General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 2 - Page 135

nstokes · 24-06-2014, 15:58

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Originally Posted by vincerooney

i agree howard. i'm very negative these days i dont like it...but not getting anything really to make me think differently. i'd consider sky as it'd probably be cheaper for the first 6 months but i hate change and sky broadband is meant to be horrendous.

I have Sky Fibre BB and i have not had any issues with it. A few minor issues with router but nothing i cant quickly fix

vincerooney · 24-06-2014, 19:15

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Originally Posted by nstokes

I have Sky Fibre BB and i have not had any issues with it. A few minor issues with router but nothing i cant quickly fix

Interesting cheers nstokes. I can't even remember where I heard it was rubbish or how long ago that was haha

So MB do we have any rumours in the pipeline or all quiet until after the World Cup? I want a DNP rumour to at least tide me over hahah

telegramsam · 24-06-2014, 19:31

Never had a problem with sky broadband when I had it and met my needs 100%.

Media Boy UK · 24-06-2014, 19:46

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Originally Posted by vincerooney

So MB do we have any rumours in the pipeline or all quiet until after the World Cup? I want a DNP rumour to at least tide me over hahah

No Channels are set to launch until AFTER the world cup.

Base on information I have seen the new Sky Sports HD channels is set to launch sometime from July 14th to July 19th - I do know the date but it still under DNP at time of posting.

The rest of Sky Sports Channels is set to also move to new channel numbers around that week.

Mad Max · 24-06-2014, 19:59

Why can't they launch when the world cup is on?

Media Boy UK · 24-06-2014, 20:01

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Originally Posted by Mad Max

Why can't they launch when the world cup is on?

Maybe something to do with deal Virgin Media signed with Sky - Maybe deal do not start until an date.

Deal to sell Virgin Media Television was sign on July 13th 2010.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...%20body%20link

All I know is they are set to launch by July 20th.

toady · 24-06-2014, 21:00

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

Maybe something to do with deal Virgin Media signed with Sky - Maybe deal do not start until an date.

No sane media company would make changes to their system while a major sporting event is on

Mad Max · 24-06-2014, 21:35

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Originally Posted by toady

No sane media company would make changes to their system while a major sporting event is on

Why not?

BenMcr · 24-06-2014, 21:37

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Originally Posted by toady

No sane media company would make changes to their system while a major sporting event is on

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Originally Posted by Mad Max

Why not?

In case something goes wrong with the change and it knocks out the services that people are using to watch / listen to / find out about the major sporting event

Mad Max · 24-06-2014, 21:39

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

In case something goes wrong with the change and it knocks out the services that people are using to watch / listen to / find out about the major sporting event

I see, thx.

Bircho · 25-06-2014, 07:21

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

Was also confirmed by boss of Sky Basic channels told an viewer that SA will not launch on Virgin anytime soon.

What about on the ordinary tv service

vincerooney · 25-06-2014, 10:42

Ah sky bosses who don't watch tv themselves desperately still using Atlantic exclusivity as their means to get people to join sky and scratching their heads confused in meetings as the pie charts and bar graphs don't say so...

1andrew1 · 25-06-2014, 11:01

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Originally Posted by vincerooney

Ah sky bosses who don't watch tv themselves desperately still using Atlantic exclusivity as their means to get people to join sky and scratching their heads confused in meetings as the pie charts and bar graphs don't say so...

I'm sorry Vince but your above statement just bears no relation to reality. Sky keeps Atlantic exclusive for good reasons and keeps in touch with the marketplace with user panels etc. Sky Atlantic may not be a compelling reason to join Sky but it helps tip the balance if people are considering leaving Sky for VM and acts as a differentiator. People don't like losing access to channels, even if they don't watch those channels much.

OLD BOY · 25-06-2014, 11:18

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

I'm sorry Vince but your above statement just bears no relation to reality. Sky keeps Atlantic exclusive for good reasons and keeps in touch with the marketplace with user panels etc. Sky Atlantic may not be a compelling reason to join Sky but it helps tip the balance if people are considering leaving Sky for VM and acts as a differentiator. People don't like losing access to channels, even if they don't watch those channels much.

I think what Vince is trying to put across is that Sky's view that SA is driving subscriptions does not appear to be borne out by the viewing figures, which are surprisingly low.

I must say, I would have thought that more people would view it than do, and I don't understand why this is not the case.

1andrew1 · 25-06-2014, 11:22

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I think what Vince is trying to put across is that Sky's view that SA is driving subscriptions does not appear to be borne out by the viewing figures, which are surprisingly low.

I must say, I would have thought that more people would view it than do, and I don't understand why this is not the case.

But the BBC article says that 1.1m people saw the premier of Season 3 and it has the highest catch-up numbers for any series on Sky. What figures were people expecting?