General : Virgin TV (2024)

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Are you sure this is happening?

https://www.cable.co.uk/blogs/is-sky...-out-20231116/

[EXTRACT]

So, is Sky Q being phased out or not?

Yes. Yes it is. But it's going to be gradual, with Sky likely not fully switching off it's satellite TV service before 2026.

It’s not only me saying this - the Telegraph and other newspapers say the same - Sky Q is being phased out. As for the switch-off, I don’t believe it will be 2026. My best guess is 2030, when existing satellite transponder contracts end.

In the meantime, Sky will be promoting its Sky Stream alternative very heavily to encourage existing Q customers to switch.

2026 is nonsense, Sky just extended its Astra deal until 2029, so clearly its not ending in 2026.

[epsilon]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Absolutely, my opinions don’t matter at the end of the day, and neither do yours.

I think you just don’t like opinions that are different from your own. OK….

Not at all. I haven't been expressing an opinion as such. Just expressing disapproval at the possible further degradation of services and stating that it would be significant enough for me to cancel the TV service offered by Virgin. More a cause and effect than an opinion. You don't seem to get that it is irrelevant if you don't agree. It won't stop me leaving.

Let's look at this from another angle. Someone recently told me that they only shop at Morrisons because they go there to buy Carte Noire coffee. Recently, Morrisons stopped stocking Carte Noire and, as they also find the prices there to be slightly higher than elsewhere overall, they told me won't be shopping at Morrisons any more.

If I had offered an opinion and said, say, "oh L'Or offers everything I want from a coffee", that it would have changed their mind and made them decide to continue to shop at Morrisons? Albeit without the Carte Noire and with the larger shopping bill? It is pointless to offer irrelevant opinions and state your own preferences when someone has already decided on a course of action.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Paul

2026 is nonsense, Sky just extended its Astra deal until 2029, so clearly its not ending in 2026.

Absolutely.

[epsilon]

Originally Posted by epsilon

If I had offered an opinion and said, say, "oh L'Or offers everything I want from a coffee", that it would have changed their mind and made them decide to continue to shop at Morrisons? Albeit without the Carte Noire and with the larger shopping bill? It is pointless to offer irrelevant opinions and state your own preferences when someone has already decided on a course of action.

Weird that I managed to delete part of that before posting, let's try again.

If I had offered an opinion and said, say, "oh L'Or offers everything I want from a coffee", would that have changed their mind and made them decide to continue to shop at Morrisons?

I think it originally was something like "I doubt that it would have changed their mind"

[epsilon]

Overnight changes.
On channel 251 Mythbusters has replaced Fear Factor.
On channel 252 Tipping Point has replaced Wipeout Xtra.
Hell's Kitchen & Egg Heads have changed back to pre-launch configurations.
Further information:
https://ukcabletvchanges.blogspot.com

Mythbusters ?
As in the TV show ?

It has a whole channel ?

[djmagnifique]

Originally Posted by Paul

Mythbusters ?
As in the TV show ?

It has a whole channel ?

It has a whole channel on Pluto TV (also available on demand), Ratuken and Amazon Prime/FreeVee

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by epsilon

Overnight changes.
On channel 251 Mythbusters has replaced Fear Factor.
On channel 252 Tipping Point has replaced Wipeout Xtra.
Hell's Kitchen & Egg Heads have changed back to pre-launch configurations.
Further information:
https://ukcabletvchanges.blogspot.com

Ahh that explains why the V6 put a programme into my planned recordings from Mythbusters

[epsilon]

Originally Posted by Paul

Mythbusters ?
As in the TV show ?

It has a whole channel ?

Yep, ditto for all of the other channels in that post.

---------- Post added at 03:53 ---------- Previous post was at 02:56 ----------

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Ahh that explains why the V6 put a programme into my planned recordings from Mythbusters

Well, almost. The EPG had been populated with actual programme details. The V6 seemingly took this as a prompt to add some of these shows as suggestions. Not that it is actually possible and recordings of the red button landing slate could be considered to be a waste of hard drive space.
Since the EPG has been repopulated with generic descriptions, the suggestions problem has gone away.

---------- Post added at 04:45 ---------- Previous post was at 03:53 ----------

Overnight changes:
Eden HD / +1 become the latest channel to take on U& branding and are now available to all TV customers following changes to subscription pack codes.
SDT flags updated for newly added FAST channels
That's Memories rebrands as That's Christmas.
Further information:
https://ukcabletvchanges.blogspot.com

[vincerooney]

have we heard anything more about this potential virgin 360 update or did nothing come of that?

[Media Boy UK]

Hochanda Global in Crisis:

I have seen reports on DS Forum that Create & Craft has been SOLD by Hochanda Global's administrators to TJC.

That's not true.

FACT: Hochanda Global's administrators has still to be Appoint by Courts and that takes 10 working days to do and Hochanda Global only fill the paperwork in on October 4th so an administrator won't be Appoint until October 18th or October 21st.

[Inactive Digital]

A couple of recent changes:
Stream is now known as Flex and comes with a £5 monthly charge for new customers (no change for existing Stream customers).

Flex is now the standard basic TV offering, as the Big Bundle has been withdrawn from sale so new customers who want a 360 box now need to take at least the Bigger Bundle.

What's not clear is how renewing Big Bundle customers will be affected.

No official press release online yet.

https://www.choose.co.uk/news/2024/v...ex-tv-service/

[epsilon]

Originally Posted by Inactive Digital

A couple of recent changes:
Stream is now known as Flex and comes with a £5 monthly charge for new customers (no change for existing Stream customers).

Flex is now the standard basic TV offering, as the Big Bundle has been withdrawn from sale so new customers who want a 360 box now need to take at least the Bigger Bundle.

What's not clear is how renewing Big Bundle customers will be affected.

No official press release online yet.

https://www.choose.co.uk/news/2024/v...ex-tv-service/

Just to avoid any confusion, the T&Cs state "Your Flex device, also known as a Stream box.." and then go on to refer to it as Stream. Happy days!

---------- Post added at 08:58 ---------- Previous post was at 08:52 ----------

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Hochanda Global in Crisis:

I have seen reports on DS Forum that Create & Craft has been SOLD by Hochanda Global's administrators to TJC.

That's not true.

FACT: Hochanda Global's administrators has still to be Appoint by Courts and that takes 10 working days to do and Hochanda Global only fill the paperwork in on October 4th so an administrator won't be Appoint until October 18th or October 21st.

There's little point in searching for news on this until an announcement is made. Any information will be on a "need to know" basis and any staff aware of the facts will have been told not to discuss it. Sad times for the staff too as, even if they are doing whatever they can to keep the business afloat, they won't necessarily get to keep their jobs...

[TimeLord2018]

Originally Posted by Inactive Digital

A couple of recent changes:
Stream is now known as Flex and comes with a £5 monthly charge for new customers (no change for existing Stream customers).

Flex is now the standard basic TV offering, as the Big Bundle has been withdrawn from sale so new customers who want a 360 box now need to take at least the Bigger Bundle.

What's not clear is how renewing Big Bundle customers will be affected.

No official press release online yet.

https://www.choose.co.uk/news/2024/v...ex-tv-service/

Virgin website for still has bigger bundle with TV 360 available from £39.99 (350MB) with a phoneline it's £44.99