General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by Lew

They'll probably wait until there's actually a half-decent selection of UHD content available to them.

It will probably just be PPV movies with a small selection of On Demand UHD content on VM in my opinion.

[theone2k10]

Something is coming to VM November 2015 this is only info i have at the moment but i suspect it is either ultra hd or disneyhd.

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Regarding SPIKE i've seen something over on dspy which is saying some SPIKE programming is now available on vm via demand5 catch up tv services.

[blue666666]

hope its ultra HD

[Mad Max]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: Lifetime HD to launch on Virgin Media in October.

Virgin Media Sources has tonight confirmed to Media Boy HQ that Lifetime HD is set to launch on Virgin Media in October.

All info is still subject to change.

©copyright 2015 Media Boy 2006 - 2015. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production

WTF is Lifetime HD? I mean ffs is this more dross for the few?

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by Mad Max

WTF is Lifetime HD? I mean ffs is this more dross for the few?

A hd version of lifetime, lifetime replaced the bio channel, lifetime is on vm i believe i don't know what pack it is in though.

[DaMac]

Originally Posted by blue666666

hope its ultra HD

Me too but showing what? I really can't see BT allowing their sports channel to be wholesaled on another network, for such a niche product the numbers just couldn't add up, they would know it is better to use it as a USP and build and grow subscriptions on the back of it, Same goes for Sky.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by DaMac

Me too but showing what? I really can't see BT allowing their sports channel to be wholesaled on another network, for such a niche product the numbers just couldn't add up, they would know it is better to use it as a USP and build and grow subscriptions on the back of it, Same goes for Sky.

I'm guessing that some channels will launch in 4K and VM will show those. I can see channels like Discovery and National Geographic being early adopters. Maybe ITV too. Then there's Netflix of course. It's a chicken and egg situation as HD was too.

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by DaMac

Me too but showing what? I really can't see BT allowing their sports channel to be wholesaled on another network, for such a niche product the numbers just couldn't add up, they would know it is better to use it as a USP and build and grow subscriptions on the back of it, Same goes for Sky.

Spot on. ATM, the only 4K material is via Netflix and Amazon, which you get via apps on your 4K TV anyway.

As I think MM said, films could be another option. but if Sky started a 'Sky Movies 4K' channel, there is no way they would let VM have it. Maybe VM's PPV movies provider could include 4K movies?

VM will need to get a 4K box at some stage because Sky and BT are launching one and customers won't want to feel left behind. But the usefulness of a VM 4K box, ATM, is at best, minimal.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

I'm guessing that some channels will launch in 4K and VM will show those. I can see channels like Discovery and National Geographic being early adopters. Maybe ITV too. Then there's Netflix of course. It's a chicken and egg situation as HD was too.

I wouldn't expect those channels to introduce 4K anytime soon , in my opinion 2017 at the earliest , Netflix and Amazon is available to most people buying new 4K sets anyway.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

A hd version of lifetime, lifetime replaced the bio channel, lifetime is on vm i believe i don't know what pack it is in though.

It's in the XL pack.
I can't see why anyone should be disappointed this will now be in HD, surely most channels will launch in HD eventually.

[Chad]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Something is coming to VM November 2015 this is only info i have at the moment but i suspect it is either ultra hd or disneyhd.

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Regarding SPIKE i've seen something over on dspy which is saying some SPIKE programming is now available on vm via demand5 catch up tv services.

Is that just on TiVo? Checked via my parents V+ box and found no Spike programming

[nodrogd]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Regarding SPIKE i've seen something over on dspy which is saying some SPIKE programming is now available on vm via demand5 catch up tv services.

Its on Demand 5, but not available on VM.

https://help.channel5.com/hc/en-gb/a...-Virgin-Media-

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by Chad

Is that just on TiVo? Checked via my parents V+ box and found no Spike programming

Someone mentioned it on Dspy mate i don't have vm to check, i can confirm SPIKE programming is on demand5 on the web and also on my samsung smart tv and firetv.
Could someone with TIVO please confirm?

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Originally Posted by nodrogd

Its on Demand 5, but not available on VM.

https://help.channel5.com/hc/en-gb/a...-Virgin-Media-

Thanks for verifying that for us mate.

[Mad Max]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

It's in the XL pack.
I can't see why anyone should be disappointed this will now be in HD, surely most channels will launch in HD eventually.

Because imo its a load of crap!

[blue666666]

has any got bt UHD is the pic good.with the war between sky and bt we might get the 4k channels but with virgin saying nothing about a 4k box it could be a year or two.any ideas how much a 4k channel would cost a month.