Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. III. - Page 350

denphone · 15-12-2011, 06:46

[QUOTE=Media Boy;35345621]Media Boy's 2011 year in review.

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The following channels has launch on Virgin TV this year:
Ch 114. ITV1 +1 (England and Wales only - On Jan 11th).
Ch 114. STV +1 (Scotland only - On Jan 11th).
Ch 114. UTV +1 (N. Ireland only - On Jan 11th).
Ch 189. True Entertainment (On Mar 1st).
Ch 826. COLOURS (On Apr 1st).
Ch 974. Sunrise Radio London (On Apr 1st).
Ch 282. Sky Arts 1 HD (On Apr 26th).
Ch 284. Sky Arts 2 HD (On Apr 26th).
Ch 188. BBC ALBA (Scotland only - On May 18th)
Ch 554. PPV Live Events Help (On Jun 27th).
Ch 555. TiVo Pay Per Views (On Jun 27th).
Ch 441. Sky Movies Classic HD (On Oct 4th).
Ch 204. Yesterday +1 (On Oct 7th).
Ch 209. Eden HD (On Oct 7th).
Ch 210. Eden +1 (On Oct 7th).
Ch 261. Good Food HD (On Oct 7th).
Ch 129. Dave HD (On Oct 10th).
Ch 125. Watch HD (On Oct 12th).
Ch 243. PBS (On Nov 1st).
Ch 546. Box Nation (On Dec 1st).
Ch 192. CBS Action (On Dec 15th).
Ch 193. Sony TV UK (On Dec 15th).
Ch 621. NDTV (On Dec 15th).

Thats a pretty impressive lists in my mind and lets hope next year brings more of the same.

CrazeUK · 15-12-2011, 08:31

hey can anyone on here tell me if virgin media are planning to show SKY BOX OFFICE live events in HD?

15-12-2011, 09:11

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hey can anyone on here tell me if virgin media are planning to show SKY BOX OFFICE live events in HD?

I have asked this question before and the reply is don't hold your breath

SKY like to control HD content they own or right to view exclusive to SKY customers, we only got SKY Sports 1 & 2 in HD because OFCOM forced their hand

Alan Fry · 15-12-2011, 13:34

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Guardian: First 20 UK towns and cities in line for local TV service announced.

Local TV may be coming to a small screen near you soon â€“ but only if you are in one of the 20 towns and cities unveiled by the government.

The government also revealed today that BSkyB and Virgin have committed to offering either apps or the use of the yellow button on their interactive services to fulfil the heavily debated obligation that the new local TV services receive "appropriate prominence" on electronic programme guides (EPGs) when they are launched.

The first 20 areas to receive local TV services will be: Belfast, Birmingham, Brighton and Hove, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Grimsby, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxford, Plymouth, Preston, Southampton and Swansea.

The government said a further 24 areas have been identified for a future round of licensing of local TV services.

These are: Aberdeen, Ayr, Bangor, Barnstaple, Basingstoke, Bedford, Cambridge, Carlisle, Derry/Londonderry, Dundee, Guildford, Hereford, Inverness, Kidderminster, Limavady, Luton, Maidstone, Malvern, Mold, Salisbury, Sheffield, Stoke on Trent, Stratford upon Avon and York.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...l-tv-announced

To be honest, these channels are going to rubbish, they are even going to have news that is sponsered!

Media Boy UK · 15-12-2011, 13:36

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To be honest, these channels are going to rubbish, they are even going to have news that is sponsered!

I hope STV goes after all the Scottish ones then sell Channel 3 to ITV so it will be called ITV1 Scotland.

denphone · 15-12-2011, 13:37

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To be honest, these channels are going to rubbish, they are even going to have news that is sponsered!

To be perfectly honest l find it hard to understand what points you are trying to make in this post.

Alan Fry · 15-12-2011, 13:45

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Originally Posted by denphone

To be perfectly honest l find it hard to understand what points you are trying to make in this post.

To put my point in further detail, I feel that we do not need more channels, we need our current main channels (BBC, ITV, C4, C5) to be better

And as for local TV, we already use to have this, it was ITV (before the 1990 broadcasting act)

I just feel that, the government should prioritise over this

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

I hope STV goes after all the Scottish ones then sell Channel 3 to ITV so it will be called ITV1 Scotland.

What would most likely happen is that ITV plc would fully take over STV Group plc (owner of both ITV stations in scotland). They can easly do that!

**Hugh** · 15-12-2011, 13:49

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Originally Posted by Alan Fry

To put my point in further detail, I feel that we do not need more channels, we need our current main channels (BBC, ITV, C4, C5) to be better

And as for local TV, we already use to have this, it was ITV (before the 1990 broadcasting act)

I just feel that, the government should prioritise over this

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What would most likely happen is that ITV plc would fully take over STV Group plc (owner of both ITV stations in scotland). They can easly do that!

Ahem.....

Posted three days ago

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Bring on CBS Action, Sky News HD, Sky Atlantic, Sky Altantic HD, Sky Sports HD3/4, Sky Sports News HD, Sky Sports F1, Sky Sports F1 HD, Universal HD, Disney Channel HD, Disney Cinemagic HD, Disney XD HD Bio HD, Crime & Investigation Network HD, HISTORY HD, ESPN America HD, ITV 2/3/4 HD, Nat Wild HD, Premier Sports, Premier Sports Xtra and Al Jazeera English for 2012!!!

Alan Fry · 15-12-2011, 14:02

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Ahem.....

Posted three days ago

That post was for more channels for Virgin TV, What I meant was more main channels (you know BBC, ITV, C4, C5) would be a bad idea, If there is going to be Local Tv channels, then the BBC should own and run them, with funding from the government or a increase in the lisence fee

toady · 15-12-2011, 14:11

I agree with Alan, we don't need these local channels. what are they going to fill them with, most towns struggle to fill a weekly newspaper with news, how are they going to fill a daily news slot. All we will end up with is low cost low quality programmes that no one will bother to watch. Give the money to the BBC regional broadcasts instead

I remember having a local TV channel on C&W years ago in London, low quality dross, I'd find Price-Drop TV more stimulating

Alan Fry · 15-12-2011, 14:13

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I agree with Alan, we don't need these local channels. what are they going to fill them with, most towns struggle to fill a weekly newspaper with news, how are they going to fill a daily news slot. All we will end up with is low cost low quality programmes that no one will bother to watch. Give the money to the BBC regional broadcasts instead

I remember having a local TV channel on C&W years ago in London, low quality dross, I'd find Price-Drop TV more stimulating

Well said, I would agree that this idea is a big waste of time, in the end, all the local TV channels will end up merging to form Channel 6 plc

HD Boy · 15-12-2011, 14:38

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I hope STV goes after all the Scottish ones then sell Channel 3 to ITV so it will be called ITV1 Scotland.

So do i. I can't stand STV.

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or a increase in the lisence fee

How much would you increase by ?

In my opinion the license fee should be scrapped. Have a read at this story and yes i know it is over a year old.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-10815162

Alan Fry · 15-12-2011, 14:45

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So do i. I can't stand STV.

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How much would you increase by ?

In my opinion the license fee should be scrapped. Have a read at this story and yes i know it is over a year old.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-10815162

Well It needs to be increased by 20% just to maintain its current services, plus finance the world service and S4C which it has been forced to do, for extra or better services, it would need to go up even more

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Another thing, any news on ITV 2/3/4 HD, it been over a year now, so will we be getting it?

HD Boy · 15-12-2011, 14:55

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Originally Posted by Alan Fry

Well It needs to be increased by 20% just to maintain its current services, plus finance the world service and S4C which it has been forced to do, for extra or better services, it would need to go up even more ?

You must be made more of money.

Perfect Choice · 15-12-2011, 14:55

ITV 2/3/4 HD have now become the No. 1 HD add-on traget in my view for VM, especially now that live fottball is being shown and ITV2 has some useful programmes/films where HD would be of value.

Suspect these will be addressed when the contract comes up for renewal with ITV some time next year I believe?