General : Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2

[denphone]

Yes that's how l see it as well.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Mad Max

That's just your opinion, are these all old episodes?

I assume all the catch-up content will have aired on live TV before including Sherlock but I could be wrong.

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

If it's an app in the same way that iPlayer and Netflix are, then it'll be TiVo only.

Which is not surprising considering TiVo is Virgin Media's main TV platform and is required for all currently sold TV bundles. The V boxes are legacy boxes.

But there aren't any specific details one way or the other in that web article.

The press release is on VM's website and I have copied it below. Three additional points I've noticed:
1. It also says that the channel W will be launched on Virgin Media Ireland.
2. The deal incudes the launch of the updated UKTV Play app on Tivo.
3. The VM quotes are from David Bouchier who was mentioned in a Telegraph article earlier in the year as saying that Tom Mockridge recruited him to sort out VM's TV offering.

Originally Posted by Virgin Media
UKTV, the biggest multichannel broadcaster in Britain, has agreed a landmark deal with Virgin Media, giving Virgin Media customers access to more UKTV shows than on any other pay TV platform in the UK or Ireland.

UKTV will double the number of programmes available to Virgin Media customers, giving subscribers access to more than 10,000 hours of catch-up and box-set content across a range of award-winning UKTV Originals, US and UK acquisitions, and much-loved favourites from the BBC plus ITV and Channel 4. Hit shows include Taskmaster, Nev Calling India, Quantico, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, Only Fools & Horses and Sherlock.

The deal also includes the launch of the updated UKTV Play app on Virgin Media’s TiVo platform, allowing Virgin Media customers to watch a wealth of catch-up and box-set titles from UKTV’s free-to-air channels Dave, Drama, Yesterday and Really. The wealth of shows available include Wonders of the Solar System, Parks & Recreation, David Starkey’s Monarchy and Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled.

Simon Michaelides, UKTV’s Chief Commercial Officer, said, “Virgin Media is one of our most valued customers and we’re delighted to have partnered with them to expand and enhance our pay TV offer in this way. Virgin Media subscribers now have unique access to the most comprehensive on-demand offer from UKTV anywhere in the market. This step-change in the volume of on-demand content is part of our long term commitment to growth in pay TV and we look forward to expanding on this in the future.”

David Bouchier, Chief Digital Entertainment Officer, Virgin Media, said, “Throughout this year we've been expanding the fantastic range of on demand programming which lets our customers watch what they want, when they want. We’re delighted to be building on our leadership by giving our customers more UKTV shows than are available on any other platform. With the arrival of the Play app and the doubling of UKTV catch-up content our customers can access more of the entertainment they love in the way they want.”

In addition, the broadcaster has expanded the volume of shows available from its pay exclusive channels, Gold, W, Alibi, Good Food and Eden, with brand new episodes from shows such as Murdoch Mysteries, The Strain, The Rebel and Rosewood. Virgin Media customers will also have access to even more box sets of UKTV Originals, including Dave Gorman Modern Life is Goodish, Marley’s Ghosts and Hoff the Record, and some of the BBC’s best-loved classics such as Doctor Who, Luther, The Office, Death in Paradise and Blackadder.

Following the launch of entertainment channel W – whose viewership has increased by 19% amongst its target audience since launch - distribution of the channel is also being increased to include Virgin Media Ireland.

Virgin Media customers will be able to enjoy UKTV’s enhanced content offering, from later this year.

http://about.virginmedia.com/press-r...-its-customers

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Pster72

Seen advert on MTV for MTV Classic/90s it says on Virgin channel 707 but this is Disney XD
is it returning and are the channels moving around or is it one big cock up

MTV Classic IS on Virgin Media Ireland Channel 707.

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More Red Button channels launches on Virgin Media UK.

Virgin Media UK has added the following channels today:

-BBC Red Button HD (Virgin UK Channel 990),
-BBC Red Button 2 (Virgin UK Channel 992),
-BBC Red Button 3 (Virgin UK Channel 993),
-BBC Red Button 4 (Virgin UK Channel 994),
-BBC Red Button 5 (Virgin UK Channel 995) and
-BBC Red Button 6 (Virgin UK Channel 996).

[Ultimate.Conj]

Does the VM/UKTV deal start immediately?
Is there more content via on-demand already or do we have to wait for a certain date for it to kick-in?

Cheers

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj

Does the VM/UKTV deal start immediately?
Is there more content via on-demand already or do we have to wait for a certain date for it to kick-in?

Cheers

Virgin Media UK says:

Virgin Media customers will be able to enjoy UKTV’s enhanced content offering, from later this year.

Also as part of deal W will launch on Virgin Media Ireland.

[Ultimate.Conj]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Virgin Media UK says:

Virgin Media customers will be able to enjoy UKTV’s enhanced content offering, from later this year.

Also as part of deal W will launch on Virgin Media Ireland.

Thanks, MB :-)

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj

Does the VM/UKTV deal start immediately?
Is there more content via on-demand already or do we have to wait for a certain date for it to kick-in?

Cheers

Later in the year.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by amarkr

Will the content only be available via the app with all the problems that presents and also exclude non tivo customers ?

Maybe it's due to start later this year after the TiVo speed problems have been resolved?

Otherwise there's little point in adding another app that would only make TiVo run even slower, not that I wouldn't put this past them.

Re: Sky Atlantic/HBO.

http://www.seenit.co.uk/game-of-thro...nd-it-matters/

Found this from over a year ago, did this happen and was it a game changer?

[denphone]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Maybe it's due to start later this year after the TiVo speed problems have been resolved?

Otherwise there's little point in adding another app that would only make TiVo run even slower, not that I wouldn't put this past them.

It has diddly squat to do with any of that at all.

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Otherwise there's little point in adding another app that would only make TiVo run even slower, not that I wouldn't put this past them.

More apps do not make TiVo slower.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Maybe it's due to start later this year after the TiVo speed problems have been resolved?

Otherwise there's little point in adding another app that would only make TiVo run even slower, not that I wouldn't put this past them.

Re: Sky Atlantic/HBO.

http://www.seenit.co.uk/game-of-thro...nd-it-matters/

Found this from over a year ago, did this happen and was it a game changer?

As Spiderplant has said on a number of occasions, the number of apps on the Tivo are not responsible for its slower performance.

On the HBO item, I don't see that this was even much different at the time. These programmes were already available on Amazon on a pay per view basis. Virgin are just as able to do the same but have chosen not to do so.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

On the HBO item, I don't see that this was even much different at the time. These programmes were already available on Amazon on a pay per view basis. Virgin are just as able to do the same but have chosen not to do so.

I think that's because traditionally, VM (and Sky) don't sell TV programmes on a PAYG basis just films. BT and TalkTalk which use a different model.

[Ultimate.Conj]

For all of you that love/hate the Sky Movies pop-up channels, they are here to stay and become even more frequent...lol

Sky's popular pop-up channels will also be growing in number with Sky Cinema. Instead of having one appear only a few times a year, Sky Cinema will see new ones appearing every month, with a dedicated Sky Cinema Pixar channel coming in October, a Sky Cinema Fairytales channel coming in the summer, and a dedicated Sky Cinema Star Trek channel to celebrate the launch of the new Star Trek Beyond film in July (and again in September for Star Trek's 50th anniversary). There'll even be a Sky Cinema Tom Hanks channel, following on from last year's Tom Cruise pop-up channel

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Virgin Media UK says:

Virgin Media customers will be able to enjoy UKTV’s enhanced content offering, from later this year.

Also as part of deal W will launch on Virgin Media Ireland.

Hi MB could you tell me if or when VM UK might be getting the missing VM Ireland channels?

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

More apps do not make TiVo slower.

But the support needed for them does if I've understood things correctly.