General : Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by gba93

For instance, the 'who owns who' information in there may well be of interest to people new to the thread but as I was trying, maybe unsuccessfully, to say was I (nor you nor anybody else) knows what is of interest to other people so we shouldn't be too quick to try and censor other peoples posts.

I was thinking about adding 'who owns who' information for Local TV channels to my list.

-I only added that info due to posters asking 'Any more channels may launch as part of the deal?' all the time some years back.

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Originally Posted by theone2k10

Turned out to be duff information anyway, the rumour i was told was DisneyHD will launch on VM next Thursday, i've spoken to my source who i trust who has said "it's not launching on VM until at least Summer 2014"

Oh well.

I think the next channel launch on Virgin will be London Live at the end of March for viewers who can get ITV London on Virgin Channel 103. UK Wide viewers outside London may see their 'Total Channels' going up by one.

[muppetman11]

4oD catchup content is now available in HD on Sky On Demand so this could arrive on VM in the future ?

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

4oD catchup content is now available in HD on Sky On Demand so this could arrive on VM in the future ?

Hope so mate.

[MalteseFalcon]

Just to irritate everyone: SKY Sports News, SKY News, SKY Sports 3 & 4, SKY F1 all in HD. Any chance of them coming to Virgin before the end of this decade?

Every chance. 2020 is being mooted as "SD switch off", apparently. Withholding HD channels will become less effective as a marketing ploy as that date approaches and maintaining two streams of the same channel will simply be burdensome and probably expensive. I don't know when we will reach the tipping point, but it will be some time before the end of the decade.

[jobbie8]

Netflix on Tivo has been updated. Alot smoother and seems faster.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

4oD catchup content is now available in HD on Sky On Demand so this could arrive on VM in the future ?

Yes that would be nice.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

I was thinking about adding 'who owns who' information for Local TV channels to my list.

-I only added that info due to posters asking 'Any more channels may launch as part of the deal?' all the time some years back. up by one.

Maybe have the ownership information for all channels in a table on your Media Boy Blog and link back to it?

[Ben B]

I would like the 4oD catalogue on VM to become as extensive as it is on the website, that way it wouldn't be necessary for me to plug my computer into the TV to watch some older series on there

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In addition, 30 day catch up, don't suppose there's any chance of that coming to VM?

[Gavin-D]

The first SD / HD swap on a BBC channel has taken place today on Freesat. Viewers with Freesat HD in Northern Ireland will now be able to watch BBC One Northern Ireland HD on channel 101, with the standard definition version moved down to channel 108.

Wonder how long it'll be till VM do this

[Anypermitedroute]

Originally Posted by Chris

Every chance. 2020 is being mooted as "SD switch off", apparently. Withholding HD channels will become less effective as a marketing ploy as that date approaches and maintaining two streams of the same channel will simply be burdensome and probably expensive. I don't know when we will reach the tipping point, but it will be some time before the end of the decade.

By which time super HD will be the premium product and will all be moaning "we only get HD..."

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Maybe have the ownership information for all channels in a table on your Media Boy Blog and link back to it?

@MB would you consider doing this? It seems a lot people are suggesting stuff but not asking you whether you would consider trying these alternative suggestions. No one doubts the work you put in nor the effort but would you consider this evolution to your thread/blog

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Ben B

I would like the 4oD catalogue on VM to become as extensive as it is on the website, that way it wouldn't be necessary for me to plug my computer into the TV to watch some older series on there

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In addition, 30 day catch up, don't suppose there's any chance of that coming to VM?

The BBC have said that they intend to extend the time of their iplayer catch up service from 7 to 28 days, so this should be happening, at least for the BBC channels.

Originally Posted by Mad Max

Can't see what you are on about, it's not really "chit chat". We are discussing the merits, or otherwise, of what should be in the "coming soon" thread started by MB, surely that's relevant to the thread?

That's because the thread is back on topic and the chitchat has hopefully ceased so off topic postings won't need to be deleted..

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Maybe have the ownership information for all channels in a table on your Media Boy Blog and link back to it?

Will this do everyone?

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/p...adcasters.html

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Will this do everyone?

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/p...adcasters.html

Looks good to me
I would be tempted to name it something like "Channels Virgin Media may get when existing deals with the owners renew" in place of "Virgin Media's Deals with broadcasters." to make its purpose as clear as possible.

(Sorry - I always have an opinion on such things! )