BoxNation on Virgin Media?

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

I'm guessing it's a satellite offer only.

As would I

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Website is now live at www.virginmedia.com/boxnation

[zekeisaszekedoes]

Yeah, sure would be nice to have a free week or so of BoxNation.

Probably a stupid question, but do BoxNation also play classic fights from years ago? I'd love to see some of those classic LaMotta vs. Robinson or Ali vs. Frazier encounters again.

[AZIMUTH]

box nation have been showing old fights,,,but only from around 2000 up to today,,,,its on free to air everyday for about 6hrs.plus the free live fights.its been on FTA for about 4mnths free.

[Chad]

Originally Posted by zekeisaszekedoes

Yeah, sure would be nice to have a free week or so of BoxNation.

Probably a stupid question, but do BoxNation also play classic fights from years ago? I'd love to see some of those classic LaMotta vs. Robinson or Ali vs. Frazier encounters again.

Pretty much the recent repeats are from Frank Warrens archive featuring the likes of Enzo Maccarinelli, Alex Arthur etc... I remember reading either at Boxnation or Twitter that they may introduce action from the archives of Sauerland Events in Germany and Golden Boy Promotions from the States. I also remember reading that through time they might try to introduce MMA to the channel too.

If you have ESPN the first Ali Vs. Frazier and Ali Vs. Frazier III are currently available on demand in the ESPN folder.

Oh I've just remembered reading Boxnation might also have a deal to share some of the KOTV archive which means some classic action might turn up on the channel.

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That's me registered via the link provided by Ben. Noticed this info at the bottom:

"*By completing this form you are giving your consent to be contacted by Virgin Media Entertainment, so that Box Nation can be added to your current Virgin TV package. Box Nation upgrades must be kept for at least 30 days. Premium TV Services are provided to you by Virgin Media Entertainment, the trading name of Future Entertainment SARL which is a subsidiary of Virgin Media. Future Entertainment SARL is registered in Luxembourg (registered number B145414). Its registered office is at: Mediacenter, Betzdorf, 11 rue Pierre Werner, L-6832, Luxembourg"

So just like other Premium channels it looks like you're not making any long term commitments by adding the channel.

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P.S. for anyone who's interested here's the latest e-mail I've received from Boxnation:

"Hello boxing fans,

Thanks for your interest in BoxNation, the UK’s first dedicated boxing channel.

We’ve been incredibly busy getting ready for our launch and we’d like to take this opportunity to give you a bit more information on the channel and how to subscribe.

BoxNation becomes a subscription-only service on the 1st of December. This date is the same for both Sky and Virgin Media customers, and subscription will cost just £10 a month.

From early next week, you can subscribe through our website - http://www.boxnation.tv/ - more on this to follow.

You can watch free on Sky platform channel 456 up until the 1st of December. For the time being, we’re unable to show any more fights online until after the SKY/Virgin launch but we’d like you to know that there’ll be some exciting news for online viewers coming soon.

Our first live fight after the launch is Cotto Vs. Margarito on the 3rd of December. It’s going to be a fantastic night of boxing so come and join us!

You can follow us on Twitter - @boxnationtv for more exclusive boxing news and updates. Remember to tell your friends!

BoxNation"

[Arthurgray50@blu]

Its just been stated that Box Nation will be on VM on December 1st at £10.00 per month.

I think that to too high, £5.00 yes, They have said that they will provide good fights, but this could be a sales gimmick to get subs in.

[Chad]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

They have said that they will provide good fights, but this could be a sales gimmick to get subs in.

You could be right. Like any premium channel you only have to keep Boxnation for 30 days. So if the quality and volume of fights drop after a couple of months, you can simply cancel the channel. The guys at Boxnation need to continue delivering the goods on a regular basis to keep people paying. It's the only way the channel can succeed.

I don't mind £10.00 per month personally as long as I'm getting plenty of live action each month. I usually buy every PPV show. In the past year I've bought, or shared the cost with my brother for the following:

28th November 2010 -Carl Froch Vs. Arthur Abraham - £15 (Primetime)
15th April 2011 - Amir Khan Vs. Paul McCloskey - £15 (Primetime)
20th May 2011 - James DeGale Vs. George Groves - £15 (SKY Box Office)
04th July 2011 - David Haye Vs. Wladimir Klitschko - £15 (SKY Box Office)
22nd July 2011 - Amir Khan Vs. Zab Judah - £15 (Primetime)
19th September 2011 - Floyd Mayweather Vs. Victor Ortiz- £15 (Primetime)
12th November 2011 - Manny Pacquiao Vs. J.M. Marquez - £15 (Primetime)

7 shows cost me £105.00 in total. Each show runs about 3 hours so my £105.00 got me roughly 21 hours of viewing. When you take this into consideration, you must see how boxing fans see a dedicated channel for only £10.00 per month as great value.

[Rivva]

Originally Posted by zekeisaszekedoes

Yeah, sure would be nice to have a free week or so of BoxNation.

Probably a stupid question, but do BoxNation also play classic fights from years ago? I'd love to see some of those classic LaMotta vs. Robinson or Ali vs. Frazier encounters again.

First of all I'd just like to say how pleased I am for all the forum members and boxing fans alike who have eventually got their wish with Boxnation finally launching on VM...

Now regarding zekeisaszekedoes question I don't think it's stupid at all. If the standard of today's boxing/fights was anywhere near as on par with the one's you've mentioned and not to forget all the other greats ie.-Louis-Marciano-Foreman-Holmes-Tyson-Hagler-Hearns-Leonard etc to name but a few as well as all the other weight classes/divisions who were just as exciting to watch. Now I would willingly subscribe to this new Boxnation channel even if it were £50 per month. But that's if the likes of today's standard of boxers were anywhere near as good as those who I've mentioned above but sadly in my opinion they're not. So that's why I'll stick to ESPN where I'm guaranteed quality every time whoever happens to be on..

The above post is only an opinion of mine of which I'm entitled to.

[Chad]

Originally Posted by Rivva

First of all I'd just like to say how pleased I am for all the forum members and boxing fans alike who have eventually got their wish with Boxnation finally launching on VM...

Now regarding zekeisaszekedoes question I don't think it's stupid at all. If the standard of today's boxing/fights was anywhere near as on par with the one's you've mentioned and not to forget all the other greats ie.-Louis-Marciano-Foreman-Holmes-Tyson-Hagler-Hearns-Leonard etc to name but a few as well as all the other weight classes/divisions who were just as exciting to watch. Now I would willingly subscribe to this new Boxnation channel even if it were £50 per month. But that's if the likes of today's standard of boxers were anywhere near as good as those who I've mentioned above but sadly in my opinion they're not. So that's why I'll stick to ESPN where I'm guaranteed quality every time whoever happens to be on..

The above post is only an opinion of mine of which I'm entitled to.

You raise some fair points. I long for another Hagler-Hearns-Leonard or Benn-Eubank-Watson.

Depending on what your TV package is there's still plenty of good boxing out there without Boxnation. Amir Khan and Carl Froch are both on SKY Sports, Eurosport show replays of recent international fights every Tuesday night plus Tyson Fury is on Channel 5 every few months. Oh and ESPN Friday Night Fights returns to ESPN on the 06th January 2012. The shows tend to feature unknown fighters but boy they give it their all. Channel 4 still show KOTV even though it's tucked away at about 3am on a Wednesday morning. I watched it earlier. The main event was highlights from the recent Boxnation broadcast of Nathan Cleverly Vs. Tony Bellew.

Even without Boxnation, boxing is getting some really good TV exposure at the moment. I beleive the last Tyson Fury fight on Channel 5 peaked with an audience of 3.5 million.

[RichardCoulter]

BoxNation now on Virgin Media EPG.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Rivva

First of all I'd just like to say how pleased I am for all the forum members and boxing fans alike who have eventually got their wish with Boxnation finally launching on VM...

Now regarding zekeisaszekedoes question I don't think it's stupid at all. If the standard of today's boxing/fights was anywhere near as on par with the one's you've mentioned and not to forget all the other greats ie.-Louis-Marciano-Foreman-Holmes-Tyson-Hagler-Hearns-Leonard etc to name but a few as well as all the other weight classes/divisions who were just as exciting to watch. Now I would willingly subscribe to this new Boxnation channel even if it were £50 per month. But that's if the likes of today's standard of boxers were anywhere near as good as those who I've mentioned above but sadly in my opinion they're not. So that's why I'll stick to ESPN where I'm guaranteed quality every time whoever happens to be on..

The above post is only an opinion of mine of which I'm entitled to.

Yes those boxers were greats and are not like a lot of todays boxers who talk the talk but can't do much else.

Originally Posted by denphone

Yes those boxers were greats and are not like a lot of todays boxers who talk the talk but can't do much else.

Indeed denphone which makes me wonder wether the standard of todays boxers could sustain a subscription channel at say £10 a month,if the quality is not there,be interesting to see how well it does and if it gets many takers on VM.

[Kingofthedead4]

Well I have signed up, can cancel after 1 month so decided to give it a try.

[Alan Fry]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

BoxNation now on Virgin Media EPG.

Better Late than never

[zekeisaszekedoes]

So true about the standard of today's boxers not being up to par with the old legends. Some of those guys had 50-100 bouts or more during the course of their professional career... modern fighters like Haye struggle to reach even 30!

And the channel pic again...

[Media Boy UK]

Virgin Media confirm more info on how to order BoxNation to Media Boy.

Virgin Viewers can now order BoxNation via www.virginmedia.com/boxnation

or if you can wait until December 1st you can give Customer Services an call and they will add BoxNation to your package.