General : Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by Dave42

I hope it is true but will only believe it when I see it

Aw... and I was looking forward to another 'Aint never gonna happen' type post

[Anypermitedroute]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Technix over on Digital Spy has posted this "Not really new channels but I've been told Sky Sports 3, 4 and F1 in HD maybe arriving soon on VM. As always wait for an official press release for confirmation."
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...postcount=1230

Now that VM has a substantial number of HD channels there's less benefit in Sky witholding these channels as the "who's got more HD channels" debate seems to have fizzled out. Offering them in HD via VM may get more Sky Sports subscribers in total.

Technix over th years has been pretty good so I doubt they would of posted without some legs, notwithstanding the usual caveates.

I for one would be extremely delighted, especially as I didnt realise the masters is purely on skysporst 3, too long VM has missed out on Golf in HD as it usually confined to 3 & 4 in coverage and considering the £7 charge given it did seem unfair that only 1& 2 was provided in HD (if you were a sole Skysports subscriber not movies)

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Dave42

I hope it is true but will only believe it when I see it

Thy pessimist strikes again.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Dave42

I hope it is true but will only believe it when I see it

Update:

I have just got this back from one of my Insiders. (I ask them to confirmed the Sky Sports HD rumour but also ask if any more Sky Basic Channels may launch.)

Nope. Nothing has been confirmed about that.

What Sky Channels are we missing out on?

=== Own by British Sky Broadcasting ===
-Pick +1 (Broadcasts in Smallworld areas right now).
-Sky1 +1
-Sky 3D
-Sky Atlantic
-Sky Atlantic +1
-Sky Atlantic HD
-Sky Bravo (Channel rumour to launch)
-Sky News HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).
-SkyPoker.com
-Sky Sports F1 HD
-Sky Sports 3 HD
-Sky Sports 4 HD
-Sky Sports News HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).

[Mr Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Anypermitedroute

Technix over th years has been pretty good so I doubt they would of posted without some legs, notwithstanding the usual caveates.

I for one would be extremely delighted, especially as I didnt realise the masters is purely on skysporst 3, too long VM has missed out on Golf in HD as it usually confined to 3 & 4 in coverage and considering the £7 charge given it did seem unfair that only 1& 2 was provided in HD (if you were a sole Skysports subscriber not movies)

Luckily on the Saturday at 7.30pm and Sunday at 6.30pm the Masters is on BBC2 HD.

[denphone]

BBC to extend time programmes are available on iPlayer.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...rt-of-comments

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Update:

I have just got this back from one of my Insiders. (I ask them to confirmed the Sky Sports HD rumour but also ask if any more Sky Basic Channels may launch.)



What Sky Channels are we missing out on?

=== Own by British Sky Broadcasting ===
-Pick +1 (Broadcasts in Smallworld areas right now).
-Sky1 +1
-Sky 3D
-Sky Atlantic
-Sky Atlantic +1
-Sky Atlantic HD
-Sky Bravo (Channel rumour to launch)
-Sky News HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).
-SkyPoker.com
-Sky Sports F1 HD
-Sky Sports 3 HD
-Sky Sports 4 HD
-Sky Sports News HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).

Thanks, MB, but I wouldn't read too much into that. We will get minimal if any notice of any new Sky launches on VM.

[andy_m]

One thing that might get them more subscribers is to split the channels. Currently you're able to subscribe to Sky Sports 1 and 2 separately, but can only get the others if you take the full bundle.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by andy_m

One thing that might get them more subscribers is to split the channels. Currently you're able to subscribe to Sky Sports 1 and 2 separately, but can only get the others if you take the full bundle.

Sorry Andy but that scenario is very unlikely.

Originally Posted by andy_m

One thing that might get them more subscribers is to split the channels. Currently you're able to subscribe to Sky Sports 1 and 2 separately, but can only get the others if you take the full bundle.

I seem to remember that if you subscribed to SS1, you got SS3 free or if you subscribed to SS2, you got SS4 free on Sky. Is that no longer the case?

[denphone]

That went if l rightly remember a long time ago.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by andy_m

One thing that might get them more subscribers is to split the channels. Currently you're able to subscribe to Sky Sports 1 and 2 separately, but can only get the others if you take the full bundle.

It might get a few more subscribers but they would lose more revenue overall. For that reason, I'm out. (Some existing Sky Sports pack subscribers will downgrade to just SS3, SS4 or SSF1. I assume this would be far cheaper than the bundle say £10pm).

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by passingbat

Aw... and I was looking forward to another 'Aint never gonna happen' type post

well we heard it all before that they coming and they never have and cant see it changing this time and decided to change post as you all hated them ones

Originally Posted by denphone

That went if l rightly remember a long time ago.

Did it? Thanks Den.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by Dave42

well we heard it all before that they coming and they never have and cant see it changing this time and decided to change post as you all hated them ones

I said last year that the sports hd channels would possibly launch this year