General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2

[Richc1977]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

It's hardly difficult to work out they are red button streams for the Champions League.

plus all the other excess European games they will have at weekends now it looks as if they are about to win the La Liga rights.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: More BT Sport Extra red button tests start on Virgin Media.

Virgin Media has today started to test the following Red Button Channels from BT Sport:

-BT SPORT EXTRA 0
-BT SPORT EXTRA 2
-BT SPORT EXTRA 3
-BT SPORT EXTRA 4
-BT SPORT EXTRA 5
-BT SPORT EXTRA 6

Our Sources can view the following on one the tests: http://s15.postimg.org/3n6bhjw63/IMG...804_091832.jpg

All the rest have just got the BT Sport Extra screen like the one you can view right now on BT Sport 1.

Our Sources say the following about BT Extra 1:



©copyright 2015 Media Boy 2006 - 2015. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

On BT TV they have the following
BT Sport X 1-7 on Channels 450-456 and
BT Sport X 1-7 HD on Channels 465-471

When selecting each channel it has the BT Sport Extra logo with the spinning BT logo shown in your image.

[DaMac]

So are we thinking that VM won't get the HD streams then?

Originally Posted by MutleyF

I have a Western Digital MyLive streaming box for my home media, a Amazon firestick and a Now box, all connected to different HDMI ports on my TV which all run in conjunction with the Tivo.
It would be nice if they all went through one interface, but its not going to happen. hardly a hardship pressing a few extra buttons to get what I want

I have 3 HDMI ports on my TV, and that's not enough - to save swapping things in and out, I use a couple of these..

Bargain at £7.99, and switch automatically, depending on input.

[Richc1977]

Originally Posted by DaMac

So are we thinking that VM won't get the HD streams then?

From my interpretation of everything I've read so far the HD streams are exclusive to BT, VM are just getting the SD ones.

[Ultimate.Conj]

La Liga is to stay on Sky Sports for the next 3 seasons.

[1andrew1]

http://www.skysports.com/football/ne...-three-seasons

[DaMac]

Originally Posted by Richc1977

From my interpretation of everything I've read so far the HD streams are exclusive to BT, VM are just getting the SD ones.

Looks like I will need to look elsewhere again then...

[Richc1977]

Originally Posted by DaMac

Looks like I will need to look elsewhere again then...

Dammed if you do dammed if you don't. Subscribe to BT you get the HD streams but Sky Sports 1,2 & 5 is all in SD.

So it seems that there is no one provider where you can get 100% of the sports content in HD.

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by Richc1977

From my interpretation of everything I've read so far the HD streams are exclusive to BT, VM are just getting the SD ones.

lets wait and see as you said it your interpretation so not fact yet

[ozsat]

Actually - its only Sky Sports 1 & 2 in most areas on BT-tv - Sky Sports 5 is very limited access. And it is only SD for all.

If you want all Sky Sports and BT Sports in HD - then you need two providers.

Originally Posted by Richc1977

Dammed if you do dammed if you don't. Subscribe to BT you get the HD streams but Sky Sports 1,2 & 5 is all in SD.

So it seems that there is no one provider where you can get 100% of the sports content in HD.

[Media Boy UK]

BT Extra 1 has been renamed today as BT Sport Extra 1 when our source tune in, it still showing CHANNEL COMING SOON.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Richc1977

Dammed if you do dammed if you don't. Subscribe to BT you get the HD streams but Sky Sports 1,2 & 5 is all in SD.

So it seems that there is no one provider where you can get 100% of the sports content in HD.

Another example of the crazy world of media, where the needs of customers are of secondary consideration.

[Richc1977]

Originally Posted by Dave42

lets wait and see as you said it your interpretation so not fact yet

I doubt there will be much content of interest on Extra anyway, I expect all the English and probably Scottish teams will be on the main channels, certainly from CL point of view.

I'm second guessing by putting two and two together, based on press releases, info on BT Sport lite and how the Europa League games are scheduled tomorrow but I think we will see the James Richardson Soccer Saturday style 'Goals' show on BTS1 or Extra and Showcase when no live match is on, then the first pick game on BTS Europe and second pick on BTS2, leaving the streams for the remaining matches featuring non British clubs. Would make sense from a ratings and ad revenue point of view anyway.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Another example of the crazy world of media, where the needs of customers are of secondary consideration.

It's just capitalism. You get a lot of choice, but you can't get everything under the same roof. Same situation as iTunes, Amazon Prime, Netflix and NowTV not being on every device. Or Waterstones selling different books than WH Smith and Daunt Books.