Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
19-06-2012, 06:43
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
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Originally Posted by Emel
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Just speculation in my mind with no substance at all to it l am afraid.
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19-06-2012, 09:13
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
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Just speculation in my mind with no substance at all to it l am afraid.
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It was "just speculation" about Al Jazeera that helped push the premier league TV deal into the stratosphere....and who saw BT coming? 
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19-06-2012, 09:22
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
Alibi HD to arrive on 3rd July 12
Not sure if it arrives on all platforms the same day but I'm sure VM announced they were adding it , info off DS forum
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...&postcount=430
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19-06-2012, 09:38
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
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Hurrah hurrah. 
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19-06-2012, 09:50
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
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Good news. I know VM will be getting Alibi HD around that time so fingers crossed. Once this is added the only big gaps left in my viewing pleasure will be the 'missing' ITV HD channels and Sky Atlantic. Dare I hope for some more good news later in the year?
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19-06-2012, 10:03
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
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Originally Posted by heavyside
Good news. I know VM will be getting Alibi HD around that time so fingers crossed. Once this is added the only big gaps left in my viewing pleasure will be the 'missing' ITV HD channels and Sky Atlantic. Dare I hope for some more good news later in the year?
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One would expect this will be some good vews around Autumn time,
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19-06-2012, 10:15
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
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One would expect this will be some good vews around Autumn time,
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As I only have a 32" TV hd does not bother me, I look forward to go news. Den I note the lack of a year.Did not want to spoil your perception of me
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19-06-2012, 11:24
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Hope we get Sky Atlantic HD also, missing ITV HD channels as well for football mostly. Would be nice to see BBC Three go HD the football looked awful yesterday evening. I have a 55" TV.
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19-06-2012, 11:33
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
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Will the govenrment allow it?
If they do, then Virgin Mobile will become the biggest Mobile company in the UK!
Shame VM did not go for C&W Worldwide!
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Not necessarily. New owners may not wish to be associated with Richard Branson and pay him money for the Virgin moniker. So, Orange Cable may be on the horizon, or Everything Everywhere but not not quite everywhere!
Emel. thanks for highlighting that article. I have always thought and said so on this forum that cable mergers aren't yet over in this country. I would also expect any new company to try and nab ITV too if it all goes ahead, but very early days yet.
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Branding aside (I personally don't think the Virgin brand is that important), Virgin mobile is tiny and totally irrelevant especially if this new company keeps hold of the orange and T-mobile networks. And of course Virgin mobile doesn't have a network of its own but piggyback's off T-mobile's.
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Virgin are not interested in running TV channels, so they will not buy ITV plc (or STV plc)
I think if they is going to be a VM/EE merger, then they should think up a new brand name (can I start a thread about a EE/VM merger?)
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Originally Posted by heavyside
Good news. I know VM will be getting Alibi HD around that time so fingers crossed. Once this is added the only big gaps left in my viewing pleasure will be the 'missing' ITV HD channels and Sky Atlantic. Dare I hope for some more good news later in the year?
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Don't forget more HD channels in general!
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19-06-2012, 11:42
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
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Will the govenrment allow it?
If they do, then Virgin Mobile will become the biggest Mobile company in the UK!
Shame VM did not go for C&W Worldwide!
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Virgin are not interested in running TV channels, so they will not buy ITV plc (or STV plc)
I think if they is going to be a VM/EE merger, then they should think up a new brand name (can I start a thread about a EE/VM merger?)
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Don't forget more HD channels in general!
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It wouldn't be VM that is the largest network! VM is the one being bought so would no longer exist as an entity. Its operations would just become part of another entity's operations.
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19-06-2012, 11:45
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
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It wouldn't be VM that is the largest network! VM is the one being bought so would no longer exist as an entity. Its operations would just become part of another entity's operations.
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Would E-Media be a good name for the combined VM/EE company?
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19-06-2012, 11:48
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
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The way Virgin Media work their EPG out I think it safe to say the following will happen on July 3rd:
131. Ailbi HD
194. Ailbi +1 (Moving from channel 131.)
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
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Would E-Media be a good name for the combined VM/EE company?
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Thats a irrelevance Alan as its not going to happen.
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19-06-2012, 11:52
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
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Thats a irrelevance Alan as its not going to happen.
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I feel that there is a good chance it will happen (shame VM did not go for C&W Worldwide!)
E-Media is a rather good name (E-Mobile, E-Phone, E-Vision and E-Net would also work as brand names for the 4 services they provide)
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19-06-2012, 11:54
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 2.
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I feel that there is a good chance it will happen (shame VM did not go for C&W Worldwide!)
E-Media is a rather good name (E-Mobile, E-Phone, E-Vision and E-Net would also work as brand names for the 4 services they provide)
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Virgin Media at no point were ever interested in C&W Worldwide.
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