Channel rumours ban - Make an official statement Virgin Media!
 

If this is truly VM stopping certain members posting rumours, then make an official statement. I think it is disgusting that you are using cloak and daggers PM to threaten a great group of people.

We all know you have a presence on this forum, so stand up and be counted.

Re: Channel rumours ban - Make an official statement Virgin Media!
 

Is there any chance you could explain exactly what this is about?

Re: Channel rumours ban - Make an official statement Virgin Media!
 

If it was VM then I'm entirely sure that the reasons will have everything to do with ensuring that they are amongst the market leaders. They're not in the business of ****ing off their customers without good reason-they can't be.

Re: Channel rumours ban - Make an official statement Virgin Media!
 

Sure, read the posts from this page. It is either DS trolls, or official VM people. A few of the rumour guys such as Media Boy have been warned and even told that they are delaying channels by posting rumours?

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...l-page-36.html

Re: Channel rumours ban - Make an official statement Virgin Media!
 

I would expect it's specifically this post http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35630525-post584.html

1) Doesn't say it's from someone at VM, nor whether it was an 'official' warning.

2) Even if it is from someone from within VM, doesn't mean it isn't the truth. Some negotiations I'm sure are quite sensitive and have a bit of commercial horse trading. Having 'it's coming to VM' may well annoy content providers who see it as an assumption in negotiations.

3) Official statements come from VM as soon as channel launches are confirmed, and we staff generally get told pretty much at the same time as customers do.

Re: Channel rumours ban - Make an official statement Virgin Media!
 

Have to disagree with you on that last one, Virgin are pretty useless in announcing new channels.

Re: Channel rumours ban - Make an official statement Virgin Media!
 

I can confirmed that the PM was not from Virgin Workers - just an Virgin Viewer as far as I know.

I was really thinking about stop doing the Rumour channels launches anyway.

Re: Channel rumours ban - Make an official statement Virgin Media!
 

Sorry, but this is really comeplete nonsense.

To suggest that companies, usually American, would be concerned about postings on a UK forum about channels that may or may not launch is absurd.

If someone wishes to post rumours on a forum, that is their business and no one elses. If someone else chooses to read these rumours and believe them as fact, that is their business and no one elses.

Forums are very useful for general chat, help and guidance, exchange of ideas and posting news and rumours. Just because one, usually excellent poster, on DS is having a hissy fit, should not put people off from using forums.

It has been suggested (not a fact, a rumour) that there will be more channel launches but VM are concentrating on their Netflix roll out at the moment. I choose to believe this rumour, but others can believe whatever rumours they wish.

If folk aren't happy with free speech, perhaps they should move to somewhere more to their liking, ie North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Iran etc.

Now back to the coming soon thread, which is 95% general chat and rubbish and 5% very interesting (to me) rumours and news.

Re: Channel rumours ban - Make an official statement Virgin Media!
 

You should just ignore it if it was from a Virgin viewer then MB.

Re: Channel rumours ban - Make an official statement Virgin Media!
 

He should ignore it if it was from VM too, he's not on their payroll.

Re: Channel rumours ban - Make an official statement Virgin Media!
 

When a Virgin insider makes Virgins future plans and strategies public, prior to deals being finalised or announced, they might be in breach of Competition Law. This is a very serious offence and caries very hefty fines, and potentially prison sentences.

My basic understanding of Competition Law suggests an employee should not discuss or share or submit or otherwise provide competitively sensitive, confidential information to competitors or through third parties to competitors, i.e. future company plans, policies, strategies, ideas etc…

So if a Virgin insider provides information about channel negotiations and agreed deals that end up on this forum, that have not yet be made public, they could be deemed to have breached Competition Law. Third party competitors such as SKY, BT and YouView can easily visit this forum and get access to the information.

Re: Channel rumours ban - Make an official statement Virgin Media!
 

That's that, then. Close thread.

Re: Channel rumours ban - Make an official statement Virgin Media!
 

It's not VM it's someone from another forum attempting to use bullying tactics to try and scare us into not giving any info. It hasn't worked because i've already made it clear that i will indeed continue to post the rumours i hear.

Re: Channel rumours ban - Make an official statement Virgin Media!
 

Re: Channel rumours ban - Make an official statement Virgin Media!
 

Technically Russ under a certain law, Virgin Media and legal authorities would have to contact the poster to remove it as anything posted on this forum is from the poster and not from you. Good on your for saying no though!