General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 2 - Page 131

Media Boy UK · 23-06-2014, 12:40

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Originally Posted by andy_m

On a slightly technical note, who owns small world? LG or Virgin.

Virgin owns smallworld.

telegramsam · 23-06-2014, 13:30

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

Virgin owns smallworld.

Sorry if this has been asked before but are there any cable companies in this country not owned by virgin? I would presume there`s nothing to stop another company setting one up here? They would of course have to lay all their own cable as one would presume virgin wouldn`t allow a rival to use their equipment. And they would have to get the relevant permission from whoever.

BenMcr · 23-06-2014, 13:32

Wightfibre is the last one I believe http://www.wightfibre.com/

telegramsam · 23-06-2014, 13:55

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

Wightfibre is the last one I believe http://www.wightfibre.com/

Okay thanks.

Media Boy UK · 23-06-2014, 14:08

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

Wightfibre is the last one I believe http://www.wightfibre.com/

I do not think they are like Virgin - look to me like Wight broadcast their TV Channel via internet (Like BT Vision).

RichardCoulter · 23-06-2014, 14:15

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Originally Posted by andy_m

Who says they don't care about TV? The only UK provider with TiVo, the only place to watch every major sport channel in a single subscription, hd at no extra cost (and the first in the UK to even have hd channels), access to ott apps on an award-winning platform, etc.

First in the UK to have HD channels?

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

Virgin Media owners LG did the same thing.

Which channel/s did LG sell off?

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Originally Posted by telegramsam

Sorry if this has been asked before but are there any cable companies in this country not owned by virgin? I would presume there`s nothing to stop another company setting one up here? They would of course have to lay all their own cable as one would presume virgin wouldn`t allow a rival to use their equipment. And they would have to get the relevant permission from whoever.

The country is divided up into franchises where there can only be one cable operator. It just so happens that VM own most of them, following mergers and takeovers. It's similar to how ITV own most of the Channel 3 franchises.

Media Boy UK · 23-06-2014, 14:35

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Which channel/s did LG sell off?

LG did own Chello Zone and Chellomedia (European content division).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chello_Zone

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chellomedia

LG did own the following channels in the UK and Ireland:

-CBS Action*
-CBS Drama*
-CBS Reality*
-CBS Reality +1*

*joint venture with CBS Studios International.

Also:

-Extreme Sports Channel
-Food Network (joint venture with Scripps Networks Interactive)
-Horror Channel (joint venture with CBS Studios International)
-Horror Channel +1 (joint venture with CBS Studios International)

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LG still own the following channels in Europe:

-Film1
(Film1 Premiere, Film1 Action, Film1 Comedy & Kids, Film1 Sundance Channel and Film1 Spotlight)**

-Sport1
(Sport1 Select, Sport1 Voetbal, Sport1 Golf, Sport1 Tennis and Sport1 Extra)**

-Prime
(Prime Star, Prime Star HD, Prime Star +1, Prime Action, Prime Family, Prime Fezztival and Prime Series)***

-Sporting Telenet
(Sporting 1 HD, Sporting 2 HD, Sporting 3/4/5/6/7/8, Sporting Golf, Sporting 1and Sporting 2)***

-Yelo***
-Studio 100 TV (with Studio 100)***

**in Holland.
***in Belgium.

1andrew1 · 23-06-2014, 15:09

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Originally Posted by andy_m

I don't doubt the fact that it is advantageous to virgin to carry these apps, but you said they presumably get a small fee per subscriber. I'm not sure that's true, but I'd be happy to see some evidence for your presumption and stand corrected.

I get where you're coming from. That information's not in the public domain yet so I can't provide a link. Hence I stated it as a presumption as oppose to a fact.

andy_m · 23-06-2014, 16:50

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

First in the UK to have HD channels?

Well, Telewest.

Media Boy UK · 23-06-2014, 16:51

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Originally Posted by andy_m

Well, Telewest.

ITV HD and BBC HD.

vincerooney · 23-06-2014, 16:58

VM can't technically claim to have free HD anymore though surely?? Apart from BT sports the XL package is just basically a HD package now isnt it?

telegramsam · 23-06-2014, 17:10

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Originally Posted by vincerooney

VM can't technically claim to have free HD anymore though surely?? Apart from BT sports the XL package is just basically a HD package now isnt it?

Good point!

vincerooney · 23-06-2014, 17:13

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Originally Posted by telegramsam

Good point!

aye been a lot of channel moves out of that XL package! dont get me wrong BT sport is a great advantage to the XL package and saves a 12 quid a month spend but its pretty much a HD package + BT sport package now.

Bananaman_007 · 23-06-2014, 17:32

While on the subject of On Demand nice to see a new service launching from the UKTV network (UKTV Play). You will not be shocked to learn they have no plans for it to be on VM, just Youview, Sky, and IOS devices.

DaMac · 23-06-2014, 18:14

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

ITV HD and BBC HD.

Really?.. ITV HD was only ever a test channel showing helicopter footage of London and the odd episode of space 1999, it actually launched as a red button channel showing Champions League matches in HD via freesat.
If we are being really honest BBC HD was being tested on some freeview muxes at the same time as it was being tested on Telewest.