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Old 28-07-2014, 19:56
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Sky Sports show UK Ice Hockey.
I thought the EIHL had switched to Premier Sports?
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Old 28-07-2014, 20:14
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Forget sports we need a better movies channels, or cheaper filmflex.

Also correct me if wrong, does any channel actually show any of the followin UK Sports

Ice Hockey, Baseball/Softball, Hockey, volleyball. Babminton and youth sports tournaments

(I know Eurosport show some but not seen these)
No thanks, I pays my VIP sub for exactly that. Sky Sports in HD.

We have enough movies already in the form of:

Netflix,
Filmflex
Picturebox
Sky Movies
Film 4
TCM
Sky On Demand

Do we need any more?

Granted for sports we got

Sky Sports
EuroSport
Premier Sports
BT Sport
Extreme Sport
Racing UK
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Old 28-07-2014, 20:45
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Filmflex is now Virgin Movies
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Old 28-07-2014, 23:24
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No thanks, I pays my VIP sub for exactly that. Sky Sports in HD.

We have enough movies already in the form of:

Netflix,
Filmflex
Picturebox
Sky Movies
Film 4
TCM
Sky On Demand

Do we need any more?

Granted for sports we got

Sky Sports
EuroSport
Premier Sports
BT Sport
Extreme Sport
Racing UK
You forgot Box Nation and At The Races
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Old 29-07-2014, 00:14
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I thought the EIHL had switched to Premier Sports?
"Team GB begin their World Ice Hockey Championship campaign this Sunday against Croatia, see all 5 of their games this April on Premier Sports."
https://www.facebook.com/premierspor...type=1&theater
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Old 29-07-2014, 17:34
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No thanks, I pays my VIP sub for exactly that. Sky Sports in HD.

We have enough movies already in the form of:

Netflix,
Filmflex
Picturebox
Sky Movies
Film 4
TCM
Sky On Demand

Do we need any more?

Granted for sports we got

Sky Sports
EuroSport
Premier Sports
BT Sport
Extreme Sport
Racing UK
I meant free channels - Only have 3 movie channels compared to sky - and most of those are old.
Also I said cheaper Filmflex/virginmovioes which had been taken over again by way
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Old 31-07-2014, 13:45
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To be honest the TV section of CF just seems to be a clique of pensioners and the unemployed trying to find something to do all day, instead of anything of actual value. Thats fine if you are into it but I'd rather listen to people who actually have a clue on DS for hints on actual service changes.

Its all a bit sad really.
... I think it's more a case of them posting during works time

In order to allow older boxes to continue functioning, the synopsis has been permanently removed from all radio stations on the V+, apart from Radio 5.

The BBC radio channels, however, have their own red button guide which becomes available after tuning to the relevant channel.

The renumbering was a Sky initiative and formed part of the negotiations to secure carriage for the remaining HD sports channels.
Just to add that further radio data has been removed to accommodate the additional channels for the Commonwealth Games.

All radio stations will now only show now/next EPG data.

I have been told that no decision has been made as to whether to make this permanent or not.

This does not affect TiVo users.
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Old 02-08-2014, 09:17
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With the news that the WWE Network should be in the UK by October is there any chance Virgin Media will pick it up?
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Old 02-08-2014, 09:39
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With the news that the WWE Network should be in the UK by October is there any chance Virgin Media will pick it up?
Is it a linear channel over in the states?
If not, I'd assume we'd just get access to it over the web.
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Old 02-08-2014, 10:37
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It isn't on a channel as such it is an online on demand service available on consoles and Apple TV etc. Just wondering if Virgin could add it to their on demand section for a monthly fee.
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Old 02-08-2014, 12:33
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Do you know if it's available on TiVo boxes across the pond?
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Old 02-08-2014, 13:40
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Not sure mate I know it's available on Xbox and Playstation and Apple and streaming devices such as Roku though. When Canada get it their big cable company are putting it available as on demand I believe.
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Old 03-08-2014, 00:04
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I can't see it happening personally. Virgin would have to negotiate directly with WWE for this. Maybe Sky could have some WWE Network programming on Sky Sports?

NXT is something that isn't broadcast on TV in the states but Sky Sports show it, same goes with Superstars I believe. So something similar could happen with WWE Network possibly. All speculation, I guess time will tell.
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Old 03-08-2014, 21:32
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I've seen speculation with web articles suggesting that the WWE Network in the UK is likely to be in partnership with Sky as WWE signed a deal for ALL WWE PPVs to be on Sky Box Office in the UK and there will not be a single PPV on Sky Sports after that. They had already dwindled from being the majority of PPVs to being rare but now they're going completely.

There are suggestions of far less content, no PPVs on the network and it being more expensive.

I had hoped it would be around the same price, have the same content and be easier than using the US version in terms of not having to use a proxy (and getting a better connection as a result) or having to pay via the US and not having any customer service access as UK viewers aren't really meant to use it at present.

I want WWE Network but I want to pay £6-10, get ALL the US content and ALL the PPVs, past and present.

We're the second biggest WWE market in the world and I want exactly the same as the biggest market.
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Old 04-08-2014, 09:43
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Has it been confirmed that TruTV will launch on Virgin today at 1pm as it is on Sky, Freeview and Freesat?
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Old 04-08-2014, 10:00
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Has it been confirmed that TruTV will launch on Virgin today at 1pm as it is on Sky, Freeview and Freesat?
There is no placeholder for it. It doesn't look like we're getting it.
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Old 04-08-2014, 10:03
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Apparently the channel number 245 was expected to host the channel. Not unless it is going to appear shortly after launch.
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Old 04-08-2014, 11:50
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truTV's website says Virgin are getting it:

How can I get truTV?

truTV is available on all UK free-to-air platforms (including Freeview, YouView, BT TV, TalkTalk and Freesat), Sky and Virgin packages. To view our channel content online you can visit our Watch page. You can find us on Freeview channel 68.
http://www.trutv.co.uk/en/faq
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Old 04-08-2014, 11:59
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About an hour to go to truTV launch and no sign on it on Virgin's EPG.
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Old 04-08-2014, 12:45
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it does not look as if it will be today

We're in talks with @VirginMediaTV at the moment - best to speak to them directly

https://twitter.com/truTVUK/status/496253617687785472
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Old 04-08-2014, 15:46
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Virgin really do drag their feet when it comes to new channel launches.
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Old 04-08-2014, 16:32
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Apparently the channel number 245 was expected to host the channel. Not unless it is going to appear shortly after launch.
Channels are usually launched on Virginmedia on a Tuesday so maybe tomorrow?
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Old 06-08-2014, 13:36
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just noticed 'virgin media' has been removed from the wording on truTV faqs
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Old 06-08-2014, 13:36
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http://www.trutv.co.uk/en/faq
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Old 10-08-2014, 15:51
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just noticed 'virgin media' has been removed from the wording on truTV faqs
We're not missing much.
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