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

[Aguero9320]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Satanta Sports 1 has the same lineup as Premier Sports bar one (The EPL Saturday game at 3pm).

We have seen no plans on Virgin Media UK being set to launch all the True Channels. But we feel they may launch when Sony Pictures Television (Who now own them) deal is up with Virgin Media UK.

Last Sony Pictures Television deal was done in December 2011.

I'd be grateful for any new channels sooner rather than later. For me, the SPT channels would be a welcome addition to VM; a decent portfolio of channels in my opinion. I would watch Sony Movies, Scuzz and movies4men from the off.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by nodrogd

TV M was offered as part of DSO. As long as you took a phone line, there were no additional costs. I think you will find having a TiVO on M incurs a TiVO charge of £5 a month (just as there is still a £5 charge for V+ boxes not used on XL).

Thanks, I won't mind paying the £5 per month as i'm thinking of scrapping my TV licence and this will more than pay for it. Of course, I won't be using any of the TiVo facilities that require a licence ;-)

Originally Posted by vincerooney

Aye its looking like freesat would have everything youd need these days if you didnt care for sports!

Absolutely, if you're not bothered about sport and the latest movies, as I aren't, a combination of Freeview and Freesat is the best way to go. Most new TV's have Freeview built in and Freesat boxes are now going for as little as £44.

I hate Sky and always like to support the underdog, but VM have now had long enough to get their act together IMO.

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http://www.a516digital.com/2015/10/v...-air.html#more

New channel to launch within 18 months. Apparently, they are in negotiations to partner up with Sky, Netflix, ITV and Channel 4. Spot the missing company...

...A contact tells me that (up to press) they are not in any negotiations with VM.

There's a ***possibility*** that Box Nation HD may be coming to VM around 23/11/15.

[muppetman11]

An underdog with a Market Cap of around $40 billion

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

An underdog with a Market Cap of around $40 billion

Lol, I meant in comparison to Sky in the UK

I guess that LG is worth more than the owners of Sky, so I don't suppose I can use that as an excuse for supporting VM any more.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Thanks, I won't mind paying the £5 per month as i'm thinking of scrapping my TV licence and this will more than pay for it. Of course, I won't be using any of the TiVo facilities that require a licence ;-)



Absolutely, if you're not bothered about sport and the latest movies, as I aren't, a combination of Freeview and Freesat is the best way to go. Most new TV's have Freeview built in and Freesat boxes are now going for as little as £44.

I hate Sky and always like to support the underdog, but VM have now had long enough to get their act together IMO.

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http://www.a516digital.com/2015/10/v...-air.html#more

New channel to launch within 18 months. Apparently, they are in negotiations to partner up with Sky, Netflix, ITV and Channel 4. Spot the missing company...

...A contact tells me that (up to press) they are not in any negotiations with VM.

There's a ***possibility*** that Box Nation HD may be coming to VM around 23/11/15.

It is supposed to be arriving on vm next month at some point.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

An underdog with a Market Cap of around $40 billion

Steady on old chap.

[Arthurgray50@blu]

I think that VM need a kick up the rear, Sky have the channels But VM just wont have them, they appear to pick and choose WHAT THEY WANT, not what we want

[MalteseFalcon]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

I think that VM need a kick up the rear, Sky have the channels But VM just wont have them, they appear to pick and choose WHAT THEY WANT, not what we want

So you would be happy for Virgin to acquire Atlantic and other channels then turn around a month later and say because we got these channels we are putting prices up by £x a month? I don't think many people would be happy with that scenario.

[japitts]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Why bother just strike deals and make the content available via 30 day catch up in HD.

To be fair it would be a good start to have Channel 4 & ITV Catchup available in HD, something currently lacking.

I get the feeling Channel 4 CatchUp is also a very basic service on VM compared with the online offering.

[steveh]

How long have the current on-demand servers been commissioned? Eight years? It probably isn't justified to add more storage to them now hence the decision to favour a wider range of SD content over HD. I would assume there are plans to replace the current infrastructure with something more modern - maybe this is what has been hinted at for next Spring?

I also note there's been rather a lack of Virgin Media ads of late, which perhaps indicates a change to the offering, though it could just be they're in media I don't regularly consume.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by japitts

To be fair it would be a good start to have Channel 4 & ITV Catchup available in HD, something currently lacking.

I get the feeling Channel 4 CatchUp is also a very basic service on VM compared with the online offering.

It already is available on Sky.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

There's a ***possibility*** that Box Nation HD may be coming to VM around 23/11/15.

Originally Posted by theone2k10

It is supposed to be arriving on vm next month at some point.

As of today our Sources say no new channels have started to test.

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Originally Posted by cj136uk

media boy. RTE 1HD. TV3(HD) and 3e do not broadcast in Northern Ireland on any UK platform- just the PSB channels RTE/TG4. You missed RTE News Now. RTE signed agreement with Sky for News Now and RTE1 HD to join sky NI soon

A) We miss read the info we seen.
B) We know all about that new RTE deal with Sky that way we added RTE 1 HD for

We seen the latest Sky EPG info from:

http://www.tvchannellists.com/List_of_Channels_on_Sky

Although the TVL debate is very interesting, I have to ask what it has to do with the "coming soon - virgin tv" thread? Could you possibly take this discussion elsewhere?

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Originally Posted by MarkC1984

So you would be happy for Virgin to acquire Atlantic and other channels then turn around a month later and say because we got these channels we are putting prices up by £x a month? I don't think many people would be happy with that scenario.

It wouldn't be acceptable but isn't that exactly what they did with BT Sport Europe? At least with the likes of Sky Atlantic / ITV Encore, it would be adding entertainment channels to entertainment packages. Slightly more acceptable than cross-subsidising premium sports content from an entertainment package.

I'm pretty sure that Arthur would complain about any price increase however, going by his track record.

[RichardCoulter]

Done

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...l#post35805739

[Stephen]

stick to the topic please

off topic posts removed