General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018) - Page 162

epsilon · 18-10-2018, 23:33

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

Viacom will rebrand MTV ROCKS as MTV Xmas from November 9th to late December.

Didn't MTV Classic rebrand as MTV Xmas in previous years? Obviously not on Virgin but wherever it was available.

Media Boy UK · 18-10-2018, 23:37

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Originally Posted by epsilon

Didn't MTV Classic rebrand as MTV Xmas in previous years? Obviously not on Virgin but wherever it was available.

It will be the first time on Virgin Media UK.

Was on MTV Classic on Virgin Media Ireland last year.

epsilon · 18-10-2018, 23:44

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

It will be the first time on Virgin Media UK.

Was on MTV Classic on Virgin Media Ireland last year.

That's what I thought, thanks.

batchain · 19-10-2018, 23:01

Eleven Sports?

http://en.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.php...&sec=0&lang=en

http://en.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.php...&sec=0&lang=en

This channel is coming soon...

Live: La Liga Football

LaLiga · 20-10-2018, 03:54

Good news re: Eleven it's what I've been waiting for! 2 questions though?

1) Is it confirmation a deal is done?

2) How long on average from testing to going 'live'?

Raider999 · 20-10-2018, 10:31

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Originally Posted by LaLiga

Good news re: Eleven it's what I've been waiting for! 2 questions though?

1) Is it confirmation a deal is done?

2) How long on average from testing to going 'live'?

I would have thought the most obvious question was

How much will it cost?

denphone · 20-10-2018, 11:35

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Originally Posted by Raider999

I would have thought the most obvious question was

How much will it cost?

Probably a penny short of a tenner.

Raider999 · 20-10-2018, 14:40

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Originally Posted by denphone

Probably a penny short of a tenner.

Proves my point - an extra tenner to watch something that was included within the sky sports empire last season.

In the good old days you subscribed to sky sports and watched all the sport you wanted (or that was available)

Along came the interfering EU and declared sky couldn't have a monopoly ( in the guise of competition) so we had other companies entering the market - end result the cost to the subscriber who wants to watch what he used to has shot through the roof.

Competition, maybe, but not in the consumers interest.

The only way competition is fair to the consumer is for all sports to be available to all broadcasters who then compete on price to offer a value service to the consumer.

End result would be lower prices to the consumer (and lower wages to the Wendy ballers) - this is how competition is supposed to work, not a never ending spiral of cost.

Gavin-D · 20-10-2018, 15:43

"The BBC will launch BBC Two Wales and BBC Two Northern Ireland in HD at the end of November, but while BBC Two Wales HD will be available on all main digital TV platforms, the HD service for Northern Ireland will only be carried on Freeview, YouView* and iPlayer."

Availability on Virgin Media is still to be confirmed.

https://www.a516digital.com/2018/10/...or-new-hd.html

alwaysabear · 20-10-2018, 16:16

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Originally Posted by denphone

Probably a penny short of a tenner.

I doubt that very much, if anything £4.99.

OLD BOY · 20-10-2018, 16:25

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Originally Posted by Gavin-D

"The BBC will launch BBC Two Wales and BBC Two Northern Ireland in HD at the end of November, but while BBC Two Wales HD will be available on all main digital TV platforms, the HD service for Northern Ireland will only be carried on Freeview, YouView* and iPlayer."

Availability on Virgin Media is still to be confirmed.

https://www.a516digital.com/2018/10/...or-new-hd.html

Good news for those receiving those channels. I hope we don't have to wait much longer before the other BBC variants switch to HD.

denphone · 20-10-2018, 17:24

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Originally Posted by alwaysabear

I doubt that very much, if anything £4.99.

l think you are being rather optimistic there alwaysabear.

muppetman11 · 20-10-2018, 18:26

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Originally Posted by alwaysabear

I doubt that very much, if anything £4.99.

Probably included in full house bundle.

OLD BOY · 20-10-2018, 18:34

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

Probably included in full house bundle.

I wouldn't be surprised if VM did that. The BT Sport wholesale deal VM has done with BT is unique and it must be attractive to sports fans. Including Eleven Sports will prove popular, I think, particularly as more sports are offered by the channel as it establishes itself here in the UK.

1andrew1 · 20-10-2018, 21:37

I reckon free for six months then £5.99pm. Just including it free doesn't make VM any money and the uplift in subscribers would be negligible.
If Eleven Sports expands its content, it could prove a useful substitute for VM to include in the Full House Pack if BT Sport becomes a bit pricey for VM.