Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III.

[devilincarnate]

Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle

*Although wasn't the Young Ones shown on BBC2 or am I confusing the University Challenge episode with the real University Challenge?

No you are correct as it was shown on BBC2.

The Young Ones is a British sitcom, first broadcast in 1982, which ran for two series on BBC2. Its anarchic, offbeat humour helped bring alternative comedy to television in the 1980s and made household names of its writers and performers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Young_Ones_(TV_series)

[Felim_Doyle]

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

There would be an outcry if CBeebies closed/merged, believe me

From parents or toddlers?

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by HDFootyMan

A typical HD channel takes up around x4 the bandwidth of a SD channnel. Even if you closed all the SD channels, its doubtful there would be enough bandwidth for a HD version of every SD channel - unless you start reducing the bitrate of those HD channels (in which case they become HD-lite).

But newer standards eradicate this issue to some extent look on satellite at the change from DVB-S to DVB-S2.

DVB-S2 achieves a significantly better performance than its predecessors – mainly allowing for an increase of available bitrate over the same satellite transponder bandwidth. The measured DVB-S2 performance gain over DVB-S is around 30% at the same satellite transponder bandwidth and emitted signal power. When the contribution of improvements in video compression is added, an (MPEG-4 AVC) HDTV service can now be delivered in the same bandwidth that supported an early DVB-S based MPEG-2 SDTV service only a decade before.

The conversion process from DVB-S to DVB-S2 is being accelerated, due to the rapid increase of HDTV and introduction of 3D-HDTV

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...le_mobile_site

[devilincarnate]

Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle

From parents or toddlers?

From both as I have a 7 month old who loves the channel and the other 2 (8 and 9 year old's loved the channel growing up).
Well the 8 year old still does as he is Autistic and has a learning age of 4, The school that he is at lets all the Autistic kids watch it it as it is a good learning platform for them?

[HD Boy]

Originally Posted by HDFootyMan

A typical HD channel takes up around x4 the bandwidth of a SD channnel. Even if you closed all the SD channels, its doubtful there would be enough bandwidth for a HD version of every SD channel - unless you start reducing the bitrate of those HD channels (in which case they become HD-lite).

Virgin Media announced in Dec 2010 that they want to have 80 HD channels in 2 or 3 years.

Virgin Media's Peter Chapman of Associate Director, Content Acquisition told me in a email that they are currently on track to deliver that.

So i believe 2012 will be the best year yet.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Horizon

The only channel that Sky has said it's closing for sure, and I'm sure its been mentioned here already is Sky Living Loves. Again (I think) as already mentioned in this thread, VM is to get rid of Current TV at some point next year and I'd suggest that E! Enterntainment will also get the push due to low viewing figures. This would free up EPG slots in the right places for channels such as Channel 5+1.

I said on the Sky threads multiple times on DS that when Sky took over Vm's channels, I could not see most of them surviving a year. I would not be surprised if Sky Living It and It's (excuse the pun) +1 get axed as well, but don't know for sure.

Why did Virgin did not do this for?

149. CBS Action
448. Horror Channel (moving from Ch. 149)

I think we will ever know how Virgin works out their EPG Channels.

I mean look that Pick TV (On Channel 180) then they have Comedy Extra (On Channel 185) then no room to play with after BBC HD (On Channel 187).

[Arthurgray50@blu]

According to DS, three channels started today, but didn't state what channels are closing on January 1st and there is two of them.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

According to DS, three channels started today, but didn't state what channels are closing on January 1st and there is two of them.

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35...-post5288.html

[HD Boy]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Why did Virgin did not do this for?

149. CBS Action
448. Horror Channel (moving from Ch. 149)

I think we will ever know how Virgin works out their EPG Channels.

I mean look that Pick TV (On Channel 180) then they have Comedy Extra (On Channel 185) then no room to play with after BBC HD (On Channel 187).

Also Syfy HD and Syfy + 1 on channel 165 and channel 166 respectively

I think i know the reason why 2 of the EPG slots on channel 136 , 137 , 138 are not occupied.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

According to DS, three channels started today, but didn't state what channels are closing on January 1st and there is two of them.

But that was last year Arthur.

[HDFootyMan]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

But newer standards eradicate this issue to some extent look on satellite at the change from DVB-S to DVB-S2.





http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...le_mobile_site

Is Sky's STB hardware DVB-S2 compatible? If not...

You've got the cable version of that, DVB-C2, but I'm not sure if the TiVos (or even VM's network as it stands) could support that.

Besides, do we really NEED everything featuring Katie Price in HD? Please, think of the children. And the wasted bandwidth.

[HD Boy]

Also where will Alibi + 1 go when Alibi HD launches by September 2012 ?

My guess is Alibi + 1 will go to channel 194.

So i think Alibi HD will launch on channel 131

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Originally Posted by denphone

But that was last year Arthur.

Also January 1st 2012 is a sunday.

[Lew]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

According to DS, three channels started today, but didn't state what channels are closing on January 1st and there is two of them.

Of course, the 2 channels could quite easily be 554 and 555, couldn't they?

[denphone]

Originally Posted by HD Boy

Also where will Alibi + 1 go when Alibi HD launches by September 2012 ?

My guess is Alibi + 1 will go to channel 194.

So i think Alibi HD will launch on channel 131

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Also January 1st 2012 is a sunday.

Well Arthur probably did not notice that.

[Digital Fanatic]

Originally Posted by denphone

Well Arthur probably did not notice that.

Bless him