General Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014 - Page 134

Media Boy UK · 10-04-2014, 13:43

Confirmed: Sky Sports and Sky Movies deal was up on March 31st 2014.

Technix has confirmed today that Virgin Media's Sky Premiums deal was up over 10 days ago.

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Originally Posted by Technix

EDIT: Having a read of the latest annual report it is stated in there that the Premium carriage agreement expires on 31st March 2014. So it was a less than 1 year carriage agreement since July 2013 and I don't know how you've come up with it lasting until 2017. The carriage has obviously been extended now with continued presence of the Premiums on the platform (and ties in with what I was told about 3, 4 and F1 HD possibly arriving soon).

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...postcount=1238

theone2k10 · 10-04-2014, 14:05

History and Nat Geo wild are to rumoured to be repackaged into the TVL pack in June. (rumour only)

borrissey · 10-04-2014, 14:09

Would love to have Sky Sports 3 and 4 in HD. The Masters is on Sky Sports 4, gold looks quality in HD.

I think it's on BBC also so will be in HD on there, but they don't have as much coverage.

Media Boy UK · 10-04-2014, 14:13

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Originally Posted by theone2k10

History and Nat Geo wild are to rumoured to be repackaged into the TVL pack in June. (rumour only)

Maybe new deal for missing channels from A+E Networks UK?

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Originally Posted by borrissey

Would love to have Sky Sports 3 and 4 in HD. The Masters is on Sky Sports 4, gold looks quality in HD.

I think it's on BBC also so will be in HD on there, but they don't have as much coverage.

MB Views: If the rumour on more Sky Sports HD Coming is true MB HQ think we may see them on May 1st.

With Eurosport and Eurosport HD moving before launch of Sky Sports F1 HD.

ocav · 10-04-2014, 14:15

Feels weird to be back! Whats changed since I ditched for Sky at Christmas?

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Originally Posted by theone2k10

History and Nat Geo wild are to rumoured to be repackaged into the TVL pack in June. (rumour only)

Seems odd, they are both 2 separate providers (A&E / FIC)

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

Sky Arts has an new boss but an Sky Insiders has told me that Sky are set to close an channel at somepoint this year.

So maybe even:

-Sky 2 (Due to Sky adding Sports shows to lineup - maybe rebrand as Sky Bravo?)
-Sky Livingit and Sky Livingit +1 (for ITV to use?).

As stated in an earlier private message with yourself, there is one channel not on your list which is more likely to go first.

ITV Encore will be taking Sky EPG position of Sky Living+1 - the chances are that they will close LivingIt and LivingIt+1, move Living+1 into the LivingIt slots on Sky and theres 2 EPG positions freed up for ITV Encore/Be

denphone · 10-04-2014, 14:25

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

Confirmed: Sky Sports and Sky Movies deal was up on March 31st 2014.

Technix has confirmed today that Virgin Media's Sky Premiums deal was up over 10 days ago.

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...postcount=1238

If that's the case then obviously a new deal has been signed which hopefully will include the HD varients of some of Sky's channels.

Media Boy UK · 10-04-2014, 14:28

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Originally Posted by ocav

As stated in an earlier private message with yourself, there is one channel not on your list which is more likely to go first.

ITV Encore will be taking Sky EPG position of Sky Living+1 - the chances are that they will close LivingIt and LivingIt+1, move Living+1 into the LivingIt slots on Sky and theres 2 EPG positions freed up for ITV Encore/Be

First of all Welcome Back.

You may know that ITV has launch an new channel called ITV Plus on Sky Channel 193. I think ITV may move they ITV +1 Channels around so that ITVBe can have ITV2 +1 channel number on Sky.

I also think ITV Encore will launch with an HD Channel so Sky may axe Sky Livingit channels for them to launch.

bamav · 10-04-2014, 14:46

I wonder how many occasional Sky Sports viewers, like myself, find Now TV to be a better deal than simply subscribing each month to watch a few games of football. In addition, the quality on NowTV is better than the SD channels.

If Sky Sports 3HD and 4HD do come to VM, that might change things slightly - but the costs are still too high when you add Sky's HD option on top of the standard sub - for me anyhoo.

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Game changer...?

http://www.whathifi.com/news/new-fib...v-to-new-homes

BenMcr · 10-04-2014, 15:27

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Originally Posted by bamav

Game changer...?

http://www.whathifi.com/news/new-fib...v-to-new-homes

Not really

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TV, internet and other services would be provided via fibre optic cables into new-build homes using a Fibre Integrated Reception Server, which includes a central receiver and aerial array.

So not majorly different that current shared satellite installs, except it's using Fibre rather than co-ax.

Mad Max · 10-04-2014, 15:37

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Originally Posted by bamav

I wonder how many occasional Sky Sports viewers, like myself, find Now TV to be a better deal than simply subscribing each month to watch a few games of football. In addition, the quality on NowTV is better than the SD channels.

If Sky Sports 3HD and 4HD do come to VM, that might change things slightly - but the costs are still too high when you add Sky's HD option on top of the standard sub - for me anyhoo.

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Game changer...?

http://www.whathifi.com/news/new-fib...v-to-new-homes

Very interesting, I note that they said it was available to new build homes, why so?

bamav · 10-04-2014, 15:59

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

Not really

So not majorly different that current shared satellite installs, except it's using Fibre rather than co-ax.

Quite different. Can't get 300Mb broadband through a current satellite dish - shared or not.

theone2k10 · 10-04-2014, 16:12

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Originally Posted by bamav

Quite different. Can't get 300Mb broadband through a current satellite dish - shared or not.

From what i got told the current VM network can handle upto 600mb.

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In regard to History and Nat geowild i can see this happening as H2 and Nat geo are already in the TVL pack now according to VMs channel guide.
http://store.virginmedia.com/digital...els/index.html

BenMcr · 10-04-2014, 16:14

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Originally Posted by bamav

Quite different. Can't get 300Mb broadband through a current satellite dish - shared or not.

Yup, but that's down to BT's network, not Sky.

Unless I'm misunderstanding what they are doing I'd expect that Openreach do a FTTP install and then GTC do the Fibre distribution network set up in the block for the feed from the communal dish and for Openreach to connect to.

muppetman11 · 10-04-2014, 16:34

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Originally Posted by theone2k10

From what i got told the current VM network can handle upto 600mb.

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In regard to History and Nat geowild i can see this happening as H2 and Nat geo are already in the TVL pack now according to VMs channel guide.
http://store.virginmedia.com/digital...els/index.html

What's your point ? These new estates will be connected to BT's FTTP product are you trying to suggest that a fibre to the node service can offer greater speeds ?

I'm no broadband expert but surely fibre delivered right to your door is going to be able to deliver superior speeds , just look at what Google fibre can deliver.

bamav · 10-04-2014, 16:58

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

Yup, but that's down to BT's network, not Sky.

Unless I'm misunderstanding what they are doing I'd expect that Openreach do a FTTP install and then GTC do the Fibre distribution network set up in the block for the feed from the communal dish and for Openreach to connect to.

The article isn't really clear on how it's delivered, but I suspect you might be correct. I did wonder if BB downstream was directly via satellite dish, but without Googling it I'm not sure how fast that can go.