General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 3. - Page 120

denphone · 11-09-2012, 18:43

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Originally Posted by andy_m

Thats a bit hard to argue now that UPC have agreed a deal with them.

Overall I'm pleased with what Media Boy has revealed today, and like Muppetman I look forward to the official announcement. ITV 4 in particular for the sports coverage is an excellent addition to the hd offering as far as I'm concerned.

Would have liked to have seen Universal hd as one of the possibles, but the lord giveth etc. We're gaining hd Holly, but we're stuck with a fuzzy Maria Bello! Such is life...

To be perfectly honest Andy UPC are not really a rival to Sky such as VM and BT are in the UK.

DaMac · 11-09-2012, 18:48

I love HD, i wouldn't say i was a snob, i used to love S-VHS rather than VHS, Panasonic TV's give better pictures than Goodmans TV's but what a good TV can't do is make rubbish broadcasts look like diamonds, Friends on comedy central is nothing short of amazing, i can't believe how bad the first two series looked in 4:3 SD they where horrible. Most shows on Atlantic have been made with lavish production budgets, they really have been made to 'wow' the viewer, i get some people are just interested in the narrative, but i want so much more, i want to be mesmorised by the camera pan over deserts and oceans, be pulled in and spat out by the sound track, have my neighbours bang on the wall as a heard of wildebeast migrates from left to right, if i wanted just a story i would read a book. Now Sky Sports News HD i don't get they don't show enough of any action on there, in a big enough window to warrant it in HD.
p.s. if Sky continue to show Manchester United's champions League games in SD on Sports 3 which looks yuk i may have to go to the dark side.

andy_m · 11-09-2012, 18:52

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Originally Posted by denphone

To be perfectly honest Andy UPC are not really a rival to Sky such as VM and BT are in the UK.

UPC are very aggressively targeting Sky customers, much more so than Virgin are in this country, and what's more, they're being successful.

11-09-2012, 18:52

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Originally Posted by DaMac

If Sky continue to show Manchester United's champions League games in SD on Sports 3 which looks yuk i may have to go to the dark side.

You'll have to move again when ManU are on BT Sports every other week after September.

Media Boy UK · 11-09-2012, 18:53

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Originally Posted by Lostlam

I just wanted to know one more thing MB and that's is if Virgin get Sky Sports News HD, will it be added to the XL package or will SKY be awkward as usual and add it to the Sky Sports HD package?

Thanks

Cant confirm any more all I know Virgin Media and Sky are still in talks for the Sky channels posted by me today.

Lostlam · 11-09-2012, 18:55

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

Cant confirm any more all I know Virgin Media and Sky are still in talks for the Sky channels posted by me today.

Thanks for the reply back mate. We will just have to wait and see.

Media Boy UK · 11-09-2012, 18:56

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Originally Posted by Gavin-D

Wouldn't surprise me if VM put these 3 HD channels in the XL pack which seems to be the way they go now

No packages news on where ITV HD Channels will go or even Channels numbers has been given to me - yet.

muppetman11 · 11-09-2012, 19:03

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Originally Posted by Jameseh

You'll have to move again when ManU are on BT Sports every other week after September.

Why you truthfully believe BT will keep their sports channel to themselves , BT will want to distribute it to as wide an audience as possible they simply don't have enough viewers on Vision currently plus they only have 38 EPL games no Champions league.

denphone · 11-09-2012, 19:03

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Originally Posted by andy_m

UPC are very aggressively targeting Sky customers, much more so than Virgin are in this country, and what's more, they're being successful.

Its very much different in a much smaller market then it would be as such in the much larger UK market.

11-09-2012, 19:27

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

Why you truthfully believe BT will keep their sports channel to themselves , BT will want to distribute it to as wide an audience as possible they simply don't have enough viewers on Vision currently plus they only have 38 EPL games no Champions league.

Surely they'd keep the HD to themselves?

OLD BOY · 11-09-2012, 19:29

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: Media Boy reveal list of new channels set that may launch in October or later this year.

I can now reveal the list of channels that may launch from October 2012 on Virgin Media.

NOTE: I do not work for Virgin Media so all the information on this list is subject to change.

Confirmed:
-Channel 5 +1
-ITV2 HD
-ITV3 HD
-ITV4 HD

May launch but still not Confirmed:
-Sony Movies
-CBS Drama

Still in talks:
-Sky Atlantic
-Sky News HD
-Sky Sports News HD

Â©copyright 2012 Media Boy 2006 - 2012. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

Now, Media Boy, could you please just confirm something for me because I think a lot of readers of this thread might have drawn a pessimistic conclusion from your post.

Are we to assume from this that all of the channels on your list will definitely launch, but not necessarily in October? I think that some people are reading your information to mean that we are no further forward with the Sky channels, whereas I think you are possibly saying that we are nearly there and VM are just tying up the final details.

Otherwise, I don't understand your earlier 'OMG' comment!

11-09-2012, 19:32

4 confirmed, 2 likely, 3 currently in talks with sky.

muppetman11 · 11-09-2012, 19:33

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Originally Posted by Jameseh

Surely they'd keep the HD to themselves?

Possibly , they'll have to acquire more content though to sell it as a channel.

Suppose they could always use Sky Sports 1 & 2 in HD to try and broker a deal.

OLD BOY · 11-09-2012, 19:41

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Originally Posted by Jameseh

4 confirmed, 2 likely, 3 currently in talks with sky.

They've been in talks for rather a long time. Media Boy's post could mean something or nothing, frankly, and I just wonder if we are any further forward. I suspect that we are, because Sky LivingIt is a gonner, so Sky Atlantic could replace it and keep VM's total costs for Sky channels down low to compensate for the missing channel.

It would be nice to know that we are finally getting somewhere.

Henkesghost · 11-09-2012, 19:50

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Now, Media Boy, could you please just confirm something for me because I think a lot of readers of this thread might have drawn a pessimistic conclusion from your post.

Are we to assume from this that all of the channels on your list will definitely launch, but not necessarily in October? I think that some people are reading your information to mean that we are no further forward with the Sky channels, whereas I think you are possibly saying that we are nearly there and VM are just tying up the final details.

Otherwise, I don't understand your earlier 'OMG' comment!

Atlantic would be the only OMG channel launch in my opinion

Note am not comfortable postin "OMG" as I'm not a 12 year old girl.