Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

[Fred Fish]

Originally Posted by Fred Fish

Is it me or is there still very little on the HD catchup section of iPlayer. I know that this is out of virgins control (BBC have control over content not VM).

But it is now a week on and according to my planner there are 12 programs available - more than a quarter of which are childrens programs.

A total of 7 hours programming (and that is being generous as I have rounded up). There is approx 9 hrs programming per night on the BBC HD channel, so over the week a total of 63hours of programming. Even if we assume that 3/4 of it is repeats that should still be 15 hours of "catch up".

Now dont get me wrong I am happy that there is a bit more HD programming on the system (and as I said I dont blame VM for this) but it does feel a bit poor.

Granted there isnt much more on the iPlayer website - but overall pretty poor.

I held back from updating this post because I had a reply that said (and I am paraphrasing) its only been a few days so everything is pretty good really.

Well it has now been another week and we still have very little on the HD catchup page. Great if you wat to watch doctors or kerwizz (that makes up half of the listings !!) but very little else.

As I said before .... probably not VM fault but come on, it really isnt very good is it!

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by Fred Fish

I held back from updating this post because I had a reply that said (and I am paraphrasing) its only been a few days so everything is pretty good really.

Well it has now been another week and we still have very little on the HD catchup page. Great if you wat to watch doctors or kerwizz (that makes up half of the listings !!) but very little else.

As I said before .... probably not VM fault but come on, it really isnt very good is it!

Remember its down to the BBC what HD programmes are shown on there and if you look at the listings for BBC HD there really isn't too much on it. So it may take a while for stuff to appear on it.

[sizzler85]

Can anyone shed any light on whether Virgin have aqquired the ESPN Classics channel, i really want virgin to add this channel as it will be big.


thanks in advance

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by KnightRider

So does this means we will have 6 new channels shortly then. If so which channels?

I thank they may be the following:

NOTE: The follow list is subject to change.

BBC Alba
Pop Girl
Wedding TV
Military History
Eden + 1
Yesterday + 1

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List now online see post one.

[KnightRider]

Will there be History +1 for ex Telewest as well?

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by KnightRider

Will there be History +1 for ex Telewest as well?

I think as well as all the missing BBC TV or Radio channels that are not in Ex-Telewest areas.

[Media Boy UK]

UKTV to rebrand UKTV Food as ''Good Food''

UKTV Food to become Good Food from June 22nd on Virgin Channels 260 and 261.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcas...good-food.html

[moroboshi]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

UKTV to rebrand UKTV Food as ''Good Food''

UKTV Food to become Good Food from June 22nd on Virgin Channels 260 and 261.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcas...good-food.html

The notion of taking an established brand (UKTV), flushing it down the toilet, and creating a fractured mess of random and utterly retarded channel names defies all logic. It's the polar opposite of how to create a brand.

[virginruinedntl]

yep, all these crappy channels rename themselves atleast once a year it seems, there is no brand at all, i can only presume people dont watch so they rename and people think, ooo whats this new channel but then realise which channel it was before and stop watching instantly.

[frogstamper]

Originally Posted by moroboshi

The notion of taking an established brand (UKTV), flushing it down the toilet, and creating a fractured mess of random and utterly retarded channel names defies all logic. It's the polar opposite of how to create a brand.

I was beginning to think I was the only one who thought that! at least before all these channels had the the prefix UKTV the public were aware they were the same brand, now they are a loose smattering of channels that it looks like a eight year old has named.
Add to all this the time and money this entire exercise has cost, and you begin to wonder if there is anybody at the helm.

[bayards]

New channel for TV brand execs coming soon - Helm TV lol

H

[Media Boy UK]

Non Virgin News: Discovery postphone ''Quest'' launch on Freeview.

The launch of ''Quest'' on Freeview channel 47 has today been postphone by Discovery "for commercial reasons".

http://www.questtv.co.uk/

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New look for Virgin1 coming June 9th.

Broadcaster Virgin Media Television is to unveil a new logo and on- and off- air identity for the TV channel Virgin1 on 9 June.

Virgin Media Television said the new brand identity will include a dynamic new logo, eye catching idents and creative online elements.

Which will be accompanied by a new programme line-up.

http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/9058...1-set-rebrand/

[sizzler85]

Just got of the phone to a member of virgin media, they have confirmed that clubland tv, itv 2+1, espn classics and a further 4 channels will be added by June 30th.

[Hiroki]

Wow some cracking channels there.....lets hope its another lie by a virgin member of staff

[joglynne]

I do use the +1 channels occasionally when recording but I must admit to being very underwhelmed by the quality and content of the channels they are adding.