Coming soon to Virgin TV (2012) Vol. 1

[andy_m]

Originally Posted by Rillington

I think it's just the finals weekend that is listed.

Which is crazy when you consider where British interest is likely to end.

Re Wimbledon - according to the BBC (last October), they have had coverage extended to 2017.

Wimbledon will continue to be broadcast on the BBC until at least 2017.

BBC Sport has agreed a three-year extension to its current contract as host broadcaster and UK rights holder, extending its relationship with the All England Lawn Tennis Club to 90 years.

The new deal, which reaffirms the BBC's long term commitment to delivering the best sporting events to licence fee payers, will continue to give audiences unprecedented access to the tournament across all platforms including TV, radio, online, red button, mobile and tablet.

And the Guardian states

"We know that Wimbledon fortnight has a very special place in the hearts of the UK public. We are delighted that our new agreement ensures coverage of The Championships remains free to air and available to licence fee payers."

So we should be able to, if we wish, watch all of the Wimbledon Fortnight on the BBC.

[Horizon]

VM's quarterly and full year results tomorrow folks, perhaps some news will be forthcoming on new services this year.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Horizon

VM's quarterly and full year results tomorrow folks, perhaps some news will be forthcoming on new services this year.

One would hope so to take the heat out of the price increases coming our way.

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by denphone

One would hope so to take the heat out of the price increases coming our way.

yes lets cross all our fingers for some good news with some new HD channels

[PWSPWS]

Originally Posted by Horizon

VM's quarterly and full year results tomorrow folks, perhaps some news will be forthcoming on new services this year.

Perhaps they'll announce that they're complaining to the OFT over Sky & F1 - No HD version on VM, & you have to subscribe to Sky Sports to get it at all. Just have any HD package to get it in HD on Sky - nice & fair!

We'd get nothing else from Sky for a while, rather than the scraps we get from their table, but if the OFT sorted them properly, we might get a fair deal once it was sorted. I pay Sky a lot of money through Virgin Media, why don't they treat me like a customer???

Originally Posted by PWSPWS

Perhaps they'll announce that they're complaining to the OFT over Sky & F1 - No HD version on VM, & you have to subscribe to Sky Sports to get it at all. Just have any HD package to get it in HD on Sky - nice & fair!

We'd get nothing else from Sky for a while, rather than the scraps we get from their table, but if the OFT sorted them properly, we might get a fair deal once it was sorted. I pay Sky a lot of money through Virgin Media, why don't they treat me like a customer???

I know what you mean mate we give good money but no sky go, limited sky sports hd, no sky sports f1hd. Time has come for fair play

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by PWSPWS

Perhaps they'll announce that they're complaining to the OFT over Sky & F1 - No HD version on VM, & you have to subscribe to Sky Sports to get it at all. Just have any HD package to get it in HD on Sky - nice & fair!

We'd get nothing else from Sky for a while, rather than the scraps we get from their table, but if the OFT sorted them properly, we might get a fair deal once it was sorted. I pay Sky a lot of money through Virgin Media, why don't they treat me like a customer???

very well said

[DJ-SWITCH]

Do any one no if National Geographic and +1 and National wild have gone 24hour said on my TiVo guide last night but just said the message as the channel is off air with the virgin logo??

[Digital Fanatic]

Originally Posted by DJ-SWITCH

Do any one no if National Geographic and +1 and National wild have gone 24hour said on my TiVo guide last night but just said the message as the channel is off air with the virgin logo??

The channel closes at 2am.

[DJ-SWITCH]

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

The channel closes at 2am.

how come its got programs after 2am isit a mess up on the guide

[Digital Fanatic]

Originally Posted by DJ-SWITCH

how come its got programs after 2am isit a mess up on the guide

My TiVo guide says "Teleshopping", but VM will have a commercial agreement for broadcast times. The teleshopping isn't part of the channels output agreement.

[huxleypiguk]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

DW do not broadcast in the UK and Ireland - not even on Astra.

You can get DW online through a number of the streaming Internet TV services

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by andrewstevenson

I know what you mean mate we give good money but no sky go, limited sky sports hd, no sky sports f1hd. Time has come for fair play

Sky Go is a Sky service for Sky customers if you want mobile access to content take that up with VM. Sky Go has content from other channels like ESPN , Nat Geo etc these deals were struck by Sky for its own customers , what makes you think Sky are responsible for providing you with content on the go your a customer of VM.

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

Rumours of tests on satellite for MTV HD have been about now for a week or two

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...&postcount=383

Seems them rumours could be correct
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1627265

[andy_m]

Originally Posted by huxleypiguk

You can get DW online through a number of the streaming Internet TV services

Should at least be a Tivo app then.

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

Sky Go is a Sky service for Sky customers if you want mobile access to content take that up with VM. Sky Go has content from other channels like ESPN , Nat Geo etc these deals were struck by Sky for its own customers , what makes you think Sky are responsible for providing you with content on the go your a customer of VM.

Correct, and in fact Virgin have player. Whilst Sky Go allows customers access to some of it's channel line up, Virgin player allows access to some of it's on demand library, so whilst they're different products they very much play to the individual strengths of the companies providing them.

As it happens, non-Sky customers can buy monthly passes to Sky Go, and it includes the sports and movies channels as well as Sky Atlantic, so a possible work around for cable customers who want Atlantic would be to cancel their premium services through Virgin and buy them directly from Sky.