General : Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

I simply cannot understand why VM doesn't give customers a choice of channels. I know for a fact that there are more True channels, than we have.

I know that when VM took over the Cable network on the Isle Of Wight (I think it was IOW) The network had True channels, that wasn't on the VM network here

It called "WightFibre".

Here more information:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WightFibre
http://www.wightfibre.com/

Look like "WightFibre" has move to be like Sky Fibre and Talk Talk - re you need to BT Phone line as the channels listed on "WightFibre" very poor website only list Youview+.

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

The only cable companies VM have taken over have been UPC in Ireland and Smallworld in NW England and Scotland. It's possible that Smallworld had the True channels but they had fewer channels than VM and did not have BT Sport. (I appreciate that UPC was owned by LGI which also owned VM but VM did assume management of UPC Ireland.)

True.

Media Boy Blog has got the full list of channels at was only on Smallworld Cable areas at time of closure in December 2014.

Virgin Media UK did remove following channels from Smallworld areas when they join them up with Virgin Media UK.:

•Sky1 +1
•Pick TV +1
•MTV +1
•Travel Channel +1
•Food Network +1
•Ideal Extra
•Movies4Men
•CCTV News

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[denphone]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Still no confirmed launch date for Tru TV appearing on Virgin Media UK.

2020 l hear MB.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Mad Max

Absolutely ridiculous that ppl have to go to all this trouble to try and watch some decent shows, all because the money grabbers cannot agree amongst themselves to do a deal, and make the content available for those who wish to view it without forcing them to join Sky, really makes me mad!

I don't think it's to do with the contracts, Max, which provide exclusive rights to Sky. The missing episodes will be back.

Sky seem to take off programmes on the on demand section when there is a planned transmission due on their linear broadcast channels. They return to on demand afterwards. The good thing about it, though, is that they at least tell you when the on demand stuff will be pulled, so you can plan your viewing. If you miss the date, the series tends to return when the series ends on the main channel.

Game of Thrones seems to do a lot of coming and going because they keep repeating the various series on Sky Atlantic.

Annoying though this is, don't let it put you off the Now TV service. I thought the same as you before we had it and now I wouldn't be without it! Brilliant choice of dramas on there and all for £5.99 with the Entertainment Pass.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I don't think it's to do with the contracts, Max, which provide exclusive rights to Sky. The missing episodes will be back.

Sky seem to take off programmes on the on demand section when there is a planned transmission due on their linear broadcast channels. They return to on demand afterwards. The good thing about it, though, is that they at least tell you when the on demand stuff will be pulled, so you can plan your viewing. If you miss the date, the series tends to return when the series ends on the main channel.

Game of Thrones seems to do a lot of coming and going because they keep repeating the various series on Sky Atlantic.

Annoying though this is, don't let it put you off the Now TV service. I thought the same as you before we had it and now I wouldn't be without it! Brilliant choice of dramas on there and all for £5.99 with the Entertainment Pass.

Agreed, Max give it a try - you'll only lose £25 max for six months and I'm sure GoT will all be back there at some stage. Or there's a 14-day free trial.
Just for the record Old Boy, the RRP of the Entertainment Pack is now £6.99pm not £5.99pm. But as others have posted, you can get deals cheaper than this.

[Frazz]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Interesting but I think that's to retain you as a customer and better to replace it before it stops working through old age. Still six months or more before the new Tivo is launched and no indications that the existing Tivo will be discontinued then.

Have got 2 other tivo and 200MB broadband so I'd think they know I'll probably stick with them

[Joedm45]

For anyone interested in Now TV, I use this website http://www.artesea.co.uk/nowtv/ to keep track of the boxsets as and when they get put on.

Mad Max, If you have a means of displaying it on your TV for free, ie connect a computer to your TV then give the 14 day free trial a go, nothing to lose.

I like the service and the PQ is acceptable at 720p, sometimes you are against the clock to watch shows so you need to take that into account.

I agree it is a pain that some shows are only on a 30 day catch up service but I guess if you want a comprehensive boxset service then a Sky sub is the only option. If Now TV was made too good then it would take business off Sky (even if it's the same company)

[Mad Max]

Originally Posted by Joedm45

For anyone interested in Now TV, I use this website http://www.artesea.co.uk/nowtv/ to keep track of the boxsets as and when they get put on.

Mad Max, If you have a means of displaying it on your TV for free, ie connect a computer to your TV then give the 14 day free trial a go, nothing to lose.

I like the service and the PQ is acceptable at 720p, sometimes you are against the clock to watch shows so you need to take that into account.

I agree it is a pain that some shows are only on a 30 day catch up service but I guess if you want a comprehensive boxset service then a Sky sub is the only option. If Now TV was made too good then it would take business off Sky (even if it's the same company)

Ok thanks for that, and thanks to everyone who has replied and helped.

[Lozenge]

Originally Posted by Joedm45

For anyone interested in Now TV, I use this website http://www.artesea.co.uk/nowtv/ to keep track of the boxsets as and when they get put on.

Mad Max, If you have a means of displaying it on your TV for free, ie connect a computer to your TV then give the 14 day free trial a go, nothing to lose.

I like the service and the PQ is acceptable at 720p, sometimes you are against the clock to watch shows so you need to take that into account.

I agree it is a pain that some shows are only on a 30 day catch up service but I guess if you want a comprehensive boxset service then a Sky sub is the only option. If Now TV was made too good then it would take business off Sky (even if it's the same company)

The programmes that were mentioned on page 54 (currently the penultimate page) of this thread Game of Thrones and Billions seem to be available until exactly the same dates on Sky Box Sets on a Sky box as they are on Now Tv. They are currently showing as expiring 13th June for GOT and late august sometime (sorry can't remember exact date) for Billions.

Thought people might find it interesting that this is the case with the two services being opposite ends of the price spectrum.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by Lozenge

The programmes that were mentioned on page 54 (currently the penultimate page) of this thread Game of Thrones and Billions seem to be available until exactly the same dates on Sky Box Sets on a Sky box as they are on Now Tv. They are currently showing as expiring 13th June for GOT and late august sometime (sorry can't remember exact date) for Billions.

Thought people might find it interesting that this is the case with the two services being opposite ends of the price spectrum.

Sometimes not always I may add it's a case of content expiring at 12.00 only to continue under a new contract at 12.01 it depends on the show.

The newer content has shorter windows probably in part to do with DVD sales.

Once downloaded to the Sky box not all content expires even if it's been removed off the On Demand service.

[japitts]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

Initially only those who subscribed to the Sky Premium HD channels were swapped, so that those channels could be switched to MPEG-4. Now the rest of the Scientific-Atlanta V+ boxes are being swapped.

Is there any idea on timescale for the MPEG-4 move? And am I right in thinking Sky OnDemand already uses MPEG-4?

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by japitts

Is there any idea on timescale for the MPEG-4 move? And am I right in thinking Sky OnDemand already uses MPEG-4?

Replacement of the remaining SA V+ boxes is planned to take until the end of the year. Sky Movies HD On Demand have been MPEG-4 for a couple of years.

[DJ-SWITCH]

S4C HD is now on channel 555 just a message showing

[Frazz]

Is there any word on how many red button streams BBC are having for the Olympics this year

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Frazz

Is there any word on how many red button streams BBC are having for the Olympics this year

Just this info so far, I believe.
http://www.a516digital.com/2016/04/b...-outlined.html

[Frazz]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Just this info so far, I believe.
http://www.a516digital.com/2016/04/b...-outlined.html

Thanks for this