Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009) - Page 28

wezza77 · 25-02-2009, 09:09

Just phoned Virgin to complain about being misled about HD coming soon to be told there will be no new HD channels until 75% of households are able to use it . Personally I have given up hope of ever getting new HD services on Virgin and am waiting 4 my contract to expire .

BenMcr · 25-02-2009, 09:40

I wish agents would stop making stuff up about HD.

Staff have yet to be briefed on Virgin's HD plans for this year.

Stephen · 25-02-2009, 10:45

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Originally Posted by wezza77

Just phoned Virgin to complain about being misled about HD coming soon to be told there will be no new HD channels until 75% of households are able to use it . Personally I have given up hope of ever getting new HD services on Virgin and am waiting 4 my contract to expire .

I am sorry but that is a load of rubbish. An other CSR making things up.

Horizon · 25-02-2009, 11:31

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

I wish agents would stop making stuff up about HD.

Staff have yet to be briefed on Virgin's HD plans for this year.

Perhaps the VM webcast in half an hour's time may give a clue??

EBD3000 · 25-02-2009, 11:33

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Originally Posted by Horizon

Perhaps the VM webcast in half an hour's time may give a clue??

Hope rising ready to be dashed.

25-02-2009, 11:55

lol

akki007 · 25-02-2009, 12:14

"More HD channels this year".

"Ofcom market investigation may deliver access to Sky premium sports and movie channels in HD".

Annoyingly my feed stopped at this point! ha ha.

So basically, coming soon

TheDon · 25-02-2009, 12:15

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Originally Posted by akki007

"More HD channels this year".

"Ofcom market investigation may deliver access to Sky premium sports and movie channels in HD".

Annoyingly my feed stopped at this point! ha ha.

So basically, coming soon

All you missed was him adding that sky WILL NOT (his emphasis) wholesale their HD channels to VM, and they're hoping there will be some movement in the pay tv investigation in june/july.

25-02-2009, 12:18

So what happened too "the first 3 months of the year" then?

More HD channels "this year" sound like even more bluff and bluster to me >

CrossyX · 25-02-2009, 12:19

More VOD joy

. From what i heard its going to be closer to the end of the year and that even then only if Ofcom wing in Virgins favor.

howardmicks · 25-02-2009, 12:19

Yer but i wonder if everyone would be this excited if they had to pay for it,Its not VOD we want its HD Channels.

Andrewcrawford23 · 25-02-2009, 12:55

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Originally Posted by howardmicks

Yer but i wonder if everyone would be this excited if they had to pay for it,Its not VOD we want its HD Channels.

which virign have said they cant get because sky will not give them it, there only maybe 6=8 channels outside of sky portfolio that ar ein hd and they will cost a bit and people aint goign to go to virign for a hd sub of say Ã‚Â£10 when they ccan go to sky for 30 hd channels its simple business sense until virign can get access to sky hd channels they will not get access to other ones they need ot pay for the best hope it for itv and ch4 hd

Media Boy UK · 25-02-2009, 13:10

Virgin Media added 44,500 net pay-TV additions in the quarter, down from 61,100 a year earlier. Virgin flagged up the rising usage of its VoD services. On a monthly basis, it said 1.8 million of its digital TV customers were now using VoD, representing a reach of 51.8%. Average views per user per month in the quarter were 29.7, compared to 22 a year ago.

http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/8841...a-content-arm/

Info from Media week

frogstamper · 26-02-2009, 00:08

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Originally Posted by Mobes

So what happened too "the first 3 months of the year" then?

More HD channels "this year" sound like even more bluff and bluster to me >

Another let down on the HD front, that's the last straw for me, after eighteen years with VM-TV in its various guises I'll be cancelling in May when my contracts up and reluctantly going to Sky.
The fact nothing has been mentioned since Berketts boast of three or four HD channels in the next three months, made me realise VM would let us down yet again concerning HD.

Heres a reminder...

http://www.trustedreviews.com/tvs/ne...HD-Channels/p1

Media Boy UK · 02-03-2009, 10:10

New channel to launch on Virgin TV on April fools day.

I am not joking with you but agbnielsen is reporting that Living +2 will launch on Virgin and Sky on the 1st of April.

www.agbnielsen.co.uk/agb/files/ClientServices/New%20BARB%20Channels/Implementation-Living%20+2.doc

Info from agbnielsen.co.uk.