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Old 21-07-2013, 11:22
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maybe we will be getting sky atlantic, did notice until yesterday, the sky atlantic ads would say ONLY ON SKY. but not any more
Hope we do this is the only channel along with universal HD would love to see on virgin TV
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Old 24-07-2013, 19:36
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Any sign of the new Drama channel?
Not yet, but it is just full of repeats!
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Old 24-07-2013, 20:02
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Not yet, but it is just full of repeats!
Not a lot different to the rest of UKTV channels then
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Old 29-07-2013, 13:49
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READ THIS!
http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/b...rriage-deal/50...
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Old 29-07-2013, 14:05
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Old 29-07-2013, 14:15
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The link works, but unfortunately you need to be a subscriber to it.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/b...?referrer=RSS#

Not sure if it's possible for anyone who is to copy/quote the piece in a post, but would be great if someone could
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Old 29-07-2013, 14:21
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The link works, but unfortunately you need to be a subscriber to it.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/b...?referrer=RSS#

Not sure if it's possible for anyone who is to copy/quote the piece in a post, but would be great if someone could
BT Sport set to strike Virgin Media carriage deal
29 July, 2013 | By Peter White

Virgin Media is poised to close a deal to carry BT Sport’s three sports channels on its cable TV platform, making them available to a further 4m potential customers.

The two companies have been in negotiations for a number of months but both have been keen to strike a deal ahead of BT Sport’s launch on Thursday 1 August.

BT Sport has the rights to the Scottish Premier League, which begins its season on Friday 2 August,and wanted to have carriage on Virgin in time for its first TV game - Partick Thistle versus Dundee United - so as not to alienate football fans who are VM customers. The English Premier League season starts on August 17th.

One of the sticking points of negotiations has been whether Virgin will bundle the new channels in with its TV XL premium package - as was previously the case with ESPN - or whether it will charge for them as a standalone product.

It is not clear which route has been taken, but a Virgin Media spokesman said: We’re always looking bring the best possible value and choice of great quality content to our customers and we’re talking to BT about how we could potentially make the forthcoming BT Sport package available.”

Earlier this year, Virgin Media sent an online survey out to customers asking whether they would be willing to pay slightly more for their top package if it were to include Premier League football and Sky Atlantic, which could pave the way for this move.

BT Sport is being sold as a standalone channel on the Sky platform for £12 a month in SD and £15 a month in HD.
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Old 29-07-2013, 14:25
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Thanks kennedy200802, very helpful.

Will have to see which route they chose and how quickly any further announcement comes
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Old 29-07-2013, 17:54
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How long have channels not broadcasting (on v+hd boxes) eg bbc 3 & 4 during the day had a white screen with text saying so?
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Old 29-07-2013, 17:59
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Not that long, a few days I think.
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Old 29-07-2013, 18:30
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BT Sport set to strike Virgin Media carriage deal
29 July, 2013 | By Peter White

Virgin Media is poised to close a deal to carry BT Sport’s three sports channels on its cable TV platform, making them available to a further 4m potential customers.

The two companies have been in negotiations for a number of months but both have been keen to strike a deal ahead of BT Sport’s launch on Thursday 1 August.

BT Sport has the rights to the Scottish Premier League, which begins its season on Friday 2 August,and wanted to have carriage on Virgin in time for its first TV game - Partick Thistle versus Dundee United - so as not to alienate football fans who are VM customers. The English Premier League season starts on August 17th.

One of the sticking points of negotiations has been whether Virgin will bundle the new channels in with its TV XL premium package - as was previously the case with ESPN - or whether it will charge for them as a standalone product.

It is not clear which route has been taken, but a Virgin Media spokesman said: We’re always looking bring the best possible value and choice of great quality content to our customers and we’re talking to BT about how we could potentially make the forthcoming BT Sport package available.”

Earlier this year, Virgin Media sent an online survey out to customers asking whether they would be willing to pay slightly more for their top package if it were to include Premier League football and Sky Atlantic, which could pave the way for this move.

BT Sport is being sold as a standalone channel on the Sky platform for £12 a month in SD and £15 a month in HD.
Hope it's free
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Old 29-07-2013, 18:54
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t***r.a***@virginmedia.com

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Manchester call centre got an e-mail invite to a meeting at 10 am tomorrow the subject on the e-mail is (bring your football shoes)

Also from insider spotify premium to be given free to tvxl customers no dates given ...
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Old 29-07-2013, 20:45
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I have just got off the phone from a VM representative having given them a call on another matter and when he asked if he could do anything else for me I asked the question about BT Sport.
His reply was a surprise when he said it is hoped that VM will be making a further announcement tomorrow (Tuesday).
Could this reiterate the previous posting and could things have positively moved on ?
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Old 29-07-2013, 22:22
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Does anyone know if Pop Girl channel is coming to VM? And if not why not? My daughter watches it at houses who have Sky and gets upset that we don't have it at home.
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Old 30-07-2013, 05:12
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(from insider)

t***r.a***@virginmedia.com

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Manchester call centre got an e-mail invite to a meeting at 10 am tomorrow the subject on the e-mail is (bring your football shoes)

Also from insider spotify premium to be given free to tvxl customers no dates given ...
You bit about Spotify i think could be very true as ive my sister has been with virgin on the VIP pack for 5 months and she had free spotify for 3 months but she is still getting it free.
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Old 30-07-2013, 08:51
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Does anyone know if Pop Girl channel is coming to VM? And if not why not? My daughter watches it at houses who have Sky and gets upset that we don't have it at home.
Nothing yet, but its FTA so just get a Freesat box and you can watch it that way, no Sky sub required
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Old 30-07-2013, 18:06
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Nothing yet, but its FTA so just get a Freesat box and you can watch it that way, no Sky sub required
The blurbs for freesat say it needs to be connected to a satellite dish and I don't have one. Is there another way?
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Old 30-07-2013, 19:36
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The blurbs for freesat say it needs to be connected to a satellite dish and I don't have one. Is there another way?
Sure it is on channel 604. But not available in any other way.
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Old 30-07-2013, 19:38
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The blurbs for freesat say it needs to be connected to a satellite dish and I don't have one. Is there another way?
No, it's just on Freesat and Sky.
http://www.popgirl.tv/corporate/about.aspx
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Old 11-08-2013, 14:41
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Any plans from Northern & Shell to launch a new Milkshake! channel?
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Old 12-08-2013, 11:51
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Drama will launch on Virgin Media this Wednesday its expected to get channel 190
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Old 16-08-2013, 23:04
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A few new channel launched yesterday.

BT Sport 1 547
BT Sport 2 548
BT Sport HD1 549
BT Sport HD2 550
EPSN 529
EPSN HD 530

Just in case anyone hasn't heard
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Old 17-08-2013, 18:56
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A few new channel launched yesterday.

BT Sport 1 547
BT Sport 2 548
BT Sport HD1 549
BT Sport HD2 550
EPSN 529
EPSN HD 530

Just in case anyone hasn't heard
EPSN?
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Old 17-08-2013, 21:45
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Oh dear lol spelling mistake twice
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Old 28-08-2013, 15:11
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Just had a look at two test boxes at national faults centre Wythenshawe


992 showing sky news sports hd epg says (vip3d)
993 test bars saying sky Osterley epg says (sky eire)
995 showing bt sports 2 epg says bt interactive
996 blank screen epg says upc setanta
997 showing Disney hd epg says disupc

Also retentions have been told not to give anymore discounts on sky sports anymore.

update on spotify it will only be given free on vip
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