General : Virgin TV (2026)

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Well if you insult or are abusive to others, you can expect a reaction.

Dont do it then, or you may get one.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by cheekyangus

And they GUIs were better back then, because they thought about what suited them and what didn’t, and the graphics chosen were MUCH clearer what they were for.

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Graphical interfaces, much more so these days, are flawed in so many ways.

Even then they require scrolling and scrolling and scrolling and fit about 3 things on a page that could 3-4 times as much.

And the images chosen are often not that clear as to what they are for (they may be hi-resolution but they are cluttered or poor choice) so it’s easy to either miss things or waste time needing to make extra button presses to see what the show actually is.

...and a fair few of them are out of date eg presenters who left years ago, logos which have been suoerceded by new ones etc.

[Taz2k]

Originally Posted by cheekyangus

And they GUIs were better back then, because they thought about what suited them and what didn’t, and the graphics chosen were MUCH clearer what they were for.

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Graphical interfaces, much more so these days, are flawed in so many ways.

Even then they require scrolling and scrolling and scrolling and fit about 3 things on a page that could 3-4 times as much.

And the images chosen are often not that clear as to what they are for (they may be hi-resolution but they are cluttered or poor choice) so it’s easy to either miss things or waste time needing to make extra button presses to see what the show actually is.

Back then they were constantly working on the design and trying to come up with something better. Nowadays its just stick an image on there and forget about it. They don't really help with content discovery if the image doesn't tell the viewer very much. A few words can often summarise the content much better than a pic.

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

...and a fair few of them are out of date eg presenters who left years ago, logos which have been suoerceded by new ones etc.

True but failure to update isn't confined to graphical layouts, that can happen whatever the interface.

[nodrogd]

According to the UK Cable TV changes blog there are two olympics dedicated channels testing in pre-launch config on four EPG slots (TBC).

TNT Sports Olympics 1 - 140 and 527

TNT Sports Olympics 2 - 141 and 528

I assume the non sports slots will allow a wider audience than just TNT subscribers to see the content.

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by nodrogd

According to the UK Cable TV changes blog there are two olympics dedicated channels testing in pre-launch config on four EPG slots (TBC).

TNT Sports Olympics 1 - 140 and 527

TNT Sports Olympics 2 - 141 and 528

I assume the non sports slots will allow a wider audience than just TNT subscribers to see the content.

It would be awful PR if they didn’t try to widen access beyond Premium subscription tiers, even it’s still a Pay TV audience.

[japitts]

Originally Posted by cheekyangus

It would be awful PR if they didn’t try to widen access beyond Premium subscription tiers, even it’s still a Pay TV audience.

I thought the whole point was that the BBC had secondary rights and could show 2 events at a given time? With the rest on pay.

I recall quite a PR & media reaction in the 2024 Olympics

[TimeLord2018]

They will be included with all packages

The Winter Olympics coverage will be included with Discovery £3.99 Entertainment package

[vincerooney]

do we know what the big sky tv announcement is next month? its about their television service and they're saying they "have big news"

i assume its connected to hbo max?

[TimeLord2018]

Sky One is returning ?

Not sure app that is going to widely available is big news and was already known about
https://www.hbomax.com/gb/en

[locutus1974]

Originally Posted by djmagnifique

Yes, mine keeps stuttering for a second every now and then but it only started a couple of days ago for me.

Glad to know its not just me then. Seems to be improving

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

do we know what the big sky tv announcement is next month? its about their television service and they're saying they "have big news"

i assume its connected to hbo max?

If it is, then it’s not really news. We already know that Sky viewers will get the new streamer and that they have a done deal about maintaining their ability to show past HBO shows on Sky Atlantic.

I can only think that maybe they will change the name of ‘Sky Atlantic’ to reflect the fact that the new HBO stuff will be replaced by dramas produced by Sky Studios.

I’ve heard it said that Sky One may make a return, and I think this is a possibility, in which case it would be sensible to re-name Sky Max as Sky 2.

All speculation at this point, of course.

[TimeLord2018]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

If it is, then it’s not really news. We already know that Sky viewers will get the new streamer and that they have a done deal about maintaining their ability to show past HBO shows on Sky Atlantic.

I can only think that maybe they will change the name of ‘Sky Atlantic’ to reflect the fact that the new HBO stuff will be replaced by dramas produced by Sky Studios.

I’ve heard it said that Sky One may make a return, and I think this is a possibility, in which case it would be sensible to re-name Sky Max as Sky 2.

All speculation at this point, of course.

This isn't true, basically anything pre April 2022 was only extended from 31st December to 25th March, basically what's left non exclusive after that date is the same as Sky in Germany & Italy now until it's reaches then end of it's original licensing term

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by TimeLord2018

This isn't true, basically anything pre April 2022 was only extended from 31st December to 25th March, basically what's left non exclusive after that date is the same as Sky in Germany & Italy now until it's reaches then end of it's original licensing term

Thanks for the clarification, TimeLord.

[RichardCoulter]

LEGEND xtra +1 closed on Virgin earlier today at 6.00.