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Originally Posted by jtaylor06 (Post 35162069)

Just had a look through all the Tivo guides and the quick start.
Virgin have added a new 'Messages' portal for customers to keep up to date on the happenings with the TV service. That's great in my opinion!

It would be beneficial to get it on the current system as it would be of great help to customers to keep track, especially with all the channel close-downs, and movement of shows that is currently happening.

Didn't the current STBs have something similar when on the NTL software. I seem to remember there being a Service messages option in the menu but I don't think there was ever any messages sent.

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Originally Posted by zantarous (Post 35162079)

You have misunderstood me, with Amazon buying up streaming providers they already have the rights for that respective country. I did not mean netflix would come to the UK but that Amazon would have a operation in the US and the UK under different names. I can see it all coming under one name eventually.

If you look at the Tivo boxes provided directly by the cable operator in the US netflix is not available, or amazon I think although you do have access to the cable operators own on demand services. I think blockbuster is available on RCN but not other platforms.

If you buy your own Tivo (not from the cable operator) then you CAN access netflix and blockbuster but you cannot currently access the operators own on demand services.

Seems mostly like one or the other, at least over there.

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Originally Posted by Helix (Post 35162253)

Didn't the current STBs have something similar when on the NTL software. I seem to remember there being a Service messages option in the menu but I don't think there was ever any messages sent.

Yeah not a bad feature so long as it is utilised, Sky have rarely used their message feature I think.

I can't see these services like Lovefilm launching just hope I'm wrong.

LOL at the "Messages" feature being new.

Our very first Scientific Atlanta analogue CATV box from Diamond Cable had this feature!

I wonder if there will be any official announcements tomorrow - 1st Feb!

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Originally Posted by Lew (Post 35161984)

ESPN Player and MLB.tv would be nice, but I can't see it happening.

Would love this, was looking into which devices would play mlb.tv in high def in the uk.

I wonder how they decide which Apps to have?..

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Originally Posted by D4NNYP (Post 35162477)

Would love this, was looking into which devices would play mlb.tv in high def in the uk.

I wonder how they decide which Apps to have?..

Cost!

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Originally Posted by BenJSmyth (Post 35162484)

Cost!

More like what profit Virgin can make out of them. :D

Would this have anything to do with when they may release details about Tivo to customers:

http://pressoffice.virginmedia.com/p...ews&id=1521534

I'd imagine the info will be released before the next lot of results are out.

Maybe tomorrow is a potential release date then!

No that's the normal notification they send out before a quarterly earnings release. Being 17 days away, it gives them a lot of chances to make several announcements, which I've noticed they tend do to the run up of and then go quiet until the next time round.

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Originally Posted by nn012 (Post 35162509)

But maybe one of those announcements could be Tivo related. I know you are all probably thinking "straws" and "clutching", but what else can we do!

They never give release dates or announcements for this, you get vague stuff about future products, last few times we have all waited for HD channel info but nothing ever happened.

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35162491)

More like what profit Virgin can make out of them. :D

That's what I thought... Surely it's in MLB interests to have as many devices as possible with their App, as they would be recieving the subscription...

So will it just be a case of Virgin waiting for the highest bidders.. . though with MLB.TV there is no competition unlike a film provider..

Does the Tivo have limited App space..