General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 5.

[Media Boy UK]

New Channel rumour:

From an Rumour poster:

There are 3 channels scheduled for 'very soon' - they are:

-News 18 (Was told last week by an insider that channel may launch by Friday.)
-FOX +
-An unknown channel possibly another on demand service.

[theone2k10]

I wont be awake in early hours lol i did a all nighter last night for some unknown random reason.

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Originally Posted by howardmicks

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Can see a avatar change coming on

I like my avatar it's kind of mysterious like me

[Media Boy UK]

One Rumour poster says:

Originally Posted by Media Boy

New Rumour:

My Rumour poster has told me a deal has been struck between Sky and Virgin for Sky Atlantic and Sky Atlantic HD.

Both are expected to launch at some point in the Autumn possibly as early as end of October.

Sky Atlantic will be in the M+ package with Sky Atlantic HD being in the XL pack.

These will launch at same time as the other Sky channels aka Sky News HD etc.

An other Rumour poster says:

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Updates an other Rumour poster think Sky Atlantic will only launch on Virgin Media when Sky Atlantic launches on 'Now TV'.

Update again (Also from Rumour poster 2):

An Rumour poster has now updated me to say Sky Atlantic will only be on the XL Package plus Sky Atlantic HD will not launch.

[ken1234]

i see that bt BT will offer Sky Movies for a monthly subscription that customers can add to their existing BT TV package from October 26.
http://corporate.sky.com/investors/p...ovies_to_bt_tv

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

One Rumour poster says:


An other Rumour poster says:


Update again (Also from Rumour poster 2):

An Rumour poster has now updated me to say Sky Atlantic will only be on the XL Package plus Sky Atlantic HD will not launch.

It seems to me that the rumour poster department is getting confused as one says something different from the other.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by denphone

It seems to me that the rumour poster department is getting confused as one says something different from the other.

Em... 'The rumour poster department' good idea. Do not say that they will want money per rumour now.

[vincerooney]

Originally Posted by heavyside

This thread has perked up no end recently. I used to be an occasional visitor. Now I'm a daily visitor. I might seriously consider becoming an hourly visitor if these rumours get much juicier.

haha such a true comment

could be interesting. would be excellent if netflix did launch tonight!

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by andy_m

WSJ is reporting that Netflix are now in talks with several US cable operators to put their app on stbs in deals similar to those they've announced with Virgin and Com hem in Sweden. An interesting point to note is that there appears to have been a recent carriage dispute between one of the cable companies (comcast I think) and cbs. The report suggests that if a deal with Netflix had already been in place it would have given the cable company greater leverage in the negotiations because they would have been able to point their customers in the direction of all the cbs content they carry through their association with Netflix.

It's something I hadn't considered, but I wonder if the inclusion of Netflix on Virgin's platform will put them in a stronger position when it comes to negotiating carriage agreements with channels who's content is also available through the app?

Another interesting development today is the Canadian Government will soon require TV providers in the country to offer viewers the ability to pick and choose channels rather than being forced to take bundles of channels.

[howardmicks]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Another interesting development today is the Canadian Government will soon require TV providers in the country to offer viewers the ability to pick and choose channels rather than being forced to take bundles of channels.

Interesting bud

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Wel just st got home straight to tivo box,no message doh
means 1 of 2 things as per usual north west back of q lol anyone else getting a tech message on there tivo

[andy_m]

I'm not either. I'm 22 which I think is Bromley, but I'm a relative newcomer to cable so I don't know if that was telewest or ntl??

[vincerooney]

Originally Posted by howardmicks

Interesting bud

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Wel just st got home straight to tivo box,no message doh
means 1 of 2 things as per usual north west back of q lol anyone else getting a tech message on there tivo

Doh! I called this a few hours ago haha typical.

ah well win some and we lose some...

[thegrid]

I've not had a message either. I'm East Midlands so gawd knows when we'll get the update.

[geordiechris]

No message on mine either here in the North East - Area Code 02

[harry_hitch]

Nothing in Area 33 (St. Ives, Cambs) which I imagine is an old NTL area. The area I grew up in was NTL and that was only 15-20 miles away.

[bamav]

We might finally see TV bundles going and consumers given the power to pick only channels that interest them. In light of the shift toward more on demand content, it would make sense that channel providers will do all they can to retain their place and therefore their brand.

CNET are reporting that the Canadian government are considering ending bundled tv channels.

The consequence may be that the niche channels may not have enough subscribers to survive. But hey ho. If new "channels" or programmes can pop on YouTube and Netflix, then maybe it's not all doom and gloom.