General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)

[spankysmagicpian]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

But with few hours to go before May we think it safe to reveal that the name of the UHD Channel will NOT launch by tomorrow on Virgin Media UK.

Note the following name was given to us in 2017.

-We was told back in 2017 that Discovery/Eurosport UHD may launch on Virgin UK by May 2018.[COLOR="Silver"]

Create and Craft UHD won't be launching either.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by spankysmagicpian

Create and Craft UHD won't be launching either.

Wimbledon in 4K is a better bet.

Centre Court being offered in 4K High Dynamic Range to achieve optimum resolution and picture quality.

http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/...hips_2018.html

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by spankysmagicpian

Create and Craft UHD won't be launching either.

I don't think that will be regarded as a loss!

[denphone]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I don't think that will be regarded as a loss!

What you mean OB the purveyor of everything UHD is not interested in this wonderful channel when he has been at his wits end waiting for a UHD channel..

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by denphone

What you mean OB the purveyor of everything UHD is not interested in this wonderful channel when he has been at his wits end waiting for a UHD channel..

You have a unique ability to twist everything to your own taste, don't you, Den?

UHD yes. Rubbish, no, and I have often complained about the quality of content on pay tv, have I not?

[denphone]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

UHD yes. Rubbish, no, and I have often complained about the quality of content on pay tv, have I not?

Plenty of quality content to see on pay TV if one looks more OB.

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

You have a unique ability to twist everything to your own taste, don't you, Den?

Perhaps l have been taking too many lessons from you OB.

[Media Boy UK]

An new Media Boy Source has reveal that Virgin Media UK are testing Horizon within VM but no ETA on a release for customers.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by denphone

Plenty of quality content to see on pay TV if one looks more OB.

There is a limited amount, hidden in the midst of all the junk.

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No sign of the new ITV Encore on demand yet. I now think we may not get this until talks between VM and ITV on payment for the main ITV channel is sorted. I expect that ITV Encore will be part of the deal.

Hope they don't pay over the odds for it, though. Not unless they are going to add new content to it. We already have ITV Collections, after all.

[Bob]

It's worth noting that there is no ITV Encore content on Sky On Demand either as far as I can tell. But maybe there is but it's just listed at ITV/ITV HD

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Bob

It's worth noting that there is no ITV Encore content on Sky On Demand either as far as I can tell. But maybe there is but it's just listed at ITV/ITV HD

Very strange indeed. I wonder what they are playing at?

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For those of you interested in idents and channel names, this is for you. Universal Channel becomes Universal TV.

Wooppeee.

https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2018...ip-uk-channel/

[RichardCoulter]

Discovery are working on creating Quest HD, no info as to whether VM will carry this yet.

Perhaps it will be added when the carriage agreement comes up for renewal. Anyone know when this is?

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Discovery are working on creating Quest HD, no info as to whether VM will carry this yet.

Perhaps it will be added when the carriage agreement comes up for renewal. Anyone know when this is?

MB will know, but hopefully, they won't wait until the current arrangements are up, given the football on that channel.

[RichardCoulter]

True, maybe it will come sooner rather than later as don't Liberty Global have a stake (or fully own) the Discovery channels??

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Just been told that Quest HD already exists and has been free to air for ages on Arabsat's Badr 4 satellite @ 26e, so it shouldn't take long to bring it to the UK.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

True, maybe it will come sooner rather than later as don't Liberty Global have a stake (or fully own) the Discovery channels??

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Just been told that Quest HD already exists and has been free to air for ages on Arabsat's Badr 4 satellite @ 26e, so it shouldn't take long to bring it to the UK.

From what I can make out, the same programming is on the Arabyan version, but it is, of course, spoken in Arabic.

However, they do also get an English language version, so as you say, it would not be too difficult to bring Quest HD to these shores.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Discovery are working on creating Quest HD, no info as to whether VM will carry this yet.

Been looking up both here and DS Forum all weekend - any link on this rumour?

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https://corporate.discovery.com/lead...john-c-malone/

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

True, maybe it will come sooner rather than later as don't Liberty Global have a stake (or fully own) the Discovery channels??

As of August 2017 Malone did own about 30% of Discovery shares and holds the most voting shares.

https://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/...wamp.html#more

But note that was before Discovery acquisition of Scripps (Food Network and Travel Channel plus 50% of UKTV [Gold and Drama and so on].

But John Malone did buy more Discovery Inc stock in December.

https://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/...lone-puts.html

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