General : Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by SonicMaster

The continuing absence of History HD, C+I HD and E! HD is particularly strange as all of them are available on BT in addition to Sky. History HD and C+I HD are even available in Virgin Media in Ireland, but not here!

Good observation.

[Horizon]

... Murdoch owns them, obviously VM don't want to pay the price.

[Chad]

Originally Posted by Horizon

... Murdoch owns them, obviously VM don't want to pay the price.

What's interesting is H2 is available in HD on Virgin Media but not SKY

[theone2k10]

VM are knocking some decent offers out it seems or they are desperate for custom.
Had a phonecall of them today inviting me to return to vm and get a v6 box on full house tv pack, 200mb vivid broadband and weekend calls for £30p/m plus £14.99 activation.
Not a bad offer tbf but i declined as i' still in contract with BT and wouldn't tust VM as far as i could throw them.

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Originally Posted by Chad

What's interesting is H2 is available in HD on Virgin Media but not SKY

H2HD is also on BT too so that puts to bed the vm cults shouting "murdoch won't et us have them."
Also i think my youview box glitched today or bt are getting sky channels very soon as 301 sky1 showed up on my EPG then vanished again.

[SonicMaster]

Originally Posted by Horizon

... Murdoch owns them, obviously VM don't want to pay the price.

Not sure that makes much sense, Virgin Media pay for History HD and C+I HD in Ireland, so why not in the UK...

Also as Chad says, they do pay for H2.

E! HD is nothing to do with Murdoch...

[denphone]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

VM are knocking some decent offers out it seems or they are desperate for custom.
Had a phonecall of them today inviting me to return to vm and get a v6 box on full house tv pack, 200mb vivid broadband and weekend calls for £30p/m plus £14.99 activation.
Not a bad offer tbf but i declined as i' still in contract with BT and wouldn't tust VM as far as i could throw them.

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H2HD is also on BT too so that puts to bed the vm cults shouting "murdoch won't et us have them."
Also i think my youview box glitched today or bt are getting sky channels very soon as 301 sky1 showed up on my EPG then vanished again.

My my you do seem to have a ongoing grudge against Virgin it seems.

[Mad Max]

VM are knocking some decent offers out it seems or they are desperate for custom.
Had a phonecall of them today inviting me to return to vm and get a v6 box on full house tv pack, 200mb vivid broadband and weekend calls for £30p/m plus £14.99 activation.
Not a bad offer tbf but i declined as i' still in contract with BT and wouldn't tust VM as far as i could throw them

That's a great offer, but it just shows you that ppl like myself are being ripped off, as we are paying over £100 for the very same or similar package, and looks like we are subsidising new customers!

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by denphone

My my you do seem to have a ongoing grudge against Virgin it seems.

After the way they treated me bud they could be the only broadband provider in the world i still wouldn't touch them, don't get me wrong the vm guys/women that post on here are a great bunch and it's a pity all vm staff aren't like them.

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Originally Posted by Mad Max

That's a great offer, but it just shows you that ppl like myself are being ripped off, as we are paying over £100 for the very same or similar package, and looks like we are subsidising new customers!

i agree it's same with BT had the price rise email today i phoned to negotiate they offered me 50p off to start with i kindly said no i'll go to talktalk for £27pm 38mbs.
BT suddenly found a offer on my account tv,btsport,upto 80mb infinty2 for £36.99pm 24 month contract ut these companies have price rises every 12 months or so so in a year i can re-negotiate.

[Media Boy UK]

Sky Cinema Hits will be rebrand as Sky Cinema Pixar.

From February 11th til February 19th.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Mad Max

That's a great offer, but it just shows you that ppl like myself are being ripped off, as we are paying over £100 for the very same or similar package, and looks like we are subsidising new customers!

Special offers for new customers is nothing new, MM. If Sky do these deals and Virgin don't, then Sky will get the bulk of the new customers. We need Virgin to have lots of subscribers because this increases their ability to invest more in the service and provide increased content.

[braysoj1]

spike channel is now on tv anytime

[theone2k10]

Viacom to rebrand SPIKE in 2018 to Paramount Network credit to Epsom on dspy for info.
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...73&postcount=1

Edit scrap that it's USA only.

[nodrogd]

Originally Posted by SonicMaster

Not sure that makes much sense, Virgin Media pay for History HD and C+I HD in Ireland, so why not in the UK...

Also as Chad says, they do pay for H2.

E! HD is nothing to do with Murdoch...

The agreement in Ireland is the existing one with UPC (before the rebrand as Virgin Media Ireland) which is still run as a seperate company. We will have to see what happens when the agreement comes up for renewal.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by nodrogd

The agreement in Ireland is the existing one with UPC (before the rebrand as Virgin Media Ireland) which is still run as a seperate company. We will have to see what happens when the agreement comes up for renewal.

Yes, Virgin seem to have an aversion to updating contracts part way through.

[SonicMaster]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Yes, Virgin seem to have an aversion to updating contracts part way through.

It's just weird. Why on earth didn't they secure History HD and C+I HD when they signed up H2 HD!