General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.

[Horizon]

Originally Posted by raging bull

Awaiting upload increase for 60Mb service!
(Enough being said by the 100/120Mb service users)

I doubt they will increase the upload speeds too much for the same reason they brought in traffic management, ie to stem illegal downloads.

Now that usenet is essentially dead due to the DCMA takedown notices, there is a lot of capacity on the network, not that it was ever short to begin with. Virgin don't want to ruin that by increasing upload speeds too much. if you want your favourite shows, ad free, and to use on any device you want, the piracy route is still the only way to go. But of course VM like other ISPs, don't made any money out of that.

The netflix tieup is indicative of which way VM are going, ie, start to be more flexible and allow customers the content they want on the device they want. But it will be a long time yet before they are as flexible as the piracy route.

[Bananaman_007]

Usenet is far from dead, its still thriving, for every takedown notice 2 new services appear. Its a cat and mouse game just like the football streams are.

[SnoopZ]

Originally Posted by Horizon

I doubt they will increase the upload speeds too much for the same reason they brought in traffic management, ie to stem illegal downloads.

Now that usenet is essentially dead due to the DCMA takedown notices, there is a lot of capacity on the network, not that it was ever short to begin with. Virgin don't want to ruin that by increasing upload speeds too much. if you want your favourite shows, ad free, and to use on any device you want, the piracy route is still the only way to go. But of course VM like other ISPs, don't made any money out of that.

The netflix tieup is indicative of which way VM are going, ie, start to be more flexible and allow customers the content they want on the device they want. But it will be a long time yet before they are as flexible as the piracy route.

Usenet is the same as it always was, definitely nowhere near dead.

[Parlyboy]

If you think Usenet is dead then you're not using it right. The takedowns have just seen the uploaders get more creative and in some ways this has helped the down loaders as you know who to trust and what are reliable well run NZBs sites.

Personally I can't think of a single item I've failed to find on Usenet and if anything the variety of material has exploded in the past 18 months.

[Paradox295]

Originally Posted by jj20x

According to Lyngsat, nothing else is sharing with Cartoonito on the satellite feed at the moment.. so there's nothing there for VM to add.

Alright, cool. What I assumed MB meant by "test line" on the "channels not yet broadcasting on Virgin" was that they were testing for the launch of a new channel on the satellite feed of Cartoonito when that channel closed down.

TCM2 used to broadcast in that timeslot, but was replaced by TCM+1, leaving a gap in that feed, that I predict (and hope) will be used by a future Adult Swim channel.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Paradox295

Alright, cool. What I assumed MB meant by "test line" on the "channels not yet broadcasting on Virgin" was that they were testing for the launch of a new channel on the satellite feed of Cartoonito when that channel closed down.

TCM2 used to broadcast in that timeslot, but was replaced by TCM+1, leaving a gap in that feed, that I predict (and hope) will be used by a future Adult Swim channel.

Or Cartoonito may go 24/7.

[Risco]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

That news to me.

here http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/6...anagement.html

Virgin Media with their cable broadband services are the largest provider to still have a complex system of triggers, levels and throttling, but there are rumours that this is due to be switched off in the near future too.

Originally Posted by howardmicks

I can actually answer that one Liberty global are not happy with the traffic management and they do want to scrap it,i was told this by a very reliable source a few weeks ago

That is really good news, how are they expecting to cope with the increase in load? Upload saturation has always been the biggest issue.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by DaMac

Does that mean over 120mb? And if so is it imminent or will it take 3 years to roll out like the current speed increase?

l am still waiting for my speed increase.

[Media Boy UK]

The final thread of 2013: 'Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 5' to launch only on Cable Forum sometime on Tuesday.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

The final thread of 2013: 'Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 5' to launch only on Cable Forum sometime on Tuesday.

Well it will have to go some to beat the last few volumes we have had MB.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by denphone

Well it will have to go some to beat the last few volumes we have had MB.

Due to the sizes of the volumes we are getting so far this year Media Boy HQ is thinking about launch an new volume every month from 2014.

But known our luck Virgin Media will only launch Six UK Wide channels in 2014.

[denphone]

l think its onward and upwards with VM and next year will be no different.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by denphone

l think its onward and upwards with VM and next year will be no different.

Hope so but I do not think they will launch 58+ channels in 2014. More like 6 to 30 channels may launch in my own view.

[denphone]

Well up to another 30 channels would be fantastic.

[cupcakes aka dd]

Super HD for all! Netflix adds highest quality streams for every subscriber.

Netflix subscribers around the world can now tune into the company's highest quality Super HD streams, providing they have a device and internet connection willing to play nice.

The Super HD streams, which arrive at a higher bitrate than the existing Full HD 1080 streams, promise improved picture quality as the movie or TV show is subject to less compression.

The streaming giant has been testing the improved video quality with selected ISPs this year, but has now opened Super HD up to all members, regardless of their provider.

In a post on the company blog, Netflix explains: "Netflix uses 'adaptive streaming' to dynamically adjust the video quality based on the available bandwidth. This means that the ability to receive Super HD depends on broadband quality and performance."

Provisos

There are, as always in these situations, a couple of provisos. Subscribers must have enough bandwidth (upwards of 5Mbps or 7Mbps for best quality), while not all content is optimised.

Plus, not all HD devices support the tech. Currently, the most recent Apple TV set-top box, the PS3, Nintendo Wii U, some Roku devices and the Netflix Windows 8 app will allow it.



http://www.techradar.com/news/video/...criber-1184379