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Old 23-08-2014, 16:48   #1
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Freeview Channels on VM
Hi All - have noticed recently the extra channels available on Freeview - but not streamed by VM - namely: Movie Mix, True Entertainment and Movies for Men. Is there any reason why VM doesn't provide these channels considering that they're "free"?
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Re: Freeview Channels on VM
Perhaps they will not pay for carriage on VirginMedia
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Re: Freeview Channels on VM
Channel 189 is True Entertainment?
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Old 23-08-2014, 18:37   #4
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Hi All - have noticed recently the extra channels available on Freeview - but not streamed by VM - namely: Movie Mix, True Entertainment and Movies for Men. Is there any reason why VM doesn't provide these channels considering that they're "free"?
Do you not have an aerial?
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Old 24-08-2014, 00:04   #5
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Do you not have an aerial?
Yea! It's by having an aerial that I can see what's available on Freeview - but not on VM!
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Old 24-08-2014, 09:59   #6
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Do you not have an aerial?
What's washing powder got to do with it.

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Yea! It's by having an aerial that I can see what's available on Freeview - but not on VM!
Yes, but the point I was making was that if you can pick it up on Freeview, why do you need it on Virgin Media as well? It's just an unnecessary cost to put on channels for the sake of it.
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Yes, but the point I was making was that if you can pick it up on Freeview, why do you need it on Virgin Media as well? It's just an unnecessary cost to put on channels for the sake of it.
VM don't offer a Freeview type tier out of the goodness of their hearts; they do it to bring in telephone and BB revenue, where the money is to be made. That is why at one time taking a phone line with VM automatically included a TV STB.

If some of the Freeview channels are omitted, it means adding a separate PVR for the odd few channels that aren't on VM. (And, as I recall, someone has said that some people don't like too many boxes under their TV )

But (more importantly) if people have to have a second box, then they may as well dump VM TV services, buy a Freeview PVR and source phone and BB separately. Which is not VM's plan.
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Re: Freeview Channels on VM
But don't most tv's have freeview as standard now. Yes I know some people still need to record the channels that are not on VM.
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Old 25-08-2014, 12:16   #11
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But don't most tv's have freeview as standard now. Yes I know some people still need to record the channels that are not on VM.
I was assuming that most people had a DVD recorder, which can record the Freeview channels not on VM.

However, I was wrong to assume that, particularly as a number of people I know have only a DVD player.

So I agree, if you prefer to record programmes, or at least would like the ability to do so, a channel on Freeview that is not on VM can be an annoying omission.
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