General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 3.

[colin25]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

Lot of skyites around today. I feel like its a jaws movie and my flimsy boat (cable) is attracting sky tv predators circling waiting

da nuh
da nuh
da nuh da nuh da nuh da nuh

Sounds more pop, crackle snap.. than shark

[Chad]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

Lot of skyites around today. I feel like its a jaws movie and my flimsy boat (cable) is attracting sky tv predators circling waiting

We're always here, waiting under the surface to snap up people abandoning the sinking ship that is Virgin Media

Just kidding of course. Your always welcome on my dingy.

[johnasimmons]

Originally Posted by Chad

We're always here, waiting under the surface to snap up people abandoning the sinking ship that is Virgin Media

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by danborini86

Anybody else think that maybe the ESPN and ESPNHD channel listings are still available because VM and BT have reached an agreement to still have those two channels in XL but BT Sports would be a stand alone channel?
And the test channels could possibly be SA & either SA+1 or SAHD?

I do work for Virgin, I'm just specualting like the rest of you, We've been told nothing at all.

Only the channel known as "ESPN" has the rights to show some sports events, which is why ESPN will continue to exist for a time under the ownership of BT until these rights expire.

Whilst the channel known as "ESPN" is in existence, the channel has to be carried on VM under the current arrangements for contractual reasons. Of course, contracts can be renegotiated to take a holistic approach...

When companies sell assets, especially assets that they know a competitor is keen to get their hands on, they do tend to bundle in weaker performing parts of the business.

Examples are that pub management companies will offload poor performing pubs too as a condition of selling a highly desirable outlet to another company.

When NTL wanted SKY 2 on their platform, they had to agree to take Sky Travel and Sky Travel+1.

If the allegations about Sky Atlantic are correct, expect to see other gems such as Pick TV+1

Originally Posted by Chad

Mmmmm......

http://help.virginmedia.com/system/s...RTICLE_ID=7615

"What happens to recordings I've made from the ESPN channels?"

Anything you’ve recorded from the ESPN HD/America/Classic channels will be there to enjoy until 1 November 2013. After that, they’ll disappear.

Why would recordings disappear for ESPN HD? That to me suggests ESPN HD might not be available on Virgin Media going forward.

Whilst ESPN has to stay for the reasons above, there are no requirements that the channel has to be broadcast in the HD format.

Originally Posted by ocav

ESPN will very likely be moving to a different playout on Thursday so the EPG data stream would be different for listings 1/08/2013 onwards...

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Struggling to find the words 'exclusive to Sky' anywhere on anything related to Sky Atlantic

Originally Posted by johnasimmons

The words 'Exclusive to Sky' haven't been on anything related to Sky Atlantic for a while now...

I can confirm that Sky staff have now been given strict instructions to cease and desist from claiming exclusivity for Sky Atlantic on the Sky platform.

If anybody comes across Sky staff not following this direction from their management, can you please let me know via PM

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Chad

We're always here, waiting under the surface to snap up people abandoning the sinking ship that is Virgin Media

Just kidding of course. Your always welcome on my dingy.

Watch that iceberg ahead Captain Chadfinger.

[howardmicks]

Just been talking to my old school mate in town on the sky stall,of course asked him about sky Atlantic.just winked at me but did confirm that they are not allowed to say exclusive anymore.Denphone dare we start to believe lol

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Originally Posted by Chad

We're always here, waiting under the surface to snap up people abandoning the sinking ship that is Virgin Media

Just kidding of course. Your always welcome on my dingy.

Don't know about that bud,just got to great deals from them for a new and current customer and top notch customer service.have a look at the thread I started we'll done virgin media

[ocav]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

I can confirm that Sky staff have now been given strict instructions to cease and desist from claiming exclusivity for Sky Atlantic on the Sky platform.

If anybody comes across Sky staff not following this direction from their management, can you please let me know via PM

As I said the other day, that memo going round telling On Air Presentation to stop using it. They were also told to stop using the word exclusive on a lot of stuff, including HD & 3D so it might not be anything apart from them wanting to use a different word.

[colin25]

Originally Posted by ocav

As I said the other day, that memo going round telling On Air Presentation to stop using it. They were also told to stop using the word exclusive on a lot of stuff, including HD & 3D so it might not be anything apart from them wanting to use a different word.

Instead of exclusive, maybe it is "Not on Virgin", to match everything else

[johnasimmons]

Originally Posted by colin25

Instead of exclusive, maybe it is "Not on Virgin", to match everything else

[ocav]

Originally Posted by colin25

Instead of exclusive, maybe it is "Not on Virgin", to match everything else

Maybe, if it is

Just a wonder, with Sky there are 2 different channel packages, the Basics (Sky1, Living, Atlantic, Arts, News & Sports News) and Premium (Movies and Sports), what does Sky 3D fall under?

[young_timbo]

"some rumours turn out to be true..."

seriously, what is the point of stuff like this? sounds like a bullsh*tter to me whoever this "source" is.

you get exactly the same on football forums. windup merchants hedging their bets. 'Just been told we're signing a really good player if not by this weekend then definitely by next weekend, been told deal done, but i can't say who it is!!!!1' then eventually a player is signed a few weeks later and they say 'that's the player i meant!' and everyone congratulates them on their inside knowledge.

[howardmicks]

Originally Posted by colin25

Instead of exclusive, maybe it is "Not on Virgin", to match everything else

Let us dream a bit longer Colin25

[denphone]

Originally Posted by colin25

Instead of exclusive, maybe it is "Not on Virgin", to match everything else

Calm down dear chap as you seem to be getting too excited lately.

[muppetman11]

When Sky Atlantic goes to an ad break its displays the following

Sky Atlantic logo with the words 'Only on Sky' below , it then repeats this just before the programme resumes from the ad break , I've seen it literally minutes ago. Maybe they're waiting until it goes live on another platform before dropping it.

[colin25]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

When Sky Atlantic goes to an ad break its displays the following

Sky Atlantic logo with the words 'Only on Sky' below , it then repeats this just before the programme resumes from the ad break , I've seen it literally minutes ago. Maybe they're waiting until it goes live on another platform before dropping it.

Dropping it to replace with "Not on Virgin, never never never..suckersss"