Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
05-05-2019, 16:52
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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Originally Posted by Media Boy
Rumour.
We have seen up to date infomation on Amazon Prime - it will launch by 2020.
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So in other words it will launch in the next 8 months.
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05-05-2019, 16:57
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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So in other words it will launch in the next 8 months.
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Within the next 8 months.
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Virgin Media UK DOA is Summer 2019.
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It like waiting on the Bus then two come at a same time.
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05-05-2019, 17:16
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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Within the next 8 months.
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Virgin Media UK DOA is Summer 2019.
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It like waiting on the Bus then two come at a same time.
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Yes they did state in their press release that it would launch in the Summer MB.
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05-05-2019, 17:25
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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Yes they did state in their press release that it would launch in the Summer MB.
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We feel it may be like Brexit and launch later than Summer.
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05-05-2019, 17:29
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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We feel it may be like Brexit and launch later than Summer.
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I'm guessing it won't be the full Prime with the ability to carry channels that VM already carry?
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05-05-2019, 17:31
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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We feel it may be like Brexit and launch later than Summer.
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Well we shall see MB.
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05-05-2019, 17:55
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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Virgin Media UK DOA is Summer 2019.
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DOA? I hope not!
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05-05-2019, 18:00
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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DOA? I hope not!
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Does not DOA mean dead on arrival.
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05-05-2019, 18:04
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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Does not DOA mean dead on arrival.
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I did mean date of arrival.
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05-05-2019, 19:07
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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I'm guessing it won't be the full Prime with the ability to carry channels that VM already carry?
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We don't know yet, but I imagine it will be the full Prime service. After all, we won't be getting a price reduction to view the stripped out part of it, so that wouldn't work really.
I don't think VM is too bothered about the overlaps, given that their channels are bundled with others at a discounted price. I shouldn't think there would be a great take up of any duplicated channels on Amazon.
Although some material competes with the VM Store, you get that now with some Netflix content.
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05-05-2019, 19:34
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
We are now starting to think Virgin Media UK's deal with Sky may not be up this summer due to Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Arena both launching in July 2017 in the UK.
July 2017 saw other Sky Sports branded channels being moved to other channel numbers.
https://mediaboyblog.blogspot.com/20...what.html#more
It look like Sky deal with Virgin Media UK may not be up for renewal until Summer of 2020 or 2021.
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05-05-2019, 19:47
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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Originally Posted by Media Boy
We are now starting to think Virgin Media UK's deal with Sky may not be up this summer due to Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Arena both launching in July 2017 in the UK.
July 2017 saw other Sky Sports branded channels being moved to other channel numbers.
https://mediaboyblog.blogspot.com/20...what.html#more
It look like Sky deal with Virgin Media UK may not be up for renewal until Summer of 2020 or 2021.
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That was just a reorganisation of the sports channels by Sky though, wasn't it? I don't think that would have impacted on the deal in this way. Any more than the Sky Living channel name changing to Sky Witness.
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05-05-2019, 19:54
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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That was just a reorganisation of the sports channels by Sky though, wasn't it? I don't think that would have impacted on the deal in this way. Any more than the Sky Living channel name changing to Sky Witness.
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But Sky did launch two new Sky Sports Channels (Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Arena) far as I know if Virgin Media UK has not signed an new deal with Sky their would not be allow to broadcast them on Virgin Media UK right now until their sign an new deal with it owner. All other Sky Sports Channels was rebranded from Sky Sports 1, Sky Sports 2 and so on.
Is Sky Sports Racing HD on Virgin Media?
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05-05-2019, 20:00
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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Originally Posted by Media Boy
We are now starting to think Virgin Media UK's deal with Sky may not be up this summer due to Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Arena both launching in July 2017 in the UK.
July 2017 saw other Sky Sports branded channels being moved to other channel numbers.
https://mediaboyblog.blogspot.com/20...what.html#more
It look like Sky deal with Virgin Media UK may not be up for renewal until Summer of 2020 or 2021.
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It seems someone is way off the mark with their predictions again.
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But Sky did launch two new Sky Sports Channels (Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Arena) far as I know Virgin Media UK did not sign an new deal their would not be on Virgin Media UK right now until their sign an new deal with it owner. All other Sky Sports Channels was rebranded from Sky Sports 1, Sky Sports 2 and so on.
Is Sky Sports Racing HD on Virgin Media?
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05-05-2019, 20:05
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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It seems someone is way off the mark with their predictions again.
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I think the problem is believing these companies sit around like I do and phone up Vodafone after 11 months.
If something comes up of interest I’m sure both parties would negotiate at any time which is why the month of renewal of the “Sky Basics” channels has moved since their return, and Sky Sports 3/4 HD arrived at a different point too. We don’t know what the contracts say about additional or successor channels so it’s pure conjecture.
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