General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Anypermitedroute

What happened to nat geo wild HD rumour?

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Was supposed to launch last month *shrug* some rumpurs come true some don't i just post what gets passed onto me.
I think you'll see it in the summer along with a few other hd channels, not a rumour just my thoughts.

Worth noting also on my samsung sattelite tv bt sports 3 seems to be testing as a channel is showing up btsport3.

Latest info we have from late April says that Nat Geo Wild HD is set to launch tomorrow.

We have try to get it 100% confirmed over the past week - with no luck.

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Originally Posted by theone2k10

When sky arts2 closes sky arts will be renamed "ARTS" source a email from sky.

Sky reveal more info on Sky Arts from June 9th.

http://www.sky.com/tv/channel/skyart...tsAnnouncement

Thanks to tassiekev - who found link.

[Ultimate.Conj]

Nat Geo Wild HD anyone?

[denphone]

Sadly we are still waiting for thy deliverance.

[Ultimate.Conj]

Ah bummer!

[Media Boy UK]

We have been told that Big Centre TV has launch in Birmingham and Telford areas.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

We have been told that Big Centre TV has launch in Birmingham and Telford areas.

Does anyone actually bother watching local TV ? What a great idea that was , a total waste of money.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Does anyone actually bother watching local TV ? What a great idea that was , a total waste of money.

+1

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Does anyone actually bother watching local TV ? What a great idea that was , a total waste of money.

I think the local channels could be quite good if they had more money to play with. A rubbish budget will lead to rubbish programming.

Perhaps the Government should regard the local franchise channels as public service broadcasting and divert some of the money currently going to the BBC.

[muppetman11]

Or better still just scrap them completely.

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Perhaps the Government should regard the local franchise channels as public service broadcasting and divert some of the money currently going to the BBC.

Surely, given your stance, you mean make them streaming only, paid for by adverts or subscription?

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

Or better still just scrap them completely.

With you on that one.

[steveh]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Perhaps the Government should regard the local franchise channels as public service broadcasting and divert some of the money currently going to the BBC.

They're already subsidised by the licence fee: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/our_wo...tribution.html

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by steveh

They're already subsidised by the licence fee: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/our_wo...tribution.html

Thanks for this Steve, but the vast majority of this money is for building the infrastructure and getting them going. Only a very small proportion of this funding is for programming, which is where the deficiency lies.

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Originally Posted by passingbat

Surely, given your stance, you mean make them streaming only, paid for by adverts or subscription? [COLOR="Silver"]

We're nowhere near that position at the present time, PB.

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Thanks for this Steve, but the vast majority of this money is for building the infrastructure and getting them going. Only a very small proportion of this funding is for programming, which is where the deficiency lies.


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You moan about the licence fee and then want to waste some of it on a pointless lost cause

[alwaysabear]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Does anyone actually bother watching local TV ? What a great idea that was , a total waste of money.

Could not put it better myself

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

Or better still just scrap them completely.

+1

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by passingbat

You moan about the licence fee and then want to waste some of it on a pointless lost cause

All I'm saying is that if you don't put the money into it, local TV will never work.

Anyway, I don't expect the licence fee to be around for very much longer, with the change of Government.