Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
24-08-2017, 21:04
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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The BT website did suggest last week the fight would be on BT Sport. I'm unable to find reference to the fight on their website anymore.
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We hope to get more info by Monday.
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24-08-2017, 21:05
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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Originally Posted by Media Boy
We hope to get more info by Monday.
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24-08-2017, 21:10
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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We hope to get more info by Monday.
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Be a bit late then won't it? Isn't the fight (i use the term fight very loosely) on this Sunday?
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24-08-2017, 21:20
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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Be a bit late then won't it? Isn't the fight (i use the term fight very loosely) on this Sunday?
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The BoxNation PPV Channel do not start until September 16th.
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If it is what I think it is it'll have to launch before 16th September
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24-08-2017, 21:27
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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Be a bit late then won't it? Isn't the fight (i use the term fight very loosely) on this Sunday?
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I'd say it's more of a money grabbing farce. I believe it's a work. Can't prove it but I'm certain both are in on the decision. Floyd wins with a bit of controversy to take his record in boxing to 50-0 and retires from the sport. Then rematches McGregor in the Octagon where Connor goes over. Both men end up about $700 million richer and protect their records in their own respective sports.
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24-08-2017, 21:28
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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I'd say it's more of a money grabbing farce. I believe it's a work. Can't prove it but I'm certain both are in on the decision. Floyd wins with a bit of controversy to take his record in boxing to 50-0 and retires from the sport. Then rematches McGregor in the Octagon where Connor goes over. Both men end up about $700 million richer and protect their records in their own respective sports.
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I agree with you i also think it's a work, easy pay off.
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The BoxNation PPV Channel do not start until September 16th.
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I got mixed up doh at me, the fight Sunday is on SKY Box office not Boxnation.
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25-08-2017, 21:03
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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Community Channel to rebrand as "TCC"
Here at Media Boy HQ we update our Freeview HD Box every week (if we got time) and it look like The Community Channel is set for an rebrand.
Our Freeview HD box says Community Channel is only broadcasting from 4am - 6am and has been rebrand as "TCC".
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If this is a rebrand, they might fall fall foul of whoever owns The Children's Channel these days. TCC was their branding at the end of its life!
Edit: Well, according to Wikipedia, TCC was owned by Flextech who were owned by VM, who in turn sold it to Sky. Challenge, (Sky) Living were amongst the assets sold.
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25-08-2017, 21:47
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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Breaking news coming in tonight to Media Boy HQ from Media Boy Sources say the new PPV Slate is something to do with one of our DNP orders.
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As it's showing an advert for Saturday's boxing one can only hope "Virgin start ad hoc streams in the background for pay per view events" isn't the most interesting thing you have up your sleeve.
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25-08-2017, 23:53
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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As it's showing an advert for Saturday's boxing one can only hope "Virgin start ad hoc streams in the background for pay per view events" isn't the most interesting thing you have up your sleeve.
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That advert is on the "Live Events" slate (SID 714) which is the gateway to PPV Events for legacy boxes (channel zero). The PPV Slate (SID 4408) is encrypted so could say anything, or nothing.
Note: Digitalbitrate.com is showing the BBC Red Button logo on a video capture but it is an old capture from when SID 4408 was used for the pop-up BBC Red Button 2 channel.
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If this is a rebrand, they might fall fall foul of whoever owns The Children's Channel these days. TCC was their branding at the end of its life!
Edit: Well, according to Wikipedia, TCC was owned by Flextech who were owned by VM, who in turn sold it to Sky. Challenge, (Sky) Living were amongst the assets sold.
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AFAIK it is a holding channel for Community Channel to EPG squat on their existing LCN / EPG slot until they decide to return to Freeview. It is showing Community Channel programmes between 4 and 6am but apparently not the same content that Community Channel is showing during those hours.
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26-08-2017, 00:49
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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That advert is on the "Live Events" slate (SID 714) which is the gateway to PPV Events for legacy boxes (channel zero). The PPV Slate (SID 4408) is encrypted so could say anything, or nothing.
Note: Digitalbitrate.com is showing the BBC Red Button logo on a video capture but it is an old capture from when SID 4408 was used for the pop-up BBC Red Button 2 channel.
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AFAIK it is a holding channel for Community Channel to EPG squat on their existing LCN / EPG slot until they decide to return to Freeview. It is showing Community Channel programmes between 4 and 6am but apparently not the same content that Community Channel is showing during those hours.
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I think they use donated unused capacity, so that's why they have to move about a lot. Odd that they don't just simulcast the satellite/cable feed to retain their EPG slot on Freeview until more capacity becomes available.
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26-08-2017, 02:06
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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I think they use donated unused capacity, so that's why they have to move about a lot. Odd that they don't just simulcast the satellite/cable feed to retain their EPG slot on Freeview until more capacity becomes available.
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They did use donated capacity. I really don't know what has changed, it's not like there is heavy demand for COM8. With recent departures from the temporary muxes, including the Viacom 18 channels, there should be lots of spare capacity to "donate".
Community Channel has recently departed from it's original "community" remit, showing commercially produced content previously shown on other channels. Perhaps the commercial channels are complaining that CC has gifted carriage but is showing commercially produced content.
Although I was previously told that the Freeview channel is showing different content to the main channel, I have compared the Freeview EPG guide with the official CC listings and they look pretty similar to me. So I'm not quite sure where that suggestion came from, unless someone is aware of plans to schedule different content in the coming weeks.
The timing of this, the lack of notice and the Freeview re-branding is quite odd.
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26-08-2017, 02:58
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
At last, some new dramas for Sky 1!
Not very edgy, though, and certainly not for me.
Thank God for Netflix.
https://www.rapidtvnews.com/20170825...#axzz4qp2v9OTj
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26-08-2017, 07:30
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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The PPV Slate (SID 4408) is encrypted so could say anything, or nothing.
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In other words you don't know therefore nobody else can?
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26-08-2017, 10:29
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
jfman sources are happy to CONFIRM that PPV Slate is showing the screen you find on your TIVO when you press home and pick one of the fight options at the top of the screen.
It resembles the Live Events slate however also states the HD price of £20.95, which isn't on the Live Events one for legacy boxes.
Don't tell anyone else though.
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26-08-2017, 12:02
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)
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I quite enjoy Lucky man tbh, i'll give bulletproof a go too.
Heads up too you can watch tonights fight on the UFC channel app fightpass for a bargain $99.99 (about £75) lol and people accuse SKY of ripping people off.
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