Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

[BenMcr]

Wouldn't be suprised if they do go for something like that.

[sammyjayuk]

Originally Posted by dsmuk

Am surprised they haven't scrapped the multiscreen in favor of a BBC News iPlayer similar to the one on Virgin Central that can play the news loops on demand - or even all the videos available on the BBC News website.

Indeed. I sometimes wonder whether the BBC Red Button team learnt anything from BBCi Hull.

Indeed, almost all of BBC RB on VM is a bit of a disappointment when you consider what the platform is capable of, but the exceptions - the Sport Multiscreen plus its associated text service, and iPlayer - perform so poorly that it's not difficult to understand why they don't seem interested in aiming for anything better than a state of not quite parity.

It's a shame, really - for all its archaicness (although, to be fair, play with the much more recent RenderCast and try to tell me that's not significantly eccentric) VM's current platform can be quite capable - but it's just sooo damn slow when it comes to the clever stuff.

And anyway, I'm not sure why you'd even want the multiscreen, as it is on exTW, because I personally think it's horrid - it's slow, picture quality leaves a lot to be desired, lip-sync is noticeably out and you can't access anything else from within the app.

Sam (who is wondering whether a concise "I agree" would have been sufficient!)

[Felim_Doyle]

Originally Posted by akki007

So you're agreeing with me then? To make racing more appealing they need to improve the sport. For example, remove the horses, courses and give the jockeys a ball and two nets. That way they can have two teams of 11 each aiming to get the ball into the opponents net.

Keep the horses and it sounds like 11-a-side polo to me!

Maybe Arsenal TV would have lasted if they had given the players ponies.

{Apologies for the late entry but I've been away for over a week!}

[Hiroki]

Originally Posted by ncfc1902

Scuzz is available on freesat which you list in your services.

Yeah I know it's the sole reason I bought a freesat box for but it's for the inconvenience of switching between that and cable that I want it on cable for

[Felim_Doyle]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Virgin need room to carry:

In Ex-Telewest areas:
History +1 - will appear (date tbc)
Zee Music, Zee Punjabi - ?
Phoenix CNE - I can see Virgin bining this one
BBC One England, BBC One Scotland, BBC One Northern Ireland, BBC One Wales, BBC Two England - will appear (date tbc)
Radio: Magic Radio, Radio: BBC Radio Scotland, Radio: BBC Radio Wales, Radio: BBC Radio Ulster, Radio: BBC Radio nan Gaidheal, Radio: BBC Radio Cymru, Radio: Kiss 100 - will appear (date tbc).

In Ex-CW & Ex-ntl areas:
Radio: BBC Radio 4 LW - will appear (date tbc)
Radio: RTE Radio 1, Radio: WRN Europe - I can see Virgin bining them.

Given the number of TV and Radio channels to be added to ex-TW it would be a shame if VM dropped two of the three radio channels to be added to ex-CW/ex-NTL. How much bandwidth would that save them?

{Apologies for the late entry but I've been away for over a week!}

[toady]

Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle

Given the number of TV and Radio channels to be added to ex-TW it would be a shame if VM dropped two of the three radio channels to be added to ex-CW/ex-NTL. How much bandwidth would that save them?

{Apologies for the late entry but I've been away for over a week!}

4 radio channels = 1 SD channel

[Felim_Doyle]

Originally Posted by toady

4 radio channels = 1 SD channel

Sorry, thanks for the info. but it was kind of a retorical, facetious question.

I mean, would half an SD channel break the bandwidth bank in order to align the ex-TW and ex-CW/ex-NTL networks without compromising their current lineup?

Both RTE and DW may have a small(ish) UK listener base but with dwindling broadcast sources for these (i.e. no RTE on MW and reduced DW on SW) they can surely still be squeezed in with the other 'must have' radio stations.

[Media Boy UK]

I just think Virgin will axe the channels I talk about last week.

Virgin may keep all of them.

[zantarous]

Just had lunch with a buddy of mine that works in the facility where ESPN is played out of in the UK and he said that there is a lot of commotion going on behind the scenes about the delay in getting the facility upgraded to play out in HD. He seems to think mid October although he could be mistaken that with mid September.

[Media Boy UK]

LIVING HD to launch on Monday at 8pm?

On My V+ HD box I have got ''LIVING HD Coming Soon'' on my EPG Listings untill Monday at 8pm after I am getting ''no programme information''.

[gadge]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

LIVING HD to launch on Monday at 8pm?

On My V+ HD box I have got ''LIVING HD Coming Soon'' on my EPG Listings untill Monday at 8pm after I am getting ''no programme information''.

Same here.

[Nook29]

May be reading a little too much into that, but here's hoping.

[Ben B]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

LIVING HD to launch on Monday at 8pm?

On My V+ HD box I have got ''LIVING HD Coming Soon'' on my EPG Listings untill Monday at 8pm after I am getting ''no programme information''.

Same on my new V+ Box, ex-C&W area

[devilincarnate]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

LIVING HD to launch on Monday at 8pm?

On My V+ HD box I have got ''LIVING HD Coming Soon'' on my EPG Listings untill Monday at 8pm after I am getting ''no programme information''.

Yes same here as well but just been checking the tv guide and next monday there is a new series of criminal minds starting and i understand that they were filmed in hd ? so could that be the basis of the channel and also i could be going mad again!!!!!!!! ?

It's been at least 30 minutes since i asked the question last

Any more news on Europsort HD??? It's all gone ver quiet on this front