26-02-2011, 18:50
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Sky Sports red button
Why cant virgin get 5 sky hd boxes all on red button watching diffrent games.
Hook them up to the head end and broadcast them on channel 450 451 452 453 454 455.
Am I missing something?
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26-02-2011, 18:52
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Re: Sky Sports red button
Maybe because it would be rather illegal and of poor quality. 
Plus you would need an extra box as you have listed 6 channels.
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26-02-2011, 18:53
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Re: Sky Sports red button
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Originally Posted by jb66
Why cant virgin get 5 sky hd boxes all on red button watching diffrent games.
Hook them up to the head end and broadcast them on channel 450 451 452 453 454 455.
Am I missing something?
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Plus also VIRGIN have not got access to SKY red button in any way shape or form at the moment so that is why they are unable to broadcast it 
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26-02-2011, 19:15
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Re: Sky Sports red button
I thaught it was decided virgin was allowed red button but it was a software issue, this way there is no software!
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26-02-2011, 19:29
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Re: Sky Sports red button
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Originally Posted by jb66
I thaught it was decided virgin was allowed red button but it was a software issue, this way there is no software!
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I am only joking as I do not think that they will pay for 5 boxes and the subs to broadcast them
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26-02-2011, 19:34
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Re: Sky Sports red button
About three weeks ago DF said Red Button will be coming soon to Virginmedia and I have seen posts saying it will be here before April, we shall see.
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26-02-2011, 19:35
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Re: Sky Sports red button
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Originally Posted by jb66
I thaught it was decided virgin was allowed red button but it was a software issue, this way there is no software!
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No software but still illegal.
They'd be using a DOMESTIC sub for commercial purposes.
Now they could have gone to sky and gone "give us the raw feeds and we'll just bodge together a solution to getting match choice out there" but it's a pretty poor and messy job just for a couple of hours a week of football, and ignores all of the other red button content.
Better to wait and do something properly rather than bodging it together in the shortest time possible.
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26-02-2011, 20:46
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Re: Sky Sports red button
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Originally Posted by alwaysabear
About three weeks ago DF said Red Button will be coming soon to Virginmedia and I have seen posts saying it will be here before April, we shall see.
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I hope it is here in April as we have waited long enough for it now.
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26-02-2011, 20:55
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Re: Sky Sports red button
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Originally Posted by jb66
Why cant virgin get 5 sky hd boxes all on red button watching diffrent games.
Hook them up to the head end and broadcast them on channel 450 451 452 453 454 455.
Am I missing something?
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Not possible, VM would be sued by BSkyB.
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27-02-2011, 13:27
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Re: Sky Sports red button
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Originally Posted by alwaysabear
About three weeks ago DF said Red Button will be coming soon to Virginmedia and I have seen posts saying it will be here before April, we shall see.
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Info from my insider over the weekend is now saying that Virgin Media will launch the Sky Red Button in April.
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27-02-2011, 13:34
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Re: Sky Sports red button
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Originally Posted by Media Boy
Info from my insider over the weekend is now saying that Virgin Media will launch the Sky Red Button in April.
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Thanks MB.
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27-02-2011, 13:39
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Re: Sky Sports red button
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Thanks MB.
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I just saw an rumour: DS Forums poster ''Technix'' says that the Sky Red Button IS ''currently in testing. They've added 14 video streams just to facilitate Sky Sports' red button service.''
(See post TWO) http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s....php?t=1442717
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27-02-2011, 13:45
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Re: Sky Sports red button
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Originally Posted by Media Boy
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That is encouraging if true.
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27-02-2011, 17:06
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Re: Sky Sports red button
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Originally Posted by alwaysabear
That is encouraging if true.
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There is no sign of 14 new streams testing.
In fact there dosen't appear to be any new tests broadcasting at all.
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27-02-2011, 18:48
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Re: Sky Sports red button
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Originally Posted by Media Boy
Info from my insider over the weekend is now saying that Virgin Media will launch the Sky Red Button in April.
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They better launch it in April when the cost for tv and net will go up(Coincidence?)
I wont hold my breath on the Red button appearing anytime soon.
Will it launch begin,middle or end of April or is this another smokescreen to stop customers defecting to Sky?
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