Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009) - Page 3

virginruinedntl · 08-01-2009, 12:47

Well i guess this makes it a virtual certainty that ITVHD will be 1 of the 4 HD channels coming within the next 3 months. I hope they dont count ITV On Demand as 1 of the HD channels though!

Come on branson, spill the beans on the 4 channels!

braysoj1 · 08-01-2009, 15:02

any news on five on demand coming 2 virgin media

demented · 08-01-2009, 15:09

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Originally Posted by braysoj1

any news on five on demand coming 2 virgin media

In theory it could happen, I say this as Five signed a deal with BT vision not so long ago for catch-up. Unfortunately a direct comparison probably isn't really there as BT Vision charge for it.

Media Boy UK · 08-01-2009, 15:28

New Channel coming next Month.

Living2 +1 will launch on the 5th of February 2009 on Virgin and Sky.

Info from agbnielsen

Anthony1975 · 08-01-2009, 16:02

I know this will sound rather sad but is there any plans for Pulse TV to join Virgin Media anytime soon? The reason I ask is Pulse will have RQW Wrestling on from February and I used to watch it on The Wrestling Channel on Sky before it was bought by the now dead Fight Network.

Horizon · 08-01-2009, 17:59

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Originally Posted by virginruinedntl

Well i guess this makes it a virtual certainty that ITVHD will be 1 of the 4 HD channels coming within the next 3 months. I hope they dont count ITV On Demand as 1 of the HD channels though!

They might...there isn't enough ITV HD content to warrant a full blown channel. Even on freesat, ITV don't have a proper HD channel. There is the possiblity also that VM may use the same system as on freesat to access ITV HD, ie by pressing the red button. A hidden "channel" is currently testing which would facilitate this. Although I'm sure it would be available through the menus too.

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

New Channel coming next Month.

Living2 +1 will launch on the 5th of February 2009 on Virgin and Sky.

Info from agbnielsen

VM announced last year that they intend to rebrand all/some of their channels along with the UKTV ones. Once all the UKTV channels have been done, I'd expect VM's own channels to be next. This channel launching just guarantees a position on the EPG for the "new" channel.

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VM may be about to implement new security measures on their tv platform. Two hidden "channels" have appeared in the hidden engineering menus called:

Ch 510 - Security Fraud Message
Ch 808 - Yon have non-standard equipment

This may be a prelude to VM checking for dodgy stbs on their network and/or upgrading their conditional access system.

grabbi · 08-01-2009, 18:04

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Originally Posted by Anthony1975

I know this will sound rather sad but is there any plans for Pulse TV to join Virgin Media anytime soon? The reason I ask is Pulse will have RQW Wrestling on from February and I used to watch it on The Wrestling Channel on Sky before it was bought by the now dead Fight Network.

Not sad at all, mate. Many of us around here and on DS.co.uk were uneasy about TNA Wrestling being on TWC, and Virgin/ntl:Telewest not carrying it... and then it went to Bravo2, which the ntl: side of the company didnt carry for a month or so.

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Originally Posted by Horizon

VM may be about to implement new security measures on their tv platform. Two "channels" have appeared in the hidden engineering menus called:

Ch 510 - Security Fraud Message
Ch 808 - Yon have non-standard equipment

This may be a prelude to VM checking for dodgy stbs on their network and/or upgrading their conditional access system.

Even better news, if you ask me.

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Originally Posted by braysoj1

any news on five on demand coming 2 virgin media

Come on, man. They just got ITV... that was hard enough.

TBH, there isnt much on Five they could put on. Its full of the odd diamond in the rough, but there is a lot of rough on Five.

lemarsh · 08-01-2009, 18:52

do we know when the ITV Player and HD will be with us?

Andrewcrawford23 · 08-01-2009, 18:54

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Originally Posted by lemarsh

do we know when the ITV Player and HD will be with us?

no one has said the hd channel will be with us just presumed

lemarsh · 08-01-2009, 20:01

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Originally Posted by Andrewcrawford23

no one has said the hd channel will be with us just presumed

Sorry - interpreted 'A selection of ITVâ€™s High Definition (HD) programming will also be available on demand, adding to Virgin Mediaâ€™s growing and popular list of HD content as part of the UKâ€™s leading TV on demand service.' to mean we would get the full (although ITV HD not on all the time) service.

[source Virgin press release]

Media Boy UK · 08-01-2009, 20:09

The ITV and Virgin Media deal signed today we may get:

ITV2 +1
ITV3 +1
ITV4 +1
ITV HD via the red button.

demented · 08-01-2009, 20:16

Ah, now that is interesting Media boy. Cool.

badsoupday · 08-01-2009, 21:21

A glaring absence of dates in the announcement. It could be months away...

demented · 08-01-2009, 21:41

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Originally Posted by badsoupday

A glaring absence of dates in the announcement. It could be months away...

Absolutely. But when has vod stuff happened immediately? There was a great fanfare when iPlayer launched on cable, in reality it took them months to stagger up the content.

Horizon · 08-01-2009, 22:05

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Originally Posted by badsoupday

A glaring absence of dates in the announcement. It could be months away...

I don't think so....Weeks at most.