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Old 08-02-2025, 14:54   #166
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At one time it was the sports channel offered by Sky and was FTA. Sky Sports only came into existence after Sky effectively took over BSB.
Sky Sports was known as The Sports Channel before Sky merge with BSB to become BSkyB.

*In 1988 EU pick Sky to launch and run an European Sport Channel.
*On February 5th Eurosport as part of the FOUR UK Channels on Astra 1A.
*Eurosport did close for TEN Days until TF1 took over Sky's share in 1991.
*Eurosport did merge with ScreenSport in 1993.
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Old 08-02-2025, 23:27   #168
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did anyone have first division football tv rights before sky got the premier league? i remember some games being broadcast but it wasn't many? how many tv games did whoever have it have?
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Old 09-02-2025, 08:01   #169
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Th football league had been mainly highlights before across BBC, ITV, Screensport and Super Channel.

For about four seasons before Sky and the Premier League - Sky and ITV had the Football League live.

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did anyone have first division football tv rights before sky got the premier league? i remember some games being broadcast but it wasn't many? how many tv games did whoever have it have?
ITV did (only about 20 games per season).
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So sad I missed it, how can I find it to watch
You can watch it through Eurovision sport online, free to watch,no subscription required

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Old 10-02-2025, 17:15   #172
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You can watch it through Eurovision sport online, free to watch,no subscription required

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ISA pub game not a sport
Thanks but it was meant as a joke

Honestly you could play world darts in different countries . Don't need to play with someone else . Just see who reaches the "score" with least number of darts.
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Old 14-02-2025, 21:30   #173
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any news on any 360 software upgrades coming?
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any news on any 360 software upgrades coming?
Aren't you happy with the current product? It is an 'upgrade'. I'd ask to be downgraded to a V6 if I were you
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Aren't you happy with the current product? It is an 'upgrade'. I'd ask to be downgraded to a V6 if I were you
nope i prefer it over the v6 now. took a bit to get used to but now its far superior in my eyes.

i just enjoy the software upgrades and new features. something which won't happen with the v6 anymore
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Aren't you happy with the current product? It is an 'upgrade'. I'd ask to be downgraded to a V6 if I were you
I see you are still living in the past, Mr K.

There’s nothing wrong with the 360, it’s just not the TiVo. I certainly wouldn’t go back to the TiVo now.
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I see you are still living in the past, Mr K.

There’s nothing wrong with the 360, it’s just not the TiVo. I certainly wouldn’t go back to the TiVo now.
Each to their own OB, but there are many that aren't happy after going from V6 to 360.
'Caveat emptor...'

https://community.virginmedia.com/di...g-time/5610914

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The few who don’t like it, complain, but, of course, the many that love it, don’t have to.
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Each to their own OB, but there are many that aren't happy after going from V6 to 360.
'Caveat emptor...'

https://community.virginmedia.com/di...g-time/5610914

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My problem, is losing my settings/ recordings .
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Each to their own OB, but there are many that aren't happy after going from V6 to 360.
'Caveat emptor...'

https://community.virginmedia.com/di...g-time/5610914

https://community.virginmedia.com/di...-no-en/5617461

https://community.virginmedia.com/di...pgrade/5605919
Just taking that first complaint as an example, let’s look at each one in turn:

My TV switches itself on several times a day and night when no one is even in the room with the TV. E.g. at 11.47pm last might I was in bed and heard the TV come on downstairs. I have to pull the power to the TV to stop it doing this

I had a similar problem a couple or so years ago. It turned out to be batteries in the remote control that needed replacing. If I remember correctly, it was the TV remote control batteries.

I have set a few things to record as 'new only' and it is recording old episodes in the early hours

I’m not sure what he’s talking about here. If you want to set a recording, you are given the option of recording new shows only. It works for me - never had a problem with it.

I have looked and looked and I still can't find where to manage my series links - it is well hidden!

You can’t, but so what? If you finish a series and don’t want to watch any more you can just delete the series link. So in the ‘View all’ section of recordings, press the bin icon and up come your options, one of which is ‘delete all & cancel future recordings’.

We need subtitles in our house all the time. Is it me or are they bigger??? We like the simple subtitle button old old remote.

The subtitles are the same as for the V6. You just have to press the ‘…’ button for the subtitles option.

New remote hard to use without looking at it. Old one had spaces between groups of buttons so you just knew what to press without looking. This one is a block of aquare buttons. Need my glasses to work it.

The remote control is the same as many I’ve seen and it is big enough. It also lights up in the dark so you can see the keys.

I couldn't find box sets until I read that to make them easier to find they are in Movies - really????

Well, I don’t recognise that at all. The box sets are under ‘TV Shows’, not ‘Movies’. If you go to ‘Movies’, you get, well, movies…

When I look at movies etc to whatch in my package (previously 'on demand moves or boxsets' and so easy to find) they are now all mixed together with ones that need paying for.

The movies you have to pay for are clearly marked, and if you want to see only the films in your subscription package you can select which package (ie Sky Cinema, Sky Cinema UHD, Prime Video, Disney+, Paremount+, Apple+, MUBI and Adult).

Clearly, it is your right to retain your TiVo software until Virgin withdraw it, but a lot of what I have heard said about it by serial complainers is either untrue, exaggerated or of no real consequence. The special features are different on each, that is all. You pays your money and you takes your choice, as they say.

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My problem, is losing my settings/ recordings .
I would say that was either operator error, someone else in your house changing the settings, or a faulty box.
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