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Originally Posted by Media Boy
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Last night someone PM me to say that I was holding channel launches up by saying that (name channel) may launch tonight.
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I honestly can't see VM sorting out the legal, retail and technical sides of launching a channel and then abandoning it at the last minute because of something that has been posted here
The only exception to this could have been BT Sports.
The non appearence of the +1 channel was more likely due to the date being put back in favour of essential tests that need to be completed for Netflix, which takes higher priority than a +1 SD channel.
Sometimes dates are planned, but due to technical difficulties encountered or higher priority deals that are subsequently agreed upon, they are put back. This is why VM don't usually announce launch dates in advance, as it would irritate cystomers and make them look unprofessional.
Even putting a 'coming soon' slate onto the EPG is a risk. There were unforseen technical difficulties that delayed the launch of The Africa Channel and a legal oversight that led to the delay of Tiddlers TV.