General Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) - Page 42

Media Boy UK · 25-02-2016, 12:14

TV3: TV3 to broadcast on Virgin Media UK this Sunday.

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Virgin Media owned TV3 has today announced that it will broadcast its Sunday night “VOTE 2016 – Election Results Special” with Ivan Yates and Colette Fitzpatrick to millions of homes in the UK via Virgin Media who will host the programme on Virgin Media UK Channel 996.

The move means the Irish diaspora in the UK will have access to TV3’s programme live for the first time.

Vote 2016- Election Results Special Sunday at 7pm on TV3.

Viewers on Virgin Media Ireland can watch Vote 2016- Election Results Special on Virgin Ireland Channel 103 also in HD on Virgin Ireland Channel 150.

https://www.facebook.com/TVThreeIreland/?fref=nf

denphone · 25-02-2016, 12:19

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Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj

What is an Tivo Reporter? lol

Some one who can update MB about the TiVo.

theone2k10 · 25-02-2016, 13:00

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

The Starter package on BT includes all the BT Sport channels.

Buggers told me i had to have entertainment plus pack for bt sport, i had a feeling bt sport was included in starter pack.

blue666666 · 25-02-2016, 13:19

mediaboy

worldbox list
european channel list BFMTV,canal 24 horas,TGCOM24,SIC international,ctc,1+1,ukraine today,eurochannel,TVRI.

arabic list/ nessma: discover the great maghreb tv channel

thats all that are on my tivo

Media Boy UK · 25-02-2016, 13:44

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

TV3: TV3 to broadcast on Virgin Media UK this Sunday.

Viewers on Virgin Media Ireland can watch Vote 2016- Election Results Special on Virgin Ireland Channel 103 also in HD on Virgin Ireland Channel 150.

https://www.facebook.com/TVThreeIreland/?fref=nf

Our Media Boy Sources has confirmed that Virgin Media UK are testing an Channel to the broadcast TV3's Sunday night “VOTE 2016 – Election Results Special”.

When Virgin Media UK do launch an channel on Virgin UK Channel 996 it will use the name of "RoI Vote 2016" on Sunday.

OLD BOY · 25-02-2016, 17:33

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Originally Posted by passingbat

BT include in their starter pack to entice people to BT TV. it's a loss leader incentive. I can't understand why you are not getting that. Sky do the same with HBO.

I completely get it, passingbat. But it is still a fact that it is not a premium channel in the UK at this stage.

passingbat · 25-02-2016, 18:02

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I completely get it, passingbat. But it is still a fact that it is not a premium channel in the UK at this stage.

I sincerely mean no offence, but that statement means that you don't get it.

BT, to encourage people to join their service, add a premium channel to there TV service at No extra cost. That's what a loss leader is; something worth more added at a lower price to attract people to your service.

To obtain AMC on Sky, you have to subscribe to a BT premium package.

If it is a basic channel, why is it not included on VM as part of the BT sport deal?

Dave42 · 25-02-2016, 18:20

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Originally Posted by passingbat

I sincerely mean no offence, but that statement means that you don't get it.

BT, to encourage people to join their service, add a premium channel to there TV service at No extra cost. That's what a loss leader is; something worth more added at a lower price to attract people to your service.

To obtain AMC on Sky, you have to subscribe to a BT premium package.

If it is a basic channel, why is it not included on VM as part of the BT sport deal?

it like SA is a basic channel but only sky have it

passingbat · 25-02-2016, 18:56

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Originally Posted by Dave42

it like SA is a basic channel but only sky have it

SA's value is in the premium HBO content. Although premium content, Sky offer their customers that content as basic content, purely to attract users to Sky.

BT have tried to copy Sky's method by signing an excusive deal with a different premium cable network, AMC, in order to attract customers to BT's TV Services.

Both HBO and AMC are premium content providers that BT and Sky are using to attract customers to their respective services by including premium content but not making it chargeable at a premium rate.

RichardCoulter · 25-02-2016, 20:07

Brace yourselves for losing a channel

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...l#post35823932

Media Boy UK · 25-02-2016, 22:30

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Brace yourselves for losing a channel

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...l#post35823932

Why - due to Motors TV UK being removed from Astra UK (Sky)?

The following channels broadcast on Virgin Media UK but NOT on Sky.

-ITVBe HD
-Latest TV (In Brighton & Hove areas only.)
-Sheffield Live TV (In Sheffield areas only.)
-Estuary TV (In Grimsby & Scunthorpe areas only.)
-NVTV (In Belfast areas only).
-Bay TV Liverpool (In Liverpool areas only).
-Mustard TV (In Norwich areas only).
-Big Centre TV (In Birmingham areas only).
-Cambridge TV (In Cambridge areas only)
-GINX
-NDTV Good Times
-Al Jazeera Arabic
-France 24 (French)

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We have not been given any info from our Virgin Media UK Sources that Motors TV UK is set to close on Virgin Media UK at time of posting.

theone2k10 · 25-02-2016, 23:14

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

Why - due to Motors TV UK being removed from Astra UK (Sky)?

The following channels broadcast on Virgin Media UK but NOT on Sky.

-ITVBe HD
-Latest TV (In Brighton & Hove areas only.)
-Sheffield Live TV (In Sheffield areas only.)
-Estuary TV (In Grimsby & Scunthorpe areas only.)
-NVTV (In Belfast areas only).
-Bay TV Liverpool (In Liverpool areas only).
-Mustard TV (In Norwich areas only).
-Big Centre TV (In Birmingham areas only).
-Cambridge TV (In Cambridge areas only)
-GINX
-NDTV Good Times
-Al Jazeera Arabic
-France 24 (French)

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We have not been given any info from our Virgin Media UK Sources that Motors TV UK is set to close on Virgin Media UK at time of posting.

Not heard anything here either about motors tv closing but it does make one wonder if they will be here in the near future after leaving sky and freeview but they are still on freeview iptv, maybe they are planning to be a iptv. vm and freesat exclusive?

RichardCoulter · 26-02-2016, 00:32

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Originally Posted by theone2k10

Not heard anything here either about motors tv closing but it does make one wonder if they will be here in the near future after leaving sky and freeview but they are still on freeview iptv, maybe they are planning to be a iptv. vm and freesat exclusive?

It can't go onto Freesat until it drops the FTV encryption. It started life as FTA, then had to scramble after joining the Sky platform. About 5 years ago Sky kicked them out, but curiously, instead of going back to FTA, they went FTV and have done ever since.

Maybe there are now rights issues, but that can be resolved these days by taking them off the Pan European beam, dropping the encryption and putting it on a UK Spot Beam transponder.

It would be a good addition to Freesat as I don't think it has any dedicated Sports channels.

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

Why - due to Motors TV UK being removed from Astra UK (Sky)?

The following channels broadcast on Virgin Media UK but NOT on Sky.

-ITVBe HD
-Latest TV (In Brighton & Hove areas only.)
-Sheffield Live TV (In Sheffield areas only.)
-Estuary TV (In Grimsby & Scunthorpe areas only.)
-NVTV (In Belfast areas only).
-Bay TV Liverpool (In Liverpool areas only).
-Mustard TV (In Norwich areas only).
-Big Centre TV (In Birmingham areas only).
-Cambridge TV (In Cambridge areas only)
-GINX
-NDTV Good Times
-Al Jazeera Arabic
-France 24 (French)

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We have not been given any info from our Virgin Media UK Sources that Motors TV UK is set to close on Virgin Media UK at time of posting.

You may well be right MB, since making that post, I've been told that Motors TV also transmits a distribution feed on the Eutelsat 9A satellite.

I can't imagine them staying on Astra just for Freesat though, it wouldn't be feasible to not be on the Sky EPG and miss the potential reach of most homes.

The only time I've ever known a channel to launch exclusively on Freesat was a film channel (can't remember it's name). This didn't last long and when they joined the Sky EPG, their viewers massively increased.

RichardCoulter · 27-02-2016, 02:41

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Originally Posted by denphone

BBC Radio 5 Live could go online only.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...line-only-bbc3

The BBC have since denied this.

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

Our Media Boy Sources has confirmed that Virgin Media UK are testing an Channel to the broadcast TV3's Sunday night “VOTE 2016 – Election Results Special”.

When Virgin Media UK do launch an channel on Virgin UK Channel 996 it will use the name of "RoI Vote 2016" on Sunday.

Been doing some digging, apparently, this will be via an app that VM can turn on and off to suit their needs. As such, it will only be available for TiVo users.

Henkesghost · 27-02-2016, 13:12

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

The following channels broadcast on Virgin Media UK but NOT on Sky.

-ITVBe HD
-Latest TV (In Brighton & Hove areas only.)
-Sheffield Live TV (In Sheffield areas only.)
-Estuary TV (In Grimsby & Scunthorpe areas only.)
-NVTV (In Belfast areas only).
-Bay TV Liverpool (In Liverpool areas only).
-Mustard TV (In Norwich areas only).
-Big Centre TV (In Birmingham areas only).
-Cambridge TV (In Cambridge areas only)
-GINX
-NDTV Good Times
-Al Jazeera Arabic
-France 24 (French)[COLOR="Silver"]
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Sky customers must be fizzing bout that