Cable Forum - General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

Seeit: Home to become HGTV "in early 2020."

Reports are coming in that HGTV will not launch until "early 2020" in the UK.

https://www.seenit.co.uk/discovery-o...dont-relocate/

What a terrible name channel for a channel.

OLD BOY

21-10-2019 08:07

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

Quote:

Originally Posted by denphone (Post 36014568)

What a terrible name channel for a channel.

Agreed. I don't know why they couldn't just name it 'Home & Garden'.

SonicMaster

21-10-2019 08:45

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

It's common for TV channels to use abbreviated names:

BBC
ITV
MTV
VH1
ABC
CBS
NBC
TNT
TCM
TBS

How is HGTV is any different?

Rob King

21-10-2019 11:31

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

Since VM signed a deal with Sky for UHD channels we not heard no more does anyone know when they will launch?

spiderplant

21-10-2019 11:53

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

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Originally Posted by Rob King (Post 36014596)

Since VM signed a deal with Sky for UHD channels we not heard no more does anyone know when they will launch?

"Virgin Media customers are set to enjoy new Ultra HD linear and additional video-on-demand content from Sky next year."

https://www.libertyglobal.com/virgin...arpartnership/

OLD BOY

21-10-2019 13:00

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

Quote:

Originally Posted by SonicMaster (Post 36014579)

It's common for TV channels to use abbreviated names:

BBC
ITV
MTV
VH1
ABC
CBS
NBC
TNT
TCM
TBS

How is HGTV is any different?

It has four letters.

1701-e

21-10-2019 13:02

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

Quote:

Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 36014602)

"Virgin Media customers are set to enjoy new Ultra HD linear and additional video-on-demand content from Sky next year."

https://www.libertyglobal.com/virgin...arpartnership/

And the moaners will moan from about mid day 2nd Jan!!

SonicMaster

21-10-2019 15:59

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

Quote:

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36014609)

It has four letters.

So?

How is a four letter abbreviated name any worse than a three letter one. Why on earth anyone would care about something so trivial is beyond me!

OLD BOY

21-10-2019 16:46

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

Quote:

Originally Posted by SonicMaster (Post 36014624)

So?

How is a four letter abbreviated name any worse than a three letter one. Why on earth anyone would care about something so trivial is beyond me!

I was merely explaining the point made by the poster of this question. It doesn't bother me one iota. However, you've got to admit that 'HGTV' is a bit of a mouthful and not as easily remembered as, say, 'H&G'.

Legendkiller2k

21-10-2019 16:55

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

Quote:

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36014631)

HGTV is a channel in the USA owned by Discovery networks, it stands for Home & Garden Television.

OLD BOY

21-10-2019 17:04

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Legendkiller2k (Post 36014635)

HGTV is a channel in the USA owned by Discovery networks, it stands for Home & Garden Television.

I know it does. The point was why don't they just call it that. Far less clumsy and more memorable.

ozsat

21-10-2019 17:23

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

Home & Garden Television - looks bad in the TV Guide

OLD BOY

21-10-2019 17:30

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ozsat (Post 36014647)

Home & Garden Television - looks bad in the TV Guide

Home & Garden doesn't, though. The TV bit is superfluous, surely.

ozsat

21-10-2019 17:56

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

It seems the channel is called HGTV - not Home & Garden TV.

I know on Sky the EPG entry was meant to reflect the licence holders name - so would be HGTV.

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