General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)

[Aguero9320]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Can I ask if:

-That's Solent has launch in Southampton and surrounding areas?
-STV Edinburgh has launch in Edinburgh and surrounding areas?

Both channels will be on Virgin Media Channel 159 if you stay in the area listed.

Does anybody know when YourTV Manchester launch?

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj

Denphone you LIAR!! hahaha :-)

It's good they have moved, they werent in the best place to start with. I have them hidden too. Maybe VM have a channel shift up their sleeve coming soon?

Maybe, after all some radio stations were recently moved.

I think that I had these channels hidden too, but have had to hide them again. Does a move on the EPG mean that hidden channels reappear and have to be hidden again?

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by Derekb108

ITs not often that glenrothes, my toon gets mentioned on here

It's an unusual bit of the VM network, which is why it got mentioned here. You're on the Dundee headend but get the Edinburgh channels.

[wacker]

Just checked not yet for Thats solent MB

[RichardCoulter]

4OD will be discontinued from March and replaced with a unified hub:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29154860

Wonder if or how this will affect VM customers?

[Ultimate.Conj]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Maybe, after all some radio stations were recently moved.

I think that I had these channels hidden too, but have had to hide them again. Does a move on the EPG mean that hidden channels reappear and have to be hidden again?

I haven't checked to be honest, Rich. I didn't really give it a thought.

[Anypermitedroute]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

If I want to watch the cricket World Cup id be able to find it even if the channel remained sky sports 2

WHY CONTINUE DOING THESE REBRANDINGS

For me Personally I dont mind it and dare I say like these temporary rebrands

Although I now have TIVO im still a traditional linear TV watcher so when Sky Movies have some themes I like to wacth them all group together and tell me what to watch rather than spending hour or so going through 1000 of choices. James Bond being for me a brilliant and enjoyable month.

When it comes to sport its good for grouping all on one channel and gives some casual users a focus point, for example we have superbowl coming up and no doubt skysports 3 will be renamed NFL as they are having a full week of build up and if you have a channel called NFL more people could be attracted to it; sky focuses it on one channel rather than accross a range and those who dont like can stay away from one channel.

Its like having a theme night in a pub, monday is pub quiz/darst night, tuesday pool, wedsnesday 2 for 1, some will like it, others not but a way of attracting established and new clientel

Horses for courses but for me I dont mind

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

4OD will be discontinued from March and replaced with a unified hub:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29154860

Wonder if or how this will affect VM customers?

Will be interesting if the live channels on the app go to IPTV channels or go to the normal channels in the EPG transmitted by DTC (or DTH and DTT in the case of satellite and Freeview households.)

[Ultimate.Conj]

Originally Posted by Anypermitedroute

For me Personally I dont mind it and dare I say like these temporary rebrands

Although I now have TIVO im still a traditional linear TV watcher so when Sky Movies have some themes I like to wacth them all group together and tell me what to watch rather than spending hour or so going through 1000 of choices. James Bond being for me a brilliant and enjoyable month.

When it comes to sport its good for grouping all on one channel and gives some casual users a focus point, for example we have superbowl coming up and no doubt skysports 3 will be renamed NFL as they are having a full week of build up and if you have a channel called NFL more people could be attracted to it; sky focuses it on one channel rather than accross a range and those who dont like can stay away from one channel.

Its like having a theme night in a pub, monday is pub quiz/darst night, tuesday pool, wedsnesday 2 for 1, some will like it, others not but a way of attracting established and new clientel

Horses for courses but for me I dont mind

I agree with you.
Sky do it so viewers know exactly where to go if they want to watch a Superhero, Bond or Alien film...the same with the Sports. Makes sense really, I also don't mind it...uh oh

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

sky are losing money through advertisement by not giving the channel to VM. Theyve now brought out Now Tv so anyone that bothered about sky atlantic can get it and have virgin media too.

It must simply be someone high up in sky refusing to accept the same bid virgin media gave a few years ago.

"But sir it makes sense now. the extra advertisement will make us a lot more money"
"NO! NO!"
"But sir the value of the channel has decreased now with Now tv available for VM. Yes VM have kept to their same bid but we should just now accept it and move on"
"NO! NO!"
"sir you're being stubborn for no reason here we have to be realistic and agree to the terms the channel isnt worth as much anymore? We can all win if we accept their bid"
"NO! NO!"
"at least explain why you dont want to give virgin media sky atlantic?"
"NO! NO!" (executive puts head on table and punches table aggressively)

its this kind of illogical leadership from sky which could see them lose the majority of EPL football for the first time in almost 25 years. They need to review upper management and the decisions theyre making currently.

I doubt that's really an issue , Sky Atlantic exists in all Sky's European countries and only today they've announced content will be released simultaneously across all countries.

Link

[Derekb108]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

It's an unusual bit of the VM network, which is why it got mentioned here. You're on the Dundee headend but get the Edinburgh channels.

this is a wierd one, but it is expected as the edinburgh network was telewest too and not NTL, wonder what happens when Dundee gets their own local station will it replace STV Edinburgh slot just because how the network works???

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

I doubt that's really an issue , Sky Atlantic exists in all Sky's European countries and only today they've announced content will be released simultaneously across all countries.

Indeed, it's a non-issue. Sky has calculated how much advertising income & fees it would get from selling Sky Atlantic to its competitors at an affordable price to them v the revenue it will get from subscribers not defecting to its competitors and decided it is better to continue with its current policy.

[telegramsam]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Indeed, it's a non-issue. Sky has calculated how much advertising income & fees it would get from selling Sky Atlantic to its competitors at an affordable price to them v the revenue it will get from subscribers not defecting to its competitors and decided it is better to continue with its current policy.

I agree Sky will continue to keep this channel to themselves for the foreseeable.Only yesterday I saw an advert for Sky in which they were boasting about Sky Atlantic being exclusive to Sky.

[vincerooney]

Originally Posted by Anypermitedroute

For me Personally I dont mind it and dare I say like these temporary rebrands

Although I now have TIVO im still a traditional linear TV watcher so when Sky Movies have some themes I like to wacth them all group together and tell me what to watch rather than spending hour or so going through 1000 of choices. James Bond being for me a brilliant and enjoyable month.

When it comes to sport its good for grouping all on one channel and gives some casual users a focus point, for example we have superbowl coming up and no doubt skysports 3 will be renamed NFL as they are having a full week of build up and if you have a channel called NFL more people could be attracted to it; sky focuses it on one channel rather than accross a range and those who dont like can stay away from one channel.

Its like having a theme night in a pub, monday is pub quiz/darst night, tuesday pool, wedsnesday 2 for 1, some will like it, others not but a way of attracting established and new clientel

Horses for courses but for me I dont mind

Haha fair play and good response

It's just too cheesy for my liking!

[Anypermitedroute]

Originally Posted by telegramsam

I agree Sky will continue to keep this channel to themselves for the foreseeable.Only yesterday I saw an advert for Sky in which they were boasting about Sky Atlantic being exclusive to Sky.

And I agree 3 , no incentive from content suppliers as they are getting an exclsuive deal from Sky for their product and for them exclusivity is a good market tool to hype up excitement and create interest for those who cant watch it.

Barring "other methods" to watch content not involving sky (dish and nowTV)involve purchasing boxset and for them this good profit maker going straight back to content maker. A win-win for them and therefore no pressure from them to force sky to make it more available