Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3
 

This is a continuation of all the 'Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 1 and 2' thread which you can find here:

VOL. 1 - http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...tv-2014-a.html
VOL. 2 - http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...-2014-vol.html

1. The old thread has been closed, but will remain for information purposes;
2. I will collate all the information from my various sources and post an list update every month, indicating any changed items in bold text;

In addition to that I will be on hand to answer any questions that arise and to provide links to other sources of information as they come up.

Thank you

July List update - July 8th update.

Keep up-to-date on the latest news on upcoming channel launches and other important events across all platforms of Virgin TV.

NOTE: I DO NOT WORK FOR VIRGIN MEDIA SO ALL THE INFORMATION ON THIS LIST IS STILL SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Colours on my list are as followed:

Media Boy = New Info just added.
Media Boy = Virgin Media News and links.
Media Boy = Other Media news/Things.

=== Coming up on Virgin's Digital TV ===
=== Freeviews on Virgin Media ===
(Put start date here) (Put channel here) is having an freeview to all (Put package info here) package on Virgin Channel TBC right now until 6am on (Put end date here).

=== Summer ===
-Virgin insider has confirm that Virgin Media will have an Big EPG shake up this summer.

=== July ===
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky 1 from Virgin Channel 121 to Virgin Channel 109 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky 1 HD from Virgin Channel 122 to Virgin Channel 110 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky Living from Virgin Channel 109 to Virgin Channel 111 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky Living HD from Virgin Channel 110 to Virgin Channel 112 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky 2 from Virgin Channel 123 to Virgin Channel 121 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky Living It from Virgin Channel 112 to Virgin Channel 122 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Pick from Virgin Channel 180 to Virgin Channel 123 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky Living +1 from Virgin Channel 111 to Virgin Channel 140 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Challenge +1 from Virgin Channel 140 to Virgin Channel 180 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky Movies Greats from Virgin Channel 410 to Virgin Channel 404 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky Movies Disney from Virgin Channel 407 to Virgin Channel 405 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky Movies Act+Adv from Virgin Channel 405 to Virgin Channel 407 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky Movies Comedy from Virgin Channel 404 to Virgin Channel 408 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky Movies Crime from Virgin Channel 411 to Virgin Channel 409 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky Movies Drama from Virgin Channel 408 to Virgin Channel 410 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky Movies Scifi from Virgin Channel 409 to Virgin Channel 411 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky Movies Greats HD from Virgin Channel 440 to Virgin Channel 434 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky Movies Disney HD from Virgin Channel 437 to Virgin Channel 435 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky Movies Act+Adv HD from Virgin Channel 435 to Virgin Channel 437 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky Movies Comedy HD from Virgin Channel 434 to Virgin Channel 438 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky Movies Crime HD from Virgin Channel 441 to Virgin Channel 439 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky Movies Drama HD from Virgin Channel 438 to Virgin Channel 440 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky Movies Scifi HD from Virgin Channel 439 to Virgin Channel 441 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky Sports News from Virgin Channel 515 to Virgin Channel 501 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky Sports 1 from Virgin Channel 511 to Virgin Channel 502 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky Sports 2 from Virgin Channel 512 to Virgin Channel 503 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky Sports 3 from Virgin Channel 513 to Virgin Channel 504 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky Sports 4 from Virgin Channel 514 to Virgin Channel 505 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky Sports F1 from Virgin Channel 516 to Virgin Channel 507 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky Sports 1 HD from Virgin Channel 517 to Virgin Channel 512 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to move Sky Sports 2 HD from Virgin Channel 518 to Virgin Channel 513 today*.
15th. Virgin Media is set to launch Sky Sports 3 HD on Virgin Channel 514 today.
15th. Virgin Media is set to launch Sky Sports 4 HD on Virgin Channel 515 today.
15th. Virgin Media is set to launch Sky Sports F1 HD on Virgin Channel 517 today.
23rd. The BBC to broadcast BBC Three from 9am to 4am for Commonwealth Games from today on Virgin Channel 106.
23rd. The BBC to broadcast BBC Three HD from 9am to 4am for Commonwealth Games from today on Virgin Channel 163.
23rd. The BBC to launch Red Button 0 stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel 990 from 7pm tonight.
23rd. The BBC re-launch Red Button 2 stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel 992.
23rd. The BBC re-launch Red Button 3 stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel 993.
23rd. The BBC re-launch Red Button 4 stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel 994.
23rd. The BBC re-launch Red Button 5 stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel 995.
23rd. The BBC launch Red Button HD stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel 996.

*July 15th information about new Sky Channels numbers are still subject to change.

=== August ===
3rd. The BBC to cut hours of BBC Three back to 7pm from today on Virgin Channel 106.
3rd. The BBC to cut hours of BBC Three HD back to 7pm from today on Virgin Channel 163.
3rd. The BBC to close Red Button 0 stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel 990.
3rd. The BBC to close Red Button 2 stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel 992.
3rd. The BBC to close Red Button 3 stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel 993.
3rd. The BBC to close Red Button 4 stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel 994.
3rd. The BBC to close Red Button 5 stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel 995.
3rd. The BBC to close Red Button HD stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel 996.
12th. Sky Sports 5 to launch today on Virgin Channel 506 at 6pm.
12th. Sky Sports 5 HD to launch today on Virgin Channel 516 at 6pm.

=== September ===
No News...

=== October ===
No News...

=== November ===
No News...

=== December ===
No News...

=== By 2015 ===
ITV to launch ITV Be on Virgin Media.

=== January 2015 ===
No News...

=== February 2015 ===
No News...

=== March 2015 ===
No News...

=== April 2015 ===
No News...

=== May 2015 ===
No News...

=== June 2015 ===
No News...

=== July 2015 ===
No News...

=== August 2015 ===
No News...

=== Autumn 2015 ===
-The BBC may close BBC Three on Virgin Media subject to approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may close BBC Three HD on Virgin Media subject to approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC launch BBC One +1 on Virgin Media subject to approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may add an extra hour per day (to 8pm) to CBBC and CBBC HD on Virgin Media subject to approved by the BBC Trust.

=== September 2015 ===
No News...

=== October 2015 ===
No News...

=== November 2015 ===
No News...

=== December 2015 ===
No News...

=== Local TV on Virgin Media ===
-Local TV broadcaster Bay TV Liverpool hope to launch sometime in 2014 on Virgin Channel 159.
-Local TV broadcaster Made in Bristol hope to launch sometime in 2014 on Virgin Channel 159.
-Local TV broadcaster Made in Leeds hope to launch in Summer 2014 on Virgin Channel 159.
-Local TV broadcaster YourTV Blackpool & Preston hope to launch sometime in 2014 on Virgin Channel 159.
-Local TV broadcaster YourTV Manchester hope to launch in Summer 2014 on Virgin Channel 159.
-Local TV may launch on Virgin TV in some areas on Virgin Channel 159.

=== Unknown dates ===
-Media Boy HQ has been told that both Sky Sports News HD (On Virgin Channel 511) and Sky News HD (Channel TBC) will launch in early 2015 on Virgin Media.
-The BBC hope to launch English regional variants of its existing BBC One HD service as well as Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland editions of BBC Two HD - but still need to be approved by the BBC Trust.

=== May launch in 2014? ===
Last Updated June 10th 2014.

Here is a list of channels that may launch in 2014 on Virgin Media.

The following is base on Information I have been given over the past two weeks by my sources (All info was right on April 22nd):

Note: Some Channels names was given out by other posters.

Own by A+E Networks UK (A+E Networks/British Sky Broadcasting):
-CI HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).
-HISTORY HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).

Own by All Around the World Productions:
-Clubland TV

Own by British Sky Broadcasting:
-Pick +1*
-Sky1 +1 (Broadcasts in Smallworld areas right now).*
-Sky News HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now - DEAL SIGNS COMING SOON).*
-Sky Sports F1 HD (DEAL SIGNS COMING SOON).*
-Sky Sports 3 HD (DEAL SIGNS COMING SOON).*
-Sky Sports 4 HD (DEAL SIGNS COMING SOON).*
-Sky Sports News HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now - DEAL SIGNS COMING SOON).*

Own by CSC Media Group:
-Bliss
-Chart Show TV
-Scuzz

Own by Disney-ABC Television Group:
-Disney Channel HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).**
-Disney Junior HD**
-Disney XD HD**

Own by ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc):
-ITV Be (Been confirmed by ITV)

Own by NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels [21st Century Fox]):
-Nat Wild HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).

Own by Sony Pictures Television:
-More>Movies
-Movies 4 Men (Broadcasts in Smallworld areas right now).
-Sony Movie Channel

Own by Universal Networks International:
-Universal Channel HD (Info from theone2k10)

Own by Viacom International Media Networks (Europe):
-MTV CLASSIC (Broadcasts in Smallworld and UPC Ireland areas right now).

Other Broadcasters:
-Movie Max (For On Demand or TiVo)?
-Pulse (Told by sources it some 'Tech Channel')

FOR LOCAL TV CHANNELS GO TO Local TV on Virgin Media FOR MORE INFORMATION...

*My sources thinks that Sky Channels will be added in one go.
**My sources says Spring 2014 launch.

Before you ask:

Q: WHEN WILL THEY LAUNCH?
A: No launch dates was given bar Disney HD Channels my sources say Spring 2014. But Sky Channels will launch in July 2014.

Q: WHY HAVE YOU PUT 'MAY' LAUNCH FOR?
A: The list I have posted today is just list of channels that may launch in 2014. Until I get info on the following:

-An launch date.
-Channel number and package news.

Q: WHAT IS 'PULSE'?
A: Media Boy HQ do not have any more info on Pulse at time of posting. My sources has only confirmed that it will be an TV Channel not Pulse Radio.

©copyright 2014 Media Boy 2006 - 2014. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

=== Channels ONLY in Smallworld and UPC Ireland areas ===
List last updated on April 9th 2014.

ONLY TV CHANNELS THAT ONLY BROADCAST IN THE UK ON OTHER NETWORKS WILL APPEAR ON THIS PART OF THE LIST.

ALSO THE FOLLOWING LIST OF CHANNELS IS CURRENTLY BROADCASTING ON SMALLWORLD CABLE OR UPC IRELAND BUT NOT ON VIRGIN MEDIA:

Entertainment:
-Sky1 +1*
-MTV +1*

Documentaries:
-History HD**
-Nat Geo Wild HD**
-CI HD**

Lifestyle:
-Travel Channel +1*
-Food Network +1*
-Fashion TV**

Movies:
-Movies4Men*

Music:
-MTV Classic***
-Channel AKA*
-Now Music*

News:
-Sky News HD (DEAL SIGNS COMING SOON).**

Sports:
-Sky Sports News HD (DEAL SIGNS COMING SOON).**

Kids:
-Disney Channel HD**

Specialist:
-EWTN**

Radio:
-UCB Ireland**

*Only in Smallworld areas.
**Only in UPC Ireland areas.
***Only in both Smallworld and UPC Ireland areas.

©copyright 2014 Media Boy 2006 - 2014. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

==== Virgin Media's Deals with broadcasters ===
Full list now at: http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/p...adcasters.html

This part of list has now moved to my blog - follow link.

=== What is Media Boy on about??? ===
Here is what I mean when I post the following on Cable Forum:

Virgin Insiders - means just that.
'Do Not Post' order - means an Virgin insider has given me some info on things that set to happen but has told me not to reveal it right now.

=== Media Boy Extra info: ===
Liberty Global - http://www.lgi.com/
Media Boy Blog - For all things Virgin TV - http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.com/
Follow Virgin Media on ''twitter'' here - http://twitter.com/virginmedia
See Nialli's blog on Virgin Media High Definition & TiVo Services here - http://vmhd.blogspot.com/

=== Ask Media Boy ===
Last updated July 8th 2014.

Q: WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION ABOUT VIRGIN MEDIA FROM?
A: I get all my info from Virgin Media viewers, some Virgin Media workers (I called them Virgin Insiders) and Web Sites (NOTE: When I used web sites I will post an link to that web site).

Q: WHY HAVE YOU ADDED 'ONLY IN SMALLWORLD AREAS' AND 'ONLY IN UPC IRELAND AREAS' WHEN THIS THREAD IS FOR VIRGIN MEDIA?
A: Virgin Media, Smallworld and UPC Ireland are now ALL own by Liberty Global.

Q: WHEN WILL SKY SPORTS HD AND SKY NEWS HD LAUNCH?
A: Base on information Media Boy HQ has seen Sky Sports News HD and Sky News HD are not set to launch until early 2015.

Q: WHY AM I NOT GETTING ''SKY1 +1'' OR ''DISNEY CHANNEL HD'' FOR?
A: MTV CLASSIC and Disney Channel HD is only broadcasting in Smallworld and UPC Ireland areas right now.

==== See you later ===
List last updated on July 8th 2014.

Next update: TBC - unless:

A) If Virgin Media are set to launch more than TWO channels (TV or Radio) in Virgin TV areas.
B) If Virgin Media are set to move more than TWO channels (TV or Radio) about in Virgin TV areas.
C) If Virgin Media are set to close or repackage more then TWO channels (TV or Radio) in Virgin TV areas.

©copyright 2014 Media Boy 2006 - 2014. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

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wow Vol 3 this year flying over roll on some more good news in this vol

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Nice to be on Volume 3!

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Confirmed: MUTV HD to launch only on Sky.

MUTV has confirmed that MUTV HD will NOT be on Virgin Media OR UPC Ireland from launch later this month.

http://www.manutd.com/en/MUTV-New/MUTV-FaqsNew.aspx

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Wonder why no HD on virgin.

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it said from launch so it might come later

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Trying to get Virgin side of this info from MUTV.

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Who wants to watch that rubbish anyway.;)

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now now Den :LOL: the ones that subscribe to it will want it :LOL:

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All in good humour l can assure them.:D

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I know Den mate :LOL: only another week till we finally get our missing sports HD channels cant wait

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You appear to have forgotten about Red Button 1 stream for the Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel 991.

Just to prove I read it! ;)

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Looking forward to Russian Open in a couple of weeks for HD golf.

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l personally am looking forward to the Ryder Cup Mark.

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Why would you wont sky sports news in HD :p: the news is crazy as it is :D

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There is a god :hyper::hyper:

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Coming very soon to Virgin TV...... even more Brazilian tears.

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Been given an new Do not post order this evening all will be reveal soon.

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Oh goody goody.

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Rumour:

An old 'Rumour Poster' says that Sky are thinking about relaunching Sky3 on both Sky and Virgin Media.

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don't no why they chanced it in the first place hate the name pick :td:

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Presumably so that it could exist on freeview as a stand-alone.

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I take it that this isn't the DNP order? ;)

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I was told the other month that they were negotiating carriage for the HD variant, looks like talks broke down.

IIRC, at the time the name was changed, it was said that, whilst they wanted to push Pay TV on it, Sky were worried that the quality of this channel would put people off subscribing to Sky.

Is the rumour that Pick will revert to being called Sky 3, or do Sky intend to open another Sky 3 in addition to Pick?

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MUTV won't be charging any extra for its HD variant so it will be expecting not to pay any extra to broadcast, as usual Sky can facilitate, Virgin can't.

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Nope but that DNP Order will be remove soon.

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No more info was given.

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Good to know some more good news (I'm guessing its good news) is coming our way :)

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Its good news - Also that DNP order is being removed on Sunday.

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Have contacted MUTV but a bit like the team at the moment still waiting for a reply

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I suspect that this is nothing to do with Pick TV, and more to do with what was planned to be Sky Bravo. We'll see.

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:hyper::hyper:

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What happen to the rumours I seen in past?

A) Sky Bravo to launch.
B) Sky Arts 2 to close.

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I was the wee bit sad to see both Sky1 +1 and Pick +1 are not set to launch Virgin Media after all Virgin Media own Smallworld are broadcasting Sky1 +1 right now.

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:hyper::hyper::hyper: me too

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You and Den are too hyper in my view. Keep off Cola.;)

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we just so happy we got good things to look forward to starting next week with the missing sports hd channels :D

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Olivia Godfrey, that's why!

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2014/07/30.jpg

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and Kate Abdo

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Pfft, forget them. Hayley McQueen all the way.

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And Jim White for the lades on CF.

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Any chance of it being Sky Atlantic? ;)

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More chance of Brazil winning this years world cup.

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Its flavoured water for me today old bean.

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There is one answer to that and that is :nono::nono:.

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B][/B]I Prefer Charlotte Jackson

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Oh yes good point, add her to the list

http://img003.lazygirls.info/people/...Thgo.sized.jpg


and Charlotte too.

http://img003.lazygirls.info/people/...lrfw.sized.jpg

WE NEED SSN HD NOW!

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Base on information I have seen - Sky Sports News HD will be on Virgin Channel 511 from early 2015.

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BOOOO !!!!! ;)

Thanks MB

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Economics. The cost of broadcasting on satellite or cable are fixed regardless of the number of viewers. LGI has far fewer potential MUTV subscribers than Sky. I calculate LGI to have a potential 840,000 and Sky 7m.

Here's the calculations:

Sky UK & Ireland has 10.6m TV customers.
VM UK has 3.8m and UPC Ireland fewer than 400,000 TV customers but let's generously call the total LGI customers 4.2m.

So already, Sky has 2.5 times more customers than LGI.
However, Sky's customers are overwhelmingly sports fans - two-thirds take Sky Sports (7m) whilst only 20% of LGI's (840,000) take Sky Sports. These people are far more likely to subscribe to MUTV than non-Sky Sports subscribers.

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MUTV will have to pay for the extra capacity and an additional EPG fee for the HD slot on satellite. Perhaps Sky have helped with the start up costs and in return want an exclusivity period??

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Sky were originally stakeholders in the channel (owning a third, alongside ITV and the club) and , despite having been bought out by MUFC, I should imagine the relationship is still good.

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I don't agree until at least Sunday Manchester United via their website and their tv channel was advertising the HD channel as being available on VM, something changed and if we are waiting for VM to release a statement about it we will still be waiting this time next test. Also for a company that has a big presence in Ireland like liberty global they should know that a disproportionate amount of people subscribe to mutv compared to say Chelsea tv.
And to think I was nearly back at VM for my tv, their system and they run their company means that you are always going to get sloppy seconds.

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I guess it all depends on "big presence".
If we take there to be 388,000 UPC Ireland subscribers of which 20% have Sky Sports, that gives us a figure of 77,600. If we assume that one in ten of these will subscribe to MUTV we get a figure of 7,760 subscribers. How much would you pay UPC Ireland for the privilege of broadcasting in HD if you were MUTV?

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MB, do you know anything of a new TIVO update due soon?

I've just seen this and thought I'd share with you guys as I'm not sure if/when it will come to VM

http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/10/t...=rss_truncated

TiVo's Summer 2014 update makes it even easier to find something to watch

"Despite arriving nearly a year after the TiVo Roamio launched, this update looks to be one worth waiting for. To address the age old problem of choosing what to watch, TiVo has two new features that make that much easier...."

I didnt want to copy too much, so I've put the link in too.

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I believe this is just for American TiVo boxes? But I could be wrong!

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I think you could be right, Vince.
I wasn't too sure, so thought I'd share as someone may have known more.

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As far as I know - no TiVo updates on Virgin Media are set to happen.

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You're not wrong, Vince. Virgin Media will let us have updates as it thinks appropriate! I think it might be a while before we see this one, but it would be nice. Hopefully some of the gliches that were thrown up with the last update will be resolved as well.

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I really like the Tivo and all the functions that are on it, but since the last update, My Suggestions have been really strange. I don't bother with them anymore now really. That would be one thing I would like them to sort out.

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I agree. VM were attempting to respond to those who were complaining about Suggestions, but they should have been ignored because all the complainants had to do was either ignore the folder or switch it off.

So when the new update is launched, I hope it will revert the Suggestions back to what they were, and also amend the glitch that throws your EPG back to the current page when you try to modify a series link a day or more in the future. This is really annoying and wastes so much time when you are making a number of entries.

I particularly like the ability to categorise your recordings on the American update. This makes trying to find the recording you are looking for much easier.

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It's just the American one yes, something will be coming to uk Tivo soon. I can't say more than that sorry.

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;)

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Sounds like something good is on the horizon, guys? :D

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Base on what I seen - yes.

I have been given three DNP orders.

One of them will be remove on Sunday or Monday.

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Please let it be reverting suggestions to how it was before the last "up"grade.

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Yeah, before the last upgrade the Suggestions were pretty relevant to the programmes I was watching. Now I get all sorts of rubbish come up lol

I just delete them all, I guess I could just turn the feature off :)

If they could make the Tivo slightly quicker when moving between screens, that would also be a bonus ;)

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3 DNP posts?! We already have the launch of sky sports hd channels? What could these all be??? Intriguing! I look forward to them.

Aye and yes TiVo suggestions have gone down the drain since the last update. It's a shame was quite good before now it brings up some extremely (cr%p) suggestions haha

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haha tell me about it Vince...Emmerdale, The Cube and Postman Pat to name a few that I get come up..I was like WTF hahaha

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out of interest IF the V+ HD box had 500gb hardrive and 3 tuners how many would still moved to TIVO

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That's a good question. I got one for capacity reasons, perhaps I wouldn't have bothered if that hadn't been an issue with v+hd. I'm glad I changed, though!

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Woah, now that is a toughie. I have a V+HD box upstairs and I do find it quicker than the Tivo when moving between menus, but it is limitied in what it can do. For this reason I would stick with Tivo so I am able to access a lot more content (in HD) and Netflix.

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After the survey that has been going round it could be Netflix at no extra cost, Sky Atlantic and pass on the third?

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no chance at all for that

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We shall see but its looking rather exciting.:)

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That vincerooney theme song.;)

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yes gonna be very good year for VM den :D:D:D

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yes no chance in hell :D:D

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I do :)

It won't be. As I've explained before, Suggestions are now generated on a server so they don't need TiVo software updates to change the algorithms. They do need more work ,though.

V+ does have three tuners. But it can only record on two.

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[QUOTE=spiderplant;35713275]I do :)


You able to share any info, SP? :angel:

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Looks like it could be a very good year for us virgin customers, free netflix would be great for me Sky Atlantic not to fussed nice to have but lived without so far.

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SP will reveal everything in the coming days.;):nono:

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I agree, Netflix would be a very good addition to the TV bundles.
Sky Atlantic would be a welcome bonus, but I dont mind if this doesnt come.

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Sweet! Am looking forward to the good news ;)

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Seen new info this afternoon.

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I know, it's just soooo disappointing.

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Hahaha that tickled me

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no chance in hell Vince :D:D:D:D

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July 15th update.

As everything stands July 15th Sky on Virgin Media changes are still set to happen.

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35...-post2378.html

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:cleader::cleader::cleader::cleader::cleader:

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That article mentions that those features are also coming to the US Tivo Premier, which the VM Tivo is based on, so it is possible that they could come to the VM Tivo. The last update we got was pretty much the same one the US Premier Tivo got about eight months earlier.

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Filter your My Shows by category , now were have I seen that idea before.:D

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Well, I suppose Sky boxes have to have at least one redeeming feature ;)

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It was a bit of humour , some posters seem to think these kind of things are copying and lack innovation which in itself is hilarious I'm sure they'll crop up again soon in the Sky section give it a few months ;) , its good to see all platforms moving forward especially when there useful features.

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Ha, ha, I thought you would soon pipe up over that post! Never say never, though, Dave! ;)

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Quick media rumour for those who've not seen it.

Rupert Murdoch and family, who are currently at the annual summer camp for billionaires in the States, is reported to be looking at making a bid for Time Warner.

Whoever said you slow up in old age obviously never told Murdoch this.....

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500MB broadband could be with us by Spring 2015 a rumourer has told me vm are testing it now.

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As was my reply MM.

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Rumour: I hear that Virgin Media are set to launch an new offer soon.

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Will all the Sky Channels renumbering that are set to happen on Tuesday Virgin Media has left Virgin Channels 119 and 120 free.

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If true:

Fox Kids may relaunch in UK and Ireland (with Cartoon Network name being axe).

But will not happen as RM will own (If takeover happen) CNN and Fox News in the US.

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I should add that the other main media players like Comcast are also looking at buying Time Warner, even Google are considering a bid.

John Malone is at the summer camp too...

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Hope Google don't bid - we all know what happen with AOL.

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I know at Comcast has took over Time Warner Cable in the US so you ever know with Comcast.

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What's the summer camp? Bohemian Grove? :D

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The Time Warner Cable/Comcast deal has yet to be approved, so not a dead cert yet. But it seems the Americans are back in mega merger mode. You have cable tv companies, satellite tv companies (Dish & Direct tv), telephone & mobile companies (AT&T, Verizon etc ) and the big five media giants (Disney, Viacom/CBS, News Corp, Comcast, Time Warner) all looking at further "consolidation".

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What implications could this have for VM customers if it goes ahead?

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The new network will have in the UK: (If deal goes ahead)

Fox
Fox News (On Sky)
TCM
CNN
Cartoon Network

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Nope :angel:

In your dreams!