The Virgin Media Television thread

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.

New end boards for VMTV shows

CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING

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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.

and the upcoming licence fee review

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

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. :)

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

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.

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!

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

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

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Anyone know of VM1 showed Emmerdale tonight at 8.30? It was cancelled on ITV1 because of the extra time in football and extended election news coverage.

It seems to be there on the VM Player, but looking back at the schedule on the Virgin TV app and epg is showing celebrity catchphrase between 7.30 to 9.

They simulcast the ITV reschedule Emmerdale?

I believe Channel 4 are closing their music channels. Looks like the Box set of channels closed on 30th of June 2024.

Channel 4's portfolio of music channels – The Box, Magic, Kiss, 4Music and Kerrang! closed on 30 June 2024

https://rxtvinfo.com/2024/channel-4-confirms-sky-virgin-and-freesat-music-channel-closure-date/

Slow news week, so here's a 'stat of the week'.

SeaChange (Australian TV Series) first shown on TV3 in 1999. They showed S1 and S2 at 7pm on a Sunday, with no repeats.

For those waiting for a new series (Series 4), VM1 have it on Friday 26th July at 1am. I make it as 9,105 days wait between airdates.

VM3 and VM4 have shown series 1-4 three times since January 2022, but that is still a mighty gap.

Maybe because it's a UEFA match they're not allowed?

On this evening's 5.30 news on VM1, one of their reporters was excitedly doing a report on the 105th birthday of former WW2 RAF pilot, Dubliner John Hemingway, who fought in the battle of Britain. The silly twat stated breathlessly that he was shot down twice in his " jet-fighter, or 'fighter jet', I can't remember which as I was so incensed at the lazy reporting and lack of editorial that permits such a glaring error. Seriously, a fighter jet in 1940? When all the trains ran on steam. I suppose living in lala land is responsible for this kind of innacurate shyte.

All that is true, except the idea of a functioning deployed fighter jet in 1940, no more than they had large scale deployment of diesel engines, trains or otherwise. My point is, If we allow history to be presented by tictokkers, then there is no hope for the accuracy of journalism.

That test is not HD though.

VM1 do it again. The likeable weatherman Derek gave the forecast on location yesterday, introducing himself as being at the 'Point Depot', and signing off as being at the 'Point Arena', as the camera panned out and just briefly showed part of the '3 Arena' signage. The weather is sponsored by Chill insurance, but it seems petty to not state accuurately where you are, unless '3' were asked for and refused to make a contribution.

THERE'S NO POINT IN THE 3 ARENA?