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Harry, come on, really?

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Yup, been waiting ages Nat Geo Wild HD. I know it's not every ones cup of tea, but I enjoy my fair share of programs on there!

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Fair do's!

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I love nat geo wild myself i watch the US version though but it's basically same as UK anyway.

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Following a restructure, Sky Poker content will now be available to VM customers:

https://www.skypoker.com/secure/poke...cbe815f54bb0c8

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Oh dear Max you don't seem too happy.:)

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Get yourself a US Netflix account, they have all seasons of breaking bad now in 4k, although the content probably doesn't warrant the remaster it does look stunning.

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Breaking Bad is available in 4K on the UK Netflix , I'm not that impressed in the quality if I'm honest.

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Thanks for the link Richard, for those interested in the numbers game means one less channel that we haven't got that sky has. I think it won't be a huge difference to us as they were already showing some poker on SS4 and ESPN has been showing the world championship but might show now a dedicated section each week.

Separately I'm still struggling to see how they will keep SS5 going next season

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Aye I can't see the reason for sky sports 5 next year. To be honest I never saw the point in launching it in first place!

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Well you can be rest assured they will fill it up with plenty of filler Vince.

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I think Channel 4 show some poker too.

As for Skysports 5 most likely they'll put mls, spanish football, classic matches etc on it.

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I asked a contact about this for you and was told that Spike TV would not have an HD variant and that there are no current plans to create one either.

VM have been given a provisional start date of 10 April.

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I think I heard they put the u20 6 nations on there last night. They will have something to fill it up with. They must rights to all sorts of tournaments/matches they can't already show. Perhaps they will show more county cricket in the summer!!

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Something much more entertaining:


:D

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:LOL::nono:

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Because it was filmed like an indie, like i said it probably wasn't worth the remaster, but still looks better than 1080p ( well it does on my 65 inch ).

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Sky to rename a movie channel to Sky superheroes from 30th March.
Source - mentioned on Sky movies od just.

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All for a few more pennies in their pot.:rolleyes:

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Agree with you Vince. Yesterday for instance they had Gillette soccer saturday on which was also on sky sports news! Tonight they`re showing the Barcelona v Real Madrid match which is also on Sky sports 1!. Can`t see any reason to do this other than because they have nothing else to put on instead.

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In fairness, they are a business so that's their objective.

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It was just a marketing stunt from Sky to try and counteract the free BT Sport offer with BT broadband.

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Just found out that a new Hindi channel from Zee TV is to launch on VM from 6 April 2015 at 7pm- it will be called &TV.

It is expected that Zee will ask for Lamhe to be removed to accommodate this new channel.

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Just what we need,another foreign channel!:mad:

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wow.......:o:

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Well l shall have to learn another foreign language then.;)

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I'm still having trouble with this one :p:

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Try watching the football with over excited Spanish commentators on BEIN Sports lol.

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And by all acccounts a successful one. This channel commercially was all about Sky broadband and not about European football.

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Yup.

I believe that &TV will be on EPG number 811 and that National Geographic Wild HD will be on EPG number 229.

At a wild guess (no pun intended :D) i'd say that the 4 channels that are testing are Spike TV, 5* +1, &TV and the confirmed National Geographic Wild HD.

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Any news on the Stevie G bloopers channel???

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Liberty rules out ITV bid

Great news , do we really want another UK terrestrial broadcaster falling into US owmership ?

Story

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Latest News from Media Boy HQ on new channels testing.
Last updated March 23rd.

Media Boy Blog will keep updating this post to give you all the latest information we can reveal.

What is testing - here is the latest list of new channels testing we have:
-Nat Geo Wild HD set to launch in April on Virgin Media.
-MORE THAN three more channels are testing.

We at Media Boy HQ has been told by Virgin Sources that Nat Geo Wild HD is set to launch on Virgin Media sometime in April.

We have also seen raw information that Virgin Media are testing more than three channels under the name "V0--". We will not reveal any more on them until Virgin Media or we see them being given real channel names (Like Media Boy HD).

©copyright 2015 Media Boy 2006 - 2015. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

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That's an interesting snippet. Reading between the lines I wonder if Virgin Media (Liberty Global) will be getting ITV Encore in the near future.

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No we don't but sadly MM it will inevitably happen sometime down the line.

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Yes that crystal ball of the great master has been flickering rather a lot lately.:)

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That old news about "&TV": http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35...-post1279.html

We have seen no confirmed info on Nat Geo Wild HD Channel number yet but we was thinking the same.

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would spike be testing if it doesnt have a launch date???

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TruTV maybe? (finally)

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Spike are making a big announcement today, not sure if it's the launch date or programming. We shall see.

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RichardCoulter information is out of date MB HQ has seen more than Three unknown channels testing.

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Rumour: Al Jazeera HD is rumoured as set to launch in May on Virgin Media.

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...9&postcount=11

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As I said yesterday, VM have been given a provisional launch date of 10 April for Spike TV.

I forgot about TruTV, throw that in as well with my speculation as to whats coming, especially as we now know that more than four are testing.

What are you saying is out of date MB?

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Just the bit about the number of channels testing.

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Ahh right, do we know the total number that are testing yet?

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We have seen pictures of them testing.

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We also feel that Virgin Media may need to move some Channels to new channel numbers soon.

We have 20 channels on the list of channels that may launch that we have made up.

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Do we know the total number of channels that are actually testing?

I think an EPG tidy up would be a good idea.

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Media Boy HQ known how many are testing but we can't reveal it online at time of posting.

All we can say right now is "More than Three".

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My DNP has been lifted
Rumour until confirmed otherwise BoxnationHD is coming soon to VM.

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So thy masters spies are more right then wrong for once then.;)

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It'll be the usual crap Den!

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Oh l do love some of these threads with its constant bouts of optimism and pessimism.:)

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Very good! Most seemed to of missed your witty comment sadly.

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No l saw it but alas my partner has muzzled me since yesterday.:)

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Fair enough!

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That will please some!

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Could have been worse: You could have been cuffed as well.:erm:

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What new channels may launch?

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...ay-launch.html

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I dunno, you're supposed to be the main man who knows all this.....:D

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Well, it won't be ITV Encore, at least for the time being. It's exclusive to Sky for at least the first year.

The autumn is the earliest we're likely to get this channel, when the new programmes start getting shown on there.

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That's a bit of a surprise!

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Yes that's my thinking as well.

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no.4.5 maybe ;)
no.1,14,15 and 16 no chance yet.

Just my thoughts.

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As i said mate it's just a rumour at moment although the source who told me was the same source who told me about FOX moving from XL to M+ pack.

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Oh good.. I do like multiple choice. ;)

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First i've heard about this, it will be good for Boxnation subscribers though if it comes to fruition.

It's only a part time channel, but they do deserve the same service as those who subscribe through Sky.

Boxnation only turns over about £5 million a year (regarded as small by business analysts) and appears to be struggling in several areas if the business.

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Nothing new to report on the channel that Virgin Media are testing - so far today.

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Well to be fair a Steven Gerrard "Blooper" channel would only air for 38 seconds a day.

Moving on, BoxNationHD? bah. Hopefully we get news of SpikeTV officially soon though.

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:spin::Yes::no::Yes:

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Has Big Centre TV launch yet in Birmingham and surrounding areas?
Has That's Solent launch yet in Southampton and surrounding areas?

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Channels news:

From Monday (March 30th) to until April 26th Sky Movies Greats will be known as Sky Movies Superheroes on Virgin Channel 404 also in HD on Channel 434.

Also from Monday (March 30th) Sky Sports World Cup will be rebrand back to Sky Sports 2.

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No and no

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That's Solent still hasn't launched yet.

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Thanks.

Any news on launch dates for them?

BBC did report that Big Centre TV was set to launch on Virgin Media by end of March.

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boxnation eh? i'm guessing this will be a pretty penny to pay for?

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Saw advert for Spike channel on channel 5 last night. No mention of which platforms will be carrying it though. Looks like a decent channel to me.

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£12pm on Sky - not much if you say it quick.

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12 quid a month for 1 channel! Bloody hell it`s a wonder they keep going.

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Plus 45 seconds for his apology.

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Personally it won't be long before its on a life support machine.

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Nice one!

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I Saw an Advert on Facebook that Spike TV Will be on Freeview, Freesat, Sky and Other Digital TV Platforms.

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What's curious is that their current satellite tests are encrypted. If they intend to be a pay channel on Sky, then they cannot be on Freesat :confused:

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They are refering to tvplayer i think.

They will become unecrypted nearer to the launch.

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Maybe they don't want people to be looking at their tests, but AFAIK, it's only showing a testcard at the moment. They are also squeezing it onto an already overloaded transponder, many people think that this will result in poor picture quality. Let's hope that VM don't take their feed from the satellite transmission!

The Spike TV launch party is tomorrow at The Hoxton for anybody who fancies gatecrashing :D

https://thehoxton.com

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Spike TV website now has details of platform availability no channel numbers yet though.

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....and it won't be on VM according to that website: http://www.spiketv.co.uk/

"COMING SOON TO: FREEVIEW, FREESAT, SKY, TALK TALK"

BUT.... perhaps it's just me, but it looks obvious that 5* is going to morph into Spike. A lot of 5*'s schedule has been cleared and what's left, in the evenings at least, is films, cowboy builders and police interceptors.

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What do you expect from VM. if the channel is worth anything to VM, then it will be on otherwise forget it.

I have seen the website, and its good.

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Looks a lot of crap imo anyway!

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Until it shows up on VM then you'll be saying "well done VM another great channel" :p:

If it's anything like the USA channel it will be good i think it's unfair judging it before it even launches.

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You have a point, but, from what I've read etc it's mostly reality stuff, Cops, cops, jail jail and more of the same, so imo it'll be crap...:D

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I've seen the uk version is going to show series such as breaking bad etc.

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Do you not think that we are getting to, or have already reached, saturation point with all of these channels? Couple that with the quickening advance and uptake of services like Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc etc, and there's so much on offer that you would need to be tied down to your friggin armchair 24/7 to watch even a fraction of what little good stuff there is on offer....:D

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Haha so true mate this is one of the reasons i cut the cable and went to on demand and streaming services only.

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Yes, I think you have done the right thing, i'm thinking that way too now, only thing is I would miss the footie if I dumped Virgin..:(

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I'm lucky enough to know someone in the USA who gave me a login for Xfinity so that gives me the f1,football, boxing etc.

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On Facebook it also mentions:

• Fail Army
• Lip Sync Battle
• Olympus
• "Exclusive shows from the UK and US, box office dramas, big budget movies and adrenaline fuelled sports."

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Wellie flinging, pork pie eating! :D

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Sounds good to me!

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Don't forget cheese rolling and bog snorkelling.:D

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Is it possible VM are looking to launch all of the channels that are being tested in April?

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l am sure there will be more info on this soon enough once MB is ready.

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who is in charge of virgin media channel acquisitions?? I'm asking this question due to the fact i'm concerned they've fallen into a coma or have passed away.

Before i get told "there are channels launching vince" i know that but they're +1 channels or HD versions and the only reason we're getting them is due to the contract being up for renewal.

"HI virgin want to sign up same terms"
"sounds easy enough"
"you get more +1 channels and a HD version we just launched"
"yeah"
"ok see you in 3 years"

Any new channels? nah of course not the channel acquisition bloke is sleeping as new channels knock on the door desperately trying to make a new deal.

Before you state

"but vince they may be asking for a lot and virgin are trying to keep our prices down!!!1"

OUR PRICES HAVE GONE UP BY LIKE A TENNER IN A YEAR.

All virgin are interested is increasing their profit lines. So obviously this new company are looking to sell up by the sound of it and make a tidy profit. Don't get me started on saying its due to broadband work as i've had a utilsation problem for over a year

We cant even get channels which are on blooming freeview! It must be the easiest discussion ever

"hi we're on freeview so we wont be asking for the world...just this amount"
"*gentle snoring*"
(the acquisation man dreams of spending no extra money on channels and putting bills up to a wonderful s%xual profit for his shareholders and maybe a big company buying him out)

and before you say "if youre that unhappy maybe leave". i'm not that unhappy really its just bothers me no new channels are coming except regional channels which they have to show and different variations of current channels. something dodgy is going on by this lack of spending and bills going up.

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Aren't four channels testing at the moment?