Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television
05-06-2010, 19:10
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Re: Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television
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Originally Posted by daveetwo
Worked for me okay and got an email response as well.
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Oh ok, I'll give it another go. I take it you have a "@ntlworld.com" address extention?
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Worked for me okay and got an email response as well.
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No, tried again, it doesn't reconise my e-mail address.
Hopefully I'll get some feedback later, thanks anyway.
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05-06-2010, 19:59
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Re: Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television
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Originally Posted by JHM
Same for me, has anyone with an ntlworld email address suceeded in registering? Or is it just not accepting ntlworld addresses?
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I have an ntl email address and had no problems. I live in Teesside.
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05-06-2010, 20:01
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Re: Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television
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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet
Be under no allusion, Sky really wanted the Virgin 1 Freeview slot  |
They already have Freeview slots and do virtually nothing with them. An ultra niche sports news channel, a far right wing regular 'news' channel, and a channel full of lowest common denominator brain dead trash so bad it would make a Bravo viewer ashamed.
Freeview is a total mess (can someone tell me why on earth there is a Russian news channel on Freeview?!), and Sky aren't helping.
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05-06-2010, 20:07
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Re: Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television
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Originally Posted by moroboshi
can someone tell me why on earth there is a Russian news channel on Freeview?!.
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It's for Chelsea supporters, obvious
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05-06-2010, 21:05
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Re: Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television
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Originally Posted by moroboshi
They already have Freeview slots and do virtually nothing with them. An ultra niche sports news channel, a far right wing regular 'news' channel, and a channel full of lowest common denominator brain dead trash so bad it would make a Bravo viewer ashamed.
Freeview is a total mess (can someone tell me why on earth there is a Russian news channel on Freeview?!), and Sky aren't helping.
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They have slots so that other broadcasters can't buy and use them. OFCOM has recently given Sky the go ahead to launch a premium service using their slots, the more slots they have the more channels the can offer.
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05-06-2010, 21:20
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Re: Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television
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Originally Posted by Mikey1981
Comedy Central HD would be great but there is very little HD content on there(Scrubs season 8 only, 30 Rock, Two & a Half, South Park, Rules of Engagement and Sam Who & The Office), other shows Raymond, King of Queens, Frasier etc are all SD only.
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I'd be happy if Comedy Central went widescreen, let alone HD - have you watched season 4 of 30 Rock? Ridiculous...and that massive DOG in the corner doesn't help : 
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05-06-2010, 21:54
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Re: Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television
will the recent sky/vm deal affect the vod side of thnigs at all for us?
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05-06-2010, 22:47
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Re: Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television
Yes, it should mean more content. In the press release it says that not only will VM continue to offer VOD content from the former VMtv channels but also Sky basic and premium content.
Now there have been a few posts about VM betting on VoD being the future, well think again, 9 probably isn't really enough time for things to change that dramatically but if they do VM will still be stuck. Currently when Sky buy a show they buy the Free to air rights, pay TV rights and the VOD rights.
Not being content owners anymore means that they are now reliant on Sky for more then just TV channels.
You can hark on all you want about Catch up TV but that is just a glorified PVR service. HBO and Warner TV as good as they are have the same shows over and over again and it can be frustrating to follow a show. Although it will be nice to get Sky stuff on demand now.
+1 for another Comedy Central HD channel, I watch this channel a lot and would love to see all the newer shows in HD.
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06-06-2010, 00:36
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Re: Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television
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Originally Posted by piquet41
Hi. Ben B; BenMcr; DF..... could one of you please tell us why those of us with an ntl: e-mail address can't register?
Has anyone with an ntl: e-mail address had any success??
VMT.
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It should work.. Anyone else having a problem?
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Originally Posted by mersey70
I am not talking about the technology I am talking about who owns and controls VM and you can say what you like but it's NTL.
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You are very wrong, mersey70... the company is most definately not NTL (or Telewest) in any way... even from the inside, that's seems so long ago now.
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06-06-2010, 00:53
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Re: Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television
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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic
It should work.. Anyone else having a problem?
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You are very wrong, mersey70... the company is most definately not NTL (or Telewest) in any way... even from the inside, that's seems so long ago now.
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I do it dosnt recognise my blueyonder email address.
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06-06-2010, 01:06
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Re: Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television
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Originally Posted by pythagoras
I do it dosnt recognise my blueyonder email address.
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I've just registered with my blueyonder address and worked ok.... do you get an error message?
Have you tried with a hotmail address or similar?
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06-06-2010, 01:18
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Re: Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television
I have gotten so bored with the whole "will they/won't they" rubbish about red button and HD that I couldn't care less if they do or they don't, none of it interests me.
In 2002 I worked for ntl, the red button services were "coming soon" back then. They still aren't here, just like caller display. Does anyone actually care any more? I don't! I use the TV service because overall I prefer it to Sky and I have a long-term affection for the cable platform, but that's a loyalty VM do not deserve.
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06-06-2010, 05:45
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Re: Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television
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Originally Posted by Mikey1981
Sorry Chuck was on the bubble and was going to be cancelled they filmed two different season 3 endings because of this, I am a fan of the show. Regardless of Bravo's recent deal the channel has a new owner I would be suprised if they conitune to show after this deal goes through, I hope not on extreme as the sd picture quality is awful.
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Chuck was a fav to get axed they are near the season end in the US or have just ended but they got a reprieve about 6 weeks ago and are to make 1 more season i wouldn't expect it to go past the next season.
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06-06-2010, 05:56
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Re: Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television
People were saying that about season three and that the 13 episode order would be the last bit if Chuck we got. Chuck certainly seems to be the little show that could.
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06-06-2010, 07:50
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Re: Acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television
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Originally Posted by nialli
I'd be happy if Comedy Central went widescreen, let alone HD - have you watched season 4 of 30 Rock? Ridiculous...and that massive DOG in the corner doesn't help : |
Best Comedy on tv right now, I agree looks silly in 4.3 as it was made in 16.9 the Office is like this too, glad CC are showing it and bringing it upto date as Five was years behind and put it on at all hours, but at least it was widescreen on Five.
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People were saying that about season three and that the 13 episode order would be the last bit if Chuck we got. Chuck certainly seems to be the little show that could.
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Season 4 will be the end I am sure, just gotta hope Yvonne Starhovski gets some more roles when the inevitable happens.
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I have emailed Comedy Central to ask about 16.9 or HD, will post reply on Coming Soon thread when it arrives.
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