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denphone 19-02-2014 19:20

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
You can have a job vetting the stories if you want my master.;):D

Bananaman_007 19-02-2014 20:26

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35673863)
Rumour: Virgin Media may launch SIX new channels by Summer in Virgin Media areas.

An old Rumour Poster has today told me that the following channels may launch in Virgin Media areas by Summer 2014.


-Channel AKA
-Now Music



Surely if an agreement for these is reached it would make sense to also include Clubland TV and Planet Pop.

jj20x 19-02-2014 21:23

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Bananaman_007 (Post 35673982)
Surely if an agreement for these is reached it would make sense to also include Clubland TV and Planet Pop.

Couldn't the same thing be said about MTV Classic?

Dave_Gosport 19-02-2014 21:26

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jj20x (Post 35674008)
Couldn't the same thing be said about MTV Classic?

And what about Capital/Heart TV too? Virgin could do with a few more music channels.

theone2k10 19-02-2014 22:14

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave_Gosport (Post 35674014)
And what about Capital/Heart TV too? Virgin could do with a few more music channels.

Thing is though Virgin have the music on demand service too, i do agree VM could do with more linar music channels.

RichardCoulter 20-02-2014 12:19

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by theone2k10 (Post 35674037)
Thing is though Virgin have the music on demand service too, i do agree VM could do with more linar music channels.

When VM removed some of the music channels some time ago, they pointed viewers to their music on demand service and more or less said that music channels were no longer needed.

Perhaps that's why there are some music channels missing? Of course, LG may now have a different strategy and they may well appear.

The fact that music channels have been losing viewers may mean that the channels want to be on as many platforms as possible to try and maintain their diminishing customer base.

On the other hand LG may well take the view that, as they are now less popular and music on demand exists, it can save some money by not having them.

OLD BOY 20-02-2014 13:36

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
The number of ad breaks and the length of them puts me off the linear music channels. I always watch my music videos via Music On Demand, I think it's the best way and puts you in control.

bamav 20-02-2014 14:30

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
One thing I would love to see in Music On Demand is create your own playlist or add to queue. Probably wouldn't take much to create a TiVo app?

muppetman11 20-02-2014 17:09

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
Local TV operators have reacted angrily to where they are to be positioned on the Virgin TV programme guide - behind Horror Channel and CBS Reality.

http://recombu.com/digital/news/loca...pg_M12841.html

steveh 20-02-2014 17:11

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
Despite the better picture quality it seems a little redundant with YouTube, which does both playlists and a TV queue.

moforuss 20-02-2014 18:16

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
I would like to see scuzz come back as not everyone likes chart music or whatever.

Bananaman_007 20-02-2014 19:09

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
The reason for my comment was Clubland and and Planet Pop are also owned by AATW. Surely a new deal will have to be inked, to get channel AKA and Now Music onto the main VM network, it would make sense to add the 2 other channels also. We know VM they have the room.

OLD BOY 20-02-2014 19:32

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by bamav (Post 35674182)
One thing I would love to see in Music On Demand is create your own playlist or add to queue. Probably wouldn't take much to create a TiVo app?

I agree, that would be a great app!

jj20x 20-02-2014 19:47

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Bananaman_007 (Post 35674251)
The reason for my comment was Clubland and and Planet Pop are also owned by AATW. Surely a new deal will have to be inked, to get channel AKA and Now Music onto the main VM network, it would make sense to add the 2 other channels also. We know VM they have the room.

Which was my point about MTV Classic. Similarly, it could have been assumed that the new contract for MTV channels would have included MTV Classic... but it wasn't added.

Bananaman_007 20-02-2014 20:49

Re: Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014
 
True but that was under previous ownership, i can't see LG letting extra channels that are available at what i assume would be a reasonable cost slip through the net.


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