Live Feed - Red Button

[BigBrotherfan4ever]

Does anyone know if we will be getting livefeed through the Red Button on Virgin Media

[andyman]

How about freeview? It did in the past.

[Spike]

I don't think anything has been mentioned yet
I presume its the same as it was for BB9

[BigBrotherfan4ever]

Originally posted by Spike
I don't think anything has been mentioned yet
I presume its the same as it was for BB9 Thanks Spike i really hope we get it like last year, i hate just watching the HL shows

[Fat.Rat]

most prob will be, i cant see why not.

[Brekkie]

Freeview is a definite no. Virgin will probably be the same as BB9 - I doubt the end of the sponsorship would affect it. The "secret channel" has been found on Sky, so that's a certainty.


It's just ridiculous though that considering a large chunk of the audience come from Freeview that they've scaled back the streaming yet again on E4. It wouldn't be an issue if we had the live feed too, and I was even willing to subscribe to the online feed last year (which they also ditched), but as that's not an option I don't see the logic in pushing back the overnight live streaming to start at nearly midnight most nights, while during the days we're lucky to get a couple of hours - because reruns of Gilmore Girls and screening Speed 2: Cruise Control on a Sunday afternoon is more important! It wouldn't be so bad if they were pulling it for a few hours to keep E4 Music running during the series, but no - it's just repeats of repeats of repeats.


Now, I'm not asking for live streaming in primetime, but considering E4 used to get some of it's highest audiences for people sleeping I think they should keep the live feed right through to Hollyoaks at 4.30pm, while Big Mouth should immediately follow the main show at 10pm (the move to 11pm seems to be an attempt to kill it IMO), with live streaming then from 10.30pm.

[Indierock&roll]

i used to love it when you pressed the red button and could choose what room to watch! it was so much better than being forced to watch people you hate

[Fat.Rat]

Originally posted by Indierock&roll
i used to love it when you pressed the red button and could choose what room to watch! it was so much better than being forced to watch people you hate god yea i remember that when bb3 was on!!!!

[Kevin]

Just did a channel search (Virgin Media), seems the old "BB_hid" channel has been replaced with "ITV Hid".

At the moment, looks like red button live on VM is gone!

[*mazedsalv**]

Originally posted by Fat.Rat.Sneez
Originally posted by Indierock&roll
i used to love it when you pressed the red button and could choose what room to watch! it was so much better than being forced to watch people you hate god yea i remember that when bb3 was on!!!!

Yepp, never had digital TV then, but I always watched Live round my cousins, loved the way you could chose.

[andyman]

Looks like freeview viewers will have to wait for the E4 live feed :bawling:

[BigOz]

Virigin Media no longer spOOnsors (lol ignore it) BB, Dreams.. a Bed Company does now o.O

[andyman]

Originally posted by BigOz
Virigin Media no longer spOOnsors (lol ignore it) BB, Dreams.. a Bed Company does now o.O Hope its not a bad omen, BEDS!! Thats more of a laid back with your cuppa kind of sponsor.. Oh well i doubt anybody watches just for the sponsor ad, maybe... Could be some. Ahhh the days of the 02 sponsor :bigsmile:

[Brekkie]

Just to rub it in, I've got some caps of the old Interactive services posted on YouTube:

BB2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dndy_1NOza4
BB3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb3VJH-mebU
CBB2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOrQNquyYs8
BB4 Sky: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-DqybBKrTM
BB4 Telewest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSm31ai-Nak

Even if they just incorporated the Teletext on 4 service into the stream would be an improvement.

[Brekkie]

And an old ad for the service from BB3:
http://www.e4.com/video/TZ2P8sEhgbhByLezIZYFpP/play.e4

[Kevin]

Originally posted by Brekkie
And an old ad for the service from BB3:
http://www.e4.com/video/TZ2P8sEhgbhByLezIZYFpP/play.e4

It's warm.
:laugh2:

[BBDodge]

No red button live feed for CBB6 or BB10.