Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I.

[Digital Fanatic]

Originally Posted by winkle

Andy Gray has just been sacked by Sky

Today's chip shop paper story

That was last night wasn't it?

[Andrewcrawford23]

Originally Posted by braysoj1

Sky3 to rebrand as Pick TV

Sky3 and Sky3 +1 will rebrand as Pick TV and Pick TV +1 on the 28th February.

Programming is likely to remain the same as Sky3′s current lineup.

http://www.entertainment-iuk.com/201...nd-as-pick-tv/

nope the programming is changing now so i suspect this is for freeview

Pick TV, who the fudge came up with that. Wouldn't be surprised to see Sky2 change to Sky1+1 now.

[Digital Fanatic]

Originally Posted by Jameseh

Pick TV, who the fudge came up with that. Wouldn't be surprised to see Sky2 change to Sky1+1 now.

Sky don't want any of their channels to give Freeview any quality programming.

They will just want barker channels that promote Sky

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

Sky don't want any of their channels to give Freeview any quality programming.

They will just want barker channels that promote Sky

Too true sky 3 *(available on freeview) Has the very old show Luton airport the planes originally used must be almost obselete by now,and the staff shown on the programme must now have thier sons and daughters in the air.

And still they continue showing it,and probably will in ten years time as well,but not in HD LOL.

[broonale]

Originally Posted by Jameseh

Pick TV, who the fudge came up with that. Wouldn't be surprised to see Sky2 change to Sky1+1 now.

Picknick !!!


Hmmmm....

[mattboothers]

New Sky Challenge schedule change:

Click on the top link where it says 606 Challenge.

http://www.skyprogrammeinformation.co.uk/amendments.asp

Includes the inclusion of TNA iMPACT, TNA Xplosion and TNA Genesis PPV.

[mersey70]

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

Sky don't want any of their channels to give Freeview any quality programming.

They will just want barker channels that promote Sky

It does look like Sky wish to use their freeview capacity as either barker channels or to merely restrict other operators from gaining the capacity and enhancing the platform. In fairness though none of the other pay operators really offer much (unencrypted) on freeview either, UKTV aside if it wasn't for the networks and their spinoffs freeview would be pretty sparse on quality, will UKTV's new owners wish to carry on though, who knows.

Pick TV is a strangely similar name to Picnic (their now shelved although mostly OFCOM approved pay DTT service) i'm sure that's a happy coincidence though.

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Originally Posted by mattboothers

New Sky Challenge schedule change:

Click on the top link where it says 606 Challenge.

http://www.skyprogrammeinformation.co.uk/amendments.asp

Includes the inclusion of TNA iMPACT, TNA Xplosion and TNA Genesis PPV.

Strange that, are Sky admitting wrestiling is a game putting it on a gameshow channel!!. I doubt wrestling with go down well with an existing Challenge audience, a very odd choice of programming in my eyes.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

VM are currently doing maintenance on it now , at least they generally do admit when there is a problem.

Is that why VOD is so slow at the moment? It took me ages to get to the letter 'T' tonight and I've noticed it's been very tortoise like for a few weeks now. Very annoying, but happy to put up with it if it's temporary while they work to improve it.

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Originally Posted by eugene

Right, I have to say something on this. If some people on here had their way Virgin would pay silly money for Sky Atlantic and all our bills would have to go up to pay for it. Instead Virgin are rightly waiting for the advertisers to have a go at Sky and force them to make it available to Virgin Media at a much lower cost sot that it can be included in the XL package for example. If you look desperate to get something from Sky they'll fleece you. We'll obviously get it in the end. I for one would be disappointed if our bills had to go up substantially just to please a few people who demand Sky Atlantic now and would probably then never watch it and demand something else we haven't got.

I take your point eugene, but those of us who want the channel should be able to pay the premium price for it if it's worth it. The problem with Sky's exclusive deals is that they not only make the programme exclusive to their channels, they then make their channels exclusive to satellite as well so that no other TV providers get a look in. This should not be permitted and I think the regulators are letting us down.

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

Thanks for this, Howardmicks

I know from a presentation I've seen today, that VM are very interested in TV. Things are going to get even better for customers.

So we will get Boardwalk Empire and Mad Men, then!

Sorry, but until we have access to the full range of good programmes available I won't be content.

[savvychels]

Sorry, I'm cracking up here - it's like 'that time of the month' though with the forum and VM it's more like 'that time of the year.' It's like Jan/Feb every year people get all wound up and have to have a pop at VM for one thing or another - it goes in cycles.

Reading through this thread and the complaints about Sky Atlantic (and discussing calling retentions to find out what deals people might get) is giving me flashbacks to Jan to Mar 2007 when everyone was throwing their dummies out about losing Sky1 in spite of the introduction of the new V+ box being introduced at the time which revolutionised TV watching/recording (IMO).

I think VM has taken HUGE strides over the last 4 years overall in service and what it provides, and especially in the last few months. They eventually got Sky1 back and weren't held hostage to Sky's ridiculous price demands. We now have more HD content has been provided (though I'm hard pressed in general to see a huge difference between the HD channels and the upscaled regular channels even on a top of the range TV). The Tivo has been a huge investment - and there will likely be teething programmes which more people will throw their dummies out over, but what an incredible investment for something to take things even further.

So what if we don't get a channel or two. It's certainly not quite as bad as Sky taking up a ton of series halfway through production and then us not getting them (ie Lost and Prison break when we lost Sky1). These are brand new series. So we're not getting some new things that are going to show. We may get them eventually we may not. Other channels have caught up with Sky in the sense that they are often now showing new seasons in line with the US rather than months later (which was originally the draw of Sky1).

Of course I'd like to get Sky Atlantic and it would be nice to see some of these new series I've heard about, but it's not the end of the world, and if you can't find something else of interest in the several hundred other channels then there must be something wrong.

I just don't get it.

And as others have said, if you don't like it you don't have to stay. But I seriously don't think I can get the same value for money elsewhere - even if it does mean I'm short a channel or two.

[Digital Fanatic]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Is that why VOD is so slow at the moment? It took me ages to get to the letter 'T' tonight and I've noticed it's been very tortoise like for a few weeks now. Very annoying, but happy to put up with it if it's temporary while they work to improve it.

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I take your point eugene, but those of us who want the channel should be able to pay the premium price for it if it's worth it. The problem with Sky's exclusive deals is that they not only make the programme exclusive to their channels, they then make their channels exclusive to satellite as well so that no other TV providers get a look in. This should not be permitted and I think the regulators are letting us down.

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So we will get Boardwalk Empire and Mad Men, then!

Sorry, but until we have access to the full range of good programmes available I won't be content.

Yep, major upgrades and investment on VOD ongoing for a few weeks. Headend by headend.

We are aware of the slow VOD menus for some customers too!

[savvychels]

Originally Posted by savvychels

The Tivo has been a huge investment - and there will likely be teething programmes which more people will throw their dummies out over, but what an incredible investment for something to take things even further.

Oops that should read 'teething problems' not 'programmes'

[Digital Fanatic]

Originally Posted by savvychels

Oops that should read 'teething problems' not 'programmes'

he he

[Media Boy UK]

Challenge & Challenge +1 Repackaging to M pack next week.

All Virgin Media customers can enjoy the great programming found on Challenge as we are planning to repackage the channel from M+ to M and Challenge +1 from XL to M.

The permanent move into M for both channels will be effective from Tuesday 1st February 2011 at 6am.

Challenge can be found on channel 139 and Challenge +1 on channel 140.

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Challenge give out TNA broadcasting times

Thursday 03/02/2011:

12midnight - TNA iMPACT! - TNA Impact 1

Friday 04/02/2011:

12midnight - TNA iMPACT! - TNA Impact 2

2am - TNA Xpolsion - TNA Xplosion 1

Saturday 05/02/2011

12midnight - TNA iMPACT! - TNA Impact 3

2am - TNA Xpolsion - TNA Xplosion 2

Sunday 06/02/2011

12midnight - TNA iMPACT! - TNA Impact 4

2am - TNA Xpolsion - TNA Xplosion 3

Monday 07/02/2011

12midnight - TNA iMPACT! - TNA Impact 5

2am - TNA Xpolsion - TNA Xplosion 4

Tuesday 08/02/2011

10pm - TNA iMPACT! (NEW) - TNA Impact 6

12midnight - TNA Xpolsion (NEW) - TNA Xplosion 5

Wednesday 09/02/2011

10pm - TNA - Genesis - TNA PPV 1

Tuesday 15/02/2011

10pm - TNA iMPACT! - TNA Impact 7

12midnight - TNA Xpolsion - TNA Xplosion 6

Wednesday (16/02/11)

10pm - TNA - Against All Odds - TNA PPV 2

Info thanks to BSkyB @ http://www.skyprogrammeinformation.co.uk/amendments.asp (Look in link 611_challenge_wk5-7)

[Hiroki]

Is this upgrade the reason why I have lost the use of my internet, phoneline and TV 4 times today?