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

[Ultimate.Conj]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Theone2k10 EXCLUSIVE!

VM are expected to wrap up more on demand content within the next few months, they are (rumoured) to be in talks with Audience (never heard of them) and STARZ.
Will update if/when i get more info.

cheeky

[blue666666]

would be great news if we were to get sport in 4k.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj

cheeky

MB knows i'm jesting with him in the exclusive bit he gives as good as he gets which makes it more fun great banter.

The on demand stuff though isn't jesting lol it's info i got given

[Anypermitedroute]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

M would be nice, but I bet it will be in M+.

Wasn't aware that it would be a simulcast, I thought that it would be a pick and mix type thing.

I guess this will mean the end of free Sky Sports days, hopefully this will lead to more free Sky Movies weekends

My bad probably m+, I think they key here is what/if they put it on NowTV streaming

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

It's not replacing any Sky Sports channel, it's a "barker" channel which is there to promote Sky Sports subscriptions. Therefore, there would be no point in it being there for existing Sky Sports subscribers. Expect to see it in packs M+ upwards, ie to anyone who gets the Sky Entertainment channels.

That's how I saw this agreed

Originally Posted by Media Boy

5* +1 was axe by Channel 5 old owners for Channel 5 +24 to launch on Sky and Virgin Media UK.

But when Viacom took over they axe BET +1 for 5* +1 to relaunch on Sky.

What have Viacom axe since Channel 5 takeover (Base on info we seen happen on Sky)?

-BET +1 was axe for 5* +1 to relaunch.
-MTV +1 was axe for Spike TV to launch.
-MTV Live SD was axe for MTV Music +1 to launch.
-MTV Live HD was axe for Nick Jr. HD to launch.

Yes, I know. That was my original point that Channel 5 and Viacom have a track record of replacing existing channels with new ones.

[harry_hitch]

Originally Posted by denphone

lt would be suicidal if Virgin took BT Sports out of the XL pack as without it there there would be a considerable loss of customers who subscribe to it for that one reason and Virgin ain't that stupid in my opinion.

Will play devil's advocate here, Den. I would say considerable numbers of non-sports fan would equally welcome the money being spent on more high quality exclusive content.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by harry_hitch

Will play devil's advocate here, Den. I would say considerable numbers of non-sports fan would equally welcome the money being spent on more high quality exclusive content.

What high quality content? as Sky have it all locked up for the next five years.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Horizon

A new Freeview channel called Blaze is being launched by A&E soon, so perhaps this may find its way here at some point??

http://www.a516digital.com/2016/07/n...-revealed.html.

Not looking hopeful for it to be joining VM (or satellite) at this point in time. No licence to broadcast on either platform was requested when they applied for the DTT licence

Maybe they intend to see how it works out on Freeview first before expanding onto other platforms??

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Isn't there still plenty of space on coms 7&8? This does have restricted coverage though.

COM7 is full, there's enough room for a few audio channels but that's about it. COM8 only has the QVC HD timeshares but Arqiva seems to have been reluctant to add other channels. Arqiva and the BBC have a new agreement to provide additional BBC RB channels on COM8 for the Olympic Games, so perhaps they are now starting to open up COM8 to other broadcasters. How much space remains on COM8 depends on how much space Arqiva has agreed to make available to the BBC.

There are several part-time slots available on the other COM multiplexes, if Viacom are only looking for EPG squatting slots, these would be ideal. They seem to be obtaining licences for +1 channels at the moment, if they have obtained extra capacity and want to operate full time channels, it would make sense to make VIVA and 5USA +1 full time rather than adding new services.

It's also possible that Arqiva could follow SDN's lead and squeeze an extra video channel onto COM5 and COM6 at the expense of video quality, maybe Viacom could be interested in one of these. It will be interesting to keep an eye on Viacom's moves on all platforms.

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Originally Posted by theone2k10

... both SKY and BT seem happy to do business with VM...

As we have seen from Sky's determination to bring Sky Atlantic to VM.

Oh wait...

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: Sky Sports Mix to launch on Virgin Media.

Virgin Media UK Sources has confirmed to Media Boy HQ that Sky Sports Mix and Sky Sports Mix HD will launch later this summer on Virgin Media UK.

8 channels to launch for the Rio Games.

Our Sources has also given us new information on things set to happen before 2017 - But as of right now info was given under an Do Not Post order.

©copyright 2016 Media Boy 2006 - 2016. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

I think that Sky are feeling the effects of competition for sports subscribers, particularly in the UK.

Sky Sports News was originally on Freeview. I assumed that this was to be used as a shop window for their premium sports channels, so was surprised to see them take it off Freeview.

Moving back to the present day and Sky Sport News in Germany is shortly going to drop encryption on all platforms to enable them to showcase their premium sports channels!

In the UK, instead of making Sky Sports News FTA again, they have chosen to let lower level subscribers have access to actual content.

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Originally Posted by jj20x

COM7 is full, there's enough room for a few audio channels but that's about it. COM8 only has the QVC HD timeshares but Arqiva seems to have been reluctant to add other channels. Arqiva and the BBC have a new agreement to provide additional BBC RB channels on COM8 for the Olympic Games, so perhaps they are now starting to open up COM8 to other broadcasters. How much space remains on COM8 depends on how much space Arqiva has agreed to make available to the BBC.

There are several part-time slots available on the other COM multiplexes, if Viacom are only looking for EPG squatting slots, these would be ideal. They seem to be obtaining licences for +1 channels at the moment, if they have obtained extra capacity and want to operate full time channels, it would make sense to make VIVA and 5USA +1 full time rather than adding new services.

It's also possible that Arqiva could follow SDN's lead and squeeze an extra video channel onto COM5 and COM6 at the expense of video quality, maybe Viacom could be interested in one of these. It will be interesting to keep an eye on Viacom's moves on all platforms.

Yes, it will be interesting to see what Viacom do.

Perhaps Arqiva didn't want to lease the capacity until the end of the Olympic Games all along, to ensure that there would be enough capacity for the TV streams??

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Perhaps Arqiva didn't want to lease the capacity until the end of the Olympic Games all along, to ensure that there would be enough capacity for the TV streams??

I don't know. Arqiva is a business and exists to make a profit. It's unlikely that they have been turning down potential customers for months just to keep the capacity available for a short term event.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by jj20x

COM7 is full, there's enough room for a few audio channels but that's about it. COM8 only has the QVC HD timeshares but Arqiva seems to have been reluctant to add other channels. Arqiva and the BBC have a new agreement to provide additional BBC RB channels on COM8 for the Olympic Games, so perhaps they are now starting to open up COM8 to other broadcasters. How much space remains on COM8 depends on how much space Arqiva has agreed to make available to the BBC.

There are several part-time slots available on the other COM multiplexes, if Viacom are only looking for EPG squatting slots, these would be ideal. They seem to be obtaining licences for +1 channels at the moment, if they have obtained extra capacity and want to operate full time channels, it would make sense to make VIVA and 5USA +1 full time rather than adding new services.

It's also possible that Arqiva could follow SDN's lead and squeeze an extra video channel onto COM5 and COM6 at the expense of video quality, maybe Viacom could be interested in one of these. It will be interesting to keep an eye on Viacom's moves on all platforms.

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As we have seen from Sky's determination to bring Sky Atlantic to VM.

Oh wait...

Well if vm paid the asking fee they would of gotten it.

[Aguero9320]

With regards to the German FTA service, it would be pleasing and would make sense to make SSN HQ FTA again on Sky, FView and FSat.

Also, Sky1 is showing the opening day of The Open golf tomorrow (if anyone is interested). Furthermore, Sky1 occasionally shows premium sports content by simulcasting the Sky Sports channels.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by denphone

What high quality content? as Sky have it all locked up for the next five years.

VM are now commissioning content from All3Media and acquiring on-demand content from Starz. But I think BT Sport in XL is still a good idea.

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Originally Posted by Anypermitedroute

My bad probably m+, I think they key here is what/if they put it on NowTV streaming

I think Sky Sports Mix will be available to anyone subscribing to the Sky Entertainment channels on all platforms ie Sky, VM, TalkTalk and Now TV.

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Originally Posted by theone2k10

MB knows i'm jesting with him in the exclusive bit he gives as good as he gets which makes it more fun great banter.

The on demand stuff though isn't jesting lol it's info i got given

Media Boy is facing stiff competition for coming-soon news from theone2k10 just as Sky Sports is facing stiff competition for sports rights from BT.
I wonder who out of theone2k10 and Media Boy has revealed most coming-soons this year?

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

VM are now commissioning content from All3Media and acquiring on-demand content from Starz. But I think BT Sport in XL is still a good idea.

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I think Sky Sports Mix will be available to anyone subscribing to the Sky Entertainment channels on all platforms ie Sky, VM, TalkTalk and Now TV.

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Media Boy is facing stiff competition for coming-soon news from theone2k10 just as Sky Sports is facing stiff competition for sports rights from BT.
I wonder who out of theone2k10 and Media Boy has revealed most coming-soons this year?

MB has more succesful info than me this year.