Cable Forum - General Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2017)

We have been given a new rumour although we're taking it with a tiny pinch of salt but as there was no do not disclose request here it is.
Nat geo looking to merge Nat geo and Nat geo wild into one channel and launching Nat geo family and Nat geo uhd on all pay platforms except talktalk.

Does that mean virgin

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Originally Posted by vincerooney (Post 35902973)

Morning all,

Reading all this and I'm confused?

1) Has VIP gone down in price? I'm on that?
2) sky sports is going down in price if you want just one channel?
2) no change if I want all of sky sports?

The VIP has not gone down in price but it's common knowledge that the 20 per cent discount is there for VIP

Well there will be 5 channels and you pay for the ones you want, but I believe the individual channel is expensive

Nobody knows that yet

1andrew1

12-06-2017 22:37

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Originally Posted by Ddonald2016 (Post 35903106)

Does that mean virgin

He said "uhd on all pay platforms except talktalk" so looking good for VM. Can't be on Plusnet or TalkTalk as their STBs don't deliver UHD.

Tricky Trevor

13-06-2017 08:45

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What we need is for these rumours to be officially announced.
Or as usual will they be launched first and then announced afterwards?

OLD BOY

13-06-2017 10:33

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Originally Posted by Tricky Trevor (Post 35903151)

What we need is for these rumours to be officially announced.
Or as usual will they be launched first and then announced afterwards?

They won't announce anything until all the contractual issues are signed. Annoying, but that's how it is.

denphone

13-06-2017 10:50

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35903160)

They won't announce anything until all the contractual issues are signed. Annoying, but that's how it is.

Patience is a virtue OB as l am sure you will understand.:)

muppetman11

13-06-2017 11:48

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Nat Geo UHD on all platforms personally I'd be amazed if that happens.

Ultimate.Conj

13-06-2017 16:05

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35903173)

Nat Geo UHD on all platforms personally I'd be amazed if that happens.

There is a Nat Geo 4K in India.

If India can get a 4K channel, VM must be able to lol :D

muppetman11

13-06-2017 17:45

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Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj (Post 35903217)

There is a Nat Geo 4K in India.

If India can get a 4K channel, VM must be able to lol :D

Being that Fox own 75% of Nat Geo (UK channels) can you seriously see Mr Murdoch making a UHD channel available to all competing platforms ?

denphone

13-06-2017 17:59

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Not in a month of Sunday's...

OLD BOY

13-06-2017 18:05

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35903234)

Not in a month of Sunday's...

Fortunately, these deals are usually done on Mondays to Fridays. :rofl:

Ddonald2016

13-06-2017 18:31

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35903233)

Being that Fox own 75% of Nat Geo (UK channels) can you seriously see Mr Murdoch making a UHD channel available to all competing platforms ?

Well virgin need to get some subscription based UHD

OLD BOY

13-06-2017 19:13

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Originally Posted by Ddonald2016 (Post 35903244)

Well virgin need to get some subscription based UHD

That's right, but the big question is whether we can get a deal with Sky and BT. There are other options VM can look at to provide us with more UHD material, but of course the hold those two companies have over film and sports rights mean that what we may secure in terms of UHD programming may not be exactly what we expected without such a deal.

My hope, given the reluctance (particularly by Sky, but understandably emulated by BT so they can compete) is that Netflix or Discovery enter into the bidding process for Premier League football and either Netflix or Amazon wrest the contracts with the film studios away from Sky. What that will do to prices, I don't know, but at the very least, Sky, Virgin and BT viewers would have the same access, and all in UHD.

I am afraid that all these contracts still have a few years to run, but hopefully we can ultimately look forward to fairer distribution arrangements in the UK as a result.

muppetman11

13-06-2017 19:17

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I hope your wrong I'm quite happy with Netflix as it is , I don't want huge increases for Sports or the junk that Hollywood seems to pump out so often these days.

OLD BOY

13-06-2017 19:27

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35903254)

I hope your wrong I'm quite happy with Netflix as it is , I don't want huge increases for Sports or the junk that Hollywood seems to pump out so often these days.

Given the price of sport, I would have thought that this would be a part of a different package if the sports rights went to Netflix. A huge part of the population (myself included) do not watch sport at all and would not wish to pay more because of it.

muppetman11

13-06-2017 19:32

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 35903255)

Whether you like Sport or not you ultimately end up paying for it one way or another through subscription increases even if you don't take the Sports channels.

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