Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
29-08-2017, 21:48
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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Originally Posted by vincerooney
The dream is over den! No Fox News! No gentle laughter at strange absurd Americans ranting and raving
Devastated
Though something is dodgy about it. Sky are lying about the viewing figures they're higher than they are saying. I think this is connected to murdochs bid for all of sky tv. Maybe they're taking murdochs Fox News away to basically say "nah we won't be influenced by murdoch style news Fox News is shut!"
Sounds dodgy. It's on the BBC anyway but yes explains everything. Found a lovely program called bluestacks though on the pc a sort of android for pc. Very useful
End of an era lads. End of an era
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I've read elsewhere that Fox News Is available on YOUTUBE LIVE FROM USA.
Not sure if this would have to involve the use of a VPN or whether users would be able to view this on the TiVo/V6.
There may be hope yet Vince if anyone knows the answer
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29-08-2017, 22:06
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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Originally Posted by vincerooney
The dream is over den! No Fox News! No gentle laughter at strange absurd Americans ranting and raving
Devastated
Though something is dodgy about it. Sky are lying about the viewing figures they're higher than they are saying. I think this is connected to murdochs bid for all of sky tv. Maybe they're taking murdochs Fox News away to basically say "nah we won't be influenced by murdoch style news Fox News is shut!"
Sounds dodgy. It's on the BBC anyway but yes explains everything. Found a lovely program called bluestacks though on the pc a sort of android for pc. Very useful
End of an era lads. End of an era
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You know you can watch fox news on youtube right? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss5MOCcCh4s how legal it is i have no idea.
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29-08-2017, 22:15
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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Thanks, I've just tried this on my tablet and got sound but no picture, not sure if this is a fault or a geo restriction. There were 4,250 other people viewing, more than double the amount said to have been watching the linear channel!
This should be at least audible on Vince's TiVo or V6 then.
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29-08-2017, 23:17
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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Originally Posted by muppetman11
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Yet another difference in the number of channel between VM and Sky has been narrowed
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29-08-2017, 23:20
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
Thanks, I've just tried this on my tablet and got sound but no picture, not sure if this is a fault or a geo restriction. There were 4,250 other people viewing, more than double the amount said to have been watching the linear channel!
This should be at least audible on Vince's TiVo or V6 then.
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Not geo locked bud i checked it with no vpn on worked on pc and tablet (windows tablet)
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29-08-2017, 23:20
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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Originally Posted by BenMcr
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Vince is in denial about the viewer numbers but when he's got over his loss he will accept them. He needs time to grieve and to accept the dream of a Fox News VM EPG number is no more.
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29-08-2017, 23:48
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
Vince is in denial about the viewer numbers but when he's got over his loss he will accept them. He needs time to grieve and to accept the dream of a Fox News VM EPG number is no more.
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If it had emerged from the long test period, it would have been on channel 626 with an EPG name of "FNC". Details that Vince can use for the eulogy, it should help him with his grief.
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30-08-2017, 08:42
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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Originally Posted by Gavin-D
Someone has asked Freesports on twitter about the channel on VM
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Virgin tweeted a response to say they will not be providing this channel. Loads of guff but essentially no free channels - tell that to the mass of "Made in ....." being regularly launched
This new channel is available free from Sky, Freesat, Freeview and BT
This is a major new initiative for, primarily, minority sports. It is interesting that they are potentially a competitor to Sky but they will still carry it. So a content provider such as Sky will provide this free to air service and yet a pure play service provider which Virgin is will not
My only alternative to Sky is BT so I will monitor content and quality via friends and then decide whether to change providers
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30-08-2017, 09:49
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
Sky doesn't have a say anyone can launch a channel on the Sky EPG providing they pay the regulated charges.
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30-08-2017, 10:14
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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Sky doesn't have a say anyone can launch a channel on the Sky EPG providing they pay the regulated charges.
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Thank you
This does not though explain why Virgin do not want to compete and/or offer a aervice
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30-08-2017, 12:57
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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Thank you
This does not though explain why Virgin do not want to compete and/or offer a aervice
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It will cost money, and people keep complaining about prices going up, I guess.
Not that this would be my strategy if I was making these decisions at VM.
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30-08-2017, 12:59
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
I think the channel will launch in the next few weeks. Remember BT Sport didn't launch on Virgin until 2 weeks after it launched on Sky.
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30-08-2017, 13:00
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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It will cost money, and people keep complaining about prices going up, I guess.
Not that this would be my strategy if I was making these decisions at VM.
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Well we are still waiting for several things that were announced over a year ago by their head honcho.
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30-08-2017, 13:44
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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Well we are still waiting for several things that were announced over a year ago by their head honcho.
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It's easy to make announcements. Actually doing something is another matter.
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30-08-2017, 13:52
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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It's easy to make announcements. Actually doing something is another matter.
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Yep a bit like politicians.
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