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Satellite John
08-12-2013
Originally Posted by Callum Collum:
“Thanks for the info. Could they in a sense be devaluing their top packages by making a load of channels available to everyone?”

They are only available temporarily. In January they go back to being pay channels. Maybe think of it as a free sample, designed to lead to you wanting more.
Satellite John
08-12-2013
Originally Posted by Toby53:
“Yes, I am still wondering what they intend to do with the xl pack, they are shedding channels to lower packs and as you say devaluing xl”

Think of the XL pack as the HD channels and BT Sport pack.
Callum Collum
08-12-2013
Originally Posted by Satellite John:
“They are only available temporarily. In January they go back to being pay channels. Maybe think of it as a free sample, designed to lead to you wanting more.”

My apologies. I missed that part. Thanks.
walterwhite
09-12-2013
Originally Posted by xp95:
“Sorry if you find it a bit strange. ”

It was a totally weird and irrelevant thing to say.
Geoff_Mack
09-12-2013
Originally Posted by xp95:
“Sorry if you find it a bit strange. ”

It just doesn't really make any sense.
xp95
09-12-2013
Originally Posted by walterwhite:
“It was a totally weird and irrelevant thing to say.”

I wasn't really in the right frame of mind when I posted it....
Sirius C
11-12-2013
No new tests, but more moving to 256 QAM.
gother
11-12-2013
Originally Posted by Sirius C:
“No new tests, but more moving to 256 QAM.”

Don't think we'll see anything testing now until next year.
Richardcoulter
12-12-2013
Originally Posted by Satellite John:
“Think of the XL pack as the HD channels and BT Sport pack.”

I've seen information that this is precisely what the XL pack will eventually be marketed as.

Consideration is also being given to allowing non XL customers the choice of receiving the HD variants (where they exist) of the channels within their package.

The current cost being mooted is £5 per month.
johnathome
12-12-2013
Originally Posted by Richardcoulter:
“I've seen information that this is precisely what the XL pack will eventually be marketed as.”

That'd probably be me with a downgrade then if this comes to pass.
xp95
12-12-2013
Originally Posted by Sirius C:
“No new tests, but more moving to 256 QAM.”

What's the significance in that?
Toby53
12-12-2013
Originally Posted by Satellite John:
“Think of the XL pack as the HD channels and BT Sport pack.”

But don't VM currently advertise both HD and bt as being 'free' with xl pack? If they remarked as xl being the HD/sport channel then they will need to add a lot of HD to justify that eg all sports channels,all movie channels and other sky channels..
Richardcoulter
13-12-2013
Originally Posted by xp95:
“What's the significance in that? ”

In a nutshell, it means that more space is created. This means better quality of existing channels or extra space to launch additional services.

Media Boy has heard a rumour that History HD, Sky Sports News HD and Sky News HD will be launching early in the new year.
ocav
13-12-2013
Originally Posted by Toby53:
“But don't VM currently advertise both HD and bt as being 'free' with xl pack? If they remarked as xl being the HD/sport channel then they will need to add a lot of HD to justify that eg all sports channels,all movie channels and other sky channels..”

Why would they need to do that? There is relatively few non-premium channels that Virgin don't have in HD anymore. It wouldn't be a "Sport Channel" pack it would be the "BT Sports" pack so they won't be throwing in all the sports and movies.
Sirius C
15-12-2013
Originally Posted by xp95:
“What's the significance in that? ”

Basically, one frequency can hold so much bandwidth. 38 meg give or take at 64qam plays 52 meg at 256qam.

So instead of a frequency having 10 SD channels it can have 13, or 2 HD channels it could hold 3.
Asian Channel
16-12-2013
Asian Channel Xclusive

I have been told that History HD, Sky Sports News HD and Sky News HD may all launch in 'Early 2014'.
gother
16-12-2013
Originally Posted by Asian Channel:
“Asian Channel Xclusive

I have been told that History HD, Sky Sports News HD and Sky News HD may all launch in 'Early 2014'.”

If you was reading the same forum i was also it's been mentioned Lovefilm may join vms od lineup early 2014 too.
gother
16-12-2013
Originally Posted by Toby53:
“But don't VM currently advertise both HD and bt as being 'free' with xl pack? If they remarked as xl being the HD/sport channel then they will need to add a lot of HD to justify that eg all sports channels,all movie channels and other sky channels..”

Not really no XL TV on it's own is £31p/m which is the same as skys entertainment+ package. In a way it balances itself out Sky have Sky Atlantic in their ent+ pack (i know it's in all packs) and vm don't have Sky Atlantic instead they have BT Sport included in the XLTV pack.
It'll be interesting to see what happens.
Asian Channel
16-12-2013
Press red added to channel 5 and 5hd
1andrew1
16-12-2013
Originally Posted by Richardcoulter:
“13 December
Media Boy has heard a rumour that History HD, Sky Sports News HD and Sky News HD will be launching early in the new year.”

Originally Posted by Asian Channel:
“16 December Asian Channel Xclusive
I have been told that History HD, Sky Sports News HD and Sky News HD may all launch in 'Early 2014'.”

Great news but as post 1193 mentioned the very same rumour some three days earlier, xclusive is a bit optimistic
Satellite John
16-12-2013
Originally Posted by 1andrew1:
“Great news but as post 1193 mentioned the very same rumour some three days earlier, xclusive is a bit optimistic ”

I think Asian Channel was joking?
ocav
16-12-2013
Originally Posted by Satellite John:
“I think Asian Channel was joking?”

Asian Channel always posts the words Xclusive, however never responds when people point out it's not, nor responds when he is wrong to apologise. Still waiting on CNN US HD...
Sirius C
17-12-2013
We are still waiting on many of Meeja Boy's "exclusives" as well.

I'm not sure the magic of pulling channel names and random dates out the air gives anyone a right to the word "exclusive" other than in a tabloid newspaper sense.
nobabydaddy
17-12-2013
Media Boy, Asian Channels - not worth the effort listening to. I would rather hear stuff and announcements out of Virgin's horses mouth.
ocav
17-12-2013
Originally Posted by Sirius C:
“We are still waiting on many of Meeja Boy's "exclusives" as well.

I'm not sure the magic of pulling channel names and random dates out the air gives anyone a right to the word "exclusive" other than in a tabloid newspaper sense.”

But the only things I have seen him exclusively reveal was News 18, which he said was not confirmed, so if you can find other exclusives then please do share...

Originally Posted by nobabydaddy:
“Media Boy, Asian Channels - not worth the effort listening to. I would rather hear stuff and announcements out of Virgin's horses mouth.”

Yeah but that will never happen. Virgin never pre announce channel launches and sometimes don't even mention them till a month after they launch...
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