General : Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by passingbat

What, they don't have a DVD player that is very easily and cheaply swapped out for one that includes Netflix, and also has the added advantage in that it plays Blu Ray discs?

Nearly everyone has a DVD player.

I certainly have a DVD Player myself and it is not that old (two years) but it doesn't give me access to Netflix (at least through streaming).

I dare say the majority of the population is completely unaware that you can get DVD players that can do this, as was I, or are you referring to DVDs sent through the post?

As I said, if you mix predominently with people who have this equipment, I can understand your presumption that everyone has the technology, but the reality outside your circle is different.

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Originally Posted by Dave42

we heard it all before more chance of snow in hell forever

That's your opinion, Dave, which I respect. But you don't have a source for that view.

Media reports I have seen indicate differently. I acknowledge that these reports may have been written with some speculation, but putting everything together....no, I can't say anything. Virgin Media Viewer may be watching

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

That's your opinion, Dave, which I respect. But you don't have a source for that view.

Media reports I have seen indicate differently. I acknowledge that these reports may have been written with some speculation, but putting everything together....no, I can't say anything. Virgin Media Viewer may be watching

Groundhog day!

[theone2k10]

To clear everything up this has come from 3 different sources Sky Atlantic will not be launching on any other platform in the near future. It will remain a Sky/NowTv exclusive as Sky want to push NowTV more.
Other Sky channels are expected to appear on other platforms.
Virgin Media wish to concentrate more on on demand content and providers and faster broadband speeds.

Again my sources might be wrong.

[gba93]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

To clear everything up this has come from 3 different sources Sky Atlantic will not be launching on any other platform in the near future. It will remain a Sky/NowTv exclusive as Sky want to push NowTV more.
Other Sky channels are expected to appear on other platforms.
Virgin Media wish to concentrate more on on demand content and providers and faster broadband speeds.

Again my sources might be wrong.

Thanks for sharing

[denphone]

They seek it here,
They seek it there,
Those Virgin viewers seek it everywhere.
Am l about to see heaven or about to see hell?
That damned elusive TV channel

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by denphone

They seek it here,
They seek it there,
Those Virgin viewers seek it everywhere.
Am l about to see heaven or about to see hell?
That damned elusive TV channel

I just stick to HBONordic lol but won't discuss that here as it'll take thread of topic.

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I certainly have a DVD Player myself and it is not that old (two years) but it doesn't give me access to Netflix (at least through streaming).

I dare say the majority of the population is completely unaware that you can get DVD players that can do this, as was I, or are you referring to DVDs sent through the post?

As I said, if you mix predominently with people who have this equipment, I can understand your presumption that everyone has the technology, but the reality outside your circle is different.[COLOR="Silver"]

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[/COLOR]That's your opinion, Dave, which I respect. But you don't have a source for that view.

Media reports I have seen indicate differently. I acknowledge that these reports may have been written with some speculation, but putting everything together....no, I can't say anything. Virgin Media Viewer may be watching

and no one has it source saying it coming OB no one as I have said and say one last time the fact sky have never lowered cost of a channel and VM wont pay over the odds and they should never ever do that make it certain it not coming

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I dare say the majority of the population is completely unaware that you can get DVD players that can do this, as was I, or are you referring to DVDs sent through the post?

No, I wasn't referring to DVDs through the post, or indeed DVD players. I said you can inexpensively replace your DVD player with a Blueray player, which will also play DVDs and includes Netflix.

There may be DVD players that include Netflix, I don't know. But BR players are often as low as £50. And not only do you get Netflix with a BR player, you get the ability to watch films (and some TV shows) at the full 1080p potential of your HD TV.

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

To clear everything up this has come from 3 different sources Sky Atlantic will not be launching on any other platform in the near future. It will remain a Sky/NowTv exclusive as Sky want to push NowTV more.
Other Sky channels are expected to appear on other platforms.
Virgin Media wish to concentrate more on on demand content and providers and faster broadband speeds.

Again my sources might be wrong.

that the way it always be sooner people see that the better and we can move on

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

To clear everything up this has come from 3 different sources Sky Atlantic will not be launching on any other platform in the near future. It will remain a Sky/NowTv exclusive as Sky want to push NowTV more.

Originally Posted by theone2k10

I just stick to HBONordic lol but won't discuss that here as it'll take thread of topic.

It doesn't surprise me that Sky want to keep Atlantic for satellite and Now TV and won't let VM have it

And if Now TV included back seasons of Atlantic shows, it would be a valid option, but they don't. Who wants to start Boardwalk Empire at season 4 episode 9 without seeing the previous shows?

Thankfully as theone2k10 says, there are other options.

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Originally Posted by Dave42

that the way it always be sooner people see that the better and we can move on

Sky Atlantic is still a legitimate topic as VM users want it. It is a glaring gap in a pay TV service that should provide the best in TV drama. Keeping this lack in the public view is no bad thing.

Originally Posted by passingbat

Sky Atlantic is still a legitimate topic as VM users want it. It is a glaring gap in a pay TV service that should provide the best in TV drama. Keeping this lack in the public view is no bad thing.

It's a legitimate topic (I want it too) but not for this thread, as this is the 'coming soon' thread, and it isn't.

[Mad Max]

Originally Posted by Dave42

we heard it all before more chance of snow in hell forever

Whooooooosh............

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by JustaBloke

It's a legitimate topic (I want it too) but not for this thread, as this is the 'coming soon' thread, and it isn't.

You can't be certain of that. And when has this thread been limited only to what is actually coming soon? If that's all you are interested in, use the channel log thread.

Originally Posted by passingbat

You can't be certain of that. And when has this thread been limited only to what is actually coming soon? If that's all you are interested in, use the channel log thread.

The channel log is for what has arrived, not what's coming soon. Your argument that 'I can't be certain of that' is absurd. What if I post relentlessly (like these people are) about the Sky Movies bouquet becoming free to all on M+ and above? You can't be certain that I'm not right, so that's ok, is it?

Of course it's not. We've had a year of 'any minute now' regarding Sky Atlantic and this morning we get one of the biggest protagonists (who really should have learned their lesson by now) spouting the old 'it's coming, I know that, but I'm not going to tell you how' line again. As I write this an ad on Sky News is boasting about the exclusivity of SA to Sky / Now TV.

Let's just keep it real. <--- I know that sounds a bit like MB, but I put the words in the right order.

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by JustaBloke

What if I post relentlessly (like these people are) about the Sky Movies bouquet becoming free to all on M+ and above? You can't be certain that I'm not right, so that's ok, is it?

Of course it's not.

There is a difference between Sky Atlantic coming and your proposition (which you admit is silly).

Sky Atlantic could come if the terms are right and it is a channel that many people want. Occasionally rumours suggesting it might arrive (some with credibility) surface, so it is right that it is still mentioned in the Coming soon thread. If these posts upset you too much, just skip them.