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

[Mad Max]

Originally Posted by denphone

The channel was rubbish anyway.

Just like the other 90% then Den...........

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Mad Max

Just like the other 90% then Den...........

Yes there are quite a few channels that are rubbish but there is still some good series to be watched on TV if one looks MM.

[vincerooney]

Originally Posted by denphone

The channel was rubbish anyway.

had some comedy soap operas den. I remember being very drunk one evening with friends and finding it hilarious

[gba93]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

had some comedy soap operas den. I remember being very drunk one evening with friends and finding it hilarious

Will miss Desmond's but unfortunately nothing else.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Just found out that on 31 August, The Africa Channel were pleading for more time to "get back to normal". Looks like VM are having none of it as the channel was removed prior to this date.

To be fair on VM, this is the longest that I have known them to allow a dead air channel to remain on the EPG. I fear that this is the end.

I think the Sky Basic channels are the longest.

Stop broadcasting March 1st 2007: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/34237254-post12.html

Removed from EPG July 18th 2007: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/34353355-post86.html

Relaunch November 13th 2008.

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The Africa Channel stop broadcast around the 9th of June. And was removed from EPG on August 27th.

[Media Boy UK]

AMC may not launch on Virgin for "Quite long time".

Media Boy Sources has told us today that both AMC and AMC HD may not launch on Virgin Media in quite long time, no time frame was mentioned.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

AMC may not launch on Virgin for "Quite long time".

Media Boy Sources has told us today that both AMC and AMC HD may not launch on Virgin Media in quite long time, no time frame was mentioned.

This is the interesting situation where your sources say not this year and theone's say definitely this year!

[Mad Max]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

AMC may not launch on Virgin for "Quite long time".

Media Boy Sources has told us today that both AMC and AMC HD may not launch on Virgin Media in quite long time, no time frame was mentioned.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

AMC may not launch on Virgin for "Quite long time".

Media Boy Sources has told us today that both AMC and AMC HD may not launch on Virgin Media in quite long time, no time frame was mentioned.

No surprise there as BT are increasingly starting to behave like Sky.

[Perfect Choice]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

AMC may not launch on Virgin for "Quite long time".

Media Boy Sources has told us today that both AMC and AMC HD may not launch on Virgin Media in quite long time, no time frame was mentioned.

Not surprised really, BT will play their competitive advantage for all it is worth. Bit strange though that as XL TV has BT Sport which is how the AMC channel is linked, then why not part of XL? But that would be a wholesale agreement (correct?) rather than a specific purchase of the Sports package from BT as has to be done for Sky customers I believe.

After Sky Atlantic, another case of VM being blocked from new content or VM not prepared to accept BT terms in this case? Understand Amazon Prime will also have first rights for the repeat viewing of "Fear of the Walking Dead" for example, so it could be some time before VM is able to show some new series now on AMC. Not good for VM I have to say.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Perfect Choice

Not surprised really, BT will play their competitive advantage for all it is worth. Bit strange though that as XL TV has BT Sport which is how the AMC channel is linked, then why not part of XL? But that would be a wholesale agreement (correct?) rather than a specific purchase of the Sports package from BT as has to be done for Sky customers I believe.

After Sky Atlantic, another case of VM being blocked from new content or VM not prepared to accept BT terms in this case? Understand Amazon Prime will also have first rights for the repeat viewing of "Fear of the Walking Dead" for example, so it could be some time before VM is able to show some new series now on AMC. Not good for VM I have to say.

But we do have another reliable poster theone saying AMC will come this year so let's not get too worried just yet. Both theone and MediaBoy sound convinced that their conflicting sources are correct!

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by Perfect Choice

Bit strange though that as XL TV has BT Sport which is how the AMC channel is linked, then why not part of XL? .

Probably because BT Sport is a well known channel and it's addition will help VM add/keep customers.

AMC, outside the realms of forums such as these, is hardly known of at all and therefore probably not worth VM paying extra for at this point in time.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

But we do have another reliable poster theone saying AMC will come this year so let's not get too worried just yet. Both theone and MediaBoy sound convinced that their conflicting sources are correct!

Just passing on info I know of for free (no need to pay me £36m for it)

[tassiekev]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Just passing on info I know of for free (no need to pay me £36m for it)

Low blow - LVG knows what he's doing, I hope.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

AMC may not launch on Virgin for "Quite long time".

Media Boy Sources has told us today that both AMC and AMC HD may not launch on Virgin Media in quite long time, no time frame was mentioned.

We shall see.

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Originally Posted by denphone

No surprise there as BT are increasingly starting to behave like Sky.

How are they? Like SKY BT are investing in content VM seem to like to just leech of SKY and BT for content, although VM seemingly got a good deal in the sale of their channels they really should of kept them as now they would have a strong bargaining chip, VM are getting left behind for content and do not seem to want to invest in it, there is loads of stuff that hasn't been picked up that VM could go for but they won't, they will wait until someone else gets the rights and then try to leech of them.
VM should just drop tv and stick to their strongest product broadband which they are investing in.
If VM don't want to pay the going rate then tough cheese they won't get the content.