Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

[EBD3000]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Virgin Media To Launch 6 New HD Channels -CEO



http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-...05-703200.html

NOTE: 3rd quarter is anytime from July to September.

Do you have a non-subscription source?

And you'd think he'd have learnt from the last time. Burnt fingers and all might mean he's telling the truth this time.

[paul_hadley]

Even though the website's still The Wall Street Journal, there is another link - http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-...05-703200.html - which works fine (no subscription needed).

I like the way they say "plans to launch as many as six new high-definition channels in the third quarter of 2009".

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Hmm, for some strange reason the link lets me read the full article when going via Google News, but doesn't let me view the article if I go to that URL normally.

So if you want to read it you need to go to http://news.google.co.uk/news?pz=1&n...=all&scoring=n and scroll down to the "INTERVIEW: Virgin Media To Launch 6 New HD Channels -CEO" article from Wall Street Journal.

[virginruinedntl]

probably will be 1 channel launching on september 30th. I really do hate virgin and their constant lies about hd channels and that their network having lots of capacity even though they dont and have to throttle internet connections, wish the government would step in and stop them.

they already have rights for itvhd and channel4hd, they should have launched many months ago.

[Andrewcrawford23]

Originally Posted by virginruinedntl

probably will be 1 channel launching on september 30th. I really do hate virgin and their constant lies about hd channels and that their network having lots of capacity even though they dont and have to throttle internet connections, wish the government would step in and stop them.

they already have rights for itvhd and channel4hd, they should have launched many months ago.

they do not have the rights for itvhd

they aint lying they are like any business they ssay wha tther eplans are but contractrs are problem for all companies untiol they are signed they cant launmch them. many virgin insiders can assure they are working on it now they are taking hd seriously now they have 20% pentration for hd boxes so that says to them hd is wanted now and is worth paying for

[sherer]

yes ITVHD is exclusive to freesat and as ITV are one of the founders of that I suspect that will remain that way for some time.

I've never seen a quote to confirm VM have the rights to Channel 4 HD either

[Andrewcrawford23]

Originally Posted by sherer

yes ITVHD is exclusive to freesat and as ITV are one of the founders of that I suspect that will remain that way for some time.

I've never seen a quote to confirm VM have the rights to Channel 4 HD either

they do it was back end of 07 when it launch they got hte rights to it and vod

"611,900 customers, 17% of its digital TV subscriber base, currently takes the V+ high definition PVR."

I was slightly suprised how high that % was.

Anyone any ideas whay % of Sky customers have Sky HD?

[kesterwww]

It seems wrong to me that any buissines has to be completely honest in paid advertisments, yet in press releases, which I assume cost nothing, they can offer potential customers anything they want, whether they deliver or not.
I'm not saying VM aren't working on getting hd channels, and I'm sure they fully mean to deliver on these claims, but they are saying things to encourage people to take or continue taking their service which they do not deliver. Hints of false advertising to me. virginruinedntl is right, the government maybe should step in and make some rules on what can be said in press releases.

[Andrewcrawford23]

Originally Posted by kesterwww

It seems wrong to me that any buissines has to be completely honest in paid advertisments, yet in press releases, which I assume cost nothing, they can offer potential customers anything they want, whether they deliver or not.
I'm not saying VM aren't working on getting hd channels, and I'm sure they fully mean to deliver on these claims, but they are saying things to encourage people to take or continue taking their service which they do not deliver. Hints of false advertising to me. virginruinedntl is right, the government maybe should step in and make some rules on what can be said in press releases.

that is adifferent matter, i believe they can not falsely claim something they can not back up, so i am guessing they can back it up, your best bet would be to complain to asa if they come abck and uphod it then they ar elying if they dnt then they truly are working on it (sacarism of there words)

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Originally Posted by Mobes

"611,900 customers, 17% of its digital TV subscriber base, currently takes the V+ high definition PVR."

I was slightly suprised how high that % was.

Anyone any ideas whay % of Sky customers have Sky HD?

about 1/8 to 1/9

8-9million customer 1.1 million hd customers

[virginruinedntl]

well sky are kicking virgin's ass in the HD department, miles more channels and they increased from around 500,000 subscribers to 1.02m in the last 3 months, mainly due to their £50 Sky+HD box pricing, i can see virgin's V+ subscribers jumping ship if they dont offer more hd channels soon.

[Hiroki]

So these 6 new HD channels I wonder if they will be worth all this wait or if they will just be pointless channels like 4hd or even itvhd

[Andrewcrawford23]

Originally Posted by virginruinedntl

well sky are kicking virgin's ass in the HD department, miles more channels and they increased from around 500,000 subscribers to 1.02m in the last 3 months, mainly due to their £50 Sky+HD box pricing, i can see virgin's V+ subscribers jumping ship if they dont offer more hd channels soon.

acutally its only about 200000 to 300000 extra in the last three month, and the £50 is fairly new i dnt think there will be many leaving the ones that will leave have odne there only a small few that will leave now

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Originally Posted by Hiroki

So these 6 new HD channels I wonder if they will be worth all this wait or if they will just be pointless channels like 4hd or even itvhd

1 of them will be 4hd it depends on what oyu like so it be bit unfair to say if they launch nat geo hd that because you dnt liek it aitn a good channel, the sport and movies hd will not be coming

[Hiroki]

Originally Posted by Andrewcrawford23

1 of them will be 4hd it depends on what oyu like so it be bit unfair to say if they launch nat geo hd that because you dnt liek it aitn a good channel, the sport and movies hd will not be coming

No no don't get me wrong I just thought it would be a shame if after all this wait people end up with something like itvhd or 4hd and nothing better than that you know?

[chass]

I have been on cable since cable & wireless days and slowly upgraded as i went along got my v+ just over 18 months ago went to vip package hopeing for more hd didnt happen when my contract is up i shall be going to the darkside just for the hd content as im fedup of comming soon in a few months next quater virgin have the best bb but im going to play hd now catch up bb as speed is not that inportant to me

Eurosport HD please, i'm a tennis fan Roland GArros in HD would be superb!

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Cheers Andrew, so does that mean that Virgin actually have more % of their customers in V+HD than Sky have in Sky +HD

If SkyHD is 1/8 = 12.5% and V+HD 17% (Maths not my strong point)

I thought a big reason Sky invested so heavily was lots of people took up HD...

Hmmm...maybe Virgin have done the math and realised they need to pull their finger out...