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Old 13-07-2009, 08:18   #1741
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

No Eurosport Can't tell you how dissapointed i am that this isn't one of them. A really stupid choice not to do this as sport is one of the best features of HD and for VM to say "We have Sport HD" would have been a big thing IMO.

and LOL that they can't even get Chnl4 HD or ITV HD, surley the easiest to get.

Not great choices!
 
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Old 13-07-2009, 08:24   #1742
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No Eurosport Can't tell you how dissapointed i am that this isn't one of them. A really stupid choice not to do this as sport is one of the best features of HD and for VM to say "We have Sport HD" would have been a big thing IMO.

and LOL that they can't even get Chnl4 HD or ITV HD, surley the easiest to get.

Not great choices!
There will be more channels, these are just the ones they've officially announced.

Another example of how this forum needs a facepalm emote.
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

its now officially announced as a Virgin press release!!

http://pressoffice.virginmedia.com/p...633&highlight=
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Old 13-07-2009, 08:28   #1744
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Oh Nook, you do make me laugh. It seems everything NOT written by you needs a facepalm emote - get over yourself!

It took an AGE to get the 4 channels we're getting now, so where's your evidence of "more channels."????

I would have congratulated VM a few months ago for geting these but p 1ss up in a brewery spring to mind.

Oh and P.s the only other "active" talk with other HD providers seems to be Good Food.
 
Old 13-07-2009, 08:34   #1745
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

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Living HD might not be the first(ie end of month). The article refers to Living HD being the first from VM owned channels.
"Living HD launch confirmed" - "Virgin Media has confirmed that Living HD will launch at the end of this month" << http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcas...confirmed.html
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Old 13-07-2009, 08:49   #1746
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

I have been told that the following HD Channels are now testing in an Ex-ntl area.

As of Saturday:

History HD
Nat Geo HD
History HD
Eurosport HD

but Virgin has stop testing FX HD and MTV HD.
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Old 13-07-2009, 08:55   #1747
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Someone on Digital Spy made a good point.

1 HD channel comfirmed for end of this month... the rest (wait for it) are "Coming Soon"

PMSL!!!

---------- Post added at 09:53 ---------- Previous post was at 09:52 ----------

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I have been told that the following HD Channels are now testing in an Ex-ntl area.

As of Saturday:

History HD
Nat Geo HD
History HD
Eurosport HD

but Virgin has stop testing FX HD and MTV HD.
Fingers crossed for Eurosport - it makes SO much sense for VM to try as hard as possible to get a Sports HD channel!

---------- Post added at 09:55 ---------- Previous post was at 09:53 ----------

On this subject how do i contact, via email, VM TV??? Just to give my thoughts!
 
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

4 chAnnels announced and people still arn't happy. I bet that even if we had all the sky HD channels and were free to XL customers, people would stll complaint that they were not available to M customers.

We had 1 HD channel now soon we will have 5 this is fantastic news for people wanting HD
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

May I take time out to say the big thanks you to that Virgin Media Viewer who email me last week with the information about Virgin Media testing HD Channels.
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

And something official to go with the DS post

Virgin Media brings new HD line-up to TV screens

http://pressoffice.virginmedia.com/p...633&highlight=

Amazingly vague, doesn't name the first channel that will be launching or time scale for the others... have asked @virginmedia...
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Old 13-07-2009, 09:09   #1751
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4 chAnnels announced and people still arn't happy. I bet that even if we had all the sky HD channels and were free to XL customers, people would stll complaint that they were not available to M customers.

We had 1 HD channel now soon we will have 5 this is fantastic news for people wanting HD
Look, it's good news and a small step in the right direction.

BUT people should feel free to voice their opinion about

1) The time it's taken and the half truths before we even got here.

2) The choice of HD VM so far

3) When we'll get the rest of it.

4) Cost etc

People should be free to point out where VM are going wrong as well as going right without being labled as apologists or antagonists!
 
Old 13-07-2009, 09:14   #1752
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Someone on Digital Spy made a good point.

1 HD channel comfirmed for end of this month... the rest (wait for it) are "Coming Soon"

PMSL!!!
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"Living HD launch confirmed" - "Virgin Media has confirmed that Living HD will launch at the end of this month" << http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcas...confirmed.html
FX, MTV HD and Nat GEO HD will launch at the end of July with Living a couple of months later.

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It took an AGE to get the 4 channels we're getting now, so where's your evidence of "more channels."????

I would have congratulated VM a few months ago for geting these but p 1ss up in a brewery spring to mind.

Oh and P.s the only other "active" talk with other HD providers seems to be Good Food.
There are still on going talks with other HD channels, so there will be further announcements over the next few months!!

These are NOT the only HD channels coming to VM.

The channels are free to XL customers and anyone else wanting them will need to upgrade to XL, as making them premium on L would make that package cost about the same as XL TV.
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

This is brilliant news. I can just see a rush of people ordering V+ boxes now, me being one of them haha.
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

Just had a reply on Twitter from @virginmedia

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Most will be available from the end of the month/early Aug, with Living HD due close to September. More to come too!
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

from a personal point of view I don't watch any of these channels althogh I think living does show CSI. Is that in front of or behind 5 ?

It is good news on the HD front and shows VM do actually want this on their network when they can sign deals. Hopefully this will be a sign of things moving in the right direction. Ok it isn't the ones I watch but i'm sure living gets higher viewers that some of the stuff i watch on Eurosport
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