Thread: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
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Old 03-05-2009, 16:37   #853
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
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Originally Posted by sammyjayuk View Post
It's worth pointing out that, if the platform is currently bandwidth constrained, they could be preventing new channels from appearing altogether.

Sam
You are right, but 'if' is the appropriate word. We were told a while ago that there were bandwidth constraints, then suddenly we were told that more capacity had been added to the system and we could get up to 30 new channels. (Only some of these have appeared).

We know that VM are negotiating contracts for a number of new HD channels, which should come to us within a few months. If they were that bandwidth constrained, they wouldn't be able to do this.

I think the bandwidth argument is not one we need to worry about, and with the forthcoming analogue switchoff, if it is a problem at all it will soon go away. New contracts for new channels means more expenditure for VM, and this is the more likely explanation for the lack of channels.
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