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Originally Posted by Horizon
Well, I think we only need to look at how VM organise the channels today to tell us how it will be in the future. The current channel pack list is here:
http://shop.virginmedia.com/digital-tv/channels.html
M pack will always closely mirror Freeview. As Freeview will only have 5 HD channels, that's what will be on M too.
Looking at the list, all the other terrestrial HD channels (BBC/ITV/CH4&5) are in the L pack but no other HD channels beyond that.
I think the L pack will contain all the rest of the terrestrial HD channels when/if launched on cable ie ITV2 HD etc, but everything else will go in XL.
With XL containing all non-premium HD channnels, it's become the HD pack by default. I'd expect most of the SD channels not currently available in the L pack to move there to highlight this fact even more.
You can imagine a future VM advert saying, "if you want HD go XL" with a tivo base. I'm sure some marketing person will be paid a fortune for coming up with such a "original" idea... 
I don't reckon the HD channels will be in L, but we'll see. |
BBC ONE HD, BBC HD, ITV 1 HD, 4 HD, 5 HD and Film 4 HD are in the M+ package. I see ITV 2,3,4 HD being on the XL pack when/if launched in november because ITV have put them behind a paywall. Watch HD, Good Food HD and Eden HD will probably go in the XL pack. Dave is on freeview So Dave HD might go on the M+ package The same as Film4 HD did. We should soon know what tv packs the UKTV HD channels will be on.
This below will be updated at the start of october
http://www.virginmedia.com/customers...nnel-guide.pdf