Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2
 

True bud but with AMC also being on the SKY platform, to BT Sport subscribers that will probably boost up numbers too.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2
 

Didn't know it was on sky for BT sport subscribers. The question is though how many people subscribe to BT sports on the sky platform?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2
 

Loads I would have thought - as subscribing to BT Sport via BTtv gives you very few channels.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2
 

Not sure there's loads as from what I believe those who like sport Will opt for sky sports rather than BT sports. I know if I was a sky customer I'd choose sky sports rather than BT sport unless I could afford both.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2
 

I'd call it a placeholder rather than a test until the actual video / audio streams appear across the national network. The Service ID for Kix is 1713 (Transport Stream 17) - it currently shows up in the NIT for:

TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE)
NGRHEE Knowsley
Code Download Test (Portsmouth)
TTA Bromley DMC (Bromley RHE)

As we know from the situation with Fox News, placeholder channels can be around for a long time before the channels go live.

4SevenHD (SID 3503 TS ID 35) and Amazon Video (SID 4403 TS ID 44) show in the NIT for:

TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE)
NGRHEE Knowsley
NGRHEE Bromley
Code Download Test (Portsmouth)
TTA Bromley DMC (Bromley RHE)

but as we know, video and audio streams have already been added to customer facing networks for 4SevenHD across the national network, NIT data and encryption should follow shortly.

Fox News (SID 2015 TS ID 20) shows up in the Network Information Table for the following regions:

TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE)
NGRHEE Knowsley
NGRHEE Bromley
Code Download Test (Portsmouth)

The Worldbox related "Russian Tier" (SID 123 TS ID 1) is in the NIT for:

TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE)
TTA Bromley DMC (Bromley RHE)

The French Tier (SID 119) and Polish Tier (SID 120) show up in the NIT for all networks but still no sign of any French / Polish Worldbox apps in the TIVO apps section.

There is still no NIT activity for:

Arabic Hafla
That's Solent

Indicating that test aren't taking place for these placeholders.

Over the last month or so:

TJC moved from TS ID 8 SID 801 to TS ID 19 SID 1916
4Music moved from TS ID 14 SID 1406 to TS ID 43 SID 4310
ClublandAkaChilledNow (the app) closed on TS ID 44 SID 4411 being replaced by Clubland TV TS ID 21 SID 2132 which also links to the IPTV streams app.
XXX Brits took the old XXX Mums space on TS ID 4 SID 415 & 415 (although it took the EPG slot formerly occupied by the My Ex Girlfriends channel)
My Ex Girlfriends was removed from the EPG and from TS ID 19 SID 1911. Although its NVOD service on SID 1907 has not yet been removed from the NIT.

Bay TV Swansea (TS ID 101 SID 10155) has been added. I don't have access to the ex-NTL part of the network so can't see if this has been added to the Swansea / Port Talbot network but it does show up in the NIT for the following "internal" networks (indicating that it may not yet be live):

TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE)
NGRHEE Knowsley
NGRHEE Bromley
TTA Bromley DMC (Bromley RHE)

Other changes over the last month:

Minor changes to service names for temporary rebrands, which Media Boy covers in great detail elsewhere.

Bay TV Liverpool (TS ID 101 SID 10152) became Made in Liverpool
Big Centre TV (TS ID 101 SID 10153) became Made in Birmingham.

Frequency changes took place in the Ashford, Croydon, Gateshead, Hayes and TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE) networks, to clear an extended frequency block for DOCSIS 3.1.

This information is for the ex-Telewest, ex-C&W, ex Smallworld parts of the national network, ex-NTL (Langley) NIT data doesn't show up in the scan data.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2
 

It's not that straight forward. For one thing, most football enthusiasts will subscribe to both if they can afford it, and if they can't, BT Sports is attractive as they are cheaper than Sky Sports.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2
 

BT also give discounts to attract customers - and before discount is about half the cost of Sky Sports.

And if you have BT broadband then it is very cheap - and you get BT Sport 1 free.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2
 

You should add Viceland to that list. ;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2
 

Media Boy Sources has today confirmed that KIX has started to testing on VM.

With no video, no audio OR epg data at the moment.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2
 

In 2013 BT Sport had 2m customers and I think it's more than double that now. So safe to say "loads".

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2
 

We have an idea on where Virgin Media UK will put Fox News, 4Seven HD and Kix when launch.

-4Seven HD will launch soon on Virgin UK Channel 215*.
-Fox News Channel will launch soon on Virgin UK Channel 626*.
-Kix will launch soon on Virgin UK Channel 738*.

*All Channels numbers are still to be confirmed by Virgin Media UK.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2
 

Better not get young Vince too excited as he might end up fainting.:D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2
 

As of today

-4Seven HD is in full testing with live video and EPG information (May even launch by December).
-Fox News Channel is testing in some areas right now.
-Kix just an name has appeared - no live video or EPG information yet.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2
 

Why are you so excited about if the Sony Movie Channel is coming to VM?

It's pretty much the same channel as Movie Mix with the movies shown in different time slots but in the same low picture quality.

If they were to relaunch it as an HD film channel like it is the the US I would be interested.

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Any update on if/when Amazon Video will be launching?

This side of Christmas would be great!

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AMC is one of the lowest rating TV channels in the UK, due to the exclusivity to BT customers it's watched by very few people.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2
 

No new launch date.