General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 2

[thegrid]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

LG have something up their sleeve i think.

It wouldn't surprise me at all to be honest!

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by denphone

This is proving to be a summer full of goodies.

Just an rumour not been confirmed by any Insiders yet.

[devilincarnate]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Do you know the name of the next Celtic boss?

May be Tim Sherwood

[Mad Max]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Do you know the name of the next Celtic boss?

Rolf Harris......

[DaMac]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Do you know the name of the next Celtic boss?

I have that information, but it is the subject of a DNP.

[blue666666]

Originally Posted by DaMac

I have that information, but it is the subject of a DNP.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by blue666666

Can we stop talking about football bosses.

I was posting an joke as denphone information about Sky Sports News HD may launch by August was news to me.

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Originally Posted by mhatter67

I wonder why SKY is suddenly giving VM all their sports channels in HD, I remember the adverts proclaiming only on SKY could you get all these Channels in HD just to rub it in?

Money talks.

[blue666666]

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Originally Posted by Richardcoulter
I wonder if this alphabetical labelling is a new system by VM, prior to channel launches on the EPG?

We initially thought that it was to prevent the news about the sports HD channels from getting out, but Notts TV is hardly going to be embargoed
It was in the background as "Notts TV" when I posted that.
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Everything is in place in the background pointing towards two channels moving (SS1 and SS2 in HD) and joining 3, 4 and F1 HD in new EPG slots.

The delay appears to be due to Virgin testing reduced bit rates on HD channels to make some space. 4 HD channels are now being squeezed into 256 QAM multiplexes.

What is a 256 qam multiplexes

[DaMac]

Why would they need to make space? Wasn't there 23 hd Channels during the Olympics?

[blue666666]

Originally Posted by DaMac

Why would they need to make space? Wasn't there 23 hd Channels during the Olympics?

There was more HD channels has you say.but this space is confusing it's only three more HD channels (the news launch at a later date)

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by DaMac

Why would they need to make space? Wasn't there 23 hd Channels during the Olympics?

Since then we have got the following HD Channels:

1. BBC One Scotland HD
2. TCM HD
3. Cartoon Network HD
4. BBC One Wales HD
5. British Eurosport 2 HD
6. ITV2 HD
7. ITV3 HD
8. ITV4 HD
9. TLC HD
10. NHK world HD
11. Animal Planet HD
12. MTV HD
13. Nick HD
14. BT Sport 1 HD
15. BT Sport 2 HD
16. More4 HD
17. BBC Three HD
18. BBC Four HD
19. BBC News HD
20. CBBC HD
21. CBeebies HD

Soon to launch:
22. Sky Sports 3 HD
23. Sky Sports 4 HD
24. Sky Sports F1 HD

May launch in 2014:
-CI HD
-Lifetime HD
-HISTORY HD
-Sky News HD (Deal Signed)
-Sky Sports News HD (Deal signed)
-Disney Channel HD
-Disney Junior HD
-Disney XD HD
-Nat Wild HD
-Universal Channel HD (Info from theone2k10)

[blue666666]

Well blow me over. That many more HD channels and we say virgin are lazy too

[Openviews]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Rumour:

My source says Disney HD channels are pencilled in for July.

Hopefully, Disney XD should be showing the new Star Wars Rebels show that's starting this Autumn.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by andy_m

Well then I hope it comes for you. But I'd like the option to turn it off. Like I said, I'd covered the exact scenario that you describe (although for a much better show!). I appreciate that not everybody wants to bother but I'd much rather those few minutes than find out I'd missed it because I hadn't spent hours fine tuning the recording priorities of all my series links.

On balance, I think that a dynamic EPG would be for the better. If they had an option to disable this, it would also appease those like yourself who don't want it.

Originally Posted by DaMac

Why would they need to make space? Wasn't there 23 hd Channels during the Olympics?

I really hope that VM had the foresight to future proof capacity to cater for the inevitable need to launch more HD channels when they upgraded their television network.

I wonder if the fact that localised channels are carried on the main network, as opposed to being inserted locally, leads to wasted capacity (especially in the case of the BBC1 HD channels)??

The fact that VM appear to be testing out the broadcast of HD channels with reduced bitrate doesn't look encouraging, especially if this leads to reduced picture quality. However, to be fair, the reduction in bitrate may be offset by more efficient ways of doing things.

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by blue666666

The delay appears to be due to Virgin testing reduced bit rates on HD channels to make some space. 4 HD channels are now being squeezed into 256 QAM multiplexes.

Don't believe everything you read, especially on DS . We've been putting 4 HD channels in a mux since 2011.

I was rather pleased when someone started this thread - it confirmed there was no quality problem on the 4-per-mux channels.

Originally Posted by blue666666

What is a 256 qam multiplexes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadrat...ude_modulation

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

I wonder if the fact that localised channels are carried on the main network, as opposed to being inserted locally, leads to wasted capacity (especially in the case of the BBC1 HD channels)??

The capacity is there to be used. It would be wasted if we DIDN'T use it.