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Originally Posted by denphone
My moan is not with the content but why it took so long to arrive when other providers already had it.
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Originally Posted by Stephen
You have to think about the rights issues. They may have had a contract signed for channel carriage rights but not On demand. Its the same reason that some programmes never appear on catch up or some things don't play on +1 channels(such as movies)
Its very complicated now with so many ways to view content. All bases need covered.
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VM have had the option of having the UKTV VOD service since it's inception.
From what I can gather, UKTV have eventually realised that VM weren't going to budge on the (undisclosed) amount that they were willing to pay. In the end, I am assuming that UKTV decided that an offer below what was expected for the service, that provided another income stream, was better than nothing.
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Originally Posted by Media Boy
MB Views: Is Virgin Media still in talks with LFC TV?
Is Virgin Media still in talks with Liverpool FC over its new HD Channel?
The "Channel no longer broadcasting" screen has been on air over the past two weeks now and still to be removed from Virgin Channel 544.
The last time Virgin did this was when ESPN was axe for two weeks just for it to reappear as part of the BT Sport deal.
Note: LFCTV was still on Virgin Channel 544 at time of posting.
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Indeed, I was thinking that myself when looking for what had changed on the EPG the other day (turned out that 2x ITVBe slots had been added).
I haven't heard anything since hearing that LFC TV had approached VM to discuss carriage of the HD variant.
I had assumed that the talks had swiftly broken down with no agreement being reached when the SD variant was pulled from VM after Sky had appeared to stick their nose in and announce that the channel would only be available via themselves and an app.
However, soon after this, VM changed their "This channel is no longer available" message to "LFC TV are currently upgrading their service".
It has now been changed back, but it is very unusual for a minor channel to remain on the EPG after closure.
Normally, such a channel is only kept on for a week, presumably to inform customers of the closure and prevent some calls to CS.
The current state of play is that your guess is as good as mine MB, but if I hear anything i'll let everyone know (unlikely as we are all busy with the kead up to Chrustmas)
