===
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Greats as Sky Movies Star Wars every weekend in August on Virgin Channel 404.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Greats HD as Sky Movies Star Wars HD every Weekend in August on Virgin Channel 434.

=== September ===
1st. Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Greats as Sky Movies 80's today on Virgin Channel 403.
1st. Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Greats HD as Sky Movies 80's HD today on Virgin Channel 433.
1st. Sky Sports to rebrand Sky Sports Ashes as Sky Sports 2 today on Virgin Channel 513.
1st. Sky Sports to rebrand Sky Sports Ashes HD as Sky Sports 2 HD today on Virgin Channel 503.
13th. Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies 80's as Sky Movies Greats today on Virgin Channel 403.
13th. Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies 80's HD as Sky Movies Greats HD today on Virgin Channel 433.

=== October ===
No News...

=== November ===
No News...

=== December ===
No News...

=== By 2016 ===
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc1 as Sky Movies Aliens on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Sky Movies Aliens as Sky Movies tbc1 on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc1 HD as Sky Movies Aliens HD on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Aliens HD as Sky Movies tbc1 HD on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc2 as Sky Movies Gangsters on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Gangsters as Sky Movies tbc2 on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc2 HD as Sky Movies Gangsters HD on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Gangsters HD as Sky Movies tbc2 HD on Virgin Channel 4??.

=== January 2016 ===
No News...

=== February 2016 ===
No News...

=== March 2016 ===
-The BBC may close BBC Three on Virgin Media subject to final approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may close BBC Three HD on Virgin Media subject to final approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may add two extra hours per day to CBBC and CBBC HD on Virgin Media subject to final approved by the BBC Trust.

=== April 2016 ===
No News...

=== May 2016 ===
No News...

=== June 2016 ===
No News...

=== July 2016 ===
No News...

=== August 2016 ===
No News...

=== September 2016 ===
No News...

=== October 2016 ===
No News...

=== November 2016 ===
No News...

=== December 2016 ===
No News...

=== Local TV on Virgin Media ===
-All the following Local TV broadcasters may launch by 2017 on Virgin Channel 159:

-YourTV Manchester
-YourTV Blackpool & Preston
-That’s Basingstoke
-That’s Surrey
-That's Solent
-That’s Reading
-That’s Salisbury
-That's Oxford

=== Unknown dates ===
-The BBC hope to launch English regional variants of its existing BBC One HD service as well as Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland editions of BBC Two HD - but still need to be approved by the BBC Trust.

=== Channels ONLY in UPC Ireland areas ===
List last updated on June 2nd 2015.

ONLY TV CHANNELS THAT ONLY BROADCAST IN THE UK ON OTHER NETWORKS WILL APPEAR ON THIS PART OF THE LIST.

ALSO THE FOLLOWING LIST OF CHANNELS IS CURRENTLY BROADCASTING ON UPC IRELAND BUT NOT ON VIRGIN MEDIA:

Documentaries:
-History HD
-CI HD

Lifestyle:
-Fashion TV

Music:
-MTV Classic

Kids:
-Disney Channel HD

Specialist:
-EWTN

Radio:
-UCB Ireland

Channels only in UPC Ireland areas.

FOR LATEST NEWS ON UPC IRELAND SEE: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...iscussion.html

©copyright 2015 Media Boy 2006 - 2015. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

==== Virgin Media's Deals with broadcasters ===
Full list now at: http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/p...adcasters.html

This part of list has now moved to my blog - follow link.

=== What is Media Boy on about??? ===
Here is what I mean when I post the following on Cable Forum:

Virgin Sources - means just that.
'Do Not Post' order - means an Virgin insider has given me some info on things that set to happen but has told me not to reveal it right now.

=== Media Boy Extra info: ===
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=== Ask Media Boy ===
Last updated May 8th 2015.

Q: WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION ABOUT VIRGIN MEDIA FROM?
A: Media Boy HQ gets all info from Virgin Media viewers, some Virgin Media workers (I called them Virgin Sources) and Web Sites (NOTE: When I used web sites I will post an link to that web site).

Q: WHY HAVE YOU ADDED 'ONLY IN UPC IRELAND AREAS' WHEN THIS THREAD IS FOR VIRGIN MEDIA?
A: Virgin Media and UPC Ireland are now both own by Liberty Global.

Q: WHY AM I NOT GETTING ''DISNEY CHANNEL HD'' FOR?
A: Disney Channel HD is only broadcasting in UPC Ireland areas right now.

==== See you later ===
List last updated on August 27th 2015.

Next update: September 1st.

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B) If Virgin Media are set to move more than TWO channels (TV or Radio) about in Virgin TV areas.
C) If Virgin Media are set to close or repackage more then TWO channels (TV or Radio) in Virgin TV areas.

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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

It's the same thing. If you don't agree a new contract with energy suppliers, they roll you over to a more expensive tariff as soon as you go out of contract. VM are only agreeing to discounts to keep the customers locked into a contract.

An automatic discount would be nice but would cost VM more in the long run. It's far easier for them to rely on customer inertia.

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So they have, it was still there yesterday- looks like VM have no confidence in them returning and their patience has run out.

If they have run out of cash, perhaps VM could put everybody's bill up by 50p to fund it.























Only joking :D :D :D

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Seems AMC TV will be available in HD for BT Sport customers on Sky from October.

http://www.amctv.co.uk/blog/how-do-i...n-bt-in-the-uk

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Doubt we'll be getting the HD version...

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My favourite is HP............:D:D

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Can someone explain to me why bt got amc and virgin did not.Bt do not own amc so must just be a platform to show the channel.Virgin do not want to own the content and just want to be a platform so how come they did not get in there before bt.With not getting hbo content you would have thought virgin would have had a look around to see if there were something similar that could be exclusive to virgin this time.Seems to me the virgin content buyers are asleep at the wheel most of the time.

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Because BT bid the highest unlike vm BT and SKY create or go for channels whereas vm tend to then leech of SKY and BT and other companies.

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Well, they could always go for an exclusive deal with Starz or Showtime, I suppose, both Premium US networks in the same ilk as HBO and AMC.

However many of their notable shows have been picked up by other UK broadcasters. Still Starz has a couple of good shows not picked up in the UK yet; Power and Magic City. Still, AMC only have two noteworthy new shows on BT, Rectify and The Walking Dead spin off (Amazon Prime has the rights to a couple of other good, new AMC shows)

http://www.starz.com/originals


http://www.sho.com/sho/series

VM probably think that with most shows already tied up with other UK broadcasters, it's not worth it. BT obviously think differently.

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Had a quick flick though the epg today and AMC looks good it is also showing shows such as mad men, the shield and mostly movies however it isn't a 24hr channel as listings are for 7pm - 5:30am for each day.

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Both on Amazon Prime though. All seasons of The Shield and 5 seasons of Mad Men.

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We are working on an story right now - nothing to do with AMC.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

any hints mediaboy

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Waiting on more info to see if the info will go under an DNP or not.

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Weeds starts next week, BT say 7pm to ?? initially which seems to indicate a 24hr service at a later date.

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It'll be the usual "nothing to see here" honestly, Virgin are being left in a trail of dust by Sky/BT , Amazon Prime, etc etc, time for the cord to be cut me thinks.......:td:

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I'm sure there'll be some local channel winging it's way to you :D

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It's most likely talking pictures or a local channel, nothing to get excited about.

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Weeds is on a whole bunch of Netflix regions, though not UK.

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You and theone could both be right; plans change all the time and often channels seem to be added very rapidly.

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Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: Lifetime HD to launch on Virgin Media in October.

Virgin Media Sources has tonight confirmed to Media Boy HQ that Lifetime HD is set to launch on Virgin Media in October.

All info is still subject to change.

©copyright 2015 Media Boy 2006 - 2015. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

I'll take my bow now i said that this was coming in last quarter of 2015, glad your sources confirmed it though as was thinking about tying my source to a one way rocket to the sun :D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

any news on history HD channel coming this year

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Seen no news on History HD launching on Virgin any time soon.

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What makes you say that? VM viewers get the regular BT Sport chanels in HD. Incidentally, AMC is not part of BT-owned Plusnet's TV offering. I suspect it will appear on both VM and Plusnet at the same time. #vagueprediction

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Im not up to speed in how BT is sold on plusnet; if its direct then I can see them getting it.

VM is a totally different kettle of fish with its wholesaling of BT I can really see them holding onto this one like what Sky have done with Encore and Atlantic. They are in it to get customers from VM/Sky for their broadbands they arent likely to hand over their baragining chips that easily for a few extra quid on a wholesale agreement

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Plusnet includes BT Sport 1 in its basic pack but charges an extra fee for the full BT Sport pack. Neither Plusnet's basic pack or its BT Sport pack currently includes AMC.
Plusnet sells these channels directly to the public so in effect it is acting as a wholesaler like VM. Except Plusnet is owned by BT!
ITV Encore and AMC are different from Sky Atlantic in that they're not owned by broadcasters and have simply taken a sum of money to be exclusive for a period of time.

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Any news on ITV Encore anyone? Launched on 9 June 2014. If the period of Sky exclusitivity was for 18 months, it could conceivably launch on other platforms this December.

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Not seen anything on itv encore as of yet nor have i seen anything new on history hd yet, ofcourse i will let you guys know if/when i get new information.

AMC is going to be on VM by the end of the year i don't know if HD version will though.

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Good news, thanks fo the info.

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Any News on Universal Channel HD Coming to VM Anytime Soon?

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any rumors on a virgin 4k box coming anytime like next year? bt have a 4k box, sky hope to launch one by the end of year maybe early next year. called skyQ
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/1347...u-need-to-know

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

None Eddie.

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They'll probably wait until there's actually a half-decent selection of UHD content available to them.

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It will probably just be PPV movies with a small selection of On Demand UHD content on VM in my opinion.

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Something is coming to VM November 2015 this is only info i have at the moment but i suspect it is either ultra hd or disneyhd.

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Regarding SPIKE i've seen something over on dspy which is saying some SPIKE programming is now available on vm via demand5 catch up tv services.

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hope its ultra HD

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WTF is Lifetime HD? I mean ffs is this more dross for the few?

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A hd version of lifetime, lifetime replaced the bio channel, lifetime is on vm i believe i don't know what pack it is in though.

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Me too but showing what? I really can't see BT allowing their sports channel to be wholesaled on another network, for such a niche product the numbers just couldn't add up, they would know it is better to use it as a USP and build and grow subscriptions on the back of it, Same goes for Sky.

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I'm guessing that some channels will launch in 4K and VM will show those. I can see channels like Discovery and National Geographic being early adopters. Maybe ITV too. Then there's Netflix of course. It's a chicken and egg situation as HD was too.

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Spot on. ATM, the only 4K material is via Netflix and Amazon, which you get via apps on your 4K TV anyway.

As I think MM said, films could be another option. but if Sky started a 'Sky Movies 4K' channel, there is no way they would let VM have it. Maybe VM's PPV movies provider could include 4K movies?

VM will need to get a 4K box at some stage because Sky and BT are launching one and customers won't want to feel left behind. But the usefulness of a VM 4K box, ATM, is at best, minimal.

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I wouldn't expect those channels to introduce 4K anytime soon , in my opinion 2017 at the earliest , Netflix and Amazon is available to most people buying new 4K sets anyway.

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It's in the XL pack.
I can't see why anyone should be disappointed this will now be in HD, surely most channels will launch in HD eventually.

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Is that just on TiVo? Checked via my parents V+ box and found no Spike programming

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Its on Demand 5, but not available on VM.

https://help.channel5.com/hc/en-gb/a...-Virgin-Media-

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Someone mentioned it on Dspy mate i don't have vm to check, i can confirm SPIKE programming is on demand5 on the web and also on my samsung smart tv and firetv.
Could someone with TIVO please confirm?

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Thanks for verifying that for us mate.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Because imo its a load of crap!

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has any got bt UHD is the pic good.with the war between sky and bt we might get the 4k channels but with virgin saying nothing about a 4k box it could be a year or two.any ideas how much a 4k channel would cost a month.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

BTs ultra hd pack is £15p/m this includes the entertainment plus and hd pack though.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

that's not a bad price, just hope virgin don't take to long to bring out a 4k box

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It could be in development, but no need to rush , as there is limited content available and will be for sometime. I agree with Muppetman .

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As you say Netflix and Amazon are available on your 4k TV already, as for films if you have Amazon or Netflix you will see very few movies available in 4k, that to is a situation where a studio doesn't want a new film to be available in 4k cinema quality for a cheap subscription, they want to be able to physically sell it for £25 when UHD blu-ray comes out, and the time and money that will be required to re-scan back catalogues will mean only films they can sell a lot of will be mastered first., don't expect to see a dedicated 4k film channel for many years, if ever.

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People like to access services via one remote control so I can see Netflix being a selling point - although I appreciate it would also be available on TVs.
I can see nature documentaries being good for 4K as they fit in well with the demographic of subscribers plus have great longevity. Discovery is a strategic partner of Liberty Global (whatever that means) so you think the two could work together on something here.

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But surely it's as easy to access Netflix in 4K from your TV and probably quicker , I would hardly class it as a selling point when the majority of new 4K TVs offer access to both Netflix and Amazon in 4K.

I fully agree about documentaries looking good in 4K and Discovery are already filming in it , the problem is 4K will cost companies fortunes and I don't see many looking to set individual TV channels up anytime soon.

I read recently that Discovery had been experimenting with 4K and also considered trying with Eurosport , as you say VM could easily strike a partnership making content available on its On Demand service.

In my opinion 4K will initially be built around premium content , BT are already doing it with certain BT Sports events , from next year Sky will do similar with Sky Sports and possibly other key events (Sky Arts concerts , odd Sky movie etc). I'd be amazed if either broadcaster made there 4K offering available wholesale.

I expect strategic partnerships when 4K becomes more mainstream , most of the pay HD channels originally started in this way.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

if virgin can get the sky 4k and bt 4k channels then everything will be good.if not (more then likely)then virgin could be dead in the water.no tv channel as yet come out with a date for a 4k channel(like bbc itv fox etc etc)premium tens to mean live events or new movies like star war 7.hopefully with more people buying, virgin will come out with more information and a plan.

We never got sky 3D when it was around, a struggle to get sky premium and still on going discussions to get standard HD like history HD and 4/7HD I can't see ultra HD anytime soon

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i known am not optimistic for future virgin missed out this year with new channel and has you said no HD history 4/7HD :( but with sky fighting it out with BT they might be more willing to work out a deal with virgin.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

I am the only one who thinks that 4K is coming to soon and the majority of people won't want to upgrade so quickly after normal high definition has just become mainstream

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Yep, you're the only one :)

If MUTV was in 4k, I'd be there and I bet you would be too. Paddy Crerand in UHD - who wouldn't pay to see that?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

I'm not sure I would Paddy's ugly enough in SD

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8K is already on the way too, been out in Japan and South Korea for a while now and already Sont, Samsung and LG are testing it in Europe. It'll be here by 2018 http://tech.thaivisa.com/8k-tv-avail...om-2018/10857/ also if you look around you'll see reports of Samsung testing a 11k tv.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Wait until they interview old red nose...

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

HDR is going to be the game changer in my view, where you don't need a massive TV to see the improvement. Given that it is reckoned that you won't see much of a difference between 1080p and 4K at normal viewing distances unless your TV is at least 60-65 inches, how big is an 8k TV going to have to be to gain an advantage?

HDR will give you a better picture independent of size.

http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articl...et-105068.aspx

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Completely agree mate, the 11k tv Samsung are testng is 98inch which is way too big for most living rooms really.
HDR is certainly the better option.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Japanese TV have been trialling 8k broadcasts for a while, they hope to have consumer sets available for a 2020 launch, VM with their fast broadband network should be a major player in 4k and 8k delivery, something tells me they will get left behind.

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Ps I have a 65 inch 4k HDR capable TV, I have been playing around with some HDR demos which have obviously been enhanced to provide real pop, but reading an interview with a cinematographer I tend to agree with his view that most of life is dull, your watching a movie set in downtown Harlem, you ain't going to see many highlights that make you go wow, with more pixels though you could maybe feel the grain in the bricks, even at 4k on 65inch I feel I could see more detail than I am being presented with I do feel I need to add some sharpness even though I don't.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

:):)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

No news.

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No news.

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News to us Thanks for info.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2
 

Nothing to see here, move along now.....:bump: