Freeview Channels on VM
 

Hi All - have noticed recently the extra channels available on Freeview - but not streamed by VM - namely: Movie Mix, True Entertainment and Movies for Men. Is there any reason why VM doesn't provide these channels considering that they're "free"?

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Perhaps they will not pay for carriage on VirginMedia

Re: Freeview Channels on VM
 

Channel 189 is True Entertainment?

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Do you not have an aerial?

Re: Freeview Channels on VM
 

Yea! It's by having an aerial that I can see what's available on Freeview - but not on VM!

Re: Freeview Channels on VM
 

What's washing powder got to do with it.

Daz for me.

:LOL:

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My sets a bit old though

Re: Freeview Channels on VM
 

Yes, but the point I was making was that if you can pick it up on Freeview, why do you need it on Virgin Media as well? It's just an unnecessary cost to put on channels for the sake of it.

Re: Freeview Channels on VM
 

VM don't offer a Freeview type tier out of the goodness of their hearts; they do it to bring in telephone and BB revenue, where the money is to be made. That is why at one time taking a phone line with VM automatically included a TV STB.

If some of the Freeview channels are omitted, it means adding a separate PVR for the odd few channels that aren't on VM. (And, as I recall, someone has said that some people don't like too many boxes under their TV ;):D)

But (more importantly) if people have to have a second box, then they may as well dump VM TV services, buy a Freeview PVR and source phone and BB separately. Which is not VM's plan.

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But don't most tv's have freeview as standard now. Yes I know some people still need to record the channels that are not on VM.

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I was assuming that most people had a DVD recorder, which can record the Freeview channels not on VM.

However, I was wrong to assume that, particularly as a number of people I know have only a DVD player.

So I agree, if you prefer to record programmes, or at least would like the ability to do so, a channel on Freeview that is not on VM can be an annoying omission.