General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 3.

[harry_hitch]

Hello to all the newbies, you guys are certainly stirring things up on here (in a good way). I enjoy the speculation (must be my age,) but I don't think we are getting quite enough speculation, as such I will try and add something else into it. I think we will have Universal HD launched on the same day as BT Sports and Atlantic, positive mental attitude and all that......thoughts anyone?;-)

[Aguero9320]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

As my Dad says 'No news is good news'.

I has an dream last night that I got up to see that all of the channels on my 'Own by' list has launched over night on Virgin Media.

And also an new EPG Channel lineup.

Small world. I had exactly the same dream as you, too. Hahaha.

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Originally Posted by Chad

Anyone who is visiting this thread as a guest, sign up and join the Cable Forum family! We don't bite and would love to hear your thoughts too

You're right. I think Virgin's job might be sweeter if every Virgin customer and worker subscribed to Cable Forum. Everyone's opinions will be heard then. Eh?

[XxDanoxX]

Originally Posted by Chad

Whilst I can see the point you are making, XxDanoxX is brand new to the site. Your not exactly giving a warm welcome to one of our newest members

Thanks

Well, I certainly could take a picture of it and host it so everyone can see it? I'm not stirring, I'm a long time lurker here, I just don't post (3 posts and counting!)

[howardmicks]

Originally Posted by harry_hitch

Hello to all the newbies, you guys are certainly stirring things up on here (in a good way). I enjoy the speculation (must be my age,) but I don't think we are getting quite enough speculation, as such I will try and add something else into it. I think we will have Universal HD launched on the same day as BT Sports and Atlantic, positive mental attitude and all that......thoughts anyone?;-)

We wish lol,clearly vm customer services are saying anything to try and keep customers,weather it's lies or not the 1st August will be the proof .one is starting to think that rumours have been false all along and there are customers still out there that don't know espn is disappearing,sky and bt will be rubbing there hands next week if I was them I would take extra staff on from Thursday there is gonna be calls from a lot of disgruntled vm customers

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by howardmicks

We wish lol,clearly vm customer services are saying anything to try and keep customers,weather it's lies or not the 1st August will be the proof .one is starting to think that rumours have been false all along and there are customers still out there that don't know espn is disappearing,sky and bt will be rubbing there hands next week if I was them I would take extra staff on from Thursday there is gonna be calls from a lot of disgruntled vm customers

only the negotiation teams at VM and BT know 100% what is happening Howard mate 1 week not that long to wait

[Islandman]

Originally Posted by Clarence

I've been reading this for a couple of weeks, and have joined so I can give my opinion... I reckon the news will be good, and here's why. I called Virgin a week or so ago and complained (a lot) at the prospect of a reduced service for the same cost. I was told that they're sorry it doesn't look good, but that they hope to have news soon, AND as a gesture of faith, if I'm not happy after 31st July, Virgin will let me leave with no penalty. I'm only four months into my contract....
I'd love to have Sky Atlantic, but really I want the football, and the baseball.....

Originally Posted by howardmicks

We wish lol,clearly vm customer services are saying anything to try and keep customers,weather it's lies or not the 1st August will be the proof .one is starting to think that rumours have been false all along and there are customers still out there that don't know espn is disappearing,sky and bt will be rubbing there hands next week if I was them I would take extra staff on from Thursday there is gonna be calls from a lot of disgruntled vm customers

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Regrettably, i think you're spot on. Whole thing smacks of VM taking its customers for a bunch of mugs - which we probably are. Hope they have extra staff in the phones on 1 August, but they won't of course. Suspect cancelling on that date will require lots of patience.

[Mad Max]

I think VM will come up with something to try and pacify their customers, but i fear it wont be what the majority crave!

What makes you think there will be lots of cancellations. VM will have calculated the impact just as they did with the sky channel issue a few years back.

Interestingly, the whole of the liberty board are in the uk at the moment?

[VirginMediaPhil]

I've got my Cable Forum tradition posts ready and waiting if this Sky Atlantic/BT Sport news is true

[emmettk90]

Come the 1st august what will there be to talk about

[bennyhill]

Originally Posted by emmettk90

Come the 1st august what will there be to talk about

UniversalHD !?

[sashman]

Maybe virgin may repackage there xl pack to include : bt sports 1 & 2 HD ,sky Atlantic sd HD, plus maybe include CI HD,nat wild HD, MTV classic as they be up to 13 channels launching on August 1st as reported earlier in the thread and there would be a lot of happier people on here going to be a very interesting day next Thursday

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by VirginMediaPhil

I've got my Cable Forum tradition posts ready and waiting if this Sky Atlantic/BT Sport news is true

no chance of that IMHO

[Media Boy UK]

We do not even know the real names of the channels that Virgin are rumoured to be testing they are just been call 'A', 'B', 'C' and 'D' over on DS Forum.

Originally Posted by johnasimmons

Read Digital Spy, post #457...
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showt...823848&page=19
"Now if you want to know something actually worthwhile, not that I would ever condone breaching Virgin Media terms and conditions, if you hook up a DVB-C compatible TV that can read channel lists from the NAT (if you don't know what that is, it's probably more hassle than its worth for you) the NAT in my area is listing 4 Test Channels A B C and D which were not there the other day and haven't (yet) downloaded into the service menu of my V+ (if that has any meaning at all)."

In my own view

-If Virgin Media are set to launch BT Sports we may also see ESPN and ESPN HD moving to new channels numbers - maybe even using the old Satanta Sports Channel number from Virgin Channels 538 to 543.

-Or maybe they are Sky Atlantic, Sky Atlantic HD (Rumours as 'may launch' on Virgin Channels 119 and 120 by Asian Channel), Sky News HD and Sky Sports News HD for all we know.

Thanks god it only six more nights to go...

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

We do not even know the real names of the channels that Virgin are rumoured to be testing they are just been call 'A', 'B', 'C' and 'D' over on DS Forum.



In my own view

-If Virgin Media are set to launch BT Sports we may also see ESPN and ESPN HD moving to new channels numbers - maybe even using the old Satanta Sports Channel number from Virgin Channels 538 to 543.

-Or maybe they are Sky Atlantic, Sky Atlantic HD (Rumours as 'may launch' on Virgin Channels 119 and 120 by Asian Channel), Sky News HD and Sky Sports News HD for all we know.

Thanks god it only six more nights to go...

yes MB next Thursday we will know theres either gonna be lots of very happy VM customers or lots of very upset ones lets hope for happy but it good knowing they are test 4 channels good sign I think it be bt ones cant see us getting SA