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virginruinedntl · 03-02-2018, 22:58

FreeSports have been tweeting that they are launching a HD channel soon:

https://twitter.com/FreeSportsUK/sta...22948397502464
https://twitter.com/FreeSportsUK/sta...52905911726080

Virgin Media does not have the SD version. FreeSports said that virgin media want too much money to air it. They said a few months ago that they would likely launch on Freesat HD/Sky HD for a possible HD channel as it is much cheaper. They said that launching on Freeview HD isn't going to happen any time soon as it costs a fortune, $300k or so for Freeview slot + multimillion broadcast fees from Arquiva to broadcast it on their tv towers.

Would be very embarrassing for Virgin Media if the HD channel launches on FreeSat HD yet paying Virgin Media customers can't get it.

03-02-2018, 22:58	#373
virginruinedntl Inactive Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 391	Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018) FreeSports have been tweeting that they are launching a HD channel soon: https://twitter.com/FreeSportsUK/sta...22948397502464 https://twitter.com/FreeSportsUK/sta...52905911726080 Virgin Media does not have the SD version. FreeSports said that virgin media want too much money to air it. They said a few months ago that they would likely launch on Freesat HD/Sky HD for a possible HD channel as it is much cheaper. They said that launching on Freeview HD isn't going to happen any time soon as it costs a fortune, $300k or so for Freeview slot + multimillion broadcast fees from Arquiva to broadcast it on their tv towers. Would be very embarrassing for Virgin Media if the HD channel launches on FreeSat HD yet paying Virgin Media customers can't get it.