General : Virgin Media & UKTV+ITV Channels

[Wild Oscar]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Maybe Virgin dont really want to do TV anymore, and just want to concentrate on BB ?

... but they wouldn't have rolled out the V6 though ... or would they?

[warrenb]

After watching the latest twitter update from UKTV I have gleaned the following

So basically VM want to carry the free to air channels, but charge UKTV to be on the EPG, and charge us to view them. VM are not interested in the Pay channels clearly.

[Gavin-D]

I've just spoken to a Sky agent who told me they'll pay up to £100 to buy you out of a contract with VM!

[Ddonald2016]

Originally Posted by Mr K

There wasn't nearly as much outcry, national news and unhappy customers as there are now. But who knows, if both sides are stubborn they'll both suffer.
(just hoping my hard drive freeview recorder has recorded 'Juliet Bravo' today - it hasn't been asked to record anything for years !)

The outcry this time is massive but virgin now closed disscussions until such time as uktv wanting to compromise

[dodgem22]

Virgin Media haven’t spoken to us for a couple of days now, we’d advised getting in touch with them. From UKTV press office on Twitter. https://twitter.com/UKTVPress/with_replies. Its further down the page. Someone is therefore telling lies about still being in discussions.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by dodgem22

Virgin Media haven’t spoken to us for a couple of days now, we’d advised getting in touch with them. From UKTV press office on Twitter. https://twitter.com/UKTVPress/with_replies. Its further down the page. Someone is therefore telling lies about still being in discussions.

They spoke to each other yesterday on BBC breakfast through their mouthpieces.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwldQ6QHpyI&t=84s

[dodgem22]

Thanks for that. It really does not look like there will be a quick resolution.

[jklm13]

If as it always seems to come down to money. I myself would happily pay £1 extra for the channels back no question. After all we are being robbed blind as it is. for a service that gets shoddier by the day since Liberty Global took over. If half of VM customers would also pay £1 that's 2 million quid. surely enough to sort out this cr@p

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by jklm13

If as it always seems to come down to money. I myself would happily pay £1 extra for the channels back no question. After all we are being robbed blind as it is. for a service that gets shoddier by the day since Liberty Global took over. If half of VM customers would also pay £1 that's 2 million quid. surely enough to sort out this cr@p

Could be the whole point of this, to sell a price rise. Much like the reintroduced Toblerone - good news it's back , but you'll have to pay more !

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Gavin-D

And on a far smaller screen

You can watch it through one of the apps on a connected TV, or through Roku or Amazon Fire. You don't have to watch it on a computer.

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Originally Posted by Paul M

Once lost, most are unlikely to come back.

Maybe Virgin dont really want to do TV anymore, and just want to concentrate on BB ?

I think they are looking at 'higher end' audiences, whatever that means.

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Originally Posted by Mr K

Could be the whole point of this, to sell a price rise. Much like the reintroduced Toblerone - good news it's back , but you'll have to pay more !

Well, as they say, you don't get owt for nowt!

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Originally Posted by jklm13

If as it always seems to come down to money. I myself would happily pay £1 extra for the channels back no question. After all we are being robbed blind as it is. for a service that gets shoddier by the day since Liberty Global took over. If half of VM customers would also pay £1 that's 2 million quid. surely enough to sort out this cr@p

How has it got shoddier, exactly, and why blame Liberty Global? This is the first serious carriage dispute for quite a while, and if you recall, Sky very nearly went dark on the Discovery channels just recently.

[Gavin-D]

Update from UKTV

https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses...87655387525120

Interesting bit on the free channels VM want to sell the channels to the customer but make UKTV pay them for the privilege

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Once lost, most are unlikely to come back.

Maybe Virgin dont really want to do TV anymore, and just want to concentrate on BB ?

Very true. There's an old saying in business that it can takes years to build up good customer and seconds to lose it.

I don't think they'll want to pull out of providing TV tho as they need to compete in the triple play market.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Gavin-D

Update from UKTV

https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses...87655387525120

Interesting bit on the free channels VM want to sell the channels to the customer but make UKTV pay them for the privilege

Is the 2 year old running UKTV now.

All UKTV Channels could be on freeview anyway after all we pay £150.50 per year to make 70% of UKTV's output.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Or if you have a connected TV, get TV Player. The solutions are there.

The first two weeks of TV Player are free and there is no contract.

For 50% off for three months use this code MAX50

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Originally Posted by Ddonald2016

Here is what martin lewis says https://twitter.com/martinslewis/sta...387061766?s=12

Interesting that he says that only some people have been offered a discount like myself and that only some are being allowed to leave penalty free. The majority are getting neither.

He also agrees with me (well my solicitor) that this change is so significant that VM cannot use their generic get out clause for this that they put into their t&c's.

In addition, I would argue that to be able to use this get out clause, VM would have had to give us 30 days notice, which they didn't.

[warrenb]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Is the 2 year old running UKTV now.

All UKTV Channels could be on freeview anyway after all we pay £150.50 per year to make 70% of UKTV's output.

Freeview and Freesat both pay to carry UKTV channels, UKTV buy from the BBC commercial arm.