Sky Atlantic on Virgin Media - Page 26

muppetman11 · 27-01-2011, 20:19

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

Maybe VM could go for ShowTime programming on VoD?

http://www.sho.com/site/series/home.do

Debbie Does Dallas sounds good LOL

Chad · 27-01-2011, 20:20

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

Maybe VM could go for ShowTime programming on VoD?

http://www.sho.com/site/series/home.do

You just want to watch Debbie Does Dallas Again

Oh you beat me to it you Muppet!

Peter_ · 27-01-2011, 20:44

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Originally Posted by Matt D

Ah, fair do's

It's being advertised a lot on Absolute Radio at the moment too.

I have seen the Dustin Hoffman adverts but this was the first advertising actual shows with times.

Chad · 27-01-2011, 22:22

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Originally Posted by Masque

I have seen the Dustin Hoffman adverts but this was the first advertising actual shows with times.

I've watched the Dustin Hoffman advert way too many times now. Is it just me or does Dustin Hoffman look like he doesn't give a flying fig about SKY Atlantic? He's got that kind of "I was I wasn't selling out" look about him. He's probably one of the least exciting actors they could have found. Maybe in time it'll prove that SKY Atlantic is almost as exciting and fun as Dustin Hoffman.

Peter_ · 27-01-2011, 22:25

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Originally Posted by Chad

I've watched the Dustin Hoffman advert way too many times now. Is it just me or does Dustin Hoffman look like he doesn't give a flying fig about SKY Atlantic? He's got that kind of "I was I wasn't selling out" look about him. He's probably one of the least exciting actors they could have found. Maybe in time it'll prove that SKY Atlantic is almost as exciting and fun as Dustin Hoffman.

Its a Dale Winton I am only here for the money look.

Media Boy UK · 27-01-2011, 22:29

BSkyB to broadcast an preview to Sky Atlantic on Virgin Media on Tuesday night.

An Preview is being broadcast on the Following channels on Tuesday night at 8pm (+1 hour at 9pm).

Sky1
Sky2
Sky3*
Sky Living
Sky Livingit
Sky Living Loves
Challenge*
Sky Arts 1.

*I think it also on Sky3 and Challenge - Info from my V+ Box.

Chad · 27-01-2011, 22:29

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Originally Posted by Masque

Its a Dale Winton I am only here for the money look.

I've heard a rumour that Hoffman will be featuring heavily in SKY's first HBO collaboration, Super Market Sweep USA

It'll be free and exclusive to all SKY customers, thank .... for that

muppetman11 · 27-01-2011, 22:35

Trying to tempt VM subscribers over to the dark side , do they really think Atlantic is that good. The scary thing is you can see all there new shows going on Atlantic over time.

Peter_ · 27-01-2011, 22:38

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

Trying to tempt VM subscribers over to the dark side , do they really think Atlantic is that good. The scary thing is you can see all there new shows going on Atlantic over time.

They cannot match the broadband though.

Chad · 27-01-2011, 22:47

I can put together a better 24 hour schedule than SKY Atlantic within 30 minutes with my 50Mb broadband. I'm not saying it's right or legal, I'm just saying I can. In fact I can pretty much pull together SKY Atlantic's first full week of shows before I go to bed tonight. I'll just do that and start watching the shows at the exact same time they are broadcast from next week. I'll just pretend I've got the channel. SKY Atlantic without the bin lid!

nialli · 28-01-2011, 09:46

I've been watching Boardwalk Empire through "alternative means"; it's not something I do out of choice, it's something that I have been driven to as it's a series I really wanted to try and HBO/Sky won't make it available to me (I can't have a dish and there's no release date for DVDs or iTunes release). I would rather watch it legitimately, but that is not available to me, and I can honestly say it is the first time I've ever used Bit Torrent.
Surprised how easy and fast it was to do. Like I say, not something I would have considered if not for the channel being a "Sky exclusive". When will the content providers realise that the world is changing and if they don't provide the programmes for those of us who want to legitimately purchase them their days are truly numbered?

muppetman11 · 28-01-2011, 11:31

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Originally Posted by Chad

I can put together a better 24 hour schedule than SKY Atlantic within 30 minutes with my 50Mb broadband. I'm not saying it's right or legal, I'm just saying I can. In fact I can pretty much pull together SKY Atlantic's first full week of shows before I go to bed tonight. I'll just do that and start watching the shows at the exact same time they are broadcast from next week. I'll just pretend I've got the channel. SKY Atlantic without the bin lid!

Do they not bother as much with downloading TV , as they are taking to court music and film downloaders.

Kuro · 28-01-2011, 19:53

Not interested in Sky Atlantic.
Had enough of my Sky TV dying in downpours(Heavy rain) that I simply moved.

One thing that Virgin mostly have over Sky is. The heavens can open up and god can take an almighty pee on the Earth with a non stop rainpour, and the TV will still work. However with Sky, think again.

Anyhow, anything on Sky Atlantic you could pick up cheap enough on DVD anyway.

DaMac · 29-01-2011, 09:54

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Originally Posted by nialli

I've been watching Boardwalk Empire through "alternative means"; it's not something I do out of choice, it's something that I have been driven to as it's a series I really wanted to try and HBO/Sky won't make it available to me (I can't have a dish and there's no release date for DVDs or iTunes release). I would rather watch it legitimately, but that is not available to me, and I can honestly say it is the first time I've ever used Bit Torrent.
Surprised how easy and fast it was to do. Like I say, not something I would have considered if not for the channel being a "Sky exclusive". When will the content providers realise that the world is changing and if they don't provide the programmes for those of us who want to legitimately purchase them their days are truly numbered?

Totally agree with you mate, i really want to watch boardwalk empire, and with most tv's, dvd/blu-ray players and game consoles able to play xvid, or how quick it is to use convertx to make dvd's out of them, how long before entire workplaces, community's, schools are passing round memory sticks or selling dvd's with the episodes on.. "I tried watching that boardwalk empire on Sky last night thats been advertised, but we don't get that atlantic on virgin" - "Neither do we, tommy downloads em, i'll get him do you a copy, or if you've got a pen drive he'll just stick em on for you" "oh right, thanks coz i wasnt messing about changing to sky just for a couple of programs, harry says we can only get about 6meg broadband from sky coz of the copper wire and local loopy or something"... Thats what happens, thats whats going to happen, people will watch it in masses without switching to sky, it isn't legal but people have become savvy, if they can't get it at a cheap and cheerful price without any messing, they will get it somwhere else, surely somebody at sky must understand that its better to get some money, increased viewing figures and as such increased advertising than being an all exclusive members club. You wouldn't run your own company like this, you wouldn't say, oh we could make money of them, but we won't just so we can thumb our nose at them.

Tezcatlipoca · 29-01-2011, 20:55

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Originally Posted by Kuro

Not interested in Sky Atlantic.
Had enough of my Sky TV dying in downpours(Heavy rain) that I simply moved.

One thing that Virgin mostly have over Sky is. The heavens can open up and god can take an almighty pee on the Earth with a non stop rainpour, and the TV will still work. However with Sky, think again.

Anyhow, anything on Sky Atlantic you could pick up cheap enough on DVD anyway.

Heavy rain doesn't affect my Sky...

As for picking up Sky Atlantic programmes "cheap enough on DVD"... Only the old stuff!