Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

[kesterwww]

Originally Posted by braysoj1

Up to four more linear high definition channels will launch on Virgin Media's digital cable service over the next few months, Digital Spy was told today.


http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitalt...sed-on-hd.html

The above was posted on the 1st of april, the day after the first "promise" of hd in the next 3 months expired. It is on page 49 of this thread. A little further down that page is an entry from joglynne linking to an e mail from Neil Burkett to a customer asking about where the hd channels were. Makes very interesting reading.

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Me again... sorry, "interesting reading" maybe stretching the use of that term a little. But it does answer some of the questions about what VM have said over the past few months regarding hd.
And Andrew... Is a broken promise morally better than telling a lie? It still results in the same thing. Something being said which doesn't turn out to be true.
... Why am I letting myself get sucked into this debate?

[virginruinedntl]

Time to write some death threat letters to the Virgin CEO :P

might stop him lying.

[frogstamper]

As someone who has been looking forward to getting any sort of decent HD content I've come to the simple conclusion not to believe a word VM says concerning HD.
My contract runs out at the end of September so I've decided that if there is still no HD I'll cancel my TV with VM and go to Sky, reluctantly.

http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=11944

Just for fun read paragraph two, the part where Berkett says "VM could catch up quickly concerning HD 3 to 6 months"

Well Neil that gives you a tad under three weeks to fulfill that statement...lets see how you do.

KenK and Frogstamper see the truth.... pity VM can't talk it...

3 months 6 months, summer, autumn... lol... the BS goes on and on....

U know what, even if they appear tomorrow it wouldn't stop the company from looking shabby and inept afa HD is concerned....

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PMSL - just read that Digital spy link... last bit reads

"It is understood that additional talks are underway with a view to adding more linear HD services later this year and into 2010."

So bugger Autumn... it's now 2010

This just gets better and better LOL

[akki007]

If anybody's primary concern is HD, then go to sky. Simples. Virgin can take as long as they want with HD given the proportion of their customer base demanding it.

Blah blah blah... not everyone can get Sky, i can't. That argument is rizzable.

Indeed it misses the biggeer picture. It's not just about the lack of HD it's the farsical way VM have gone about it...

[Nook29]

Originally Posted by KenK

Are you serious? You say we're being told Autumn, but we're not supposed to believe it? What is the point in that?
But they're not saying when we'll get them (apart from 'first quarter', which turned out to be a lie). I'm not anti-Virgin, I'm just anti-being-lied-to. To expand a previous statement - "if they don't know if or when they're going to get any more HD channels, just say so!!!"

Wait a minute, so I'm not allowed to say that, but anybody else who says it in this thread (which is nearly everybody) is fine? Just because I'm confident VM will deliver more HD channels this year, does not mean I believe what they say, or expect we'll get them when they say we will. Autumn is a time frame set by the guys on the VM twitter, nothing official.

People in here seem to be too hung up on HD. I want more HD channels, but if it was my biggest concern I'd be with Sky right now. Even if I did require more HD channels to keep me happy, Sky wouldn't be much better. A lot of the HD channels they have are rubbish and I'd never use anyway.

[Mike RB]

Originally Posted by akki007

If anybody's primary concern is HD, then go to sky. Simples. Virgin can take as long as they want with HD given the proportion of their customer base demanding it.

Seems a shame that VM just don't want to compete. Skys TV service is years ahead of VMs in my opinion. On demand is all well and good but not when there are missing episodes/seasons etc etc.

Technically, VM *should* be wiping the floor with Skys satellite service. As I've said before, I and I'm sure many others stick with VM because of price. I'd only want Skys TV service as VM provide a very good broadband and phone service in my opinion.

[Nook29]

The only thing VM are behind on is HD, and that will be sorted. For me, VM provide a much better service.

[Media Boy UK]

Living primed for HD roll-out

Virgin Media will roll out an HD version of Living this year as part of a cross-platform strategy to boost the channel’s brand.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/b...002417.article

Info from Broadcast.

[rodster]

I have been watching various forums for the last 12 months or so, thought it was time i joined and aired my views, VM offer a (in my opinion) a top notch internet service (i have the phone too never had any probs with that) the tv service is pretty good too we have on demand and catch up so there is always somthing to watch....... however if we start comparing the tv service to sky then I realise how much better skys offerings are, hd wise,but you have to pay for it. I have been with telewest/virgin for moons and have been waiting paitently for HD (Coming soon "sigh") I moved house in feb and i decided i was going to the dark side however after virgins latest promise on hd at the time I decided to stay with them and got my self a really good deal but a new 12 month contract...

I will be honest I have lost all faith in vm to deliver the hd channels and with it looking like setanta going under, and the price it will cost me to add sky sports to my existing package. Im gonna take the plunge and go for sky, there isn't that much in price difference and I'll get plenty of hd (including sports)

Now my next debate is gonna be fun Im going to ask/demand virgin release me from my current contract on the grounds I was mis sold it, I was promised more hd channels would arrive by the end of march. Hence the reason i stayed on. ( I bet that phone call won;t be recorded though)

Let the fun begin...

p.s. good luck you virgin fans I hope they do get there hd channels for you don't hold your breath though. |Virgins main bread winner and sales arm is broadband the tv service is a weak second, (go to the states and check out there cable tv services (comcast) its all we ever dreamed and more )

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Living primed for HD roll-out

Virgin Media will roll out an HD version of Living this year as part of a cross-platform strategy to boost the channel’s brand.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/b...002417.article

Info from Broadcast.

There we have it then... no room for Eurosport HD , FX HD, etc... we'll be watching Makeover shows in HD instead... marvelous...

[kesterwww]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Living primed for HD roll-out

Virgin Media will roll out an HD version of Living this year as part of a cross-platform strategy to boost the channel’s brand.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/b...002417.article

Info from Broadcast.

I found that article very difficult to understand. What portfolio will be subject to a bidding war?
And if the VM owned channels are in such great shape, why were they wanting to sell them off?
They neglected to put a time frame on the start of Living HD, probably a good idea as it takes VM an eternity to do anything regarding hd channels.

[Andrewcrawford23]

Originally Posted by Mobes

There we have it then... no room for Eurosport HD , FX HD, etc... we'll be watching Makeover shows in HD instead... marvelous...

And there the point other have made before that even virgin adding hd channel will not satify people unless it all the ones sky have virgin can never win can they?

I for one would liek Living HD but prefer some of the UKTV HD channels to

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Originally Posted by kesterwww

I found that article very difficult to understand. What portfolio will be subject to a bidding war?
And if the VM owned channels are in such great shape, why were they wanting to sell them off?
They neglected to put a time frame on the start of Living HD, probably a good idea as it takes VM an eternity to do anything regarding hd channels.

the vmtv channels

[toady]

Originally Posted by Mobes

There we have it then... no room for Eurosport HD , FX HD, etc... we'll be watching Makeover shows in HD instead... marvelous...

Bet they get more viewers watching Living HD than Eurosport, FX, National Geo combined

I'm amazed how many people watch all these nature programmes all the time and hence have the need for HD, whereas no one watches BBC1,2, ITV and 5 due to the lack of HD