Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

A channel for dogs https://dogtv.com/

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

A dogging channel :erm:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

It'd better be in HD then as dogs don't see SD very well.

$10 a month! Wonder what that'll translate to in English?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Blimey, VM really are barking up the wrong tree! Sorry ;)

I know we finally got SN HD and SSN HD on 1st Jan but other than the price increase have we had anything else? Really seems a slow six months with VM at a bit of a standstill!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

First the 'PAWS' remote from VM, now a dog channel. I think Media Dog is behind this.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

mrs pengedragon is giving me grief over something called spike tv ?

are we getting it ?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Not at the moment we ain't as its sadly coming soon.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Not in the near future no same applies to trutv.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Dogs TV alone justifies the price increases...

Nah I still reckon it's suspicious renewing contracts with channels long term , increasing bills, not spending any additional money on new channels or packages. As a buyer I'd be more appealed by virgin media
Still think vm they're trying to sell or maybe the channel acquisition team have got lost somewhere

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Maybe they don't currently have one Vince and the vacancies are 'coming soon' :)

It really is bizarre as last year this thread used to be a hive of activity and if I missed a few days I'd have several pages to catch up on. Can now miss a few days and only have a few posts to catch up with!

Guess it could be everyone is happy with what we've now got or they've given up hope on the channels we don't have.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

..... yep, agree all quiet here. It's gone to the dogs...

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

£6.66 I think.

---------- Post added at 11:40 ---------- Previous post was at 11:33 ----------

We think Virgin Media and UPC Ireland acquisition teams will become one.

But Virgin Media bosses are just doing things the Telewest way - Going for new channels when broadcasters deals are up.

What set to happen in June on Virgin Media:
-Nat Geo Wild HD may launch next week (June 2nd).
-Sky Arts 2 and Sky Arts 2 HD to close on June 9th.
-Some V0-- Channels are still testing (As of Sunday) real names TBC.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

It's on Freeview, so if you have an aerial you should be able to receive it.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Why on earth do VM wait till the deal comes up, before going for more.

On Sky, as soon as a new channel comes out - it goes straight on the system. Liberty Global / VM directors must treat its customers as mugs - at the end of the day, its us that pay the bill

And l for one wont pay for BT Sport, if it becomes a pay channel

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

If, like me, you're fed up with 'Coming Soon' and want it now then Sky have 50% off for 12 months again for Virgin switchers - http://www.sky.com/shop/offers/switch-to-sky/

£37.88 for everything (minus BT Sport of course) is truly a bargain!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Thanks Superblade. As much I disliked my service from Sky previously, I have messaged my new landlord to see if he will let me have a Sky dish.

That deal is too good to miss and seeings as VM's retentions team can only offer me a £1.50 saving on my current bundle, with out throwing in sports or movies, I am happy to take a risk on Sky again.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

i got the 50% off my sky package,i must say its better than i thought it would be even in the rain,the pic quality is crystal clear and box seems so much quicker than my tivo.to be honest ive not watched sky atlantic but have downloaded the box sets im interested in e.g game of thrones,the mrs likes itv encore but most of it is just reapeats e.g downton abby .ok so you carnt record 3 channels ,but thats not needed as catch up is very good,i got my package for £35 pounds with all sports and movies in hd, plus i got a free sky+hd box for the bedroom for just an extra £5 with free install,so at that price it was a no brainer

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I wish I could get Sky where I live, but I live in a tower block which doesn't allow us to have our own dish. Otherwise I'd snap up this offer in an instant!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I'm very surprised they don't have a communal dish? My daughter lives up the Warren and they have a dish and freeview serving the whole block.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

If its a Free-to-Air channel (eg. Spike) there is no deal to do, as the channel providersimply rents an EPG slot from Sky at the going rate. Their transaction is directly with SES for the lease of the transponder slot.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Interesting Article I've found, coming soon to Tivo?

"Further, in April, we extended our deal with Virgin Media, and as part of the new agreement, Virgin Media has committed to the development of next-generation solutions from TiVo.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

It came 5 years ago to VM TiVos

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Oh I knew that!!! :angel: of course I did :erm:

Wonder what they have in store for the next-gen boxes?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I presume that's because it would cost more to take just one channel than to take a package of channels. So to get the best deal, they wait for the whole package to come up for renewal. This keeps prices down, which is what you want and expect.

The position with Sky is completely different, and this has been explained on numerous occasions before (latest explanation is contained in post #2320).

As far as BT Sport is concerned, if it becomes a pay channel for XL viewers on VM, that will be down to BT Sport and what it is prepared to offer to VM. Some would say that it would be better for BT Sport to be a pay channel as currently non-sports lovers are having to pay for this privilege.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Same in my block we have two dishes serving the whole block.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Thanks for highlighting the deal Superblade.

I must admit that every summer I consider Sky on a 50% 12 month deal and run it alongside VM, mainly because of the little price difference between Sky Sports on VM and the whole lot on Sky. In fact the only reason I didn't do it last year was because of the Sky Sports season ticket offer.

We'll see what happens this summer, hopefully VM offer that deal again

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Not vm boxes but don't be surprised to see boxes arrive that support all 3 services terrestial, sattelite and cable.
My Samsung tv has a sattelite, cable and ariel connector. I only discovered the cable one last night.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I like the idea of one-box-fits-all :) It will help when changing providers
Just need 4k connectivity, more tuners, bigger hard-drive and cloud storage just in case lol

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I think if you add multi-room on as well it narrow considerably - Sky multi room is £11.50 no matter which box type you have but if you don't have Tivo them at £6.50 (?ish) VM is much cheaper. Have a couple of multi-rooms and the savings are soon eaten into. TBH is the Sky Multi-room was in line with Virgin I would move back tomorrow.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

The most annoying thing about Sky Mulitrooms is their stupid "Call-back" system...totally outdated along with most of their technology. I'm glad we dont have that trouble with VM.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

My sister lives in a tower block and they have a communal dish too but when my sister got sky in she found she kept loosing signal all the time. She was also `conned` by the sky agent who signed her up because the feed to the flats is only a single one and so she could only record from the channels she was watching! Even the guy installing the box told her she could record 2 channels. She got rid of it as soon as she could and went back to virgin

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Isn`t Sky`s call back system designed to stop people sharing their sky subscription with a friend or family member?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

If you sign up for Sky multiscreen now your no longer required to have your boxes connected to the phone line.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Also doesn't Sky multiroom now include skygo extra which allows you to download shows/movies to your pc/console?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Yes it does.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I live in an apartment block that houses 6 properties. Sky will not install a communal system unless 4 of the apartments agree to sign up. The problem we have is 2 of the apartments are rented on short term 6 month rents and one of the apartments the owners will not have sky so that means i can't have sky. We are not allowed to put dished on the building even though i own my apartment. This means i have no choice but BT or cable

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

As with all, I have being looking around too. Since nothing is coming to Virgin TV soon:erm:
I started to think how could they address it?
Simple: :doh:
Drop the price by 20%
Make Netflix free
Unrestricted upload on the broadband and increase it from my 1.5mb to at least 10mb!

That would match the deal I've been offered from Sky - except for Sky-Atlantic

Ok I only get 40mb download compared to 50Mb on VM but that won't make much difference to me! I don't plan to stream 4K video anytime soon!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I wouldn't go back to SKY, as even with a half price offer their service is still inferior to Virgin. Plus locked into a contract for another 11 months.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I wouldn't willingly go back to Sky either...their service is shocking and I've not had any problems at all with VM.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Netflix has nothing to do with vm they just provide the tivo app, a deal was meant to happen but no idea what happened there.

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On the otherhand i wouldn't go back to vm after the way they treated me when i left sending threatening letters before i even got final bill, then tried to take money twice for final bill, they claim i still owe them £145 but yet they can never seem to send me proof of this debt when i ask lol.
Also my final bill says £103 my bank shows vm have taken £103 twice they refunded the second one as direct debit guarantee covered it but as it stands i have proof they got paid yet they fail to provide proof of this magical debt lol.
This is why you see me sometimes refer to vm as *******s.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

To balance that I've had very few issues with Sky , VM on the other hand were a complete nightmare with problems such as broadband going down , oversubscription on both broadband and On Demand in my area , numerous billing issues , terrible offshore customer support.

I guess most people will have different experiences of each provider , area you live etc can also factor in on your experience.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I agree, the area I'm in seems a lot more suited to VM, but family who live a few miles up the road seem to have better success with Sky....It's strange lol

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Shocking Service, how about this then!!

My colleague at work had standard broadband from Virgin typically getting 1 to 1.5mb down.

He's receives a letter out the blue, no notice that he had been moved to TalkTalk since VM no longer support standard broadband in his area. Within a couple of weeks TalkTalk sent him a later saying the same and that he was now with supplier X. Can't remember who he said but I'd never heard of them?

In the end you are just a customer they are screwing for profit. And I don't just mean VM but all of them, so I have no loyalties to any of them.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

You never know, some of this may come to pass if BT Sport is no longer offered as part of XL in the near future.

---------- Post added at 13:31 ---------- Previous post was at 13:29 ----------

Yes, but it's getting pretty cut throat out there. If VM can't compete on price, they will go under.

As these forums demonstrate, everyone wants a cut price deal, so I guess we get the services we deserve!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

In the Sky family package you get access to box sets, for VM to negate this they could offer Netflix for free! VM VOD is awful at the moment and has been for years, who whats to see VOD reality TV shows that are repeated daily on standard channels anyway?

I know I know, why don't you go to Sky. It's on the agenda but by expressing your feels here hopefully VM may become aware of the problems and feelings of the customers:dozey:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Sky have paid gawd knows how much for the rights to these boxsets, i don't think netflix will become free on vm it might be given at a discount say 50% off for vm customers if vm and netflix could agree something but knowing vm there'd be more chance of the moon actually being made of cheese.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

It isn't the fact of moving him that bothered him, they didn't inform him until after it was done! So he didn't have the opportunity to look around, no VM used this to sell unwanted customer and turn a buck. Instead of treating customers in a courteous manor!

The first he knew was a welcome letter from TalkTalk!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

BT showcase has appeared on freeview, this will come to virgin and sky soon as this will be where bt show the fta champions league matches.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Without taking this too far off topic, everyone should have got advance notification from Virgin Media either via letter and / or email before being moved to Talk Talk

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/10...pper-wire.html

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

BT Showcase are only on Freeview HD.

If you cant get Film4 +1 on Freeview channel 45 you will not get BT Showcase.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

that explains why it's on youview box but not tv tuner.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

a516 Digital is reporting that "The BBC is preparing to launch six Red Button streams on satellite."

http://www.a516digital.com/2015/05/b...preparing.html

Media Boy HQ has not seen any news on channels numbers for Virgin Media but we say it will be around channel 990.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Would this be for Wimbledon?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Good to hear , at least we aren't going to have to be subjected to the crappy streams they make available via the BBC Sport app.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Wimbledon and Glastonbury would be my guess.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Seen on WWE Raw last night at WWE Elimination Chamber is being shown on June 7th on Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports 2 HD

---------- Post added at 15:45 ---------- Previous post was at 15:37 ----------

From June 1st for the month of June Sky Movies Greats HD will be rebrand as Sky Movies Great Brits HD on Virgin Channel 434.

http://www.sky.com/tv/channel/skymov...es-great-brits

Info was first found in Radio Times by us.

---------- Post added at 15:55 ---------- Previous post was at 15:45 ----------

We do not like the way Virgin Media goes after channels (At end of Broadcasters deals),

But it an good idea The Broadcaster may want £Z per viewer but Virgin Media can say to broadcaster "Here's £X per viewer Take it or leave it".

We think some broadcasters are too big for they boots.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

BT Preview and BT Preview HD arrived on SKY about a week ago on channels 457 and 458. All they are showing at the moment is endless BT adverts and promos. I'll assume these will become BT Showcase and BT Showcase HD in the coming months.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

It turns out that the blocks of flats I live in has the same restrictions. The people who own apartments have just ignored the company who own the building and have put up dishes anyway. :)

As such, my new landlord is going to let me have Sky and I am going to go against my better judgement and take a risk on sky again for their latest offer. It really is great value, although I wont be getting movies or sports, even at half price I am still reluctant to pay their prices - I simply won't watch enough content to justify it. £18 a month for the family bundle will suit me just fine.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I noticed BT preview on my samsung tv tuner but kept getting a encrypted message lol, must be ftv not fta at the moment.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I was up at 3am last week and saw BT Showcase broadcasting on Freeview HD and can confirm it just BT adverts and Promos for an hour - so far.

---------- Post added 29-05-2015 at 00:41 ---------- Previous post was 28-05-2015 at 23:38 ----------

Due to high number of Cable Forum Members pm us we will now give an update every Friday on the latest number of channels we know of testing under the V0-- banner.

As of Midnight Virgin are testing 4 V0-- channels.

Next update will be June 5th.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

More information reveal on BBC Red Button channels.

a516 Digital is now reporting that Three Red Button channels are to launch for Glastonbury on Virgin Media with the rest for that big Tennis thing in London.

http://www.a516digital.com/2015/05/g...urs-of-tv.html

See link for full info. Info thanks to a516 Digital.

---------- Post added at 11:24 ---------- Previous post was at 11:09 ----------

Media Boy HQ still cant 100% confirmed if Nat Geo Wild HD will launch on Tuesday.

The date of Tuesday was given to us by Virgin Source some weeks back.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Strange to me that why VM are having technical problems in launching a new channel on their platform!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

We think it an new broadcasting steam Nat Geo Wild HD is launching on. That why up to 8 V0-- channels are also testing.

But saying that VM did have some technical problems launching channels in the past with the well known ones being The Africa Channel, ITV2 HD, ITV3 HD and ITV4 HD.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Who says they are?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Well even if they don't have technical problems they sure take their time delivering sometimes.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

BREAKING NEWS

BT Sport 1 leaves Freeview channel 58. RIP Terrestrial Pay-TV. :dunce:

---------- Post added at 21:30 ---------- Previous post was at 21:28 ----------

Breaking news regearding Glastonbury 2015: http://www.a516digital.com/2015/05/g...f-tv.html#more

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

BT Showcase has replaced it on freeview hd.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I agree since I have been with Virgin Media I have never experienced any problems with them.
Service superb, quick & efficient.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

BT Showcase has been there part-time since BT Sport 2 went - BT Sport 1 hasn't left yet.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I don't have BT Sport 1 on my Freeview HD box?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

It may have close this week (they did some removes on Thursday) - it was there earlier in the week.

BT Showcase appeared on 1st April.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

No bt sports are showing on both my youview box or freeview tv.

Edit: you already answered on johns post :)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Modern boxes including the YouView boxes have hidden the pay channels on DTT as they were only decipherable by BT Vision boxes. Older Freeview equipment will still show BT Sport 1 until it leaves DTT in June.
9th June sees BT announce the price of its European football channel. http://www.cityam.com/216705/bt-reve...ampions-league

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Worth noting the plusnet Youview box is a bt youview box without the silver bottom and bt logo.
Also plusnet tv is powered by bt tv apparantly, it's expected that plusnet tv customers will get bt sport for £5.99p/m or £7.49p/m for hd which is the current price for plusnet customers who want bt sports on the Sky platform, here's a pic of my plusnet tv box

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 1
 

June List update - June 1st update.

Keep up-to-date on the latest news on upcoming channel launches and other important events across all platforms of Virgin TV.

NOTE: I DO NOT WORK FOR VIRGIN MEDIA SO ALL THE INFORMATION ON THIS LIST IS STILL SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Colours on my list are as followed:

Media Boy = New Info just added.
Media Boy = Virgin Media News and links.
Media Boy = Local TV news, other Media news/Things.

=== Coming up on Virgin's Digital TV ===
=== Freeviews on Virgin Media ===
TBC. ??th. (Put channel name here) is having an freeview to all (Put package info here) packages on Virgin Channel ??? right now until TBC ??th 2015.

=== New Channels testing ===
Keep up to date on new channels testing on Virgin Media @ Latest News from Media Boy HQ on new channels testing

=== Soon ===
-That's Solent will soon launch in Southampton and surrounding areas.

=== June ===
2nd. Virgin Media to try again to launch Nat Geo Wild HD today on Virgin Channel ??? (As of June 1st still not 100% confirmed as launching.)
9th. Sky will rebrand Sky Arts 1 as Sky Arts today on Virgin Channel 281.
9th. Sky will rebrand Sky Arts 1 HD as Sky Arts HD today on Virgin Channel 282.
9th. Sky to close Sky Arts 2 today on Virgin Channel 283.
9th. Sky to close Sky Arts 2 HD today on Virgin Channel 284.
Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Great Brit as Sky Movies Greats on Virgin Channel 404.
Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Great Brit HD as Sky Movies Greats HD on Virgin Channel 434.

=== July ===
No News...

=== August ===
No News...

=== September ===
No News...

=== October ===
No News...

=== November ===
No News...

=== December ===
No News...

=== By 2016 ===
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc1 as Sky Movies Aliens on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Sky Movies Aliens as Sky Movies tbc1 on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc1 HD as Sky Movies Aliens HD on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Aliens HD as Sky Movies tbc1 HD on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc2 as Sky Movies Gangsters on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Gangsters as Sky Movies tbc2 on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc2 HD as Sky Movies Gangsters HD on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Gangsters HD as Sky Movies tbc2 HD on Virgin Channel 4??.

=== 2016 ===
-The BBC may close BBC Three on Virgin Media subject to approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may close BBC Three HD on Virgin Media subject to approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may launch BBC One +1 as an 24 hour channel on Virgin Media subject to approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may add two extra hours per day to CBBC and CBBC HD on Virgin Media subject to approved by the BBC Trust.

=== January 2016 ===
No News...

=== February 2016 ===
No News...

=== March 2016 ===
No News...

=== April 2016 ===
No News...

=== May 2016 ===
No News...

=== June 2016 ===
No News...

=== July 2016 ===
No News...

=== August 2016 ===
No News...

=== September 2016 ===
No News...

=== October 2016 ===
No News...

=== November 2016 ===
No News...

=== December 2016 ===
No News...

=== Local TV on Virgin Media ===
-All the following Local TV broadcasters may launch by 2016 on Virgin Channel 159:

-YourTV Manchester
-YourTV Blackpool & Preston
-Cambridge Presents
-That’s Basingstoke
-That’s Surrey
-That’s Reading
-That’s Salisbury
-That's Oxford

=== Unknown dates ===
-The BBC hope to launch English regional variants of its existing BBC One HD service as well as Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland editions of BBC Two HD - but still need to be approved by the BBC Trust.

=== Channels ONLY in UPC Ireland areas ===
List last updated on April 16th 2015.

ONLY TV CHANNELS THAT ONLY BROADCAST IN THE UK ON OTHER NETWORKS WILL APPEAR ON THIS PART OF THE LIST.

ALSO THE FOLLOWING LIST OF CHANNELS IS CURRENTLY BROADCASTING ON UPC IRELAND BUT NOT ON VIRGIN MEDIA:

Documentaries:
-History HD
-Nat Geo Wild HD - CHANNEL NOW TESTING ON VIRGIN MEDIA.
-CI HD

Lifestyle:
-Fashion TV

Music:
-MTV Classic

Kids:
-Disney Channel HD

Specialist:
-EWTN

Radio:
-UCB Ireland

Channels only in UPC Ireland areas.

FOR LATEST NEWS ON UPC IRELAND SEE: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...iscussion.html

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

==== Virgin Media's Deals with broadcasters ===
Full list now at: http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/p...adcasters.html

This part of list has now moved to my blog - follow link.

=== What is Media Boy on about??? ===
Here is what I mean when I post the following on Cable Forum:

Virgin Sources - means just that.
'Do Not Post' order - means an Virgin insider has given me some info on things that set to happen but has told me not to reveal it right now.

=== Media Boy Extra info: ===
Liberty Global - http://www.lgi.com/
Media Boy Blog - For all things Virgin TV - http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.com/
Follow Virgin Media on ''twitter'' here - http://twitter.com/virginmedia
See Nialli's blog on Virgin Media High Definition & TiVo Services here - http://vmhd.blogspot.com/

=== Ask Media Boy ===
Last updated May 8th 2015.

Q: WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION ABOUT VIRGIN MEDIA FROM?
A: Media Boy HQ gets all info from Virgin Media viewers, some Virgin Media workers (I called them Virgin Sources) and Web Sites (NOTE: When I used web sites I will post an link to that web site).

Q: WHY HAVE YOU ADDED 'ONLY IN UPC IRELAND AREAS' WHEN THIS THREAD IS FOR VIRGIN MEDIA?
A: Virgin Media and UPC Ireland are now both own by Liberty Global.

Q: WHY AM I NOT GETTING ''DISNEY CHANNEL HD'' FOR?
A: Disney Channel HD is only broadcasting in UPC Ireland areas right now.

==== See you later ===
List last updated on June 1st 2015.

Next update: TBC.

A) If Virgin Media are set to launch more than TWO channels (TV or Radio) in Virgin TV areas.
B) If Virgin Media are set to move more than TWO channels (TV or Radio) about in Virgin TV areas.
C) If Virgin Media are set to close or repackage more then TWO channels (TV or Radio) in Virgin TV areas.

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

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Wow its been a real slow day today :-(

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Its been a very slow last few months and one might find watching a snail's race much more enlightening.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Quiet from my sources too.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I garned some news last night at a function that some people might find interesting, but i've given up on posting information as it doesn't seem to be appreciated.

The reasons being that I object to the snide remarks that I am a "Walter Mitty" character who "pretends to have insider information and knowledge".

The adults who go to the trouble of sharing knowledge don't expect to be revered, but they don't expect to be spoken to like that either. I've seen this situation happen before on varios fora, where people have been insulted to the point of keeping silent, so I am at a total loss as to what he hoped to achieve.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Hoping for nat geo wild HD tomorrow

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Not happening i'm afraid i've been given August 2015 as a timeframe.
I really hope my source is wrong because you guys deserve something good but i doubt very much my source is wrong.

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I take no notice of it mate i've dealt with much worse lol.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Ah that's a bummer, I won't hold my breath then thanks

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Sky livingit to be renamed real lives this month.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Not as much as I was hoping for an apology.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Yup, I have been waiting ages for it. Will be getting it on Friday though, although it will be from Sky.

Not how I wanted it to happen, but their 50% off is too good for me not to take up.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I already have it well the usa version lol via my xfinity login.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

With 50% off its a no brainier, do let us know your experience with setup etc, be interested to hear

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Will do. Last time I was with Sky I had a horrid time so I am hoping for a better service this time round.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Nat Geo Wild HD is now on channel 229.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Thanks for that Dave. So even some of the 'insiders' appeared to get it wrong.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

This is strange as its not on my box so looks like they have taken if off or my box just has not updated yet.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

On my TiVo box this morning when I looked @ 07:30

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

on my V+ box it has

Nat Geo Wild HD channel 229

its on now { 8am }

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

From what l understand from sources it was supposed to launch a while back but was put back several times.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Good news I can watch Nat geo wild in HD

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Excellent news, good result all round

Now, about history HD.......

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

I haven't checked my boxes yet, but it is on my TV Anytime App, so I'm guessing it is...well done VM :-)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Good stuff

Why no fanfare from vm about a new HD channel? If I wasn't on here I wouldn't have known about it as I'm rarely scrolling in the 200s

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

Our sources told us Virgin was having some "technical issues" with channel in mid May.

The channel was supposed to launch two times before today.

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Media Boy HQ thinks History HD is one of the V0-- channels that Virgin are still testing.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

History HD will be nice, specially for those who watch Vikings. It will be even better in HD along with all the historical programs like Pawn Stars!! hehe

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)
 

quite possibly although I think they are more Red button for
Wimbledon/Glastonbury/Women World Cup(?)/BT sport Champions league perhaps?