General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)

[Frazz]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Warner Bros Discovery new Virgin Media deal update:

My Sources has just told me that Warner Bros Discovery are not happen with the money being offered by Virgin Media that is on the table for the new deal to be signed and Warner Bros Discovery are ready to walk away.

Virgin media fleece you with the prices they charge, if they want to retain customers they need to keep the channel carriage deals they have and not replace them with crap

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Frazz

Virgin media fleece you with the prices they charge, if they want to retain customers they need to keep the channel carriage deals they have and not replace them with crap

I am very pleased with my deal, and at least in my experience, I find VM cheaper than Sky.

My only concern really is that we don’t have Apple+ and Discovery+ yer. I’m no longer worried about Sky Atlantic. They just don’t seem to be getting the shows these days, so I’m cancelling NOW (TV).

Look before you leap, Frazz.

[1701-e]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

My only concern really is that we don’t have Apple+ and Discovery+ yer..

What's on Discovery plus that isn't on VM maxit package?

I reckon this is the usual business posturing . No need to make any decisions yet on suppliers.

The TNT sports deal is the big one for next year.

[TimeLord2018]

Originally Posted by Frazz

Virgin media fleece you with the prices they charge, if they want to retain customers they need to keep the channel carriage deals they have and not replace them with crap

Assuming it's about channel carriage alone and not Discovery+ and cost of including it into Virgin TV packages.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I am very pleased with my deal, and at least in my experience, I find VM cheaper than Sky.

My only concern really is that we don’t have Apple+ and Discovery+ yer. I’m no longer worried about Sky Atlantic. They just don’t seem to be getting the shows these days, so I’m cancelling NOW (TV).

Look before you leap, Frazz.

To find out if they are cheaper people have to factor in what they're paying for the streaming services that are free on Sky & the cost of Now TV. In order to get Sky Atlantic (if you want these).

[epsilon]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

That news to me so thanks for heads up mate.

3 of them have been renamed, given different EPG slots and added back to a couple of internal networks. The new names should be visible on digitalbitrate.com.

[Legendkiller2k]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

To find out if they are cheaper people have to factor in what they're paying for the streaming services that are free on Sky & the cost of Now TV. In order to get Sky Atlantic (if you want these).

At the moment with SKY stream i'm paying £30p/m for entertainment, netflix, discovery+, cinema, paramount+ and ad skipping, sometimes it pays to ask if there are any offers available.
Sport as most of you know i get via other methods not illegal but grey area.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Warner Bros Discovery new Virgin Media deal update:

My Sources has just told me that Warner Bros Discovery are not happy with the money being offered by Virgin Media that is on the table for the new deal to be signed and Warner Bros Discovery are ready to walk away.

UPDATE - The following channels brands may close soon on Virgin MedIa if Warner Bros Discovery walk away:

*Really
*Quest
*TLC
*ID
*Quest Red
*DMAX
*Discovery Channel
*Animal Planet
*Discovery Science
*Discovery Turbo
*Discovery History
*Food Network
*HGTV
*Eurosport
*TNT Sports
*Cartoon Network
*Cartoonito
*Boomerang

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

UPDATE - The following channels brands may close soon on Virgin MedIa if Warner Bros Discovery walk away:

*Really
*Quest
*TLC
*ID
*Quest Red
*DMAX
*Discovery Channel
*Animal Planet
*Discovery Science
*Discovery Turbo
*Discovery History
*Food Network
*HGTV
*Eurosport
*TNT Sports
*Cartoon Network
*Cartoonito
*Boomerang

Wow what a price cut coming

[007stuart]

Originally Posted by gilburton

Well if Discovery channels go it'll be back to Freeview when my contract runs out..

Yes me too, I'm watching more and more programmes in streaming apps. Time to ditch VM

[TimeLord2018]

Perhaps they should get rid all of the Discovery non sport channels and just pay for Discovery+ app to be included , although I am not sure if WBD would agree to that.

Cartoon Network went HD only in January and into lower TV packages with the SD version removed so can't see that going.

[gilburton]

I do watch a lot of Discovery and Eurosport/TNT sports so basically Freeview along with Prime and the diccovery+ app at £30 will be enough for me. It'll be less than I pay now but it depends on the Broadband.I'm on 500mbs but that could be really cut back as I don't download much
I'm on the monthly package now so I can leave anytime.
If Virgin do lose these channels then they have to actually drop prices.
I'll wait and see what happens. These new Fast channels have no appeal whatsover. It's junk tv.

[Dingbat]

If Eurosport, TNT, and Quest go, then I probably will ditch VM and go back to Sky. And if Food Network goes with them, my wife will be in total agreement with that decision.

Or is this WBD and VM playing some sort of brinkmanship game?

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by 1701-e

What's on Discovery plus that isn't on VM maxit package?

I reckon this is the usual business posturing . No need to make any decisions yet on suppliers.

The TNT sports deal is the big one for next year.

A lot more is coming, but for the moment, you get all the archived stuff and you sometimes get the box set whereas the TV channel gets you programmes a week at a time.

For me, a plus would be that it would be one step closer to getting Virgin Stream.

[jfman]

What’s going to end up on Virgin Stream that isn’t going to be on a V6?