Coming soon to Virgin Media 2008.

[TV Boy]

Originally Posted by McYorkie

I suspect it's just got a bit more serious than just lack of room for one channel if it's now impacting on a previously announced and confirmed launch for Arsenal TV. As has been said before on here and another place, VM really now need to get on with shutting down analogue cable tv, and clearing out some of the useless stuff such as Virgin Central and Filmflex previews loop channels.

That would buy them a bit more time. Question now is, how many of the "coming soon" channels listed here will now not happen this year unless they sort their "critical" issue?

I have been told that Virgin HAVE got room to add channels on the Telewest side but they are running out of room on the NTL side. But they are adding more room.

[grabbi]

Originally Posted by McYorkie

I suspect it's just got a bit more serious than just lack of room for one channel if it's now impacting on a previously announced and confirmed launch for Arsenal TV. As has been said before on here and another place, VM really now need to get on with shutting down analogue cable tv, and clearing out some of the useless stuff such as Virgin Central and Filmflex previews loop channels.

That would buy them a bit more time. Question now is, how many of the "coming soon" channels listed here will now not happen this year unless they sort their "critical" issue?

I feel you might be right.

Unfortunatly the company continues to add these stupid loop channels and preview channels with no reason at all, but instead uses the customers money to buy bandwidth to put more of them on!

[m.massey]

Can someone tell me, if aesenal tv is still testing .

[TV Boy]

Originally Posted by m.massey

Can someone tell me, if aesenal tv is still testing .

Did you not see this post from last night:

A: Due to issues with Virgin Media's channel capacity Arsenal TV will not be available on Virgin Media at launch. The channel will launch as planned on Sky hanel 423 on January 14th. Arsenal would like to apologise on behalf of Virgin for this delay and re-assure all supporters that we are working with Virgin and Setanta to resolve this issue as soon as possible. Arsenal TV will be available to Virgin customers in the future and the date will be publicised widely as soon as it is confirmed.

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Info from Arsenal.com

[Andrewcrawford23]

i got to wodner why it is testing if there capicty problems unless when they tested that when they realised there was problems

there been a few problems on xtw but my sources has said it mostly xntl the problem is with but my source cant be accurate on the capicty side as they dnt work in that department

[m.massey]

(1) yes tv boy i did see it, (2) im sorry , i thouht i would just ask.

[windy]

Can we start rating this post PLEASE.

Nothing to do with "coming soon to virgin" but still needs rating....last years did.

Thanks.

[dominoprincess]

Originally Posted by TV Boy

With Arsenal TV now been postphone due to Virgin having 'capacity constraints' I cant see Pop Girl coming to Virgin this month.

Do you expect it to come at all now? If not this month, do you think the problem should be resolved by next month? thanks!

[Wicked_and_Crazy]

there is no capacity constraint, too many channels have been dropped without replacements for that to be true

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Originally Posted by windy

Can we start rating this post PLEASE.

Nothing to do with "coming soon to virgin" but still needs rating....last years did.

Thanks.

rate the above post??? why?? its just rate tarting

[Andrewcrawford23]

virgin have already admitted themself there not much capicty and its mostly the xntl side i agree with what yoru sayign chanensl have gone but other chnanel have come granted mostly micne oens but they have come

[Neptune]

...they've admitted no such thing.

Been through all this a billion times before on here...

40+ odd front row channels were switched off when On Demand launched. The capacity could easily be switched back on again, if necessary.

The reason why March is being banded about as the month for when there may be more channels launching is because that'll be the new financial year. Well, actually it'll be April...If VM wanted to launch channels today and pay for them, the channels would launch today.

[JG3870]

There have been a lot of comings and goings channel wise since the rebrand to Virgin Media in February 2007 so I thought i'd put together a list of channels that have come and gone the past 11 months

ADDED TO VIRGIN MEDIA
Current TV
Virgin 1 +1
Pop
Tiny Pop
True Movies
MTV®
Discovery Real Time +1
Discovery Real Time Extra
Discovery Home & Health +1
Setanta Sports News
LFC TV
UKTV Drama +1
Paramount Comedy 1 +1
Nick Jnr 2
DMAX
Movies 24+
Diva TV
Channel 4 +1
Animal Planet +1

REMOVED FROM VIRGIN MEDIA
Sky One
Sky Sports News
Sky News
Discovery Home & Health +1
UKTV Bright Ideas (Ceased Broadcasting)
Discovery Kids (Ceased Broadcasting)
ABC1 (Ceased Broadcasting)

ADDED TO EX-NTL PLATFORM
UKTV Documentary +1
UKTV History +1
UKTV Food +1

ADDED TO EX-TELEWEST PLATFORM
Challenge +1

REMOVED FROM EX-NTL PLATFORM
Bliss
Scuzz
Flaunt
Sky Travel
Sky Travel Extra
Sky Two
More 4 +1
Classic FM TV (Ceased Broadcasting)

REMOVED FROM EX-TELEWEST PLATFORM
Performance Channel
Leonardo

[Andrewcrawford23]

Originally Posted by Neptune

...they've admitted no such thing.

Been through all this a billion times before on here...

40+ odd front row channels were switched off when On Demand launched. The capacity could easily be switched back on again, if necessary.

The reason why March is being banded about as the month for when there may be more channels launching is because that'll be the new financial year. Well, actually it'll be April...If VM wanted to launch channels today and pay for them, the channels would launch today.

have a look on digittal spy you will find a few articles on it

i dnt denyt what you say i think youa re right but ith nik for now they haev reached there capicty or just about

[TV Boy]

Originally Posted by JG3870

There have been a lot of comings and goings channel wise since the rebrand to Virgin Media in February 2007 so I thought i'd put together a list of channels that have come and gone the past 11 months

ADDED TO VIRGIN MEDIA
Current TV
Virgin 1 +1
Pop
Tiny Pop
True Movies
MTV®
Discovery Real Time +1
Discovery Real Time Extra
Discovery Home & Health +1
Setanta Sports News
LFC TV
UKTV Drama +1
Paramount Comedy 1 +1
Nick Jnr 2
DMAX
Movies 24+
Diva TV
Channel 4 +1
Animal Planet +1

REMOVED FROM VIRGIN MEDIA
Sky One
Sky Sports News
Sky News
Discovery Home & Health +1
UKTV Bright Ideas (Ceased Broadcasting)
Discovery Kids (Ceased Broadcasting)
ABC1 (Ceased Broadcasting)

ADDED TO EX-NTL PLATFORM
UKTV Documentary +1
UKTV History +1
UKTV Food +1

ADDED TO EX-TELEWEST PLATFORM
Challenge +1

REMOVED FROM EX-NTL PLATFORM
Bliss
Scuzz
Flaunt
Sky Travel
Sky Travel Extra
Sky Two
More 4 +1
Classic FM TV (Ceased Broadcasting)

REMOVED FROM EX-TELEWEST PLATFORM
Performance Channel
Leonardo

Now I know why NTL run out of room.

Also have one on me -

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Virgin have added 23 channels to NTL,
Virgin have remove 15 channels from NTL.

Virgin have added 21 channels to Telewest,
Virgin have remove 9 channels from Telewest

[fredtheted]

I think the name of the thread should be changed to ''NOT Coming soon to Virgin Media 2008'', after the fiasco of the ''Arsenal'' channel now being unavailable to Virgin when it comes into being on the 14th, due to band restrictions.

So what chance any new channels, especially HD, for the foreseeable future?

I think people will be shortly deserting Virgin, in droves , to Sky if this lack of ambition continues.

Mind you, this is perhaps what the management wants.