11-12-2018, 10:47
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Re: Virgin Media Changelog
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
I agree, but maybe the strategy is now to procure UHD content for channel 999. I find it curious that the programmes currently showing on that channel are not available also on demand, but maybe that will change in the New Year.
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That's probably because most of On Demand is still currently on the system that doesn't support UHD nor has the capacity for it.
Virgin have started to move content over to the new system, and that started with Sky Cinema On Demand (which is why all the HD for Sky Cinema came back)
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11-12-2018, 11:27
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Re: Virgin Media Changelog
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
I agree, but maybe the strategy is now to procure UHD content for channel 999. I find it curious that the programmes currently showing on that channel are not available also on demand, but maybe that will change in the New Year.
Maybe the Virgin Exclusives will become Virgin UHD Exclusives on demand?
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Perhaps in the future but certainly not currently for the reasons that have just been explained by Ben..
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11-12-2018, 13:32
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Re: Virgin Media Changelog
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Originally Posted by BenMcr
That's probably because most of On Demand is still currently on the system that doesn't support UHD nor has the capacity for it.
Virgin have started to move content over to the new system, and that started with Sky Cinema On Demand (which is why all the HD for Sky Cinema came back)
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Yes, understood, but Virgin's UHD channel is also available to viewers who can get only HD. So is there a technical reason why the downscaled version of Virgin's UHD channel cannot be shown on demand?
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11-12-2018, 14:10
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Re: Virgin Media Changelog
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Yes, understood, but Virgin's UHD channel is also available to viewers who can get only HD. So is there a technical reason why the downscaled version of Virgin's UHD channel cannot be shown on demand?
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...because it’s broadcast in UHD and downscaled in the V6 for customers who don’t have a 4K TV?
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11-12-2018, 14:24
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Re: Virgin Media Changelog
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Originally Posted by RobboEdin
...because it’s broadcast in UHD and downscaled in the V6 for customers who don’t have a 4K TV?
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Yes, that's what I mean. If some viewers are watching the channel in HD rather than UHD, is it not possible to provide channell 999's content in HD on demand until the system is upgraded?
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11-12-2018, 14:33
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Re: Virgin Media Changelog
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Yes, that's what I mean. If some viewers are watching the channel in HD rather than UHD, is it not possible to provide channell 999's content in HD on demand until the system is upgraded?
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OB it's the V6 that is downscaling it, it's not a separate stream, it is coming into every Full House home as UHD, the V6 then goes "I'm not connected to a 4K TV, I'll only show a quarter of the pixels." The OD infrastructure at the back end isn't configured in its entirety to work with UHD yet, neither is there enough of it to fit it in, but it is being worked on, hence the Sky Cinema OD comment.
At least that is how I understand it.
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11-12-2018, 14:35
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Re: Virgin Media Changelog
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Originally Posted by cheekyangus
OB it's the V6 that is downscaling it, it's not a separate stream, it is coming into every Full House home as UHD, the V6 then goes "I'm not connected to a 4K TV, I'll only show a quarter of the pixels." The OD infrastructure at the back end isn't configured in its entirety to work with UHD yet, neither is there enough of it to fit it in, but it is being worked on, hence the Sky Cinema OD comment.
At least that is how I understand it.
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Ok, thank you for the explanation, cheekyangus. 
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12-02-2019, 09:11
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Re: Virgin Media Changelog
The Smithsonian Channel has been launched on channel 295. You need to access it by entering the channel numbers at the moment as it is not yet listed on the EPG.
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12-02-2019, 09:22
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Re: Virgin Media Changelog
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The Smithsonian Channel has been launched on channel 295. You need to access it by entering the channel numbers at the moment as it is not yet listed on the EPG.
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Just checked, and it's on the EPG here on a V6.
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12-02-2019, 09:22
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Re: Virgin Media Changelog
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The Smithsonian Channel has been launched on channel 295. You need to access it by entering the channel numbers at the moment as it is not yet listed on the EPG.
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l can confirm that OB and l can also confirm that it is listed on the EPG.
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12-02-2019, 10:04
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Re: Virgin Media Changelog
TruTV is now True Crime on 212.
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12-02-2019, 11:19
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Re: Virgin Media Changelog
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17-02-2019, 16:41
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Re: Virgin Media Changelog
On February 13th Virgin Media did move Star Bharat from Virgin Channel 804 to Virgin Channel 802.
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17-02-2019, 19:02
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Re: Virgin Media Changelog
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On February 13th Virgin Media did move Star Bharat from Virgin Channel 804 to Virgin Channel 802.
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did anyone really notice.......... 
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17-02-2019, 19:11
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Re: Virgin Media Changelog
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did anyone really notice.......... |
Will I did when "Channel move" appeared on Channel 804.
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