General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.

[devilincarnate]

Originally Posted by denphone

Alas hope is better then despair don't you think.

After a post like this it reminds me of a Slipknot album?

Originally Posted by paultrademark

Sky Atlantic will not be on VirginMedia until at least Q2 2014

All hope is gone

[johnasimmons]

Originally Posted by paultrademark

Sky Atlantic will not be on VirginMedia until at least Q2 2014

Have you got a link to the source of your comment?

[howardmicks]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Can you post an link to that facebook response?

https://www.facebook.com/virginmedia...14579421888753
as requested mb

[andy_m]

Originally Posted by denphone

Says he looking into his palantir.

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

No sign of Sky Atlantic/HD on here. I gather that your OMG moment has now passed.....

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I'm surprised at you Andy! How could you say such a thing?

More is good in my opinion, but we do need more quality channels as well.

I'd take quality over quantity every time. If more means channels nobody really wants just so Virgin can say they've got over 200 channels then that's not what I want from them. As I said in another post Virgin have market leading products and market leading technologies. They don't need to join the race to the bottom, but it's beginning to look a bit like they think they do. And I think that's a shame.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by howardmicks

https://www.facebook.com/virginmedia...14579421888753
as requested mb

Thanks for info and link.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by andy_m

I'd take quality over quantity every time. If more means channels nobody really wants just so Virgin can say they've got over 200 channels then that's not what I want from them. As I said in another post Virgin have market leading products and market leading technologies. They don't need to join the race to the bottom, but it's beginning to look a bit like they think they do. And I think that's a shame.

Come on Andy l think you are pitnicking a little bit there.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by howardmicks

i have yet again emailed universal hd owners still awaiting a reply and have got this response on facebook from vm its all down to licencing and there playing hardball whatever that means? could this be another one that greedy sky have a exclusive on?

Hardball can mean:

A) Virgin is willing to pay £Xm per month for NBC Universal HD channels (Universal HD and E! HD) but NBCU wants £Ym per month.

B) Virgin and NBC Universal cant come to an deal over launch dates, channel numbers or even how long the deal will last.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Hardball can mean:

A) Virgin is willing to pay £Xm per month for NBC Universal HD channels (Universal HD and E! HD) but NBCU wants £Ym per month.

B) Virgin and NBC Universal cant come to an deal over launch dates, channel numbers or even how long the deal will last.

None of them.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by denphone

None of them.

What is your view on what the hold up is for?

Do tell.

[johnasimmons]

Just sent this email to Universal UK - will post any answer they send me...
Hi
when will Universal Channel HD (and E! HD) launch on the VirginMedia platform?
regards

[andy_m]

Originally Posted by denphone

Come on Andy l think you are pitnicking a little bit there.

I nearly fell for that! I'm too pendantic...

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

What is your view on what the hold up is for?

Do tell.

l personally think a deal is already signed and its just when they launch it and my view is Virgin being Virgin will do it at a time that suits them..

Originally Posted by howardmicks

could this be another one that greedy sky have a exclusive on?

I got that impression. The rumour on DS stated that the HD channels would be added in the coming months.

Reading between the lines, it could possibly mean that a deal has been signed but the channels can't actually appear on VM until an exclusive deal with Sky expires. In which case, I wouldn't expect VM or NBC Universal to comment.

[johnasimmons]

Originally Posted by jj20x

I got that impression. The rumour on DS stated that the HD channels would be added in the coming months.

Reading between the lines, it could possibly mean that a deal has been signed but the channels can't actually appear on VM until an exclusive deal with Sky expires. In which case, I wouldn't expect VM or NBC Universal to comment.

Good point...

[howardmicks]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Hardball can mean:

A) Virgin is willing to pay £Xm per month for NBC Universal HD channels (Universal HD and E! HD) but NBCU wants £Ym per month.

B) Virgin and NBC Universal cant come to an deal over launch dates, channel numbers or even how long the deal will last.

agree,whatever the reason i sure we will see it eventually.Still awaiting a email response from nbc universal.Probably say similar,but one suspects that a exclusive deal may be in place with sky hence the delay