Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3
 

Made in Bristol confirmed on twitter yesterday that they will be on Virgin Media from launch.

https://twitter.com/madeinbristoltv/...49865285357569

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3
 

LGI's small stake in ITV plc won't affect the location of ITV Be in VM's EPG - it's a small investment stake so such matters would be negotiated in the usual way. I expect it to be quite prominent as it will be a popular channel.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3
 

Jesus H, I'm really looking forward to this launch!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3
 

August List update - August 28th update.

Keep up-to-date on the latest news on upcoming channel launches and other important events across all platforms of Virgin TV.

NOTE: I DO NOT WORK FOR VIRGIN MEDIA SO ALL THE INFORMATION ON THIS LIST IS STILL SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Colours on my list are as followed:

Media Boy = New Info just added.
Media Boy = Virgin Media News and links.
Media Boy = Other Media news/Things.

=== Coming up on Virgin's Digital TV ===
=== August ===
No News...

=== September ===
18th. Sky Sports to rebrand Sky Sports 4 as Sky Sports Ryder Cup on Virgin Channel 505 today at 6am.
18th. Sky Sports to rebrand Sky Sports 4 HD as Sky Sports Ryder Cup HD on Virgin Channel 515 today at 6am.
23rd. Local TV Broadcaster Sheffield Live TV will launch today on Virgin Channel 159 in some Sheffield areas only.
29th. Local TV Broadcaster NvTv will launch today on Virgin Channel 159 in some Belfast areas only.

=== October ===
2nd. Sky Sports to rebrand Sky Sports Ryder Cup as Sky Sports 4 on Virgin Channel 505 today at 6am.
2nd. Sky Sports to rebrand Sky Sports Ryder Cup HD as Sky Sports 4 HD on Virgin Channel 515 today at 6am.
8th. ITV has confirmed that ITV Be will launch today on Virgin Media.
22nd. Local TV Broadcaster That's Solent can launch from today on Virgin Channel 159 in some Southampton areas only.
Local TV Broadcaster Made in Bristol will launch today on Virgin Channel 159 in some Bristol areas only.

=== November ===
5th. Local TV Broadcaster That's Oxford can launch from today on Virgin Channel 159 in some Oxford areas only.

=== December ===
No News...

=== January 2015 ===
Local TV Broadcaster STV Edinburgh will launch sometime this month on Virgin Channel 159 in some Edinburgh areas only.

=== February 2015 ===
No News...

=== March 2015 ===
No News...

=== April 2015 ===
No News...

=== May 2015 ===
No News...

=== June 2015 ===
No News...

=== July 2015 ===
No News...

=== August 2015 ===
No News...

=== Autumn 2015 ===
-The BBC may close BBC Three on Virgin Media subject to approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may close BBC Three HD on Virgin Media subject to approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC launch BBC One +1 on Virgin Media subject to approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may add an extra hour per day (to 8pm) to CBBC and CBBC HD on Virgin Media subject to approved by the BBC Trust.

=== September 2015 ===
No News...

=== October 2015 ===
No News...

=== November 2015 ===
No News...

=== December 2015 ===
No News...

=== Local TV on Virgin Media ===
-Local TV broadcaster Made in Leeds hope to launch sometime in 2014 on Virgin Channel 159.
-Local TV broadcaster Bay TV Liverpool hope to launch sometime in 2014 on Virgin Channel 159.
-Local TV broadcaster YourTV Manchester hope to launch sometime in 2014 on Virgin Channel 159.
-Local TV broadcaster YourTV Blackpool & Preston hope to launch sometime in 2014 on Virgin Channel 159.
-Local TV broadcaster Cambridge Presents hope to launch sometime in 2015 on Virgin Channel 159.
-Local TV broadcaster That’s Basingstoke hope to launch sometime in 2015 on Virgin Channel 159.
-Local TV broadcaster That’s Surrey hope to launch sometime in 2015 on Virgin Channel 159.
-Local TV broadcaster That’s Reading hope to launch sometime in 2015 on Virgin Channel 159.
-Local TV broadcaster That’s Salisbury hope to launch sometime in 2015 on Virgin Channel 159.

=== Unknown dates ===
-TruTV soon to launch on Virgin Channel 245.
-Media Boy HQ has been told that both Sky Sports News HQ HD (On Virgin Channel 511) and Sky News HD (Channel TBC) will launch in early 2015 on Virgin Media.
-The BBC hope to launch English regional variants of its existing BBC One HD service as well as Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland editions of BBC Two HD - but still need to be approved by the BBC Trust.

=== May launch in 2014? ===
Last Updated August 13th 2014.

THIS PART OF LIST HAS BEEN REMOVED DUE TO NO NEW INFORMATION SINCE APRIL 22ND.

INFORMATION ON THIS PART WILL STAY ON MY BLOG UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST AT 23.59.

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/p...y-come-to.html

=== Channels ONLY in Smallworld and UPC Ireland areas ===
List last updated on August 12th 2014.

ONLY TV CHANNELS THAT ONLY BROADCAST IN THE UK ON OTHER NETWORKS WILL APPEAR ON THIS PART OF THE LIST.

ALSO THE FOLLOWING LIST OF CHANNELS IS CURRENTLY BROADCASTING ON SMALLWORLD CABLE OR UPC IRELAND BUT NOT ON VIRGIN MEDIA:

Entertainment:
-Sky1 +1*
-MTV +1*

Documentaries:
-History HD**
-Nat Geo Wild HD**
-CI HD**

Lifestyle:
-Travel Channel +1*
-Food Network +1*
-Fashion TV**

Movies:
-Movies4Men*

Music:
-MTV Classic***
-Channel AKA*
-Now Music*

News:
-Sky News HD (DEAL SIGNS COMING SOON).**

Sports:
-Sky Sports News HQ HD (DEAL SIGNS COMING SOON).**

Kids:
-Disney Channel HD**

Specialist:
-EWTN**

Radio:
-UCB Ireland**

*Only in Smallworld areas.
**Only in UPC Ireland areas.
***Only in both Smallworld and UPC Ireland areas.

©copyright 2014 Media Boy 2006 - 2014. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

==== Virgin Media's Deals with broadcasters ===
Full list now at: http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/p...adcasters.html

This part of list has now moved to my blog - follow link.

=== What is Media Boy on about??? ===
Here is what I mean when I post the following on Cable Forum:

Virgin Insiders - means just that.
'Do Not Post' order - means an Virgin insider has given me some info on things that set to happen but has told me not to reveal it right now.

=== Media Boy Extra info: ===
Liberty Global - http://www.lgi.com/
Media Boy Blog - For all things Virgin TV - http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.com/
Follow Virgin Media on ''twitter'' here - http://twitter.com/virginmedia
See Nialli's blog on Virgin Media High Definition & TiVo Services here - http://vmhd.blogspot.com/

=== Ask Media Boy ===
Last updated August 13th 2014.

Q: WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION ABOUT VIRGIN MEDIA FROM?
A: I get all my info from Virgin Media viewers, some Virgin Media workers (I called them Virgin Insiders) and Web Sites (NOTE: When I used web sites I will post an link to that web site).

Q: WHY HAVE YOU ADDED 'ONLY IN SMALLWORLD AREAS' AND 'ONLY IN UPC IRELAND AREAS' WHEN THIS THREAD IS FOR VIRGIN MEDIA?
A: Virgin Media, Smallworld and UPC Ireland are now ALL own by Liberty Global.

Q: WHEN WILL SKY SPORTS NEWS HQ HD AND SKY NEWS HD LAUNCH?
A: Base on information Media Boy HQ has seen Sky Sports News HQ HD and Sky News HD are not set to launch until early 2015.

Q: WHY AM I NOT GETTING ''SKY1 +1'' OR ''DISNEY CHANNEL HD'' FOR?
A: MTV CLASSIC and Disney Channel HD is only broadcasting in Smallworld and UPC Ireland areas right now.

==== See you later ===
List last updated on August 19th 2014.

Next update: TBC - unless:

A) If Virgin Media are set to launch more than TWO channels (TV or Radio) in Virgin TV areas.
B) If Virgin Media are set to move more than TWO channels (TV or Radio) about in Virgin TV areas.
C) If Virgin Media are set to close or repackage more then TWO channels (TV or Radio) in Virgin TV areas.

©copyright 2014 Media Boy 2006 - 2014. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3
 

I reckon that it will indeed be very popular with vast swathes of viewers. It certainly won't be popular with me though. Sounds like they are just gonna show worthless drivel (made by talentless hacks - especially the script/story writers) about the lives of even more talentless hacks.

Still, I hope others enjoy it, goodness knows I like a lot of stuff others do not.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3
 

A difficult prediction to make for a situation that could easily change if a "must have" channel is launched by a major broadcaster.

ITV will, no doubt, be looking at how well ITV Encore fairs in the pay tv market. If it is a success, they will probably be further pay-only channels. They are probably locked in a market research phase at the moment and will also have to examine how ITV Be performs and how they can further differentiate their FTA channels.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3
 

If you think ITV Be will be a popular channel. Where do you think Virgin will put it?

A)
116. ITV Be
174. ITV2 +1
175. ITV3 +1
205. ITV4 +1

B)
119. ITV Be

C)
205. ITV Be

Media Boy HQ is going with C.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3
 

Who cares where they put it, if I want to watch the channel I'll be able to find it no matter where they put it. There is too much fuss about where channels are put in the tv guide.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3
 

ITVI did wonder if it might be on the infamous 245 channel which we thought truTV might get. ;) I'm not sure where it will go but will guess B) 119. There's probably a Be+1 channel to factor in as well.

---------- Post added at 10:12 ---------- Previous post was at 10:10 ----------

You might but the EPG number heavily influences viewing patterns - people stop channel surfing when they see something they like hence lower numbers are more valuable.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3
 

Broadcast: Good News, Bad News for Channel 5.

It is understood the Viacom/Channel 5 deal will be finalised by 20 September, giving the US media giant – which operates MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon – full control of the public service broadcaster.

However, existing MTV commissions will not end up on C5 once the deal is closed. Viacom-operated channels have exclusivity agreements in place with pay-TV broadcaster Sky over original content, which means shows such as Ex On The Beach and Geordie Shore are unlikely to move to the free-to-air network in the near future.

Media Boy HQ also thinks with Arqiva offering new capacity to launch new TV services via Freeview we think one of the slots will come from VIVA with VIVA moving to Channel 5 + 24 slot on Freeview from mid-November 2014.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3
 

I hope that the Viacom takeover will improve programming on Channel 5, but to be honest, I'm not holding my breath!

---------- Post added at 11:49 ---------- Previous post was at 11:46 ----------

I agree. ITV appear to be aiming at having a bouquet of subscription channels in the not so far off future, and this may include ITV2, 3 and 4. I certainly would not rule out an ITV Movie channel, although this is likely to show only films over 2 years old due to exclusivity rights.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3
 

All non Sky Movies (Sony, Film4 and TCM) do the same.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3
 

To the broadcast companies, yes, but surely not to the highly intelligent people who post on here and are therefore more than capable of finding the show/channel they want to watch :D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3
 

Highly intelligent not l.:nono::rofl:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 3
 

Not sure what you're saying here. Are you saying that you think that VIVA will join Freeview and replace C5+24? :confused: