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

[VirginMediaPhil]

"Coming Soon to Virgin TV on Cable Forum, now includes 70% more arguments than factual information"

[Chad]

Originally Posted by VirginMediaPhil

"Coming Soon to Virgin TV on Cable Forum, now includes 70% more arguments than factual information"

There's only 70% of that statement I agree with

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by passingbat

Ah, OK, fair enough.

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I love the way you you use the phrase "so highly unlikely of missing much"

So close to "You'll never miss anything", which is what applies to Tivo whishlists.

All I can tell you is every show I've fancied watching is in the list of sky never miss that'll do for me , sit back an email the week before and one click and it's added and the same end result as wish lists. With this to come I'll be more than happy
http://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Using-Sk...ate/td-p/56841

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Horizon

They're not running out of bandwidth, when analogue tv was switched off last year that freed up oodles of space.

VM have explained in their City presentations that some cable areas have less capacity than others due to the different legacy networks of the old cablecos. But VM have never used that as an excuse for not launching new channels.

VM are in 6 billion debt. They have set budgets each year and have to keep to them. When they say they have £200 million budget (or whatever it is) for new services each year including tivo and new channels, they mean it. They cannot just spend an extra half a billion in additional to their set budget for extra channels, because they're in too much debt.

Now we are in a new financial year, means a new budget, means more channel launches. But don't forget that unlike Sky, which has to except all new channels onto its platform, regardless of budgets, VM selects what channels it launches. Cable has always been like this and it always will. If you want the maximum amount of channels, then go to Sky.

Cable will never have the same line up as Sky.

I do, I really do, accept this. However, I also expect that Virgin Media will make up for lost channels with video on demand. I'm afraid that this is where they let us down.

Their limited budget needs to be concentrated on making up for lost channels via this medium.

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Originally Posted by Chad

It's strange that Virgin announce SKY Arts HD 1 and SKY Arts HD 2 then SKY make the following announcement:

http://corporate.sky.com/media/press...s_the_arts.htm

I take it SKY was looking for a way to fund this project and thought time to cash in with those suckers over at Virgin?

Will SKY and Virgin always be in the middle of a PR war?

I don't see anything wrong in Sky promoting their channels. Are we being a tad over sensitive, do you think?

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by Chad

It's strange that Virgin announce SKY Arts HD 1 and SKY Arts HD 2 then SKY make the following announcement:

http://corporate.sky.com/media/press...s_the_arts.htm

I take it SKY was looking for a way to fund this project and thought time to cash in with those suckers over at Virgin?

Will SKY and Virgin always be in the middle of a PR war?

I may be missing your point but what's wrong with Sky funding the arts --- they need all the funding they can get.


VM were always going to get Sky arts 1 &2 in HD, so what's changed there?

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

All I can tell you is every show I've fancied watching is in the list of sky never miss that'll do for me , sit back an email the week before and one click and it's added and the same end result as wish lists. With this to come I'll be more than happy
http://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Using-Sk...ate/td-p/56841

I sincerely appologise if this comes accross as a little blunt, but in my view, anyone who thinks that the Sky's 'never miss' functionality is as good as Tivo's whishlists, either:

Doesn't understand whishlists

Or

Is completely biased towards Sky and not looking at things impartially.

Never miss may be 'good enough' for them, but it lacks in functionality compared to Wishlists.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by passingbat

I may be missing your point but what's wrong with Sky funding the arts --- they need all the funding they can get.


VM were always going to get Sky arts 1 &2 in HD, so what's changed there?

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I sincerely appologise if this comes accross as a little blunt, but in my view, anyone who thinks that the Sky's 'never miss' functionality is as good as Tivo's whishlists, either:

Doesn't understand whishlists

Or

Is completely biased towards Sky and not looking at things impartially.

Never miss may be 'good enough' for them, but it lacks in functionality compared to Wishlists.

I don't think I've ever stated it was , my point is Sky's Never Miss is a good service and with recommendations coming to the box an iPad/iPod , android , blackberry apps it seems Sky are listening to what customers want.

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by VirginMediaPhil

"Coming Soon to Virgin TV on Cable Forum, now includes 70% more arguments than factual information"

Maybe if this thread was renamed 'TV channels Coming soon to Virgin TV', then the discussion of other coming soon features would go away.

The new titled thread would currently be sadly lacking in posts though

[spankysmagicpian]

should that not be 'definitely coming soon. rather than 'pure speculation and rumours'.

Should save a few arguments.

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

All I can tell you is every show I've fancied watching is in the list of sky never miss that'll do for me

I've just tried Never Miss, and I find your statement very hard to believe. It has hardly any coverage of non-Sky channels.

[Lew]

Can we keep the off-topic posts out of this thread please? If you want to discuss wishlists and similar services please do it in the TiVo thread.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

I've just tried Never Miss, and I find your statement very hard to believe. It has hardly any coverage of non-Sky channels.

Just searched Doc Martin which was found ITV1 I believe , Benidorm also ITV1 , CSI Miami new series Channel 5 , The walking Dead Channel 5.

Can't see how that's all Sky channels

Sorry Lew back on topic now.

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Naughty naughty

http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/55993

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12999037

[Digital Fanatic]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Just searched Doc Martin which was found ITV1 I believe , Benidorm also ITV1 , CSI Miami new series Channel 5 , The walking Dead Channel 5.

Can't see how that's all Sky channels

Sorry Lew back on topic now.

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Naughty naughty

http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/55993

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12999037

There's already a thread in the news section about that.

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/10...l#post35208857

Originally Posted by Media Boy

The following is from an Virgin Media viewer who PM me that they have been given an launch date for the Sky Sports Red Button launch.

Is there still going to be a delay on the TiVo sky sports red button. Also media boy can you find out if on TiVo if there Is any other way for recording apart from one at a time live rather than the v plus background copy

[knack]

Originally Posted by andrewstevenson

Is there still going to be a delay on the TiVo sky sports red button. Also media boy can you find out if on TiVo if there Is any other way for recording apart from one at a time live rather than the v plus background copy

May be better to ask second question here.

[VirginMediaPhil]

Originally Posted by Lew

Can we keep the off-topic posts out of this thread please? If you want to discuss wishlists and similar services please do it in the TiVo thread.

"Coming Soon to Virgin TV on Cable Forum, home of the posts by admins that go unnoticed"