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Old 03-07-2017, 20:16   #1741
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According to a source VM are interested in getting Boxnation into their top package in a deal similar to BTs one with boxnation.
l have my doubts this will happen.
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Old 03-07-2017, 20:44   #1742
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l have my doubts this will happen.
Why not? BT pulled it off.
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Why not? BT pulled it off.
BT from what l know apparently have a stake in Boxnation.
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BT from what l know apparently have a stake in Boxnation.
Maybe part of an new deal with BoxNation it did lunch in November 2011.

We feel the last deal was signed in 2014.

BoxNation HD did launch in 2015.
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BT from what l know apparently have a stake in Boxnation.
It's very likely. Just noticed that Boxing Channel Media Limited, the company name behind Boxnation, changed their address a couple of weeks ago to the BT Production Hub in London.

https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/d...YRgok5bqygU%3D

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Maybe part of an new deal with BoxNation it did lunch in November 2011.

We feel the last deal was signed in 2014.

BoxNation HD did launch in 2015.
There is a good chance if something is happening it'll happen before 16th September.

16th September is when their first ever PPV show takes place. No details of how the PPV will work, how much it will cost or which platforms it will be available have been released yet.

I suspect they will want it on as many platforms as possible as they plan to do around 3 or 4 PPV events in 2018.

It's possible a deal could be done to have Boxnation added to the XL package, at a very reasonable rate for Virgin Media, in return for Boxnation PPV being added as a channel / an app that features on TiVo and V6. It's clear their deal with BT has provided financial stability to the channel. They now seem keen to explore as many revenue streams as possible.

Following their deal with BT, Boxnation signed a deal to have the channel included in the Eir Sport pack in Ireland:

https://www.eirsport.ie/boxnation-jo...eir-sport-pack
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Superman Channel - Virgin UK Channel 708 will be rebrand as Disney XD +1 on July 30th.
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I don't know about demonstrating quality to the broadcaster, that could be demonstrated with other channels. It seems sensible to get everything up and running in the background as negotiations proceed, if only to check for and eliminate any problems before going live to VM customers.
They could, but I think that it would reflect better on VM if they were able to demonstrate the actual channel under negotiation to the client, especially as there are different distribution methods in use.
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Old 04-07-2017, 18:59   #1748
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They could, but I think that it would reflect better on VM if they were able to demonstrate the actual channel under negotiation to the client, especially as there are different distribution methods in use.
Up to a point but ultimately, the quality will be down to whoever the broadcaster is using for playout and how much the broadcaster is prepared to pay. Many broadcasters seem less concerned about quality. They appear to give priority to squeezing in low res. / low bitrate channels in order to get a cheap carriage deal (on all platforms).
 
Old 04-07-2017, 20:00   #1749
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Up to a point but ultimately, the quality will be down to whoever the broadcaster is using for playout and how much the broadcaster is prepared to pay. Many broadcasters seem less concerned about quality. They appear to give priority to squeezing in low res. / low bitrate channels in order to get a cheap carriage deal (on all platforms).
Even more reason not to watch them in our house, then! We now occupy HD only premises!
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Even more reason not to watch them in our house, then! We now occupy HD only premises!
That's right OB, SD isn't allowed in my house either. I'm sure the TV works even harder to try and make the SD picture look decent haha.

I'm trying to teach the Mrs to watch UHD from Netflix and Amazon where possible lol. I'll get there one day
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That's right OB, SD isn't allowed in my house either. I'm sure the TV works even harder to try and make the SD picture look decent haha.

I'm trying to teach the Mrs to watch UHD from Netflix and Amazon where possible lol. I'll get there one day
Some channels don't have HD at all sadly.
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Some channels don't have HD at all sadly.
I don't watch those, Den

But really in 2017, everything should at least be in HD
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Den can get ready to do the Lambada sources say 2 Spanish channels are launching on VM in the next quarter.
Here at Theone HQ we think these if they launch will be part of the worldbox service.
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If one of those is Star TVE HD, then that's already happened. It replaced Made in Spain on the 15th June in the Spanish Worldbox pack
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