Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 35955604)

It's been calculated that they have enough space for only four more HD channels, more if in SD.

The capacity looks to have been taken from the space reserved for UHD channels.

The UKTV channels now have an advert playing in the breaks advising viewers of the impending removal and asking Virgin Media customers to call Virgin Media to complain.

I noticed yesterday that, whenever UKTV were playing this advert (to all their customers, not just VM subscribers), a pop up was overlaid onto the bottom of the screen with a message from VM!

I'm not sure how they did this, but it doesn't show up on recordings or when you rewind to delay TV. This is the first time i've ever seen them do this, you'd think that broadcasters would have something to say about VM interfering with the output of their channels. I guess somebody must be manually doing this as VM won't be privvy to when UKTV will be showing these ads.

I wonder what the new test services are for? From what people have said (bar the UKTV channels, timeshift and platform exclusive channels), the salient channels that we don't have are now only Disney HD, MTV Classics and CNN HD. Are there any more? If not, the only channel we are missing completely that VM have access to is MTV Classics.

One good thing could be that, if they do manage to come to an agreement or the channels return after a short time, it has forced VM to carry most of the missing channels and a few more too.

Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35955687)

There are still a number of ways to watch UKTV programmes, through an aerial, online, or through streaming services such as Netflix. https://t.co/I5avIV7QS7
-NL

A Tweet from Virgin Media earlier today. Oh dear

Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35955687)

There are still a number of ways to watch UKTV programmes, through an aerial, online, or through streaming services such as Netflix. https://t.co/I5avIV7QS7
-NL

A Tweet from Virgin Media earlier today. Oh dear

Originally Posted by nomadking (Post 35955639)

I seem to remember a similar situation before, where both sides were putting their "case" to the viewers.


If VM didn't play hardball, UKTV and others would never be forced to provide anything via On Demand.


With all the planned new channels up and running and in place, I can't see them moving to the original claimed channel numbers to replace the UKTV channels. If if the UKTV loss was permanent, the suggested changes were nonsense, eg 3 sports channels in the 100+ range.

Originally Posted by Ddonald2016 (Post 35955714)

Well just under 5 hours for a agreement if not come December I’m off to sky without a dish service, I’d leave now but it isn’t launched yet then I’m off

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. In addition, we continue to expand our range of on-demand and 4K Ultra HD TV with more coming this year.” What bloody 4K crap

Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 35955748)

I think it's quite unprecedented that VM is telling its cable TV customers to virtually plug the aerial in!

Originally Posted by Ddonald2016 (Post 35955755)

When does sky launch it’s dish free service

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35955760)

What does this have to do with this debate? There is a separate section for Sky TV services on the forum.

Similar contractual disputes will occur with Sky, too, over time. Remember the standoff with the Discovery channels?