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muppetman11

03-02-2011 12:12

Re: sky sports red button

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Originally Posted by mersey70 (Post 35165574)

Cheers DF, hopefully April then when the prices rise. As you quite rightly say if we want more content we should expect to pay more, and I will.

You dont mind paying more if we get the content.

Digital Fanatic

03-02-2011 12:22

Re: sky sports red button

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35165616)

You dont mind paying more if we get the content.

Your wish is VM's command.... more stuff is coming. They are keen to keep improving the tv service.

mersey70

03-02-2011 12:25

Re: sky sports red button

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35165616)

You dont mind paying more if we get the content.

Indeed and as we will be paying more i'll expect something new channel wise in April. Not in another 9 months!

denphone

03-02-2011 16:08

Re: sky sports red button

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic (Post 35165449)

You have a date, denphone! You've been given a launch window, but you still moan!

I am not moaning but just saying lets see it appear before we shout from the rooftops because we should have had it like last year like several other things as well DF, l am not anti Virgin but l am not pro Virgin either like some forum members, in my mind their communication leaves a lot to be desired at the moment.

winkle

03-02-2011 16:12

Re: sky sports red button

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic (Post 35165641)

Your wish is VM's command.... more stuff is coming. They are keen to keep improving the tv service.

And with TiVo the platform is in place

Virgin intend to reach 50 HD Channels by the end of the year

There will be more SD Channels arriving (some will be +1)

muppetman11

03-02-2011 16:16

Re: sky sports red button

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35165871)

Did Neil Berkett drop you as a baby LOL :D

Certain things Virgin do annoy me from time to time and the lack of channel updates can be frustrating however if I felt the way you did I'd have moved to sky ages ago.

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic (Post 35165641)

Your wish is VM's command.... more stuff is coming. They are keen to keep improving the tv service.

They have to HD is a growth Market

http://www.cable.co.uk/blogs/2011/01...urther-growth/

Digital Fanatic

03-02-2011 16:19

Re: sky sports red button

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35165871)

I am not moaning but just saying lets see it appear before we shout from the rooftops because we should have had it like last year like several other things as well DF, l am not anti Virgin but l am not pro Virgin either like some forum members, in my mind their communication leaves a lot to be desired at the moment.

are you sure? :D

If VM gave dates for everything they were going to do, it would be commercial suicide.

Competitors would plan things to spoil launches & get to content before them. Remember the merger with ITV? ;)

muppetman11

03-02-2011 16:25

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That article states VM had a penetration rate of 38 percent (1.4 million customers) so I would imagine HD is highly important to the bigwigs at VM.

Digital Fanatic

03-02-2011 16:29

Re: sky sports red button

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35165888)

That article states VM had a penetration rate of 38 percent (1.4 million customers) so I would imagine HD is highly important to the bigwigs at VM.

Yeah it is. very much so.

royaltiger

03-02-2011 16:41

Re: sky sports red button

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Originally Posted by winkle (Post 35165874)

And with TiVo the platform is in place

Virgin intend to reach 50 HD Channels by the end of the year

Thats a lot of channels to increase to, are there that many more available.

Digital Fanatic

03-02-2011 16:42

Re: sky sports red button

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Originally Posted by royaltiger (Post 35165908)

Thats a lot of channels to increase to, are there that many more available.

Sky have about 52 or something like that.

VM are commited to making sure it all goes on to XL too :)

muppetman11

03-02-2011 16:51

Re: sky sports red button

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Originally Posted by royaltiger (Post 35165908)

Thats a lot of channels to increase to, are there that many more available.

In an investors presentation Neil Berkett stated there would be 80 HD channels within 2-3 years , so if you say 3 years thats 17 a year.

royaltiger

03-02-2011 17:07

Re: sky sports red button

We seem to be saying that we will have the same amount of HD channels as sky by the end of the year, I cant see that but great if it does.

muppetman11

03-02-2011 17:08

Re: sky sports red button

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Originally Posted by royaltiger (Post 35165939)

We seem to be saying that we will have the same amount of HD channels as sky by the end of the year, I cant see that but great if it does.

Sky will also have more.

telegramsam

03-02-2011 19:11

Re: sky sports red button

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Originally Posted by smallclone (Post 35145787)

Tried search button but to no avail

so............can anybody tell me if there is any plans for the red button function to be added to Virgin Media??

I miss out on so much.

Thanks

Virgin say the red button on sky sports will be available from the 2011-2012 season. Don`t know why the wait unless its a technical matter?

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