General : Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014

[Media Boy UK]

Media Boy goes Yesteryear on blog.

Very soon you will find post from day one of Virgin Media on my blog. Hope to have them all online by April 1st.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Look like Virgin still need to update ITV4 +1 EPG - Found info on my old Sky Box.

ITV has took over Sky Channel 193 for an new ITV Channel to launch later this year.

I don't see why they have to interrupt the VM feed though (unless VM take their feed from satellite).

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Dave42

what I meant is they keep it them themselves rather than take the extra money from other providers for SA if they wanted the money they would have made SA available long ago they wont it will only ever be on sky and now tv

Yes, but you are talking about Sky Atlantic only. Given Sky only have exclusive rights to the first run series, there are other opportunities to show the decent programmes on SA (not that there are that many) via other content providers. If Virgin are able to get these for us from elsewhere, there is no reason why Sky would not prefer to take Virgin's money rather than see someone else collect. That's all I'm saying.

As far as I am aware, negotiations between VM and Sky are continuing over Sky Atlantic, other Sky channels and the proposed new Sky Bravo. I guess whether we ever get Sky Atlantic as a channel will depend how much VM are prepared to pay and how much Sky are prepared to bring down the price to get us to accept Sky Bravo. I rather got the impression that Sky Bravo would not be launched unless it appeared on Virgin Media. So I guess we will see.

All I really want is access to HBO programming. If I have to access those few programmes I want via PPV, I will have to accept that, but I'm still hoping that a subscription deal can be done with Amazon. Unfortunately, I think that avenue may not be available for at least 12 months as the ability to stream to TIVO boxes in a suitable quality may be technically difficult.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by nialli

OB - they have the previous four weeks' episodes available in On Demand on the Atlantic shows, so you don't have to watch them all within a single month. For GoT, there are ten episodes in season 4 so that's plenty of time to view. Also, when in OD you can pause, rewind etc, which you can't do with the broadcast stream.
I'll be watching both GoT and Mad Men on my Now TV box this April, then stop paying when the former finishes again (Mad Men's only 7 episodes this season)

Thanks for clarifying, Nialli, but I don't think the Now TV box is for me.

I recall that when we got Sky One back after the spat with Sky, we had three full series of Lost on the system and it was on there for quite a while. That is what I would want, and as I have only seen the first series of GoT, series 4 is no good to me at this time. I have now seen most of Mad Men (on series 5 at the moment) as I asked for the DVDs for Christmas! I dare say I will get Series 6 next December.

I must say that if the Now TV box had all the series of GoT, Boardwalk Empire, etc on there and it was guaranteed they would still be there in a year's time, I would be very tempted.

[Anypermitedroute]

Apart from last august (which was one quoted inside source article) has there been a single mention from any inside source or news item regarding this sky bravo?

I do really think this is a non news item and it's not related in any way to whether we get SA. The only reason we get it is either they are forced to or it makes commercial sense which sky has indicated that the price they want for it (be it in the millions or billions) has not been met.

More chance getting sky poker

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Anypermitedroute

Apart from last august (which was one quoted inside source article) has there been a single mention from any inside source or news item regarding this sky bravo?

I do really think this is a non news item and it's not related in any way to whether we get SA. The only reason we get it is either they are forced to or it makes commercial sense which sky has indicated that the price they want for it (be it in the millions or billions) has not been met.

More chance getting sky poker

Still no news on Sky Bravo.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Anypermitedroute

Apart from last august (which was one quoted inside source article) has there been a single mention from any inside source or news item regarding this sky bravo?

I do really think this is a non news item and it's not related in any way to whether we get SA. The only reason we get it is either they are forced to or it makes commercial sense which sky has indicated that the price they want for it (be it in the millions or billions) has not been met.

More chance getting sky poker

Agreed. The Guardian article from last August which I think launched the speculation said "It is understood that the launch of the channel is likely to be put on the back burner, in the short term at least, as it has not managed to gain a distribution deal to air in Virgin Media's four million-plus households." Why The Guardian understood this is not known.

[theone2k10]

I feel redundant as got no new info for you guys yet lol.

[spankysmagicpian]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

I feel redundant as got no new info for you guys yet lol.

Just make something up.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by spankysmagicpian

Just make something up.

lol. I'm tempted but i wouldn't do that to any of you guys.

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

I feel redundant as got no new info for you guys yet lol.

that's because nowts happening lol

[vincerooney]

It really annoys me how VM keep harping on about the tv aspect of their business not being important and how people just want faster internet. Thanks for assuming what i want VM. I want more channels. I want tacky channels. I want pointless channels. I want stupid channels. I just want channels.

[Anypermitedroute]

I agree Vince, i having to resort to stream german tv via apple tv from my ipad to obtain more channels, so I guess in a way i am grateful for the internet speed

[denphone]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

It really annoys me how VM keep harping on about the tv aspect of their business not being important and how people just want faster internet. Thanks for assuming what i want VM. I want more channels. I want tacky channels. I want pointless channels. I want stupid channels. I just want channels.

So far Virgin have assumed that everybody wants faster internet speeds and BT Sport which in my humble opinion is fine to a certain extent but they also must listen to the customers who are not really interested in these but are more interested in having certain channels that Sky might have as one suspects if they don't then they will lose some customers to Sky in the short to medium term and also they must do more to improve the dreadful apps section of the TiVo as so far they have talked the talk but simply have not walked the walk in regards to this.

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by denphone

So far Virgin have assumed that everybody wants faster internet speeds and BT Sport which in my humble opinion is fine to a certain extent but they also must listen to the customers who are not really interested in these but are more interested in having certain channels that Sky might have as one suspects if they don't then they will lose some customers to Sky in the short to medium term and also they must do more to improve the dreadful apps section of the TiVo as so far they have talked the talk but simply have not walked the walk in regards to this.

Den what can VM do if sky wont let anyone have the missing channels please do tell as I said before and say again if sky give the missing channels they lose lots of customers we not getting them no matter how much us and VM would want them sky wont let anyone have them so nothing can be done