DS Forums

 
 

New Channels


Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 17-10-2016, 21:56
DreamRJ
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Mars :)
Posts: 468
No problem

VM Ireland viewers may be losing access to Russia Today (RT) if the rumours are true.
unless your russian and live in ireland, who will miss it?

It is a certified propaganda channel anyway
DreamRJ is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
Old 18-10-2016, 20:43
Richardcoulter
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 9,700
I think it's aimed more at non Russians to spread Putin propaganda to the West.
Richardcoulter is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-10-2016, 01:18
Richardcoulter
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 9,700
Made in Liverpool started today on channel 159 for those in the relevant area.
Richardcoulter is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-10-2016, 04:11
Richardcoulter
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 9,700
Upcoming taster channels on channel 100:

Tonight 20 October - BT Sport 2 from 7:30pm to 22:15 for the Manchester United V Fenerbahce match.

Monday 24 October - Nickelodeon will be shown from 6am to 5:59am.

Tuesday 25 October- Cartoon Network will be shown from 6am to 5:59am.

Monday 31 October - TCM will be shown from 6am to 5.59am.

Don't forget that it's possible to record from these channels and watch the programmes after the Freeview ends.

It's only Sky channels that don't allow you to watch recorded content after you stop subscribing (or any Freeview period ends) to one of their channels.

The full version of the Exorcist is on TCM at 9pm on 31/10/16 for Halloween for anyone who wants to see it.

Edit:

Just realised that there's more on offer than what's on channel 100:

These channels will be temporarily available in all packages:

From 5 October until 4 November:

TCM
TCM HD
TCM +1
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network +1
Cartoonito
Boomerang
Boomerang +1

From 7 October until 6 November:

Nick
Nick +1
Nick HD
Nick Jr
Nick Jr Too
Nicktoons

Effective from 1 September until 1 December

CBS Action
CBS Drama
CBS Reality
CBS Reality +1
Horror
Horror +1
Richardcoulter is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-10-2016, 12:10
YouView
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 471
I posted about the various channels being available to all 2 weeks ago: http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2182660
YouView is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-10-2016, 14:39
YouView
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 471

Virgin Media customers to be first in UK to access Viacom’s ‘Play’ mobile streaming apps

Virgin Media and Viacom, owner of Channel 5, have agreed a new multi-year programming deal in the UK and Ireland.

The partnership ensures Virgin Media customers will continue to enjoy favourite networks like MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon as well as bringing new channels, additional catch up TV and box sets to Virgin Media’s TV platform.

As part of the new deal, Virgin Media customers will have access to hundreds of hours of box sets featuring programmes such as Geordie Shore and Inside Amy Schumer. New kids box sets from Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. – including SpongeBob SquarePants and Paw Patrol – and from November, Channel 5’s Milkshake – will further boost Virgin Media’s existing selection of kids’ programmes.

The new programming deal for the UK and Ireland also extends many of Viacom’s most-watched TV channels onto Virgin Media’s TV Anywhere platform. This means Virgin Media customers can continue to enjoy programmes from MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon on their mobile devices.

Virgin Media customers will be the first in the UK to have access to four new mobile streaming apps – MTV Play, Nickelodeon Play, Nick Jr. Play and Comedy Central Play – giving them on-demand, on-the-go access to a library of content from each brand, as well another means of accessing a live feed of the relevant channel and a range of short-form content and games.

As part of the deal, Spike has also been made available to Virgin Media customers for the first time, alongside more than 20 other Viacom channels. Spike mixes the best of US entertainment, drama and reality TV with Mixed Martial Arts and UK commissions – its current line-up includes Lip Sync Battle, Battlebots and Wynonna Earp.

David Bouchier, Chief Digital Entertainment Officer at Virgin Media said: “This agreement with Viacom means our customers will not just continue to have access to some of the very best TV from MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon or the newly launched Spike, but can now enjoy even more programmes on demand - whether on TV or mobile. We continue to give our customers the very best TV to watch when and how they want and it’s fantastic to work with partners who really understand this.”

Arran Tindall, SVP, Commercial and Content Distribution, for Viacom International Media Networks, added: “This deal gives Virgin Media’s customers even greater choice and control over what, when and where they watch the broad array of quality content that Viacom has to offer. We’re delighted to be partnering with Virgin Media to make content from all our branded networks available on every screen and both on-demand and on-the-go.”
http://www.virginmedia.com/corporate...-offering.html

What it doesn't make clear, is whether the 'new channels' will include those currently missing from our lineup, such as MTV Classic, Nick Jr HD, MTV +1 and MTV Music +1.
YouView is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-10-2016, 16:10
Richardcoulter
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 9,700
I posted about the various channels being available to all 2 weeks ago: http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2182660
It's also worth noting that you also posted that True Entertainment & True Movies are now available in all packages (but that it is not yet known if this is temporary or not).

"Virgin Media customers are going to be the first to access the new Play apps released by Viacom for its MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr and Comedy Central channels.
The new multiyear agreement with Virgin Media in the UK and Ireland includes the networks, alongside new channels, catch up and boxed sets. Channel 5’s Milkshake will make its debut in November, while entertainment channel Spike will also be made available for the first time."

Not sure what they mean about Spike which is on channel 154.
http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2016/...sign-new-deal/

Info courtesy of Andrew.
Richardcoulter is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-10-2016, 16:19
jimmy22
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Posts: 2,986
It's also worth noting that you also posted that True Entertainment & True Movies are now available in all packages (but that it is not yet known if this is temporary or not).

"Virgin Media customers are going to be the first to access the new Play apps released by Viacom for its MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr and Comedy Central channels.
The new multiyear agreement with Virgin Media in the UK and Ireland includes the networks, alongside new channels, catch up and boxed sets. Channel 5’s Milkshake will make its debut in November, while entertainment channel Spike will also be made available for the first time."

Not sure what they mean about Spike which is on channel 154.
http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2016/...sign-new-deal/

Info courtesy of Andrew.
Now will we have true movies 2 and true crime on virgin media
jimmy22 is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 20-10-2016, 18:14
YouView
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 471
Now will we have true movies 2 and true crime on virgin media
Why would we? True Channels are part of Sony, not Viacom.

True Movies 2 no longer exists, it has been replaced by True Movies +1.

If we were going to get True Crime I think it would have been added at the same time as Sony's other channels were added (Pop, Movie Mix and Movies4Men).
YouView is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20-10-2016, 20:00
MyKindaParty
Inactive Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 5
Any news if we'll ever get the following?

Russia Today (RT) on Sky and Freeview.
CNN HD - on Sky.
Keep It Country - on Sky and Freeview.

It's so frustrating being the back of the queue all time and waiting sometimes YEARS after a channel has launched on other platforms. Especially when you are paying £80+ a month!

I need to have freeview running side by side of VM to watch what I want.

They are always quick to add porn or shopping channels so why not proper channels?
MyKindaParty is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 21-10-2016, 00:20
Richardcoulter
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 9,700
Any news if we'll ever get the following?

Russia Today (RT) on Sky and Freeview.
CNN HD - on Sky.
Keep It Country - on Sky and Freeview.

It's so frustrating being the back of the queue all time and waiting sometimes YEARS after a channel has launched on other platforms. Especially when you are paying £80+ a month!

I need to have freeview running side by side of VM to watch what I want.

They are always quick to add porn or shopping channels so why not proper channels?
With what's going on with RT at the moment, I think it's more likely that it will be taken off Sky & Freeview than come to VM UK!

I doubt that Keep It Country could afford to go onto VM as it is often the case that niche channels have to pay to be on the network, as do shopping & porn channels, which is why VM are happy to add them. They earn VM money as opposed to costing them money in carriage costs!
Richardcoulter is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 22-10-2016, 18:46
stuntmaster
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Southampton - Hannington - TX
Posts: 4,876
Any news if we'll ever get the following?

Russia Today (RT) on Sky and Freeview.
CNN HD - on Sky.
Keep It Country - on Sky and Freeview.

It's so frustrating being the back of the queue all time and waiting sometimes YEARS after a channel has launched on other platforms. Especially when you are paying £80+ a month!

I need to have freeview running side by side of VM to watch what I want.

They are always quick to add porn or shopping channels so why not proper channels?
£80 a month? try £146.
stuntmaster is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 23-10-2016, 12:23
joshua_welby
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: London
Posts: 7,582

The new Channel Guide can be found here https://my.virginmedia.com/content/d...annelGuide.pdf
joshua_welby is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 23-10-2016, 18:50
david16
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Central Belt
Posts: 12,268
It's also worth noting that you also posted that True Entertainment & True Movies are now available in all packages (but that it is not yet known if this is temporary or not).

"Virgin Media customers are going to be the first to access the new Play apps released by Viacom for its MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr and Comedy Central channels.
The new multiyear agreement with Virgin Media in the UK and Ireland includes the networks, alongside new channels, catch up and boxed sets. Channel 5’s Milkshake will make its debut in November, while entertainment channel Spike will also be made available for the first time."

Not sure what they mean about Spike which is on channel 154.
http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2016/...sign-new-deal/

Info courtesy of Andrew.
YourTV is on Freeview, Sky and Freesat, but not on Virgin.

It's shocking that Virgin cannot acquire all Freeview channels from launch like every other TV platform does.

It took Virgin ages to finally acquire Spike from channel 5 (and it was a big issue regardless whether or not the channel is anything special, it was on all platforms in the uk except Virgin for a long time) who are a FTA main channel operator. And now YourTV which is also supposed to be free for all, when is that channel coming to Virgin, and on all packages including the basic pack?
david16 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 23-10-2016, 19:34
david16
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Central Belt
Posts: 12,268
Why do Virgin have big problems in acquiring FTA/Freeview channels when Freesat and Sky to name just 2 have no such problems launching them all on the channels launch dates.
david16 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 23-10-2016, 22:00
Richardcoulter
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 9,700
Channels can easily join Freeview or satellite just by buying the bandwidth & paying for an EPG slot.

It's not so easy on closed private platforms like VM, TalkTalk, BT etc as negotiations about carriage agreements have to be agreed by both parties. Some channels like Sky Sports get paid by VM to be on the platform, some are cost neutral like BBC1 and some pay to be on the platform like the shopping channels.

Having said all this, I do agree that VM is always playing catch up and paying customers rightly expect channels that others are getting for free to be available on their STB.

I've always thought that the entry package should consist of all Freeview & Freesat channels at a minimum.
Richardcoulter is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 23-10-2016, 22:01
carl.waring
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Knaresborough, North Yorks
Posts: 23,889
Why do Virgin have big problems in acquiring FTA/Freeview channels when Freesat and Sky to name just 2 have no such problems launching them all on the channels launch dates.
As has been explained every other time this has come up, any broadcaster with the money to spend can set up and launch their own channel on Satellite or Freeview. VM, however, is a closed system for which rights and contracts need to be agreed and in place before a channel appears on the platform.

If any given channel is not on VM then either the channel does not want to be on the platform or VM does not want the channel on it's platform; ie carriage T&C have not been agreed.

(PS. Yes. Did not see richard's post before making mine )
carl.waring is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 23-10-2016, 22:10
Richardcoulter
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 9,700
As has been explained every other time this has come up, any broadcaster with the money to spend can set up and launch their own channel on Satellite or Freeview. VM, however, is a closed system for which rights and contracts need to be agreed and in place before a channel appears on the platform.

If any given channel is not on VM then either the channel does not want to be on the platform or VM does not want the channel on it's platform.

(PS. Yes. Did not see richard's post before making mine )
I think we cross posted

Sometimes a channel wants to be on VM and VM are happy to have them, but the monetary aspect can't be resolved.

I know someone who wanted to put his radio station onto cable. Not only were they not willing to pay him for the service, but they wanted him to pay for the privilege of being on there!

The extra advertising probably wouldn't have covered the fees to VM, so it never joined the platform. He accepted that they didn't want to pay, but couldn't understand why he couldn't offer his channel for nothing to benefit both parties.

If VM were to take a more holistic view and realise that not including certain channels puts off potential customers, they may come to realise that what at first appears to be something of no benefit is actually so.
Richardcoulter is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 24-10-2016, 14:10
Andyland
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 306
I think we cross posted

Sometimes a channel wants to be on VM and VM are happy to have them, but the monetary aspect can't be resolved.

I know someone who wanted to put his radio station onto cable. Not only were they not willing to pay him for the service, but they wanted him to pay for the privilege of being on there!

The extra advertising probably wouldn't have covered the fees to VM, so it never joined the platform. He accepted that they didn't want to pay, but couldn't understand why he couldn't offer his channel for nothing to benefit both parties.

If VM were to take a more holistic view and realise that not including certain channels puts off potential customers, they may come to realise that what at first appears to be something of no benefit is actually so.
To be blunt, it sounds to me as though this person overestimated the value of his radio station to VM.

There are two main groups of channels carried by VM:
1 - those that will generate revenue for VM by attracting and retaining customers. Virgin usually has to pay for these, e.g. Sky 1, Fox, Universal, Discovery etc.
2 - those that generate revenue for VM by paying to be on the platform - e.g shopping, adult (and presumably radio).

There are costs to VM associated with carrying any channel they provide. These costs (and then some) are either recouped by customer subscriptions or by the broadcaster paying fees.

While the owner probably thought he was doing VM a favour by providing their customers with content, I'm guessing very few customers subscribe to VM because of their radio channels - I've certainly never seen VM featuring radio channels in their advertising. So it's probably a fair conclusion that carrying this radio station would have been of little value to VM in terms of attracting/retaining customers.

Therefore, the only value of this station to VM is in fees, so why would VM give away its access to millions of customers, let alone pay the station for the privilege?
Andyland is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 24-10-2016, 18:11
Skylover4life
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Newcastle
Posts: 1,225
So they've got a deal with Viacom but still unable to get MTV Classics? Shame! Maybe it'll still come eventually but that's one I'm missing as Magic don't seem to play classics anymore, it plays new stuff now too!
Skylover4life is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 24-10-2016, 20:15
Richardcoulter
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 9,700
Nick-1 Day has been added to channel 100.
Richardcoulter is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 24-10-2016, 20:21
Richardcoulter
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 9,700
To be blunt, it sounds to me as though this person overestimated the value of his radio station to VM.

There are two main groups of channels carried by VM:
1 - those that will generate revenue for VM by attracting and retaining customers. Virgin usually has to pay for these, e.g. Sky 1, Fox, Universal, Discovery etc.
2 - those that generate revenue for VM by paying to be on the platform - e.g shopping, adult (and presumably radio).

There are costs to VM associated with carrying any channel they provide. These costs (and then some) are either recouped by customer subscriptions or by the broadcaster paying fees.

While the owner probably thought he was doing VM a favour by providing their customers with content, I'm guessing very few customers subscribe to VM because of their radio channels - I've certainly never seen VM featuring radio channels in their advertising. So it's probably a fair conclusion that carrying this radio station would have been of little value to VM in terms of attracting/retaining customers.

Therefore, the only value of this station to VM is in fees, so why would VM give away its access to millions of customers, let alone pay the station for the privilege?
It was a country music radio station, so would have been a niche market.

If they pick up some subscribers by adding various niche channels though, I think that they would all add up in the long run.

Someone with Sky who is into country music may have been out off moving to VM because the station was unavailable on cable. This person may well have taken phone, TV & broadband, which is what I meant about VM taking a holistic approach.

Perhaps they could carry these type of channels on a cost neatural basis, where VM are reimbursed for any expenses incurred??

As to Freeview channels arriving late due to carriage negotiations, perhaps they could do the same for these for a set period of time until negotiations are complete, the channel owner can decide if the extra advertising will pay the extra VM costs and VM themselves can see the viewing figures to see if it adds value to their platform??
Richardcoulter is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 24-10-2016, 20:37
LudwigVonDrake
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Blaine Anderson's locker
Posts: 6,298
Nick-1 Day has been added to channel 100.
Minus 1?
Is that a channel showing the day before's programmes? Whatever next.
LudwigVonDrake is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25-10-2016, 03:01
Richardcoulter
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 9,700
Minus 1?
Is that a channel showing the day before's programmes? Whatever next.
I assume so, it changes to Cartoon Network at 6am though anyway.

Channel 100 is currently being used for showing spurts of channels that are otherwise unavailable in some packages.

It's useful as the output can be recorded to watch at your leisure.
Richardcoulter is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25-10-2016, 03:09
East
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: GLASGOW
Posts: 701
I assume so, it changes to Cartoon Network at 6am though anyway.

Channel 100 is currently being used for showing spurts of channels that are otherwise unavailable in some packages.

It's useful as the output can be recorded to watch at your leisure.
Could people be downgrading their TV package and Virgin is just reminding those what they are missing.
Working the other way a teaser channel to upgrade to the relevant TV pack??

Remember the £3.49 increase due in November which may have some relevance here.
East is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply




 
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 06:52.