General : Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014

[heavyside]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Next list update is set to be on April 1st.

Isn't that the day Sky Atlantic is set to launch on Virgin Media?

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by heavyside

Isn't that the day Sky Atlantic is set to launch on Virgin Media?

Maybe sometime before 2021.

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...ims-david.html

[OLD BOY]

Still no mention of when the new BBC i-Player will be on Virgin Media. It was supposed to be starting on Sky today. Does anyone have any news yet?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...mand-more.html

[Media Boy UK]

Blog has now been updated.

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Still no mention of when the new BBC i-Player will be on Virgin Media. It was supposed to be starting on Sky today. Does anyone have any news yet?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...mand-more.html

Seen no news.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Still no mention of when the new BBC i-Player will be on Virgin Media. It was supposed to be starting on Sky today. Does anyone have any news yet?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...mand-more.html

The new iPlayer is a streaming service and as such won't be on Sky boxes in there current form as they use progressive download , the Sky iPlayer is a bespoke implementation , at the moment the new iPlayer is still in beta and only available to preview on selected devices.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by heavyside

Isn't that the day Sky Atlantic is set to launch on Virgin Media?

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

The new iPlayer is a streaming service and as such won't be on Sky boxes in there current form as they use progressive download , the Sky iPlayer is a bespoke implementation , at the moment the new iPlayer is still in beta and only available to preview on selected devices.

Thanks, MM. Let's hope we get it this year then!

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Originally Posted by denphone

Don't get too excited, Den! Take a look at that date again...

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Yes, and that would be a good thing. I'm not too concerned about missing out on an initial exclusivity period, I'm about 8 months behind with all the recordings I've made as it is! If the back catalogue contains the first few series of Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones, that will do nicely for me if it's on subscription.

Personally, I think people who believe HBO shows will come to Tivo as a subscription service are deluding themselves; Sky has that tied up.

It could come as Pay per View... but that is available already, though not on Tivo. So that is a possibility to be added to Tivo. But in my view PPV prices are exorbitant.

The only other way to get HBO via Tivo is if VM finally do a deal with Sky to get Sky Atlantic. But that looks dead in the water for the foreseeable future.

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by heavyside

Isn't that the day Sky Atlantic is set to launch on Virgin Media?

no is the answer

[heavyside]

Originally Posted by Dave42

no is the answer

All sorts of things happen on April 1st Dave.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by heavyside

All sorts of things happen on April 1st Dave.

You have got to remember that Dave is the perennial pessimist.

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by denphone

You have got to remember that Dave is the perennial pessimist.

realist only deluded think SA is coming to VM

[gemma307]

Originally Posted by denphone

Steady there

[dodo1]

who owns the horse and country channel? that's not on your list

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by dodo1

who owns the horse and country channel? that's not on your list

It's not part of a multi-channel company, it's a single channel business. The owner is a company called H&C TV Limited, no prizes for what the initials stand for! It is ultimately controlled by its CEO Heather Killen via a trust. (Killen 2004 Trust)