Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. II

[HDFootyMan]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Yes but you can also see it on my blog.

Will that be £7 per PC/laptop to view your blog or will be £7 across all PCs/Laptops in my home?

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by HDFootyMan

Will that be £7 per PC/laptop to view your blog or will be £7 across all PCs/Laptops in my home?

Depends what sky dictate LOL

[kgollop]

Great start to the day with Five HD, but what an entirely dissapointing end. I really hope this £7 per box is wrong, and there's some sort of deal for VIP customers we don't know about yet. After waiting over 4 years for this I really felt it would be so much more a happier experience than this!! I really don't know if I will even sign up at this price, and that's something I NEVER thought that I'd be saying :-(

[Chad]

I've just went back through the releases in the Virgin Media Press Office.

"IF" Virgin are planning to charge customers on all packages £7.00 how on Earth are Virgin going to explain away the following statements that appeared in the editors notes for their announcements of Discovery HD, E4HD, Film4 HD, ITV HD, SYFY HD and the V HD box?

"Unlike other providers, Virgin Media does not charge for HD channels, with all XL TV customers able to receive HD versions of their favourite channels at no extra cost."

"There are no on-going monthly HD subscription charges for customers whose sole set-top box is the V HD Box."

Nothing is confirmed as of yet, and sure we're all jumping the gun, however you can understand why people are not happy with the rumoured subscription charges for HD. People will argue you shouldn't expect anything for free but why not? It's clearly the message Virgin have been putting out for sometime. We expect it for free as Virgin have been continually telling us HD with them is free.

"All XL TV customers able to receive HD versions of their favourite channels at no extra cost". I'm an XL customer and my favourite channels are SKY Sports 1 and 2, I expect them at no extra cost because Virgin told me I'd get them at no extra cost.

I didn't see anything anywhere that would suggest to a customer that one day HD wouldn't be free with Virgin.

[mattboothers]

I have just thought of something. If $ky launch Bravo HD, the chances of it coming to Virgin Media are next to nothing.

[Hiroki]

Is there any news of any new sd channels (that's not +1) or music channels starting on vermin media soon?

Good news about the hd channels coming through

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by Hiroki

Is there any news of any new sd channels (that's not +1) or music channels starting on vermin media soon?

I'm not aware of a company called vermin media. What do they do?

[HDFootyMan]

Originally Posted by Chad

I've just went back through the releases in the Virgin Media Press Office.

"IF" Virgin are planning to charge customers on all packages £7.00 how on Earth are Virgin going to explain away the following statements that appeared in the editors notes for their announcements of Discovery HD, E4HD, Film4 HD, ITV HD, SYFY HD and the V HD box?

"Unlike other providers, Virgin Media does not charge for HD channels, with all XL TV customers able to receive HD versions of their favourite channels at no extra cost."

"There are no on-going monthly HD subscription charges for customers whose sole set-top box is the V HD Box."

Nothing is confirmed as of yet, and sure we're all jumping the gun, however you can understand why people are not happy with the rumoured subscription charges for HD. People will argue you shouldn't expect anything for free but why not? It's clearly the message Virgin have been putting out for sometime. We expect it for free as Virgin have been continually telling us HD with them is free.

"All XL TV customers able to receive HD versions of their favourite channels at no extra cost". I'm an XL customer and my favourite channels are SKY Sports 1 and 2, I expect them at no extra cost because Virgin told me I'd get them at no extra cost.

I didn't see anything anywhere that would suggest to a customer that one day HD wouldn't be free with Virgin.

To be fair to Virgin......they have to make a profit. Sure, they could attempt to absorb the cost, but then a year from now, they may go bust.

There's no way that Sky will allow a competitor (even one who only operates in 50% of the UK) to undercut them for their own HD content.

And this is Premium HD content we are talking about here.

Virgin couldn't say 6 months ago: "All XL TV customers able to receive HD versions of their favourite channels at no extra cost (apart from Sky HD Premium content if and when we manage to do a deal for Sky Sports & Movies in HD whenever that is, god willing oh please god please)", because the deal wasn't done back then.

[Hiroki]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

I'm not aware of a company called vermin media. What do they do?

Mostly they offer really poor service and rip off their customers

[mattboothers]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

I'm not aware of a company called vermin media. What do they do?

Must be one of $ky's buddies me thinks.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

I'm not aware of a company called vermin media. What do they do?

Chase away £7.00 HD charges LOL.

[Hiroki]

Originally Posted by mattb00thers

Must be one of $ky's buddies me thinks.

Nah they are more like sky's deformed half brother that's always trying to play catch up

[synner]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

I'm not aware of a company called vermin media. What do they do?

I dunno, maybe something similar to a company that keeps getting mentioned called $ky...?

[borrissey]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Chase away £7.00 HD charges LOL.

Be gone..... BE GONE!!!!!!!

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by Hiroki

Nah they are more like sky's deformed half brother that's always trying to play catch up

Maybe we all give in then and move to Sky and watch prices soar then with no competition.