General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018) - Page 119

RichardCoulter · 07-08-2018, 23:06

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Originally Posted by jfman

The current network configuration demonstrates no such thing. It's an outright falsehood to claim that this is any kind of meaningful upper limit.

Your cupboard space analogy is even more ludicrous. Your claim would be the equivalent setting an arbitrary limit, or an imaginary line, within the cupboard and deliberately not using space beyond it.

I think we're going to have to agree to disagree on this one. Let's leave it that

jfman · 07-08-2018, 23:12

I fail to see how agreeing to disagree as you continue to misrepresent reality benefits any of the members of this forum.

I have proven you wrong. There is capacity for far more channels than you claim.

RichardCoulter · 07-08-2018, 23:20

Time to leave it alone now as we are simply going round in circles.

On VM, channel 343 says that Vintage TV is currently off air due to a 'technical fault'.

This channel was recently removed from Freesat & Freeview and all day their satellite feed has been showing black level with tone (as has their internet stream).

Initial enquires to Sky and Vintage TV were met with people being told that they knew nothing about the channel being unavailable. Now Vintage TV are saying that, in order to make the channel as widely available as possible, the channel has been temporarily removed from Sky and VM.

Sadly, it looks like this channel could be in trouble.

jfman · 07-08-2018, 23:28

By your rationale the network now only has space for four HD channels and a single low bitrate SD channel.

**Maggy** · 08-08-2018, 08:45

How about everyone stick to the topic which is that which is coming soon to Virgin Media TV?

Barriescott · 08-08-2018, 11:04

That’s a shame I liked vintage tv had some great late 80s early 90s indie

OLD BOY · 08-08-2018, 13:05

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Originally Posted by Barriescott

That’s a shame I liked vintage tv had some great late 80s early 90s indie

It's said to be coming bzck to Virgin and Sky but not to Freeview or Freesat. However, I'm not sure whether that will actually happen, but fingers crossed.

RichardCoulter · 08-08-2018, 13:21

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Originally Posted by Barriescott

That’s a shame I liked vintage tv had some great late 80s early 90s indie

Me too, but events over the past few weeks do look like the channel is in financial trouble. They appear to be trying to explain things away as businesses do whilst trying to obtain fresh funding, so let's hope that they are successful.

It was/is one of the most popular music channels, so the decline of this genre does now seem to be having a serious impact. I imagine that the new 4K MTV channel said to be coming will focus on the channel showing programmes instead of music.

1701-e · 08-08-2018, 13:23

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

It's said to be coming bzck to Virgin and Sky but not to Freeview or Freesat. However, I'm not sure whether that will actually happen, but fingers crossed.

Here's hoping VM can squeeze it back in again - what with all the capacity issues

**Hugh** · 08-08-2018, 14:25

How about everyone stick to the topic which is that which is coming soon to Virgin Media TV, and less of the jibes, please?

OLD BOY · 08-08-2018, 16:15

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Me too, but events over the past few weeks do look like the channel is in financial trouble. They appear to be trying to explain things away as businesses do whilst trying to obtain fresh funding, so let's hope that they are successful.

It was/is one of the most popular music channels, so the decline of this genre does now seem to be having a serious impact. I imagine that the new 4K MTV channel said to be coming will focus on the channel showing programmes instead of music.

I would have thought a 4K music channel would be popular if it concentrated on music that people actually wanted to hear. I really don't understand why some music channels have morphed into children's 'comedy', reality and soap opera programmes. MTV should be concentrating on music. Isn't that what the 'M' stands for in MTV?

If the new channel doesn't contain music in abundance, they can stick it, 4K or no!

denphone · 08-08-2018, 16:17

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I would have thought a 4K music channel would be popular if it concentrated on music that people actually wanted to hear. I really don't understand why some music channels have morphed into children's 'comedy', reality and soap opera programmes. MTV should be concentrating on music. Isn't that what the 'M' stands for in MTV?

If the new channel doesn't contain music in abudance, they can stick it, 4K or no!

Instead of doing what they were set up to do its all about chasing the ratings nowadays OB.

Ben B · 08-08-2018, 16:55

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

Welcome to Virgin TV has moved from Virgin UK Channel 999 to Virgin UK Channel 997.

Speaking of which, I watched it for a few seconds and noticed there was something missing from their "collection of on demand content", I wonder what it could be...

RichardCoulter · 08-08-2018, 17:07

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Originally Posted by Richardcoulter;c-90853489

Vintage TV is currently off air on channel 343 due to a 'technical fault'.

Sadly, I have to concur with what omnidirectional had to say about this in another thread:

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Originally Posted by omnidirectional;c-90852368

Earlier they seemed puzzled by people asking why Vintage had been removed from Sky and were recommending contacting Sky. Now they're saying it's actually just part of the plan to change the way the channel is distributed (so why the confusion earlier?).

When Vintage TV first dropped off air a couple of weeks ago I was prepared to believe it was a technical fault, as they claimed. But with the removal from Freesat, Freeview, and now going off air on Sky/Virgin it looks like the channel is in trouble.

Initial enquires to Sky and Vintage TV were met with people being told that they knew nothing about the channel being unavailable. Now Vintage TV are saying that, in order to make the channel as widely available as possible, the channel has been temporarily removed from Sky & VM.

Slate now amended to say that 'Vintage TV is currently unavailable due to technical difficulties experienced by the broadcaster.'

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Originally Posted by Ben B

Speaking of which, I watched it for a few seconds and noticed there was something missing from their "collection of on demand content", I wonder what it could be...

Well, at least they aren't misleading people about what to expect. It also indicates that VM really do believe that the relationship is over if they have gone to the trouble of amending this.

muppetman11 · 08-08-2018, 18:22

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I would have thought a 4K music channel would be popular if it concentrated on music that people actually wanted to hear. I really don't understand why some music channels have morphed into children's 'comedy', reality and soap opera programmes. MTV should be concentrating on music. Isn't that what the 'M' stands for in MTV?

If the new channel doesn't contain music in abundance, they can stick it, 4K or no!

Music channels have had their day in my opinion.