Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. I. - Page 36

Digital Fanatic · 20-01-2011, 12:02

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Originally Posted by Felim_Doyle

I've been tending to avoid watching the Sky ads. at all but, maybe on my third watch/listen, I too have noticed that extra bit of ambiguity in addition to what I mentioned in a previous post.

If we do get Sky Atlantic, it will likely be on a 'non-base' package such as XL and above. That counts as paying for it and so the exclusivity in the ad. may be valid if you take into account the 'free' clause. Wishful thinking, it will be free in SD to all Sky customers but potentially available in SD and, maybe at some stage, in HD to paying customers on other platforms. Even my attempt at explaining it is clumsy, ambiguous and open to interpretation but hopefully it makes some degree of sense that BSkyB are trying to suggest that only their customers will have Sky Atlantic to the exclusion of all others, without actually saying that.

I'm sure if a deal can be done, then VM will do it. Sky seems to be making a lot of noise about it being "free and exclusive on Sky" even when talks are ongoing, so they probably have no intentions of letting any other provider have it for a few months yet. IMO

Media Boy UK · 20-01-2011, 13:16

BSkyB move some Bravo shows about.

Hotel Babylon moves to Sky Living Loves on Fridays at 9pm.
All New Highway Partrol and Sun, Sea and A & E moves to Sky Livingit on Mondays from 9pm.

Gavin-D · 20-01-2011, 14:58

Media Boy do you have any information on the Brit Cops series according to wikipedia there is another one to be shown BritCops: Series 6: Rule of Law - 10 editions - Transmission TBA would it be put on Sky Livingit?

Media Boy UK · 20-01-2011, 15:11

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Originally Posted by Gavin-D

Media Boy do you have any information on the Brit Cops series according to wikipedia there is another one to be shown BritCops: Series 6: Rule of Law - 10 editions - Transmission TBA would it be put on Sky Livingit?

I saw no information about BritCops on the Sky web site.

But note to all TNA fans I saw that Sky2 has got TBA listed for 2 hours from 10pm on Saturday night on Feb. 5th.

http://data.skyprogrammeinformation....SKMX&week=388#

muppetman11 · 20-01-2011, 15:51

Come on Virign give us something to discuss on here im getting bored LOL :-)

Andrewcrawford23 · 20-01-2011, 15:52

hay sky 3 is not becoming appeaklign from feburary it getting good kids line up and also shw slike mythbusters etc

royaltiger · 20-01-2011, 16:46

Is there any likelihood of TCM2 appearing on Virgin or is that exclusive to Sky

Media Boy UK · 20-01-2011, 16:52

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Originally Posted by Andrewcrawford23

hay sky 3 is not becoming appeaklign from feburary it getting good kids line up and also shw slike mythbusters etc

Feb. 11th lineup on Sky3 is part of the Sky Free pass weekend that will run from Feb. 11th til Feb. 14th.

So Sky3 will be showcaseing channel like Sky Sports News, Discovery and Sky Living.

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Originally Posted by royaltiger

Is there any likelihood of TCM2 appearing on Virgin or is that exclusive to Sky

TCM2 is only an part-time channels that runs from 8pm - 4am (When Cartoonito is not broadcasting.)

Any way I think TCM2 will be closing soon to make way for Adult Swim Channel to launch.

gregpegg · 20-01-2011, 16:58

Sky has a business to run and that means trying to be beat any competition. If Virgin customers want to view channels that Virgin cannot/do not want to supply them move to Sky. That is what a free market is about. (I do accept that some of Sky's moves could be considered more that simple competition). If Virgin do not meet your needs change.

20-01-2011, 17:06

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Originally Posted by gregpegg

Sky has a business to run and that means trying to be beat any competition. If Virgin customers want to view channels that Virgin cannot/do not want to supply them move to Sky. That is what a free market is about. (I do accept that some of Sky's moves could be considered more that simple competition). If Virgin do not meet your needs change.

Yes i will change to sky now please tell me how to get a satellite signal as my flats cannot get a site of line,its absolutely pointless telling people to switch to sky if they do not like virgin many will simply not have that choice has been posted on here many times before.

The free market in pay tv is seriously flawed in the fact many cannot get sky (myself included) and many cannot get VM what kind of a "free market" is that i wonder.

By the way i am not interested in US programming just pointing out the "free market" is seemingly failing a lot of people who pay for tv.

royaltiger · 20-01-2011, 17:09

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Originally Posted by gregpegg

Sky has a business to run and that means trying to be beat any competition. If Virgin customers want to view channels that Virgin cannot/do not want to supply them move to Sky. .

Or move to America cos the vast majority of whinging is about not seeing US programmes.

mersey70 · 20-01-2011, 17:15

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

Feb. 11th lineup on Sky3 is part of the Sky Free pass weekend that will run from Feb. 11th til Feb. 14th.

So Sky3 will be showcaseing channel like Sky Sports News, Discovery and Sky Living.

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TCM2 is only an part-time channels that runs from 8pm - 4am (When Cartoonito is not broadcasting.)

Any way I think TCM2 will be closing soon to make way for Adult Swim Channel to launch.

I thought it has now been confirmed that OFCOM had not actually awarded Adult Swim a TV licence after all? Or am I not upto speed.

20-01-2011, 17:18

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Originally Posted by gregpegg

Sky has a business to run and that means trying to be beat any competition. If Virgin customers want to view channels that Virgin cannot/do not want to supply them move to Sky. That is what a free market is about. (I do accept that some of Sky's moves could be considered more that simple competition). If Virgin do not meet your needs change.

And what if you want the channel but dont want to or indeed cant move? Customers of the VM platform are paying good money to receive Sky channels and only receiving a partial service. Time we all stood up for the customer not the big business that is Sky. Ofcom ought to do something about this and they are supposed to be looking in to making it easier to move between platforms. That has to benefit us customers and keeping channels exclusive to one platform should be part of their inquiry.

muppetman11 · 20-01-2011, 17:24

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Originally Posted by ahardie

And what if you want the channel but dont want to or indeed cant move? Customers of the VM platform are paying good money to receive Sky channels and only receiving a partial service. Time we all stood up for the customer not the big business that is Sky. Ofcom ought to do something about this and they are supposed to be looking in to making it easier to move between platforms. That has to benefit us customers and keeping channels exclusive to one platform should be part of their inquiry.

Ofcom should have grew some balls and made Sky Sports 3 and 4 part of the deal.

Felim_Doyle · 20-01-2011, 17:25

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Originally Posted by winkle

I always thought is was Virgin

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

It used to be... but Virgin Media and Sky have a common enemy... Freeview

Nobody has mentioned FreeSat!!! Doesn't that have the potential to compete even more with BSkyB than FreeView, especially if you're willing to put up a dish or already have one?

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Originally Posted by denphone

Virgins enemy is Sky but its like putting a 10lb gorilla against a 100lb one. Virgin need to merge with somone like Bt to compete with Sky.

Heaven forbid!!!