General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 2

[blue666666]

Sound interesting, army channel? or do virgin use code names

[Tricky Trevor]

Could be this then http://www.bfbs.com/tv/

[blue666666]

Could be that tricky, but would be able to show all that it offers the forces here in the UK.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by jj20x

Possibly useful to the disabled but for the moment this is a channel, proposing to provide only 1 hour of programming for 2 nights a week as an opt-out of another shopping channel. The Mall itself doesn't even have a 24/7 broadcasting schedule.

It's a tad optimistic for a channel, only providing 2 hours of output per week, to be suggesting that they hope to expand to Freeview and Virgin Media. There's a lot of other shopping channels on Sky, the first hurdle they have to clear is actually being noticed. It remains to be seen whether or not they will stand out from the crowd.

Aye, they are being rather optimistic aren't they!

Originally Posted by spiderplant

The Content Acquisition teams are already merged, but shared content only makes sense for markets with similar culture and language, e.g. UK/Ireland, Germany/Austria/Switzerland, and Belgium/Netherlands.

I can't see much call for Romanian channels in Puerto Rico

That's what I was thinking. Maybe MB meant standardisation between VM, UPC and Smallworld?

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Sirius on Dspy has posted this A channel called Forces TV is testing.

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...postcount=1259

Interesting, they did say that some content would be cable exlusive. BFBS radio is on DAB, don't think it's on VM though.

I do wonder if the TV version will be encrypted to all but forces personnel though. An ex army person once told me that (due to rights issues) there were large notices outside the TV recreation room stating that non army employees were forbidden from watching the channel dedicated to the armed forces.

Our own Sirius and Hugh are ex forces, I wonder if they or any other members who are ex military can confirm this?

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

The Content Acquisition teams are already merged, but shared content only makes sense for markets with similar culture and language, e.g. UK/Ireland, Germany/Austria/Switzerland, and Belgium/Netherlands.

I can't see much call for Romanian channels in Puerto Rico

Indeed. Obviously rights issues are a stumbling block to pan-European channels.
I was thinking that if they get eg Universal Channel HD Germany for the German-speaking countries then they would get a better deal on eg Universal Channel HD in English for UK, Ireland.

[dodo1]

Any more news on any new channels coming this week or next week?

[DaMac]

Doubt it would be bfns as they show live premier league football, along with other sports

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by DaMac

Doubt it would be bfns as they show live premier league football, along with other sports

Information TV on Sky and Freesat shows British Forces News at 6.30 daily so maybe the new channel will just do this and LGI is providing carriage on a non-commercial basis?
http://www.information.tv/News/?NewsId=60

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Information TV on Sky and Freesat shows British Forces News at 6.30 daily so maybe the new channel will just do this and LGI is providing carriage on a non-commercial basis?
http://www.information.tv/News/?NewsId=60

They are a charity, but pay their way. Any profits are used to help in the welfare provision of forces personnel.

Of course, it could be on a non-commercial basis as you say eg if LG have been caught up in the 'Help For Heroes' campaign or are doing it as a PR exercise.

Given that I've read the government are struggling to recruit as many 'territorial' replacements for 'full time' forces personnel as they want. Isn't this more likely to be a recruitment channel?

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by JustaBloke

Given that I've read the government are struggling to recruit as many 'territorial' replacements for 'full time' forces personnel as they want. Isn't this more likely to be a recruitment channel?

Never thought of that, it could be yes.

[vincerooney]

So let me get this straight VM are going to launch an "army channel" for one hour a night which will just be a looping advert?

christ we're scrapping the barrel here arent we with channel launches!

[Ultimate.Conj]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

So let me get this straight VM are going to launch an "army channel" for one hour a night which will just be a looping advert?

christ we're scrapping the barrel here arent we with channel launches!

Morning All,

hahah I couldnt agree with you more, Vince

[DaMac]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

christ we're scrapping the barrel here arent we with channel launches!

Don't say the C word we will end up with a new channel that broadcasts for a hour on a Sunday morning.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

So let me get this straight VM are going to launch an "army channel" for one hour a night which will just be a looping advert?

christ we're scrapping the barrel here arent we with channel launches!

Oh dear Vince is one unhappy man now.