General Changes to Virgin TV (2021) - Page 99

joglynne · 15-09-2021, 16:26

I'm here for a little while. PM me if I can help.

Aguero9320 · 15-09-2021, 16:34

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

Hello anyone here???

What’s the problem? I’m here.

Media Boy UK · 15-09-2021, 16:47

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Originally Posted by joglynne

I'm here for a little while. PM me if I can help.

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Originally Posted by Aguero9320

What’s the problem? I’m here.

No posts in two days - I think it an poor news week.

joglynne · 15-09-2021, 16:48

cheekyangus · 15-09-2021, 17:42

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

No posts in two days - I think it an poor news week.

Erm...

Sky Pacific launches on Virgin Media.

Sorry, no more details available so I can't be more Pacific.

(Yup, it's THAT quiet.)

Horizon · 15-09-2021, 19:04

There's loads of news, but it's just shifted onto the streamers.

Netflix is having a three hour "Global Fan" event on the 25th to showcase all its new shows and new seasons of existing shows like Stranger Things and Ozark, so there's plenty going on, just on different "platforms".

cheekyangus · 15-09-2021, 19:16

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Originally Posted by Horizon

There's loads of news, but it's just shifted onto the streamers.

Well obviously, the World is a big place. But since this is a thread that isn't about those other things, it was fairly accurate given the lack of posts.

Itshim · 15-09-2021, 19:54

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

No posts in two days - I think it an poor news week.

Or virgin are thinking why mess anything else up. Not quite if it ain't broke don't fix it . However heading that way

epsilon · 15-09-2021, 21:21

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Originally Posted by Horizon

There's loads of news, but it's just shifted onto the streamers.

Netflix is having a three hour "Global Fan" event on the 25th to showcase all its new shows and new seasons of existing shows like Stranger Things and Ozark, so there's plenty going on, just on different "platforms".

A showcase promo isn't very eventful if that's all the streaming world has to offer.

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

No posts in two days - I think it an poor news week.

Something is happening, it's just that nobody has figured out what it is yet.

Legendkiller2k · 15-09-2021, 21:28

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

Hello anyone here???

We've all gone down the pub.

But yeah on serious note all quiet in work regarding SKY, VM but some stuff on Netflix USAwise price rises.

Media Boy UK · 16-09-2021, 11:35

RXTV says BBC One English HD regions HD may launch as early as October 21th.

https://rxtvinfo.com/2021/bbc-one-hd...art-imminently

Rumours says that BBC ALBA HD and BBC Parliament HD may launch on BBC iPlayer (and due to BBC new Sky deal they may launch on Virgin Media).

Aguero9320 · 16-09-2021, 12:09

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Originally Posted by Horizon

There's loads of news, but it's just shifted onto the streamers.

Netflix is having a three hour "Global Fan" event on the 25th to showcase all its new shows and new seasons of existing shows like Stranger Things and Ozark, so there's plenty going on, just on different "platforms".

Disney are also holding a ‘Disney+ Day’ on the streamer’s 2nd anniversary (12th November). This will showcase news, trailers and new originals for Disney+ going forward.

cheekyangus · 16-09-2021, 12:31

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

RXTV says BBC One English HD regions HD may launch as early as October 21th.

https://rxtvinfo.com/2021/bbc-one-hd...art-imminently

Rumours says that BBC ALBA HD and BBC Parliament HD may launch on BBC iPlayer (and due to BBC new Sky deal they may launch on Virgin Media).

I found it out a wee while back, omnidirectional and TIGHazard posted about it on a couple of threads on Digital Spy back on the 6th September. I didn't have any more at the time so didn't post here.

Their source was the same as the one RXTVlog later gave in their article.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/schedules
(The data shown on screen varies according to the device and orientation you view it on.)

Apparently this source was accurate about BBC Scotland channel launching before it was announced, so it can't be disregarded offhand as a glitch on the BBC website, but I did read it has got a date wrong once regards a different service (I forget which) launching, though it did launch. The BBC Scotland launch was more recent and the date was correct, so coupled with the recent BBC-Sky deal I mentioned on the Local TV thread last night, I think it's fairly likely to happen. Just my opinion though.

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I just checked that BBC Schedule website again, since I noticed BBC Parliament HD and BBC Alba HD are listed there now, and they too have the 21st as the start.

Exact wording is "Broadcast schedule begins on Thursday 21 October 2021".

ScottishSteve · 16-09-2021, 13:08

I think the BBC HD Regions are being pushed along to ensure that BBC Three gets the EPG slot when it returns in the new year.

Will be interesting to see what happens to BBC Scotland in Scotland or maybe BBC THREE will be pushed further down.

cheekyangus · 16-09-2021, 13:46

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Originally Posted by ScottishSteve

I think the BBC HD Regions are being pushed along to ensure that BBC Three gets the EPG slot when it returns in the new year.

Will be interesting to see what happens to BBC Scotland in Scotland or maybe BBC THREE will be pushed further down.

That's certainly going to be part of the reasoning.

The old STV HD EPG slot (113) is empty in Scotland on VM, so that could be used for something. I was surprised when they didn't use it for BBC Alba and moved it to the ITVBe+1 slot here instead, but maybe they foresaw a need when BBC3 returned so didn't put it on a lower number.