General : Coming soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 6.

[martin201002]

I think even if by some miracle sky Atlantic does come, it will only be the sd version not the hd a bit like sky f1.

[vincerooney]

Originally Posted by martin201002

I think even if by some miracle sky Atlantic does come, it will only be the sd version not the hd a bit like sky f1.

Aye i'd agree with this. I'd be delighted with the SD version to be honest.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by martin201002

I think even if by some miracle sky Atlantic does come, it will only be the sd version not the hd a bit like sky f1.

Atlantic HD is not on the list.

[muppetman11]

No offence meant here but you seriously expect people to believe there's a list going around of the channels that are to arrive ? Negotiations are commercially sensitive not something you write down on a list and let every tom , dick and Harry view , the truth is only people high up in both organisations know what's going on the rest is just rumours and speculation.

[dodo1]

his pick + 1 and Atlantic + 1 on list?

[RobboEdin]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

Aye i'd agree with this. I'd be delighted with the SD version to be honest.

As a 'content' person, SD is perfectly acceptable, especially with the quality of upscaling that either TiVo or your TV can do nowadays.

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Originally Posted by theone2k10

Atlantic HD is not on the list.

....which implies, by omission, that Atlantic SD is on the list, otherwise you would simply have said either Atlantic or Atlantic SD/HD?

[Media Boy UK]

I forgot to add Sky Movies Christmas to my list on Friday.

Sky Movies Christmas will broadcast from December 1st until New Year day on Virgin Channel 403 and also in HD on Virgin Channel 433.

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Originally Posted by dodo1

his pick + 1 and Atlantic + 1 on list?

Base on an rumour I saw Pick +1 is not on list.

[martin201002]

Atlantic SD would be fine, better than what we have now. Still sceptical though.

[steveh]

Originally Posted by RobboEdin

As a 'content' person, SD is perfectly acceptable, especially with the quality of upscaling that either TiVo or your TV can do nowadays.

Providing it's a decent bitrate. Perhaps worth noting that on this side of the Atlantic, the jump from 576 -> 1080 is not so attractive as 480 -> 1080 was for the Americans, especially those brought up with their analogue TV.

[dodo1]

is pop girl, tiny pop+1,nick jr +1 mtv classic, mtv+1, chartshow tv,blizz sky1+1,comdey central extra+1 horse and country, disney hd,universal hd on
the list?

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by dodo1

is pop girl, tiny pop+1,nick jr +1 mtv classic, mtv+1, chartshow tv,blizz sky1+1,comdey central extra+1 horse and country, disney hd,universal hd on
the list?

Nope.

I do not have the rights to posting the names on the list.

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Originally Posted by Dash: CF noob

MB have we dropped the 'soon'?

Originally Posted by howardmicks

End of a era the soon as left the building

I forgot to add 'Soon' before launching this thread on Friday.

Maybe someone at Cable Forum HQ will add it.

[Chad]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

I do not have the rights to posting the names on the list.

This list of channels thing keeps on popping up in this thread.

If you are not able divulge details of channels on the list, what can you or anyone else on here tell us about the list itself?

Who produced the list and how high up the Virgin Media food chain are they?

Who has seen the original list and how high up the Virgin Media foot chain are they?

Is there any proof at all that this list exists or are we going from info from a friend of a friend of a friend?

How old is the list?

Are the channels on the list 100% set in stone to launch? (i.e. Is it a list of channel Virgin want to launch, or are going to launch?)

What is it that makes people so sure on here that the channels in the list will actually launch?

[Qtx]

Originally Posted by Chad

Who produced the list and how high up the Virgin Media food chain are they?

You forgot one question:

Is the list created by the VM PR department in the hope of using the rumour mill as a way of retaining customers, who live in hope a certain channel might come their way....soon?

[nialli]

Originally Posted by steveh

Providing it's a decent bitrate. Perhaps worth noting that on this side of the Atlantic, the jump from 576 -> 1080 is not so attractive as 480 -> 1080 was for the Americans, especially those brought up with their analogue TV.

The Sky Atlantic in SD on a Now TV box looks good - not great, but certainly good enough. If we got Atlantic catch up and On Demand content, that would most likely be slightly better picture quality even if only in SD, judging from what I've seen with Now TV.

[ocav]

Originally Posted by dodo1

is pop girl, tiny pop+1,nick jr +1 mtv classic, mtv+1, chartshow tv,blizz sky1+1,comdey central extra+1 horse and country, disney hd,universal hd on
the list?

The ones in bold have recently been excluded in a deal with Viacom so not likely soon.

Out of the list, Pop & Chart Show are most likely as I believe MB said the deal was up with CSC Media in May.

Universal HD also looks likely as NBC Universal changed their response to "We are currently discussing with Virgin how to get this channel on their service" from "If you want it, we suggest pressuring Virgin to get it"

Disney HD is likely to as mentioned before about a channel sync with UPC

Horse and Country, well I think that is one of the last on the list as the demand for it is rather small compared to some of the others you have listed.