Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009) - Page 156

Media Boy UK · 29-07-2009, 11:14

An Virgin Media worker thinks Virgin may move FX, Nat Geo and MTV HD launch date back to Monday so they can launch them with the ESPN Channels.

gadge · 29-07-2009, 11:18

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

An Virgin Media worker thinks Virgin may move FX, Nat Geo and MTV HD launch date back to Monday so they can launch them with the ESPN Channels.

Hope not vm have kept customers waiting for hd long enough.

akki007 · 29-07-2009, 11:24

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

An Virgin Media worker thinks Virgin may move FX, Nat Geo and MTV HD launch date back to Monday so they can launch them with the ESPN Channels.

Here we go!!

Fred Fish · 29-07-2009, 11:27

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

An Virgin Media worker thinks Virgin may move FX, Nat Geo and MTV HD launch date back to Monday so they can launch them with the ESPN Channels.

Its not so much that it is an extra 3 days to wait (lets face it an extra 3 days after all this time is, in real terms, nothing), it more the fact that Virgin have made official statments quoting by the end of July. This would just demonstrate that Virgin arent that interested in keeping promises made in statments. It would feed all of those people who knock VM (you know who you are! ;-) )

VM made a promise that it would be by the end of July, they should keep to it.

I am aware that this is just a rumour from a "virgin insider" and there have been loads of them.

Having said all of that I do think that VM have lined up a cracking deal re HD stuff.

joglynne · 29-07-2009, 11:37

VM could certainly make far more impact in the press/and as a service announcement if they launched these new channels and HD content all on the same day.

Although we at CF are aware of what is on the cards I suspect the average customer is totally in the dark about what is about to be launched and I would assume VM will want to use this as a marketing opportunity.

Fred Fish · 29-07-2009, 11:51

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Originally Posted by joglynne

VM could certainly make far more impact in the press/and as a service announcement if they launched these new channels and HD content all on the same day.

Although we at CF are aware of what is on the cards I suspect the average customer is totally in the dark about what is about to be launched and I would assume VM will want to use this as a marketing opportunity.

Maby - but to me they would make more impact if they just kept their promises.

Also making multiple announcments over a period of a few days would not (in my opinion) harm them.

LondonRoad · 29-07-2009, 11:52

VM can do no wrong in my eyes after today's announcement.

To all involved.

MIB4 · 29-07-2009, 11:53

Impressed with VM at getting such a good deal.

Just rang VM to confirm that the current Â£10 I pay for ESPN America will not be on future bills due to the channel re-branding and being free and the lady I spoke to said ESPN America will still be broadcasting along with ESPN and ESPN Classics.

No wonder people get confused when the information coming from the ground level staff seems to contradict what has been said...

Will just rung them back next week when ESPN America has vanished and get them to sort them oney then :-)

berty_buk · 29-07-2009, 11:57

I think the announcement today is amazing, EPL,SPL, & Bundesligue in HD and other games in SD for free. My only concern is as a ESPN America Subscriber they are going to marginalise the American coverage since they are removig ESPNAmerica

MIB4 · 29-07-2009, 12:06

That is my concern too as personally I am a big fan of baseball and seeing it shunted off to the side for football around the globe does not appeal. Would rather pay the Â£10 for the baseball in those circumstances :-)

Hiroki · 29-07-2009, 12:07

Does anyone know if their is any other channels launching soon (other than the sport and hd channels).

berty_buk · 29-07-2009, 12:07

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Originally Posted by MIB4

That is my concern too as personally I am a big fan of baseball and seeing it shunted off to the side for football around the globe does not appeal. Would rather pay the Â£10 for the baseball in those circumstances :-)

I'll second that, decided not to buy mlb.tv this year may have to reconsider

frogstamper · 29-07-2009, 12:16

I always check out this thread at lunchtimes, and what a superb surprise I got today, the entire ESPN package and in HD and for free...it doesn't get much better than that.
As regards holding back this Fridays release date for the other HD channels, remember folks its only a rumor, personally I'd be surprised if they did after posting the release date in the "customer zone".
Having said that if it does happen, after todays news about free ESPN who's going to moan about a few days?...not even Arthur I bet.

Nook29 · 29-07-2009, 12:19

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Originally Posted by Hiroki

Does anyone know if their is any other channels launching soon (other than the sport and hd channels).

FX HD, National Geographic HD and MTVNHD are scheduled to launch this week, although rumoured to be moved back to Monday to coincide with the launch of ESPN.

Channel 4 HD may launch with them, but if not it'll be shortly after. Living HD is set to launch in September.

Fred Fish · 29-07-2009, 12:22

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Originally Posted by Nook29

FX HD, National Geographic HD and MTVNHD are scheduled to launch this week, although rumoured to be moved back to Monday to coincide with the launch of ESPN.

Channel 4 HD may launch with them, but if not it'll be shortly after. Living HD is set to launch in September.

Sorry if I sound picky but I thought that Hiroki was asking about channels OTHER than the HD cannnels........