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Old 06-03-2015, 17:29   #1068
RichardCoulter
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 1

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Originally Posted by andy_m View Post
They can't monetise their back catalogue through a subscription service but might be able to blag enough in carriage fees and advertising revenue to make it worthwhile?
Seems a sensible conclusion to me.

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Originally Posted by denphone View Post
l would not pay tuppence for that rubbish.
It was that bad that I couldn't find anything that I wanted to watch during their free promotions!

I noticed yesterday that BT SPORT 1 FREE had been added to the V+ EPG. To answer my own question, it is indeed a simulcast of the normal BT Sport 1 for the duration of the 'channel'.

I'd have thought that it would have been easier to simply unencrypt BT Sport 1 for the match; but from what i've been told it's more complicated to turn the encryption on and off for cable than it is for satellite- hence the decision to create what is probably the shortest channel life in the history of cable television in the UK!!!

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
Yes. http://www.pictureboxfilms.com/how-to-get-it

Maybe VM will launch Amazon Prime instead?
After clicking on that link, Picturebox are still advertising availability on VM. However, upon clicking on their link to VM, all references to Picturebox seem to have been removed. They only mention the films and boxsets available on Netflix and Sky.
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