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UKTV channels set to leave Virgin Media on Sunday

11th August - they’re back (July 2018)

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Interceptor
russty_russ posted:
JamesM0984 posted:
I assume then Milton Keynes has no digital cable at all? If the cables are there, presumably something can be done with them - or is it all coax rather than fibre under the streets?


Yep, no digital at all. Its coax all the way round. Newer houses built in the last couple of years have fibre to the house but say pre 2015/6 then its the copper stuff.


It wasn't/isn't copper, it was aluminium - that was the issue.

There are quite a lot of 70s, 80s and 90s properties throughout the UK which have aluminium telephone lines and have problems with FTTC broadband as a result. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/06/fibrecopper_and_aluminium.html

If it was coax Virgin could have potentially installed their own equipment at street/cab level, and would have been more inclined to purchase the network outright to perform such upgrades.
CU
Curto21
In one of the newspapers I was reading yesterday I found an advert for an alibi show with the message

This channel is no longer on Virgin Media

The same happens for the advertising boards which I talked about earlier
MI
Mike516
UKTV's social media feeds telling viewers it's unlikely they will be returning to Virgin Media.
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SOL
Virgin used to own 50% of UKTV, did they not? They’ll be wishing they’d not sold all of their broadcast businesses now, seeing that content is king.
MI
Mike516
SOL posted:
Virgin used to own 50% of UKTV, did they not? They’ll be wishing they’d not sold all of their broadcast businesses now, seeing that content is king.

Yes, the former Flextech TV, later Virgin Media Television, was one of the founders of the UKTV channel network that launched in 1997.
DB
dbl
a516 posted:
UKTV's social media feeds telling viewers it's unlikely they will be returning to Virgin Media.

Yep. It's stalemate, no progress on either side.
NW
nwtv2003
SOL posted:
Virgin used to own 50% of UKTV, did they not? They’ll be wishing they’d not sold all of their broadcast businesses now, seeing that content is king.


Virgin wanted out of broadcasting channels, they wanted to concentrate on their platform. Hence why they sold their core channels to Sky in 2010.
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Whataday Founding member
dbl posted:
a516 posted:
UKTV's social media feeds telling viewers it's unlikely they will be returning to Virgin Media.

Yep. It's stalemate, no progress on either side.


UKTV are annoyed that Virgin are actively selling their channel slots so soon.
JA
james-2001
a516 posted:
UKTV's social media feeds telling viewers it's unlikely they will be returning to Virgin Media.


They've been saying that for well over a week.
JK
JKDerry
This is what they told me on Facebook today - "Hey John, we're genuinely frustrated for you. While we are still talking to Virgin, sadly a return looks very unlikely as Virgin is now inviting other broadcasters to buy our channel slots. That's the latest from our side. I hope this helps you to make an informed decision."
MI
Mike516
Whataday posted:
dbl posted:
a516 posted:
UKTV's social media feeds telling viewers it's unlikely they will be returning to Virgin Media.

Yep. It's stalemate, no progress on either side.


UKTV are annoyed that Virgin are actively selling their channel slots so soon.

Incidentally, Ofcom wants to force Virgin to move S4C, BBC Alba and local TV up closer to the top of the EPG, so Virgin might want to hold on before selling the UKTV slots....
JA
james-2001
Though selling UKTV's slots doesn't mean they can't get back on, just that they won't get those prime poistions near the top any more if they do.

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