Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

It will lead to the road to nowhere but alas you seem to be having problems finding the route.;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

While I agree, given virgins lack of movement . Perhaps it's time to consign this thread to history ! :erm:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

I thought it was established this was the absolute fantasy thread?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

So true , guessing at best No mention of the sports link up by virgin Ireland .

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

RXTV on Twitter is reporting that "Ideal World and Create & Craft are preparing to launch in HD on satellite."

Media Boy HQ has found that Ideal World is broadcasting with an new logo.

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Here a mention.

https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2019...t-sports-deal/

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Any link that confirm they will launch (We can't see any).

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

I saw that a few days ago. Not seen any evidence it's coming to Cable yet though. Even the "mighty" QVC hasn't launched their HD versions on Cable.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

God! Shopping channels! Is that the best we can be looking forward to?

What I am interested in is what additional on demand content we will be getting from Sky next year. That may or may not be quite significant.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

When you take away that well known Sky channel that only broadcast on Sky what other channel do YOU want Virgin to go after?

I would love Virgin to go after MTV CLASSIC other than that we cant think of any channel we want.

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We did not see that - only log on today.

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But not a shopping channel, for heaven's sake!

AMC would do for starters! :D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

These were replies on Twitter when VM & Sky were asked if these two new Sky channels would be comimg to VM.

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The shopping channels either directly or indirectly benefit everyone. The housebound find them useful and, as they pay VM to be on the platform, they provide extra revenue to help keep prices down (yeah, right!) or to invest in new services/content, which could possibly even be VOD content ;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Ok, good point. All I can say though is that there must be a lot of housebound people out there with tons of jewellery. I hope they have safes at home...:erm:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

We saw the post on Digital Spy Forum about that early on today but we have been trying to find it on Twitter with no luck so until we get it confirm by seeing it we will put it down as "Rumour".

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Here you go MB, the reply is from Sky's Director of Programmes.
https://twitter.com/madacj/status/11...425207296?s=19

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Thanks.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Proof that the physical broadcast of television relies upon very few viewers.

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Well, clearly, the sales arising from the broadcast of these channels makes it worthwhile.

No content rights to worry about either.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

They probably don't need one when you consider the overpriced tat that they sell!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

You do make me laugh, Den, I don't think that i have ever seen any evidence from you that backs up your theory that nothing will ever change, you really are the premier league "wind up" merchant.....:):D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Someone doing streaming and linear doesn't have to worry about rights either.

Does anyone know a single person on the planet that buys from these channels?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

I got an good coat from bid TV once.

That TJC Channel do not know that it sells I call it "Del Boy TV".

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Yes, I'm married to one. :rolleyes:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

I thought that was UKTV Gold ?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Isn’t this weekend the final weekend of itvs contract with la Liga? So if it’s going to continue la Liga need to strike a deal sometime this week I’d imagine?

I have a horrible feeling it’ll either go to eleven sport (a cheaper rate for them or something and they’ll say they originally paid more as they thought they’d have 3pm games) or it’ll go to premier sports .

Any guesses people?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

l think its most likely that ITV 4 will sign a extension personally Vince with La Liga.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

While this is true, but it's also a double edged sword as it wastes capacity that could otherwise be used for more "attention grabbing" and "subscriber attracting" channels, it also gives the illusion that there's more (quality) channels.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Nickalive: PAW Patrol to Take Over Nick Jr. Too UK

The PAW Patrol is on a roll, and this September, will be leaping onto Nick Jr. Too for Nick Jr. UK & Ireland's first-ever PAW Patrol pop-up channel!

https://nickalive.blogspot.com/2019/...jr-too-uk.html

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Article written by my good friend NickALive, makes a change from Peppa Pig. Paw Patrol is very popular though, so such a decision to turn Nick Jr. Too into a Paw Patrol Pop-Up channel is understandable.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

We have just found that Good Food has been removed from Virgin Media On Demand, UKTV Play and Catch Up.

Digital Spy Forum for Sky is also reporting "All Catch Up and Box Sets from Good Food are now set to expire on the 12th September, indicating that it will no longer be available on demand from that date."

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https://forums.digitalspy.com/discus...ead-week-32/p8

See #191

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

I think that the only channel that VM now doesn't have that would be attention & subscriber grabbing would be Sky Atlantic. Even AMC & MTV Classics are pretty niche channels.

A shortage of capacity preventing the launch of new channels is no longer an issue. Despite the total capacity being reduced, VM are taking steps to make more efficient use of the capacity that they have left e.g. changing over to MPEG4, closing duplicate SD channels, squeezing more channels into each transponder etc.

I take your point about the shopping channels being used to beef up the total amount of channels available.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Glad you've now accepted there's plenty of capacity on the network, Richard!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Good food and food network merging into one?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Discovery are certainly demoting Good Food if not, they shunted it right to the end of the main entertainment section of the Sky EPG recently and bumped around 5 channels up one slot in turn to the vacated slot in front of it.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Do Virgin Media and Discovery need an new deal for Home, Really and Good Food to stay on Virgin?

We think the following may happen to the Ex-UKTV Channels: (">" Means becomes)

Home > HGTV (Confirmed - launch date unknown.)

Really and Quest Red > Really
Good Food and Food Good > Food Network

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Don't think so no i think the current deal would still be binding, they could negotiate a better/new deal though if they wish.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

AMC is only available to a relatively small percentage of viewers but I would hardly describe it as a niche channel. Have you looked at their schedules? Tomorrow, for example, they are screening Mad Men, Law and Order, The Road (2009 thriller), Push (2006 thriller), NOS4A2 (new series), Hap and Leonard, Jungle (2017 adventure film) and Zoom In.

I wouldn't describe any of that programming as designed for a niche audience, Richard.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Like Sky Atlantic l cannot see AMC coming to Virgin.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Well, their content will all be on streamers before long, Den, so I shan't lose any sleep over it.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Villarreal v Real Madrid - Sunday 19:45

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Don't start all that again.

A new (Government funded?) FTA channel to teach immigrants English is to start:

If it does turn out to be Government funded, i'm assuming that it will be made available across all platforms.

It will show programmes such as Only Fools & Horses, Midsommer Murders and Fawlty Towers and aim to 'help the 844,000 people – 1.6% of the population – living in the UK who speak little or no English. At around £2million a year, it would prove a “cost-effective” way of teaching people who can’t afford lessons or access daytime classes'.

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Fair enough, I still can't understand why it's still only on BT TV though. I don't think that AMC would usually be a deciding factor when choosing pay TV providers and would have thought that AMC wouldn't be happy at their shows receiving such limited exposure.

Perhaps they're just happy to take the money for exclusivity and can then resell their content to other channels for their customers who won't have seen it.

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Has the Smithsonian Channel gone down for anyone else?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Working fine here

Did you know: The Smithsonian Channel is operated by Smithsonian Networks a joint venture between CBS Corporation's* Showtime Networks and the Smithsonian Institution (*and the soon to be called ViacomCBS).

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

And Blue Ant Media is their partner in distributing the channel internationally. Blue Ant Media is also their joint venture partner in LoveNature.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

It's a shame it's only on BT, but I suppose BT are paying a considerable premium for this and are running this at a loss as their USP.

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He's just winding you up and waiting for your reaction, Richard. Don't give him the pleasure.

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AMC is not coming to VM it wasn't included in new deal recently done.

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Because BT have a exclusive contract with AMC channel in the UK.
Also most AMC shows are on other channels anyway.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

FT reports that state-owned China Global Television Network will be launching in the UK at the end of September. Platforms are not stated but the launch has been in the offing for a long time pending visas so the platform deals could already be in place.
https://www.ft.com/content/71d0e972-...4-3669401ba76f
https://www.cgtn.com/

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

A useful addition if it's broadcast in English.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

We did not know that bit.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

It will be in English but sounds like the Chinese equivalent of RT.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

I’ve noticed that from 13th Sept that the Good Food channel alongside the HD and +1 is listed as channel no longer available so it doesn’t look like a direct rebrand following the takeover by Discovery

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Good spot. This combined with the demotion on Sky EPG pretty much confirms it.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Zee is planning to close it's remaining linear channels Zee TV & Zee Cinema in UK & make them only available via internet streaming:

https://www.bizasialive.com/zeel-pla...al-only-in-uk/[/quote]

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

That'll never catch on...........:D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

One little swallow does not make a summer MM.:D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

It's an Albatross......:angel:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

A Albatross around one's neck so they say...;)

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With Good Food set to go Media Boy HQ feels that Quest Red will close and Discovery will keep Really as Discovery has put Really before Quest Red on the EPG of both Freeview and Sky.

Discovery channels are as following on Freeview:

12. QUEST
17. Really
37. DMAX
38. Quest Red
41. Food Network UK
42. Home

Main Discovery channels appear in this order on Sky:

-Discovery Channel
-TLC
-Food Network
-Really
-Quest
-Quest Red
-Investigation Discovery
-Home
-Discovery Turbo
-Animal Planet
-Discovery Science
-Discovery History
-DMAX
-Discovery Home & Health
-Travel Channel
-Discovery Shed
-Good Food

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Of course, it should be mentioned that Sky's negotiations with VM to invest in its new network may increase the likelihood of a VM getting a certain Sky channel. ;) And I'm not talking about a shopping channel. :D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Sky Newspapers HD:D:D:D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Given Quest Red is their 3rd highest rating FTA channel and Really their 2nd I can't see them axing Quest Red, I believe the shows are different even if the genre is the same.

I added Good Food below even though it's a Pay channel, as an interesting comparison.

Last month available's BARB ratings (July)
Good Food 0.10
Food Network 0.23
Home 0.27
DMAX 0.43
Quest Red 0.54
Really 0.68
Quest 0.91

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Never going to happen.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

I wouldn't rule out Sky investing in VM's new network. :D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

VM are too greedy with their network they won't let anyone else on it if they was to let SKY in then it'd open the doors for others so won't happen.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Is it a quality newspaper channel or is it one of made up back of a fag packet channels.;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Seeking to monetise your investment isn't greed. The cable network isn't a public good.

Letting Sky on wouldn't open the door to others - it'd be a commercial agreement like any other.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

https://advanced-television.com/2019...to-take-on-bt/

See this article
Regards
K

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Thay are obviously both seeking a deal to put pressure on BT's Openreach.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Be interesting will be very expensive for SKY and VM one feels and we all know the result of that.

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Thankyou.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

According to the September Channel Guide, Amazon Prime Video (228) and Virgin TV Ultra HD (205) are swapping EPG positions.

Amazon Prime Video: 228 > 205
Virgin TV Ultra HD: 205 > 228

The other Virgin TV Ultra HD on 999 is no longer listed so may be getting removed.

Desktop: https://www.virginmedia.com/content/...tember2019.pdf

Mobile: https://www.virginmedia.com/content/...tember2019.pdf

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Giving the VM UHD channel a less easy to remember number is just weird.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

And a less prominent EPG slot too...

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

...but it puts Amazon next to Netflix in the EPG

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I’m not sure it is expensive for either to be fair.

While the streamers are falling over themselves to offer £7.99 TV packages with precarious business models gigabit capable internet is going to be at a hefty price premium for years to come given the high initial cost of FTTP.

Sky bundling Virgin internet as opposed to an openreach product is probably better news for both.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Most people tend to think that Sky is the best for TV and VM the best for BB. If Sky can offer the best of both worlds, I think that Sky will be the winner and VM will be the loser.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Why do you come to that assumption Richard?.

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Virgin could gain, indirectly via the wholesale deal, millions of profitable internet customers.

Would they lose millions of (not so profitable) TV customers to Sky? I’m sceptical. Someone could equally have Sky TV and Virgin retail broadband now if they felt so inclined.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Because Sky will be able to offer their TV service as well as VM broadband.

True and some people do have both, but I think that it usually works out more expensive as Sky and VM won't offer triple play discounts.

I suppose VM must have taken into account the profit from wholesaling their broadband as well as the potential loss of direct TV customers (who will probably cancel phone/BB/TV) and decided that it's still worth doing this.

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Sky won’t be able to discount it to the extent they can with the regulated price of Openreach products, and it’ll likely be more expensive than triple play Virgin anyway. At the right price point it’s a huge win for both parties in slightly different ways.

It’d compete with high cost FTTP products elsewhere in the market.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Well, City Fibre are currently undercutting VM for my speed of 200 Mbps, so I don't know:

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/show...php?t=33708119

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

You admit in your own post that the City Fibre product doesn’t include a landline. Nor are they in a position to bundle a TV package the way both Sky and Virgin can.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

The latest article about The Feed confirms Virgin TV Ultra HD will now be on channel 228:

https://www.virginmedia.com/virgin-t...-original-show

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It would be cheaper for someone who just wants broadband though. I'm surprised that City Fibre aren't offering TV (everyone seems to be doing it these days), though I can understand why they might not want to bother with the dying landline as a new operator- now that would be real competition for Virgin Media.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

One minute the concern is TV customers, the next broadband only? I’m not sure that’s a coherent strand. Virgin can market it’s product suitably against Cityfibre or anyone else in due course.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

I'm with Zen and they also don't offer any tv package.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Maybe these new superfast companies think that there's no need for them to provide phone and telephone as people can easily use VOIP and streaming services with 4K in a few rooms such is the speeds offered??

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Zen isn't new it's been around for a very long time, i asked them about tv they said point blank "we have no plans for a tv service"
I haven't even got an ariel connected to my tv a combo of nowtv, netflix and hulu is plenty for me plus no tv licence needed either.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

What is the difference between phone and telephone?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

tele?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Proof of Good Food content being put on Food Network when Good Food closes has now appeared on the EPG. Great British Bake Off, Rick Stein, James Martin and other British well known names are all showing in amongst the usual Food Network staples of Diners, Drive-ins & Dives.

Maybe they'll ask for Food Network to get one of the freed up channel numbers? 278 would be a decent leap frog from 291, and there's space below it for the +1 if they wanted to bring a new channel to VM, or for sister channel Travel Channel to move up also.

However most of the channels they would be leap frogging are their Pay channels, so they may not want to.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Good to hear that these will continue, I know they're repeats but are still worth a re-run.

Maybe now Food Network can have an HD version as well?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Agreed Diners drive-ins and dives is one of my favourite shows.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

'67 Chevvy Camero SS convertable in red. :drool::drool:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

:D:D

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The link also confirm that Virgin TV Ultra HD will move to channel 228 by September 16th.

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When Virgin do sign an new deal with Discovery we may see the following happen:

Right now:

128. Really
170. I.D.
171. I.D.+1
172. Quest
173. Quest +1
213. DMAX
214. DMAX +1
215. Quest Red
217. Quest HD
278. Good Food
279. Good Food HD
280. Good Food +1
281. Home
282. Home +1
284. Home & Health
285. Home & Health +1
286. Discovery Shed
291. Food Network
292. Travel Channel

After Virgin signs new deal with Discovery?*:

128. Quest HD
170. HGTV
171. I.D.
172. DMAX
173. Really
213. Quest Red
214. Discovery Channel HD
215. Animal Planet HD
217. Discovery Science
230. Discovery Turbo
231. Discovery History
232. Home & Health
233. Discovery Shed
234. Food Network
235. Travel Channel
236. Quest +1
237. HGTV +1
238. I.D +1
239. DMAX +1
240. Quest Red +1
241. Discovery Channel +1
242. Animal Planet +1
243. Discovery Science +1
244. Discovery Turbo +1
245. Discovery History +1
246. Home & Health +1
247. Discovery Shed +1
248. Food Network +1
249. Travel Channel +1

Factual & Lifestyle:
261. Eden
262. Eden +1
263. Eden HD
264. Nat Geo WILD
265. Nat Geo WILD HD
266. National Geographic
267. National Geographic +1
268. National Geographic HD
269. Together TV
270. HISTORY HD
271. HISTORY +1
273. HISTORY 2 HD
276. PBS America
277. Forces TV
278. God Channel
279. Love Nature HD
280. Love Nature
281. Smithsonian Channel HD
282. Horse + Country

All channel numbers after * (Star) is just the view of Media Boy HQ so it may not happen.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

I can't see VM moving all those channels out of Factual and still keep a Factual category. Sky getting rid of their Documentaries category has make their EPG awful to find anything on, there's no logic to it. I hope VM don't copy it in that respect.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

BT Sport WSL 4K pop-up channel now on 532. It will broadcast a match tomorrow and then disappear. HD version on channel 100 at same time.

Thanks to JJ20X on Forumbox for noticing. I just checked and confirmed on EPG.

I believe this might happen multiple times for other WSL matches.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Assuming that channel 999 closes later this month, will my planned recordings still record on the new number allocated to the Virgin UHD channel? Or will I have to re-set them?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Digital Spy Forum is reporting that Sky is set to replaces Real Lives with Sky Crime on the 1st of October.

https://forums.digitalspy.com/discus...mment_94491840

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

And is Sky Crime coming to Virgin MB?.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Sky's Director of Programmes says BOTH Sky Crime and Sky Comedy is set to launch on Virgin Media UK.

https://mediaboyblog.blogspot.com/20...rgin.html#more

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Thanks.