General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)

[Ultimate.Conj]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

They do £5.99 will now only get you sd and 1 stream at a time hd is £6.99 with 2 streams at once.

I'm an old customer, I pay £5.99 and can get 2 HD streams, maybe it will go up to the £6.99 soon to join the others.

Still, an extra £1 for HD streams rather than £10 Sky HD or £7 just for Movies and Sports on VM is a lot better value for money.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj

I'm an old customer, I pay £5.99 and can get 2 HD streams, maybe it will go up to the £6.99 soon to join the others.

Still, an extra £1 for HD streams rather than £10 Sky HD or £7 just for Movies and Sports on VM is a lot better value for money.

Agreed mate i'm still on the £5.99 deal mine goes up to the standard £6.99 next year, netflix kept old customers on £5.99 for 2 years.

[Ultimate.Conj]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Agreed mate i'm still on the £5.99 deal mine goes up to the standard £6.99 next year, netflix kept old customers on £5.99 for 2 years.

Ah, that's when mine will probably go up too. That's ok, Netflix is quite good value for money. The movies are a bit naff, but can't complain about the TV shows at all.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj

Ah, that's when mine will probably go up too. That's ok, Netflix is quite good value for money. The movies are a bit naff, but can't complain about the TV shows at all.

It's fantastic value for money if you compare the programme selection with Sky's offerings.

[Ultimate.Conj]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

It's fantastic value for money if you compare the programme selection with Sky's offerings.

With Netflix producing their own shows - Hemlock Grove, Daredevil, they are increasing their value all the time too.

Sky and VM can't afford to sit and rest on what they have.

[vincerooney]

Originally Posted by Dave42

we all know prices will only ever go one way Vince up and up

Aye Dave one can dream!

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

It's fantastic value for money if you compare the programme selection with Sky's offerings.

How does Sky's offer differ from VM ?

[telegramsam]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

i hear you sam. the only thing stopping me exploring such options is due to laziness. i love the virgin media broadband but if bt sport disappears and we have no sort of compensation for it in the XL package and prices continue to rise sharply i may explore sky tv. but i suppose i won't save much having sky tv and virgin media broadband... hmm

morning all btw. a horrible rainy day here.

Laziness has always been my problem in the past but now I`m being forced to look at all my options due to my difficult financial situation. As much as I love my entertainment channels,football is more of a must for me so as I said I will look at possibly getting BT TV if as is being predicted BT Sports will be dropped from the xl package next year. It`s all up in the air at the moment so for now I just keep waiting.

[Anypermitedroute]

Originally Posted by telegramsam

Laziness has always been my problem in the past but now I`m being forced to look at all my options due to my difficult financial situation. As much as I love my entertainment channels,football is more of a must for me so as I said I will look at possibly getting BT TV if as is being predicted BT Sports will be dropped from the xl package next year. It`s all up in the air at the moment so for now I just keep waiting.

It will depend on how much BT values the amount it receives upfront from VM and whether it wishes to try and tap it for a few pound more or go it alone and insist a skysports model ie Money collected by VM but passed in full (or thereabouts) to BT. The danger in teh alter is there would be no turning back and could potentially lose more than they gain as it would rely on a good % of people who currently receive to continue to subscribe as a standalone.

I think nothing is off the table till the last minute where all the data is available which is typical for familar faces of this forum but given the stakes involved could be a game changer for both parties

[telegramsam]

Originally Posted by Anypermitedroute

It will depend on how much BT values the amount it receives upfront from VM and whether it wishes to try and tap it for a few pound more or go it alone and insist a skysports model ie Money collected by VM but passed in full (or thereabouts) to BT. The danger in teh alter is there would be no turning back and could potentially lose more than they gain as it would rely on a good % of people who currently receive to continue to subscribe as a standalone.

I think nothing is off the table till the last minute where all the data is available which is typical for familar faces of this forum but given the stakes involved could be a game changer for both parties

What BT have to take into account is if they sign a contract with virgin allowing them to include their sports channels in the XL pack they are guaranteed the money but if they say no then they have to hope what they are offering on their channels is attractive enough to get people in significant numbers to sign up AND STAY SIGNED UP. If I leave virgin tomorrow or drop down a package or two BT don`t loose a penny. So in my view BT would be mad to not sign up for another number of years with Virgin. Of course I hope they do

[alwaysabear]

Originally Posted by telegramsam

What BT have to take into account is if they sign a contract with virgin allowing them to include their sports channels in the XL pack they are guaranteed the money but if they say no then they have to hope what they are offering on their channels is attractive enough to get people in significant numbers to sign up AND STAY SIGNED UP. If I leave virgin tomorrow or drop down a package or two BT don`t loose a penny. So in my view BT would be mad to not sign up for another number of years with Virgin. Of course I hope they do

I have to agree they do not have a wide enough portfolio of sports for me personally to sign up for a standalone subscription.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj

Ah, that's when mine will probably go up too. That's ok, Netflix is quite good value for money. The movies are a bit naff, but can't complain about the TV shows at all.

Use a vpn my friend use a vpn or smart dns to open up the other netflix regions.

[Ultimate.Conj]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Use a vpn my friend use a vpn or smart dns to open up the other netflix regions.

That's not a bad shout mate, I'll have to give that a go.
Can you use your same log-in or do you need to sign up in each region?

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj

That's not a bad shout mate, I'll have to give that a go.
Can you use your same log-in or do you need to sign up in each region?

Same login.

Login with the UK one and you're automatically logged into other regions when you access them.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by Anypermitedroute

It will depend on how much BT values the amount it receives upfront from VM and whether it wishes to try and tap it for a few pound more or go it alone and insist a skysports model ie Money collected by VM but passed in full (or thereabouts) to BT. The danger in teh alter is there would be no turning back and could potentially lose more than they gain as it would rely on a good % of people who currently receive to continue to subscribe as a standalone.

I think nothing is off the table till the last minute where all the data is available which is typical for familar faces of this forum but given the stakes involved could be a game changer for both parties

This article confirms BT will charge extra for CL , it would be a real coup for VM if they included CL in the existing XL deal.

Is the next battle ground in sport for BT and Sky 4K ?