Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

[Nook29]

Originally Posted by Fred Fish

Sorry if I sound picky but I thought that Hiroki was asking about channels OTHER than the HD cannnels........

Correct, I misread his post and for some reason I thought he was just asking about the sport channels.

Not sure of any SD channels launching, don't think there are any.

[Felim_Doyle]

Originally Posted by moroboshi

Speak for yourself. I now find I am so used to watching HD via Blu-Ray, PS3, Xbox 360, Apple TV, and BBC HD, that it's near impossible to watch anything in SD.

It's just a blurry mess and it simply isn't good enough.

As a matter of interest, what is your TV specification?

Screen size (i.e. diagonal in metric and imperial)
Type (e.g. LCD, Plasma)
Resolution (e.g. 1080i, 1080p)
Scan rate (e.g. 100Hz)

I suppose I should also ask how close do you sit to it?

I'm still of the opinion that larger screens and certain technologies need HD to be viewable comfortably.

[Horizon]

Originally Posted by dsmuk

Unless there is an agreement between Virgin and Sky for Sky Sports to be at the top of the sports section then I would move it up to

501 ESPN
502 Kept free for poss future ESPN2
503 ESPN HD
504 Kept free for poss future ESPN2HD
505 ESPN Classics

I would do this as they are going to be Virgins major focus for sport and so should take the dominant channel numbers.

and possibly move Eurosport up

506 Eurosport 1
507 Eurosport 2
508 Kept free for future expansion
509 Kept free for future expansion

511 Sky Sports 1
etc

Move the club channels so they are grouped together

Well, who knows, VM may get round to a reshuffle of the EPG at some point. As you say, there are spaces at the top of the sports section for such a scenario as you describe. Not sure about Eurosport being so high up though! What do they show, table tennis, volleyball. The spaces are better left for some "proper" sports channels.

[toady]

Well done VM and if you are not on the XL package isn't ESPN cheaper on VM than Sky if you don't subscribe to the Sky Sports package?

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by toady

Well done VM and if you are not on the XL package isn't ESPN cheaper on VM than Sky if you don't subscribe to the Sky Sports package?

Yes it is.

M and L Viewers will need to pay:

£8 per month (Virgin Viewers with Sky Sports)
£10 per month (Virgin Viewers Without Sky Sports)

[MIB4]

Have now spoken with both VM and ESPN and both have confirmed that ESPN America WILL be carrying on as a separate channel in the UK on VM in addition to and not replaced by ESPN (the new channel).

The confusion appears to be because ESPN are not certain that ESPN America will be live on VM immediately when ESPN is launched next monday due to launch issues (as they put it). They are certain that longterm that ESPN America will be on VM although if it has to go off the air it may be up to 4 months before it returns (although they hope to avoid this).

VM have confirmed that from monday (or if the channel disappears for a few days, weeks or months) that ESPN America will in future be free as part of the XL Tv package so all VM subscribers who currently pay £10 for ESPN America will have a £10 saving in their bill from monday whilst ultimately still getting ESPN America as well as the new ESPN, ESPN HD and ESPN Classics.

Good job all around it has to be said.

Just hoping that any issues ESPN have can be resolved without having to cease broadcasting for any period at all..but I suppose that will be clearer on the day so to speak.

[maccaria]

fantastic news, all we need now is to get the sky sports HD channels and the red button interactivity and Ill be happy as a pig in muck

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by MIB4

Have now spoken with both VM and ESPN and both have confirmed that ESPN America WILL be carrying on as a separate channel in the UK on VM in addition to and not replaced by ESPN (the new channel).

The confusion appears to be because ESPN are not certain that ESPN America will be live on VM immediately when ESPN is launched next monday due to launch issues (as they put it). They are certain that longterm that ESPN America will be on VM although if it has to go off the air it may be up to 4 months before it returns (although they hope to avoid this).

VM have confirmed that from monday (or if the channel disappears for a few days, weeks or months) that ESPN America will in future be free as part of the XL Tv package so all VM subscribers who currently pay £10 for ESPN America will have a £10 saving in their bill from monday whilst ultimately still getting ESPN America as well as the new ESPN, ESPN HD and ESPN Classics.

Good job all around it has to be said.

Just hoping that any issues ESPN have can be resolved without having to cease broadcasting for any period at all..but I suppose that will be clearer on the day so to speak.

I think ESPN need to buy an EPG Channel on Sky to relaunch ESPN America.

Note to ESPN bosses I hear that Setanta are selling some EPG Channels on Sky.

[berty_buk]

Originally Posted by MIB4

Have now spoken with both VM and ESPN and both have confirmed that ESPN America WILL be carrying on as a separate channel in the UK on VM in addition to and not replaced by ESPN (the new channel).

The confusion appears to be because ESPN are not certain that ESPN America will be live on VM immediately when ESPN is launched next monday due to launch issues (as they put it). They are certain that longterm that ESPN America will be on VM although if it has to go off the air it may be up to 4 months before it returns (although they hope to avoid this).

VM have confirmed that from monday (or if the channel disappears for a few days, weeks or months) that ESPN America will in future be free as part of the XL Tv package so all VM subscribers who currently pay £10 for ESPN America will have a £10 saving in their bill from monday whilst ultimately still getting ESPN America as well as the new ESPN, ESPN HD and ESPN Classics.

Good job all around it has to be said.

Just hoping that any issues ESPN have can be resolved without having to cease broadcasting for any period at all..but I suppose that will be clearer on the day so to speak.

Suberb news and suberb research MIB4

[Stephen]

I am now positive that the 3 HD channels will still be launching tomorrow!

[call08]

Originally Posted by Stephen

I am know positive that the 3 HD channels will still be launching tomorrow!

how do you know that?

[joglynne]

Originally Posted by call08

how do you know that?

Have a look at Stephen's sig.

[Felim_Doyle]

Originally Posted by Maggy J

Right gents it would be nice if we leave this thread to what it's really about..what is coming SOON to Virgin TV, not what we all have on our wish lists...which is not worth getting hot under the collar about.

Yes, it is really becoming tiresome. A lot of it is wishful / resentful interpretations of announcements / speculations.

We may be getting some HD channels: we'll have them yesterday; we'll never get them.
We'll put a man on the moon by the end of the decade: so that's 31st Dec. 1969; no it's 31st Dec. 1970.
Have a drink on me: my glass is half empty; no your glass is half full.

The really annoying thing is the lack if indication that a posting is an opinion and not a subtanciated fact. Please prefix opinions with "IMHO ..." (look it up if you don't know) or, as the late Emlyn Hughes would say on QoS, "we think ...". Please support alleged facts with evidence, preferably a link to a statement from an authoritative source.

Well that's my opinion anyway!

[akki007]

Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle

Yes, it is really becoming tiresome. A lot of it is wishful / resentful interpretations of announcements / speculations.

We may be getting some HD channels: we'll have them yesterday; we'll never get them.
We'll put a man on the moon by the end of the decade: so that's 31st Dec. 1969; no it's 31st Dec. 1970.
Have a drink on me: my glass is half empty; no your glass is half full.

The really annoying thing is the lack if indication that a posting is an opinion and not a subtanciated fact. Please prefix opinions with "IMHO ..." (look it up if you don't know) or, as the late Emlyn Hughes would say on QoS, "we think ...". Please support alleged facts with evidence, preferably a link to a statement from an authoritative source.

Well that's my opinion anyway!

When did Emlyn Hughes die?!?!?! Shocking! (Remainder of the post ignored due to inane waffle)

[cupcakes aka dd]

I'd prefer them to launch Thurs / Fri this week so we have the weekend to oogle. Early next week is a bit pants cos most of us are at work..........aren't we?