General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by telegramsam

Just done a survey about Sky considering launching a new channel that is sports based and would be available to Sky tv customers as a basic channel It would show things like soccer am,replays of premier league games and classic matches. They were trying to see if I`d become a sky tv customer if it was launched. It also asked bizarrely whether I`d become a Sky tv customer if the proposed channel was available on Freeview! Anyone else heard about this or done the survey on Toluna?

Media Boy HQ did hear rumours of Sky moving things like Soccer AM and WWE to an Sky Basic channel was rumour at the time of being called "Sky Bravo". We also hear that Sky was thinking about axing Sky Arts 2 to make an "Sky Arts Super Channel".

That rumour was over an year ago.

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Has any more ITV areas been switched on Virgin Media?

Nope, as ITV haven't changed any others.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

Nope, as ITV haven't changed any others.

Thanks for update.

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a516 Digital is reporting that That's Solent has launched in Southampton/Portsmouth on Virgin Media.

Can anyone confirm?

http://www.a516digital.com/2014/08/i...le-on-sky.html

[vincerooney]

Originally Posted by denphone

Yes indeed and its sad as loved the old Bravo channel.

I did too sir! A classic channel of unique trash I found strangely fascinating. The thing with most channels now is they need to provide fairly good programming. With bravo anything good in theory could get on air. Always worth a laugh!

As for Fox News this is why I want the channel it's comedy gold!

[telegramsam]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Media Boy HQ did hear rumours of Sky moving things like Soccer AM and WWE to an Sky Basic channel was rumour at the time of being called "Sky Bravo". We also hear that Sky was thinking about axing Sky Arts 2 to make an "Sky Arts Super Channel".

That rumour was over an year ago.

Ok perhaps they`re still considering it then,eh? The survey didn`t mention any possible names for the proposed new channel just its possible content.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

a516 Digital is reporting that That's Solent has launched in Southampton/Portsmouth on Virgin Media.

Can anyone confirm?

http://www.a516digital.com/2014/08/i...le-on-sky.html

Media Boy HQ has just found this:

That’s Solent broadcasts in the Solent on:

Freeview channel 8; Wight Fibre channel 108 and Virgin Media channel 159.

http://www.thatssolent.com/tune-in.html

Any one confirmed?

[cj136uk]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Media Boy HQ has just found this:



http://www.thatssolent.com/tune-in.html

Any one confirmed?

If Wight Cable are picking up Solent TV, they must be carrying the channel way out of the freeview broadcast area. Could it be they can't block at the headend like VM?
On a related note, surely by now VM could distribute channels via packages postcode which releases the EPG channels, like freesat or sky, rather than this old fashioned headend business, which leaves some with and without channels they could get through freeview?

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by cj136uk

If Wight Cable are picking up Solent TV, they must be carrying the channel way out of the freeview broadcast area.

That's TV Solent own main page says that they broadcast in:

-Southampton
-Portsmouth
-Isle of Wight.

http://www.thatssolent.com/index.html

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Any one confirmed?

That's Solent is not currently on VM

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

That's Solent is not currently on VM

Thanks.

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Media Boy Views:

Virgin Media is 8 years old on Sunday.

Virgin Media TV prices has now gone up but Media Boy HQ has not seen info on any new channels set to launch on Virgin Media any time soon.

So we feel the prices JUST want up to pay for both Sky Sports News HQ HD and Sky News HD.

[Ultimate.Conj]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Thanks.

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Media Boy Views:

Virgin Media is 8 years old on Sunday.

Virgin Media TV prices has now gone up but Media Boy HQ has not seen info on any new channels set to launch on Virgin Media any time soon.

So we feel the prices JUST want up to pay for both Sky Sports News HQ HD and Sky News HD.

That sounds about right mate. Happy Birthday for Sunday!

So I'm guessing your DNPs do not relate to channel launches then?

[1andrew1]

Congratulations for Sunday!

Prices go up because VM thinks they will get more money by putting them up. They're not directly related to the number of channels etc.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Congratulations for Sunday!

Prices go up because VM thinks they will get more money by putting them up. They're not directly related to the number of channels etc.

Exactly channels are only part of the costs , there are many other things like product development costs , broadband upgrades , wages , marketing etc.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj

That sounds about right mate. Happy Birthday for Sunday!

So I'm guessing your DNPs do not relate to channel launches then?

That being the case, our best hope is the Amazon Prime app, but I think that is unlikely at this stage.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj

So I'm guessing your DNPs do not relate to channel launches then?

What is the DNP orders?

1) Something that is not coming to Virgin Media anytime soon.
2) Just rumours - not confirmed by Virgin Sources.
3) Info was lifted on Saturday and Monday.