General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 3.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Chad

There is some interesting quotes on that page.

"Sky Sports will feature 116 live English Premier League matches this season – more than three times as many as BT Sport offers. More often than not, it’ll be Sky Sports and not BT Sport that features clashes between the top teams in the Premier League."

It's almost as if Virgin are trying to down sell BT Sports. Not the kind of information I'd expect to see from a company who may be trying to sell that particular product in 2 weeks time.

[Doug P]

Originally Posted by denphone

Keep calm Henke for the meanwhile.

I still feel we are not entitled to compensation at all. ESPN were happy to go onto XL and those of us into sport benefitted from that. If BT are not up for that as seems inevitable then it is not VM's fault and there is no question of compensation.

Downsize your tv pack or move seem the alternatives....

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Bit confused as to how Atlantic is a basic channel and the best thing since sliced bread... basics are bog standard channels surely?

[ocav]

Originally Posted by Doug P

I still feel we are not entitled to compensation at all. ESPN were happy to go onto XL and those of us into sport benefitted from that. If BT are not up for that as seems inevitable then it is not VM's fault and there is no question of compensation.

Downsize your tv pack or move seem the alternatives....

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Bit confused as to how Atlantic is a basic channel and the best thing since sliced bread... basics are bog standard channels surely?

He doesn't mean a basics channel. Sky's channel line up is split in to two, Basics and Premium. There are 2 contracts for the channels with Virgin, one for Sky1, Living,Arts, News, SS News. And another for sports and movies.

Atlantic falls under the basics package, currently all Sky basics are available in SD from M+ and HD in XL

[nialli]

Originally Posted by ocav

Atlantic falls under the basics package, currently all Sky basics are available in SD from M+ and HD in XL

Except Sky Atlantic (SD nor HD) or Sky News HD

[ocav]

Originally Posted by nialli

Except Sky Atlantic (SD nor HD) or Sky News HD

Well neither of them are on Virgin (along with Sky S News HD and Sky Vegas), so clearly not.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by andy_m

I think that's for Sky Sports 1 + 2, not the whole collection.

That's the way I read it , however going to build a bundle you currently have the option of Sky Sports collection £25.75 and Sky Sports 1 or 2 on their own for £15.50.

[Wicked_and_Crazy]

Yes, spotted it today

Originally Posted by Bananaman_007

Has nobody seen the latest BT sports advert?

They specifically mention that BT sports will not be available to Virgin Customers and come the 1st of August they will lose EPSN.

They say to keep watching ESPN sign up to BT Broadband and you can keep watching ESPN for free.

[Media Boy UK]

BT Sports announcement "coming soon".

Info from Nialli's Virgin Media High Definition & TiVo Services blog

I've now heard whispers from both BT and VM that a deal's pretty much done and an announcement is imminent. I'd imagine the £12 for SD, £15 for HD, is what we'll see, same as Sky.
Pure speculation ahoy: an alternative would be that VM may subsidise it for the first three months and include it in TV XL. I wouldn't have thought the cost to VM would be that high and it may prove a sufficient lure to retain or attract casual footie fans who don't want the full Sky Sports extravaganza. Not sure how that would sit with BT but I would have thought it would be one of the options Virgin may consider.

http://vmhd.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/b...ming-soon.html

[nstokes]

Thats good news MB

[dgcarter]

Originally Posted by Joedm45

I wonder how many people phone VM thanking them for adding extra channels and asking how much more they need to pay for them

If they ever add a channel I'm interested in watching, I will.

[johnasimmons]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

BT Sports announcement "coming soon".

Info from Nialli's Virgin Media High Definition & TiVo Services blog



http://vmhd.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/b...ming-soon.html

Nice one MB - Nialli is a very good source

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by johnasimmons

Nice one MB - Nialli is a very good source

And an good blog as well if you like HD Channels or have TiVo - that why I try to stay away from TiVo story's.

[johnasimmons]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

And an good blog as well if you like HD Channels or have TiVo.

Yep, I have read his blog for some time now - and yours as well MB

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So, if VM get BT Sport & Sky Atlantic it makes it on a par with Sky (in my opinion)

[denphone]

Originally Posted by johnasimmons

Nice one MB - Nialli is a very good source

Indeed he is.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by johnasimmons

So, if VM get BT Sport & Sky Atlantic it makes it on a par with Sky (in my opinion)

But for how long???

I have know Sky since 1990 so you do not know what Sky will do next.