Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
11-06-2023, 19:44
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
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It also made more content available than would otherwise be in your package. Really it was only relevant for people who weren't on top tier.
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Isn't that the point of a barker channel though? promoting content available elsewhere.
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Originally Posted by Legendkiller2k
I still remember channels such as The BOX (music television you control) where you'd phone up a premium rate number and input a 3 digit code to the music video you wanted to see, if i remember correctly it used to cost around 50p per phonecall.
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Even more expensive than Virgin's Music On Demand. Premium rate numbers are more heavily regulated now and premium rate lines are, perhaps, less likely to happen with Channel 4 now in control. It is difficult to estimate how much demand there was for such services but, with the declining popularity of the music channels, there was probably a point where the cost of operating premium rate lines exceeded any income they were likely to generate
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11-06-2023, 20:04
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
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Isn't that the point of a barker channel though? promoting content available elsewhere.
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But it wasn't just a barker channel. It allowed you to access content that you couldn't otherwise access.
Here's a thread from the time:
https://www.cableforum.uk/board/show...php?t=33608518
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11-06-2023, 20:57
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
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Originally Posted by spiderplant
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But the extra content was accessed with VOD via the red button. I don't know, maybe call it an interactive barker channel then? Not an unusual format for Virgin TV.
Blimey! that thread doesn't exactly sing its praises.
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11-06-2023, 21:00
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
IIRC it was introduced to try to make up for the loss of the Sky channels and reduce churn.
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12-06-2023, 08:00
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
I remember using music OD once, and only once. Nice idea but You Tube/Vevo soon took over.
I also remember a Karaoke section, also only used once, remembered I can't actually sing and never used it again.
Is it still exist?
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12-06-2023, 20:48
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
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Originally Posted by Joedm45
I remember using music OD once, and only once. Nice idea but You Tube/Vevo soon took over.
I also remember a Karaoke section, also only used once, remembered I can't actually sing and never used it again.
Is it still exist? 
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True, but with Virgin Music OD, it was easier to find your favourite videos. With YouTube, you have to search for each one apart from a few that appear on your regular tile.
But the selection with Virgin was more restricted, of course.
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12-06-2023, 21:33
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
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True, but with Virgin Music OD, it was easier to find your favourite videos. With YouTube, you have to search for each one apart from a few that appear on your regular tile.
But the selection with Virgin was more restricted, of course.
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If you were only interested in your favourite videos, the quickest method would have been to add them to a youtube playlist and access them from that. Going through the VMOD menus to access a video was somewhat clunky.
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13-06-2023, 00:26
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
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If you were only interested in your favourite videos, the quickest method would have been to add them to a youtube playlist and access them from that. Going through the VMOD menus to access a video was somewhat clunky.
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Everything was a bit clunky back in the day!
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13-06-2023, 01:45
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
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Everything was a bit clunky back in the day! 
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Although not everything was this clunky:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LDkwqbQlek
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21-06-2023, 00:41
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
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My Sources has just told me that Virgin Media UK are set to make "between 70 - 90 changes" later this year.
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BREAKING NEWS:
Virgin Media has reveal on "What's on Virgin TV" on Channel 998 that FROM July 4th 2023 the following will happen:
*Some Entertainment channels will be move to new home to bring them all together.
*ALL Entertainment +1 hour channels will be easier to find.
*Music channels will be move to new homes.
NOTE: At time of posting I have seen no info on list of channel changes.
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22-06-2023, 20:43
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
TCM is closing on 6th July, announced on their Facebook page , they say Quest "Will Continue to show your favourite Films"
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22-06-2023, 21:11
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
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TCM is closing on 6th July, announced on their Facebook page , they say Quest "Will Continue to show your favourite Films"
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That's good as those on the lowest Virgin pack, Freesat and Freeview will now be able to enjoy the films formerly on TCM
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22-06-2023, 21:29
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
It's only the odd film broadcast on Saturday and Sunday, nothing during the week
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22-06-2023, 22:49
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
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It's only the odd film broadcast on Saturday and Sunday, nothing during the week
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And Thursday nights.
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TCM is closing on 6th July, announced on their Facebook page , they say Quest "Will Continue to show your favourite Films"
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Maybe WBD is axing TCM Movies to give their slots to TNT Sports for them to take Sky Sports Mix and Viaplay Xtra on.
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22-06-2023, 23:56
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)
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And Thursday nights.
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Maybe WBD is axing TCM Movies to give their slots to TNT Sports for them to take Sky Sports Mix and Viaplay Xtra on.
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They can use Eurosport 1 or 2 to do that though.
I can't see it personally , Their official response doesn't really suggest anything is replacing it
Last edited by TimeLord2018; 23-06-2023 at 00:00.
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