04-04-2012, 19:36
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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Are Sky more clever than VM then? They already know what they will do and have anounced it.
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Because they are the ones PAYING for the satellite streams, so of course they know.
Just as Virgin knew in December (and announced then too), that they would have access to the extra Olympic streams that the BBC had offered them for TiVo
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04-04-2012, 19:40
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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I think you've sumed it up nicely Ben; VM customers banging their heads out of frustration at VM being so slow with everything. That is what you meant, isn't it? 
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04-04-2012, 19:41
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
No
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04-04-2012, 19:44
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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Because they are the ones PAYING for the satellite streams, so of course they know.
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And VM weren't aware of this before the BBC anouncment yesterday? I find that hard to believe.
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04-04-2012, 19:51
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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And VM weren't aware of this before the BBC anouncment yesterday? I find that hard to believe.
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Never said they didn't, as I also can't believe the BBC would withold details.
But Virgin aren't going to announce something just to fit in with Sky's schedule
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04-04-2012, 20:03
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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But Virgin aren't going to announce something just to fit in with Sky's schedule
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That had so much spin on it, I almost fell off when I read it
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04-04-2012, 20:17
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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That had so much spin on it, I almost fell off when I read it |
Perhaps he has been getting training from some of those clever politicians. 
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04-04-2012, 20:32
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
Seems the natives are getting restless again 
Viva le revolution!!!
Just in general Virgin as usual getting the PR all wrong. Really don't like what they're doing just now 
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05-04-2012, 08:58
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
Virgins managements track record is poor, So much so that most people do not trust anything they say. Lets face it on delivering ( ie "basic" programmes not extras) Virgin are at least second best if not third - I go to Freeserve for red button services some times !!!!
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05-04-2012, 10:00
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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But Virgin aren't going to announce something just to fit in with Sky's schedule
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Exactly, Ben.
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Just in general Virgin as usual getting the PR all wrong. Really don't like what they're doing just now |
Given that they're doing nothing until they have something to announce, I don't see a problem. If they announced something as "coming soon", would that please you any better? 
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Virgins managements track record is poor, So much so that most people do not trust anything they say.
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When was this survey done and what were the full results? (Link to source please.)
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05-04-2012, 10:47
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
VM did get their PR right though as they announced the Tivo app in advance of any pay tv provider offering anything on Olympics other than the free access available to all.
It is really unfair on VM that people are reacting just because of what Sky did. Lets not forget that VM have the capability to remove the need for any of its customer to need to record anything Olympics related. They can add all of the content to their STBs for viewing at own leisure.
When VM have a different technology available it beats me why people want to follow Sky.
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05-04-2012, 11:01
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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Exactly, Ben.
Given that they're doing nothing until they have something to announce, I don't see a problem. If they announced something as "coming soon", would that please you any better?
When was this survey done and what were the full results? (Link to source please.) |
Do you ever read posts on this & other forums  Do you really think that most of the posters here have Rose coloured glasses. Join the real world 
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05-04-2012, 11:44
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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Do you ever read posts on this & other forums |
Of course.
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Do you really think that most of the posters here have Rose coloured glasses. Join the real world
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Just because I don't agree with you, and others, does not mean that I "have Rose coloured glasses".
And I think it is you and the other serial moaners who should "join the real world" and realise that things can, and do, go wrong.
So announced dates get pushed back; and things that people say will happen by a certain date just might not.
But that does not mean that they won't happen or that there was any intent to deceive when the original announcement was made.
And that VM will announce any Olympics-related stuff when they're good and ready to and not on anyone else's agenda.
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05-04-2012, 12:58
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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Exactly, Ben.
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So, one person believes the spin then.
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Given that they're doing nothing until they have something to announce, I don't see a problem. If they announced something as "coming soon", would that please you any better? |
Sky have anounced full coverage that will please all their subscribers right off the bat from the BBC anouncement. It is inept of VM to leave their customers wondering if they will get the same full coverage, particularly non Tivo customers, who at this point in time will only get a small amount of extra coverage. And Tivo customers, as it stands, won't be able to record events whilst they are at work.
How can that be anything other than really bad public relations?
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VM did get their PR right though as they announced the Tivo app in advance of any pay tv provider offering anything on Olympics other than the free access available to all.
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They got it right when they announced that. But that was then; this is now. The game has now been changed by Sky and VM need to keep up. They can't live on past stratergies when the game has taken on a new direction.
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05-04-2012, 13:16
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Re: BBC Red Button - will it arrive before the Olympics?
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Sky have anounced...
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And VM announced what they intended to do last December. This looks like something new. I am sure that VM will announce their intentions wrt this new thing in due course.
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