[arista]

Just on BBCnewsHD

VirginMedia is refusing pay the BBC Worldwide, so much
saying they can not afford it.





From Today
DAVE and GOLD have now been removed (on virginmedia only)
all the UK channels that are part of BBC Worldworld Group (albi , drama ,eden, W , good food, really , home)
are going off virginmedia
Until Nasty BBCWorldwide
stop overpricing their commercial channels.

This should have been on a Front page

https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...-in-rights-row

[“The problem is the BBC does not grant the UKTV digital rights with its
TV shows which leaves it somewhat stranded as a linear
dinosaur in an on-demand modern world,” said David Bouchier, Virgin Media’s chief digital entertainment officer.]
[From 10pm on Thursday, Virgin Media was expected to begin notifying customers
online about pulling the channels, and from Friday the UKTV channels would
carry a message saying: “this channel is being replaced from Sunday”.
Barring an eleventh-hour deal, Virgin Media said it would replace the
UKTV portfolio with a range of channels offering shows including
Suits, Designated Survivor, Britain’s Next Top Model, Deadliest Catch
and sports programming.]



BBC Worldwide Commercial has NOW
REMOVED virginmedia from there channel listings
https://corporate.uktv.co.uk/about-u.../our-channels/


Statements on this dispute
https://corporate.uktv.co.uk/news/ar...-virgin-media/

[arista]

UKTV boss Steve North and Virgin boss Dave Boucher
both live from the W1 BBC rooftop.

The Virginmedia boss told him off
saying why can Virgin not have the Freeview channels.
On that the Virgin boss was correct


8:12AM BBC W1 North Regent St. London Rooftop


The Cocky UK TV boss Steve North would not give way



This will have go to Parliament
as the BBC is the Parent company
and that UKTV Boss must allow VirginMedia to have Dave which is also on freeview.


Even Worse BBC's UK TV Gold gives Fawlty Towers to Netflix
but not VirginMedia. (the 2 bosses were live on BBCnewsHD just before 9:30AM in the studio)
this was BBCWorldwide Parent company of UKTV 10 channels
pulling them off Virgin , at the 11th hour.

[arista]

Ads for Albi Ch Today in todays Metro
showing "Harrow"

has
under it
SKY /BT / TALK TALK

No VirginMedia anymore

[arista]

The 2 bosses
on the the BBC media Show Radio 4
still no agreement.

I assume no one on TIBB cares about this loss of channels.

[AnnieK]

I care Arista. My Dad watches Dave and Alibi all the time. He is not happy he no longer has them

[arista]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

I care Arista. My Dad watches Dave and Alibi all the time. He is not happy he no longer has them

But there are Dave and Gold on Freeview
is criminal they are not given to virginmedia


Could you get a freeview box for your Dad , Annie?
so he has 2 systems.

I have 5 feeds


UK TV is part owned by our BBC


Also Richard Branson sold VirginMedia
2 years ago Presenter of of the R4 Media show
its owned by a American.

[Vanessa]

[arista]

Originally Posted by Vanessa

Another effected customer

[Denver]

ITV have threatened to pull their channels now

[arista]

Originally Posted by Adam.

ITV have threatened to pull their channels now

Fake news


Unless you have a proper Link?

[Denver]

Originally Posted by arista

Fake news


Unless you have a proper Link?

https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...P=share_btn_tw

[arista]

Originally Posted by Adam.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...P=share_btn_tw

A Virgin Media spokesman said: “All ITV channels remain live on Virgin TV and we have no intention of removing them.”


Thank You Adam.
another Weekend battle.

I would be very bad if ITV pulled channels for virginmedia
MP's /Ofcom would have to do something.................


Sky had a ITV battle years back
it got corrected in time.

[Toy Soldier]

Who has Virgin Media in this day and age anyway? It was **** 10 years ago and I can't imagine it's gotten any better.

[Twosugars]

What setup do you have TS?

[hijaxers]

Originally Posted by arista

The 2 bosses
on the the BBC media Show Radio 4
still no agreement.

I assume no one on TIBB cares about this loss of channels.

I flaming do , i'm really annoyed about this and i am ringing virgin tomorrow to cancel my contract, no paying all those bucks for sod all !

[Denver]

Apparently Virgin have want to pay much less then what they already do for all the channels

[hijaxers]

Just rang them and said take it all out i'll go elsewhere.

[Twosugars]

I'm not happy either. Will call them too

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

What setup do you have TS?

We didn't have live TV at all for years, but just recently went back to Sky because a whole bundle (including TV license) worked out cheaper than what we were paying BT for just Fibre .

TBH I've now remembered why we got rid in the first place; downloading / streaming beats any live TV service hands down .

So mainly my setup is Netflix/Youtube + torrents & PLEX server. Though we do also now have SkyQ. To be fair it'll be good for when Big Brother is airing because "5-on-demand" is ****ing abysmal. Like almost unusable.

PLEX was the discovery of a lifetime really. Not only does it make watching downloads on the TV easy / convenient... but I can also stream to my phone at work . They blocked Netflix on the wireless there, but I can still access my PLEX server. Yussss TV instead of work. PLEX .

[arista]

Originally Posted by Adam.

Apparently Virgin have want to pay much less then what they already do for all the channels

Yes Virgin say its too high.
UKTV boss
said he will not allow VirginMedia
the Free to Air Dave and Gold.

Saying because Virgin do not do a Free to Air deal
like Sky do.


VirginMedia is now Subsidiary of Liberty Global USA
no longer under R.Branson.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Media

[Toy Soldier]

I mean not to state the obvious but... Any virgin TV user who still wants those channels, pretty much all TVs have built in freeview now, or if they want to record they could pick up a second hand freeview+ box for next to nothing...

[arista]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I mean not to state the obvious but... Any virgin TV user who still wants those channels, pretty much all TVs have built in freeview now, or if they want to record they could pick up a second hand freeview+ box for next to nothing...

Yes some may do just that

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

We didn't have live TV at all for years, but just recently went back to Sky because a whole bundle (including TV license) worked out cheaper than what we were paying BT for just Fibre .

TBH I've now remembered why we got rid in the first place; downloading / streaming beats any live TV service hands down .

So mainly my setup is Netflix/Youtube + torrents & PLEX server. Though we do also now have SkyQ. To be fair it'll be good for when Big Brother is airing because "5-on-demand" is ****ing abysmal. Like almost unusable.

PLEX was the discovery of a lifetime really. Not only does it make watching downloads on the TV easy / convenient... but I can also stream to my phone at work . They blocked Netflix on the wireless there, but I can still access my PLEX server. Yussss TV instead of work. PLEX .

Thanks for that. I need to review and update my setup so this information will be very useful

[arista]

Virgin Media has done a New deal with UK TV
and Dave /Gold /Albi etc
are all back on Virgin platform.