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Old 03-03-2015, 20:39   #1008
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 1

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Originally Posted by jobbie8 View Post
Anyone have an idea why FOX HD has moved?
It's about time a HD swap option was added, instead of moving channels around, FOX HD 158, is one of the few channel numbers I know, that and 212, 310 and 604 lol
As well as the speculation that this may be in preparation for adding new channels; it's been shown that timeshift channels do much better ratings wise when placed next to their parent channel. This attracts better advertising revenue.

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
BBC1+1 is not a goer now, so I can't see that your proposed BBC2+1 would be either.

I would not be surprised if BBC3 was allowed to continue in the slot once all this fuss is over. Much ado about nothing!
What's happened to the plans for BBC1 +1?

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Originally Posted by Media Boy View Post
Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: New Channel to launch for one day only.

Virgin Sources has confirmed that on Saturday the Bradford v Reading FA Cup match will be free to view for non BT Sports customers on Channel 555.

Its will be called BT Sport 1 Free and will only show this event.

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Is this a simulcast of an encrypted BT Sport channel, or something extra?

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Originally Posted by alwaysabear View Post
I wonder if VM will let their customers know that this opportunity is available.
Well, VM and it's predecessors are known for poor communication towards their customers.
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