Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
08-08-2013, 13:00
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
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It would have to be if it was to be Sky's new unique selling point!
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08-08-2013, 13:04
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
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Originally Posted by Chad
I posted on the 1st July 2013:
"I think SKY will make SKY Atlantic available to Virgin in the very near future. However I believe there will be a sting in the tail. I can't confirm how I know but there is a very good chance that prior to the end of 2013 SKY will be launching a brand new entertainment channel exclusive to the SKY platform.
I know that without a source this just looks like me, as a SKY customer trying, to wind people up. If people don't believe me that's understandable."
SKY Bravo is the channel I was talking about! At the time however the name had not been decided but SKY Bravo was the front runner. I would however suggest that, to the best of my knowledge, it's not going to simply be the rebirth of Bravo. The programming will be of a better quality than the original Bravo.
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Come on Chad making prediction's and speculating is half the fun and if SA arrives in due course then l will certainly be a happy chappy and more then that my partner will be a happy lady and keep her quieter in the process. 
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08-08-2013, 13:09
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
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Originally Posted by Chad
I posted on the 1st July 2013:
"I think SKY will make SKY Atlantic available to Virgin in the very near future. However I believe there will be a sting in the tail. I can't confirm how I know but there is a very good chance that prior to the end of 2013 SKY will be launching a brand new entertainment channel exclusive to the SKY platform.
I know that without a source this just looks like me, as a SKY customer trying, to wind people up. If people don't believe me that's understandable."
SKY Bravo is the channel I was talking about! At the time however the name had not been decided but SKY Bravo was the front runner. I would however suggest that, to the best of my knowledge, it's not going to simply be the rebirth of Bravo. The programming will be of a better quality than the original Bravo.
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come on chad do you really think sky will lower cost of SA to VM no chance they have never ever lowered cost of a channel to another platform SA aint coming anytime soon as I said before only thing SA will go on is now tv not VM
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08-08-2013, 13:12
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
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come on chad do you really think sky will lower cost of SA to VM no chance they have never ever lowered cost of a channel to another platform SA aint coming anytime soon as I said before only thing SA will go on is nopw tv not VM
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The chances are though if sky launch Sky Bravo they will want it to be "exclusive" on Sky, which means it won't be on Now TV, which in turn would make no sense for Sky to launch Now TV entertainment without having the full channel set.
Also I believe Now TV Entertainment would require a TV License as the channels are not premium services.
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08-08-2013, 13:19
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
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The chances are though if sky launch Sky Bravo they will want it to be "exclusive" on Sky, which means it won't be on Now TV, which in turn would make no sense for Sky to launch Now TV entertainment without having the full channel set.
Also I believe Now TV Entertainment would require a TV License as the channels are not premium services.
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you mean like sky sports yes at a rip off price of £9.99 a day
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08-08-2013, 13:39
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
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you mean like sky sports yes at a rip off price of £9.99 a day
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No that is a premium service, if you read the sentence I say "Now TV ENTERTAINMENT would require a TV License"
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08-08-2013, 13:49
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
Anyone else got one of those stupid books from Virgin in the post? The book of oooh! it is called. Totally glosses over Atlantic and loss of ESPN/signing of BT Sports.
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08-08-2013, 13:50
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
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Anyone else got one of those stupid books from Virgin in the post? The book of oooh! it is called. Totally glosses over Atlantic and loss of ESPN/signing of BT Sports.
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Yes l got it last week Mark. 
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08-08-2013, 13:53
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
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Anyone else got one of those stupid books from Virgin in the post? The book of oooh! it is called. Totally glosses over Atlantic and loss of ESPN/signing of BT Sports.
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why would they mention channels they not got that would make no sense would it
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08-08-2013, 14:02
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
What I meant was they totally gloss over the negatives that customers have and put their own positive spin on things. I wonder if Alistair Campbell helped to write the book?
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08-08-2013, 14:04
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
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What I meant was they totally gloss over the negatives that customers have and put their own positive spin on things. I wonder if Alistair Campbell helped to write the book?
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all companies do that not just VM to be fair
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08-08-2013, 14:10
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
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all companies do that not just VM to be fair
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But you can only gloss over the negatives to a certain point as customers are not stupid nowadays.
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08-08-2013, 14:12
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
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What I meant was they totally gloss over the negatives that customers have and put their own positive spin on things. I wonder if Alistair Campbell helped to write the book?
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I think a PR company that put in there "OOOH, Your losing some channels!" wouldn't be in business for very long.
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08-08-2013, 14:37
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
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One major bonus of joining SKY is there is little to no messing about when it comes to new channels. If a new channel is launching 99% of the time it's available on SKY straight away. Often it's on the EPG weeks in advance of going live so you know that you are getting it prior to any official confirmation.
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As far as I'm aware, Sky do not allow channels onto the EPG during their testing period. Only once the channel is ready is it allowed onto the EPG so as to maintain it's integrity.
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As much as I would like to see Radio Caroline join VM, I can't see an organisation funded by voluntary donations from its listeners and support group having the financial stability to make this happen.
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I can't see Radio Caroline being able to afford the fees to go onto cable in Ireland, so I'm wondering if they have been given a reduction or had the fees waived altogether.
If so, we may well find Radio Caroline on VM now Liberty Global are in charge.
Unlike Sky, there is no requirement for VM EPG charges to be fair, reasonable and non discriminatory.
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08-08-2013, 15:00
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
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As far as I'm aware, Sky do not allow channels onto the EPG during their testing period. Only once the channel is ready is it allowed onto the EPG so as to maintain it's integrity.
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BT Sports was on the EPG for around 2 months before it launched.
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