Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
02-02-2022, 15:21
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Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
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I think they are both upscaled - not HD source.
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BBC have them as HD on iPlayer apparently - so not impossible for them Sky Glass to be using the same IP feed
https://rxtvinfo.com/2021/hd-stream-...bbc-parliament
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02-02-2022, 15:25
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Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
They were still upscaled last week on Glass.
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02-02-2022, 17:02
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Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
DS Forum is reporting that two HD Channels are testing on Sky at "11.494 H".
I have look up DBR to find that QVC Channels broadcasting on that stream.
So is QVC and QVC Beauty is to launch in HD on Sky and Virgin Media?
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02-02-2022, 17:12
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Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
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Any news on the future of BT Sport? Last I heard, DAZN were in advanced talks to purchase BT outright, but I feel Disney/ESPN might hijack the deal.
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This in The Guardian today:
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BT is in talks with the Premier League as it enters the final stage of offloading its sports TV business, with possible deals from streaming service Dazn and US pay-TV giant Discovery under discussion at the telecoms giant’s monthly board meeting on Wednesday.
Dazn, the “Netflix for sport” that has made no secret of its desire to secure crown jewel Premier League rights to ignite its streaming business in the UK, has been positioned as the favourite since BT began exploring strategic options for BT Sport last April.
However, Eurosport owner Discovery, which has expressed interest in Premier League rights in the past and has a £920m deal for the TV rights to the Olympics across Europe, is considered to still be in contention.
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02-02-2022, 18:58
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Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
Virgin Media is making 20 of its channels available free of charge during February.
https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2022...e-in-february/
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02-02-2022, 19:22
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Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
. . . he says it's more than 20 channels and then lists all 18 of them
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02-02-2022, 19:48
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Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
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I wonder if he got the story from when it was posted on here and other forums yesterday?
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. . . he says it's more than 20 channels and then lists all 18 of them
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It looks like he missed one.
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02-02-2022, 20:12
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Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
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. . . he says it's more than 20 channels and then lists all 18 of them
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‘more than 20 channels’ was cited in an ISP report as well, so this must have come from Virgin Media itself. I presumed that this wasn’t a complete list, despite the words immediately preceding it.
https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.ph...ls-in-feb.html
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02-02-2022, 20:16
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Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
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So if you already subscribe to those channels, you'll get a discount ?
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02-02-2022, 20:18
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So if you already subscribe to those channels, you'll get a discount ?
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If only….
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02-02-2022, 20:54
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Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
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If you skip back 4 pages to when Media Boy originally broke the news you would be able to see the link to the actual Virgin Media press release. It did indeed suggest more than 20 channels before going on to list 18 of the 19 which currently have free to view access. The original version actually listed all 19 channels but Virgin seem to have got a bit confused and put the wrong channel on free to view for a while. That channel is now removed from the press release as if it was never there. The wrong channel numbers listed seem to have been corrected too. I think Media Boy pasted from the original version if you wish to refer back. All in a day's work.
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DS Forum is reporting that two HD Channels are testing on Sky at "11.494 H".
I have look up DBR to find that QVC Channels broadcasting on that stream.
So is QVC and QVC Beauty is to launch in HD on Sky and Virgin Media?
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Do I hear the sound of the barrel bottom being scraped?
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02-02-2022, 22:41
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Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
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If you skip back 4 pages to when Media Boy originally broke the news you would be able to see the link to the actual Virgin Media press release. It did indeed suggest more than 20 channels before going on to list 18 of the 19 which currently have free to view access. The original version actually listed all 19 channels but Virgin seem to have got a bit confused and put the wrong channel on free to view for a while. That channel is now removed from the press release as if it was never there. The wrong channel numbers listed seem to have been corrected too. I think Media Boy pasted from the original version if you wish to refer back. All in a day's work.
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Yesterday at 1.11pm when "I broke the news" - see post 294 on this thread:
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Comedy Central HD (Ch132),
Comedy Central +1 (Ch133
Comedy Central SD (Ch181)
Comedy Central Extra (Ch182)
MTV (Ch183)
The Box (Ch335)
Box Hits (Ch336)
TCM SD (Ch415)
TCM HD (416)
TCM +1 (Ch416)
Sky History HD (Ch270)
Sky History +1 (Ch271)
Sky History 2 (Ch272)
Crime & Investigation HD (Ch209)
Crime & Investigation +1 (Ch272)
SAB TV (Ch805)
Colors (Ch826)
Colors Cineplex (Ch828)
Colors Rishtey (Ch827).
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https://www.cableforum.uk/board/show...&postcount=294
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Comedy Central HD (Ch132),
Comedy Central +1 (Ch133
Comedy Central SD (Ch181)
Comedy Central Extra (Ch182)
MTV (Ch183)
The Box (Ch335)
Box Hits (Ch336)
TCM SD (Ch415)
TCM HD (417)
TCM +1 (Ch416)
Sky History HD (Ch270)
Sky History +1 (Ch271)
Sky History 2 (Ch272)
Crime & Investigation HD (Ch209)
Crime & Investigation +1 (Ch222)
Colors (Ch826)
Colors Cineplex (Ch828)
Colors Rishtey (Ch827)
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02-02-2022, 22:50
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Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
I wonder if this is to try and appease people as they receive their bill increase notifications?
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02-02-2022, 23:45
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Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
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Cheers, I wasn't quite prepared to spend that much time on this issue. But your comparison shows that the channel number errors had been corrected and that, what they refer to as, SAB TV has been removed. Initially, SONY TV HD on 805 was available to all. This later reverted to normal subscription packs and was replaced with SONY SAB on channel 807 becoming available to all. So it now seems that everything is as originally intended, errors have been corrected but the number of channels has been miscounted.
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I wonder if this is to try and appease people as they receive their bill increase notifications?
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Only if they don't notice the channels will only available to everyone for a month.
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03-02-2022, 00:21
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Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
A reminder of the official source:
https://news.virginmediao2.co.uk/vir...no-extra-cost/
Saying 'more than 20' channels then listing 18, and with the SD/HD/+1 variants of the same channel taken out it is actually only 12 channels 😂
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