Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
12-05-2015, 19:44
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
The licence fee OB is not going to disappear anytime soon if at all.
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13-05-2015, 08:01
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
As much as we all hate it, I agree that its doubtful that the licence fee is going anywhere.
Indeed, the licence fee has (I believe I read) paid for the development of Teletext, High Definition, Digital Radio, and catch up TV (the CEO at the time, Ashley Highfield developed the Iplayer). Plus, can you imagine the BBC news website splattered in ads to help pay for it if the licence is abolished .....
I know that there are only a couple of countries in the world that still has a licence fee (New Zealand being one), but the BBC is apparantly one of the most admired broadcasters in the world - one that does not have to appease stockholders, and all because of the licence fee
Hate paying it the same as everyone, but then I also hate paying road tax !
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13-05-2015, 10:03
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
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Originally Posted by MutleyF
As much as we all hate it, I agree that its doubtful that the licence fee is going anywhere.
I know that there are only a couple of countries in the world that still has a licence fee (New Zealand being one), but the BBC is apparantly one of the most admired broadcasters in the world - one that does not have to appease stockholders, and all because of the licence fee
Hate paying it the same as everyone, but then I also hate paying road tax !
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Your way off there's 24 countries in Europe alone that charge a fee some to everyone even if they have no TV!
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13-05-2015, 10:18
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
Yup - just "googled " it, and I was way off the mark !
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13-05-2015, 11:12
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
any more news on any more new channels coming to virgin media?
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13-05-2015, 11:34
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
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any more news on any more new channels coming to virgin media?
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"Coming soon" mate 
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13-05-2015, 12:08
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
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any more news on any more new channels coming to virgin media?
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Hope is one thing , sadly reality is another.
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13-05-2015, 12:40
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
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any more news on any more new channels coming to virgin media?
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Nothing at the moment except for the usual local channels.
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13-05-2015, 12:44
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: Sky to stop retailing the single movies packs 1 or 2 option from June 1st.
An Sky source has today told Media Boy HQ that Sky will on June 1st stop retailing the single movies packs 1 or 2 option.
No confirmed info on if Virgin Media will do the same.
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13-05-2015, 12:47
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
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Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: Sky to stop retailing the single movies packs 1 or 2 option from June 1st.
An Sky source has today told Media Boy HQ that Sky will on June 1st stop retailing the single movies packs 1 or 2 option.
No confirmed info on if Virgin Media will do the same.
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So it'll be all or nothing, I presume!
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13-05-2015, 12:49
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
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So it'll be all or nothing, I presume!
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Do they offer Sports packs too?
If they do, I guess this could also go the same way.
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13-05-2015, 12:50
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
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Originally Posted by denphone
The licence fee OB is not going to disappear anytime soon if at all.
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Well, it will be interesting to get the new Government's take on this.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/poli...in-doctor.html
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13-05-2015, 12:51
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
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Do they offer Sports packs too?
If they do, I guess this could also go the same way.
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You can get Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 on it own.
You need the Sky Sports Pack for Sky Sports 3, Sky Sports 4, Sky Sports 5 and Sky Sports F1.
Our Sky Source only says Sky Movies is being worked on.
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13-05-2015, 12:52
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
according to MB blog we could get Nat geo Wild HD, is that now not happening?
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13-05-2015, 12:55
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
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according to MB blog we could get Nat geo Wild HD, is that now not happening?
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We have seen no confirmed info from our Virgin Sources on when Nat Geo Wild HD may launch.
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