General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)

[Media Boy UK]

Media Boy HQ news in brief

-Radio Times has confirmed that Sky Cinema Drama will now become Sky Cinema Christmas from November 3rd until January.

-Also Sky Viewers are reporting that UKTV are testing Drama +1 on Astra UK.

[Mad Max]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Media Boy HQ news in brief

-Radio Times has confirmed that Sky Cinema Drama will now become Sky Cinema Christmas from November 3rd until January.

-Also Sky Viewers are reporting that UKTV are testing Drama +1 on Astra UK.

Jeez, this must be non post of the year...........

[jfman]

The rebranding of Sky Movies is particularly tedious. It’s not even new content, it’s just repeats bundled together by theme/series/actor.

[denphone]

They do the same every year..

[jfman]

All year every year! I wasn’t being Christmas specific.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by jfman

All year every year! I wasn’t being Christmas specific.

Several times a year without fail but whether it attracts more viewers remains open to question.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by denphone

Several times a year without fail but whether it attracts more viewers remains open to question.

Certainly keeps Media Boy HQ busy.

[jfman]

Originally Posted by pengedragon

This is my point, if I'm watching a game I don't care if its 10, 30 or 60 seconds behind, it's just not something that enters my head

The problem with the streaming delay is slightly more complicated. You don’t always have to go out of your way to have it spoiled.

I subscribe to an online service to avoid the 3pm blackout in the UK. Often it’s a close call whether notifications from the BBC Sport app happen before the goal happens on my TV. Also friends can text or post to group chats who are either at the game or listening on the radio. The usual television delay of a few seconds generally isn’t enough to receive an app notification or text about the goal prior to it happening on screen.

(For the avoidance of doubt this is a legitimate service available to users outside the UK, bought from a registered company that holds the rights outside the UK, that pays appropriate taxes in it’s registered territory. My view is that rules set by football associations don’t supersede my rights to purchase goods and services across the European Union)

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by jfman

The problem with the streaming delay is slightly more complicated. You don’t always have to go out of your way to have it spoiled.

I subscribe to an online service to avoid the 3pm blackout in the UK. Often it’s a close call whether notifications from the BBC Sport app happen before the goal happens on my TV. Also friends can text or post to group chats who are either at the game or listening on the radio. The usual television delay of a few seconds generally isn’t enough to receive an app notification or text about the goal prior to it happening on screen.

(For the avoidance of doubt this is a legitimate service available to users outside the UK, bought from a registered company that holds the rights outside the UK, that pays appropriate taxes in it’s registered territory. My view is that rules set by football associations don’t supersede my rights to purchase goods and services across the European Union)

All the same, I would be rather careful when it comes to splashing that information all over the internet forums. The fact that you pay an organisation to supply you with content that they do not have the right to provide to you is still unlawful, however you dress it up.

[jfman]

It’s been tested at the European Court of Justice for domestic consumers. If as a UK national I moved to Germany and wanted to install a satellite dish to receive Sky UK broadcasts I’d be perfectly entitled to.

The copyright holders are placing restrictions in their contracts that are unlawful.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by jfman

It’s been tested at the European Court of Justice for domestic consumers. If as a UK national I moved to Germany and wanted to install a satellite dish to receive Sky UK broadcasts I’d be perfectly entitled to.

The copyright holders are placing restrictions in their contracts that are unlawful.

Ah yes, you are right, jfman, sorry!

[jfman]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Ah yes, you are right, jfman, sorry!

Apologies.

You are right for pubs and clubs, the ECJ specifically decided copyright law was more important in those cases and a commercial loss to the FAPL.

[pengedragon]

When I’m watching a game I tend to watch the game rather than look at my phone to check for notifications which is why a slight delay doesn’t concern me

[jfman]

Bad news for anyone expecting Eleven to launch one of the Foggy frequencies has been reconfigured so the full bandwidth is being used by the remaining channels.

Hopefully a sign of no deal and their demise can occur sooner rather than later, allowing the content to return to Sky/BT.

[batchain]

https://advanced-television.com/2018...-on-virgin-tv/


Star Network has announced the launch of Star Plus HD and Star Gold HD on Virgin TV, available from November 1st.

Star Plus HD will be available on channel 803 and Star Gold HD will be available on channel 801 on Virgin TV.