Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

VM said back in March that they will use Horizon at some point, but have given no dates:

https://www.multichannel.com/blog/vi...-report-418549

In September, Liberty said they are rolling out their latest UI refresh, Horizon 4, to their continental equivalents of the V6 boxes, but no mention of a UK rollout:

https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2018...4-tv-platform/

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Ah december here we are again people. 2019 dreams i'll take amazon app, sky atlantic and fox news (wait thats gone off sky too so the dreams totally dead?)

Ah

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

why would anyone want that utter vile tripe

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

I hope you get all your new year wishes. Atlantic and Prime are alright. The idea of them is better than the reality.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Only vile in your eyes, nowt wrong wi Fox imo........:cool:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Certain posters will be able to help on that score.;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

This is the latest information I could find on the Horizon UI.

https://www.libertyglobal.com/libert...orm-horizon-4/

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

As of January 1st 2019 Media Boy HQ will no longer update the coming soon page on Cable Forum with "the latest news on upcoming channel launches and other important events across all platforms of Virgin Media UK and Virgin Media Ireland." (See "Virgin" for more info we last updated it on August 9th - We are talking about post one in this thread.)

But we will carry on posting when we have got any news.

"Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)" will launch sometime in the week starting December 26th.

:xmas: everyone and thanks for posting in this thread.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Merry Xmas to you and yours too, MB.......:)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

That UI looks so much better.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Agreed..

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Not that impressed to be honest.

The feature I am interested in is the cloud storage of recordings - unfortunately although it mentioned this it didn't give any details such as:

Maximum number of recordings at any one time
Amount of storage available per person
Length of time the recording remains available
How the cloud recordings appear on the box for selection

I am sure there are others but these are the most important that I can think of at present.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

We forgot to say early on:

Late last week Media Boy HQ found that Virgin Media has cut THREE Streams. And also cut THREE Channels.

Last Week - Today
47 - 44 Streams
489 - 486 Total Servies

---------- Post added at 23:36 ---------- Previous post was at 22:55 ----------

Virgin Media UK is now showing BBC One Scotland HD on Virgin UK Channels 101 and 108 here in Media Boy HQ.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Looks better and easy on the eye I would be happy to see that on my V6 unless we get a new version of the V6 😂 hopefully next year we will see horizon 4 on the V6 and we are able to get that voice remote 😂

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

UKTV channels are on the move from December the 10th.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Some of those channel number changes are weird. They must be due to who is getting what in the BBC/Discovery split. I vaguely remember reading that supposedly Discovery want Dave's Freeview slot for Quest, so I can see similar bargaining happening on cable and satellite (though less so on satellite due to how it works).

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Interesting that Yesterday is taking the leap from the Factual genre but Eden is staying put, with both Good Food and Home remaining in Lifestyle.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

That's one of the reasons I think this may hint at the UKTV split configuration.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Confirmation from Virgin on the changes.

https://www.virginmedia.com/virgin-t...49-fullhouse-B

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

They've even got a info banner square on it already. I saw it earlier, after your initial post.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

The new ordering means all the UKTV channels with a +1 and HD varient have the SD first, then +1 and HD furthest down. It's logical given the 'press blue' option. The only exception will be Good Food, as they are currently in that order already but they are switching the HD and +1, rolls eyes!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

I'm wondering if this will work itself out if more channels do SD -> HD switch meaning the HD channels getting bumped up the guide now, won't matter later.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

According to the V6 EPG, the old BT Sport 4KUHD channel on 555 becomes Channel 4 from 2pm on 23/12/18!?

I wonder if this is an error, as I can't see Channel 4 wanting to move down the EPG. Also, this would be during the 'Christmas freeze', where non essential changes aren't carried out in case something goes wrong during the Christmas period when most staff will be on holiday.

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It's a conundrum Richard, and I for one am not going to be able to sleep tonight thinking about it ;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

It appears to be duplicated, rather than moved - the same programmes are still on 104.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

IMHO It’s simply an error in the Guide data. Somebody has wrongly loaded Ch4 data into the 555 slot.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Hahaha :D :D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Another indicator that Channel 4 won't be moving to 555 is because this is the sports genre.

Perhaps it's a test using dummy data as opposed to an error and a new sports channel is starting on 555? Eleven Sports??

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

It was an error in the Guide data - now fixed. No Channel 4 data on channel 555 any more.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

A last-minute BBC News special has been announced for Wednesday evening on BBC One.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

And another change. They'd previously said the 8-9pm program was dropped, it's currently showing as going out 7.30-8.30pm

I know a dynamic EPG is totally impractical and this sort of stuff doesn't happen very often, the reverse EPG will pick up iPlayer etc etc, but I dare say whatever mess BBC1 makes of tonight will cause a few messed-up recordings and whinges on the VM Forum. Oh the joys.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Oh whoopee. Something that could be announced in a 30 second newsflash extended into a whole mind numbing evening of total nonsense. :rolleyes:

GoT catchup here we come.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

New series of Luther starting on new years day at 9pm.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

The best of 2018 will be reveal on Monday.

---------- Post added at 02:33 ---------- Previous post was at 02:29 ----------

Virgin Media UK did launch STV Player on TiVo boxes as well as V6 Boxes.

---------- Post added at 02:36 ---------- Previous post was at 02:33 ----------

Eleven Sports launching on Virgin Media UK = No chance.

https://www.a516digital.com/2018/12/...r-failure.html

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

That’s a shame about Eleven Sports. I’m confused though I thought this was a robust business model, and had the backing of it’s profitable European arms.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

l am not confused as the UK is a different animal altogether as for Eleven Sports read Setanta Sports and then there is ESPN a very well financed company who turned around and quit the UK market.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

I was joking ;)

I’ve posted before that the best thing for the overall market is they go bust in the absence of a business plan.

I agree with your point about worldwide companies- they aren’t going to sink their profits into the UK in the absence of a return on investment.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

That's right, but who would? No-one is going to bother if they can't make a profit out of it.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

So this means UFC will stay on BTSports now? And for how long? I'd rather have it like this as i get my fave sports all in one place like UFC, Indycar, Footy etc

Edit..

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/ufc/...lause-UFC-News

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Well, each contract as it expires is up for grabs, so stability in this market is never guaranteed.

---------- Post added at 09:49 ---------- Previous post was at 09:47 ----------

New vintage music channel coming soon to Virgin Media.

https://www.a516digital.com/2018/12/...to-launch.html

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

I just edited my above post :)

Google is still my friend :D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

A rehash of the old one OB.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Shame this new vintage channel covers music from 70/80/90's. At my age I'd be more interested in50/60/70's.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

I think that is partially where the old Vintage TV stopped appealing, when it first launched it would do anything from 1920s onward and was eclectic, but it stopped being like 6Music and started drifting more modern...and then started commissioning original programming which instantly significantly ups the running costs.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Agreed it started off well but then began to get newer and newer which kinda wasn't the point of the channel.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Shame if it ends and we miss out on the potential streaming of live sports free through the STV app.

http://www.seenit.co.uk/stv-player-a...l-partnership/

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

That sounds "rathergood". :rolleyes:



Considering the history of the company behind this I'm not going to get too excited about it. I'll believe it when I see it.


Until then, you can check out the stream: http://rathergood.co.uk/vintage/

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Virgin Media are promoting the new Desi App Pack on channel 800, available to trial at no extra cost from 12 December 2018 – 8 January 2019.

https://www.virginmedia.com/virgin-t...xtra-cost.html

However, channel 800 doesn't exist on my V6.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Eleven Sports sees UFC go to BT as talks to avoid closure continue

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...a-liga-serie-a

Yes! :D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Obviously someone has got the channel number wrong.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Or the date.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

As it's so obvious to you, maybe you can provide the correct channel number?

p.s. You can't. It's nowhere to be found. :rolleyes:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

It seems there has been a technical problem thus so far it cannot be found on Virgin TV.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Why do you think it's technical?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Well you explain to me why its not showing up on Virgins platform? unless they have delayed it for reasons other then technical?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Cock up?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

A wise man like yourself OB will always come up with a answer.;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

The Best of 2018.

01) The Biggest poster of the year on Cable Forum (NOT Media Boy HQ):
Winner is - OLD BOY with 375 posts

02) New Channel of the year (Nominate by YOU):
Winner is - BT Sports 4K UHD (Did launch July 30th)

03) Best poster on Cable Forum with Information (Nominate by YOU):
Winner is - Media Boy

04) Best new SD Channel launch of the year:
Winner is - W (Did launch August 11th)

05) Best +1 Channel of the year:
Winner is - YESTERDAY +1

06) Best new HD or UHD Channel launch of the year:
Winners is - Virgin TV Ultra HD

07) Best UK Channel of the year:
Winner is - Sky Sports News

08) Best Internatiional Channel of the year:
Winner is - WorldBox

09) Best LOCAL Channel of the year:
Winner is - S4C

10) Best Radio Channel of the year (Nominate by YOU):
Winner is - BBC Radio 4 FM

11) Best new brand of the year:
Winner is - Sky Witness HD (Was Sky Living HD until August 6th)

Well done to all the winners.

So merry Christmas and a happy new year to everyone who viewed this thread.

Virgin Media UK year in review:

Channels we said Hello to:
-Nov. 14th: Babes & Brazzers TV
-Sep. 25th: Virgin TV Ultra HD (V6 Boxes only).
-Sep. 3rd: Living Foodz HD
-Aug. 11th: GOLD
-Aug. 11th: W
-Aug. 11th: Alibi
-Aug. 11th: Dave
-Aug. 11th: Drama
-Aug. 11th: Really
-Aug. 11th: Alibi +1
-Aug. 11th: W +1
-Aug. 11th: GOLD +1
-Aug. 11th: W HD
-Aug. 11th: Dave HD
-Aug. 11th: Alibi HD
-Aug. 11th: Dave ja vu
-Aug. 11th: YESTERDAY
-Aug. 11th: YESTERDAY +1
-Aug. 11th: Eden
-Aug. 11th: Eden +1
-Aug. 11th: Eden HD
-Aug. 11th: Good Food
-Aug. 11th: Good Food +1
-Aug. 11th: Good Food HD
-Aug. 11th: Home
-Aug. 11th: Home +1
-Aug. 2nd: Quest HD
-Aug. 1st: Premier Sports 2
-Jul. 30th: BT Sports 4K UHD
-Jul. 21st: Paramount Network HD
-Jul. 21st: Paramount Network
-Jul. 21st: YourTV
-Jul. 21st: Vice
-Jul. 21st: True Entertainment +1
-Jul. 21st: Crime + Investigation HD
-Jul. 21st: Crime + Investigation +1
-Jul. 21st: Lifetime +1
-Jul. 21st: Love Nature HD
-Jul. 21st: Love Nature
-Jul. 21st: ZooMoo HD
-Jul. 21st: Horse + Country
-Jul. 21st: HISTORY HD
-Jul. 21st: Now 80s
-Jul. 21st: FreeSports
-Jul. 4th: XXX Brits
-Feb. 22nd: ABN TV
-Feb. 13th: 5ELECT

Channels on the move:
-Dec. 10th: Virgin Media UK has move Drama has moved from Virgin UK Channel 128 to Virgin UK Channel 130.
-Dec. 10th: Virgin Media UK has move Really has moved from Virgin UK Channel 129 to Virgin UK Channel 128.
-Dec. 10th: Virgin Media UK has move Alibi +1 from Virgin UK Channel 130 to Virgin UK Channel 191.
-Dec. 10th: Virgin Media UK has move W +1 from Virgin UK Channel 131 to Virgin UK Channel 190.
-Dec. 10th: Virgin Media UK has move GOLD +1 from Virgin UK Channel 190 to Virgin UK Channel 194.
-Dec. 10th: Virgin Media UK has move W HD from Virgin UK Channel 191 to Virgin UK Channel 211.
-Dec. 10th: Virgin Media UK has move Dave HD from Virgin UK Channel 194 to Virgin UK Channel 227.
-Dec. 10th: Virgin Media UK has moved Alibi HD from Virgin UK Channel 200 to Virgin UK Channel 226.
-Dec. 10th: Virgin Media UK has moved Dave ja vu from Virgin UK Channel 211 to Virgin UK Channel 131.
-Dec. 10th: Virgin Media UK has move YESTERDAY has moved from Virgin UK Channel 245 to Virgin UK Channel 129.
-Dec. 10th: Virgin Media UK has move YESTERDAY +1 has moved from Virgin UK Channel 246 to Virgin UK Channel 200.
-Dec. 10th: Virgin Media UK has move Eden from Virgin UK Channel 247 to Virgin UK Channel 245.
-Dec. 10th: Virgin Media UK has move Eden +1 from Virgin UK Channel 248 to Virgin UK Channel 246.
-Dec. 10th: Virgin Media UK has move Eden HD from Virgin UK Channel 249 to Virgin UK Channel 247.
-Dec. 10th: Virgin Media UK has move Good Food +1 from Virgin UK Channel 279 to Virgin UK Channel 280.
-Dec. 10th: Virgin Media UK has move Good Food HD from Virgin UK Channel 280 to Virgin UK Channel 279.
-Dec. 4th: Virgin Media UK has move BBC TWO HD has moved from Virgin UK Channel 102 to Virgin UK Channel 162 (ENGLAND Only).
-Dec. 4th: Virgin Media UK has move BBC ONE Scotland HD has moved from Virgin UK Channel 108 to Virgin UK Channel 101 (SCOTLAND Only).
-Dec. 4th: Virgin Media UK has move BBC ONE N. Ireland HD from Virgin UK Channel 108 to Virgin UK Channel 101 (N. IRELAND Only).
-Dec. 4th: Virgin Media UK has move BBC TWO N. Ireland HD from Virgin UK Channel 162 to Virgin UK Channel 102 (N. IRELAND Only).
-Dec. 4th: Virgin Media UK has move BBC ONE Wales HD from Virgin UK Channel 108 to Virgin UK Channel 101 (WALES Only).
-Dec. 4th: Virgin Media UK has move BBC TWO Wales HD from Virgin UK Channel 162 to Virgin UK Channel 102 (WALES Only).
-Dec. 4th: Virgin Media UK has move BT Sport 4K UHD from Virgin UK Channel 555 to Virgin UK Channel 531.
-Aug. 6th: Welcome to Virgin TV has moved from Virgin UK Channel 999 to Virgin UK Channel 997.
-Jan. 31st: VIVA has moved from Virgin UK Channel 317 to Virgin UK Channel 318.

Channels rebrand (For Good):
-Dec. 17th: Racing UK HD has been rebrand as Racing TV.
-Dec. 5th. CBS Action has been rebrand as CBS Justice.
-Nov. 1st: Star GOLD has been rebrand as Star GOLD HD.
-Nov. 1st: Star Plus has been rebrand as Star Plus HD.
-Oct. 17th: Racing UK has been rebrand as Racing UK HD.
-Sep. 25th: GOLD has been rebrand as GOLD HD.
-Sep. 25th: FreeSports has been rebrand as FreeSports HD.
-Sep. 13th: Virgin Media Previews has been rebrand as Virgin TV Highlights.
-Sep. 13th: VTV Music has been rebrand as New Music on Demand.
-Sep. 13th: Virgin Media Store and Virgin Movies has been rebrand as Virgin Movies & Store.
-Sep. 13th: Virgin TV Kids has been rebrand as Kids TV on Demand.
-Sep. 13th: PIN Protection has been rebrand as A Message for Parents.
-Sep. 13th: Welcome to Virgin TV has been rebrand as Virgin TV For Newbies.
-Sep. 13th: Virgin Media Previews has been rebrand as Virgin TV Highlights.
-Sep. 3rd: SONY TV has been rebrand as SONY TV HD.
-Sep. 3rd: SONY MAX has been rebrand as SONY MAX HD.
-Sep. 3rd: Zee TV has been rebrand as Zee TV HD.
-Sep. 3rd: Zee Cinema has been rebrand as Zee Cinema HD.
-Aug. 6th: Sky Living HD has been rebrand as Sky Witness HD.
-Aug. 6th: Sky Living has been rebranded as Sky Witness.
-Aug. 6th: Sky Living +1 has as Sky Witness +1.
-Aug. 6th: Virgin iD has been rebranded as Welcome to Virgin TV.
-Jul. 18th: Premier Sports has been rebranded as Premier Sports HD.
-Jun. 28th: France 24 (English) has been rebranded as France 24 English HD.
-Jun. 26th: Bloomberg has been rebranded as Bloomberg HD.
-May. 23rd: MTV Dance has been rebranded as Club MTV.
-May 3rd: Universal Channel has been rebranded as Universal TV.
-May 3rd: Universal Channel +1 has been rebranded as Universal TV +1.
-May. 3rd: Universal Channel HD has been rebranded as Universal TV HD.
-Apr. 1st: NHK world HD has been rebranded as NHK World Japan.
-Mar. 1st: MTV LOVE has been rebranded as MTV OMG.
-Feb. 26th: Hook Up (Pay Per Night) has been rebranded as Television X 2 (Pay Per Night).
-Feb. 13th: My5 has been rebranded as 5ELECT.
-Feb. 6th: Sony Channel has been rebranded as Sony Crime Channel.
-Jan. 31st: VIVA has been rebrand as MTV LOVES.
-Jan. 16th: The Community Channel has been rebrand as Together.
-Jan. 11th: France 24 (FRENCH) has been rebranded as France 24 (FRENCH) HD.

Channels we said Goodbye to:
-Dec. 4th: BT Sport 1
-Dec. 4th: BT Sport 2
-Dec. 4th: BT Sport 3
-Dec. 4th: BT Sport ESPN
-Oct. 23rd: Ginx TV.
-Oct. 1st: Motorsport.tv.
-Aug. 24th: Disney XD +1.
-Aug. 14th: Vintage TV.
-Aug. 6th: PIN Protection Help (Virgin UK Channel 997).
-Jul. 22nd: GOLD.
-Jul. 22nd: W.
-Jul. 22nd: Alibi.
-Jul. 22nd: Dave.
-Jul. 22nd: Drama.
-Jul. 22nd: Really.
-Jul. 22nd: Alibi +1.
-Jul. 22nd: W +1.
-Jul. 22nd: GOLD +1.
-Jul. 22nd: W HD.
-Jul. 22nd: Dave HD.
-Jul. 22nd: Alibi HD.
-Jul. 22nd: Dave ja vu.
-Jul. 22nd: YESTERDAY.
-Jul. 22nd: YESTERDAY +1.
-Jul. 22nd: Eden.
-Jul. 22nd: Eden +1.
-Jul. 22nd: Eden HD.
-Jul. 22nd: Good Food.
-Jul. 22nd: Good Food +1.
-Jul. 22nd: Good Food HD.
-Jul. 22nd: Home.
-Jul. 22nd: Home +1.
-Jul. 18th: BT Sport Showcase.
-Jun. 30th: STV2 (Some Scottish areas only).
-Jun. 30th: Playboy Pay-Per-Night.
-Jun. 30th: Playboy.
-May. 31st: Zee Punjabi.
-Mar. 1st: Channel AKA.
-Feb. 22nd: Nollywood Movies.
-Jan. 31st: VIVA.

Final total of posters on 'Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)' Thread this year:

As of December 17th at 4:30pm

TOP 20:
01) OLD BOY - 375
02) Media Boy - 245
03) denphone - 215
04) jfman - 196
05) RichardCoulter - 166
06) Mad Max - 116
07) muppetman11 - 115
08) Raider999 - 104
09) Ultimate.Conj - 90
09) Ddonald2016 - 90
11) SonicMaster - 86
12) ozsat - 54
13) cheekyangus - 53
14) alwaysabear - 50
15) 1andrew1 - 43
15) theone2k10 - 43
17) RobboEdin - 40
18) Horizon - 38
19) spiderplant - 33
20) Dave42 - 32

The others:
21) vincerooney - 31
22) nodrogd - 28
23) Richc1977 - 26
24) Chloé Palmas - 24
24) Chad - 24
26) Stephen - 23
27) Gavin-D - 20
28) Itshim - 19
29) Aguero9320 - 18
29) BenMcr - 18
31) Mr K - 17
31) pengedragon - 17
33) telegramsam - 16
34) epsilon - 14
34) Unknownguy - 14
36) nomadking - 12
37) Arthurgray50@blu - 10
37) Inactive Digital - 10
37) Hugh - 10
37) oxfordmark - 10
41) Rob King - 9
41) Tricky Trevor - 9
41) dodgem22 - 9
44) japitts - 8
44) Joedm45 - 8
44) 1701-e - 8
44) Maggy J - 8
44) Frazz - 8
49) smallclone - 7
49) spankysmagicpian - 7
49) KillerCroc1 - 7
49) heero_yuy - 7
49) Mythica - 7
49) MatthewEastaugh - 7
55) johnathome - 6
55) nialli - 6
55) devilincarnate - 6
55) LaLiga - 6
55) heavyside - 6
55) Doz007 - 6
61) Paul M - 5
61) cityfan247 - 5
61) figgyburn - 5
61) mot12 - 5
61) fox35 - 5
61) reddog - 5
61) oliver1948uk - 5
61) jj20x - 5
69) nicknewark - 4
69) Henkesghost - 4
69) TMLeafs - 4
69) djs9750 - 4
69) batchain - 4
69) daveoc14 - 4
69) johnasimmons - 4
69) Glevai - 4
77) Lozenge - 3
77) The Yank - 3
77) paul0363 - 3
77) CalumWestwood - 3
77) saabmania2 - 3
77) virginruinedntl - 3
77) MyBraiNz - 3
84) buckeye - 2
84) braysoj1 - 2
84) trickytree - 2
84) cj136uk - 2
84) Taf - 2
84) brava210 - 2
84) love Virgin2013 - 2
84) Bob - 2
84) daz100 - 2
84) i am not scouse - 2
84) gba93 - 2
84) ongman - 2
84) Gunslinger - 2
84) gunner45 - 2
84) Horsegirlbusmad - 2
99) Mick - 1
99) djmagnifique - 1
99) Mobes - 1
99) DVD Cinema - 1
99) Derekb108 - 1
99) MrP - 1
99) passingbat - 1
99) multiskilled - 1
99) LondonRoad - 1
99) cupcakes aka dd - 1
99) bennyhill - 1
99) houghton1986 - 1
99) StopThePigeon - 1
99) spj20016 - 1
99) railpulley - 1
99) dmeldrum - 1
99) Bofrok - 1
99) DJ-SWITCH - 1
99) Openviews - 1
99) cje85 - 1
99) TonyStormchaser - 1
99) iadom - 1
99) mhatter67 - 1
99) scollie - 1
99) richard s - 1
99) Khenryashley - 1
99) ncfc1902 - 1
99) jcm193 - 1
99) KingFry - 1
99) flummox - 1
99) ottoni - 1
99) busboy125 - 1
99) Pster72 - 1
99) MichaelScofield - 1
99) Red_dog77 - 1
99) Simon198801 - 1
99) Ben B - 1
99) Sirius - 1
99) 04mattystevo - 1
99) amarkr - 1
99) fenman35 - 1
99) Barriescott - 1
99) esdxc37 - 1
99) G4v1n - 1
99) gmx - 1

ALL POSTERS MUST HAVE POSTED IN 'COMING SOON TO VIRGIN TV (2018)'.

©copyright 2018 Media Boy 2006 - 2018. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

I’d have squeezed twenty posts out the imminent closure of Eleven Sports if I’d known I was near the podium.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

So near yet so far.:);)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

I didn't even manage to squeeze one out over Eleven Sports....

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Merry Christmas everyone!
It's my last day at work for the holidays so may not get a chance to pop on everyday, so wanted to wish you all the best over Christmas and New Year

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

New Sky Sports USA 'pop-up' channel starts in January. It will be on the same channel as Sky Sports Action.

https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2018...ports-channel/

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

How's that going to work then?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Just like the 'Christmas' channels. All they are doing is changing the name for a period of time.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

So re-named, not alongside

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

That's correct, it's on the same channel as Sky Sports Action, to which it will probably revert the following month.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Am I the only one who thinks these re-brandings at various times of the year are pointless and a total waste of time?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

You're one of many I'm sure.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

I completely agree with both of you however consumer feedback clearly tells Sky it raises awareness of the content it has.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Anyone else notice that Worldbox is stopping on the 1st Feb

https://photos.app.goo.gl/uh48UeTwwpXxXUyz9

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

It seems apps are decreasing in quantity on Virgins platform rather then increasing..

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Excuse me if already discussed but any news re Sky Sports Racing

Launches 1st January, I understand for Sky subscribers it will be included in basic packs and in HD. Is that the same for Virgin? Is it testing?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Yes it will appear on the 1st January.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

NFL play offs.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)
 

Just another rebrand, I guess. A bit like SS Action is currently SS Darts.

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Cheers so reading in to that we don't know about whether or not VM get an HD version or if it will be basic packs or part of the Sky Sports Subscription.

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It will definitely be in HD l can guarantee you that.

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We will still get the channel in HD. Don't be fooled. It's just a change of name. Nothing else changes except that the channel will be devoted to US sports for the designated period.

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No I was talking about Sky Sports Racing not the Action rebrand

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Ah, right! Well, it's being described as a 'new channel', so I guess we will need to wait for the details, although I would have thought that HD was a given.

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World Box is a poor example, Den! Very poor quality indeed!

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Some of the Russian channels will disappear at the end of December.

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True, the Clubland / NOW app also seems to have gone the way of the dodo.

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All these oodles of forthcoming streaming apps predicted by some have not transpired at all...

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But both are examples of streamed linear TV, Den. That just wasn't going to fly - it was the worst of all worlds. Scheduled TV which you couldn't record, and poor quality at that.

If you think this is anywhere near a justification for the view expressed by some who think that nowt will ever change and that that streamed services won't be taking over, you have picked two very bad examples!

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Starzplay is coming soon and that will not be the only new SVOD service to appear on Virgin Media in the foreseeable future.

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Non-appearance is either technical, regulatory or commercial. I would guess commercial in this case taking the hint that it is not technical.

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There was no hint. I know nothing about this alleged app. I was just interested in why Den assumes a non-launch is for technical reasons.

Incidentally, I see the webpage has now gone.

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That was the first thing that came into my head l have to agree but obviously what has transpired since suggest a wholly different reason for the non launch.

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Virgin getting to test out 8 HD channels per frequency at the minute with Sky and BT pay per view events at the same time. I wonder if anyone noticed a dip in picture quality on the other six channels or felt that for £20 the picture quality was poor on the PPV.

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It seems the promises of lots of apps on the V6 has gone the same way as the promises of new apps when the Tivo launched

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Not true. Virgin Media see themselves as being aggregators of content. The rubbish linear apps have gone, but we are set to get Starzplay and others look likely to arrive in 2019 as well. Hopefully, Prime may be one of them, given that this has now arrived on BT.

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Your optimism knows no bounds it seems.;)

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Maybe NOW tv App ;)

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Starzplay wow

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I’m curious how an “aggregator of content” deviates from the bundling they’ve always done with linear channels.

If it goes to form minority content is unlikely to find itself available out of the generosity of the cable operator.

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February's Channel Guide is now live on Virgin TV Edit:

https://www.virginmedia.com/virgin-t...-channel-guide

A few corrections needed:

Crime + Investigation HD is now on channel 222 (not 272 as stated)
Crime + Investigation +1 is now on channel 224 (not 295 as stated)
Worldbox on channel 834 has now closed
GINX on channel 290 has now closed

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And Sky Sports Racing is certainly not in HD either.

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You mean the Channel Guide didn't have the channel duplication that's been there for months?

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This thread should be closed in favour of the 2019 one!