Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009) - Page 39

spiderplant · 21-03-2009, 21:12

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Originally Posted by moroboshi

I'd be interested to know what the actual percentage is now.

I'd guess 50%. The 50% point for living room TVs was reached in 2007, but people tend to move their old TV to another room when they buy a new one, so the overall percentage of widescreen creeps up slower than the new TV sales figures might suggest.

huxleypiguk · 22-03-2009, 07:21

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Originally Posted by mlayzell

Even with the credit crunch the gap will greatly widen with people trading in their TV's for new LCD HD ones when their areas are switched over to digital only

What is this with "I must get a new tele for the switchover ?" Your old tele will work if it is hooked up to a digital box, whether it is Freeview, cable or Sky/FreeSat.

You don't need a new tele !

22-03-2009, 10:10

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Originally Posted by huxleypiguk

What is this with "I must get a new tele for the switchover ?" Your old tele will work if it is hooked up to a digital box, whether it is Freeview, cable or Sky/FreeSat.

You don't need a new tele !

I did know that

I meant at least for the main TV it will be an excuse to ditch the 4:3 TV for one that supports widescreen

jim1690 · 23-03-2009, 12:22

i come from belfast but now living in dumbarton just outside glasgow so it would be good if i can get bbc northern ireland so is it true we will be getting it tomorrow

Andrewcrawford23 · 23-03-2009, 13:17

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Originally Posted by jim1690

i come from belfast but now living in dumbarton just outside glasgow so it would be good if i can get bbc northern ireland so is it true we will be getting it tomorrow

its not been confirmed by virign in the media so there no way of really know, jsut have to hope the sources are correct which they have been i say 60-70% of the time but not always as there always the chance of delaying or techicnal problems.

Media Boy UK · 23-03-2009, 14:38

Virgin Media to closed Trouble on March 31st.

Virgin Media Television will close its youth channel Trouble on March 31, kickstarting an overhaul of the Living portfolio on Virgin Channel 159.

Then Virgin Media Television will use Virgin Channel 159 for Living +2 from 1st of April.

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Add link: http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/2...n_trouble.html

Info from Broadcastnow.

23-03-2009, 14:41

Maybe they will take the opportunity to add the HD channels they promised

Media Boy UK · 23-03-2009, 16:17

Todays list now online - see post one.

frogstamper · 23-03-2009, 20:58

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Originally Posted by Mobes

Maybe they will take the opportunity to add the HD channels they promised

Your in the realms of fantasy now Mobes...HD and VM I should coco.

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virginruinedntl · 23-03-2009, 21:23

not it says 1 hd channel by the summer, what a joke, we were promised 4 by end of march! More lies!

braysoj1 · 23-03-2009, 21:36

any news on espn classic and is Yorkshire radio coming 2 virgin media

Andrewcrawford23 · 23-03-2009, 21:39

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Originally Posted by virginruinedntl

not it says 1 hd channel by the summer, what a joke, we were promised 4 by end of march! More lies!

it wasnt promised they said they intend to, by what i remeber the word intend means try and virign have admitted access to hd is limited and at a cost you say virgin ruined ntl, i say sky has ruined any chance of virign having hd

frogstamper · 23-03-2009, 21:51

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Originally Posted by Andrewcrawford23

it wasnt promised they said they intend to, by what i remeber the word intend means try and virign have admitted access to hd is limited and at a cost you say virgin ruined ntl, i say sky has ruined any chance of virign having hd

Actually Andrew have a look at the wording, "we will be launching four channels over the next four months".
In anybodies language that is a promise.

http://vmhd.blogspot.com/2008/12/ber...annels-on.html

akki007 · 23-03-2009, 22:01

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Originally Posted by braysoj1

...is Yorkshire radio coming 2 virgin media

That's more like it, a realistic aim for Virgin Media! I can imagine the press release...

"It's finally here*, what our loyal customer base has longed for..........ONLY on Virgin Media...............Yorkshire Radio. And on top of that, we are also bringing you Yorkshire Radio + 1, we will be removing Sky Sports 1-3 to make room for Yorkshire Radio + 2, +3 and the fantastic Yorkshire Radio + 24. And all this for a low low monthly subscription fee of Â£4.99 per month.

*Coming soon"

frogstamper · 23-03-2009, 22:09

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Originally Posted by akki007

That's more like it, a realistic aim for Virgin Media! I can imagine the press release...

"It's finally here*, what our loyal customer base has longed for..........ONLY on Virgin Media...............Yorkshire Radio. And on top of that, we are also bringing you Yorkshire Radio + 1, we will be removing Sky Sports 1-3 to make room for Yorkshire Radio + 2, +3 and the fantastic Yorkshire Radio + 24. And all this for a low low monthly subscription fee of Â£4.99 per month.

*Coming soon"

Oh yes, I'll have some of that

Sky can keep their thirty plus HD channels, who needs those when Berkett has delivered "Yorkshire radio" to the VM epg.
WOW we are still in the race...beat that Rupert.