General : Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2

[muppetman11]

It wasn't much of an exclusive was it.

Can't wait to get access to that

[Andi davies]

Hi all here we go more uhd content not for virgin but we are paying the same or more this is a sky q exclusive

As well as putting a time frame on when we can expect its first UHD offerings, Sky has revealed what 4K flicks will be available on day one.

Joining the likes of Spectre, The Martian and Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation in Sky's early UHD movies collection will be Everest, Mad Max: Fury Road and The Revenant.

That's not where Sky's UHD movie line-up will end though - it will remaster old movies for the new TV standard too.

"We are also now very deeply ingrained with many of our studio partners to go back to the original classic movies, and remaster them ready for Ultra HD in exactly the same way as we did with HD back in 2007," the broadcaster explained.

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Originally Posted by Chad

Got an e-mail earlier from SKY. Can only assume this will be the same on Virgin Media:

"From 8 July, we're revolutionising the way you watch movies by launching Sky Cinema – the new home of Sky Movies.

Don't worry, you'll still get all the features of Sky Movies you know and love.
We're just changing our name and adding exciting new improvements to make it even better. All at no extra cost to your current subscription.

So sit back, fire up the popcorn and prepare to experience movies like never before.

Welcome to Sky Cinema"

"A new premiere every day
From the biggest blockbusters to family movies

More of the latest cinema blockbusters
Major films available 8 months after cinema release and over a year before you can watch them on any other subscription service

Over 1000 movies on demand
Ready to watch whenever you want

New improved HD with sound closer to cinema
We’ve improved our systems to make sure that you never lose a pixel of quality. Sky has moved to a new format for our movie master files, giving us a third more pixels (2m vs 1.5m) and 4 times the number of colour shades (1024 vs 256 for each primary colour). This means sharper and more vibrant pictures for a better viewing experience.

Our new improved HD gives you a crisper picture than ever before. This isn’t Ultra HD or 4k so you don’t need to buy a new TV – just sit back and enjoy.

Our movies sound is closer to cinema – we’ve increased the audio dynamic range to give you louder explosions and quieter whispers, so that it is more like when you’re in the cinema. Again there is no need to make any adjustments to your TV."

Sorry if this is old news. I'm not on here that much these days.

We will defo get sky cinema but the 4K channel and 4K on demand is exclusive to sky q but where is our refund as we won't get full package

[Mad Max]

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[Andi davies]

Originally Posted by Mad Max

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Sky Q customers can look forward to being the only people to watch sky cinema in Ultra HD by the end of the year

The improved service will feature a new premiere every single day of the week, which is a 75% increase on the four per week offered by Sky Movies.
Upcoming films include Spectre (8 July), Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (9 July), Steve Jobs (18 September), Bridge of Spies (30 September) and The Danish Girl (23rd October) will all premiere in the first few months alone. The Jungle Book, Zootopia and Captain America: Civil War are set to headline Sky’s most ambitious Christmas movie collection yet.

Major films are available just 8 months after cinema release, and can be watched exclusively on Sky Cinema for over a year before you can watch them on any other subscription service. 45 of the top 50 films at the UK Box Office in 2015 are exclusive to Sky Movies.

For those of you with a wider taste for world cinema, it’s not only about blockbusters. Customers can enjoy more of the best stories from around the world with a dedicated new ‘World Cinema’ slot every Wednesday from 10pm. Some of the critically-acclaimed films coming up include: El Ardor (Argentina); Theeb (UAE); Tangerines (Estonia) and many more.

Sky are also expanding their film*library,*with around 1,200 films available to view on demand. An*increase of 20% over the current Sky Movies system. More than half of all the films watched on Sky are on demand with one billion downloads or streams in the last two years alone.

Sky is now the*exclusive home of Star Wars (although I suspect most of you reading this already have them on disc!), adding*Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens in August 2016, with*Rogue Onecoming August 2017 and Episode VIII in*August 2018.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by Andi davies

We will defo get sky cinema but the 4K channel and 4K on demand is exclusive to sky q but where is our refund as we won't get full package

Why on earth would you get the a refund ?

[Andi davies]

Because us and sky customers pay for sky cinema but we don't have access for sky cinema UHD or 4K, so for that reason the price should drop a bit to account for that

[denphone]

That won't happen in a months of Sunday's in my opinion...

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by Andi davies

Because us and sky customers pay for sky cinema but we don't have access for sky cinema UHD or 4K, so for that reason the price should drop a bit to account for that

Do you seriously think Sky will be giving their customers UHD without charging them extra?

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Andi davies

Because us and sky customers pay for sky cinema but we don't have access for sky cinema UHD or 4K, so for that reason the price should drop a bit to account for that

For one thing, the new Sky Cinema channels will be an enhancement to what you are currently paying for, and secondly, you will probably have to pay extra anyway for the UHD (either to access the UHD channels or for your ability to receive them on the new box, or both).

You also assume that the UHD channels will not be available to Virgin Media viewers. Although Sky have said that Sky Cinema in UHD will be available to Sky Q customers by the end of the year, they have not gone as far to say that it will not be offered on other platforms as well. There may well be negotiations taking place on this between Virgin Media and Sky as we speak, for all we know.

Just to be clear, a refund is definitely not on the agenda!

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

For one thing, the new Sky Cinema channels will be an enhancement to what you are currently paying for, and secondly, you will probably have to pay extra anyway for the UHD (either to access the UHD channels or for your ability to receive them on the new box, or both).

You also assume that the UHD channels will not be available to Virgin Media viewers. Although Sky have said that Sky Cinema in UHD will be available to Sky Q customers by the end of the year, they have not gone as far to say that it will not be offered on other platforms as well. There may well be negotiations taking place on this between Virgin Media and Sky as we speak, for all we know.

Just to be clear, a refund is definitely not on the agenda!

Good post. I think the OP intended to write "reduction" but wrote "refund" instead.
As we know it works the other way round - not a reduction for the existing service but an uplift for the enhanced one!

[Andi davies]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

Do you seriously think Sky will be giving their customers UHD without charging them extra?

Hi well sky confined the uhd movies are included as part of the sky q package and they said that if it was to launch on virgin it would guaranteed cost extra for virgin customers but there will be period where it's just on sky Q

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Andi davies

Hi well sky confined the uhd movies are included as part of the sky q package and they said that if it was to launch on virgin it would guaranteed cost extra for virgin customers but there will be period where it's just on sky Q

Sky has not said anything about Virgin so I'm not sure where that comes from.

In terms of its direct customers, Sky has said "The typical monthly cost for existing Sky+ customers will be around £12 extra compared with their current Sky+ package"
https://corporate.sky.com/media-cent...t-from-just-99

Let's also not forget that the UHD films have not launched yet. That's only due to happen by the end of the year. http://www.uswitch.com/broadband/new...ter_this_year/

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by Andi davies

Hi well sky confined the uhd movies are included as part of the sky q package and they said that if it was to launch on virgin it would guaranteed cost extra for virgin customers but there will be period where it's just on sky Q

It costs extra on Sky you need the Sky Q Silver bundle to receive UHD in line with your subscription package so it's not just a case of having a Sky Cinema subscription.

[Andi davies]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

It costs extra on Sky you need the Sky Q Silver bundle to receive UHD in line with your subscription package so it's not just a case of having a Sky Cinema subscription.

What I Mean is say you sign up for sky top silver package which includes UHD movies as standard in that package that's what I mean no add on to the package

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by Andi davies

What I Mean is say you sign up for sky top silver package which includes UHD movies as standard in that package that's what I mean no add on to the package

So you now accept what Spiderplant said is correct , when UHD movies launch you need Sky Q Silver bundle which costs more hence is comment about paying for UHD.

Your argument is that as a Sky Cinema subscriber on VM you should get UHD movies included when in fact everyone on Sky who'll get them will be paying extra for the luxury.