Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009) - Page 90

call08 · 12-06-2009, 22:29

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Originally Posted by Andrewcrawford23

no that aint true, they are sellign them sky are bidding does nto mean sky willg et them

you know sky will get them easy and i think they will get the 50percent of uktv they always destroy compertion and ofcom can't do a thing about it

sherer · 12-06-2009, 22:33

surely if Sky are bidding it shows the channels are profitable and so VM should keep them. Also haven't they learnt anything from the Sky basics fiasco. With no channels to sell in return VM will have no negotiating power at all

call08 · 12-06-2009, 22:36

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Originally Posted by sherer

surely if Sky are bidding it shows the channels are profitable and so VM should keep them. Also haven't they learnt anything from the Sky basics fiasco. With no channels to sell in return VM will have no negotiating power at all

yer virgin media is in debt of 6 bill thts why there selling them ino there profitable but when yu have big debt yu must have no choice surely

furnell · 12-06-2009, 23:26

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Originally Posted by call08

you know sky will get them easy and i think they will get the 50percent of uktv they always destroy compertion and ofcom can't do a thing about it

That aint being sold with the VMTV package, besides UKTV/BBC Worldwide has first refusal, so we dont have to worry about VMs share being sold to Sky.

cupcakes aka dd · 13-06-2009, 00:28

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Originally Posted by Hiroki

Wow living hd.......I bet all you HD lovers are happy now

Man I'm on the vinegar strokes oooohhh hoooooo oooooooo awwwwww.

moroboshi · 13-06-2009, 01:31

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Originally Posted by Nook29

Living isn't a bad channel, you know full well they show other stuff other than what you said. It might not be the best channel, but I'd rather it in HD than not in HD.

Living is one of the worst. It has those utterly retarded 'psychic' shows, where idiots get to 'talk' to a dead person, or as it's also known, get conned on a TV show. Oh and 'ghost' hunt shows too.

It's a channel aimed at simple minded people with IQs in single digits.

frogstamper · 13-06-2009, 04:08

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Originally Posted by moroboshi

Living is one of the worst. It has those utterly retarded 'psychic' shows, where idiots get to 'talk' to a dead person, or as it's also known, get conned on a TV show. Oh and 'ghost' hunt shows too.

It's a channel aimed at simple minded people with IQs in single digits.

Exactly, all those posters saying what a great channel Living is and that it shows better programs than "I lost a quarter pound of fat off the left cheek of my arse" and "ghosts are eating my cornflakes" I'd sure be interested in hearing what these great programs are?
As regards the usual VM cheerleaders saying "told you so" concerning Living HD I'd just say this, wasn't it Berkett himself who said, "we are looking to offer sport and movies in HD on VM".
Is it any wonder after so many false dawns that when we finally hear something concerning HD channels we are told about the "powerbrand" station Living HD...what about Nat Geo, Discovery, History and the like? these are the sort of channels that show things worth watching in HD.
On a finishing point I wonder if its occurred to some people that if VM had any sort of decent HD offering they might very well have a lot more interest from your average SD customer? just like Sky did when they dropped the price of their HD box, one million plus now.

ncfc1902 · 13-06-2009, 05:43

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Originally Posted by call08

yer virgin media is in debt of 6 bill thts why there selling them ino there profitable but when yu have big debt yu must have no choice surely

Nice grammar!

Andrewcrawford23 · 13-06-2009, 06:44

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Originally Posted by moroboshi

Living is one of the worst. It has those utterly retarded 'psychic' shows, where idiots get to 'talk' to a dead person, or as it's also known, get conned on a TV show. Oh and 'ghost' hunt shows too.

It's a channel aimed at simple minded people with IQs in single digits.

last i checked it got csi which is the top rated show in america

Stephen · 13-06-2009, 08:36

It also has Ghost Whisperer, which is a really popular show.

devilincarnate · 13-06-2009, 08:37

Hey has anyone else noticed that there 3 more channels gone off the epg ? I havent been able to figure out which but it says on the normal v box that the total services now are 297 when the other day it was 300

Nook29 · 13-06-2009, 09:23

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Originally Posted by frogstamper

Exactly, all those posters saying what a great channel Living is and that it shows better programs than "I lost a quarter pound of fat off the left cheek of my arse" and "ghosts are eating my cornflakes" I'd sure be interested in hearing what these great programs are?
As regards the usual VM cheerleaders saying "told you so" concerning Living HD I'd just say this, wasn't it Berkett himself who said, "we are looking to offer sport and movies in HD on VM".
Is it any wonder after so many false dawns that when we finally hear something concerning HD channels we are told about the "powerbrand" station Living HD...what about Nat Geo, Discovery, History and the like? these are the sort of channels that show things worth watching in HD.
On a finishing point I wonder if its occurred to some people that if VM had any sort of decent HD offering they might very well have a lot more interest from your average SD customer? just like Sky did when they dropped the price of their HD box, one million plus now.

I watch Grey's Anatomy occasionally on Living. Not my favourite series, but it's infinitely better than the shows you have been listing.

Might also be worth noting that nobody said Living was a great channel, just defended it from the mindless bashing that a few select members seem to enjoy.

13-06-2009, 10:04

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Originally Posted by ncfc1902

Nice grammar!

Thanks for the input! Now say something relevant instead of pointlessly slagging someone off for their 'grammar'.

call08 · 13-06-2009, 10:21

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Originally Posted by ncfc1902

Nice grammar!

ino poor grammar get over it ! a rush hd programe has launched ondemand wounder that will be one of the channels rush hd

KenK · 13-06-2009, 20:57

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Originally Posted by Andrewcrawford23

last i checked it got csi which is the top rated show in america

How many other channels also have this show? It seems to be on everywhere.

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Originally Posted by furnell

That aint being sold with the VMTV package, besides UKTV/BBC Worldwide has first refusal, so we dont have to worry about VMs share being sold to Sky.

And if they decide to refuse ... ?

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Originally Posted by sherer

surely if Sky are bidding it shows the channels are profitable and so VM should keep them.

No; it just shows they have an audience, not that they're making money from them. Maybe $ky see a way to make them profitable as part of their set of channels, by cross-selling or something; or maybe they just want to asset-strip the contracts and shut the channels down. Time will tell...