General : Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014

[GrimUpNorth]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Because Sky is Sky!

So you've nothing to back up the statement with.

Cheers

Grim

[Anypermitedroute]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Well, the fact that there has been no news for a few months regarding Sky Bravo would indicate that talks between Sky and Virgin media are continuing. Negotiations with Sky are likely to be long and difficult.

Or the fact that sky bravo doesn't exist

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by Anypermitedroute

Or the fact that sky bravo doesn't exist

Sky Bravo is supposed to be coming, apparantly Sky want a deal with Virgin media for VM to carry it too.

[Anypermitedroute]

But where is this information based on? One story that is highly speculative,

I can appreciate speculation/theory on channels VM consumers would like to acquire like SA
I can understand on ones that have been announced as intended to launch like ITV encore

But speculation on a channel that doesn't exist I.e. Sky bravo is just plain daft, if anything if such a channel was planned I suspect ITV encore is now this said channel, which will be a sky exclusive for given period.

Why would sky want to do a deal for sky bravo with VM when they have proven in the above two examples of doing it alone (SA), if anything this proves they want to do deal with producers like HBO and ITV and not direct competitors, BT and VM

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by Anypermitedroute

But where is this information based on? One story that is highly speculative,

I can appreciate speculation/theory on channels VM consumers would like to acquire like SA
I can understand on ones that have been announced as intended to launch like ITV encore

But speculation on a channel that doesn't exist I.e. Sky bravo is just plain daft, if anything if such a channel was planned I suspect ITV encore is now this said channel, which will be a sky exclusive for given period.

Why would sky want to do a deal for sky bravo with VM when they have proven in the above two examples of doing it alone (SA), if anything this proves they want to do deal with producers like HBO and ITV and not direct competitors, BT and VM

I'm going by this http://www.tvforum.co.uk/tvhome/brav...92/#post884759 and like you i suspect the channel was indeed ITV encore, only time will tell if Sky Bravo does launch or not.

[Chad]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

That may change very soon the way TT is growing and Nowtv is on Youview which is also what BT uses. http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/talkta...ertake-3111803

http://www.express.co.uk/finance/cit...gh-TalkTalk-TV

http://www.youview.com/features/on-demand/

http://www.productsandservices.bt.co...?topicId=31941

That's impressive. They've only been offering TV for 16 months and are set to hit 1 million TV customer by the end of next month. The fastest growing pay TV provider in the UK.

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Originally Posted by denphone

But Talk Talk are not regarded by Sky as a big rival in the TV world.

If they wouldn't give a provider they don't see as a big rival access to their prized American drama channel, when agreeing the new SKY basics carriage deal earlier this week, then Virgin Media have no chance.

[harry_hitch]

Originally Posted by denphone

Sky just won't allow Now TV to onto a app on Virgin's platform as they won't want to give any edge to their rivals but that's only my humble opinion and l have been wrong before.

Purely as devil's advocate, surely giving VM access to SA would give VM an edge over Sky due to their superior broadband speeds and any possible triple pay package deals that VM could offer to new customers coming over from Sky?

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by Chad

That's impressive. They've only been offering TV for 16 months and are set to hit 1 million TV customer by the end of next month. The fastest growing pay TV provider in the UK.

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If they wouldn't give a provider they don't see as a big rival access to their prized American drama channel, when agreeing the new SKY basics carriage deal earlier this week, then Virgin Media have no chance.

nail on head Chad mate don't know why everyone cant see no chance at all SA is on all that it ever going to be on now those that want it have to get sky or now tv

[Mad Max]

Originally Posted by Dave42

nail on head Chad mate don't know why everyone cant see no chance at all SA is on all that it ever going to be on now those that want it have to get sky or now tv

Not strictly true Dave.....

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by Mad Max

Not strictly true Dave.....

aye can get the shows if you know where to look

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by harry_hitch

Purely as devil's advocate, surely giving VM access to SA would give VM an edge over Sky due to their superior broadband speeds and any possible triple pay package deals that VM could offer to new customers coming over from Sky?

With fibre optic broadband launching across the uk now the tables may be turned on VM regarding fastest broadband. Still a long way to go ofcourse but it can't be denied broadband and tv is changing. VMs problem is traffic management many companies don't throttle speeds nowadays so say for example you're on skys upto 78mb package then you are going to get that speed no matter how much you use, vm throttle speeds i think VM will get rid of tm in due course though.

[Anypermitedroute]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

I'm going by this http://www.tvforum.co.uk/tvhome/brav...92/#post884759 and like you i suspect the channel was indeed ITV encore, only time will tell if Sky Bravo does launch or not.

Thanks for a link, however that kind of sadly confirms what I think; this is a forum making reference to another link to what I call the infamous broadcast now website; the same website that suggested SA was back in discussion (pre BT) which some have used as concrete evidence that it was coming this autumn.

We really need to stop doing this to ourselves we do us no favours

[denphone]

Originally Posted by harry_hitch

Purely as devil's advocate, surely giving VM access to SA would give VM an edge over Sky due to their superior broadband speeds and any possible triple pay package deals that VM could offer to new customers coming over from Sky?

And that's something good old Sky won't allow at the moment Harry but things could change very quickly as we all know.

Originally Posted by Chad

That's impressive. They've only been offering TV for 16 months and are set to hit 1 million TV customer by the end of next month. The fastest growing pay TV provider in the UK.

I think you've got to be careful with those figures Chad. Are they customers who are actually paying extra for YouView Pay-TV services or just those that have been issued with a free YouView box?

The evidence on eBay seems to suggest that there are lots and lots of people who have been issued with a YouView box by TT in particular, who are not using them. Note the number that are listed as unopened.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/TV-Recepti...0&_nkw=youview

[andy_m]

Are we only getting BBC red button channels in sd for the Winter Olympics, not hd?