Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
23-02-2015, 14:33
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 1
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Originally Posted by Media Boy
It just US Telly news.
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Viacom channels in UK and Ireland are own by:
-Nickelodeon channels are own by Nickelodeon UK (Viacom International Media Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting).
-Comedy Central Channels are own by Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount British Pictures/British Sky Broadcasting).
-Channel 5 and MTV are own by Viacom International Media Networks (Europe)
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Just an head up Media Boy HQ has seen big information from Virgin Sources but we need to put under DNP.
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"Big Information"...Would this fall into the "BLOW YOUR SOCKS OFF" category of DNPs? 
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23-02-2015, 14:48
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 1
I've been thinking that the new owners of virgin media appear a lot more sh*t than the previous owners. No channel launches, big time rises to bills etc. so the new owners seem to be treating virgin media as a gravy train. Shame I thought we'd be getting more treats
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23-02-2015, 14:50
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 1
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Originally Posted by vincerooney
No channel launches
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Erm, so what are these then
http://about.virginmedia.com/press-r...-to-tv-service
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Virgin Media is adding ten more international channels to its TV service.
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23-02-2015, 14:59
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 1
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A load of more crap imo!
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23-02-2015, 15:01
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 1
Whether you think it's 'crap' or not is a different thing.
The argument was that Virgin Media haven't launched new channels since LGI bought them, which is clearly wrong.
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23-02-2015, 15:06
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 1
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Originally Posted by BenMcr
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I don't speak these languages so as much as they're interesting I don't understand what they are saying. So the 100 quid + bills don't justify a Spanish speaking channel. Erm so that
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23-02-2015, 15:10
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 1
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Originally Posted by Media Boy
It just US Telly news.
From your link:
Viacom channels in UK and Ireland are own by:
-Nickelodeon channels are own by Nickelodeon UK (Viacom International Media Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting).
-Comedy Central Channels are own by Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount British Pictures/British Sky Broadcasting).
-Channel 5 and MTV are own by Viacom International Media Networks (Europe)
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Just an head up Media Boy HQ has seen big information from Virgin Sources but we need to put under DNP.
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23-02-2015, 15:12
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 1
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Originally Posted by vincerooney
I don't speak these languages so as much as they're interesting I don't understand what they are saying. So the 100 quid + bills don't justify a Spanish speaking channel. Erm so that
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Except your 100+ bills aren't just for those.
To be honest, you can't have a TV base of millions of customers and then launch a channel everyone likes.
BT Sport launched after the LGI takeover completed however no everyone likes that, so wouldn't think that 'justifies' anything in regards to their costs.
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23-02-2015, 15:16
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 1
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Except your 100+ bills aren't just for those.
To be honest, you can't have a TV base of millions of customers and then launch a channel everyone likes.
BT Sport launched after the LGI takeover completed however no everyone likes that, so wouldn't think that 'justifies' anything in regards to their costs.
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Isn't this the reason for Market Research...so TV companies can justify a launch of a TV Channel if it is proven that the majority of people would want/pay for it.
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23-02-2015, 15:16
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 1
What we want to know is BT Sport going to be staying in the XL pack because if it ain't then one suspects you will have to have something up your sleeve to replace it. 
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23-02-2015, 15:20
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 1
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Isn't this the reason for Market Research...so TV companies can justify a launch of a TV Channel if it is proven that the majority of people would want/pay for it.
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23-02-2015, 15:21
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 1
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Isn't this the reason for Market Research...so TV companies can justify a launch of a TV Channel if it is proven that the majority of people would want/pay for it.
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Right, but 'a majority' isn't everyone.
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23-02-2015, 15:38
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 1
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A majority isn't everyone.
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I know...but I agreed with you, that you couldn't please everyone with certain channel launches. I just tried to back it up by saying that Market Research was a tool for the companies to explain this to their customers
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23-02-2015, 15:59
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 1
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Except your 100+ bills aren't just for those.
To be honest, you can't have a TV base of millions of customers and then launch a channel everyone likes.
BT Sport launched after the LGI takeover completed however no everyone likes that, so wouldn't think that 'justifies' anything in regards to their costs.
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Ben i know you're trying to help but we've had two years of price increases above inflation.
2014 had basically no new channel launches
2015 so far has nothing new launching
We've got another ABOVE inflation price increase coming. BT sport is coming out of the XL package in 18 months lets be brutally honest.
I'm 29 years old so i'll take the "erm what about these" as a reasonable comment as i know what you're referring to. my mum as a 60 year old woman wouldnt nor would the majority of virgin media customers know what on earth youre talking about (most dont have tivo/or know about the apps folder)
1) pay extra money for spanish and channels from portugal
2) accept above inflation price increases without actual improvements
Fact is the price i was paying in 2013 was fair. Since then i've had sod all except for a few HD channels but had 4 price increases. So yeah a virgin media response of
"erm what about these"
then referring to some spanish channels in an odd little app tucked away on tivo isnt helpful. in fact its shocking that its being used as an excuse ?!??
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23-02-2015, 16:07
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 1
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Originally Posted by vincerooney
Ben i know you're trying to help but we've had two years of price increases above inflation.
2014 had basically no new channel launches
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2014 was mainly about the Sky agreement and increasing parity between TV Anywhere and the TV packs
http://about.virginmedia.com/press-r...tion-agreement
http://about.virginmedia.com/press-r...5-new-channels
http://about.virginmedia.com/press-r...x-new-channels
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2015 so far has nothing new launching
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There are still 45 weeks left in this year.
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We've got another ABOVE inflation price increase coming.
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Where?
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nor would the majority of virgin media customers know what on earth youre talking about (most dont have tivo/or know about the apps folder)
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The majority of Virgin Media's TV customers do have TiVo.
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Fact is the price i was paying in 2013 was fair. Since then i've had sod all except for a few HD channels but had 4 price increases.
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There have been two price main price increases under Virgin Media's control since 2013 - one in Feb 2014 and one this month.
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