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

[Aguero9320]

Originally Posted by ncfc1902

Animal Planet HD is now broadcasting on channel 217

Woo hoo! Finally! After these many months of spec!

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NHK World did not launch on 1st May

I identified channel 625 on the 30th April at around 10:40pm.

[bamav]

Originally Posted by Bogof

You "Knew" about it since April 22nd.

You knew he knew and didn't share it!!?

[passingbat]

UKTV are launching a new Drama channel on Freeview. Is this likely to come to VM?

http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2013/05/uktv...l-on-july-8th/

[denphone]

Originally Posted by passingbat

UKTV are launching a new Drama channel on Freeview. Is this likely to come to VM?

http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2013/05/uktv...l-on-july-8th/

Lets hope so but well we are still waiting for UKTV on demand stuff which was promised a while back.

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by paultrademark

Of course, there is no disclaimer at all on that page to say their intentions, but I suspect it is not just for letting you know BT Sports is 'Coming Soon'

Disclaimer that it's 'just for letting you know BT Sports is Coming Soon' now added

Originally Posted by passingbat

UKTV are launching a new Drama channel on Freeview. Is this likely to come to VM?

http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2013/05/uktv...l-on-july-8th/

And they'll probably try to cram it on the same transponder as all their other channels by lowering the bitrate still further. Watching UKTVs SD channels is like watching TV with a stocking over your head

...and no, I haven't tried it...

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by passingbat

UKTV are launching a new Drama channel on Freeview. Is this likely to come to VM?

http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2013/05/uktv...l-on-july-8th/

Unless Virgin Media sign new deal for Drama - UKTV may ask Virgin to remove one or two of the +1 channels or even Blighty will close for Drama to launch on Virgin.

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Originally Posted by Aguero9320

Woo hoo! Finally! After these many months of spec!

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NHK World did not launch on 1st May

I identified channel 625 on the 30th April at around 10:40pm.

Was not broadcast at 2.30am on April 30th on my V+ Box.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

NTL has the best idea ever for GOD - an add on Channel.

(NTL did it before they took over Telewest)

Yes, I remember that. The God channel was an encrypted stand alone channel, but it was free to add it. I never saw the point of this and they did eventually just add it to all packages.

This used to be the same situation with S4C when Sky digital first started.

I wonder if reasons for this were that the old carriage agreements meant that VM and Sky charged the channels per viewer, or (in the case of S4C) that the channels had to initially pay extra to the programme rights holders for each person watching outside the intended area?

I also remember that when the God Channel started expanding into providing more channels on Sky, they had an odd "encryption" method that used a different system to NDS. The channels were watchable, but had no sound until the subs were paid!

The God channel even had their own digi box, where only "traditional family values" type channels could be received, not sure if this is still going though...

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Originally Posted by Aguero9320

Woo hoo! Finally! After these many months of spec!

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NHK World did not launch on 1st May

I identified channel 625 on the 30th April at around 10:40pm.

It' been on my V+ since this time. It looks to be showing programmes, by not launching, do you mean it is/was showing a promo loop?

[paultrademark]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

Disclaimer that it's 'just for letting you know BT Sports is Coming Soon' now added

Thanks for the update Ben, makes it nicer to know

Love the new NHK World in HD it is making me hungry, the are talking about Japanese food

Great to have Animal Planet in HD, well done VM

[Henkesghost]

Originally Posted by mhatter67

Love the new NHK World in HD it is making me hungry, the are talking about Japanese food

Really?

[RichardCoulter]

That looks like some sort of an animals intestines

Originally Posted by Henkesghost

Really?

I was looking at their bread making with fruit fillings at 5:30pm tonight

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by denphone

Lets hope so but well we are still waiting for UKTV on demand stuff which was promised a while back.

Rumoured, not promised

[denphone]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

Rumoured, not promised

A nice diplomatic answer as usual.