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Alex2606
02-12-2014
Originally Posted by joshua_welby:
“I am sure they will add it to the January's one unless they do a new one for December”

Am sure they will, just seems a strange thing to do release a new channel list without the one you've added that day. Can only imagine certain depts. aren't talking to one another
Richardcoulter
11-12-2014
Originally Posted by Technix:
“Coming soon...

Hum Europe - channel 833. Urdu language channel,
Worldbox - channel 834. Link to a TiVo app which will allow viewing of international programming/channels.”

Worldbox launched today.
Chicharito14
11-12-2014
What is it?
weetomuncher
11-12-2014
Worldbox is a portal to international channel content. The red button start isn't working on my receiver yet though so maybe the red button hadn't been activated on the station this morning.

I don't know if it is subscription based or free or a mixture of both.

I'm really surprised there haven't been any Polish channels launched on VM. There are quite a lot of Poles in the country and surely at least two or three channels would be a good start and would be well received by the Polish community in the UK.
brendagoats
11-12-2014
Looked on the VM website, nothing there about this Worldbox feature.
Which foreign channels are available?
weetomuncher
11-12-2014
Originally Posted by brendagoats:
“Looked on the VM website, nothing there about this Worldbox feature.
Which foreign channels are available?”

I don't have it right in front of me but SIC (Portugal), TV Noticias (Spain - not sure of the exact name), 2+2 (Ukraine), an upcoming North African Arab channels don't I think a couple of others were in the initial batch.
Chicharito14
11-12-2014
Any that will show Premiership Football by any chance?
stuntmaster
11-12-2014
Originally Posted by Chicharito14:
“Any that will show Premiership Football by any chance?”

not a single chance. VM would be shot down by the FA if it did.
weetomuncher
12-12-2014
Sic will be showing Portuguese football though.
brendagoats
12-12-2014
The channel list on Worldbox is pretty pathetic.
Will it expand to include other countries?
NickDay85
12-12-2014
Originally Posted by Chicharito14:
“Any that will show Premiership Football by any chance?”

No chance.

In fact, it's not even worth thinking about. That's why Sky Sports and BT Sport are there.
weetomuncher
15-12-2014
Worldbox's correct channel list at the moment is only...

Canal 24 Horas - Spanish news channel.
Sic International - General Portuguese channel.
1+1 International - General Ukrainian Channel.
Nessma - Tunisian entertainment channel which is coming soon.

I could have thought of many options in terms of international diasporas in the UK.

Channels from Ireland, Poland, Italy, South Africa, Nigeria, Germany, Scandinavia, Russia, Turkey, Greece, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, France, the Indian subcontinent, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the US, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and a few other nations could potentially be a good fit for the service. I'm not expecting grade A entertainment channels for many of these without subscriptions but it should be feasible to have stuff like 24 hour news channels and the wide range of international services from many countries which tend to focus on homemade shows rather than expensive imports and are often shown free to air around the world.

Worldbox won't be useful with three and a half channels but if it got to 20 or 100, then there is very real potential in the service, especially if a wide range of English language international news channels were provided and not just foreign language services.
Richardcoulter
16-12-2014
LFC TV relaunched today on VM as a subscription channel.
Richardcoulter
16-12-2014
Originally Posted by weetomuncher:
“Worldbox's correct channel list at the moment is only...

Canal 24 Horas - Spanish news channel.
Sic International - General Portuguese channel.
1+1 International - General Ukrainian Channel.
Nessma - Tunisian entertainment channel which is coming soon.

I could have thought of many options in terms of international diasporas in the UK.

Channels from Ireland, Poland, Italy, South Africa, Nigeria, Germany, Scandinavia, Russia, Turkey, Greece, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, France, the Indian subcontinent, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the US, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and a few other nations could potentially be a good fit for the service. I'm not expecting grade A entertainment channels for many of these without subscriptions but it should be feasible to have stuff like 24 hour news channels and the wide range of international services from many countries which tend to focus on homemade shows rather than expensive imports and are often shown free to air around the world.

Worldbox won't be useful with three and a half channels but if it got to 20 or 100, then there is very real potential in the service, especially if a wide range of English language international news channels were provided and not just foreign language services.”

I'm surprised that there aren't any Polish channels on there, given the number of Polish immigrants in the UK i'm sure it would be popular.
Richardcoulter
17-12-2014
Nollywood Movies starts today on channel 835.
dj999
17-12-2014
Originally Posted by Richardcoulter:
“I'm surprised that there aren't any Polish channels on there, given the number of Polish immigrants in the UK i'm sure it would be popular.”

and from the balkans
Richardcoulter
18-12-2014
Just read on a blog that Sky News HD and Sky Sports News HD are testing off the EPG ready for launch. Can anyone confirm this?
ally8971
18-12-2014
I think they are meant to arrive in January. Also they have made more space in the late 900's by moving some radio stations but I don't know what for,Possibly more red button streams.
stuntmaster
18-12-2014
Originally Posted by ally8971:
“I think they are meant to arrive in January. Also they have made more space in the late 900's by moving some radio stations but I don't know what for,Possibly more red button streams.”

might be for sky news HD.

as they have red button facilities
Richardcoulter
19-12-2014
Learned today that more foreign language channels will be starting on the Worldbox app in January:

Eurochannel- http://www.eurochannel.com shows that they show some English content.

BFM TV (French).

Ukraine Today.

CTC (Russian).

Four more (no further information available as yet).
Richardcoulter
19-12-2014
Originally Posted by Richardcoulter:
“Just read on a blog that Sky News HD and Sky Sports News HD are testing off the EPG ready for launch. Can anyone confirm this?”

I've now seen confirmation of this on another website.
safc43
01-01-2015
SSN HD is now live on 511 and sky news HD on 603 great start of year
dj999
01-01-2015
i'm on M+ package and not veiwable
safc43
01-01-2015
Originally Posted by dj999:
“i'm on M+ package and not veiwable”

need XL Package for sky basic HD channels
joshua_welby
01-01-2015
What Virgin needs now are

Chelsea TV

Sky Atlantic

To be more or less on par with Sky TV
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