Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

[LEE1]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

New Sports Channel EPG Lineup for Virgin TV from Monday.

Here is the new Sports channel lineup in full:
528. MUTV (Was Channel 530)
529. ESPN
530. ESPN HD
531. ESPN America (Was Channel 533 - will relaunch at an later date)
533. ESPN Classic

Thanks to Ben and nn012 for info.

is this channel movement defo as going away on sunday and going to set the v+ for the match on mutv on wed will it still recored on the new number as it will be channel530 when i go.

[starsailor123uk]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

Until we can get an official answer out of either ESPN or Virgin this is just going to go around and around.

too true

ps like your tagline

similar to

My opinion is always right! Its my opinion so can't be wrong only different from others

[Lew]

Originally Posted by Andrewcrawford23

if it wrong then why update evrything else? either ew aint getting it or sky are trying to make sure peopel sign for them wouldnt surpise me if sign have paid them to do it if it false

Whoever updated the site to add the new information forgot to edit the existing text detailing the EPL/SPL coverage, which was written when the only confirmed carrier was Sky.

[dsmuk]

Originally Posted by danny85

my guess is as they have only just added the extra rights they have won on to the website and the epl and spl was already on the site they just have not ammended them yet you surely cant have a channel that does not allow you to view certain content

That's also how i read it, the website yesterday only had the top two EPL and SPL boxes on it.

I would imagine that the website is driven by a database of sorts and so may not be 100% clear when updating information on the server side.

The extra football boxes were added some point this afternoon, after the Virgin deal was announced by Virgin (ESPN America announced this deal a few days ago) and have included the Virgin information.

Never know a forum to get their knickers in so much of twist.

Stuff tv thinks we are getting premier football in HD. I dont know if that counts for anything though.

Edit: and from broadcast now:- Virgin Media is to carry ESPN’s standard and HD channels in time for the upcoming Premier League season. ESPN and ESPN HD, which will screen 46 Premier League matches in the 2009-10 season, will be made available at no extra cost to XL customers, along with ESPN Classic

[Hiroki]

Originally Posted by fatassmichael

I think we are bound to sky sports and bbc sports for those Hiroki

Well lets hope the boro vs newcastle matches get picked up by the bbc then

Originally Posted by starsailor123uk

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/f...09-399249.html

Sky have rights except a small number held by BBC so only on Sky HD and maybe BBC HD

Ah disappointing but thanks for the info

Well i'm convinced now we will have PL HD... great stuff.... i dont even like footie its just the principle of the thing... LOL

[chris9991]

Wouldn't it be funny if sky blocked the HD premier league games to virgin as part of an agreement to provide the HD coverage for ESPN

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by LEE1

is this channel movement defo as going away on sunday and going to set the v+ for the match on mutv on wed will it still recored on the new number as it will be channel530 when i go.

I think you will be fine - when Virgin rename and move GOLD (Was UKTV Gold) all the things I set to tape on my V+ Box did tape. Virgin even rename the channels names on my list of things to tape.

[BenMcr]

Wouldn't exactly help Sky with the OFCOM review though

[akki007]

Originally Posted by ahardie

Stuff tv thinks we are getting premier football in HD. I dont know if that counts for anything though.

Edit: and from broadcast now:- Virgin Media is to carry ESPN’s standard and HD channels in time for the upcoming Premier League season. ESPN and ESPN HD, which will screen 46 Premier League matches in the 2009-10 season, will be made available at no extra cost to XL customers, along with ESPN Classic

Seriously? That's some great news you've found there!

[frogstamper]

Originally Posted by Mobes

Well i'm convinced now we will have PL HD... great stuff.... i dont even like footie its just the principle of the thing... LOL

Well Mobes you certainly set the cat among the pigeons with that eagle eyed post
As I see it everything on VM's sites indicates we'll have the EPL and SPL in HD, so I'm pretty confident, I honestly can't see VM taking on a HD sports channel that doesn't let its own viewers watch the best content of the channel in HD.
If that were the case I'm sure to avoid flak they would've just signed the SD version, having said that I'll be mighty pleased when either Ben or Media Boy allay our fears tomorrow with a good news post.

Originally Posted by Chris

Wouldn't it be funny if sky blocked the HD premier league games to virgin as part of an agreement to provide the HD coverage for ESPN

Yes that would be bloody hilarious.

[LEE1]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

I think you will be fine - when Virgin rename and move GOLD (Was UKTV Gold) all the things I set to tape on my V+ Box did tape. Virgin even rename the channels names on my list of things to tape.

thanks for that my daughter would kill me if we we missed it as i said i would take her to the match then relised we are away when its on.

Originally Posted by akki007

Seriously? That's some great news you've found there!

I found those within a couple of seconds of googling it. Why did none of us think to do that earlier?

Of course those sources could be reading to much into the VM press release as well.

I doubt it though.

[howardmicks]

The deal was only done yesterday,So espn have not updated there website yet.FXHD web site says only coming soon to vm and that starts tomorrow,Think these rumours are being started by sky hd folk who have to pay £9 for the privilege lol.