General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I believe that BT were planning to launch only three sports channels, but I expect the situation is fluid.

Well saying that if ESPN is sold to BT maybe BT will axe ESPN America and put it on BT Sports 1 or BT Sports 2.

It all rumours until confirmed by BT or ESPN.

[Arthurgray50@blu]

Not to put a blunt point on NEW channels that are supposed to be coming tomorrow.

SEVEN of these new channels are REPEAT channels of +1, which cannot be classed as new channels surely.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

Not to put a blunt point on NEW channels that are supposed to be coming tomorrow.

SEVEN of these new channels are REPEAT channels of +1, which cannot be classed as new channels surely.

But these channels come in very handy for a good many customers Arthur.

[Lew]

They're not currently available to VM customers, so they're new channels. The fact that they're timeshift channels (which a lot of people find useful, as you've had explained to you countless times) is irrelevant.

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by denphone

But these channels come in very handy for a good many customers Arthur.

Both of you make true points ie not new channels, new time shifts & yes most welcome - as are any time shift channel - if only they were lined up in a row

[Lew]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

The Mail on Sunday says BT are in talks to buy all of the ESPN UK Channels.



Read more: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/m...#ixzz2KbaurkT3

Maybe we will see if ESPN sells out to BT:
ESPN - BT Sports 1
BT Sports - BT Sports 2
ESPN America - BT Sports America
ESPN Classic - BT Sports Gold

With the BT Sports 2 SD slot on Sky being sold to an other broadcaster.

If BT do buy ESPN America and rename it, I'd prefer them to change the name back to NASN.

[VirginMediaPhil]

I was just thinking the other day about how we still don't have Investigation Discovery. I didn't realise Discovery Channel had moved - although it doesn't matter to me as I have HD so it will be easier using the old number! But wow, how long did Discovery have 212? Must have been at least since I started using their service, which was around 2002.

I need to pay attention to the changelog/coming soon threads more often now. haha

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by Lew

They're not currently available to VM customers, so they're new channels. The fact that they're timeshift channels (which a lot of people find useful, as you've had explained to you countless times) is irrelevant.

Sorry I understand the suggestion that they are "NEW" but being honest the time it is on is new to the one offered before - the channel offers NOTHING new in any shape or form the only "new" part is" +1"

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Itshim

Sorry I understand the suggestion that they are "NEW" but being honest the time it is on is new to the one offered before - the channel offers NOTHING new in any shape or form the only "new" part is" +1"

Except the ability to watch something you otherwise might have missed, of course

[andy_m]

It's a new channel but it doesn't offer new content. If people find them useful then they're worth having for those people. I suspect Arthur's frustration is that he would actually welcome new content, which, regardless of how badly it's put, is actually fair enough. Personally I'm pleased to see the arrival of Id, and Animal Planet in hd, but don't really think Quest +1 is a good way to add value to the xl pack given the recent raft of channels that have been moved to lower tiers and the impending loss of live hd Premier League coverage, so I can understand Arthur's frustration. However, I am, perhaps naively, fully prepared to believe that Virgin have a plan...

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Except the ability to watch something you otherwise might have missed, of course

I agree , find them most useful. This is all about spin - new channels as opposed to extra choices of time, to watch existing ones offered as "new" ie we have added "new" channels instead of we have added new time slots ( which is what is) Channels sound so much better

Originally Posted by Itshim

Sorry I understand the suggestion that they are "NEW" but being honest the time it is on is new to the one offered before - the channel offers NOTHING new in any shape or form the only "new" part is" +1"

Be great if the +1 where in HD so potentially we would end up with two new channels for the price of one

Originally Posted by spiderplant

That doesn't mean digital copying should be made easy too.

Again, and I don't intend to keep repeating this ad nauseam, the point was not to make digital copying easy but to enable VM to allow customers to keep their recordings when a box fails. *sigh*

If they are unable to do this then perhaps they should compensate the customer when the box fails...

[devilincarnate]

Originally Posted by Itshim

the channel offers NOTHING new in any shape or form the only "new" part is" +1"

If you are a hour in front it is new

[DaMac]

How does that work if you are accessing your box from spain