The Virgin Media Television thread

iseegirls

Surprised that they haven't pushed the Republic Of Ireland games to VM1 this weekend, they'd be only displacing some ITV gameshow repeats anyway. Looks like they'll be going straight into the England and Brazil friendly straight after on VM2 too, so very little time for reaction.

This is the first ROI game shown live on the station since 7th Feb 2007 - when Stephen Ireland scored a last gasp goal to secure a 2-1 win away to San Marino. It's the also the first live game ever shown where ROI are at home.

The success of ROI live on TV3 hasn't been great, albeit the games they have were always in away matches.

• 2007-02-07: UEFA Euro Qualifier 2008: San Marino 1 v 2 ROI
• 2006-10-07: UEFA Euro Qualifier 2008: Cyprus 5 v 2 ROI
• 1999-10-09: UEFA Euro Qualifier 2000: Macedonia 1 v 1 Republic Of Ireland
• 1999-09-08: UEFA Euro Qualifier 2000: Malta 2 v 3 Republic Of Ireland
• 1999-09-04: UEFA Euro Qualifier 2000: Croatia 1 v 0 Republic Of Ireland
• 1998-11-18: UEFA Euro Qualifier 2000: Yugoslavia 1 v 0 Republic Of Ireland

From 2002-2006, during that controversial deal which saw Sky taking all ROI live home matches (with RTE regaining most of the competitive matches due to government pressure on the FAI), TV3 showed all matches in a delayed full version later that night.

Since 2018, they've showed full delayed ROI matches - in friendlies, Nations League and Euro & World Cup qualifiers.

deezell

Ah don't be posting that Cyprus Match details. We've enough on our plates as it is.

RoTelly

New end boards for VMTV shows

CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING

😂

iseegirls

Although it's been hidden away in the early morning - VM3 broadcast the 2 and half hour of The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebration from May 2022. They had it scheduled for a 3pm Sunday slot a few weeks ago too. And they are repeating it on Monday ay 4:30am again.

What an odd thing to show. They didn't even show it originally when it aired in 2022. Also a note that this is the first showing of Philip Schofield on the channel since his fall-out in May 2023. VMTV stopped showing 5 Gold Rings, The Cube and Schofield's South African Adventure at that time too.

Digifriendly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121925282#Comment_121925282

Can you explain the sentence 'They didn't even show it originally when it aired in 2022'? Seems an oxymoron to me. If it was aired it must have been shown.

Glaceon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121936029#Comment_121936029

Aired by ITV I presume.

channelsurfer2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121917533#Comment_121917533

thats a nice tagline... I suppose in their eyes they are a full service PSB....

iseegirls

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121936029#Comment_121936029

Apologies, yes ITV produced and broadcast it in 2022, but none of the VM channels aired it at the time. Last week would have been the first time that Virgin Media showed it.

The Cush

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121937454#Comment_121937454

and the upcoming licence fee review

mackersdublin

Just watching the Ireland match on VM Two and they mentioned that the England were 1-0 down, and that it's on VM More. Flicked over and the EPG listings have Monster Jam. How can VM not update their listings for their own channels on their own TV platform. Mind boggles 🙄

deezell

Their champion league listings are invariably wrongmatch, match already played or for matches on the next day. Bizarre.

Leonita

The whole virgin media televsion operation is at best amateur. There is absolutely no need for 4 channels that are full of repeats constantly. They try to emulate ITV with their version of Ireland Am and the six o clock show but fail miserably. Everything else is just a constant loop of repeats. How they are getting away with it is beyond me.

JDxtra

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121943191#Comment_121943191

The focus is on a few home made shows, the big shows from ITV and some live sports events - everything else in the schedule (all channels) is the cheapest repeatable rubbish they have the rights to. Irrelevant to them if anyone watches it or not. In fact, they'd probably be surprised if anyone does.

It is what it is. Just don't watch it and move on with life. :)

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121943504#Comment_121943504

Ah but how would be discuss Irish Broadcasting.

TV3/VMTV have been at this for 25 years, they aren't going to stop now.

Shan Doras

The newish head of VM has written to Minister Martin wanting 30 million per year from the licence fee🤦

decor58

The 30 million is probably to go HD on Saorview, considering that TG4 got extra funding and that sd is looking more and more outdated. How much are they getting at the moment though CnM to fund programmes and how much are the extra ad minutes worth.

deezell

VM fully HD in terms of output, going HD on Saorview is a notional cost for spare mux bandwidth, its sitting there doing nothing anyway, just streaming test cards. 2RN aka RTENL are not getting any more takers after Sky news and the other oddball channel. There isn't 30M in revenue to be had from the spare bw, thats for sure. Much more likely they're seeking the money for PSB.

RoTelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121975934#Comment_121975934

What kind of PSB? Extra to what they currently provide or to pay for what they currently provide. 30M is 20% of the licence fee in a normal year. VMTV is a multimillion euro company, surely it should be providing something toward PSB as Telco.

deezell

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121976095#Comment_121976095

I don't know what they want it for, maybe OB from junior sport matches, cycling, horse racing from tiny courses. Coverage of local events? Maybe cheap home produced TV, drama, non fiction stuff like fixy uppy programs. Sure no harm in asking, God loves a tryer!

Shan Doras

I forgot to provide a link/Proof https://extra.ie/2024/03/31/news/irish-news/rte-licence-fee-virgin-media https://businessplus.ie/industry-type/marketing-media/virgin-media-seeks-e30m-from-licence-fee-for-public-service-output/

Shan Doras

https://extra.ie/2024/03/31/news/irish-news/rte-licence-fee-virgin-media

deezell

Yep, €30m for "PSB" obligations, which I'd say is very loosely defined (endless reruns of Ireland internationals?) Some balls to ask for 30M, with the license take down by10M, but, If you don't ask, you won't receive.

icdg

They won’t recieve either way, not without a competitive process, the Government can’t just hand out a cheque for that kind of money just because someone wrote them a letter and asked for it.

VMTV know this; to be fair, this is about stirring up some publicity and getting a spake in for what the future of the license fee might look like.

iseegirls

VM certainly getting their money's worth out of their miniscule film rights package. The Punisher (edited, thanks JDextra pointing out) on VM1 tonight becomes the joint most aired film on the broadcasters history (incl. TV3, 3e). It sits along side 1995's Circle Of Friends as being shown 30 times across the channels.

It's been shown between the starting time of 9pm-10pm 22 times to illustrate the prominence VM gives it, which is quite something for a film that is pretty mediocre.

JDxtra

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122009541#Comment_122009541

That's actually hillarious (note: movie title is "The Punisher").

mackersdublin

Virgin Media One and Virgin Media Two are HD only now on Sky. Both SD versions were removed today, following TG4, who closed their SD version last Monday

https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/What-s-On/Changes-to-the-Sky-TV-Guide-April-2024/td-p/4600061

Virgin Media Three is currently SD only on Sky, while Virgin Media Four is HD only

Presumably VM Three HD will launch soon on Sky