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

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

All the channels we know of is testing right now.

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Update We just been told the EPG is testing with "V FESTIVAL 2016 IS COMMING"

Maybe an new channel just for the V Festival on Virgin Media?

Could be yes.

[trickytree]

Channel 81 has appeared in TV Anywhere and says MTV LiveHD but the schedule for tomorrow reads as follows

02:00 Previews
06:00 Hot Right Now!
09:00 V Festival - 2016 is Coming
11:00 21 Years of V Festival - 1996
11:30 21 Years of V Festival - 1997
12:00 21 Years of V Festival - 1998
12:30 21 Years of V Festival - 1999
13:00 V Festival 2014 - Pixie Lott
13:30 V Festival 2014 - John Newman
14:00 V Festival 2014 - Rizzle Kicks Live
14:30 V Festival 2014 - Aloe Blacc Live
15:00 V Festival 2014 - Kaiser Chiefs
15:30 V Festival 2014 - Bastille Live
16:00 V Festival 2014 - Chic Live
16:30 V Festival 2014 - Elbow Live
17:00 V Festival - 2016 is Coming
19:00 21 Years of V Festival - 2000
19:30 21 Years of V Festival - 2001
20:00 21 Years of V Festival - 2002
20:30 21 Years of V Festival - 2003
21:00 V Festival 2014 - Sam Smith Live
21:30 V Festival 2014 - Ed Sheeran Live
22:00 V Festival 2014 - Rudimental Live
22:30 V Festival - Live: Tinie Tempah
23:00 V Festival 2014 - Best of the Weekend

[1andrew1]

Bit more info on the V Festival broadcasting arrangements.
http://www.musicweek.com/live/read/c...estival/064991

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I guess you are a glass half empty man, Andrew.

Personally, I think that the higher cost of buying imported content is balanced by the lower cost of exported content, thus encouraging home made productions for us to enjoy and export overseas.

One door closes and another opens, basically. It's all bulls and bears

Most of the time I'm accused on this forum of being over optimistic. What I'm saying is even if home-produced content becomes cheaper, it doesn't make content and hardware costs for us Brits any cheaper. That's not politics it's economics. So we need to understand the squeeze that pay-TV companies will face alongside the increased sports rights costs etc.

[denphone]

Now did l say you was over optimistic my dear chap.

[RichardCoulter]

All these new channels coming just shows what they can do when they pull their finger out.

Will it now be enough to counter the growing competition though?

Saw an advertisement last night for free broadband, Now TV @ £9.99 and Phone @£17.99

http://www.nowtv.com/broadband-and-t...OWTV-NC-Google

[theone2k10]

Virgin media now offering either a £50 high street voucher or some wireless speakers worth £99 with new orders according to a source.

[Chad]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

All these new channels coming just shows what they can do when they pull their finger out.

Will it now be enough to counter the growing competition though?

Saw an advertisement last night for free broadband, Now TV @ £9.99 and Phone @£17.99

http://www.nowtv.com/broadband-and-t...OWTV-NC-Google

I don't think that's very good value.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Chad

I don't think that's very good value.

Not looked into it in any great detail, but VM charge the same for line rental and charge for their broadband.

But if you don't need a landline and as you pointed out, you can get Now TV vouchers a lot cheaper off eBay etc, then it probably is poor value

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Originally Posted by trickytree

Channel 81 has appeared in TV Anywhere and says MTV LiveHD but the schedule for tomorrow reads as follows

02:00 Previews
06:00 Hot Right Now!
09:00 V Festival - 2016 is Coming
11:00 21 Years of V Festival - 1996
11:30 21 Years of V Festival - 1997
12:00 21 Years of V Festival - 1998
12:30 21 Years of V Festival - 1999
13:00 V Festival 2014 - Pixie Lott
13:30 V Festival 2014 - John Newman
14:00 V Festival 2014 - Rizzle Kicks Live
14:30 V Festival 2014 - Aloe Blacc Live
15:00 V Festival 2014 - Kaiser Chiefs
15:30 V Festival 2014 - Bastille Live
16:00 V Festival 2014 - Chic Live
16:30 V Festival 2014 - Elbow Live
17:00 V Festival - 2016 is Coming
19:00 21 Years of V Festival - 2000
19:30 21 Years of V Festival - 2001
20:00 21 Years of V Festival - 2002
20:30 21 Years of V Festival - 2003
21:00 V Festival 2014 - Sam Smith Live
21:30 V Festival 2014 - Ed Sheeran Live
22:00 V Festival 2014 - Rudimental Live
22:30 V Festival - Live: Tinie Tempah
23:00 V Festival 2014 - Best of the Weekend

I assumed that this was the schedule for a V Festival pop up channel, but, apparently, it's the normal schedule for MTV Live HD tomorrow.

Originally Posted by Media Boy

An other MTV Live HD channel to launch?

Last week other posters reported an duplicate of MTV LIVE HD did appeared on VM network, and one was showing "CHANNEL MOVED"

Media Boy Sources has confirmed today that MTV LIVE HD (One not on the EPG) has started to broadcast again as of today the channel is encrypted and it EPG now and next info is working.

I could tell you what is happening there but unfortunately it is subject to a DNP order.

[Chad]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Not looked into it in any great detail, but VM charge the same for line rental and charge for their broadband.

But if you don't need a landline and as you pointed out, you can get Now TV vouchers a lot cheaper off eBay etc, then it probably is poor value

Must admit I was a bit disappointed with the new NOW TV box and their new line up of packages. It was getting a big build up but didn't live up to the hype.

The reason I'm not impressed with the deal on their website is because you can get the same equivalent package from other sources for cheaper. I'm about to go into price comparison again!

The offer on their website is £9.99 per month plus £17.99 line rental for the new NOW TV smart box, entertainment pass, line rental and uo to 17mb broadband. Keep that for a year and it'll cost you £335.76.

Argos are selling the new NOW TV smart box for £39.99 which includes a 5 month entertainment pass. Argos also sell a 5 month entertainment pass separately for £25.00. I'm sure in store they sell a 2 month entertainment pass for £10.00. I know you can get the passes cheaper elsewhere however from Argos the new box and 12 months entertainment comes to £74.99. There's a whole host of companies offering free 17mb broadband for 12 months with line rental at around £17.99. SKY's line rental is only £17.40 per month which is cheaper than the NOW TV line rental. The cost of taking 17mb broadband and line rental from SKY for 12 months, plus everything else from Argos, comes to £283.79 for the first year. Almost £52.00 cheaper than getting it directly from NOW TV.

Okay so the total outlay to Argos of £74.99 is pretty steep, especially if you pay it all up front. Here's where the really good news kicks in. SKY are giving you a £75.00 pre-paid Mastercard to take their free 17mb broadband and line rental for 12 months. Bingo that's the new NOW TV smart box and 12 months entertainment covered courtesy of SKY. This reduces your total first year outlay to £210.00. We're now looking at £126.00 cheaper than the NOW TV website offer.

Crazy!!!

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...er/5449570.htm

http://www.sky.com/shop/offers/12mon...affiliate=true

[Ddonald2016]

Anybody notice since update when you select a show on catch up tv, it doesn't take you to the show just to a menu of channels then you need to find show yourself

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by trickytree

Channel 81 has appeared in TV Anywhere and says MTV LiveHD but the schedule for tomorrow reads as follows

02:00 Previews
06:00 Hot Right Now!
09:00 V Festival - 2016 is Coming
11:00 21 Years of V Festival - 1996
11:30 21 Years of V Festival - 1997
12:00 21 Years of V Festival - 1998
12:30 21 Years of V Festival - 1999
13:00 V Festival 2014 - Pixie Lott
13:30 V Festival 2014 - John Newman
14:00 V Festival 2014 - Rizzle Kicks Live
14:30 V Festival 2014 - Aloe Blacc Live
15:00 V Festival 2014 - Kaiser Chiefs
15:30 V Festival 2014 - Bastille Live
16:00 V Festival 2014 - Chic Live
16:30 V Festival 2014 - Elbow Live
17:00 V Festival - 2016 is Coming
19:00 21 Years of V Festival - 2000
19:30 21 Years of V Festival - 2001
20:00 21 Years of V Festival - 2002
20:30 21 Years of V Festival - 2003
21:00 V Festival 2014 - Sam Smith Live
21:30 V Festival 2014 - Ed Sheeran Live
22:00 V Festival 2014 - Rudimental Live
22:30 V Festival - Live: Tinie Tempah
23:00 V Festival 2014 - Best of the Weekend

Told someone about this and they said that there is no such channel number as 81 on TV Anywhere

Never used it myself.

Originally Posted by Chad

Must admit I was a bit disappointed with the new NOW TV box and their new line up of packages. It was getting a big build up but didn't live up to the hype.

The reason I'm not impressed with the deal on their website is because you can get the same equivalent package from other sources for cheaper. I'm about to go into price comparison again!

The offer on their website is £9.99 per month plus £17.99 line rental for the new NOW TV smart box, entertainment pass, line rental and uo to 17mb broadband. Keep that for a year and it'll cost you £335.76.

Argos are selling the new NOW TV smart box for £39.99 which includes a 5 month entertainment pass. Argos also sell a 5 month entertainment pass separately for £25.00. I'm sure in store they sell a 2 month entertainment pass for £10.00. I know you can get the passes cheaper elsewhere however from Argos the new box and 12 months entertainment comes to £74.99. There's a whole host of companies offering free 17mb broadband for 12 months with line rental at around £17.99. SKY's line rental is only £17.40 per month which is cheaper than the NOW TV line rental. The cost of taking 17mb broadband and line rental from SKY for 12 months, plus everything else from Argos, comes to £283.79 for the first year. Almost £52.00 cheaper than getting it directly from NOW TV.

Okay so the total outlay to Argos of £74.99 is pretty steep, especially if you pay it all up front. Here's where the really good news kicks in. SKY are giving you a £75.00 pre-paid Mastercard to take their free 17mb broadband and line rental for 12 months. Bingo that's the new NOW TV smart box and 12 months entertainment covered courtesy of SKY. This reduces your total first year outlay to £210.00. We're now looking at £126.00 cheaper than the NOW TV website offer.

Crazy!!!

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...er/5449570.htm

http://www.sky.com/shop/offers/12mon...affiliate=true

Thanks- it isn't very good value after all.

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Originally Posted by Ddonald2016

Anybody notice since update when you select a show on catch up tv, it doesn't take you to the show just to a menu of channels then you need to find show yourself

You're better off asking about the TiVo update in the dedicated thread:

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...e-page-27.html

[bennyhill]

The Previews channel (100) has become MTV LiveHD, and is showing the V Festival schedule shown above, with the Previews now showing on Channel 998.

[dodo1]

Any more news when the channels that r testing launch?

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by bennyhill

The Previews channel (100) has become MTV LiveHD, and is showing the V Festival schedule shown above, with the Previews now showing on Channel 998.

Apparently, what's happened is that MTV Live HD has been made available on channel 100 for the benefit of all VM TV subscribers, whereas MTV Live HD remains on channel 311 for customers in the XL package only.

It's not available on TV Anywhere.

You'd think that they would simply have temporarily downgraded the subscription required for channel 311 or put the reduced subscription version in the 900's like they do with pop up channels

Do we know what channel number Spike will go onto?

A+E Networks will launch a FTA channel called 'Blaze' on the 20th September according to Broadband TV.

I wonder if we'll get this as the new FTA channels that pay TV providers are creating to rinse the last bit of revenue out of their content are now appearing on VM (apart from YourTV).