Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

[braysoj1]

do we get espn America 4 free or not because it say i am not subscribe 2 the channel but im on xl

[Sonna]

Originally Posted by braysoj1

do we get espn America 4 free or not because it say i am not subscribe 2 the channel but im on xl

ESPN says its free for XL customers.... Virgin apparently know nothing about this. So we shall wait with baited breath!

[Felim_Doyle]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

My Birthday is going to be good this year as Virgin Media will be announcing its Second Quarter 2009 results on Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 8am UK time.

See you all on Monday after I go to an Wedding in Aberdeen.

Despite your insistance that you are not Sir Richard, you are clearly a shareholder if you're waiting for the Q2 results.

Wedding or not I hope you won't abandon us and will have some form of mobile internet with you.

See you back here before your birthday. Mine's the 31st of August.

[Andrewcrawford23]

Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle

Despite your insistance that you are not Sir Richard, you are clearly a shareholder if you're waiting for the Q2 results.

Wedding or not I hope you won't abandon us and will have some form of mobile internet with you.

See you back here before your birthday. Mine's the 31st of August.

Hay it be a first if Aberdeen had something faster than dial up

Seriously though mobile internet really in galsgow and edinburgh in scotland.

I always wait for q2 results usual find out what there up to oh what there not

[Felim_Doyle]

Originally Posted by Sonna

ESPN says its free for XL customers.... Virgin apparently know nothing about this. So we shall wait with baited breath!

Without looking at the various web sites, my interpretation from what was posted here was that, if you had ESPN before as part of a Setanta bundle, you should still have it if you're on XL and can have it again for £10/m on M or L. However, if you never had it, you still won't regardless of your service level (M, L or XL). I also surmised that this will change when ESPN relaunch the service and anyone who wants it will have to sign up for it again.

Whether VM realise that this is what ESPN believe to be the case is another story.

Did I get it right?

[Arthurgray50@blu]

I think that VM will go right to the wire on this matter, like they the channel on the cheap again. I reckon it will be free to XL, but you will have to pay for the other channel, as they are launching the new channel as purely ' ESPN'. (i am back, and still whinging)

Yup, there's no way we're getting the Footie on XL for free... VM already lose money on Sky Sports i can't see how they can afford to do so with ESPN!

[Horizon]

Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle

Without looking at the various web sites, my interpretation from what was posted here was that, if you had ESPN before as part of a Setanta bundle, you should still have it if you're on XL and can have it again for £10/m on M or L. However, if you never had it, you still won't regardless of your service level (M, L or XL). I also surmised that this will change when ESPN relaunch the service and anyone who wants it will have to sign up for it again.

Whether VM realise that this is what ESPN believe to be the case is another story.

Did I get it right?

No.

ESPN America will morph into ESPN (with the premiership football) in August on the same channel number. Everyone who subscribes to the XL pack will get it and those on lower packs can subscribe to it if they wish. No more complicated than that.

The BIG question is, will cable get ESPN HD as well...?

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

I think that VM will go right to the wire on this matter, like they the channel on the cheap again. I reckon it will be free to XL, but you will have to pay for the other channel, as they are launching the new channel as purely ' ESPN'. (i am back, and still whinging)

There won't be another channel. ESPN America turns into ESPN.

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Originally Posted by Andrewcrawford23

I always wait for q2 results usual find out what there up to oh what there not

As do I, which for once is quite a lot. Makes a nice change, doesn't it? They might even make some money one day too!

[LondonRoad]

From the first release of live Scottish fixtures Sky seem to have the best selection;

http://www.scotprem.co.uk/content/de...8029&back=home

[Mullington]

Any news on the future status of RUK?

[Felim_Doyle]

Originally Posted by Horizon

No.

ESPN America will morph into ESPN (with the premiership football) in August on the same channel number. Everyone who subscribes to the XL pack will get it and those on lower packs can subscribe to it if they wish. No more complicated than that.

The BIG question is, will cable get ESPN HD as well...?

There won't be another channel. ESPN America turns into ESPN.

I doubt that there will be any freebies. I have XL but don't have ESPN America and don't expect to get ESPN automatically when it raplaces ESPN America on channel 533 (despite Media Boy reporting it as 553 ).

My understanding is that even if you have ESPN America now, you will have to subscribe to the new channel when it launches, regardless of your TV pack.

[WillPS]

Why would ESPN go to the trouble of changing their site with that specific wording?

If you ask me, ESPN have just jumped the gun and published details which are as yet unofficial.

[Horizon]

Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle

I doubt that there will be any freebies. I have XL but don't have ESPN America and don't expect to get ESPN automatically when it raplaces ESPN America on channel 533 (despite Media Boy reporting it as 553 ).

My understanding is that even if you have ESPN America now, you will have to subscribe to the new channel when it launches, regardless of your TV pack.

Something is wrong with your box. ESPN America comes "free" as part of the XL pack. Phone customer services and ask them to investigate especially if you don't want to miss any premiership games when the "new" ESPN channel launches.

[TMLeafs]

Originally Posted by WillPS

Why would ESPN go to the trouble of changing their site with that specific wording?

If you ask me, ESPN have just jumped the gun and published details which are as yet unofficial.

I hope so

If we are not getting HD at the same time as sky. Having the SD free on XL is the only way to make me stay with VM plus a moan on the phone to VM

I'm on the VIP package moving to sky for just TV would be £64.75 a month

[Horizon]

Originally Posted by WillPS

Why would ESPN go to the trouble of changing their site with that specific wording?

If you ask me, ESPN have just jumped the gun and published details which are as yet unofficial.

Indeed. VM paid a lot of money for the Setanta channels for the direct reason to entice people to take the XL tv pack as premiership football was included in comaprison to Sky's packs where you need to subscribe to premium channels to watch all premiership football.

If the gap isn't filled in the XL pack with the loss of the Setanta channels, some people may choose to downgrade. VM make a lot of dosh on their top tier packs and they don't wish to lose this revenue.