General Changes to Virgin TV (2021) - Page 34

OLD BOY · 21-05-2021, 14:41

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Originally Posted by Legendkiller2k

Iy's still linear tv old chap.
ITV do news at 10 too btw if you want a alt to BBC.

It’s not me who’s fixated on whether it’s called linear or not. That’s down to others on here who are trying to be pedantic about technical terms and making arguments out of thin air.

1andrew1 · 21-05-2021, 14:57

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I record it and watch it just before bedtime.

Why don't you watch it on-demand OB? Recording TV is surely best left to the linear luddites.

jfman · 21-05-2021, 15:15

Recording programming that's available via streaming. How quaint.

**Hugh** · 21-05-2021, 16:24

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

It’s not me who’s fixated on whether it’s called linear or not. That’s down to others on here who are trying to be pedantic about technical terms and making arguments out of thin air.

Why not watch it on iPlayer catch-up?

(you know, streaming...)

OLD BOY · 21-05-2021, 17:12

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Why don't you watch it on-demand OB? Recording TV is surely best left to the linear luddites.

Simple. Because when the programme ends, you cannot access it for a few hours.

Itshim · 21-05-2021, 17:40

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Originally Posted by Hugh

Why not watch it on iPlayer catch-up?

(you know, streaming...)

It's to much a fiddle so much simpler to record . And fast forwarding isso much better on V6 every other system l have seen.

**Hugh** · 21-05-2021, 22:11

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Originally Posted by Itshim

It's to much a fiddle so much simpler to record . And fast forwarding isso much better on V6 every other system l have seen.

You may have missed the point*….

*streaming is the future, linear TV (including recording linear TV programmes) is dying…

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Simple. Because when the programme ends, you cannot access it for a few hours.

You sure?

BBC2 Gardeners World (9pm - 10pm) and This Time With Alan Partridge (BBC1 9:30pm - 10pm) are both available now on BBC iPlayer, at 10:10pm.

spiderplant · 21-05-2021, 22:37

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Originally Posted by Hugh

You sure?

BBC2 Gardeners World (9pm - 10pm) and This Time With Alan Partridge (BBC1 9:30pm - 10pm) are both available now on BBC iPlayer, at 10:10pm.

To be fair, those aren't live broadcasts so can be prepared ready for quick publishing.

Though surely waiting a few hours for something to become available is a small price to pay for the extra convenience of streaming

**Hugh** · 21-05-2021, 22:55

BBC News at Ten is now on iPlayer.

1andrew1 · 21-05-2021, 23:10

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Originally Posted by Hugh

BBC News at Ten is now on iPlayer.

From 10.00pm-10.30pm it's available on re-start.

So it's only unavailable for 23 minutes from 10.30pm to 10.53pm, not hours.

OLD BOY · 22-05-2021, 01:40

Do you guys how pathetically this sounds?

I’m sorry, just play your games with others of same minds! I’m just conversation with normal people

AdamDigital · 22-05-2021, 08:17

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Originally Posted by epsilon

At the bottom end I guess after NHK World, maybe 626 unless Virgin leave a gap. It could also be squeezed into one of the many gaps but that probably wouldn't be fair to the other news channels. There are a lot of gaps, maybe Virgin could use the addition of a new channel as a prompt to tidy up the news section.

Yes, I wonder what will happen. Does anyone know why there are such gaps in the News EPG number range? Is it a legacy of the olden days and the multiplicity of operators (Diamond Cable etc.)?

cheekyangus · 22-05-2021, 10:03

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Originally Posted by AdamDigital

Yes, I wonder what will happen. Does anyone know why there are such gaps in the News EPG number range? Is it a legacy of the olden days and the multiplicity of operators (Diamond Cable etc.)?

I don't know, but it could be various things.

1) There aren't many launches in that category and spacing them out fills the allocated Category number range.

2) There have been closures over the years and the news channels don't see the point in closing gaps so long as the order doesn't change and rival channels jump ahead of them.

3) If a viewer gets the number wrong typing it in by one space, there is no channel change, so the viewer doesn't get to accidentally sample another channel and they risk losing that viewer.

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I have just noticed there a Science and Numbers/Statistics show called It's A Numbers Game on the VM Showcase channel all day. It's a bit like the Christmas Lectures crossed with How2. Dr Hannah Fry is one of the familiar faces presenting it.

Description says it "explores the unique role that maths and science play in sport".

There's a BT Sport logo in background and the presenter mentioned the broadcaster.

It's not simulcast as the show isn't on any of the BT Sport channels.

The "ad break" just called it It's A Numbers Game Showcase and put the BT and VM logos up on a slate as I was typing.

epsilon · 22-05-2021, 10:17

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Originally Posted by AdamDigital

Yes, I wonder what will happen. Does anyone know why there are such gaps in the News EPG number range? Is it a legacy of the olden days and the multiplicity of operators (Diamond Cable etc.)?

Probably not THAT old but it hasn't changed much over the last 5 or 6 years, maybe longer. The last major change being when the BBC News SD channel was dropped and the HD version moved from 604 to 601. Long before that, the ITV/ITN News Channel was on channel 617. Other channels have possibly departed over the years creating some of the gaps and perhaps some of the gaps have always been there. I don't honestly remember there being that many news channels.

**Hugh** · 22-05-2021, 10:35

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Do you guys how pathetically this sounds?

I’m sorry, just play your games with others of same minds! I’m just conversation with normal people

In English?