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cheekyangus

18-07-2019 09:07

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36003132)

The BBC is reported to have worked out how to resolve the latency issues with streaming.

The article I read was more that they had developed a way to greatly improve the situation, I wasn't under the impression that they had resolved it, there would be bigger headlines if it had been resolved.

OLD BOY

18-07-2019 09:43

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36003080)

What's an Amazon app on the V6 got to do with the economic viability (or otherwise?) of a streaming platform? An Amazon app on Virgin was literally a 50/50 guess. Unless Virgin start funding it, or Amazon start doing promos for Virgin customers, it's an economic zero net effect.

It's a quick win for Virgin's PR team to say you can watch all the football on a V6 box at Christmas*.

*seperate subscription to Amazon Prime required.

And lose access to up to 11 million set top boxes. I can see why you aren't good at this economics thing.

If I remember correctly, you were arguing that Amazon on the V6 was of no economic benefit to Virgin. A quick win for Virgin? On thet we are agreed.

Virgin can still make a case for having their boxes even without the linear channels.

Hugh	18-07-2019 09:50

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

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Originally Posted by cheekyangus (Post 36003147)

My friend is a Technical Architect with the BBC - they don’t have a solution (yet).

Here’s the article

https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2018-0...ideo-streaming

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we can show what is possible in terms of low latency distribution, though it’s fair to say that some additional delay is likely to return here if we were to take our prototype and scale it up for full production use.

OLD BOY

18-07-2019 09:54

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36003157)

My friend is a Technical Architect with the BBC - they don’t have a solution (yet).

I posted an article a little while ago indicating that the Beeb knew how to resolve this and it seemed to indicate that it would not take that long to sort this out. Maybe that article was a little on the optimistic side.

BenMcr

18-07-2019 09:55

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

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Originally Posted by cheekyangus (Post 36003147)

Indeed, it's on their own website:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45499784

Although I had thought that currently the BBC are focused on getting Ultra HD lag down to the same levels as their normal streaming services, rather than any total fix against broadcast

But then there is already differences between Freeview, cable and satellite delivery, so it's not like a streaming lag is unique.

jfman

18-07-2019 09:57

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

The V6 will be dead and buried with the old Pace boxes by the time there's no linear channels.

I still don't expect Virgin to see greater sales from this, but if it costs next to nothing it's harmless.

Inactive Digital

18-07-2019 11:13

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

New Sky deal includes UHD, but not Atlantic:
https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2019...-virgin-media/

denphone

18-07-2019 11:22

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

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Originally Posted by Inactive Digital (Post 36003189)

New Sky deal includes UHD, but not Atlantic:
https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2019...-virgin-media/

Excellent that UHD content is going to be available to Virgin for the first time.

Dave42

18-07-2019 11:29

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

it great we be getting sport and movies in UHD but look like I was right about VM never getting SA sadly

RichardCoulter

18-07-2019 11:29

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

E! is going HD.

From 1/8/19 Comedy Central +1 (ROI) will be closing.

denphone

18-07-2019 11:39

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

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Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 36003195)

it great we be getting sport and movies in UHD but look like I was right about VM never getting SA sadly

Don't tell OB that Dave.:D

jfman

18-07-2019 11:59

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

Time to keep an eye out for Now TV deals.

cheekyangus

18-07-2019 12:12

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

The wording doesn't really say it, but could the wording be interpreted as the Comcast channels being HD swapped out?
https://www.virginmedia.com/corporat...d-the-industry

In other news, Discovery is reorganising their EPG numbers on Sky, something similar could be coming soon to VM. The short version is Good Food is being booted to the bottom and everything else is being moved up to next highest. Obviously VM is divided into categories more the Sky so they might do nothing on VM. Reading between the lines this could also mean Good Food is being closed.
https://www.rxtvlog.com/2019/07/disc...ls-on-sky.html

OLD BOY

18-07-2019 12:48

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

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Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 36003195)

it great we be getting sport and movies in UHD but look like I was right about VM never getting SA sadly

Ah, well, time to give up on that one, I guess. I will have to keep my Roku stick after all.

Aguero9320

18-07-2019 12:55

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

Does this new deal mean the remaining basic channels like Pick +1, Sky1 +1, Sky Racing HD will arrive with E! HD?

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