VOD : Streaming services news, offers and general chit chat

[Stephen]

I remember on Sky the TV was 18 months but the BB was 24 months gor a while. Used to make it a nightmare for discounts etc.

[jfman]

I suspect there's nothing more nefarious than aligning for that reason. If the broadband market of Openreach based products are moving to 24 months to get a return on costs of FTTP to maintain a competitive price point per month Sky have to do the same.

[buckeye]

Now TV have released UHD and HDR on some of their content via a new Boost tier called Ultra Boost which is £9 a month, however if you're currently on a Boost offer they are upgrading you to the new tier for the remaining time on your offer (in my case I will be getting it for £2 a month until the end of December , then it will be £6 a month.
It also includes Dolby Atmos sound on some content, however the current Boost will now only allow you to stream on 2 devices a month whereas Ultra Boost remains at 3.

I've tried it on my Roku sticks and the UHD content works very well, also I'm pleasantly surprised to find it also works on the LG TV webOS app when Boost previously didn't even include 50fps on the sports channels.

[jfman]

Streaming. It’s the future.

[denphone]

Just got my Now TV subscription reduced to £3.99 from £6.99.

[Media Boy UK]

It took Premier Sports no time in using the extra money Premier Sports got off Virgin Media UK this month

Premier Sports has just reveal that Rangers’ European adventure to Poland to play Dynamo Kyiv will be shown LIVE on Premier Sports 1 from 7pm on August 6th.

https://x.com/PremSportsTV/status/1820478521417814361

[1andrew1]

Not sure if WBD has previously confirmed that Max will launch in the UK, but they are here.

He* added that with the full Max streaming service due to finally launch in the UK in 2026, which will see a much broader range of TV and film content available to subscribers, churn levels are expected to drop further.

*He being Andrew Georgiou, head of WBD’s European sports business

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...51136130&ei=59

[TimeLord2018]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Not sure if WBD has previously confirmed that Max will launch in the UK, but they are here.

*He being Andrew Georgiou, head of WBD’s European sports business

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...51136130&ei=59

He is head of WBD media business in UK & Ireland aswell now

They are on discussions with Virgin, EE and Amazon aswell as Sky according to Financial Times

New discovery+ subscriptions are no longer available in The Netherlands, Spain and Nordics, expect that to happen here and Germany , Austria and Italy.

[vincerooney]

got my 360 tv and everything is fine except i can't get to the menu screen when i click the home button on my Toshiba remote.

i have to go to "back AV" in order to get the menu screen up to switch on my Bluetooth headphones. i used to be able to be on my v6 and get to the menu screen on the Toshiba remote.

Any idea why this has happened...its not an issue now i know i can go to the av screen and get it up that way just curious!

[1701-e]

It's a Toshiba issue. My second box is attached to a Toshiba and it's a nuisance I agree.

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

got my 360 tv and everything is fine except i can't get to the menu screen when i click the home button on my Toshiba remote.

i have to go to "back AV" in order to get the menu screen up to switch on my Bluetooth headphones. i used to be able to be on my v6 and get to the menu screen on the Toshiba remote.

Any idea why this has happened...its not an issue now i know i can go to the av screen and get it up that way just curious!

Try disabling CEC in the TV's menus. Toshiba might call it CE-Link or Regza Link

[1701-e]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

Try disabling CEC in the TV's menus. Toshiba might call it CE-Link or Regza Link

Thanks. Worked a treat. Toshiba has an interface that would not be out of place in a Freeview box from 2003!

[vincerooney]

ive created new profiles on my tv 360 but all my recordings are still on all the different boxes in my house. is there anyway to say i want recordings on just one box (we have 3) i couldnt find anything on the "more settings" when i try to record stuff

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

ive created new profiles on my tv 360 but all my recordings are still on all the different boxes in my house. is there anyway to say i want recordings on just one box (we have 3) i couldnt find anything on the "more settings" when i try to record stuff

No, that's not possible. The best you can do is apply a filter to the recording list "Recorded on this box".

[newapollo]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

ive created new profiles on my tv 360 but all my recordings are still on all the different boxes in my house. is there anyway to say i want recordings on just one box (we have 3) i couldnt find anything on the "more settings" when i try to record stuff

You can fine tune the recordings between boxes by clicking on the red Record button, then on the next screen click Advanced Options, then on the next screen click on Choose TV Box, then select the box, then click on Record. That program will then be recorded on that box going forward, even if the default recording box is one of the others


When setting up a new series link go to Advanced and select which box you want the recording to be made on. It will then be recorded on that box going forward. If though you've already got a series link set up for a particular program and want to change it so it will record on the other box then you need to cancel that series link, and then set it up to record again, using the advanced options when you press record.