General : Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)

[Bananaman_007]

My TIVO is also very laggy, trying to launch Chilled or Iplayer takes an age. Also randomly from time to time it just refuses to do anything when i press buttons on my remote. My virgin contract is up next month and i am strongly thinking about just getting an Android box to replace it.

[Mr K]

Another price rise this month, thats whats coming to VM, and sweet nothing in return in terms of channels. Sky Atlantic, Talking Pictures, Spike, Movies4men, ITV encore, Moviemix and others, all missing, presumed dead on VM.

[Tricky Trevor]

I often wonder what it would have been like if we had the Horizon box rather than Tivo.

[denphone]

The Horizon box had quite a few bugs from what l heard.

[Horizon]

Originally Posted by Tricky Trevor

I often wonder what it would have been like if we had the Horizon box rather than Tivo.

Indeed. I've never seen one so don't know either, but it does look good. Whether it works is another matter. According to what's been posted on youtube etc it seems okay, but you can never tell until one is right in front of you.

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Originally Posted by Mr K

Another price rise this month, thats whats coming to VM, and sweet nothing in return in terms of channels. Sky Atlantic, Talking Pictures, Spike, Movies4men, ITV encore, Moviemix and others, all missing, presumed dead on VM.

But we get the speed increase instead to sort our own "channels" out....

Really, VM/Liberty are on a cusp. They can now deliver faster download speeds than most people currently don't need or want. But lack basic things on the tv side (as has always been the case with UK cable) like a fast stb, missing channels etc

Pre Netflix/Amazon, this didn't matter. Now it does. Everyone still wants a net connection, but the tv side of things looks a far less attractive option. Either VM adapt to the new world or, as may happen with CBS/Viacom soon, die.

[dodo1]

Any of the following channels coming to virgin media this year?
Sky 1+1
Pick +1
Ci+1
Disney junior+ 1
Sony TV+1
Bet +1
Nick Jr +1
Universal channel HD
History HD
Disney HD
Disney junior HD
Ci HD
Disney xd HD
Pop
Pop +1
Tru TV
Tru TV+ 1
Your TV
Your TV +1
True drama
MTV classic
Mtv live
Sony movies
Sony movies +1
Movies 4 men
Movies 4 men+1
More movies
More movies +1
True movie 2
E.+1
E! HD
Horse and country
Sky Atlantic
Sky Atlantic +1
Sky Atlantic HD
ITV encore
Itv encore +1
Itv encore HD
Spike
5*+1
Kix!
Kx +1

[denphone]

Well at the moment diddly squat is coming and more and more are becoming discontented with their lot....

[Aguero9320]

Originally Posted by dodo1

Any of the following channels coming to virgin media this year?
Sky 1+1
Pick +1
Ci+1
Disney junior+ 1
Sony TV+1
Bet +1
Nick Jr +1
Universal channel HD
History HD
Disney HD
Disney junior HD
Ci HD
Disney xd HD
Pop
Pop +1
Tru TV
Tru TV+ 1
Your TV
Your TV +1
True drama
MTV classic
Mtv live
Sony movies
Sony movies +1
Movies 4 men
Movies 4 men+1
More movies
More movies +1
True movie 2
E.+1
E! HD
Horse and country
Sky Atlantic
Sky Atlantic +1
Sky Atlantic HD
ITV encore
Itv encore +1
Itv encore HD
Spike
5*+1
Kix!
Kx +1

Unless VM have a trick or 2 up their sleeves, I would highly doubt it.

[MalteseFalcon]

More chance of me marrying Kate Upton than Atlantic coming to Virgin, either in SD or HD.

[Arthurgray50@blu]

If the price goes up again. Our price has already risen. But if it goes up again this year, then l will go back to Sky.

On Sky, you get all the channels out there. With VM, they are just taking us, the customers for mugs.

They di it last year, by saying BT Sport was Free, strange the price went up, for package.

Why do VM take us for mugs.

[thunderlips]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

If the price goes up again. Our price has already risen. But if it goes up again this year, then l will go back to Sky.

On Sky, you get all the channels out there. With VM, they are just taking us, the customers for mugs.

They di it last year, by saying BT Sport was Free, strange the price went up, for package.

Why do VM take us for mugs.

i totaly agree with you on this one i have been with vm for many years until last year had 4 boxes etc, due to September price rise and recent one also lack of channels etc we decided to cut down to one box and been looking at joining sky also like someone mentioned to me today its all good vm doing a new tivo box but wheres the missing channels ! defo be my last year with vm

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by dodo1

Any of the following channels coming to virgin media this year?
Sky 1+1
Pick +1
Ci+1
Disney junior+ 1
Sony TV+1
Bet +1
Nick Jr +1
Universal channel HD
History HD
Disney HD
Disney junior HD
Ci HD
Disney xd HD
Pop
Pop +1
Tru TV
Tru TV+ 1
Your TV
Your TV +1
True drama
MTV classic
Mtv live
Sony movies
Sony movies +1
Movies 4 men
Movies 4 men+1
More movies
More movies +1
True movie 2
E.+1
E! HD
Horse and country
Sky Atlantic
Sky Atlantic +1
Sky Atlantic HD
ITV encore
Itv encore +1
Itv encore HD
Spike
5*+1
Kix!
Kx +1

Sony movies - maybe
itv encore - we think Autumn 2016 unless SKY do another exclusive lock in deal.
KIX - maybe
Sky atlantic - not until at least 2019.
true movies 2 - maybe
true drama - maybe
more movies - maybe
ci hd - autumn 2016 possibly.

The rest no.

[denphone]

Personally l think Sky have ITV Encore tied into them for at least 5 years exclusively.

[telegramsam]

Virgin media`s tv services really are poor in comparison to Sky`s. What cable users could really do with is for Virgin Media to sell it`s tv side of the business to someone who cares and will invest serious money into it. All Virgin Media really care about is their broadband and speed increases which as others have pointed out already most don`t want or need.

[Ultimate.Conj]

For me, I find the VM TV service very good. It is only missing Atlantic and a few HD variants. The HD channels may be sorted in the next round of contract negotiations...fingers crossed :-)