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SE
Square Eyes Founding member
Virgin are running a 1p movie promotion for customers over 5 weeks. You vote on the website, then the winning movie in each category will be available on demand for a week for 1p.

Week 1 Blockbusters
Week 2 Comedy
Week 3 Family
Week 4 Cult Classis
Week 5 Action / Adventure

http://www.virginmedia.com/movies/movieextras/specials/penny-movies-poll.php
BR
Brekkie
Tight ******* - couldn't they make them free?
RO
rob Founding member
Virgin Media planning Sports Channel to rival Sky Sports News...

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitaltv/a44244/vm-plans-sports-news-channel.html
SP
Spencer
It'd be nice if they decided to join forces with ITN to make a rival to Sky News. Not going to happen obviously - but it'd be nice.
BR
Brekkie
Spencer For Hire posted:
It'd be nice if they decided to join forces with ITN to make a rival to Sky News. Not going to happen obviously - but it'd be nice.


Agreed - on both counts!
JR
jrothwell97
Spencer For Hire posted:
It'd be nice if they decided to join forces with ITN to make a rival to Sky News. Not going to happen obviously - but it'd be nice.


Could we get someone to mock that? I wonder what the graphics would be like.
BR
Brekkie
jrothwell97 posted:
Spencer For Hire posted:
It'd be nice if they decided to join forces with ITN to make a rival to Sky News. Not going to happen obviously - but it'd be nice.


Could we get someone to mock that? I wonder what the graphics would be like.



Been there, done that - posted it in the mocks forum!
JR
jrothwell97
Brekkie Boy posted:
jrothwell97 posted:
Spencer For Hire posted:
It'd be nice if they decided to join forces with ITN to make a rival to Sky News. Not going to happen obviously - but it'd be nice.


Could we get someone to mock that? I wonder what the graphics would be like.



Been there, done that - posted it in the mocks forum!


Where?
JO
Jonny
jrothwell97 posted:
Brekkie Boy posted:
jrothwell97 posted:
Spencer For Hire posted:
It'd be nice if they decided to join forces with ITN to make a rival to Sky News. Not going to happen obviously - but it'd be nice.


Could we get someone to mock that? I wonder what the graphics would be like.



Been there, done that - posted it in the mocks forum!


Where?

*Cough*
JR
jrothwell97
plucky duck92 posted:
jrothwell97 posted:
Brekkie Boy posted:
jrothwell97 posted:
Spencer For Hire posted:
It'd be nice if they decided to join forces with ITN to make a rival to Sky News. Not going to happen obviously - but it'd be nice.


Could we get someone to mock that? I wonder what the graphics would be like.



Been there, done that - posted it in the mocks forum!


Where?

*Cough*


Oh yes, but now I see it again, my comment on it being "cluttered" and " NSE -esque" seems very picky considering some of the rubbish we've seen recently.

However, what if Virgin was to have a branded news channel? eg "Virgin News"?
BR
Brekkie
Can't really see that happening - certainly if they jumped into bed with ITN you'd expect them to exploit the ITN brand.


Actually though, this isn't that far fetched an idea - but just not the 24 hr news channel kind of way.


Virgin Media are pushing their on-demand services, while ITN have moved into these new media areas online and on mobile probably more than Sky and the BBC - so the idea of an On-Demand news channel offering reports, summaries etc. via Virgin Central is a very real possibility.


Would cost ITN very little to run too - most the content is already produce for their mobile and broadband services, so it's just a case of reformatting it for TV.
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
This from today's Observer ;

Quote:
Pay-TV operator BSkyB has seen the audience share of its premier channels plummet since it withdrew them from the Virgin Media cable platform last month, new figures show.

Sky News has fallen by 23 per cent in the first two weeks of March compared with the same period last year. Sky One, which screens Lost and The Simpsons, has registered a more dramatic decline, dropping by 34 per cent so far this month, according to industry sources.

A significant decline was inevitable after Sky pulled the channels following a dispute over the amount Virgin pays for them. But the extent of the fall will horrify advertisers, who are likely to demand lower rates to compensate. Sky News now has a 0.36 per cent share and Sky One's stands at 1.22 per cent.


Oh dear, they'd better hope for a VM subscriber exodous then !

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