General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)

[theone2k10]

I don't think vm customers will be getting bt sport europe for free, i'm a bt mobile customer i used to get bt sport1+2 and espn included as from August i will only get bt sport 1 included and it will be £5p/m extra for the others including bt sport europe.
Plusnet customers are also being hit with a price rise of £5pm for bt sport i really can't see vm getting it included as vm would have to talk big money and that will no doubt lead to a huge price hike.

[Superblade7]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

I don't think vm customers will be getting bt sport europe for free, i'm a bt mobile customer i used to get bt sport1+2 and espn included as from August i will only get bt sport 1 included and it will be £5p/m extra for the others including bt sport europe.
Plusnet customers are also being hit with a price rise of £5pm for bt sport i really can't see vm getting it included as vm would have to talk big money and that will no doubt lead to a huge price hike.

I'd agree theone, other than their own triple play customers, no-one is getting it free yet from the prices that have been announced thus far.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

I don't think vm customers will be getting bt sport europe for free, i'm a bt mobile customer i used to get bt sport1+2 and espn included as from August i will only get bt sport 1 included and it will be £5p/m extra for the others including bt sport europe.
Plusnet customers are also being hit with a price rise of £5pm for bt sport i really can't see vm getting it included as vm would have to talk big money and that will no doubt lead to a huge price hike.

Well customers are likely to know the full info in August so suffice to say we will just have to wait until then Sir.

[Aguero9320]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Yes Formula E currently being shown on ITV4 HD or in Sports on Demand.

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Also only 2 V0-- channels testing today, none of them carry audio.

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Media Boy Sources has today told us "If Virgin Media was testing HISTORY HD, CI HD or any of the UPC Ireland Channels they will appear as real names, as there is no need to hide them behind V0-- names."

That's our theory out of the window.

My long-term hunch is coming back. Let's enter VM's thinking process and not hope for anything too classy. I'm expecting shopping channels, +1's and radio or porn channels.

[Anypermitedroute]

Originally Posted by Aguero9320

My long-term hunch is coming back. Let's enter VM's thinking process and not hope for anything too classy. I'm expecting shopping channels, +1's and radio or porn channels.

Worldbox extra channels perhaps?

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

I wouldn't count on that, it seems strange that vm is now the only premium operator who doesn't have history hd i think it will arrive on vm next month.

Agreed, slowly but surely VM is adding all the HD variants.

[vincerooney]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

I don't think vm customers will be getting bt sport europe for free, i'm a bt mobile customer i used to get bt sport1+2 and espn included as from August i will only get bt sport 1 included and it will be £5p/m extra for the others including bt sport europe.
Plusnet customers are also being hit with a price rise of £5pm for bt sport i really can't see vm getting it included as vm would have to talk big money and that will no doubt lead to a huge price hike.

I agree it's unlikely. In terms of the price hike we have already had it and got sod all for it...

[Ultimate.Conj]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

I don't think vm customers will be getting bt sport europe for free, i'm a bt mobile customer i used to get bt sport1+2 and espn included as from August i will only get bt sport 1 included and it will be £5p/m extra for the others including bt sport europe.
Plusnet customers are also being hit with a price rise of £5pm for bt sport i really can't see vm getting it included as vm would have to talk big money and that will no doubt lead to a huge price hike.

I think this is why VM should shuffle their HD variants around and allow them into the other packs.

It would leave the XL pack for those wanting everything plus the premium BT Sport channels - Which of course comes at a higher cost.

This would offer a lot more value for those taking the L pack, who don't watch the sport but watch their TV shows in HD We know currently there are lots of decent channels in the L pack, but their HD variants are in the XL pack forcing customers to upgrade if they want to watch in HD

[Pster72]

Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj

I think this is why VM should shuffle their HD variants around and allow them into the other packs.

It would leave the XL pack for those wanting everything plus the premium BT Sport channels - Which of course comes at a higher cost.

This would offer a lot more value for those taking the L pack, who don't watch the sport but watch their TV shows in HD We know currently there are lots of decent channels in the L pack, but their HD variants are in the XL pack forcing customers to upgrade if they want to watch in HD

Maybe that's what they are doing moving all these channels into the L package

[Bircho]

Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj

I think this is why VM should shuffle their HD variants around and allow them into the other packs.

It would leave the XL pack for those wanting everything plus the premium BT Sport channels - Which of course comes at a higher cost.

This would offer a lot more value for those taking the L pack, who don't watch the sport but watch their TV shows in HD We know currently there are lots of decent channels in the L pack, but their HD variants are in the XL pack forcing customers to upgrade if they want to watch in HD

But that would just make BT Sport a premium channel (ie everything is in L except BT Sport) and therefore does not make sense, commercially or from a marketing viewpoint.

[Ultimate.Conj]

Originally Posted by Bircho

But that would just make BT Sport a premium channel (ie everything is in L except BT Sport) and therefore does not make sense, commercially or from a marketing viewpoint.

It is already. You only get it free with the XL package.

From a Marketing point of view, customer on the XL package will probably usually have the higher tier packages for everything else which includes Sky Sports and Movies with certain bundles...this means having all of the football in one subscription...that is massive from a marketing viewpoint.

[Bananaman_007]

Im on xl but dont have sport or movies. Though do get monthly calls from vm trying to upsell me. I have been offered some good deals but never taken any as its not worth my while.

[vincerooney]

aye i understand some of the complaints about the football being in XL but its a great sell for virgin media to brag about having all the sport available and BT being in XL.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

aye i understand some of the complaints about the football being in XL but its a great sell for virgin media to brag about having all the sport available and BT being in XL.

And that's why l can see a new deal being announced sometime in August because if it disappears they are highly likely to lose a fair amount of customers otherwise.

[Media Boy UK]

We have been given an new DNP order.

V0-- Testing update:

-Yesterday 3 V0-- channels was testing, 2 carrry audio dd one nothing.
-Today 5 V0-- channels testing today, only 1 carry audio dd, 4 nothing.