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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.

why have these rumours surfaced again?.

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Originally Posted by nicknewark (Post 35587457)

why have these rumours surfaced again?.

Some rumours carry a element of truth...

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Originally Posted by johnasimmons (Post 35587465)

Some rumours carry a element of truth...

The wheel of speculation is why this thread is so popular whether its true or not.:D

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We could see More4HD soon as I believe Sky only had a 6 month exclusive contract for it (I am trying to find the link for this info) - It started on 4th February 2013

just going back to the mtv classic stuff it might have not been done In the deal plus when virgin did the discovery deal animal planet hd didn't arrive for about 4 weeks later.

on the subject of mtv classic a lot of people want this channel kind of proves how old forum members are lol.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0mKABIIPNI

Those were the days, Proper MTV.

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Originally Posted by Asian Channel (Post 35587500)

I am willing to bet that MTV Classic will reappear on channel 321 very soon ;)

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Originally Posted by johnasimmons (Post 35587580)

I am willing to bet that MTV Classic will reappear on channel 321 very soon ;)

Oh John your positivity know no bounds.:D

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35587581)

Oh John your positivity know no bounds.:D

It's all the booze Den :beer:

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I am willing to bet that all of the following will appear this week:
MTV HD: channel 183
BET: channel 184
MTV MUSIC: channel 310
Nick HD: channel 714
Comedy Central Extra +1
MTV CLASSIC
MTV LIVE
MTV +1
Nick Jr. +1
BET +1

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Originally Posted by johnasimmons (Post 35587585)

I hope your right

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Originally Posted by nicknewark (Post 35587511)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0mKABIIPNI

Those were the days, Proper MTV.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPljamAXMNU

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Originally Posted by Asian Channel (Post 35587500)

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Originally Posted by johnasimmons (Post 35587580)

I am willing to bet that MTV Classic will reappear on channel 321 very soon ;)

If it was previously on 321 and the slot hasn't been reused, they might as well! Did More4 return to it's old position when that returned?

Interesting news for sports fans:

I was told today that VM have heard a rumour that, in an attempt to try and scupper things for BT, everytime that BT have a live match on, Sky will make it's football available for free.

I asked if this meant that some or all of the Sky Sports channels would be temporarily unencrypted, if they would be moved or simulcast on a channel such as Sky One or if they would be put onto Pick TV to dissuade Freeview viewers from subscribing to BT Sport (not sure if they can or not) and was told that he didn't know the answer to that.

Does anyone know if sports rights that are sold with pay TV rights MUST be shown on pay TV, or if Sky are able to show them FTA should they wish to do so?

If not, that rules out Pick TV, but the option of putting them on a channel like Sky One would comply with any "must carry on pay TV" requirement.

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Originally Posted by johnasimmons (Post 35586819)

On the MTV web site for The BET Awards:
http://www.mtv.co.uk/sites/all/theme...ges/vh1_bg.jpg

(Thanks to omnidirectional on the Digital Spy forum)

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Originally Posted by jj20x (Post 35586899)

6am until noon is a teleshopping slot on 5 USA, previously used by The Jewellery Channel.

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The original UK Drama morphed into Alibi, concentrating on a narrower crime drama genre.

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I would have thought one of the vacant slots in the entertainment range. Although Blighty doesn't really fit very well in the factual / documentary section as it has a large amount of lifestyle content. UKTV's new Drama channel would be out of place on channel 206.

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I'm not sure if this has been mentioned before but Bio. + 1 only operates between 5am and 7am on Sky. It's more of a placeholder for the channel 197 slot on Sky than an actual channel, as such it is unlikely to come to Virgin Media. Maybe you could make a note of this on your owned by link.

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Technix has also stated this on DS:

If correct, this should bring the following channels to VM:

MTV HD 183
BET 184
MTV MUSIC 310
Nick HD 714

Thanks for info.

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 35586821)

I wonder why this wasn't taken into account when they recently reshuffled the EPG around that genre?

I was thinking that Virgin was going to launch MTV LIVE on Virgin Channel 310 - beside MTV LIVE HD.

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Originally Posted by johnasimmons (Post 35587585)

I am willing to bet that all of the following will appear this week:
MTV HD: channel 183
BET: channel 184
MTV MUSIC: channel 310
Nick HD: channel 714
Comedy Central Extra +1
MTV CLASSIC
MTV LIVE
MTV +1
Nick Jr. +1
BET +1

I think the rest of the 'new channels' (MTV CLASSIC and MTV LIVE) will launch - but not this week.

It also look like given what channel numbers Virgin have given Viacom for the channel launches on Thursday we will not get Comedy Central Extra +1, MTV +1 and Nick Jr +1

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The Bond channel is back with Skyfall on July 1.

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Get ready to be shaken and stirred because as Skyfall arrives on Sky Movies on July 1, all the other Bond movies will not only be available on demand, but back in one place on the dedicated channel Sky Movies 007 HD.

http://skymovies.sky.com/see-all-the...-sky-movies-hd

Sky Movies 007 and Sky Movies 007 HD will be on Virgin Channels 410 and 440.

On MTVs website, MTV Music is on 134, same for MTV.

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Blighty closes as Drama opens for UKTV.

UKTV is to close its British-themed pay-TV channel Blighty after four years, ahead of the launch of its forthcoming scripted channel Drama.

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/b...contentID=2298