Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

This is a continuation of the 'Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2017)' thread which you can find here:

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...php?t=33704203

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

December List update - December 26th update.

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

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

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=== Coming up on Virgin's Digital TV ===
=== Freeviews on Virgin Media UK OR Ireland ===
(Put start date here). (Put channel name here) is having an freeview to all TBC Customers on Virgin UK/Ireland Channel TBC right now until (Put end date here.)

=== To Be Confirmed ===
-Raidió Teilifís Éireann may close RTÉ News Now in 2018 on Virgin Ireland Channel 200.
-Virgin Media Ireland will rebrand TV3 as "Virgin A" on Virgin Ireland Channel 103.
-Virgin Media Ireland will rebrand 3e as "Virgin B" on Virgin Ireland Channel 105.
-Virgin Media Ireland will rebrand be3 as "Virgin C" on Virgin Ireland Channel 106.
-Virgin Media Ireland will rebrand TV3 +1 as "Virgin A +1" on Virgin Ireland Channel 110.
-Virgin Media Ireland will rebrand be3 HD as "Virgin C HD" on Virgin Ireland Channel 148.
-Virgin Media Ireland will rebrand 3e HD as "Virgin B HD" on Virgin Ireland Channel 149.
-Virgin Media Ireland will rebrand TV3 HD as "Virgin A HD" on Virgin Ireland Channel 150.

Virgin A, Virgin B and Virgin C are only working names.

-STV to launch STV AD soon on Virgin UK Channel 853 (Scotland Only).
-Virgin Media Ireland will launch Cartoon Network HD soon on Virgin Ireland Channel TBC.

=== December 2017 ===
27th. Sony will rebrand NOW Christmas as NOW 90s on Virgin UK Channel 345 (Only on TiVo or V6 Boxes).
28th. UKTV will rebrand Christmas Food as Good Food on Virgin UK Channel 278.
28th. UKTV will rebrand Christmas Food +1 as Good Food +1 on Virgin UK Channel 279.
28th. UKTV will rebrand Christmas Food HD as Good Food HD on Virgin UK Channel 280.

=== January ===
3rd. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Christmas HD as Sky Cinema Drama & Romance HD on Virgin UK Channel 410 and Virgin Ireland Channel 338.
3rd. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Musicals HD as Sky Cinema Select HD on Virgin UK Channel 412 and Virgin Ireland Channel 306.
3rd. Sony will rebrand True Christmas as True Movies on Virgin UK Channel 424 and Virgin Ireland Channel 329.
3rd. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Christmas as Sky Cinema Drama & Romance on Virgin UK Channel 440 and Virgin Ireland Channel 308.
3rd. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Musicals as Sky Cinema Select on Virgin UK Channel 442 and Virgin Ireland Channel 306.
3rd. Sky Sports will rebrand Sky Sports Darts HD as Sky Sports Arena HD on Virgin UK Channel 508 and Virgin Ireland Channel 436.
3rd. Sky Sports will rebrand Sky Sports Darts as Sky Sports Arena on Virgin UK Channel 518 and Virgin Ireland Channel 406.
4th. UKTV will rebrand Christmas Gold as Gold on Virgin UK Channel 124 and Virgin Ireland Channel 120.
4th. UKTV will rebrand Christmas Gold +1 as Gold +1 on Virgin UK Channel 190 and Virgin Ireland Channel 153.
6th. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Greats HD as Sky Cinema Villains HD on Virgin UK Channel 404 and Virgin Ireland Channel 337.
6th. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Action & Adventure HD as Sky Cinema Heroes HD on Virgin UK Channel 407 and Virgin Ireland Channel 338.
6th. Comcast will rebrand Christmas 24 as Movies 24 on Virgin UK Channel 419.
6th. Comcast will rebrand Christmas 24 + as Movies 24 + on Virgin UK Channel 420.
6th. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Greats as Sky Cinema Villains on Virgin UK Channel 434 and Virgin Ireland Channel 307.
6th. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Action & Adventure as Sky Cinema Heroes on Virgin UK Channel 437 and Virgin Ireland Channel 308.
16th. Viacom will rebrand My 5 as 5Prime on Virgin UK Channel 152.
16th. Media Trust will rebrand The Community Channel as Together TV on Virgin UK Channel 269.
29th. BBC Wales may launch BBC Radio Cymru 2 today on Virgin UK Channel TBC (Launch on Virgin still to be confirmed.)

=== February ===
5th. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Villains HD as Sky Cinema Greats HD on Virgin UK Channel 404 and Virgin Ireland Channel 337.
5th. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Heroes HD as Sky Cinema Action & Adventure HD on Virgin UK Channel 407 and Virgin Ireland Channel 338.
5th. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Villains as Sky Cinema Greats on Virgin UK Channel 434 and Virgin Ireland Channel 407.
5th. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Heroes as Sky Cinema Action & Adventure on Virgin UK Channel 437 and Virgin Ireland Channel 408.

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

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

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

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

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

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

=== Autumn ===
-Virgin Media UK will move BBC Four from Virgin UK Channel 107 to Virgin UK Channel 163 (Scotland only).
-Virgin Media UK will move BBC Four HD from Virgin UK Channel 163 to Virgin UK Channel TBC (Scotland only).
-BBC Scotland to launch BBC Scotland on Virgin UK Channel 107 (Scotland only).

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

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

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

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

=== Unknown dates ===
-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.

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List last updated on January 2nd 2017.

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Entertainment:
•RTÉ One +1 (Northern Ireland only)
•RTÉ One HD (Northern Ireland only)
•RTÉ2 HD (Northern Ireland only)
•TG4 HD (Northern Ireland only)

News and Documentaries:
•RTÉ News Now (Northern Ireland only)
•History HD
•RT (Russia Today)

Lifestyle:
•Fashion TV

Kids:
•RTÉjr (Northern Ireland only)
•TRTÉ (Northern Ireland only)
•Cúla4 (Northern Ireland only)
•Disney Channel HD

Music:
•MTV Classic

Specialist:
•EWTN

Radio:
•RTÉ 2fm (Northern Ireland only)
•RTÉ lyric fm (Northern Ireland only)
•RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta (Northern Ireland only)
•UCB Ireland
•RTÉ Gold (Northern Ireland only)
•RTÉjr Radio (Northern Ireland only)
•RTÉ Chill (Northern Ireland only)
•RTÉ Pulse (Northern Ireland only)
•RTÉ 2XM (Northern Ireland only)

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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

hoping 2018 will be a better year for VM

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:LOL:

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Its not quite 2018 yet, but closed the other thread now.

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It won't be, infact expect a few channels to go.

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There's sure to be lots of re-brands to keep this thread going. ;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Now confirmed that Virgin Media Ireland will rebrand all it's channels in the new year. TV3, 3e and b3 will all carry Virgin branding according to the Belfast Telegraph:

https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/b...-36418763.html

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Although 2018 looks like being a bad year for new channels, and we will almost certainly lose one or two as you say, I am hoping that there will be better news in respect of on demand and apps.

I have a suspician - no more than that - we could see UHD on demand programming coming to our V6 boxes this spring/summer (in what quantity I do not know) and the addition of more apps, including Amazon.

I also think that Sky Atlantic will be on all boxes in 2019, but spitefully, in SD only.

I would not rule out seeing AMC as part of a new wholesale deal with BT in 2019. Hopefully, we can get the HD version of that.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

We think if AMC doesn't go onto more platforms then it might be a gonner in 2018,
regarding SKY Atlantic in HD that'll be down to BT and VM the option is there.
What i think we will see is a growth in online services and apps, also we have heard rumblings of vm testing 1gb broadband speeds too.

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That sounds about right, but I'm not sure I am as pessimistic as you about AMC. If the channel isn't producing sufficiently high viewing figures (and let's face it, the channel is only available on BT) then I would expect that the channel would simply drop the exclusivity arrangement with BT. That would resolve the problem immediately.

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But do we really need New channels so just to clog up the EPG with yet more repeats and yet more multiple showings of NCIS stuffed down a throat 12 times a day across half a dozen different channels?
All the big TV productions from both here and the US are available to us already, ofcourse with the exception of Sky Atlantic or Amazon original content, yet both these are readily available to via Smart tv or devices, albeit for a small charge.
I think surely we should be focusing on new prime and original content rather than having a hissy fit because we havent got the 300 odd channels of mindless repeats, shopping, and cross channel same programming, such as Sky provide, that some people seem to crave.
Quality over quantity.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

You better tell us then.;)

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Well your predictions up to now don't have a very good track record OB.;)

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It will arrive despite Dave's age old protestations.

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We shall see OB.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

I agree that we should be focussing on content, not new channels.

However, it is fair to say that original content that is not available elsewhere on legal channels is available on Sky Atlantic and AMC. Hence, these are the linear channels I would really like to see on VM.

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You wouldn't know that yet, Den. The predictions you are referring to are for a couple of decades' time!

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It's nice to hear you say that at last, Den!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Good afternoon people. A new thread and a new year delightful. What sort of year will it be?

Good- apps for tivo box (amazon, wwe please) and sky atlantic even though i wont watch it. Not overly aggressive price increases. Some daft irrelevant channels come but we celebrate anyway as i like new things. Fox News arrives even though its left sky due to someone in liberty wanting a chuckle.

Bad- sod all comes. Tivo box is ignored. 6 or 7 price increases as liberty claw their beady hands around the business . No channels.

Lets hope for goodies.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Take a bow sir, post of the year, I totally agree with you.

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Well I for one hope it's dozens of the mind numbing dross that they dump!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Well said and welcome to the forum.

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Without being controversial i want my EPG clogged up. I want more channels. I want daft channels. I want silly channels. I want to be drunk watching the dog channel or whatever.

At least i can justify price increases then.

At the moment the worst thing virgin media should do is go for original content on demand. Its terribly expensive and they would need to BID big money to beat the likes of sky and BT. What happens if they bid big? PRICE INCREASES!!

Look at the on demand content they've got exclusively. Absolute tosh. I bet some of the recent price increases were for that rubbish.

Give access to netflix and amazon and if people want additional stuff do it through there. Otherwise fill my EPG up with crap and let me enjoy

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Why on earth would you want to watch crap Vince? That just doesn't make sense mate....

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The one thing you can virtually guarantee on is prices will be getting increased again

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Indeed but that is the same with all the other platforms as well.

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I'm not quite sure I understand where you're coming from there, Vince. You describe VM's exclusive 'on demand' content as 'absolute tosh' and yet you also indicate that you want the EPG filled up with any old junk! How does that make any sense?

Personally, I would like to see the rubbish junk channels weeded out altogether because to my mind, a subscription to a cable TV service should bring you quality viewing. However, it doesn't.

I remember the disappointment when we first got cable and could only find one thing that we liked on the very first evening. So £££s later, we ended up watching terrestrial TV that night.

It really shouldn't be like this. It should be more like the Netflix experience, where you have so much to watch, you don't know where to start.

So I say, get rid of the junk and concentrate on good quality programmes with as much choice as possible. That will inevitably reduce the number of channels but give you more genuine choice.

I'm afraid there's no room in my dream for 'The Dog Channel'! :p:

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And with food, fuel, and just about everything else.:o:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Inevitable happens every year.

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You can get that channel on plutotv :p:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Same here, Max. More +1's, religion, shopping and news, please. FreeSports as well.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Deary me......:rolleyes:

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I agree with you about the dross channels for example Christmas day out of 145 channels only bbc1 was worth watching imo.
I think channel wise less is better.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

I disagree, since I watched ITV (Harry Potter) and then SyFy (Tomb Raider).

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Actually, I would say there has been very little worth watching over the Christmas period - and things I might watch I have seen before.

Broadcasters take the easy way out and show old programs or rubbish:td:

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The first being a 2004 film that has been shown before a few times, and the second 2001, and ditto.

To be honest, Christmas TV was pants. The only new programme worth watching was Victoria on ITV (although my wife also wanted me to record 'Call the Midwife' on BBC1).

I really do think the pay TV channels need to step up. Their demise will be all the quicker if they continue to rely on repeats, old films, tired old dramas and comedies with gallons of dross.

Compare the offering of all those channels, for which we pay a small fortune, with Netflix at less than a tenner a month. Something is very unbalanced here.

This is precisely why we need a good choice of streaming services on the V6.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

A) We launch this thread due to Media Boy HQ not being online on New Years Day.

B) Our Sources told us Sky Atlantic may appear on Virgin Media UK by mid 2018 but NOT in HD.

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See post one.

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We feel some channels from Sony, UKTV, CBS and Discovery channels will be axe in 2018.

We also feel Discovery may relaunch Travel Channel and DMAX as an one channel brand called "Alaska TV" after the takeover passed of Discovery's takeover of Scripps Networks Interactive.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Not really sure what your point is here - regardless of whether they have been on before, they were worth watching, and not on BBC1.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Interesting, thank you!

It would be nice to get Sky Atlantic sooner rather than later, although I thought it may not be until the spring of 2019. I shall be glad to be proved wrong on that.

As for the channel being in SD only - what a bunch of prats Sky are!

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Sorry, Paul, I wasn't criticising your choice of viewing. They are good enough films. My point was that there was virtually no original material on the pay TV channels on Christmas Day.

It is right that there should always be repeats that people can watch, but that is all we had! Over all those channels, I expect better.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Is Freesports expected to launch sometime in 2018?

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We have not seen anything.

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Not seen anything our side as of yet.

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It's says the Irish rebrand is to be confirmed, so I was confirming it for you :confused:

If the new Virgin news, sport and childrens channels do start, I wonder what they will call their children's channel?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Not from my point of view, it has to be an exceptional film for me to watch it more than once - neither of those fall into that category.

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That's exactly how we feel in our house.:(

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Agreed here too. As more and more people realise they are being sold short, they will ditch the broadcast channels in favour of streaming services, which give them much more choice and at less cost.

The broadcasters are indeed lazy. To be honest, I find that the main FREE terrestrial channels (BBC, ITV and Channel 4) have a better choice of programmes than any of the non-premium PAY TV channels. That is scandalous and it really makes me mad.

The only reason I continue to subscribe is because of the one or two good dramas that they spread thinly across the channels, but when I think of the money I could save by not having them... :fit:

I will give it another couple of years, I think, before I jump ship.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

I have access to Netflix and Amazon, which are very good and as time passes we are watching them more and more. I think in a few years the whole scene will be completely different. It will be then that I may be making dramatic changes. Sport is the Game changer for me. In 2019 there are lots of sport broadcasting rights up for grabs, so we shall see what happens.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

He might not have seen them before! A repeat isn't a repeat unless you've seen it before; i'm finding lots of things I've not seen before as throughout my life i've previously been out socialising or working in the evenings.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

That link you posted has been on Media Boy Blog since December 20th.

As of right now the only thing that been confirmed is TV3, e3 and be3 will be rebrand under the Virgin name in 2018.

That is why we have given it the working names of Virgin A, Virgin B and Virgin C right now.

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...v-ireland.html

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

So all the customers in the UK are interested in the Irish rebrand......:rolleyes:

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That's right, but most of us are not complaining about having choice. A lot of people value the ability to see some of their favourite shows and films again.

It's the lack of good quality, original material during the peak viewing time of the year that is the issue here.

In the good old days, the season of good programmes started in September and lasted until about May or June before the summer season of repeats took over. The Christmas period was laden with really good programmes and we used to look forward to the double Christmas edition of the TV magazines.

Nowadays, the whole year has become rather bland, with just the odd good programme coming through here and there. It's not good enough, and if the broadcasters don't get their act together pretty soon, they will pay with a steadily declining audience.

Unfortunately, that is precisely what I think will happen. In my circles, I have friends who are still reliant on the broadcast channels and they have been very vocal this year and noticeably over the Christmas holidays that there is nothing for them to watch on TV.

It is only a matter of time now before all but the most complacent diehards who will watch anything start looking for another alternative. That is when the streaming services will really take off and the financial viability of our pay tv and traditional channels will be at crisis point as they grapple will a huge loss in audience share.

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Yes, I've always been of the opinion that the Irish changes should be on a separate thread as they have a completely different set of channels there that the rest of us cannot access.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

I've found plenty of new content to watch across the channels in December.

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You have to look hard for it, though! It is true to say that there is new content to watch, some of which is good quality (eg Peaky Blinders and The Good Doctor).

But these programmes are few and far between, scattered amongst hundreds of channels, whereas there used to be an abundance of good programmes on the BBC alone.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Have you !!!! I certainly haven't had any difficulty finding it my PVR has picked up returning shows and the many others have been showcased in different sections on my box.

How do we determine what's good and what's not ? Everyone has different tastes.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Good Morning Everyone.

Hope you all had a good Christmas?

From a personal view, I'd like to see some UHD content, not sure in what form it could arrive in though (sports, documentary, drama)...I guess all is asking too much lol

Although with the Winter Olympics coming up, is there any word on Eurosport putting out any UHD coverage?

AMC and Sky Atlantic would be great additions, but apart from that, not sure if there is any other channels worth adding for the sake of a price rise.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

I think that's the thing - different tastes, different outcomes. I think that the new streaming services with their new original dramas have raised expectations. Not long ago, we would have been happy to watch Major Crimes, Criminal Minds and Scandal, but now we demand more. The tired old formulaic stuff is no longer enough.

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I think UHD will start to show itself this coming year on VM. Certainly, I would expect to see the World Cup and the winter Olympics coming through, but on the streamed service, not on a broadcast channel.

I should imagine also that the BBC iPlayer will start to add UHD content later in 2018. Any new dramas and documentaries are most likely to appear in the on demand section, but not as new channels. I am hoping that all new Virgin Exclusives will enable UHD viewing as well.

Having said all this, there have been no formal announcements as yet.

Sky Atlantic will be coming to VM in SD only either in 2018 or 2019. AMC might come in 2019 as well if VM can negotiate such a new deal with BT when the existing BT Sport channels come up for renewal.

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Personally I'd just like less crap, don't care about definition. No point in UHD if the content is rubbish. Just look out of the window/go to actual sports events for super definition ... :)

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Definition is important if you have a big screen, though, Mr K! Standard definition on a 55 inch screen is quite bad, actually.

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I'd say Netflix has some good shows but likewise equally has as much junk as the channels do in fact half their library originates from linear channels.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

So what will cheer you up Max?.

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I find there are enough good original series to keep me going on Netflix, with new ones being added all the time.

However, although there is some junk on there, it is a much, much smaller proportion than on pay tv and the broadcast terrestrials. A pretty good mix to appeal to a variety of tastes, I'd say. I don't watch the old TV series on there at all.

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Their demise in your opinion which is quite one eyed and slanted at the best of times..

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There is plenty of rubbish on the streaming services as well OB unless you think otherwise?.

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Its better then sod all OB.

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l suspect you might still be saying that when l am as dead as a dodo in about 20 years.;)

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I can only go off PVR use with recordings vs Streaming and in our house PVR viewing still trumps streaming although streaming has increased.

The two shows you mention Criminal Minds and Scandal score 7.8 or better out of 10 on IMDB so clearly they are pretty well liked. You do realise that half the Netflix originals are actually shows from other broadcasters , Netflix generally just calls them originals everywhere other than the broadcasters home country.

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Still quoting from the same chapter and verse l see OB.

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Plenty of new series links set in our household this December MM.

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Why do people alweays blame SKY for SKY Atlantic?
It was offered at launch to vm including the HD variant at a silly price so vm claim but i'm doubting vm on that.
Also the hd variant will be offered again it'll be down to VM if they take it or not but never mind a price rise is coming in April anyway.
Ooops silly me i might get accused of trolling again now for daring to call vm out for the liars they are.

On a more positive note we have had information that both BBC and ITV will be broadcasting the world cup in UHD, we shall see.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

One eyed and slanted? So you have no argument to support your view, then?

You may choose to disbelieve what is going on out there, Den, but much of my prediction in this respect is in line with the industry view.

I didn't say there was no rubbish on Netflix. I said there was a better balance, with a lot of good quality original shows.

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Well, yet again you are failing to recall that my prediction is for 20 years' time. :p:

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I am sure that VM would have taken Sky Atlantic like a shot if it was offered on reasonable terms. I seem to recall, Sky wanted VM to pay for a big proportion of their setting up and production costs, which is not how this normally works.

The fact that we are likely to get the channel in SD only is surely evidence that Sky are seeking to maintain an advantage. Why on Earth would VM want to take a prestige channel like Sky Atlantic in SD only? I have little doubt that this is Sky and their nasty little tricks.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

I'm growing tired of the stupid bickering between some members in this topic.

Grow up and start acting like adults, or risk spending time on the naughtly step.

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I appreciate that Criminal Minds and Scandal are popular. I just used these two programmes as examples of how the higher quality Netflix series are getting us in this household to seek out less formulaic programmes.

As far as I am concerned, Netflix stuff is original if it has not be shown before in this country. In exactly the same way, a 'new series' on broadcast channels does not necessarily indicate that it has not been shown elsewhere on the planet.

The list of stuff I still need to watch on Netflix is amazing. For example:

Jack Taylor
Santa Clarita Diet
Making a Murderer
Beyond
Marco Polo
Bloodline
Continuum
Colony
Spotless
Ozark
The OA
How to get away with Murder
Shooter
13 Reasons Why
Gypsy
Power
3 Per Cent
Queen of the South
The Crown
Mindhunter
Greenleaf
Alias Grace
The Sinner
Star Trek: Discovery
Frontier
Glitch
Stranger Things 2
The Punisher
Godless
Designated Survivor
Travelers....

The list goes on. It would take me years to get a list anything like this from all the broadcast channels put together.

From The Colony onwards, all these are new programmes I have added in the last six months.

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We'll have to agree to disagree on this as vm aren't as innocent as they make out, i'm surprised anyone wants to do business with them tbh with they way vm constantly go crying to ofcom.
I'm not defending SKY but i don't think SKY are entirely to blame for SA not being on vm.
I've said it many times vm messed up by selling their channels i know vm got a load of HD etc but money would of talked there and vm would of still had channels to use as leverage.
If SKY were really this spiteful nasty monster some claim then why are the rest of the SKY channels on vm, SKY could easily of said "no thankyou" but they didn't.
Same as some shout BT are a nasty spiteful monster, if they are then why did they allow vm to have BTsport in xl pack?
The reality is SKY,VM,BT etc are as bad as each other and need their heads banging together.
Ultimately with all their bickering it ends up being us the consumer that pays for it.

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Maybe you are right, and you have your sources, of course. Personally, though, I find it difficult to believe that VM would just sit on their hands while their subscribers were crying out for this channel.

I suppose we should just be grateful we are getting it at all, but I for one will continue to watch SA programmes via Now TV until such time as they eventually provide the channel in HD..

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I think the more important discussion about Sky Atlantic coming to VM is whether VM customers will have access to the channels back catalogue and box sets.
Most of the shows on SA have one or multiple seasons, if VM are just going to get the linear channel its going to be quite meaningless to many customers unless they have the chance to catch up on the shows its airing.
I would suggest this is nothing more than a money grab by Sky unless there is a comprehensive back catalogue along side the linear channel and those that have secured its content via other means will continue to use those other resources.

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I could not agree more with theone2K10.

I have said before on this forum that VM were offered SA many times at a reasonable rate, but typical VM they want channels on the cheap.

BUT, with BT and SKY agreeing to share channels, VM should jump at the chance to get these channels and pass on the channels to it loyal customers - for which l am not.

VM do not provide a good service in my view - again today , l have had trouble with VM.

I am sure some members will say that l am ranting. But, if am l paying a lot of hard earned money each money to get at least 80% service. Then they are worth it.

In 2018, VM will again increase the prices more than once, and take channels off. And yet, with the channels merge with Sky, and BT. It should be cheaper for customers.

But yes, l agree that each of them should bang there heads together. And put customers first and treat them with upmost respect

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You pay good money you have the right to expect a good service in return, on a good news info has filtered through to me today vm will be getting SA and the hd variant early 2019 once SA is on other platforms.
No news on AMC yet, our sources say BT have no interest in dealing with vm at this time, we think this is due to VMs childish behaviour over eiresport but we have no doubt vm and bt will sort things out eventually.
We expect VM to focus more on VOD in 2018 and we think this will be the scenerio for other platforms too, we also expect Discovery uhd to launch in 2018 on SKY and VM, Nat geo are another who we think will launch a UHD service.
By service we mean it could be a channel or vod content, we don't think Amazon will appear on v6 in 2018 but we expect vm to pick up more scraps i mean shows no one else wants.
We have heard that vm are trialing faster broadband too i will keep you all posted on this as much as i can.

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Lets summarise this people as I drink my second bottle of wine:

1) Sky do offer Sky Atlantic to VM but they offer a rip off price
2) VM don't want to buy Sky Atlantic as they're cheap and are trying to increase profits as i believe Liberty want to push profits up in the UK business to either balance the books elsewhere or make vm more attractive to purchase
3) Sky and BT will get other directors who will honestly believe in their stupidity withholding channels from the other even one stupid channel will get more money for their company by getting new subscribers. This daft policy rolls around in cycles. It will be the next directors "opinion" once this current direction of detente fails. They'll be on 200k a year with this bold new approach and i'm barely on 25k and living in my mums boxroom
4) Premier league rights will increase
5) Streaming services will multiply so the likes of just having amazon, netflix won't be enough. Disney will activate one. NBC will. Shows will start getting squeezed between more providers so it'll cost about 70 quid to get all the streaming shows. So the difference between that and normal cable or satelite will decrease
6) one or more of streaming companies will buy or be bought by a tv provider so the status quo remains
7) people will continue to move to streaming sites and cutting the cord but we must realise that it is cheaper sometimes to get tv and internet with broadband providers. Most people over 40 will not touch this. My sister is 36 and couldnt just deal with streaming sites. My mum is in her 60s and definitely couldnt. We're about 30 years from this actually happening though sports may head over there shortly.
8) price increases
9) this forum continuing to be a beautiful place for us all to share the joy and love of price increases and unexpected joys/disappointments.

These are my predictions. If i get 5 out of 9 right call me Lord Vincent of cableforum.

Now lets all hug and make up and I bless you all for 2018. I love you all. It'll be a fantastic show of terrible disappointments and much laughter

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As above in bold, how the hell do you know that????

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reasonable rate how many times have sky been told off by Ofcom for overcharging Arthur more than 1 put it that way they offered a high rate knowing no sensible company would pay it

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would have lot less channels no way they would got the hd channels without selling they channels to sky most VM customers complained about not having the HD channels and I was one of them I say again VM did right thing on this

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Actally, we agree on both points!

However, I would just add that VM should never have had to face the position of having to sell its channels to get this deal.

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Thank you for the update, theone - that's better news on Sky Atlantic.

I certainly do agree that on demand services is where the expansion of content will take place in the future, and this is likely to be the means by which we receive our future UHD programming.

I hope you are wrong about Amazon! I think the sticking point might be related to the Amazon channels.

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Virgin's main selling point will always be Broadband just as Sky's is Television. It really depends which all round offering suits your households needs the best.

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This when i was with vm before the fallout i saw the tv part as a added bonus all be it at a cost but i took vm solely for broadband, the tv was just a added extra bonus.

Whilst i'm online i'd like to wish all members and staff all the best for the new year.

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Sky will always have another USP. I think Sky Atlantic may arrive on VM soon, at the same time Sky Launch an exclusive Sky Atlantic UHD?

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+1

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I access Sky Atlantic, now and again via NOWTV, it would be nice to have it included on VM, keeping my TV selection neat and tidy.

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That's exactly it, Nick, and for the same reason I want Amazon so that all my streaming services are in one place. If we are getting Sky Atlantic HD in 2019, I will no longer need Now TV.

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I agree wholeheartedly with this statement.
I would go further as someone who recently invested in a reasonably future proof 4K TV and say that VM's broadband speeds will become their most important USP.
I have jumped through many hoops to get my 4K setup right and much of it relies on a good internet speed, unless you have a very large TV the resolution is kind of unimportant, any semi decent modern TV will upscale a broadcast HD picture to a very acceptable picture on the 4K TV, the trick to getting noticeably better pictures is having the ability to use the various HDR and Dolby Vision modes and at the moment that remains in the realms of Netflix, Amazon Prime and 4K Bluerays for content delivery, the former two rely on a good internet speed which is where VM excel.

As an aside some people are posting they want VM to add UHD content, can anyone with a V6 and Netflix answer me whether it just shows Netflix in 4K or does it also use Dolby Vision too?

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not a biggie considering the length of your list


Jack Taylor was shown on channel 5. (one of my favourite shows)


There is 4th season coming.

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Your list shows Netflix has it's fair share of junk just like the rest.

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Bloodline, Stranger Things and the Crown, brilliant.

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l like 2 of those three but MM is right as there is just as much pap on Netflix as there is everywhere else.

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One person’s ‘pap’ is another person’s enjoyment.

I am not a big fan (to put it mildly) of Mrs Brown’s Boys/Eastenders/Corrie/reality TV shows, but they are amongst the most watched programmes on TV.

Why can’t we just focus on the things WE enjoy, rather than denigrating the things others find enjoyable - at the end of the day, it’s only a TV programme/film, and there is such a wide range of programmes/films for people to choose things from.

YMMV :)

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I agree with those mate, and i'd add Ozark onto that list, thought it was really good too.

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I don’t know how you can say that in all seriousness, Den. There are some good dramas in there by the look of it. I would be surprised if you’d seen them all to come to that judgement.

If that list is pap according to you, the stuff on the scheduled channels is almost undescribable.

To be fair, there does seem to be some good new stuff coming through on the linear channels this month. Netflix is still streets ahead, however.

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I should have added Manhunt UNA Bomber, was excellent, I think you'd like it OB...

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Ha, ha, thank you, Max, I'll take a look at that!

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l quite agree.

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l am not denigrating what other people watch as that is what they like and l have nothing wrong with that.

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My point was whether its Linear TV , Streaming and or other platforms not everything is going to be that good to watch.

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Well each to their own tastes as we find plenty on the main broadcast channels to watch.

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Definition of pap

Calling programmes that other watch "worthless or trivial" is denigrating, imho.

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The Recovery Channel is currently available and showing slow TV on channel 269.

At first I thought that this was something similar to Landscape that TV channels dip in and out of, but it's a pop up channel available until 6am on 2/1/18.

Looks like The Community Channel are now prepared to sell their airtime.

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Well said.

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This reminds me i'm still yet to watch Ozark it's been on my Netflix watchlist since release lol.
A programme i'm really enjoying although it be via HULU is Marvels runaways, i really hope a uk network pick this up as if one does some of you are in for a treat.

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Let me put this business concerning a long standing discussion on SA coming to VM.

Its rumoured to be coming to VM in early 2019. Not good enough. We have been talking about this channel for many years.

About two years, l read an article in the media and business news. From the CEO of Sky. He was asked about SA coming to VM. He stated ' We have offered SA to VM on several occasions, and even reduced the cost, so that VM customers can enjoy this channel.'

VM stated that they were NOT prepared to pay OVER the limit for a channel.

I said at the time that VM want the channel on the cheap, but at the end pf the day it will be US that pay for the channel at the end of the day.

With a new year, its about time that VM directors got together and gave us the channel that everyone wants.

I am certain that this year VM will increase prices more than once and still say ' we want the best for our customers.

VM will come a cropper, as the are many products that you can get SA on. So they will lose out or again got to Ofcom to complain

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We don't get E! +1, but it appears to have closed down on Sky 229. I don't think that this is a prelude to them closing E! itself as this supplies the hayu app.

There's been speculation that, as the last major broadcaster not to have a FTA outlet, it may be used for this purpose or to bring 13th Street to the UK.

Either way, let's hope that we get it on VM, as it's bound to be more interesting than E!.

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Watching toenails grow is more interesting than E!

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:sleep::sleep::sleep:

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Well of course VM won't pay over the limit for any channel. You have to remember that SA is one of the Sky basics on the Sky satellite service. It is not a premium channel.

If Virgin paid over the odds for channels, that would impact on prices, and I'm sure you would be the first to complain about that.

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I agree it's not new channel's needed but more new quality programs. 2018 may well bring Sky Atlantic and/ or AMC to Virgin customers but I wouldn't hold your breath!

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28 British TV dramas to watch in 2018.

http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/tv/2018-...-watch-in-2018

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TV over Christmas was crap on all channels in my opinion

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And there was me saying such and such yesterday and the teacher gave me a slapped wrist.;)

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Maybe Universal has sold E! +1 channel number on Sky to an other broadcaster due the new look channel numbers that Sky are set to launch in 2018.

Sky are set to put all the +1 channels together on the channel lineup.

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Thanks for that.....set a few series links ☺