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

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by bamav

Maybe this will brighten up some of your days...

http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/virgi...1303072725.htm

Do try to keep up Reported on CF forums yesterday

[johnasimmons]

I know some of the people who view and comment on here are VM staff so do any of you guys/gals have any idea what the hold up is on ITV2/3/4HD?

[bamav]

I've noticed a few folk still mentioning about Sky not letting VM have Sky Alantic.

Yes they did, but at what VM considered an unrealstic cost.

There's a difference between holding a channel back completely, and offering it at what they considered a fair asking price. VM didn't agree and so far they haven't resolved that.

If anyone still believes that's not the case, then please re-read this article...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...a-sky-atlantic

So can we at least start to petition/heckle VM to re-approach Sky to renegogiate? Surely Sky are aware that they're well past the tipping point of viewers switching over for Sky Atlantic and should now offer it openly to other carriers at reasonable costs.

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by bamav

So can we at least start to petition/heckle VM to re-approach Sky to renegogiate?

How about petition/heckle Sky to drop their cost for it.

[bamav]

Originally Posted by passingbat

Do try to keep up Reported on CF forums yesterday

Sorry! I did trace back through the forum till about mid-afternoon yesterday and assumed it wasn't there.

Still, it might remind some folk that not having new channels launch at precisely one minue past midnight on the date stated, isn't the end of the world and that more new and good things are coming.

As the old saying goes:

"All good things come to he who waits."

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

How about petition/heckle Sky to drop their cost for it.

Absolutely!

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

How about petition/heckle Sky to drop their cost for it.

exactly Ben they be first to complain if VM give sky there high price and had to put up prices to pay for one channel

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by bamav

I've noticed a few folk still mentioning about Sky not letting VM have Sky Alantic.

Yes they did, but at what VM considered an unrealstic cost.

There's a difference between holding a channel back completely, and offering it at what they considered a fair asking price. VM didn't agree and so far they haven't resolved that.

If anyone still believes that's not the case, then please re-read this article...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...a-sky-atlantic

So can we at least start to petition/heckle VM to re-approach Sky to renegogiate? Surely Sky are aware that they're well past the tipping point of viewers switching over for Sky Atlantic and should now offer it openly to other carriers at reasonable costs.

I seem to recall some posts saying that there was some Sky contract up for renewal mid 2013, which could add some missing Sky channels to TV anywhere, but I could be wrong about that. If that is the case, that would be a good time to talk about Atlantic.

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

How about petition/heckle Sky to drop their cost for it.

We need a bit of both.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by passingbat

I seem to recall some posts saying that there was some Sky contract up for renewal mid 2013, which could add some missing Sky channels to TV anywhere, but I could be wrong about that. If that is the case, that would be a good time to talk about Atlantic.

Yes the contract is definitely up for renewal in the summer so one must hope this delivers the holy grail of Sky's bouquet of channels.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by denphone

Yes the contract is definitely up for renewal in the summer so one must hope this delivers the holy grail of Sky's bouquet of channels.

What contract?

-Sky Basic
-Sky HD Channels / on demand

[Arthurgray50@blu]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...a-sky-atlantic I have been saying this for weeks and no one believes me, VM want channels on the cheap and this is why they won't have Atlantic.

I know l tried Sky, and then gave up, but that was because of the problems that they gave me, I had a call from them today and waiting for a reply.

VM have got to get there act together, they are going on the understanding that we the customer, won't pay extra for channels, this is why they are messing us about.

[johnasimmons]

A tweet i got from VM just a few minutes ago:
Virgin Media‏@virginmedia
@LondonJohn1959 Sorry for getting you excited but we're having a few delays and We're still waiting on an update, watch this space. TB

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by johnasimmons

A tweet i got from VM just a few minutes ago:
Virgin Media‏@virginmedia
@LondonJohn1959 Sorry for getting you excited but we're having a few delays and We're still waiting on an update, watch this space. TB

hopefully a chance they might launch later today

[alwaysabear]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

What contract?

-Sky Basic
-Sky HD Channels / on demand

I thought SkY Basic was part of the 9 year deal when VM sold its TV channels.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by alwaysabear

I thought SkY Basic was part of the 9 year deal when VM sold its TV channels.

Me too.

[Lew]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...a-sky-atlantic I have been saying this for weeks and no one believes me, VM want channels on the cheap and this is why they won't have Atlantic..

And I'm still waiting for you to show me any other non-Sky platform that carries the channel, Arthur. Surely if the cost is so reasonable you can tell me what channel number it's on on Wight Cable? UPC Ireland? BT Vision? Or are you just going to ignore the question as usual?