General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1. - Page 81

harry_hitch · 07-02-2013, 01:22

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Originally Posted by howardmicks

Whilst it is nice to see new content BenMcr this recent bunch of channels are not exactly gonna get sky customers streaming over,personally I want quality not quantity.where is universal hd,Disney HD channels ,itv HD channels and of course sky Atlantic.Also we're are the addition streaming channels for ipad(selection very emabarrasing at the moment)and of course streaming between TiVo boxes.
Just watched the sky news interview with mike fries and all he seemed to go on about is broadband,Sky knows what is important channels and that is why they are the success that they are and now improving there broadband.i really hope that we haven't got another company at the helm that is clueless we're channels are concerned in acquiring new quality content and listening to there customers pleas

You mention broadband howard, but Sky rely on BT for their broadband, VM do not. There are some massive flights of fancy in the follow statement, but IF Sky play hardball over some of the channels (like they appear to do with other suppliers) BT could easily play hardball over their broadband cables. After all, if Sky lost phone and broadband I imagine the apathy of most people would mean they would simply take BT phone and broadband, so BT would not miss out on any major money.

But, yeah, like you, I wish VM could get some more HD channels to please their customers (not overly fussed myself, although Eurosport 2 and Nat.Geo. Wild HD would be nice for me, and I have been pleased to get TCM HD too)

07-02-2013, 01:24

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Originally Posted by harry_hitch

...BT could easily play hardball over their broadband cables...

Don't they have to allow use by law?

harry_hitch · 07-02-2013, 01:47

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Originally Posted by Jameseh

Don't they have to allow use by law?

I honestly do not know, although that would make sense. I fear a big piece of humble pie could be coming my way

Tricky Trevor · 07-02-2013, 05:58

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Originally Posted by DaMac

...But does the projected takeover, and subsequent fudging about while it's all approved by the the mergers and monoply guys mean that it is very inlikly for anything new to be added in the mean time (apart from any channels that are already signed to come on-line)? Are we going to see a period of stagnation whilst the hand over is complete.

We will get 'Enhanced Services' whatever that means

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/homecinema/v...deal-50010360/

07-02-2013, 07:55

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Originally Posted by howardmicks

Far point m8,sky knew they were onto a winner when they branched into the HD market and have had massive success from it,vm were very slow in acquiring it and it wasn't till customers started to leave that vm finally aquired a considerable amount of HD channels.rather than continue to grow they seemed to rest on there laurels.more people are now getting HD compatible tv's and are naturally wanting HD channels,I personally don't watch sd channels if a program I want to watch is on them I obtain HD versions by other means.

Hd is not for everyonen though, yes sky have done a great job but less than 50 percent of their customers take HD

denphone · 07-02-2013, 08:08

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

Not true, new content does come to Virgin Media, it's just that as soon as it does everyone forgets it has. For instance

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/ne...-channels.html
http://www.uswitch.com/broadband/new...o_tv_platform/
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/ne...gin-media.html
http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/fo...n-virgin-media

Now now Ben l have not forgotten.

andy_m · 07-02-2013, 08:19

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Originally Posted by howardmicks

Whilst it is nice to see new content BenMcr this recent bunch of channels are not exactly gonna get sky customers streaming over,personally I want quality not quantity.where is universal hd,Disney HD channels ,itv HD channels and of course sky Atlantic.Also we're are the addition streaming channels for ipad(selection very emabarrasing at the moment)and of course streaming between TiVo boxes.
Just watched the sky news interview with mike fries and all he seemed to go on about is broadband,Sky knows what is important channels and that is why they are the success that they are and now improving there broadband.i really hope that we haven't got another company at the helm that is clueless we're channels are concerned in acquiring new quality content and listening to there customers pleas

But it's Virgin who are the success - you seem to miss this point. Record growth, profitable, reduced churn. Don't make the mistake of thinking that what you would like to see added is necessarily the majority view. Of the homes passed by a Virgin cable, ie. Where people have a choice between suppliers, more people choose Virgin. Only a third of Sky subscribers even bother with the hd pack, and this thread has even revealed that a most revered and respected poster (!) chooses to record sd variants in order to save pvr space. Hd is important to a lot of people, but it really doesn't matter to a hell of a lot of people either.

huxleypiguk · 07-02-2013, 10:23

Looking at the European footprint of Liberty, they have a large number of subscribers which could really play into their hands. Being able to sit and negotiate Europe wide deals could boost the number of channels that are available as well as bring in country content as well. It would be good to have a few more European channels on offer.

heavyside · 07-02-2013, 10:31

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Originally Posted by huxleypiguk

Looking at the European footprint of Liberty, they have a large number of subscribers which could really play into their hands. Being able to sit and negotiate Europe wide deals could boost the number of channels that are available as well as bring in country content as well. It would be good to have a few more European channels on offer.

I agree. Once the Liberty deal gets past the shareholders' and regulators' hurdles I think the next twelve moths are going to be interesting for Virgin Media subscribers.

spankysmagicpian · 07-02-2013, 11:45

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Originally Posted by howardmicks

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Just watched the sky news interview with mike fries and all he seemed to go on about is broadband

I disagree Howard - Although Sky have the monopoly on HD channels it won't be long before the next big thing comes along. It's an increasingly connected world and just think of the content / possibilities if VM have every home connected on 500Mb or 1Gb connections.

muppetman11 · 07-02-2013, 12:00

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Originally Posted by andy_m

But it's Virgin who are the success - you seem to miss this point. Record growth, profitable, reduced churn. Don't make the mistake of thinking that what you would like to see added is necessarily the majority view. Of the homes passed by a Virgin cable, ie. Where people have a choice between suppliers, more people choose Virgin. Only a third of Sky subscribers even bother with the hd pack, and this thread has even revealed that a most revered and respected poster (!) chooses to record sd variants in order to save pvr space. Hd is important to a lot of people, but it really doesn't matter to a hell of a lot of people either.

Lets wait and see until both companies are more on an even keel whilst Sky may have the greater channel range cable has always had a vastly superior On Demand range and the added bonus of Fibre BB , most of my family who've chose VM have done so primarily because of poor ADSL estimates.

Over the next year or two I expect VM to ramp up there HD offering and with BT's fibre footprint already larger than VM's competition is sure to get interesting.

Media Boy UK · 07-02-2013, 12:05

Virgin Media to have wee Brothers and Sisters???

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/b...051562.article

alwaysabear · 07-02-2013, 12:11

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

Lets wait and see until both companies are more on an even keel whilst Sky may have the greater channel range cable has always had a vastly superior On Demand range and the added bonus of Fibre BB , most of my family who've chose VM have done so primarily because of poor ADSL estimates.

Over the next year or two I expect VM to ramp up there HD offering and with BT's fibre footprint already larger than VM's competition is sure to get interesting.

Things should get better for the customer, if as expected competition hots up.

alwaysabear · 07-02-2013, 12:13

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

Virgin Media to have wee Brothers and Sisters???

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/b...051562.article

Thanks MB ,but the link is behind a pay wall, could you paraphrase the article for us. Thanks

Media Boy UK · 07-02-2013, 12:54

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Originally Posted by alwaysabear

Thanks MB ,but the link is behind a pay wall, could you paraphrase the article for us. Thanks

Try this link

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ht...hrome&ie=UTF-8

The story will appear on my blog soon.

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I will reveal what is set to happen sometime next week on Monday from 12pm.