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New to cable 27-01-2012 19:11

At last Sky Atlantic concrete news [Not] coming to Virginmedia [Anytime Soon]
 
Yep thats right concrete news about Sky Atlantic and when it is coming to Virginmedia.

My sources have indicated that as a 100% Virginmedia want Sky Atlantic and would love to add it when it becomes available..BUT THAT WILL NOT BE IN 2012 FACT!!!!!

Mod Edit - thread title amended with square bracketed words to clarify misdescription

devilincarnate 27-01-2012 19:14

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Originally Posted by New to cable (Post 35370487)
Yep thats right concrete news about Sky Atlantic and when it is coming to Virginmedia.

My sources have indicated that as a 100% Virginmedia want Sky Atlantic and would love to add it when it becomes available..BUT THAT WILL NOT BE IN 2012 FACT!!!!!

The only thing that I can pick up from this is Concrete and Atlantic (Maybe boots in the middle):erm:

denphone 27-01-2012 19:15

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Quote:

Originally Posted by New to cable (Post 35370487)
Yep thats right concrete news about Sky Atlantic and when it is coming to Virginmedia.

My sources have indicated that as a 100% Virginmedia want Sky Atlantic and would love to add it when it becomes available..BUT THAT WILL NOT BE IN 2012 FACT!!!!!

Source and link please.

New to cable 27-01-2012 19:22

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I don't have a source I can link too but.........

I rang to cancel Sky today and was basically told NO F1-HD and NO SKY ATLANTIC anywhere else in 2012. Now if this is a lie it would be the first time Sky have lied to me.

Virginmedia lied to me when I left and they told me Sky Atlantic would be on the network with 6 weeks ( 2 DAYS AFTER IT LAUNCHED ON SKY AND STILL NOT ON VM)

They also told me the itv2hd/3hd/4hd contracts were for 12 months only but they still aren't on VM:D

denphone 27-01-2012 19:27

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Originally Posted by New to cable (Post 35370495)
I don't have a source I can link too but.........

I rang to cancel Sky today and was bassically told NO F1-HD and NO SKY ATLANTIC anywhere else in 2012. Now if this is a lie it would be the first time Sky have lied to me.

Virignmedia lied to me when I left and they toldme Sky Atlantic would be on the network with 6 weeks ( 2 DAYS AFTER IT LAUNCHED ON SKY ANS STILL NOT ON VM)

They also told me the itv2hd/3hd/4hd contracts were for 12 months only but they still arent on VM:D


First thing is staff would not be know whether a channel is coming until the last moment and the second thing is speculation is speculation and nothing more then that.

Sirius 27-01-2012 19:39

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Originally Posted by New to cable (Post 35370495)
I don't have a source I can link too but.........

Then its a rumour and nothing else. As such i feel the mods should change the title to a more accurate title.

*****EDIT*****

Thanks MODS for correcting the title

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MovedGoalPosts 27-01-2012 19:43

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So the concrete news is in fact It's NOT coming to Virginmedia. I don't regard it's happening sometime after 2012 as being coming in any sense of the word, indeed the only thing you have confirmed is what we know, VM want Sky Atlantic, but Sky have yet to allow them to have it.

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Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35370503)
Then its a rumour and nothing else. As such i feel the mods should change the title to a more accurate title.

Done

martyh 27-01-2012 19:48

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Originally Posted by Rob (Post 35370506)
So the concrete news is in fact It's NOT coming to Virginmedia. I don't regard it's happening sometime after 2012 as being coming in any sense of the word, indeed the only thing you have confirmed is what we know, VM want Sky Atlantic, but Sky have yet to allow them to have it.


Is that concrete :) ,whats so special about sky atlantic anyway just another channel full of repeats with maybe one or two shows we haven't seen in the uk yet but are still repeats in america

muppetman11 27-01-2012 19:50

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Another Atlantic thread :shocked:

Henkesghost 27-01-2012 19:52

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Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35370510)
Is that concrete :) ,whats so special about sky atlantic anyway just another channel full of repeats with maybe one or two shows we haven't seen in the uk yet but are still repeats in america


With respect mate the last part of that is Jackson Pollocks.

Edit to say in hindsight the lot of it is Jackson Pollocks.

denphone 27-01-2012 19:57

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35370512)
Another Atlantic thread :shocked:

But the difference is yours are informative and this ones a total waste of time.

martyh 27-01-2012 20:04

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Originally Posted by Henkesghost (Post 35370514)
With respect mate the last part of that is Jackson Pollocks.

Edit to say in hindsight the lot of it is Jackson Pollocks.

well a quick skim through the sky guide tells me it aint ,

7.30 ER
8.00 Anthony Bourdain
9.00 big love
10.20 The Wire
11.30 strike back project dawn
12.30 The borgias
1.45 big love
2.05 big love
and then the previous is repeated

all of these are repeats and i beleive most if not all have been cancelled .Im not saying it's all crap just nothing new and the likes of seinfeld and ER have been repeated ad nauseum in VM

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35370517)
But the difference is yours are informative and this ones a total waste of time.

your not wrong there den;)

muppetman11 27-01-2012 20:11

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Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35370520)
well a quick skim through the sky guide tells me it aint ,

7.30 ER
8.00 Anthony Bourdain
9.00 big love
10.20 The Wire
11.30 strike back project dawn
12.30 The borgias
1.45 big love
2.05 big love
and then the previous is repeated

all of these are repeats and i beleive most if not all have been cancelled .Im not saying it's all crap just nothing new and the likes of seinfeld and ER have been repeated ad nauseum in VM

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your not wrong there den;)

Most pay TV channels are the same this is why I choose a PVR so as I can schedule my box to record the good stuff I want and cut out the dross , I'm glad for shows being repeated I never watched Seinfeld so have set a series link up , Project Dawn was a good show which I'm sure plenty missed when it was first aired , if you go through your planner you'll see you probably only watch a handful of shows from each channel , Atlantic is no different in the sense it has repeats however it also has its fair share of award winning shows also.

howardmicks 27-01-2012 20:17

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Well when i left sky the agent told me that atlantic was available to vm but they wanted it on the cheap and sky will only be offering future channels in sd.hd versions are going to be sky exclusives,seeing what as happened recently with f1 and the lack of ssnews looks like what i was told is indeed true.

martyh 27-01-2012 20:20

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35370526)
Most pay TV channels are the same this is why I choose a PVR so as I can schedule my box to record the good stuff I want and cut out the dross , I'm glad for shows being repeated I never watched Seinfeld so have set a series link up , Project Dawn was a good show which I'm sure plenty missed when it was first aired , if you go through your planner you'll see you probably only watch a handful of shows from each channel , Atlantic is no different in the sense it has repeats however it also has its fair share of award winning shows also.

I accept all that ,i'm just saying that there seems to be a lot of 'excitement' about a tv channel that only shows repeats most of which(not all) are or have been or will be available on other channels on the VM network,just seems a fuss over nothing to me

muppetman11 27-01-2012 20:33

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Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35370534)
I accept all that ,i'm just saying that there seems to be a lot of 'excitement' about a tv channel that only shows repeats most of which(not all) are or have been or will be available on other channels on the VM network,just seems a fuss over nothing to me

Absolutely , Sky are the masters at promoting things and I understand VM's stance of not overpaying , however I think people are looking at Atlantic over the course of a year rather than just a nights schedule this year does seem a pretty good one with shows like The Borgias , Game of thrones , Blue Bloods returning plus new shows like House of lies , Luck , Game change plus many more.

Jameseh 27-01-2012 20:38

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35370547)
with shows like The Borgias , Game of thrones , Blue Bloods returning plus new shows like House of lies , Luck , Game change plus many more.

All available from your local DVD retailer, albeit 365 days later.

denphone 27-01-2012 20:42

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Originally Posted by Jameseh (Post 35370555)
All available from your local DVD retailer, albeit 365 days later.

Yes and l have ordered a couple of their shows on DVD which are the excellent Game of Thrones and The brilliant Boardwalk Empire.

muppetman11 27-01-2012 20:43

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Originally Posted by Jameseh (Post 35370555)
365 days later.

In the case of Game of thrones at a cost of 27.99 on DVD or 36.99 Hi Def , I'll stick to watching it included in my tv pack 365 days earlier ;)

Jameseh 27-01-2012 20:44

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35370563)
In the case of Game of thrones at a cost of 27.99 on DVD or 36.99 Hi Def , I'll stick to watching it included in my tv pack 365 days earlier ;)

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2012/01/12.jpg

Hm, £30 or UFO...

denphone 27-01-2012 20:45

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35370563)
In the case of Game of thrones at a cost of 27.99 on DVD or 36.99 Hi Def , I'll stick to watching it included in my tv pack 365 days earlier ;)

Well luckily our christmas money we had left over paid for them.

muppetman11 27-01-2012 20:49

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Originally Posted by Jameseh (Post 35370566)

We're do you live James on another planet :D you only need a minidish these days :D

andy_m 28-01-2012 07:48

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It only costs 30 quid for a box set if you buy it new and then choose not to stick it back on ebay after you're done.

I have to agree with Marty, the amount of fuss is not proportionate to the content we're missing.

richard1960 28-01-2012 09:21

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Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35370710)
It only costs 30 quid for a box set if you buy it new and then choose not to stick it back on ebay after you're done.

I have to agree with Marty, the amount of fuss is not proportionate to the content we're missing.

+1

Have to agree with that myself.:clap::clap:

muppetman11 28-01-2012 09:43

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Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35370710)
It only costs 30 quid for a box set if you buy it new and then choose not to stick it back on ebay after you're done.

I have to agree with Marty, the amount of fuss is not proportionate to the content we're missing.

Couldn't agree more that's the beauty of purchasing shows , but my preference would always be to have it included in my TV sub as its simply more cost effective if you are a pay TV subscriber anyway.

Peter_ 28-01-2012 10:43

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Quote:

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35370563)
In the case of Game of thrones at a cost of 27.99 on DVD or 36.99 Hi Def , I'll stick to watching it included in my tv pack 365 days earlier ;)

I watched Game of Thrones on a USB stick and finished the series before it finished on SKY Atlantic.:D

muppetman11 28-01-2012 10:54

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Originally Posted by Peter_ (Post 35370766)
I watched Game of Thrones on a USB stick and finished the series before it finished on SKY Atlantic.:D

I'm made up for you :rolleyes: fancy off a little stick marvellous :D

Peter_ 28-01-2012 10:57

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35370771)
I'm made up for you :rolleyes:

I was quite pleased as well and looking forward to series 2.;)

muppetman11 28-01-2012 11:01

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Originally Posted by Peter_ (Post 35370772)
I was quite pleased as well and looking forward to series 2.;)

Understandable it is a great show ;)

denphone 28-01-2012 11:03

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35370776)
Understandable it is a great show ;)

Yes it is and l wonder how much it cost Peter to see it.:)

Peter_ 28-01-2012 11:05

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35370778)
Yes it is and l wonder how much it cost Peter to see it.:)

This much. :D

muppetman11 28-01-2012 11:05

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35370778)
Yes it is and l wonder how much it cost Peter to see it.:)

Who knows , who cares :D

denphone 28-01-2012 11:08

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Originally Posted by Peter_ (Post 35370780)

Now Peter have you been up to something naughty.:naughty::naughty:

passingbat 28-01-2012 12:20

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Quote:

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35370547)
this year does seem a pretty good one with shows like The Borgias , Game of thrones , Blue Bloods returning plus new shows like House of lies , Luck , Game change plus many more.

Yes, this has now got serious; the return of Kristen Bell (Heroes, Veronica Mars) to a decent TV show. We need Atlantic :D

denphone 28-01-2012 12:23

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Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35370845)
Yes, this has now got serious; the return of Kristen Bell (Heroes, Veronica Mars) to a decent TV show. We need Atlantic :D

And l will second that.

passingbat 28-01-2012 12:31

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35370561)
Yes and l have ordered a couple of their shows on DVD which are the excellent Game of Thrones and The brilliant Boardwalk Empire.

Just added that to my Lovefilm Blueray list.

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35370563)
In the case of Game of thrones at a cost of 27.99 on DVD or 36.99 Hi Def , I'll stick to watching it included in my tv pack 365 days earlier ;)

Yep, these types of shows are still too expensive on DVD/BR.

andrewbrown 28-01-2012 21:01

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Originally Posted by New to cable (Post 35370495)
I don't have a source I can link too but.........

I rang to cancel Sky today and was basically told NO F1-HD and NO SKY ATLANTIC anywhere else in 2012. Now if this is a lie it would be the first time Sky have lied to me.

Virginmedia lied to me when I left and they told me Sky Atlantic would be on the network with 6 weeks ( 2 DAYS AFTER IT LAUNCHED ON SKY AND STILL NOT ON VM)

They also told me the itv2hd/3hd/4hd contracts were for 12 months only but they still aren't on VM:D

I'm sorry, but having Sky CS saying "no-one else is getting it yet" is no different to VM CS saying "We're getting it soon". Neither of them will know and they won't be privy to any "ongoing discussions". When I saw the title I thought that some news had been announced - the only concrete was the wall that I banged my head off after reading your post.

nialli 29-01-2012 15:15

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Originally Posted by andrewbrown (Post 35371178)
I'm sorry, but having Sky CS saying "no-one else is getting it yet" is no different to VM CS saying "We're getting it soon". Neither of them will know and they won't be privy to any "ongoing discussions". When I saw the title I thought that some news had been announced - the only concrete was the wall that I banged my head off after reading your post.

Well said that man. Sky Customer Service will know no more than what has been officially announced, nor will Virgin Media CS.
Incidentally, this week sees the first anniversary of the launch of Sky Atlantic (Feb 1) and the following week has Virgin Media's Full Year and Q4 2011 Results and Strategy Update on Feb 8th. If there is going to be any carriage announcement for Atlantic expect it in the next few days.

muppetman11 29-01-2012 15:35

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Originally Posted by nialli (Post 35371500)
Well said that man. Sky Customer Service will know no more than what has been officially announced, nor will Virgin Media CS.
Incidentally, this week sees the first anniversary of the launch of Sky Atlantic (Feb 1) and the following week has Virgin Media's Full Year and Q4 2011 Results and Strategy Update on Feb 8th. If there is going to be any carriage announcement for Atlantic expect it in the next few days.

Hopefully your right but personally I can't see it , everywhere you look it's advertised as exclusive , still I'll be happy to be proven wrong.

OLD BOY 29-01-2012 15:47

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35371512)
Hopefully your right but personally I can't see it , everywhere you look it's advertised as exclusive , still I'll be happy to be proven wrong.

But it is exclusive. At least for now. Maybe it won't be next month...!

muppetman11 29-01-2012 16:00

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35371521)
But it is exclusive. At least for now. Maybe it won't be next month...!

Like I say we'll see hopefully your right however I'd be amazed if it happened.

andy_m 29-01-2012 16:03

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Hmmmmm. I don't think they've been calling it exclusive to Sky for a while now have they? Recently I've heard the channel described as the exclusive home of hbo stuff, but that would continue to be the case even if it appeared on other platforms.

kop32 29-01-2012 16:04

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35371512)
Hopefully your right but personally I can't see it , everywhere you look it's advertised as exclusive , still I'll be happy to be proven wrong.



Yeah right!!!:D:D:D

muppetman11 29-01-2012 16:07

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Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35371529)
Hmmmmm. I don't think they've been calling it exclusive to Sky for a while now have they? Recently I've heard the channel described as the exclusive home of hbo stuff, but that would continue to be the case even if it appeared on other platforms.

Watch the adverts , below Sky Atlantic it says only available on Sky channel 108 , granted that could change and will do no doubt at some point not sure as early as February though.

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Originally Posted by kop32 (Post 35371531)
[/B]

Yeah right!!!:D:D:D

LOL :D:D:D you horrible man I was being sincere :)

denphone 29-01-2012 16:10

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35371533)
Watch the adverts , below Sky Atlantic it says only available on Sky channel 108 , granted that could change and will do no doubt at some point not sure as early as February though.

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LOL :D:D:D you horrible man I was being sincere :)

Don't sound so pessimistic for us Virgin viewers as there is plenty that we have got that the dark side has not got.:)

andy_m 29-01-2012 16:19

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The word "exclusive", heavily used in the early days, is gone though. I know that's splitting hairs, but there'sa big difference between loudly proclaiming something as exclusive and quietly putting "only on Sky 108" underneath the channel logo. It does suggest that they are open to the idea that it won't be exclusive for ever.

Marky0212 23-06-2012 12:59

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Not moving from Sky to Virgin until they get Sky Atlantic. Game of thrones and Boardwalk Empire are enough reasons for me to want to keep Sky Atlantic.:)

DaMac 23-06-2012 14:10

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And you registered on a cable forum and resurected a 5 month old thread just to tell us, cheers mate. :rolleyes:

Sirius 23-06-2012 15:28

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Originally Posted by DaMac (Post 35445441)
And you registered on a cable forum and resurected a 5 month old thread just to tell us, cheers mate. :rolleyes:

Must be a slow news day for the Anti VM brigade :LOL:

devilincarnate 23-06-2012 15:31

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Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35445466)
Must be a slow news day for the Anti VM brigade :LOL:

Totallyagree as well:D:D

Peter_ 23-06-2012 16:50

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Originally Posted by Marky0212 (Post 35445421)
Not moving from Sky to Virgin until they get Sky Atlantic. Game of thrones and Boardwalk Empire are enough reasons for me to want to keep Sky Atlantic.:)

http://www.addemoticons.com/emoticon...icons04282.gif

Maggy 23-06-2012 17:23

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No more baiting of other members.Just stick with the topic.

the_pidgeon 25-06-2012 09:02

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Sky owners don't watch it. Take the stories about Mad Men only getting 50k viewers. When we get it (And we will as they are gonna need the advertising revenue) we will probably not watch it, and move onto the next shiny thing Sky has that we don't.

Tim Deegan 25-06-2012 09:42

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Originally Posted by New to cable (Post 35370487)
Yep thats right concrete news about Sky Atlantic and when it is coming to Virginmedia.

My sources have indicated that as a 100% Virginmedia want Sky Atlantic and would love to add it when it becomes available..BUT THAT WILL NOT BE IN 2012 FACT!!!!!

Mod Edit - thread title amended with square bracketed words to clarify misdescription

Who cares???

Dave42 25-06-2012 11:38

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Originally Posted by the_pidgeon (Post 35445978)
Sky owners don't watch it. Take the stories about Mad Men only getting 50k viewers. When we get it (And we will as they are gonna need the advertising revenue) we will probably not watch it, and move onto the next shiny thing Sky has that we don't.

exactly it the most over hyped crap channel ever only game of thrones worth having

passingbat 25-06-2012 12:15

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Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 35446022)
exactly it the most over hyped crap channel ever only game of thrones worth having

Thanks for a new definition of 'crap'; i.e. anything that you don't like. I can see that becoming the only standard by which we all judge things by. Well done you!

denphone 25-06-2012 12:22

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Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 35446022)
exactly it the most over hyped crap channel ever only game of thrones worth having

Well as Arthur once said to Dave at the Winchester pub for once Dave l disagree with you wholeheartily.:)

Dave42 25-06-2012 12:35

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35446041)
Well as Arthur once said to Dave at the Winchester pub for once Dave l disagree with you wholeheartily.:)

nothing wrong with that Den mate but you got to agree it way too over hyped but i know not only thing that is so over hyped

LexDiamond 25-06-2012 14:07

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How is it overhyped? May be on here it is by VM customers but Sky market this channel as a niche channel with high quality first runs of critically acclaimed shows. Sky have Sky One and Sky Living ad their main stream pay tv offerings.

Tim Deegan 25-06-2012 15:05

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Originally Posted by LexDiamond (Post 35446071)
How is it overhyped? May be on here it is by VM customers but Sky market this channel as a niche channel with high quality first runs of critically acclaimed shows. Sky have Sky One and Sky Living ad their main stream pay tv offerings.

I was with Sky until late last year, and I never watched it, because there wasn't anything on it that I wanted to watch. My wife watched a couple of programs that were over hyped, but didn't bother watching them again.

So Atlantic may be good for some people, but for me I'm far too busy to have time to go looking for new things to watch, when there are enough channels already. Especially as the Tivo records programs that are similar to what I like anyway.

carlwaring 25-06-2012 15:10

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Originally Posted by Tim Deegan (Post 35446083)
... I'm far too busy to have time to go looking for new things to watch, when there are enough channels already.

Me too
Quote:

Especially as the Tivo records programs that are similar to what I like anyway.
Exactly :)

Itshim 25-06-2012 15:16

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My son wants to swap to Virgin from Sky. However won`t until Virgin get a version of Sky Go & get Sky Atlantic ( His wife wants this more than him ) I wonder if there are many more out there that feel like this .

muppetman11 25-06-2012 15:25

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Originally Posted by Itshim (Post 35446094)
My son wants to swap to Virgin from Sky. However won`t until Virgin get a version of Sky Go & get Sky Atlantic ( His wife wants this more than him ) I wonder if there are many more out there that feel like this .

I'm one of them , I wouldnt even consider VM without Sky Sports 3,4,F1 HD or Sky Atlantic HD , I have no interest in arguments of withholding or wanting too much thats for the corporates to thrash out , I just want a provider who provides me with my favoured channels , I have no interest whatsoever in who has what STB in fact I quite like the fact that Sky+HD is simple with an intuitive interface. It's another thread that boils down to personal preference.

denphone 25-06-2012 15:33

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Originally Posted by Itshim (Post 35446094)
My son wants to swap to Virgin from Sky. However won`t until Virgin get a version of Sky Go & get Sky Atlantic ( His wife wants this more than him ) I wonder if there are many more out there that feel like this .

Not as many as you think Itshim but perhaps the great one will do a quick count for you.;):D

Tim Deegan 25-06-2012 15:34

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35446099)
It's another thread that boils down to personal preference.

Spot on!

LexDiamond 25-06-2012 15:46

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Originally Posted by Tim Deegan (Post 35446083)
I was with Sky until late last year, and I never watched it, because there wasn't anything on it that I wanted to watch. My wife watched a couple of programs that were over hyped, but didn't bother watching them again.

So Atlantic may be good for some people, but for me I'm far too busy to have time to go looking for new things to watch, when there are enough channels already. Especially as the Tivo records programs that are similar to what I like anyway.

You not liking something while other people do like it is not reason enough to say something is overhyped.

Tim Deegan 25-06-2012 15:53

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Originally Posted by LexDiamond (Post 35446110)
You not liking something while other people do like it is not reason enough to say something is overhyped.

Read my post above!!

But I believe it is overhyped, just like most advertising overhypes things. It's known as marketing. There are 100's of channels on Sky, and they make it out in the adverts to be better than all the others put together.....now that is over hyping in my opinion.

LexDiamond 25-06-2012 16:23

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Originally Posted by Tim Deegan (Post 35446114)
Read my post above!!

But I believe it is overhyped, just like most advertising overhypes things. It's known as marketing. There are 100's of channels on Sky, and they make it out in the adverts to be better than all the others put together.....now that is over hyping in my opinion.

Total rubbish. To begin with Sky are advertising all their channels and they aren't saying forget Sky 1 because Atlantic is better. So not sure how thu can be advertisinh this channel as being better than ALL other channels put together.

passingbat 25-06-2012 16:57

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Originally Posted by LexDiamond (Post 35446110)
You not liking something while other people do like it is not reason enough to say something is overhyped.

Exactly! If people don't like something, why don't they just say so instead of refering to it as an "over hyped crap channel"? It's pure arogance on their part to suggest that anything that they don't like is "over hyped crap".


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Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 35446022)
exactly it the most over hyped crap channel ever only game of thrones worth having

I have seen no evidence olf Sky promoting Atlantic more than Living or Sky One. The point is though that Atlantic has many quality US dramas on it, which is why many VM customers are keen to have it and so post frequently about the lack of it.

Tim Deegan 25-06-2012 17:08

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Originally Posted by LexDiamond (Post 35446125)
Total rubbish. To begin with Sky are advertising all their channels and they aren't saying forget Sky 1 because Atlantic is better. So not sure how thu can be advertisinh this channel as being better than ALL other channels put together.

Have you actually seen all the adverts??

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Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35446149)
Exactly! If people don't like something, why don't they just say so instead of refering to it as an "over hyped crap channel"? It's pure arogance on their part to suggest that anything that they don't like is "over hyped crap".

I didn't say it was crap. I just said that it has been overhyped, over advertised, or whatever you want to call it. I'm not interested in the channel, but get bombarded with adverts for it.

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Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35446149)
I have seen no evidence olf Sky promoting Atlantic more than Living or Sky One. The point is though that Atlantic has many quality US dramas on it, which is why many VM customers are keen to have it and so post frequently about the lack of it.

Hmm, now there is a contradiction in terms :D

LexDiamond 25-06-2012 17:30

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Yes I have seen the adverts.

passingbat 25-06-2012 17:33

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Originally Posted by Tim Deegan (Post 35446153)
I didn't say it was crap.

Which is why I didn't quote you in my post; I wasn't refering to you with regard to the 'crap'. comment

Tim Deegan 25-06-2012 17:35

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Originally Posted by LexDiamond (Post 35446163)
Yes I have seen the adverts.

And you aren't sick of them yet? Or aware that for a few months it was the one sky channel that was advertised more than any other?

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Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35446165)
Which is why I didn't quote you in my post; I wasn't refering to you with regard to the 'crap'. comment

What is crap is down to personal taste. My taste is for British drama over American any day of the week. The same as I personally prefer British comedy over American.

LexDiamond 25-06-2012 18:10

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Originally Posted by Tim Deegan (Post 35446166)
And you aren't sick of them yet? Or aware that for a few months it was the one sky channel that was advertised more than any other?

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What is crap is down to personal taste. My taste is for British drama over American any day of the week. The same as I personally prefer British comedy over American.

I can't say that I see this advertised more than any other Sky channels. I think they have been advertising all of them more or less the same.

Tim Deegan 25-06-2012 18:11

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Originally Posted by LexDiamond (Post 35446189)
I can't say that I see this advertised more than any other Sky channels. I think they have been advertising all of them more or less the same.

I suppose it could be a case of adverts that don't interest me are more annoying, so I notice them more.

carlwaring 25-06-2012 18:25

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Originally Posted by Tim Deegan (Post 35446166)
And you aren't sick of them yet?

Not sick so much as annoyed we don't have the channel :p:

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Or aware that for a few months it was the one sky channel that was advertised more than any other?
That would be back when it launched, right? So SOP then.

trickytree 26-06-2012 09:55

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I wouldn't say the channel is crap but last night was the first thing I actually have ever really wanted to see that was only shown on there.

Alan Partridge.

Oh well will have to use my in laws Sky Go account or other means to see it instead

nn012 26-06-2012 10:20

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Originally Posted by trickytree (Post 35446385)
I wouldn't say the channel is crap but last night was the first thing I actually have ever really wanted to see that was only shown on there.

Alan Partridge.

Oh well will have to use my in laws Sky Go account or other means to see it instead

Don't fret, it's airing on Sky1 HD this Friday at 10pm. You'll be able to see for yourself if it meaures up to be as good it was on the BBC.

Itshim 26-06-2012 13:58

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Originally Posted by Tim Deegan (Post 35446153)



Hmm, now there is a contradiction in terms :D

I personally prefer US shows, not the pretentious rubbish offered by some home grown channels. Having said that I also like "pulp" fiction in general & hate Eastenders ( Class drama if ever I saw it NOT. but good luck to those who enjoy it- just sorry part of my license fee pays for it:p: )

Before you ask UK drama I like at the moment
Silk, Lewis. & for light relief Midsummer murders & Stella . Other than these can not think of a single UK show I watch ( Starlings is the only other recorded - I hate it :shocked:)

japitts 30-06-2012 13:37

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Originally Posted by trickytree (Post 35446385)
I wouldn't say the channel is crap but last night was the first thing I actually have ever really wanted to see that was only shown on there.

Alan Partridge.

Oh well will have to use my in laws Sky Go account or other means to see it instead

I noticed this earlier in the week.. probably would have recorded it had Sky 1 shown it, now just noticed that Sky 1 did show it. Oh well.

Yes it would be nice to have had the choice, but I refuse to pander to Sky's silly games - I'd rather go without than let them have the satisfaction. If this is the first time this has meant "going without" since Sky Atlantic launched, then it's probably not worth getting stressed about... it'll appear again sometime I'm sure

muppetman11 30-06-2012 13:44

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Originally Posted by japitts (Post 35448254)
but I refuse to pander to Sky's silly games - I'd rather go without than let them have the satisfaction.

What silly games are they ? :confused:

God forbid a business what actually tries to get a return on something it's invested millions into. None of us on here actually know the ins and outs of the discussions to carry the channel so it's all merely speculation on both sides.

denphone 30-06-2012 13:47

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35448257)
What silly games are they ? :confused:

God forbid a business what actually tries to get a return on something it's invested millions into. None of us on here actually know the ins and outs of the discussions to carry the channel so it's all merely speculation on both sides.

l see your rose tinted glasses are fitting you nicely this afternoon MM.;):D

LexDiamond 30-06-2012 21:10

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Originally Posted by japitts (Post 35448254)
I noticed this earlier in the week.. probably would have recorded it had Sky 1 shown it, now just noticed that Sky 1 did show it. Oh well.

Yes it would be nice to have had the choice, but I refuse to pander to Sky's silly games - I'd rather go without than let them have the satisfaction. If this is the first time this has meant "going without" since Sky Atlantic launched, then it's probably not worth getting stressed about... it'll appear again sometime I'm sure

Isn't this on Sky Anytime? They usually put their own shows onto VOD.

japitts 02-07-2012 19:19

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Nope, not showing on Sky Anytime, not that I can see anyway. Tried that before posting originally. DigiGuide isn't picking up any repeat showings either.. oh well.

Has any Sky Atlantic show made top-50 digital-only recently?

OLD BOY 02-07-2012 19:28

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Originally Posted by japitts (Post 35448901)

Has any Sky Atlantic show made top-50 digital-only recently?

Well it won't, will it, because Sky have chosen to restrict access to its chosen few. That doesn't alone reflect on the quality of its programming.

It really is about time that Sky recognised that its customers included those subscribing to its channels via Virgin Media, and pricing them out of the equation is no way to treat your customers.

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35448257)
What silly games are they ? :confused:

Oh, stop it, muppetman - you're just a big tease!

andy_m 02-07-2012 19:30

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I think the first Alan Partridge on Sky 1 was a bit of a teaser, Mrs M seems to think this has happened before when the first episode of a series was broadcast on Sky 3 when that was on freeview but the series continued on Sky 1. I can't remember that myself but the second Partridge is due on Atlantic this week and I can't find it on anywhere else, so I guess it's a tried and tested tactic. Shame, it's the first thing I would have liked to have seen on that channel since I'm a big fan of KMKY etc. Hopefully it'll be available on dvd at some point.

carlwaring 02-07-2012 19:32

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35448903)
It really is about time that Sky recognised that its customers included those subscribing to its channels via Virgin Media, and pricing them out of the equation is no way to treat your customers.

Except that (as has been proven already) Sky only care about their own customers. Yes, I know, they're a business so they should do. But my point is that SA has a small amount of viewers right now. Just imagine how many more viewers it would get (and therefore advertising revenue because more viewers = charge more money) if they let VM have it at a decent price.

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Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35448908)
I think the first Alan Partridge on Sky 1 was a bit of a teaser..

Of course it was :)

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Mrs M seems to think this has happened before..
It has, very recently. They're always doing it.

muppetman11 02-07-2012 20:10

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It's a USP for the Sky platform weres the big issue with that ? As I recall TIVO is exclusive to VM in the UK and one of their USP's.

andy_m 02-07-2012 21:03

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Wasn't a complaint, was an observation.

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Cancel everything I've just said-have just watched Welcome to the Places of My Life. Quite content that I won't be able to see the rest of the new stuff. Disappointed.

Dave42 02-07-2012 21:38

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sky not gonna let anyone have it so everyone have to get used to that not that im bothered about SA

japitts 02-07-2012 21:54

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Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35448926)
Wasn't a complaint, was an observation.

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Cancel everything I've just said-have just watched Welcome to the Places of My Life. Quite content that I won't be able to see the rest of the new stuff. Disappointed.

Thanks for that. Worth knowing.

andy_m 02-07-2012 21:58

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The "Sky Atlantic is exclusive to Sky customers" was very noticeable-I'm inclined to agree, it's not coming anytime soon. I think the simple fact is that increasing the exposure to another 4 m probably wouldn't bring the supposed benefits in increased advertising revenue that some seem to think since, taking the current viewing figures as a representative sample, opening it up to Virgin would only likely add relatively few actual viewers. It's worth more to Sky as a usp than as a commodity.

passingbat 03-07-2012 17:07

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Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35448970)
It's worth more to Sky as a usp than as a commodity.

Sadly, I think that is true. Even more dissapointing when two of the four US drama aquisitions announced by Sky today, are destined for Atlantic.

VirginMediaPhil 03-07-2012 17:39

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Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35448926)
Cancel everything I've just said-have just watched Welcome to the Places of My Life. Quite content that I won't be able to see the rest of the new stuff. Disappointed.

I thought it was quite funny :D

andy_m 03-07-2012 18:25

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Reaction has been very mixed, which I'm hoping means that my disappointment was genuine and not because I'd approached it hoping it would fail. I don't think that's the case, in fact I think I was looking forward to it, but i, like many, felt it fell short. Given what Coogan has had to say about the Murdoch empire, I find it quite sad that he's chased the Murdoch dollar at the expense of being able to do his best creation proper justice.

japitts 03-07-2012 18:28

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Originally Posted by andy_m (Post 35449252)
Given what Coogan has had to say about the Murdoch empire, I find it quite sad that he's chased the Murdoch dollar at the expense of being able to do his best creation proper justice.

Well said... I was trying to put my finger on this yesterday, but couldn't quite get the wording right... If this appears on Anytime I'll probably watch, but no sleep lost otherwise.

VirginMediaPhil 03-07-2012 19:06

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It has some fantastic quotes.

"Flying AIDs"

OLD BOY 03-07-2012 20:30

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Originally Posted by carlwaring (Post 35448910)
Except that (as has been proven already) Sky only care about their own customers.

Carl - The point I was making was that as a subscriber to Sky channels, I am a Sky customer. I'm just not a Sky satellite subscriber.

muppetman11 03-07-2012 20:49

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35449313)
Carl - The point I was making was that as a subscriber to Sky channels, I am a Sky customer. I'm just not a Sky satellite subscriber.

No you are a customer of VM , sky sell their channels to VM who in turn bundle them in packs and sell them to you. :)

denphone 05-07-2012 14:17

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Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35449226)
Sadly, I think that is true. Even more dissapointing when two of the four US drama aquisitions announced by Sky today, are destined for Atlantic.

Well thats typical of Sky thats for sure.:(:td:


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