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

[muppetman11]

That will depend on whether there is an appetite from the customer to see this happen.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

That will depend on whether there is an appetite from the customer to see this happen.

And also it will depend on Sky's usual intransigence in making deals with many of its rivals as has been seen over the last 10 years and right up to this day.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by denphone

Can't see Sky having Netflix or Amazon though.

I'm sure i read somewhere Sky are looking into having netflix on their skyq in the future.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

I'm sure i read somewhere Sky are looking into having netflix on their skyq in the future.

Well its highly unlikely IMO but alas what do l know.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Our sources say Amazon video was due to launch today on vm but they've hit a snag it may not now launch until first quarter of 2017

Hmm, Your sources also said:
- AMC was coming in February.
- Tottenham would win the Premier League.
- Clinton would be President.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Hmm, Your sources also said:
- AMC was coming in February.
- Tottenham would win the Premier League.
- Clinton would be President.

Well two of those have not come true and there is diddly squat chance of the other one happening.

[mike_gain]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

No info on snag we are trying to get information, we think it could be down to old tivo speed issues so Amazon want to wait until new tivo is rolling out properly.

The Amazon app has been subject to testing on a VM Tivo platform for some months now. It could be that was testing on the V6 but it would be incredibly naive if they left testing on the legacy TivO platform so late in the day.

There was certainly no testing of an Amazon App included in the recent update's testing (just bug reports listed in the Alpha test reports) so perhaps there's been a specific testing program just for this one app or perhaps of course someone decided to wing it and it backfired.

The latter would not surprise me at all.

[denphone]

Virgin Media agrees long term programming deal with Turner.

http://www.seenit.co.uk/virgin-media...-content-deal/

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Hmm, Your sources also said:
- AMC was coming in February.
- Tottenham would win the Premier League.
- Clinton would be President.

And i care why? i'm just passing on what i get told wether or not it happens is a different matter, my sources also say brown is best with a bacon buttie

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Originally Posted by denphone

Well its highly unlikely IMO but alas what do l know.

I got mixed up it was BT who said it that they are looking into adding Amazon instant video onto their tv boxes.

[passingbat]

Amazon Prime wasn't added to the US Premier until March 2015, and that needed an Tivo update to enable it. We didn't get the equivalent update for a long time after that. I can't remember whether it was this last one or the one before. The early part of this year seems to ring a bell. So it was Tivo's software that was the limiting factor for much of the delay time, both here and the USA.


Previous to the update, US Premier's could download purchased Amazon video to Tivo's hard drive. They then lost the ability to do that when Prime was added.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by mike_gain

The Amazon app has been subject to testing on a VM Tivo platform for some months now. It could be that was testing on the V6 but it would be incredibly naive if they left testing on the legacy TivO platform so late in the day.

There was certainly no testing of an Amazon App included in the recent update's testing (just bug reports listed in the Alpha test reports) so perhaps there's been a specific testing program just for this one app or perhaps of course someone decided to wing it and it backfired.

The latter would not surprise me at all.

If i'm honest part of me is suspecting that me and MB are being trolled a bit by our sources.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

If i'm honest part of me is suspecting that me and MB are being trolled a bit by our sources.

Then you should get rid of your untrustworthy sources Sir.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by denphone

Then you should get rid of your untrustworthy sources Sir.

I'm indeed being more wary about new sources in future but then again that's the way rumours work some are genuine information some are just bull.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

If i'm honest part of me is suspecting that me and MB are being trolled a bit by our sources.

Well, that is not surprising, really. Virgin play these contractual matters close to their chests and don't like premature leaks you get on these forums, which must be the bane of their lives. So by discrediting those sources by releasing false information to them is in VM's interests.

All businesses like to manage their news stories, releasing them at a pre-arranged time. They provide the media with information slightly ahead of time with an embargo set for the publication of that information. The media co-operate with these embargoes because they know that they will not be given this information ahead of time if they are breached, putting them at a disadvantage with their competitors.

These forums, however, are a complete free for all and play havoc with the management of business information.

Everyone should treat the stories they read on forums with a large pinch of salt unless they are backed up by company or reputable media sources.

[nodrogd]

Originally Posted by denphone

Virgin Media agrees long term programming deal with Turner.

http://www.seenit.co.uk/virgin-media...-content-deal/

They mention Cartoon Network in HD, but no mention of CNN HD, which has been on the Sky EPG for a couple of months now.