General Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2 - Page 142

06-09-2016, 23:16

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

One of them is on our Do Not Post list.

It's the price freeze isn't it?

Media Boy UK · 06-09-2016, 23:18

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Originally Posted by jj20x

It's the price freeze isn't it?

Only thing we will say is the info was given to us months ago!!!

But tests have still to start.

1andrew1 · 06-09-2016, 23:24

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Originally Posted by Bananaman_007

Virgin claim they are serious about mobile then why have they not got 4G?

They've got it in Ireland. There were rumours that VM were holding off from a deal because it made them less attractive to a tie-up with Vodafone, then there were rumours of a deal with Three (whom VM uses in Ireland), then there were rumours that the EE deal had another year to run and VM didn't want to renew with EE because EE was promoting BT Sport.
Who knows the real situation? I think 4G is VM's biggest weakness. But saying that, Sky has still not launched its mobile service, so credit where it's due.

theone2k10 · 06-09-2016, 23:37

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

They've got it in Ireland. There were rumours that VM were holding off from a deal because it made them less attractive to a tie-up with Vodafone, then there were rumours of a deal with Three (whom VM uses in Ireland), then there were rumours that the EE deal had another year to run and VM didn't want to renew with EE because EE was promoting BT Sport.
Who knows the real situation? I think 4G is VM's biggest weakness. But saying that, Sky has still not launched its mobile service, so credit where it's due.

VM will get 4G when 5G launches.

1andrew1 · 06-09-2016, 23:54

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Originally Posted by theone2k10

VM will get 4G when 5G launches.

VM has 4G already!

theone2k10 · 07-09-2016, 00:31

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

VM has 4G already!

No EE has 4G which is the network VM use, VM uk doesn't use 4G yet but i believe VM Ireland does.

thegrid · 07-09-2016, 07:58

I know this is probably a long shot but is anybody aware of any timescales for the missing channels that are currently broadcasting on VM Ireland being launched on VM UK?

TIA.

denphone · 07-09-2016, 08:22

If l was to hazard a guess then l would say several months rather then years before the rest of the channels appear on VM UK TG.

thegrid · 07-09-2016, 08:32

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Originally Posted by denphone

If l was to hazard a guess then l would say several months rather then years before the rest of the channels appear on VM UK TG.

Thanks for that. Just hoping MTV Classic comes back. It always was a favourite of mine.

Horizon · 07-09-2016, 09:04

.... was mine too.

It seems we may only get new channels when Liberty signs deals with channel providers that cover all/most of Liberty's other cablecos in Europe as well as VM.

theone2k10 · 07-09-2016, 09:43

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Originally Posted by thegrid

Thanks for that. Just hoping MTV Classic comes back. It always was a favourite of mine.

It isn't.

1andrew1 · 07-09-2016, 10:03

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Originally Posted by Horizon

.... was mine too.

It seems we may only get new channels when Liberty signs deals with channel providers that cover all/most of Liberty's other cablecos in Europe as well as VM.

Yes, I think Media Boy mentioned this in connection with the Channel 5-Viacom set-up. He suggested that Channel 5's offerings including Spike were negotiated by VM whilst the Viacom channels were negotiated by LGI. That makes sense so I guess there's still some pan-European deals to be conducted with A+E and Viacom to mop up the remaining channels.

Media Boy UK · 07-09-2016, 12:27

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Originally Posted by thegrid

I know this is probably a long shot but is anybody aware of any timescales for the missing channels that are currently broadcasting on VM Ireland being launched on VM UK?

TIA.

Unless Den know more (@Den PM Us if you cant post online) we have no timescales - it took Virgin Media UK to SIX years to get the same channel lineup in all areas of Virgin Media UK.

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...-channels.html

And Virgin Media only rebrand UPC Ireland as Virgin Media Ireland in October 2015 - so we may not get the missing channels until 2021.

Since October 2015 RT (Russia Today) has been added to Virgin Media Ireland.

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...v-ireland.html

theone2k10 · 07-09-2016, 12:35

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

Unless Den know more (@Den PM Us if you cant post online) we have no timescales - it took Virgin Media UK to SIX years to get the same channel lineup in all areas of Virgin Media UK.

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...-channels.html

And Virgin Media only rebrand UPC Ireland as Virgin Media Ireland in October 2015 - so we may not get the missing channels until 2021.

Since October 2015 RT (Russia Today) has been added to Virgin Media Ireland.

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...v-ireland.html

I recon Den is a VM secret agent

passingbat · 07-09-2016, 14:38

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Originally Posted by theone2k10

I recon Den is a VM secret agent

Well, I have heard that he likes his martini cocktails, shaken, not stirred!