General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Already happening some customers have had letters that their broadband is going up by £1.50p/m, tv and phone no doubt will soon follow.

Will not be before end of 2014.

[Mad Max]

Let's be totally honest here, imo, and I'd hazard a guess that a lot of people feel the same, if any of the comments I've heard from friends, family, etc are to go by, then the majority of channels on both Virgin and Sky are total rubbish/pish/garbage use any adjective you wish!

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Dave42

wow Vol 3 this year flying over roll on some more good news in this vol

Keeping an eye on number of pages on this thread.

May launch "Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 4" by November.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by Mad Max

Let's be totally honest here, imo, and I'd hazard a guess that a lot of people feel the same, if any of the comments I've heard from friends, family, etc are to go by, then the majority of channels on both Virgin and Sky are total rubbish/pish/garbage use any adjective you wish!

Spot on this is why i got rid of linar tv and just use on demand/catch up services.

[cj136uk]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Spot on this is why i got rid of linar tv and just use on demand/catch up services.

Again your point of view. I don't disagree, but there is enough to keep people interested, and revenue for the channel operators.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by cj136uk

Again your point of view. I don't disagree, but there is enough to keep people interested, and revenue for the channel operators.

Ofcourse there is everyone is different to what tv/movies etc they like.
For me getting rid of linar tv is cheaper and better but for others it could be the other way around.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Mad Max

Let's be totally honest here, imo, and I'd hazard a guess that a lot of people feel the same, if any of the comments I've heard from friends, family, etc are to go by, then the majority of channels on both Virgin and Sky are total rubbish/pish/garbage use any adjective you wish!

You have to hear in mind that VM have to cater for a wide range of tastes and it is obvious that we will all gravitate to some channels rather than others. My own viewing habits as shown in my recordings clarify that my programme choices come from a wide range of channels. I would be bored and frustrated if I had to sit in front of just one channel every evening.

I think some viewers gain the impression that there's nothing on because they do not thoroughly scour the schedules on all the channels to see what's on.

I'm still catching up with recordings made last year, as well as viewing On Demand and Netflix. The quality of my viewing is high and there is plenty there for me, so I have no complaints.

I suppose if a stamp collector is looking only for programmes devoted to philately, they are going to be disappointed and maybe they don't need a TV at all!

I have to say, though, that Tru TV does look as if we are scraping a very filthy barrel so I don't think we're missing much there and I would not want my subscription increased to pay for that! There are better FTA channels missing from our EPG that I would rather have than Tru TV.

[borrissey]

How much would it cost me to upgrade from a 500GB to 1TB TiVo?

Shame they haven't brought out a 2TB TiVo.

[gemma307]

[QUOTE=vincerooney;35723371]haha why is the One show being mentioned?? Is there a particular reason for the One Show being taken off air the day after the vote or did we mean the entire bbc network??

as cj says it'll be 2 years or so after the vote until independence goes through. except it on some cheesy date as well like st andrews day 2016 or something daft like that. with fireworks over edinburgh castle (if it has one) and salmond thumping a desk mentioning past struggles and how scotland is free at last.

If you want to convince people to stay in the uk instead of the one show mention how all football will go subscription including match of the day and the scottish version...[/QUOTE]

And we in the rest of UK will have to pay to see SPL games, well that's the viewing figures down then

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Rumours I saw on the web site:

TruTV not being on Virgin is due to:

-TruTV asking too much for per viewer.

Media Boy HQ called Virgin Media "Victor Meldrew" sometimes.

Look what happen with past deals with CSC Media and Viacom.

This isn't the reason that TruTV isn't on VM. I asked last Sunday and, whilst I didn't get to know the actual reason, it was confirmed that this rumour was incorrect.

I received no clarification one way or the other regarding the rumour that the delay was down to negotiation for extra channels from this stable.

VM were said to be "hopping mad" that TruTV were advertising availability on the platform, complete with EPG number, before carriage had even been signed off.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

This isn't the reason that TruTV isn't on VM. I asked last Sunday and, whilst I didn't get to know the actual reason, it was confirmed that this rumour was incorrect.

I received no clarification one way or the other regarding the rumour that the delay was down to negotiation for extra channels from this stable.

VM were said to be "hopping mad" that TruTV were advertising availability on the platform, complete with EPG number, before carriage had even been signed off.

Ultimately it's going to be about the money - Virgin wants a larger amount, TruTV is willing to pay a smaller amount.

[Superblade7]

Originally Posted by borrissey

How much would it cost me to upgrade from a 500GB to 1TB TiVo?

Shame they haven't brought out a 2TB TiVo.

The quoted price is £49.95 for the activation fee and £49.95 for installation. However BenMcr has recently advised TiVo is now available for self install at £20.00 so that could save you some money if your signal levels are suitable enough to allow it. You may even get a deal dependant upon who you speak to.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

This isn't the reason that TruTV isn't on VM. I asked last Sunday and, whilst I didn't get to know the actual reason, it was confirmed that this rumour was incorrect.

I received no clarification one way or the other regarding the rumour that the delay was down to negotiation for extra channels from this stable.

VM were said to be "hopping mad" that TruTV were advertising availability on the platform, complete with EPG number, before carriage had even been signed off.

Where did TruTV advertising the Virgin EPG number?

All I saw was 'On Virgin Media' posted on their web site. The EPG number of Channel 245 was posted on Digital Spy.

[johnathome]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Where did TruTV advertising the Virgin EPG number?

All I saw was 'On Virgin Media' posted on their web site. The EPG number of Channel 245 was posted on Digital Spy.

I thought they did on Twitter?

[vincerooney]

Id imagine most channel operators hate having to deal with virgin media. I know they're fighting for the best deal but it must be an awful effort for the operators. I'd be put off dealing with them. Everything is long winded