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Old 11-08-2016, 00:11   #1721
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter View Post
Isn't Fox News a FTA channel too?? I too am surprised that YourTV isn't in the list.
No, it isn't on Freesat and is encrypted on Astra 28, so only available to Sky subscribers at the moment.

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
Not really, that channel's there for the pay-TV refuseniks. VM customers already get the content on other channels so no point Fox paying VM more money for minimal viewers.
It's certainly there for the FTA market and some of the content is available on other channels. However that content is usually available on other FTA channels, so FTA viewers can also get the content elsewhere. That's just how tv is these days, multiple repeats over multiple channels.

The fact that Fox cross promotes YourTV on their main pay-tv channel would suggest that it isn't just intended for pay-tv refuseniks, they appear to be actively trying to build the audience for the channel.

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
It appears that this was the first sighting of the new box! I was actually joking at the time! Little did I know.
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/1384...to-rival-sky-q
It looks rather ugly, very retro.
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