General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2023)

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[Legendkiller2k]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Sky are undoubtedly the best value for T,V, apart from maybe those who want BT Sport. Even then they have to factor in an extra subscription for Now TV if they also want Sky Atlantic (and are effectively paying for the Sky channels twice).

For those who aren't bothered about being able to record, Now TV as a complete replacement is a no brainer if it has all the channels you want.

BT allows you to record Now TV though. BT offered me half price Now TV for 2 years, a free installation of a landline and said that they would buy me out of my Virgin contract.

Depending on what you want Sky stream might be a better option as that has a lot more channels including the Discovery and Nat geo ones which now doesn't have.
Atm there is a free 1 month trial on it, no upfront fee, nothing to pay for a month then a monthly rolling contract at £29p/m.

[SonicMaster]

Sky Kids HD added to channel 707 on Virgin TV, with the new channel launching on 13th February.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Legendkiller2k

Depending on what you want Sky stream might be a better option as that has a lot more channels including the Discovery and Nat geo ones which now doesn't have.
Atm there is a free 1 month trial on it, no upfront fee, nothing to pay for a month then a monthly rolling contract at £29p/m.

£29pm is a lot more than Now TV Entertainment (£10pm) with a current offer of £12pm for Now Entertainment with Now Cinema. Even if it does include Netflix.

I think they're basically aimed at different markets - Now TV is an add-on for Freeview and Freesat users. Sky Stream covers the free and paid-for channels like Sky satellite or VM.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

£29pm is a lot more than Now TV Entertainment (£10pm) with a current offer of £12pm for Now Entertainment with Now Cinema. Even if it does include Netflix.

I think they're basically aimed at different markets - Now TV is an add-on for Freeview and Freesat users. Sky Stream covers the free and paid-for channels like Sky satellite or VM.

...and for Virgin customers who want access to Sky Atlantic or who want to save money by downgrading to Mixit and replacing the lost channels with Now TV instead of paying for the channels twice.

I never pay Now TV standard pricing. By going through the online cancellation proces, the cheapest Sky Movies I've had is for free and the cheapest Entertainment £1 a month.

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Originally Posted by Legendkiller2k

Depending on what you want Sky stream might be a better option as that has a lot more channels including the Discovery and Nat geo ones which now doesn't have.
Atm there is a free 1 month trial on it, no upfront fee, nothing to pay for a month then a monthly rolling contract at £29p/m.

Exactly. Each service has pros & cons & prices vary.

To escape the forthcoming price rise, I urge people to do a channel audit to see what channels th ey watch (and for how long) and then look for the cheapest option that gives them what they want.

For Virgin customers this could mean changing supplier or simply downgrading their TV pack (you'd be surprised what the lowest pack-Mixit- now offers.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

...and for Virgin customers who want access to Sky Atlantic or who want to save money by downgrading to Mixit and replacing the lost channels with Now TV instead of paying for the channels twice.

I never pay Now TV standard pricing. By going through the online cancellation proces, the cheapest Sky Movies I've had is for free and the cheapest Entertainment £1 a month..

Definitely used to be the best deals on Now TV, whether they're so generous now I'm not sure.
I suspect it's just keen VM TV viewers like those on this forum who get Now TV to get Sky Atlantic. Most VM viewers probably don't know it exists!

[nialli]

My Roku stick gets a lot more use than my V6 boxes.

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Definitely used to be the best deals on Now TV, whether they're so generous now I'm not sure.
I suspect it's just keen VM TV viewers like those on this forum who get Now TV to get Sky Atlantic. Most VM viewers probably don't know it exists!

NOW HD costing an extra six quid a month is taking the p*ss

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by nialli

My Roku stick gets a lot more use than my V6 boxes.

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NOW HD costing an extra six quid a month is taking the p*ss

You can get it cheaper than that by playing the cancellation game, take a look at this thread:

https://forums.digitalspy.com/discus...-offers#latest

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Originally Posted by Legendkiller2k

Depending on what you want Sky stream might be a better option as that has a lot more channels including the Discovery and Nat geo ones which now doesn't have.
Atm there is a free 1 month trial on it, no upfront fee, nothing to pay for a month then a monthly rolling contract at £29p/m.

Apparently, there is an option to get Sky Stream for £26 if you agree to a contract. It's 18 months I think.

[TimeLord2018]

Yes , if you want to Skip ads it's a extra £5pm on either rolling or 18 month contract and there is also no proper recording facility on Sky Stream/Glass

[Legendkiller2k]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

£29pm is a lot more than Now TV Entertainment (£10pm) with a current offer of £12pm for Now Entertainment with Now Cinema. Even if it does include Netflix.

I think they're basically aimed at different markets - Now TV is an add-on for Freeview and Freesat users. Sky Stream covers the free and paid-for channels like Sky satellite or VM.

But the stream does include discovery+ too the top tier and movies on stream includes paramount+ so it kind of balances itself out.

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

You can get it cheaper than that by playing the cancellation game, take a look at this thread:

https://forums.digitalspy.com/discus...-offers#latest

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Apparently, there is an option to get Sky Stream for £26 if you agree to a contract. It's 18 months I think.

Yes 18 months contract you can get sky sports too for £22p/m instead of £27p/m if you agree to 18 month contract but even £27p/m is a lot cheape than what it is on now, as i said it kind of balances itself out depending on what you want from tv.
One huge plus about both NOW and stream is none of those awful shopping and religious channels.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by nialli

My Roku stick gets a lot more use than my V6 boxes.

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NOW HD costing an extra six quid a month is taking the p*ss

I’ve never once paid £6 the max I’ve paid is £2.

[SonicMaster]

When our current deal with VM is over we'll definitely consider moving down to the Mixit tier now that all the HD versions are included for the free TV channels, as we could get NOW for the pay TV channels we actually watch instead of using VM.

Many of the best pay TV channels that we used to watch have now closed down or been subsumed into Sky's portfolio. There is very little we watch that isn't included on NOW and it may be cheaper than paying for Maxit. That's not currently the case so depends on whether that changes.

NOW with HD channels will be £15.99 from next month, where the price difference between Mixit and Maxit is currently £9.51 so we'd obviously stick with VM if that's still the case.

[Media Boy UK]

Virgin Media has moved the following channels to a new broadcasting stream:

*5USA
*5STAR
*5Select
*5USA +1
*Channel 5 +1
*Reality Xtra
*Talking Pictures

If you are using TiVo and V6 boxes you need to update your favorites list to readd them.

Info thanks to epsilon

[epsilon]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Virgin Media has moved the following channels to a new broadcasting stream:

*5USA
*5STAR
*5Select
*5USA +1
*Channel 5 +1
*Reality Xtra
*Talking Pictures

If you are using TiVo and V6 boxes you need to update your favorites list to readd them.

Info thanks to epsilon

Another group of channels changing transport streams to add to your list:

5STAR +1
Animal Planet +1
Babenation
Colors Gujarati
Create & Craft
Ideal World
Sky Sports Arena

Probably more to follow in the coming days as Virgin moves services around to fill the gaps left by the recently removed SD services.

Don't forget to update your favourites for Create & Craft and Ideal World guys.

[OLDGOLD]

Why do +1 channels still exist? Does anybody watch them in these days of on demand and streaming services?