General Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2 - Page 143

Media Boy UK · 07-09-2016, 15:49

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Yes, I think Media Boy mentioned this in connection with the Channel 5-Viacom set-up. He suggested that Channel 5's offerings including Spike were negotiated by VM whilst the Viacom channels were negotiated by LGI. That makes sense so I guess there's still some pan-European deals to be conducted with A+E and Viacom to mop up the remaining channels.

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...postcount=1738

denphone · 07-09-2016, 16:22

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Originally Posted by passingbat

Well, I have heard that he likes his martini cocktails, shaken, not stirred!

No this 007 prefers coffee of a morning and tea later on.

1andrew1 · 07-09-2016, 17:22

New app on its way.
https://www.uswitch.com/broadband/ne..._customer_app/

BenMcr · 07-09-2016, 17:39

Although it's not a TV app, it's a wider account app

theone2k10 · 07-09-2016, 18:00

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

Although it's not a TV app, it's a wider account app

I can't remember but can you view your bill etc from your tivo box?
If i remember correctly you could add sports and movies.

BenMcr · 07-09-2016, 18:01

No you can't currently view your account details on TiVo.

Media Boy UK · 07-09-2016, 18:30

Sky Cinema Greats to go back to 80s next week.

Radio Times has reported that Sky Cinema Greats will show Movies from the 1980s all week from Monday.

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

That makes sense so I guess there's still some pan-European deals to be conducted with A+E and Viacom to mop up the remaining channels.

Liberty Global and A+E Networks did extend pan-European deal in November 2015.

http://www.tvbeurope.com/liberty-glo...european-deal/

Then Liberty Global and Discovery signs an new deal last month.

https://www.libertyglobal.com/pdf/pr...artnership.pdf

1andrew1 · 07-09-2016, 19:23

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Originally Posted by vm_tech

I have something to say but I'm gonna keep my mouth shut for now as nobody else has mentioned it on here....

The new iPhone coming to VM?

RichardCoulter · 07-09-2016, 22:54

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

Sky Cinema Greats to go back to 80s next week.

Radio Times has reported that Sky Cinema Greats will show Movies from the 1980s all week from Monday.

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Liberty Global and A+E Networks did extend pan-European deal in November 2015.

http://www.tvbeurope.com/liberty-glo...european-deal/

Then Liberty Global and Discovery signs an new deal last month.

https://www.libertyglobal.com/pdf/pr...artnership.pdf

Looks like they failed to sign up for Blaze, which starts on the 20th.

Freeview & Sky only thus far. It's currently testing FTA, so if this remains the case, Freesat viewers will have access to it too.

Media Boy UK · 07-09-2016, 23:05

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Looks like they failed to sign up for Blaze, which starts on the 20th.

Freeview & Sky only thus far. It's currently testing FTA, so if this remains the case, Freesat viewers will have access to it too.

Let be fair to Virgin Media here the last deal with A+E Networks who own Blaze was sign with Liberty Global in November 2015 and Blaze was just confirmed in May 2016.

Up until last night we did think it was an new name for HISTORY.

Also if A+E Networks wanted Blaze on Virgin Media UK so bad they can ask Virgin to axe HISTORY +1 to make way for it to launch.

theone2k10 · 07-09-2016, 23:16

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

The new iPhone coming to VM?

That would be a downgrade.

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

Let be fair to Virgin Media here the last deal with A+E Networks who own Blaze was sign with Liberty Global in November 2015 and Blaze was just confirmed in May 2016.

Up until last night we did think it was an new name for HISTORY.

TBF when i first heard about it i thought it was going to be a H2 rebranding.

1andrew1 · 08-09-2016, 00:42

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Looks like they failed to sign up for Blaze, which starts on the 20th.

Freeview & Sky only thus far. It's currently testing FTA, so if this remains the case, Freesat viewers will have access to it too.

It will be interesting to see if it does appear on VM, still possible.

RichardCoulter · 08-09-2016, 01:08

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Originally Posted by theone2k10

That would be a downgrade.TBF when i first heard about it i thought it was going to be a H2 rebranding.

Same here, I thought that was why only H2 arrived in HD.

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

It will be interesting to see if it does appear on VM, still possible.

I guess so, but so far they've only confirmed Sky & Freeview.

Horizon · 08-09-2016, 01:43

... it's a combination of H2, History and CI with shows from all three channels. Which begs the question, why bother with pay tv when so much is on Freeview now?

Ancient Aliens coming soon to Freeview via Blaze, very good stuff!

oh and on a different note, the BBC has confirmed that John Malone's Liberty Media, sister company to Liberty Global, is buying F1.

Didn't someone at Liberty/VM say not so long ago, that they wern't interested in owning premium content, especially sport?....

foxnewsfan · 08-09-2016, 09:57

Does anyone think with rising prices particularly with VM that one day we will only pay for what we watch for example I don't watch or have any interest in the music channels or foreign channels but I have to pay for them in the package.

Gradually I'm being priced out and there comes a point when enough is enough it's only the broadband speed that's holding me in right now.