Ahh I get you now.

in that case no ESPN red button never launched.

Don't get me wrong, I admire his enthusiasm and all the time he must spend searching out information but I think the mantle he has somehow earned himself as having a grapevine to VM Towers is a bit far fetched

Technix seems far better informed to me.

It was amusing to see BomberAF's reputation level on the site increase, largely because he was saying what a lot of the users wanted to hear. The way it was written, much of it seemed confused and self-contradictory.

Technix seems to be on the ball, has gotten everything right so far.

admittedly VM internally say whatever is coming but sometimes duck out last minute which is what happened with the ITV HD channels.

but generally spot on on the whole.

I think VM is almost there now with its lineup. Just a few loose ends to tie up and it's as good if not better than sky in some cases. (noticed I said some).

the new BBC red button has great potential now, in time that will be a cracking service.

now liberty own us the future could very well be interesting. Added to that, my service has been excellent on the whole. Loving the TiVo.

Indeed. Staying with Cable Forum someone has posted this, does anyone know what he means by changing their T&C's or is it just more Cable Fourm nonsense?

dont think we will get BT sports, They changed the terms and conditions on June 1st to not allow people to leave when ESPN goes. Maybe they are covering themselves, maybe BT are dragging there heels... but something as big as this should be sorted out by now
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I am not sure if BomberAF info is made up or not.

It was couple of weeks ago broadcastnow article said VM they were close to agreeing a price for Sky Atlantic and Carriage agreement for Sky other channels ( Sky Basics) on VM are due to be renewed.

I noticed they have not said Premiere exclusively to Sky Customers on this page
http://skyatlantic.sky.com/the-newsr...turn-in-august

They have in the past said that.
http://skyatlantic.sky.com/banshee/s...rip-to-banshee

Now that Atlantic has been exclusive for over 2 years maybe the time is right for it to join other platforms. And if VM have more money available now then it could be a starter.

I find the BT claim a bit hard to believe though as I could see many thousands of people jumping ship if Atlantic and BT Sport were included in XL.

I guess time will tell.

Media Boy has posted on CF that "significant news" is to be revealed by Virgin Media in the coming weeks, told by an inside source. Wonder if Technix could have a word with his sources see if he gets the same result, so far Technix has been the most accurate!

Gave up on that forum and in particular the 'Comming Soon' thread as it was just a self propagating circle of rumours where every now and then something came true reinforcing the believe that everything said in that thread came true.

As for the most recent 'announcement' that an announcement will be made just screems of... I know something you don't know and I'm not going to tell you! Remember, knowledge is power.

Having said that good luck to those that participate in that thread, they seem to enjoy it!

It's more than 1 announcement , i am guessing Sky Atlantic and BT Sport.

An announcement that neither are coming soon?

Or an announcement that they have nothing to announce !

Love the way Media Boy carries on with his exclusives when he has been very, very wrong in the past.

or the 5 new BBC HD channels next year.

They must have agreed with you its moving to 166 on the 24th July.

got this from a mate who works at customer service wyh Manchester


********** Not confirmed before you all shoot me ********

Sky atlantic 119
Sky Atlantic HD 120

That's good news if true.

Oh stop it, you teases .

So a rumour from Nialli and confirmed by MB says we're getting BT Sport, i would guess (based on nothing) that Sky Atlantic will replace the ESPN Channels and BT Sport will be a standalone package at the same price it is on Sky.

Any idea when?

Rumour has it (for what it's worth) 1st August

maybe we will be getting sky atlantic, did notice until yesterday, the sky atlantic ads would say ONLY ON SKY. but not any more

Just a random question (please don't shoot me down), I know there was huge divides over it when it was announced but given the popularity of F1 in this country (or what it was) and the BBC advantage of HD, wouldn't it make sense to launch it in HD on VM?? Adds another sweetener maybe ... As much as I like SSF1, BBC in HD would be my choice because of the fact it's in HD ... maybe in the future ?? ...

Sky pulled in less than a million viewers per race

Any sign of the new Drama channel?