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Old 11-12-2018, 11:47   #1201
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Re: Virgin Media Changelog

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I agree, but maybe the strategy is now to procure UHD content for channel 999. I find it curious that the programmes currently showing on that channel are not available also on demand, but maybe that will change in the New Year.
That's probably because most of On Demand is still currently on the system that doesn't support UHD nor has the capacity for it.

Virgin have started to move content over to the new system, and that started with Sky Cinema On Demand (which is why all the HD for Sky Cinema came back)
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Old 11-12-2018, 12:27   #1202
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I agree, but maybe the strategy is now to procure UHD content for channel 999. I find it curious that the programmes currently showing on that channel are not available also on demand, but maybe that will change in the New Year.

Maybe the Virgin Exclusives will become Virgin UHD Exclusives on demand?
Perhaps in the future but certainly not currently for the reasons that have just been explained by Ben..
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Old 11-12-2018, 14:32   #1203
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That's probably because most of On Demand is still currently on the system that doesn't support UHD nor has the capacity for it.

Virgin have started to move content over to the new system, and that started with Sky Cinema On Demand (which is why all the HD for Sky Cinema came back)
Yes, understood, but Virgin's UHD channel is also available to viewers who can get only HD. So is there a technical reason why the downscaled version of Virgin's UHD channel cannot be shown on demand?
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Old 11-12-2018, 15:10   #1204
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Yes, understood, but Virgin's UHD channel is also available to viewers who can get only HD. So is there a technical reason why the downscaled version of Virgin's UHD channel cannot be shown on demand?
...because it’s broadcast in UHD and downscaled in the V6 for customers who don’t have a 4K TV?
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Old 11-12-2018, 15:24   #1205
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...because it’s broadcast in UHD and downscaled in the V6 for customers who don’t have a 4K TV?
Yes, that's what I mean. If some viewers are watching the channel in HD rather than UHD, is it not possible to provide channell 999's content in HD on demand until the system is upgraded?
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Old 11-12-2018, 15:33   #1206
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Yes, that's what I mean. If some viewers are watching the channel in HD rather than UHD, is it not possible to provide channell 999's content in HD on demand until the system is upgraded?
OB it's the V6 that is downscaling it, it's not a separate stream, it is coming into every Full House home as UHD, the V6 then goes "I'm not connected to a 4K TV, I'll only show a quarter of the pixels." The OD infrastructure at the back end isn't configured in its entirety to work with UHD yet, neither is there enough of it to fit it in, but it is being worked on, hence the Sky Cinema OD comment.

At least that is how I understand it.
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Old 11-12-2018, 15:35   #1207
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OB it's the V6 that is downscaling it, it's not a separate stream, it is coming into every Full House home as UHD, the V6 then goes "I'm not connected to a 4K TV, I'll only show a quarter of the pixels." The OD infrastructure at the back end isn't configured in its entirety to work with UHD yet, neither is there enough of it to fit it in, but it is being worked on, hence the Sky Cinema OD comment.

At least that is how I understand it.
Ok, thank you for the explanation, cheekyangus.
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Re: Virgin Media Changelog

The Smithsonian Channel has been launched on channel 295. You need to access it by entering the channel numbers at the moment as it is not yet listed on the EPG.
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The Smithsonian Channel has been launched on channel 295. You need to access it by entering the channel numbers at the moment as it is not yet listed on the EPG.
Just checked, and it's on the EPG here on a V6.
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The Smithsonian Channel has been launched on channel 295. You need to access it by entering the channel numbers at the moment as it is not yet listed on the EPG.
l can confirm that OB and l can also confirm that it is listed on the EPG.
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In Scotland STV HD has now moved to Channel 103.

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On February 13th Virgin Media did move Star Bharat from Virgin Channel 804 to Virgin Channel 802.
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On February 13th Virgin Media did move Star Bharat from Virgin Channel 804 to Virgin Channel 802.

did anyone really notice..........
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did anyone really notice..........
Will I did when "Channel move" appeared on Channel 804.
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