Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010) Vol. I
07-01-2010, 16:06
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
What do mean by text? All the channels already carry subtitles where available.
Digital Text is available on the BBC channels by pressing the Red button
Telextext no longer exists on any platform. The company discontinued their services last month
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07-01-2010, 16:23
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu
Here is a good point, If these HD channels are coming on, WHAT channels are going off, as l believe l read on this forum, VM don't have enough capacity on its cables.
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IIRC 1 analogue channel = 10 Digital channels or 4 HD channels
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07-01-2010, 16:41
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
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Remember though that part of that was based on 'we would like to get the Sky HD channels, and are working with OFCOM to do so'. Although they then said they hoped that process would be completed this year, it's a different thing to any other channel agreement
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The main point is that they DID say it (Arthurgray50@blu was right) but it was being inferred on here that he made it up or was somehow mis-quoting!
The fact that VM said this is a massivly positive thing. Yes there are contactual agreements that need to be done and no we still wont get the Sky HD channels but they are not ignoring that they know we want more HD and all the non Sky ones surley are more than possible to get!
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07-01-2010, 17:44
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
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Originally Posted by Mobes
The main point is that they DID say it (Arthurgray50@blu was right) but it was being inferred on here that he made it up or was somehow mis-quoting!
The fact that VM said this is a massivly positive thing. Yes there are contactual agreements that need to be done and no we still wont get the Sky HD channels but they are not ignoring that they know we want more HD and all the non Sky ones surley are more than possible to get!
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IIRC, VM were making no predictions of how many HD channels they would be carrying back in 2008. Also did they actually say they would be launching up to 30 channels by the end of 2009 or did they say that it was an aspiration for some time in thenot too distant future? I think if people suspect that information being quoted is wrong they have a right to ask for links to back it up.
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07-01-2010, 18:06
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I have just seen on Wikipedia that E4 +1 is on the M package in Ex-ntl and Ex-CW areas but is on the L Pack in Ex-Telewest areas of Virgin TV.
Can any Ex-Telewest viewer with the M Package tell me if E4 +1 has appeared on their pack.
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08-01-2010, 11:01
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
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Originally Posted by ahardie
IIRC, VM were making no predictions of how many HD channels they would be carrying back in 2008. Also did they actually say they would be launching up to 30 channels by the end of 2009 or did they say that it was an aspiration for some time in thenot too distant future? I think if people suspect that information being quoted is wrong they have a right to ask for links to back it up.
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They never said 30 hd channel for 2009 they said htey hope to have 20-30 by middle of 2010
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08-01-2010, 11:31
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
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They never said 30 hd channel for 2009 they said htey hope to have 20-30 by middle of 2010
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08-01-2010, 15:46
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
from the virgin media sofa email
We’ve spoken to our teams and have some great announcements coming up in 2010. Your calls for more HD channels will be answered as well as looking into better upload speeds.
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08-01-2010, 16:11
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
well seeing as VM are releasing a new standard HD stb soon (trials starting later this month) then i suspect that more HD channels are on the way!!!
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08-01-2010, 16:41
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
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from the virgin media sofa email
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What's this about sofa emails?
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08-01-2010, 16:46
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
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What's this about sofa emails?
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Think its to do with virgin media community,customer feedback and all that may be wrong though.
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08-01-2010, 19:36
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
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well seeing as VM are releasing a new standard HD stb soon (trials starting later this month) then i suspect that more HD channels are on the way!!!
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Really? Be interested in anymore information on that STB if available. As a VIP customer with a standard 2nd box be very interested in this 
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09-01-2010, 12:56
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
I have just noticed something, concerning CBS channels.
On VM they only have CBS Reality, an yet to me the best one is CBS Drama, all the channels from CBS are on Sky, so why are they not on VM. Any reason? 
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09-01-2010, 14:52
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
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VM said that they WOULD have 30 channels by the end of 2009, and VM have always been known for the honesty? |
Please provide a link to the article that Virgin Media have said that. I can't find one, or is this just another Arthurgray50 fantasy quote?
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They said they hoped to have that many.
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Link? I'd really love to see this.
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09-01-2010, 15:02
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu
I have just noticed something, concerning CBS channels.
On VM they only have CBS Reality, an yet to me the best one is CBS Drama, all the channels from CBS are on Sky, so why are they not on VM. Any reason? |
because chellozonbe wa snot interested in geting mroe channesl on virign before they rebranded cbs, but cbs are in negetiotn to get the other added hopefully this year, wont say soon because you will take it out of context later in the year if it doesnt happen
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Please provide a link to the article that Virgin Media have said that. I can't find one, or is this just another Arthurgray50 fantasy quote?
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Link? I'd really love to see this.
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you need to look in coming soon 2009 they said it on the podcast for question and answer after the last quarter results. but most people have took it out of context and used it as reason to moan at virign. what they said was they hoped to have aabout 20-30 hd channesl bid mid to summer 2010 or was t spring cant remeber myself if it was spring or mid
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