General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2. - Page 43

Media Boy UK · 08-05-2012, 16:55

ITV2 HD will not appear on Virgin Media any time soon - confirmed.

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Well that's not entirely true. ITV2 HD is not available to us due to the lock-out signed into the carriage agreement with the other operators. We would like to carry it, and in time we will be able to.

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...71&postcount=3

Info thanks to Smallworld Cable via DS Forums.

denphone · 08-05-2012, 17:20

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

ITV2 HD will not appear on Virgin Media any time soon - confirmed.

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...71&postcount=3

Info thanks to Smallworld Cable via DS Forums.

Again this is typical of Sky's all too pervasive and unhealthy
influence in trying to keep all the content for itself either through its own channels or through exclusive deals with broadcasters.

carlwaring · 08-05-2012, 17:28

Actually, it might be to more to do with ITV this time. It was their intention to put their HD channels behind a paywall; which is what they've done.

http://www.techradar.com/news/televi...-on-sky-707299

andy_m · 08-05-2012, 17:42

In general it's ITV4 that's of most interest to me because of the sport it carries, so does Media Boy's update mean that all the missing hd channels are beyond reach, or just ITV2? I can definitely manage without repeats of Jeremy Kyle and Britain's Got Talent in hd!

nstokes · 08-05-2012, 17:45

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

ITV2 HD will not appear on Virgin Media any time soon - confirmed.

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...71&postcount=3

Info thanks to Smallworld Cable via DS Forums.

Thats not good news to VM customers. Is that all the channels or just ITV 2 HD?

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Originally Posted by andy_m

In general it's ITV4 that's of most interest to me because of the sport it carries, so does Media Boy's update mean that all the missing hd channels are beyond reach, or just ITV2? I can definitely manage without repeats of Jeremy Kyle and Britain's Got Talent in hd!

Actually Jeremy Kyle is not in HD its just upscaled but BGT is in HD

denphone · 08-05-2012, 18:27

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Originally Posted by andy_m

In general it's ITV4 that's of most interest to me because of the sport it carries, so does Media Boy's update mean that all the missing hd channels are beyond reach, or just ITV2? I can definitely manage without repeats of Jeremy Kyle and Britain's Got Talent in hd!

l suspect it means ITV HD 2, 3 and 4 by the look of it.

gavinlew · 08-05-2012, 18:29

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Originally Posted by Emel

Thanks Mik.

I have just rung Virgin. The offer is genuine, just for a minute there the whole thing seemed too good to be true. Triple broadband, a free superhub and phone XL for less than I was paying before the price rise. The Premier Collection is great! Must have been a different email format from the contact team.

Going back on this, how do you get this offer - Ive tried tweeting @virginmedia (useless), Customer Services (off shore even worse) - we dont answer our virgin media line due to the large number of unsolicited calls we get (and were TPS registered).

Cheers

borrissey · 08-05-2012, 18:52

Shame would of liked the rest of the ITV channels in glorious HD, especially ITV 4.

Henkesghost · 08-05-2012, 18:57

Debate whether it's ITV's fault or Sky's fault, just glad it's not Virgins fault

DaMac · 08-05-2012, 19:14

If ITV want to put their 'other' channels behind a pay tv wall, then what is XL TV, it's not available to every tom is it?

devilincarnate · 08-05-2012, 19:17

Of the previous thread Over on DS this is the only thing that gets me?

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Well that's not entirely true. ITV2 HD is not available to us due to the lock-out signed into the carriage agreement with the other operators. We would like to carry it, and in time we will be able to.

Other operators? I thought that it was only SKY that had the channels?

Dave42 · 08-05-2012, 19:21

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Originally Posted by devilincarnate

Of the previous thread Over on DS this is the only thing that gets me?

Other operators? I thought that it was only SKY that had the channels?

it is only sky that got them

alwaysabear · 08-05-2012, 19:22

I have read this http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...71&postcount=3, but it refers to Smallworld Cable not VM as far as I can see. Are people not jumping the gun a bit.

devilincarnate · 08-05-2012, 19:23

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Originally Posted by Dave42

it is only sky that got them

That is what I thought so the person who posted that on the web should be able to understand (what is one or others)

Chad · 08-05-2012, 19:23

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

ITV2 HD will not appear on Virgin Media any time soon - confirmed.

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...71&postcount=3

Info thanks to Smallworld Cable via DS Forums.

Sorry I'm a little puzzled. Does this mean Smallworld can't get access to ITV2 HD "due to the lock-out signed into the carriage agreement with the other operators"?

I thought Adam Crozier confirmed about 18 months ago that the deal with SKY for ITV2HD, ITV3HD and ITV4HD was a non-exclusive deal. Adam Crozier also stated:

"Building new revenue streams by exploiting our content across multiple platforms is a key part of the ITV transformation plan."

It seems strange that some lock-out deal would be in place between SKY and ITV unless a deal has recently been agreed with ITV and Virgin, but not yet announced. Similar to the SKY deal with ITV, which made SKY the exclusive satellite broadcaster of the channels, maybe Virgin are the exclusive cable carrier of the channels which locks out Smallworld.

Why would ITV and Virgin delay announcing such a deal? Who knows. But remember it wasn't too long ago that Virgin, Eurosport and the BBC deliberately held back announcing their deal to bring 2012 Olympics to Virgin Media customers by way of linear channels.

Personally I view the post from Smallworld a a positive that the missing ITV HD channels might actually be on their way to Virgin soon.