Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Who are they?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Joy bells are ringing,
The songs birds are singing,
And ev'ryone's happy and gay.
Dull days are over,
We'll soon be in clover,
So pack all your troubles away.

The sun has got his hat on
Hip-hip-hip-hooray!
The sun has got his hat on,
He's coming out today.

Now we'll all be happy,
Hip-hip-hip-hooray!
The sun has got his hat on,
And he's coming out today.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

media boy just three channel this or will there be more this week ?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Not you my young apprentice.:)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Glad to hear it

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

You are revered on this forum as the man that never hid away.:)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Base on this years channel launches Virgin Media can only launch three channels or channels from one broadcaster per day.

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/p...2012-last.html

I have found that Tuesday and Thursday are good launch days.

Media Boy has still to get any new channels maybe coming this week confirmed.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Good times I look forward to this week even if nothing does happen my heart is beating fast again and my bleak pointless existence has relevance again.

Do your insiders know anything media boy or is it all quiet on the virgin media front?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Seen no info since last Monday.

Waiting on update from them right now!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

I like that. I try never to hide unless im scared of course. Reminds me i need to get more night lights to them monsters away so i dont get scared in the dark :D:D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Thinking fox+ myself bud ;)

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Fingers crossed you get a good update bud ;) one wonders if we're gonna see sky sports news hd and Disney hd this week at least :)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Can anyone tell me what fox+ is?? i thought you were all referring to fox+1...

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

l am sure that's what they are referring too Vince.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

FOX called their +1 Channel FOX +.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

I thought Horror +1 was a nightmare other half.... ;-)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Ah. Why on earth do they do that?! That's just confusing!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

That may have been their practice recently, Media Boy, but I shouldn't think that there are any technical limitations. Back in the NTL days, we received all the new Sky Movies channels at once and more recently, when the Sky basics were returned, I am sure these all came back at the same time, together with the Sky Arts channels that we did not have before.

I am braced now for all the missing Sky channels to be launched on Virgin Media pretty soon now and I think they will all arrive together.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

September List update - September 9th update.

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

NOTE: I do not work for Virgin Media so all the information on this list is subject to change.

Colours on my list are as followed:

Media Boy = New Info just added.
Media Boy = Been added in the last month.
Media Boy = Virgin Media News and links.
Media Boy = Other Media news/Things.

=== Coming up on Virgin's Digital TV ===
=== Rumour to be Launching very soon ===
The following channels may launch soon on Virgin Media:
-An new Movie Channel and Music channel may launch (Rumour appeared on list 06/09/13).
-FOX+ (Rumour appeared on list 29/08/13).
-CNN USA (Rumour appeared on list 29/08/13).
-CNN USA HD (Rumour appeared on list 29/08/13).
-CNN International HD (Rumour appeared on list 29/08/13).
-5Later (Rumour appeared on list 15/08/13).
-Sky Atlantic (Rumour appeared on list 06/07/13).
-Sky Atlantic HD (Rumour appeared on list 17/07/13).
-The Active Channel (Confirmed by Virgin on Facebook).

=== Freeviews on Virgin Media ===
Sep. 3rd. CBS Reality, Horror Channel, CBS Action, CBS Drama, CBS Reality +1 and Horror Channel +1 is having an freeview to all M+ and L packages on Virgin Channels 148, 149, 192, 197, 201 and 202 right now until October 3rd 2013.

=== Autumn ===
Lifetime to replace Bio on Virgin Channel 242.

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

=== October ===
1st. Virgin Media to put the cost of Sky Sports up.

=== November ===
26th. 'Seven' will be rebranded as Estuary TV on Virgin Channel 879 (Grimsby & Scunthorpe only).

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

=== By Early 2014 ===
The BBC to launch BBC News HD, BBC Three HD, BBC Four HD, CBeebies HD and CBBC HD on Virgin Media.

=== January 2014 ===
No News...

=== February 2014 ===
No News...

=== March 2014 ===
6th. Local TV broadcaster London Live hope to launch on Virgin Channel 159 today.

=== April 2014 ===
No News...

=== May 2014 ===
No News...

=== June 2014 ===
No News...

=== July 2014 ===
No News...

=== August 2014 ===
No News...

=== September 2014 ===
No News...

=== October 2014 ===
No News...

=== November 2014 ===
No News...

=== December 2014 ===
No News...

=== Not Confirmed as coming ===
-Rumours say that Virgin Media may launch more than 12 new channels in September 2013. (As of September 6th - FIVE has been confirmed or launched.)
-(UPDATED July 9th) Broadcastnow is reporting that Virgin Media are in new talks with Sky to carry 'Sky Atlantic SD', 'Sky News HD' and 'Sky Sports News HD'.
-HISTORY HD and Disney HD may launch soon on Virgin Media.
-Made in Leeds will launch on Virgin Media.

=== Unknown dates ===
-Local TV may launch on Virgin TV in some areas on Virgin Channel 159 (Starting in Late 2013).
-The BBC to axe BBC Radio 4 LW on Virgin Channel 911 ''in the long term''.
-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.
-Smooth fm (Smooth Radio) may get close or rebranded on Virgin Channel 916.

=== Channels ONLY in UPC Ireland areas ===
List last updated on September 9th 2013.

ONLY TV CHANNELS THAT ONLY BROADCAST IN THE UK WILL APPEAR ON THIS PART OF THE LIST OF MISSING CHANNELS NOT BROADCASTING IN VIRGIN MEDIA AREAS RIGHT NOW:

News and Documentaries
-History HD
-Nat Geo Wild HD
-CI HD
-Sky News HD

Movies
-MGM HD

Sports
-Sky Sports News HD

Lifestyle
-Fashion TV

Kids
-Disney Channel HD

Music
-MTV Classic

Specialist
-EWTN

Radio
-UCB Ireland
-Radio Caroline (Channel set to close in UK on September 30th).

©copyright 2013 Media Boy 2006 - 2013. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

=== Media Boy Extra info: ===
Liberty Global - http://www.lgi.com/
Media Boy Blog - For all things Virgin TV - http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.com/
See 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/

==== Virgin Media's Deals with broadcasters ===
This part has now move to link called 'Own by'.

==== See you later ===
List last updated on September 9th 2013.

Next update: TBA - unless:

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

Did I miss anything??? If I did tell me and it will appear on the next update.

©copyright 2013 Media Boy 2006 - 2013. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

ALL OF MY LINKS ARE UNDER THE LINE.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Is that code for saying Sky Atlantic is about to launch???

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

BomberAF started that rumour in August that says that Sky Atlantic may launch by Saturday.

Still not confirmed by any insiders I know.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

So why does Sky Atlantic not feature on the list of channels we don't have that broadcast in the uk? I confess to not understanding that part of your September update.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Due to WRN Radio and RTE Radio launching in old NTL areas last Thursday I have now added the list of channels that only broadcast on Virgin Media big brother UPC Ireland network.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

I think we'll see one or two channels this week ;)

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Has that been confirmed "behind the scenes" via PM between Cables Forums usual suspects? ;)

It's the Forum behind the Forum where all the good gossip and info is. All the juicy info is shared via PM between a chosen few. I know because sometimes I'm in and about the info too :D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Not been confirmed.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

;)

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unless we get something from insiders, to-day will be full of conjunction :tu:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

l thought you would get most of your information oh great one from that famed crystal ball of yours.:D;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Keep on his right side Den he may KO you.:D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Yes he is a bit punchy at times.:D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

So you mean missing UPC channels!! I get it now! I think your updates need to be a little clearer, Media Boy, I would never have realised that's what you were referring to!

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If Bomber's post turns out to be right, this might be a bit of an understatement!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Wow, what a reliable source!!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Did you mean that sarcastically?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Any new channels tomorrow will be a massive birthday bonus for me. You'll probably hear the groan of disappointment in the morning when I see no new channels launched.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

From what certain scribes say more new channels will launch sooner rather then later Mark.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

My balls on the blink at the moment :erm:

I've started ready tea leaves. Good things are brewing at Virgin Media at the moment. Let's keep all hostili-tea to a minimum.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

To me if nothing else comes this year 2013 has been good from VM!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Are the tea leaves of the strong or weak kind as that can affect readings quite a bit my dear chap.;):Peaceman::handshake

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Indeed it has and long live Media Boy and BomberAF :nworthy::nworthy: and Boo Hiss to thy doomsayers.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Your sex life is your own problem buddy, can we keep this thread clean please.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

medical thread needed.....

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

He is talking about his crystal balls cupcakes.:)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

If they have gone that way through lack of use it's still his own problem.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

FOX+ used to be a 2 hour timeshift of FOX back then it was known as FX. At a guess when FX+ went to just a 1 hour timeshift of FX they decided to just keep it as FX+ now known as FOX+.
Confusing i know lol.

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Just rumours atm ;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Is Fox News (the comedy channel) run by the same people as Fox? As in Fox International Channels?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Happy birthday (if its tomorrow) markC! :)

may you wake up to fine sky atlantic, fox+, CNN USA, Fox news and all the missing HD channels plus the VinceRooneyHD channel which will include several smug photos of me winking at the screen 24/7

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Now that would be a fine sight seeing you on your own channel.:D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Wikipedia says yes:

The following channels are own by Fox International Channels.

Fox*
Fox +1*
Fox HD*
BabyTV*
National Geographic Channel (Is own by "NGC-UK Partnership", as National Geographic Society own half of it)*
National Geographic Channel +1 (Is own by "NGC-UK Partnership", as National Geographic Society own half of it)*
National Geographic Channel HD (Is own by "NGC-UK Partnership", as National Geographic Society own half of it)*
Nat Geo Wild (Is own by "NGC-UK Partnership", as National Geographic Society own half of it)*
Nat Geo Wild HD (Is own by "NGC-UK Partnership", as National Geographic Society own half of it)**
Phoenix Chinese News and Entertainment Channel (Own by Phoenix Television as due to China law Fox cant own it outright)
STAR Plus*
STAR Plus HD
STAR Gold*
STAR Life OK*
STAR Jalsha*
Fox News Channel*

*Means on Virgin Media right now.
**Means on UPC Ireland right now.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Int...UK_and_Ireland

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

The Nat Geo partnership was with BSKYB initially however News Corporation (now 21st Century Fox) Sky's parent company purchased all BSKYB's interests in the channel.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Info was base on info I saw on Wikipedia on the Nat Geo page.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationa...ic_Channel_(UK)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

I wasn't disputing your info , Fox International channels is part of the newly formed 21st Century Fox , I was merely stating the partnership was initially between Nat Geo and BSKYB , BSKYB's share was bought by Fox International channels part of 21st Century Fox.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

if you were a betting person what odds would you give for new channels this week

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

I still think something is in the wind - due to Bid Plus being remove from Virgin Channel 746 last night.

Still nothing has been confirmed.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Out of interest,of the Tuesdays and Thursdays,which days have channels launched mostly on or has it been 50/50?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Going back to 2007 I think more channels has launch on Tuesdays then Thursdays (I would say 60/40).

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Thank you Media Boy

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

do you think virgin will change channel yestday 203 and other that follow.and start them on like channel 230 just giving the room needed for new channels

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I work late shifts tuesday and i find i wake up more to chaos and excitement on the forum at 9am in the morning as i get time to wake up gradually and enjoy life than thursdays when i'm waking up and throwing myself out the window to the bus

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

As I have been saying for months

-Renumber all Entertainment channels plus remove all HD Channels.
-Put Entertainment HD channels starting from Channel 201.
-Move Factual to Channel 261 or 361.
-Move Lifestyle to Channel 261 or 361.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

MB was told by VM not just Atlantic but all other Sky HD channels eg SS3 & SS4 will arrive any of your insiders in the know???

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Base on info I got from an Virgin viewer some weeks ago yes.

An other viewer told me today - some Sky channels will launch sooner rather then later.

Broadcastnow has confirmed that Virgin are in talks with Sky for more channels but nothing has been confirmed yet from any of my insiders.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Looking forward to tomorrow now, the prospect of remaining SKY Sports channels in HD and to a lesser extent, Atlantic.

And a friend was wondering, why do none of the adult channels broadcast on Virgin? I told him he can pay for the likes of Adult Channel, etc but he wants the ones where you call and speak to them for around £10 a minute.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Cheers MB

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They are on Freeview - you can get an box for about £30 now days.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Should this question be on another thread Mod Edit:lol

Tsk,tsk.You should know better by now that this is a family site.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Tell him i'll talk to him for £10 a minute :p:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

He is not looking hard enough - there are a few on VM.

Just above sports (I think ;))

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Or based on last year, VM can launch 48 in one day. Take your pick. :)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

See your point.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

l gather that is unlikely to happen again for at least another 3 years SP.;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Saw an interesting article on broadcastnow.com

Sky are trialing ULTRA HD (UHD).This is also known as 4K and is 4 x better than HD . Will need a new TV as well.

We may well get some HD stuff from them but it maybe wont be long before Sky bring out a UHD service to replace it and so the cycle goes on.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

So far this year

Virgin have added: 57
Virgin have lost: 11

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Most impressive indeed.:tu:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

...and as we get 4k broadcasts the japs and chinese will be getting 8k :rolleyes:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Bit behind the BBC arent they?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_h...ion_television

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Super Hi Vision with a resolution of 7680x4320 trialled and sent over the JANET research network , a 20 Gigabit high bandwith IP network and shown on a 400 inch cinema screen and a 150 inch plasma monitor, I best get the front wall knocked down in preperation for fitting the new Ultra HDTV in and see if I can get a boost on my 9mb Broadband connection to stream it on. :D Can anyone lend us the £25,000 I need for the TV ?


Interesting news

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/m...l-Netflix.html

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

All your base are belong to us

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Thanks for that link.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

That is very interesting. Finally looks like Netflix is coming to Virgin. Very interesting indeed!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

I have subscribed to Netflix in the past and it is underwhelming in its content, it's repeat central with very little new series/film premiers on it:(

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Buy a VPN subscription and then you'll get access to the US content too!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Try it using a smart dns or vpn it opens up a whole new world of Netflix including movies that haven't even been on Sky box office yet :D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

I'm totally the opposite. I'm a recent adopter, joined 2 weeks ago, and I'm totally amazed at the range available for £5.99 per month.

In terms of Boxsets, Netflix is amazing. My wife and I are currently enjoying The Tudors, House of Cards, Breaking Bad, Prison Break, Dexter and 24 from the very start.

I've also been impressed by the amount of films they've picked up that will air before, or will never air on SKY Movies like Lawless, The Hobbit, The Expendables 2 and How I Spent My Summer Vacation.

If you can't afford SKY Sports and SKY Movies, Virgin will soon be offering up a real alternative. BT Sports included at no extra cost in the XL package with access to Netlix for £5.99 per month. Who knows, maybe those on XL and VIP may be able to get access to Netflix cheaper!

BT Sports in XL plus Netflix on TiVo is game changing. Well done Virgin Media :clap:

SKY would be mad to allow Virgin to have SKY Atlantic and the rest of the missing HD channels now. SKY have some real competition on their hands. Must admit, my days as a SKY customer look numbered unless they can come up with something sensational in the next 90 days. The countdown to contract expiry is on.........

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Very bud and another of my predictions as become a confirmed,2 out of 2 for me ;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Maybe an deal has been signed or is days away from for all we know.

The story I saw some weeks ago says that Sky want an carried deal for Sky Bravo to be on Virgin Media signed before Sky confirmed an launch date for Sky Bravo. Maybe Sky need to resell SKY Atlantic to Virgin to get money to help pay for SKY Atlantic and also that overpay Football deal for 116 games.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...nnel-itv4-dave

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Maybe on your way back :D:p:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

I was last on here on the 6th March and the crack on here hasn't changed a bit. You've still not got Atlantic and your "Coming soon to Virgin TV" thread still has about 95% of the comments that having nothing to do with anything coming soon. Yes I'm fishing a bit and I'm not going to deny it but what have you got in the last 6 months that would convince me that Virgin now offers a better channel line-up to Sky?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

So Liberty has some balls then:erm:

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I have Atlantic as it is about a 93 mile drive from where i live?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Well so far vm have launched 57 channels this year,which included bt sports and now Netflix on the way.i have both currently sky and vm and the gap regarding channels is closing very quickly

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Personally as a SKY customer I think Virgin have done tremendously well since the turn of the year to close the gap on SKY. There is not too many worthwhile channels missing from Virgins line-up. Ultimately it all depends what you are looking for.

BT Sports 1, BT Sports 2 and ESPN being added to XL at no extra cost is great for the sports fans. Plus it's multiroom and accessible via Virgin Anywhere.

As I SKY customer I had to pay £15.00 registration fee, pay £15.00 per month and can't watch the channels in my bedroom. I have to pay a separate monthly subscription to BT, which is a pain in the ass, and I can't watch the channels as part of SKY Go.

Here is a list of recent additions by Virgin. There are a few other channels I've missed:

ITV2 HD
ITV3 HD
ITV4 HD
TLC
TLC HD
TLC+1
BBC Two HD
Quest+1
DMAX+1
More4+1
CBS Drama
H2
Animal Planet HD
Investigation Discovery
Investigation Discovery+1
Animal Planet +1
Discovery Science +1
Discovery History +1
Style
Discovery Home & Health +1
Vintage TV
TCM HD
TCM 2
Eurosport 2HD
France 24 English
NHK World TV
Al Jazeera English
Cartoon Network HD
Zee Café
Zing
France 24 French
ARY News UK
Sony SAB
Rishtey
UMP Movies
Al Jazeera Arabic
The Africa Channel
Ginx
Drama
Nickelodeon HD
BT Sports 1
BT Sports 1 HD
BT Sports 2
BT Sports 2 HD
ESPN
ESPN HD

SKY still have the wider channel selection, but most channels are terrible. In terms of an overall TV, Broadband and Phone experience Virgin are starting to edge SKY in my humble opinion.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

BT Sport included in XL , tv that doesn't lose signal in rain , GINX TV VM is the only platform in uk with a 24/7 gaming channel.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Never really had a problem with this personally. I did however lose all TV service via Virgin Media TiVo a couple of times, once for 2 days, whilst their network was down. Scottish Gas dug up one of Virgins cables in error :shocked:

The lesson is, regardless of TV provider, it's good to have Freeview built in to your TV just incase :D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

I've just had the latest firmware update for my SH2 pushed through to me, if any new channels were going to launch would they have been pushed through with this as well or would they be seperate?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Channel launches can happen anytime from 12.15am to 5am.

But nothing has been confirmed as launching tonight.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

The BBC have picked up the Netflix story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24024364

"The BBC understands that Virgin may offer Netflix as part of a bundled service."

It looks like Netflix may become part of XL?

BT Sport and Netflix in XL, that would be huge. SKY will be watching this very closely.

It looks like Virgin might be building a cost effective Sport and Movie offering to rival the expensive premium services on offer from SKY.

As stated earlier if Netflix does go into XL, SKY would be mad to give up their exclusive channels to Virgin. If Virgin get access to SKY Atlantic and some of the missing HD channels, why would anyone choose SKY? **

** I mean anyone who lives in a cabled area that can choose between both services.

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Even more info on the Netflix Virgin Media deal:

http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...industry-first

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

TBF we had a car go into the green cabinet a few years ago it was chaos no vm service for days. As you correctly state it's always wise to have freeview as a option or loads of stuff on your pc lol.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Well things are getting better and better all the time.:)

---------- Post added at 04:03 ---------- Previous post was at 04:00 ----------

All aboard the great ship that is sailing full speed ahead.:tu:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

So looks like nothing new launched then. Ho hum.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Good things come to those who wait Mark and many Happy Returns for today as well.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

Bloomberg now reporting

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-0...-in-first.html

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.
 

To be honest if anything is gonna happen this week I expect it will be thursday and not today bud and happy birthday.Things are just taking longer than expected,the netflix deal I was posting about over a month ago

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When it was mentioned to me bud I got the impression it may go in the vip pack,if it does land in xl I think we can rule out seeing sky atlantic anytime soon