Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35537391)

Sounds like a new package from SKY.

SKY Movies, SKY Sports, SKY 3D plus the likes of SKY Atlantic HD, SKY One HD etc.... This will be on top of the usual free channels that you can get via SKY such as ITV 2, E4, Yesterday etc...

None of the usual entertainment channels will be included. So no access to The Discovery Channel or National Geographic. Essentially Freesat meets all SKY branded channels.

Could be a winner

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35537399)

Entertainment Extra includes all the base channels such as Nat Geo , Discovery etc.

I'm only guessing here however this sounds something similar to free HD and 3D in line with your package so long as you take Entertainment Extra with at least movies or sports or am I missing something. :confused:

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35537399)

Entertainment Extra includes all the base channels such as Nat Geo , Discovery etc.

I'm only guessing here however this sounds something similar to free HD and 3D in line with your package so long as you take Entertainment Extra with at least movies or sports or am I missing something. :confused:

Originally Posted by tizmeinnit (Post 35537669)

the only way I would go back to sky as my main provider of TV would be if they ditched the HD charge full stop

Originally Posted by nstokes (Post 35537646)

I think its an April fools joke just early. I wouldnt ready anything into it until its made offical from Sky

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35537671)

That's a very fair point , VM represents excellent value for non premium subscribers with its free HD offering and ESPN included in XL.

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35538012)

Speculation coming out that non Sports and Movies subscribers could see a drop in the HD charge , see Hugh's link above.

Originally Posted by djstevie (Post 35538247)

Since we launched HD in 2006, viewing in high-definition has been a huge hit with Sky customers.
Today, more than 4.5 million of our customers take HD from Sky. This number continues to grow strongly, with around half a million customers taking HD in the last year alone.
Despite this strong growth, we know that some customers who just take an entertainment TV pack from Sky feel that that they wouldn’t get full value from the existing £10.25 HD pack, which also includes access to HD versions of sports and movies channels. To help them benefit from HD picture and sound quality, we’re making HD more accessible with a new TV pack tailored around their needs.
Available alongside our existing TV packs Entertainment and Entertainment Extra, the brand new pack - called Entertainment Extra+ - will offer customers access to more than 45 HD channels. The pack offers a number of popular entertainment channels including ITV2, MTV, Sky 1, Sky Atlantic, Sky Living, Sky Arts, Discovery and Fox, all in HD.
As well as the 45 HD channels, the pack will also offer customers access to a wide range of TV box sets on demand, both on the Sky+HD box and through the award-winning Sky Go. Box sets that customers will be able to enjoy at home and on the move include Game of Thrones, An Idiot Abroad and Trollied. On top of this, Sky customers with the new pack and a 3D TV will even be able to sample entertainment shows on Sky 3D, including the documentaries Galapagos with David Attenborough and Inside the Mind of Leonardo, featuring the actor Peter Capaldi.
Available from £31.50 a month, the new pack will be available to Sky customers from April.
- See more at: http://corporate.sky.com/skyviews/sk....41lMQK9Q.dpuf

Originally Posted by bubblegun (Post 35538811)

Deliberately cheaper than Virgin's comparable XL TV package?

Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35538816)

XL on virgin includes ESPN. If you add ESPN to SKY's new package it takes the price up to something silly like £44.00!

Originally Posted by bubblegun (Post 35538828)

And that point will be worth what when ESPN withdraws from the UK sports market in May or June as is widely rumoured?

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35538851)

All pretty irrelevant Chad as each individual customers needs differ , to suggest VM is cheapest for everyone is quite frankly ludicrous.

Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35538862)

Ah right I get you , like I say every individual differs my family choose VM purely because the best their BT line can manage is around 2mb compared to their rock solid 60mb on VM , at our house we choose Sky purely for our Sports in HD , Sky Atlantic and a wider base range of HD however many have no interest in any of these just look how many still use old non PVR STB's on both services.

Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35538869)

Agreed :D

I went with SKY partly because I got a great deal but also because of their wide range of HD, SKY 3D and SKY Atlantic. Also if you want the latest TV channels from launch you really need to have SKY. Virgin have upped their game in the past 2 months however SKY will always have their nose in front. I gave Virgin the chance to match my expectations in terms of HD channels and price but they couldn't.

SKY Atlantic wasn't a must for me, it was always something my wife wanted. It doesn't take you long to get drawn into the channels programming. The Following and Vegas have joined Ripper Street and The Walking Dead as my must watch programmes. Via on demand I've started to watch Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones from the start in HD. I'm recording Blue Bloods season 2 and 3. I'm just waiting for season 1 to either be repeated or made available on demand. Just watched The British back to back. Not as good as some BBC documentaries but still enjoyable.

It really would be difficult to now go without SKY Atlantic.