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Yeah Five HD is on Virgin Media cable, saw it around my mates house he's got chipped cable box.
Good news!!! Another HD channel. :) |
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He's gutted lol, sky are coming around his house next Friday to install. |
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someone just post on digital spy saying that film 4 hd is testing right now
Transponder ID: 0028 Frequency: 363000000 Symbol Rate: 6952000 FEC Inner:3 Modulation:3 Channel Service ID: 0fa1 Name: Film4 HD |
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Anyone know if upcoming channels Five HD and FILM 4 HD will have
embedded digital on-screen graphics when showing HD broadcasts ? Not keen on these D.O.G.S. |
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From the image on DS, Five HD appears to have a DOG
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just found out some more Five HD D.O.G. news
"there was an hd dog during Home and Away this evening, so they are coping what Ch4 do" http://www.satpimps.com/showthread.php?t=135477 |
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Virgin Media close NME Radio?
I know that NME Radio is to close soon on Digital TV and DAB Radio so I have been keeping an eye on Channel 975. And since about 1pm today I have seen that NME Radio is not broadcasting on Virgin. All other networks is still broadcasting NME Radio. |
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But now it's dead sound. |
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<sarcasm>WOW American teen programs in HD? </sarcasm>
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The annoying thing is that, up until the rebrand, the FIVE DOG was actually quite unintrusive. Muppets! |
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Channels testing off the EPG before launch
Channel name Notes Owner/parent company Film4 HD Channel Four Television Corporation Five HD [8] Channel 5 Broadcasting (RTL Group) Test 34 hid Virgin Media Test 35 hid Virgin Media Test 36 hid Virgin Media Test 37 hid Virgin Media Test 38 hid Virgin Media Test 39 hid Virgin Media Test 40 hid Virgin Media Test 41 hid Virgin Media Test 42 hid Virgin Media Test 43 hid Virgin Media Test 44 hid Virgin Media Test 45 hid Virgin Media http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...s_on_Virgin_TV |
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This maybe the new lineup, heres hoping.
Channel name Notes Owner/parent company Film4 HD Channel Four Television Corporation Five HD [8] Channel 5 Broadcasting (RTL Group) Test 34 hid Skysports1 HD (British Sky Broadcasting) Test 35 hid Skysports2 HD (British Sky Broadcasting) Test 36 hid ESPNA HD (Hearst Group owned by Disney/ABC) Test 37 hid SkyMovies Premiere HD (British Sky Broadcasting) Test 38 hid SkyMovies Showcase HD (British Sky Broadcasting) Test 39 hid SkyMovies Comedy HD (British Sky Broadcasting) Test 40 hid SkyMovies Family HD (British Sky Broadcasting) Test 41 hid SkyMovies Modern Greats HD (British Sky Broadcasting) Test 42 hid SkyMovies Action/Adventure HD (British Sky Broadcasting) Test 43 hid SkyMovies Drama/Romance HD (British Sky Broadcasting) Test 44 hid SkyMovies Crime/Thriller HD (British Sky Broadcasting) Test 45 hid SkyMovies Indie HD (British Sky Broadcasting) I have not sourced this info from anywhere this is just my guess on what it may be. |
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Is each hid a channel testing and do we know if that channel is Hd or SD.
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...this is the response to my post on this issue from spiderplant (who's in a position to know such stuff) on the hidden channels a few days ago:
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That link on wiki states Virgin will launch the Sky basic Hd Channels sometime.before 2011 , I thought they were set to launch around the time of Sky Sports Hd.
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Would be well cuffed if Mikey1981 prediction came true would love those channels.
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Or does Murdoch have rentboys ? ;) |
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I guess they wuz holdin' out on us! Waitin' for the switch off to happen everywhere and completion of the NGTV roll-out. Well, it's all good. Extra broadband bandwidth and extra TV channels. ---------- Post added at 14:03 ---------- Previous post was at 13:45 ---------- Quote:
I'm sure that economies of scale will dictate, maybe by next year, that two boxes (one PVR, one non-PVR) both HD capable will be all that's offered in future. Indeed one box supplied with/without a hard drive and remotely configured (to prevent the adventurous from fitting their own hard drive) could do the lot. Well, until the TiVo/VM hybrid box is released, that is. Legacy boxes will be phased out or fizzle out if they overheat. :( ---------- Post added at 14:33 ---------- Previous post was at 14:03 ---------- Quote:
It was clear that the screen shot was from viewing software on a PC. It was probably only able to see Five HD because it's a free-to-air channel. :tu: |
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V Box - various manufacturers and models, no HD, no PVR, one day EPG. V+ Box - fewer manufacturers and models, no HD, PVR, eight day EPG. V HD - fewer manufacturers and models, HD, no PVR, one day EPG. V+ HD - fewer manufacturers and models, HD, PVR, eight day EPG. Microwave Oven - various manufacturers and models, various power levels, various features*, hot food On Demand! ;) Is that an accurate summary of the situation? *mine has aroma sensor, auto defrost and more - had it twenty years still haven't used half the features |
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A couple of years ago we had a big debate on here about what 'in the autumn' meant and which months constituted autumn. When the first leaf turned brown in their garden some people expected new channels to appear. More recently we've had criticism of posts saying 'by the end of the year' or the 'by mid-June' etc. Basically, it's coming soon ... ---------- Post added at 15:21 ---------- Previous post was at 15:12 ---------- Quote:
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[QUOTE=Felim_Doyle;35050092]Which is sometime before 2011, erm :erm:, what's your question?
A couple of years ago we had a big debate on here about what 'in the autumn' meant and which months constituted autumn. When the first leaf turned brown in their garden some people expected new channels to appear. God you've gotta love a know it all. |
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Stop arguing please.
Keep the thread clean and on topic :) |
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Film 4 HD :)
I think the rest will come after that by about a week? |
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I'm pretty sure that all the new stuff from BSkyB will come together and a lot sooner than 'when England win at football' which, if the trailers for Mock the Week are anything to go by, is the new time standard for 'when hell freezes over'. Darn, my glass is half empty and it's my second one. Dare I have another? *Just now, on the way back from the shop with my cider, reduced price strawberries and 'expiring soon' cream (see what I've done there - I kinda made it on topic!), I saw a young guy with his mates in an old Volvo 340 which he had painted (with brush and house paint by the looks) white with a cross of Saint George over the entire body. S'pose he's got a tattoo of his ex-girlfriend's name too! |
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Seen advert on Sky Sports News.
"Sky Sports 1 HD Sky Sports 2 HD Sky Sports 3 HD Sky Sports 4 HD Sky Sports News HD Only on Sky *Sky Sports News HD launching soon" So it looks like we may not see it on cable this month, otherwise it is waste of an advert for Sky. But then I could be wrong? Time will tell |
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It's only Sky Sports 1 + 2 in HD that Virgin and Sky have agreed carriage for, at the moment
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Correction, I saw the post on ITV1 HD as I was watching the Ghana match. So it's got to be a proper advert too, and not one of those that the broadcaster themselves can place for free.
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They spat their dummy out over the BT thing.
All they care about is the money and not the customers. |
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Sports packages according to DS
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s....php?t=1288035 |
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The advert I watched states 5 SKY Sports HD channels only on SKY. Sure we'll get our 2 here at Virgin, but you'll need to join SKY to receive all 5.
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As faras l know, Sky haven't increased there prices, and don't normally until September, and this has been like natural, and l have been with Sky a very long time.
Normally we get a letter telling us of the increase, as soon as l get the letter, l will let members know. |
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Perhaps this is not thread for this but......
Im a bit confused by this talk that BT Vision will be 'out of pocket' because Sky are increasing their prices to Sky Subscribers. Surely BT Vision's deal was completed at a specific price on expected take up and they have priced it accordingly to it's own economies of scale to its customers, and the SKY Subs price increase will have no effect whatsoever on BT's prices. I would be gobsmacked if the carriage deal was done where a Sky sub rise had to be absorbed by BT. TrevP |
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I always think that the lower the price, the more customers are going to join, which in turn makes more revenue anyway.
Which is what BT have probably thought. Putting it up is going to put people off. £3, although quite a small number, is bit of a hike when it comes to billing. |
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010...-raises-prices I think if VM were affected by this, we'd have probably heard some public outcry by now as we have from BT? Anyway, we're getting off Topic... |
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Right people, I have this from a good source.
Virgin will announce in the next 2 weeks the launch of the Sky HD Channels, Along with FIVE HD, HALLMARK HD & a few more HD that are unconfirmed at the moment. There will be more SD channels aswell mainly +1 (Five, Fiver, Five USA, ect) There is not expected to be a increase in pricing. The reason Sky have increased the Sports is because they are dropping the £10 for HD, therefore need to make the money back (via Sports subscriptions) |
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http://vmhd.blogspot.com/2010/07/fil...-july-8th.html I hope this is true, I'm spending way too much time on here trying to find out if they've announced it yet! |
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I wait patiently for these extra HD channels, more so since I ditched my sky sub recently in favour of VM ;)
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Do you think it will be within the next 2 weeks, or after 2 weeks?
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how do i get the test streams? do i need a diffrent box?
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They're not intended to be shown :) |
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anything new happening this month
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im liking the new hd lineup vm are getting, i dont have ss or sm but i like the sound of the hd channel versions
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Thought we ment 2 have got sky sports hd and film 4 hd 2 days ago
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It's not on the EPG yet |
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I wonder if the VM bigwigs read this thread and wait until the absolute last possible moment to tell us the news? Lol, we all specualte so much, I can imagine them in an office going not yet lets see what the reply is.
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does anyone else think OFCOM have create yet another loophole for whole. if the wholesale price is linked to the Sky price then all Sky need to do is increase that.
Surely the wholesale price for VM \ BT etc should be different to the Sky price as it all comes from different streams |
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There's only really two ways for Ofcom to dictate pricing, cost plus, where it's worked out on the cost price of delivering the channel with an added margin, which is extremely difficult to work out, or retail minus, where the retail cost is taken, and a margin removed from it, which is the route they've taken. Both of them mean that competitors can still undercut Sky, or at the very worse offer equivalent pricing. Anything else will either result in Sky being able to cut their pricing to levels below what competitors can charge, or competitors paying less than what it actually costs Sky to deliver the channels so Sky could in theory lose money on it. The current deal is actually punitive to Sky, because if someone undercuts Sky they can't cut their retail pricing to compete because that'll result in cutting the wholesale price and meaning their competitors can then cut their prices again. In theory Sky can never win a price war on their own channels if a competitor is happy to not make money on them and just to offer them at close to wholesale pricing. You have to remember that this is all about relative pricing, the pricing competitors can offer relative to Skys. If Sky puts up their retail price then it doesn't change the situation other than meaning all consumers are paying more. It doesn't make Sky any more attractive. The issue here is that if BT honour their advertised pricing they'll be losing money, and if they have to redo all their advertising to reflect the new pricing they'll lose money. This is really BT's fault because the final pricing deadline was exactly when Sky announced the price rises, so it was entirely foreseeable. |
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Wikipedia says that Sky Sports HD will be any time in July Movies HD and Sky Basics is however under "Before 2011" |
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I think that the price hike by Sky is spiteful and sting in the tail for everyone, My price will go up and therefore many of the boxes l have will have to be cancelled.
Sky will price themself out of the market, especially with all the cutbacks everyone is making to make money work out. |
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I was talking to a VM engineer, and he told me that VM are not planning on anymore HD channels entering the network, for several more months yet.
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They are testing Five HD as seen on a screenshot from DS somewhere earlier in this thread They need to as people want it as you can see from this thread too :P |
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Hello everyone, i'm rightly saying that the red button will take sometimes to develop on virgin media platform, will it be available for august time?:dozey:
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i so car't wait for sky sports in HD i will get footballl in HD and wwe car't wait
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