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Won't be long until I'm banned then :D

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Will this be on channel 419 :D

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Rumour:

The following is thanks to an Virgin Viewer:

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I doubt it, that's Movies 24!

Very good ;)

I have just had a call back from my contact.

Apparently, Arise TV are currently testing on satellite and have approached VM for details of ways to get the channel onto their platform too.

They will "gauge interest on the satellite platform" and the channel "may appear on VM at some point".

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[Mod edit - quote removed at OP's request]

The same could be said for someone who allows a comment like that to be posted on an open forum when discussing a potential future business partner....

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Was that from Cindy Rose? ;)

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Arrh the pinup girl of corporate Virgin Media;)

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The 'talk first, do never' executive of Virgin Media. That Xbox 360 app is looking great considering the new Xbox is due this year.

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Come on lads l thought you had more refined tastes then that.;)

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If she was in charge years ago, yesterday would not have been a cup shock:D

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Nothing stated can be attributed to him, discretion is my middle name ;)

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But it can be attributed to an employee of the company, who, at this time, may be in negotiations with the company.

And, if they are like most companies when they undertake due diligence, a web search using matching terms is usually part of the process.

Search on "VM" and "Arise TV", and see what comes up.

Your contact obviously doesn't understand OpSec....

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The Virgin Viewer did not confirmed where they got info from.

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Neither do I! What is it, a quick search says it's something to do with firearms!

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Well I must be 'the pinup Boy' of Cable Forum then!!!:D

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:D

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Oh Larry would have a gay day.;)

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Strange - when I type in "opsec" into Google, the first hit I get is this...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operations_security

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1.
 

Thanks Hugh. I had typed in "opspec" by mistake :o:

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Not at 6 years of age sonny!


:D

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PMSL well spotted, we don't want to attract the wrong sort here :erm:

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hi all this is my first post,is there anyone that knows if there are any new channels actually starting soon as there is no actual confirmation,i have been with telewest,actually even before them in tayside region whos name i have forgotten,have also been with sky but much prefer VM especially there broadband,i just want some more good quality tv channels,im on xl .Media boy please give me some good news please.

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I have not seen anything about new channels set to launch on VM.

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You may have forgot....

The BBC will launch BBC One Wales HD this coming Tuesday on Virgin Channel 108 for Virgin Media viewers in Wales.

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Not the world's slightest variation in programming!?!

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VM mite not have new channels but now have a pop up ads when you pause cbs action

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Indeed

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All of the CBS channels do + horror


Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network HD
Cartoon Network Too
Boomerang
Boomerang+1

all have red button on TiVo

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H'mmm, that's what someone in the Virgin Media shop told me when I changed my mobile phone.

That was in October 2011!

Wouldn't get your hopes up just yet, folks!

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I know what you mean. Check out this interview with Neil Berkett from March 2012. 46 seconds in is intresting.

http://vimeo.com/38354813

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I wonder if he'll use the same answers to these questions in March 2013? ... and 2014? ...

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I'm sure Virgin will have had talks with Lovefilm but as of yet they've not been able to come to a mutually beneficial agreement.

Who needs who more? Lovefilm can already be accessed via PC, iPad, Kindle Fire HD, XBOX 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony Smart TV, Samsung Smart TV, LG Smart TV, Cello Smart TV, Samsung Smart Blu-Ray Player, Sony Smart Blu-Ray Player, LG Smart Blu-Ray Player, Sony Home Cinema, Sony Network Media Player and SONY Network Media Player. Oh and a YouView launch has been strongly rumoured for a couple of months.

Personally I have 6 of the above listed devices. I'd imagine most customers with TiVo will have at least one of the above.

I can only assume it's not financially beneficial for Lovefilm to be on TiVo. Clearly Lovefilm are happy to have their product available as widely as possible. Virgin launched their TiVo box 26 months ago. If there was a real strong desire to have top quality apps like Lovefilm or Netflix they would have been added ages ago.

The apps I have on my LG Smart TV put the TiVo selection to shame.

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Have a WDTV as well as a pc hooked up to my LG smart tv, with all three being able to use premium services like lovefilm/netflix etc. Fully expect to go the way of just broadband and use on demand streaming as most viewing here is time-shifted anyway.

Netflix is on android too although im not sure if they block the hdmi port on phones of block the network sharing of video to the tv (which is awesome btw). Fully expect to see HDMI android sticks with built in wireless to get more popular as they are a very cheap way of making any tv a smart tv and at the same time providing a platform for premium streaming.

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Just to clarify, Netflix is on the WDTV, but not Lovefilm.

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Is it today we're supposed to get BBC1 Wales in HD? Just checked local news on channel 108 and I'm getting the holding page sending me to channel 101

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If I recall correctly, it was later in the day when all was OK in Scotland.

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Ah right thanks for that will check later

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BBC 1 Scotland HD did not launch untill 3Pm on launch day.

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Update: BBC One Wales HD launched.

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...5&postcount=38

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I've just checked the BBC Scotland page, it's on Ch 862, but it's not in HD!

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If you live in Scotland, BBC One Scotland is in HD on 108. It launched around 2 weeks ago.

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Ah, ok thx for that, so how does that work for the BBC news channel then? I used to watch the BBC news channel on Ch 108 but then had to re-tune to Ch 101 at 6.30pm to get the regional BBC Scotland news, so does this now mean that if i watch the BBC news on Ch 108 from 6pm it will automatically stay on this channel for the following BBC Scotland news?

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Yeah BBC Scotland HD is the full programming of the BBC with our regional variations, so just leave it on 108 :)

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Cheers mate, didn't even realise that this had changed.

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I've just checked and Wales is finally in the HD era Wales Today on at 6.35 on ch108

Been out all day first chance I've had to check

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Good to see a wee country like Wales getting a crack at the HD stuff...;)

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Yes and in some places we've got curtains, electric light and hot and cold running barmaids :dozey:

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Rumour: Virgin Media signs new deal with Discovery.

Rumour from Technix over on DS Forum:

Quote:

Only rumours until confirmed by Virgin, but I've been told VM has renewed its carriage agreement with Discovery and we should see more of its other +1, Investigation Discovery and Animal Planet HD channels being added soon. Also another Hindi channel (Sony SAB) too.

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...6&postcount=67

If the Discovery news is true we may get some/all of the following channels:

=== Own by Discovery Networks Western Europe ===
-Animal Planet HD
-Animal Planet +1
-Discovery Home & Health +1
-Discovery Knowledge +1
-Discovery Science +1
-DMAX +1
-DMAX +2
-Investigation Discovery
-Quest +1

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Looks like more happy days are coming to us all the time.:cleader:

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Hope they got TV Anywhere and any missing MRS rights done too.

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Lovely stuff :dunce:;) and it could be why virgin are moving some channels so DMAX +1 and +2 can fit next to DMAX :)

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Fingers crossed mb, that's good news-they're a good stable of channels.

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And one suspects before the summer that certain Sky channels might arrive as well.

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Great news if Discovery rumour is true :)

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You burger believe it :p:

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It's a LIDL good news for everyone :D

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Things are on the up for all us long suffering followers of the Coming Soon Thread. :smokin:

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MB how reliable is Technix as a source of information? The thing none of us know is when carriage deals are up for renewal, Was this the case with TCM HD if so in the future if it is the right price we will get channels like History HD?

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We can only hope mate,certainly need something to justify this price rise

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God I hope so,currently a joke

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Come on Howard keep your chin up.:)

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Technix seems reliable, he did post the channel numbers for TCM HD etc. before they arrived.

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He has got all the info he posted right over the year - but we may need to wait up to three weeks for them to appear.

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ALDI best to come :D

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Trying mate but just seen my latest bill with the price increase and not happy:(

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:D :clap::clap:

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-Animal Planet HD
-Animal Planet +1
-Discovery Home & Health +1
-Discovery Knowledge +1
-Discovery Science +1
-DMAX +1
-DMAX +2
-Investigation Discovery
-Quest +1


I wonder what the viewing figures are for that lot! Don't get me wrong i like the animal type programmes, particularly the excellent "Africa" with Mr Attenborough, but do the above come up to that standard?

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Wonder no more. Apart from Animal Planet HD, they are all listed here
http://www.barb.co.uk/viewing/weekly...g-summary?_s=4

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Thx for that, just had a look, not very impressive!

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Animal planet has similar figures to Sky Sports 4 but if somebody posted a rumour that was coming in hd this site would go into meltdown! Personally I watch a couple of things on animal planet so I'm not going to sniff at the possible arrival of the hd version.

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(from http://www.barb.co.uk/viewing/weekly...g-summary?_s=4)

I dont think Sky will let us have Atlantic anytime soon, its doing just a little better than 5 USA+1!

Its still a healthy 1.29% of the audience share, which is enough for them to find it viable.

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The question is whether the value of it attracting and retaining customers outweighs the lost wholesale and advertising revenue. The BARB figures can't answer that.

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But perhaps your good self can.;)

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Do you or any one else for that matter think that this channel alone is that much of a draw ? In my family it seems that it is watched appox 2 hours a week. :erm: Smoke & Mirrors :cool: comes to mind

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Here's SKY's take on it.

http://cadm.sky.com/pisa/

A basic thing to know about Sky is that the majority of our revenue comes from subscription not advertising, which means we don’t need people to watch every minute of every day - but what we do need shows that prompt people to subscribe and keep them with us once they’ve subscribed. So noisy shows that we can promote heavily that people will obsess about. As a given, these need to adhere to our brand values of Incredible Quality, being Effortlessly Innovative, having warm and friendly Family Values, being Best In Class, Optimistic and Authentic. We need our experts and people on screen to know what they are on about.

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Sky reckon Atlantic drives a quarter of all their new subscribers. On the basis of Chad's post, that means you could argue that Atlantic is responsible for 25% of the majority of its revenue-potential advertising revenue from Virgin customers is an irrelevance. You can argue all you want about whether or not it's actually any good, about whether Virgin are being tight or whether Sky are playing fair, but the truth is available from the horses mouth. It provides them with more revenue than possibly any other part of their business, and no company would ever give that up lightly. It simply won't be coming to Sky's biggest competitor any time soon.

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For most people, I would expect that even for Sky 1, only a couple of programmes per week might be watched in any one week. For some periods of time, it may be that I don't watch Sky 1 at all because programmes like 'Fringe' are not available at that time.

From experience, I have discovered that my viewing comes from a whole range of different channels, although BBC1, ITV1 and Channel 4 predominate.

It follows that the more channels you can access, the more viewing choice of programmes you have. However, if you are expecting any of the individual non terrestrial channels to be a 'big draw', you are going to be disappointed.

To my mind, if there are one or two programmes shown only on one channel during the course of the year that you or your family like to watch, then it is worth having.

Sky Atlantic exceeds that expectation. There are quite a few series they have shown over the course of the last couple of years that are well worth seeing. That is my personal reason for wanting the channel.

I'm certainly not saying that if we got the channel, we'd be glued to it every night. That might be the old way of viewing, before multi channel television, but it's not how digital TV works.

2 hours per week to watch a digital channel is actually quite good, given the total choice available.

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^I understand what you are saying & I am not arguing the point. I just wonder if getting SA would be the sole reason to either change from Virgin or Smallworld etc to Sky, & how much bearing it has if the choice to get Virgin or Sky was to be made when thinking of moving from Freeview ( I leave out Freesat - as clearly you are part way there - dish etc I am guessing on that point)

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It would be interesting to know how many customers actually joined Sky from other providers when Sky Atlantic launched. There may well be some that moved since too, but personally I can't see it being a big enough deal to move, as many of the programmes can be viewed by other means, legal and illegally.

For example, I'm hoping to buy Game of Thrones soon on Blu Ray. It'll be better quality than Sky's HD, I'll have a copy forever that I can watch anytime and not worry about having to remove it from my DVR. And it will work out cheaper than paying Sky's subscription for the duration of 2 series, IF that was the sole reason for having it.

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Rumour:

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...6&postcount=67

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Hi Gavin,

Sorry this rumour was mentioned two pages ago:)

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And we await with excitement what the next few weeks will bring us.:hyper:

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I have to ask apart from HD variant channels what really is VM TV customers are missing, I can only think of two SKY Atlantic and Premier Sports?

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I'm lucky.I've still got my 'old' sky box and so have additional channels.

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Spot on, although there are some people who seem to think that there is nothing to record on VM

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35529410-post24.html

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The missing SKY Sports HD channels really annoys me, I think it is petty on their behalf!:mad:

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Give me them and Sky Atlantic then l will be one happy bunny.

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Apart from HD, Virgin aren't that too far behind in terms of quality. It all comes down to taste. If I was to return to Virgin, the wife and I would like to see the following channels added first:

SKY Atlantic
The Style Network
Food Network
SONY Movie Channel
FOX News
MTV Classic
Controversial TV (It shows live boxing)

One big factor however would be the time delay in a new channel launching, and Virgin adding it to their line-up. At the moment I'm pretty much guaranteed all new SD and HD channels from launch. No prolonged negotiations, no wild speculation and no terrible disappointment.

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Look out your tin hat for adding that one mate, it wouldn't bother me in the slightest if it was added mind you....:D

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give me them and i will finally see the justification for the recent heavy price hike

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Chad please tell us The Style Network is your good lady's choice :D

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We had Virgin for a few years, and were very happy with it until a couple of years ago. Losing MTV Classics led me to writing a letter of complaint to Virgin, not that I ever knew it would do any good. When new channel after new channel launched on Sky, (some of which were actually quite decent), but failed to appear on Virgin, I got a little more annoyed, and then when Diva closed down, and they proudly proclaimed their best programmes had simply moved to The Style Network, which Virgin didn't have, nor would get It was the final straw.

I was exceptionally Naive when Sky announced in 2010 their recently purchased channels of Bravo and Virgin 1 would close, but the void would be filled with Sky Atlantic.. I actually believed that this would go for Virgin viewers too, and when people started to fuss about not getting it on here and DS I laughed, believing it was obvious we would be given something to pacify us after the loss of two decent channels, and Atlantic was the obvious choice... but in the end we got nothing. CBS came, and nothing, Sony came, and still silence, MTV Classic disappeared overnight despite the fact it continued pretty much everywhere else, Diva TV went without replacement, and then I was out of the door too.

Sure some of the channels have made a very belated appearance on Virgin, but its not what I expected of a large multi channel operator by any means.

I now have Sky, and miss the Virgin on demand offering, but I do have all of the major broadcasters available. I have MTV Classics back too, which is great news for me, but I have also become attached to Vintage TV... an excellent offering on Sky, but another reason I can never see me returning to Virgin.

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Yes, yes it is :erm:

2 "reality" programmes seem to be taking over her life. Giuliana and Bill is very popular as is Tia & Tamera. Thankfully The Style Network isn't in HD or this drivel would be eating up some serious hard drive space.

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Started watching a bit of Vintage TV myself recently. There was a documentary about 80's music on last week that was interesting.

SKY's line-up of on demand and catch up is getting stronger and stronger. Whilst not as varied as Virgin, there is plenty available to keep me occupied.

Virgin seem to be making the right moves in terms of adding new channels. It will be interesting to see what Virgin, SKY and BT offer by this time next year.

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Chad might tell you that but many of us know differently.;)

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Oh you bitch! :D

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Universal had moved from 162 to 137, but not sure if this happened yesterday or not. Only noticed when I went to look at Universal this morning for something to watch.

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Not sure if this is right place to post this as this is my first post. But according to DS Disney Cinemagic is closing http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1793382

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1.
 

Now been confirmed by Sky

http://www.sky.com/mysky/latestnews/...lose-in-march/

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Has the free music on demand finished already ? I thought it was available until the end of January.

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Happen last night just before 1am.

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Sky Movies to launch Sky Movies Oscars next month.

Sky Movies are to launch an 'Sky Movies Oscars' Channel on Virgin Channel 403 and also in HD on Virgin Channel 433.

From February 11th to February 25th.

Info from Virgin Media Magazine.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1.
 

so what does that mean to us vm customers??