Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Is that where the super headend will be?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Yes

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Ah, thanks :)
I'm guessing all the over headends are gonna be closed down, or used for something else right?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

I can't go in to too much detail, as I think it's classed as business sensitive information, but 1 will close and the other will be a back-up... regional headends will just be hub sites with some used for VOD.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

That makes sense finally we can start to see cable being one unified company where hopefully new services can be rolled out quicker accross the country.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

This is a very good question...anyone know?

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Can't wait for ITV HD to land. Watching the Stoke v Arsenal game on my V+ box on ITV1 is akin to watching a cheap internet stream. Awful quality.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Here's hoping we have it in time for the FA Cup final, or failing that, the World Cup.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

i think it will be there for the world cup, when the fa cup final? i might be able to say if it will be

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Looks like you may not need it for the FA Cup final anyway. :D

But is there a rough estimate of when it will arrive on VM? Or is it just some time before the World Cup.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Is ITV2 HD going to be launching soon or something? As this screenshot now shows ITV1 HD for the channel name instead of ITVHD!

http://20.imagebam.com/dl.php?ID=651...ec62fdce0c0156

This is from a capture from satellite btw, not from cable before you ask.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Quite possible b efore end of 2010 but miostly likely be sky and posisble virign media only freesat launch as with channel 4 hd channels and five channels wont launch on freesat until 2012 when the new astra satilletes launch witha hell a lot moe bandwidht for uk only channels and if i aint mistaken will be dvb-s2 so will have a lot or room for hd

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

The FA Cup Final will take place on the 15th May. Do you work for Virgin Media, or are you just going to make an educated guess as to how likely it is?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Probably more to do with ITV +1 now being allowed to launch and ITV HD gearing up for simulcast of the main channel for primetime.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Can't see your image, but the name change is because ITV1 HD will become a standalone channel, rather than being red button content.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

I aint saying, but it is in active talks and is quite possible be one that launchs april/may depending on teh final switchover to NGTV and anagolue switch off the later being more important

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Well I'll take what you say with a pinch of salt for now, but I certainly hope you know what you're talking about.

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What we need is is more HD Channels!!!!!

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I wish someone had thought of this before.

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I only said no need to be like that.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

I was merely being sarcastic, it was not an attack at you. ;)

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im living in dumbarton just outside glasgow and im ex tw i was wondering when i will get all the bbc channels like bbc northern ireland :confused::

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ESPN could do with launching a 2nd Channel now they have got the rights to the FA Cup & Guiness Premiership, it would certainly help there profile.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Virgin Media are updating their headends.

[COLOR="[/COLOR]UPDATE: Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: Virgin Media to end Local Radio in April (Maybe sooner.)

Here is the info I was was giving last week on when Virgin Media are to axe the Following BBC Radio Channels on Virgin TV

the following dates WAS as followed:

February:
4th: BBC Radio Cleveland - Gateshead (North East)
4th: BBC Radio Newcastle - Gateshead (North East)

March:
18th. BBC Essex - Basildon
18th. BBC Radio Kent - Basildon
24th. BBC Radio Bristol - Bristol (Aztec)
24th. BBC Radio Gloucester - Bristol (Aztec)
25th. BBC Devon - Newton Abbot (Eurobell W)
31st. BBC Radio Shropshire - Birmingham
31st. BBC Radio West Midlands - Birmingham

April:
1st. BBC Radio Shopshire - Wolverhampton(Midlands)
1st. BBC Radio West Midlands - Wolverhampton (Midlands)
6th. BBC Radio Lancashire - Preston
6th. BBC Radio Merseyside - Liverpool

Virgin Media has removed local Radio in the Bristol areas. (Not March 24th as seen on my list)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

HD is all well and good but what's the point of the pretty pictures when there isn't anything of worth to watch? We really need new channels with improved content on them but I can't see that happening :dozey:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Can we not have both? :shocked:

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There is plenty of good content on TV at the moment, the last 10 years have produced some stunning shows, mostly filmed in HD.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

List update now online - with more information - see post one.

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Virgin Media TV update:

Search function in VOD is coming back....

-Tuesday 26 January, customers on the Knowsley National Head End (AKA Them who has been updated) will receive this functionality.
-Langley Customers on Wednesday 27 January.
-Bromley on Thursday 28 January.

Channels Moving package from Next Monday (February 1st)

There are 4 channels which will be moved from the XL package down to the L package...

Sky Real Lives Channel 281
Sky Arts 1 Channel 284
Magic Channel 340
Kiss Channel 336

I also have some updated news on Local BBC Radio Channels...

The following radio drops are scheduled for Feb 4th from the Knowsley platform...

BBC Radio Tees (Gateshead) Channel 932
BBC Radio Newcastle (Gateshead) Channel 937

Later this year....

TV Prices to go up soon.
Some new channels will launch after March (I have no names yet).

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Sounds promising.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

from digitalspy.

ESPN are showing NASCAR Now.

Quote:
MOTORING: NASCAR
On: ESPN America (430)
Date: Tuesday 2nd February 2010 (starting in 7 days)
Time: 05:30 to 06:30 (1 hour long)

NASCAR Now.
The best highlights, opinion, debate and analysis, as well as the latest news from drivers, crew chiefs and insiders both on and off the track.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...1187128&page=9

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

They've always shown it. It's just one of ESPN's magazine programmes.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

well BT have just announced BT Infinity 40mb broadband so i expect virgin will cut their prices within the next few months.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

What has that got to do with Virgin TV?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

NASCAR Now has nothing to do with the NASCAR rights, it's a show produced by ESPN (in America) which has always been shown over here.

As of yet there is no information on the NASCAR rights.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Or maybe upgrade 50 to 200 20 to say 50 and 10 to 25 with good upload speeds ;) no need for price cuts then maybe remove stm but that more a wish

so why would virign need to worry about bt? they can produce speeds higher than bt will in 2012 and have the same speeds as bt if both ugprade at the same pace by 2020 ie 1gb connection nither with fibre or docsis could go higher with currently technologhy but by then there might be new stuff

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

there wants to be some new channles coming to XL only because with all these channels moving to be available on L tv as well as the free offers there is gonna be no need to have a XL subcription as everything will available on L TV especially if the prices are going up.

what VM need to remember is that its all nice to offer free channels to L TV and M TV customers but its no advantage to me who already pays for them infact im getting charged for channels other are getting for nothing !!!!!!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Who said there aint new channels coming ot XL package ;) never know it mind be a few HD channels and SD channels ;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

OK Sherlock, whats the craic?!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Cant say just can say there a good chance of new stuff earlier than thought

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

You can't even let Media Boy know?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Who said i havent? let sjust wait and see but i can say there a good chance of new hd channesl by april probally more liekly before slim chance of feburary

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

That would be a nice Birthday present

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virgin will probably lower their broadband cost and increase their tv cost so that overall if you have a package you won't get a saving. 10mb upload is crazy, i can't even imagine 1200k/s upload, stuck on crappy 88k/s that virgin guy us 20mb ppl :(

Wish we had ITVHD sooner than may ish:( There isn't much good stuff on E4 HD so that isn't much of a desire for me. Still can't believe we don't have Discovery HD yet:(

p.s Andy Murray Vs Rafael Nadal is on BBCHD tomorrow morning @ 8.30am :)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

It's my way of drawing more out of you, and for the most part it worked. ;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Maybe but not much more ;) but the next quarter results will most likely meantion something or even give a date

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

the next quater results/meeting are due early february so in 2-3 weeks we should know more.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

IPL sign 3 year deal with Colors.

http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsar...and_colors.php

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Virgin Media give out their results in late February.

It was February 25th last year so I will say Virgin Media will give out their results on or Just before the 24th of February.

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When Virgin Media are updating your area all your TV Channels will be cut for 5-6mins at about 4am.

I was watching WWE Raw when I was cut;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Is the search function on v boxes or v+ boxes as on our v+ we have had search for a while now.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

I only found the search function on my V+ Box today - I do not use VOD all the time (I am too busy on here :) )

I think it for V Boxes but all of your boxes will be cut for 5-6mins - V and V+ Boxes.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Are you thinking of BBC iPlayer only?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Tv choice/catch up and music on demand.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Here is the Music on Demand home page (Ex-Telewest)
1. Playlist
2. Most Watched
3. New Releases
4. We Love It
5. Virgin TV Presents...
6. Karaoke
7. NEW: Search for Artist
8. NEW: Search for Title
9. Browse all

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Digital Spy's ''In the know'' poster Technix thinks Eden +1 (209) and YeSTERDAY +1 (204), which were removed for Watch (+1), should be returning very soon.

See post 30 here http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...1202264&page=2

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Great feature!
If you know what you are looking for, USE this instead of browsing.
Searches are less than one second (apart from the typing in letters bit of course :P )

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Yeah, it is alot faster isn't it... well pleased myself... especially for Music On Demand! :D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

One of the best features IMO.
I'm guessing you were the one that implemented it, if so very big pat on the back, i'm well chuffed lol.

As for playlists, in the future, will there be a feature for cueing tracks?
Would be great as it could be the same as now where when you press it, it says program will start soon (or whatever it says) but before-hand a list is given, and the box will automatically find it?
I've probably made it complicated, but I'm sure you know what I mean :P

:D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

That will be the 2 new sd channesl on xl that i told oyu about

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

WOW !!!!

XL TV subcribers loose 4 channels to the L TV package and we gain 2 multicast channels which with the V+ box are not needed.

thats a crappy deal even if im the only one that thinks so.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

How is losing channels to l bad? we sitll have them and i never said they wher ei am guessing

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

its bad because people on LTV are getting channels that were exclusive to XL tv with no price increase. XL subcribers are still paying money but are betting less exclusive channels.

its all nice for people on L TV that are getting extra channels for nothing but VM are not thinking that by moving all these channels to L TV package they are decreasing the value of the XL pack.

Sky dont mess about like this and if XL dont get soe new channels soon it may be worth looking at Sky or reducing to L TV pack as the gap between XL tv and L TV pack is getting smaller by the month.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Well i can assure you there is more channels coming ot XL i aint sure if the two above will be the ones but there 2 new channesl due soonish cant give date as it not specficed, but there other channels coming as well but i cant give dates but i keep saying if there not her ein feburary you will most likely get the nes in the investor meeting in feburary

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Maybe better stuff coming for XL tv soon.
But I'm just optimistic ;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

now i know you cant talk about the channels itself but when you say more channels on XL are you talking about actual channels or more + channels. As just adding + channels dont really do anything to inprove the recent devalueing of XL

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Yes acutal channels cant say how many but i think there will eb mroe +1 as well but there is acutal channesl coming this is purely a example but not nestily right a acutally channel like discovery shed that acutal might be a poro example but that what i mean

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Yes i belive that there will be more channels as i have not doubted any of them (eg andrewcrawford/mediaboy/nook) and they have all seemed to be on the button . So i will wait and see what is due to start ?

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I was having a convo with customer service the other day and they said to me they have quite a few channels in the pipeline but they aren't allowed to reveal which ones they are.

Heres hoping we get some decent ones.

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They are correct, the reason they cant reveal..... is the channels names aint readily available although some virgin staff do know but i doubt customer service maybe the managers

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I asked customer service about a channel and they looked on the list and told me that the channel I enquired about is not in the pipeline. I then asked them what channels were coming and they said we can't reveal them.

Back in the days when the company was ntl they used to tell me if I asked and they were correct as well on a few occasions.

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Well.. I couldn't take the credit for it :D the cueing of tracks is something that the Team are working on..no date yet though... possibly when the TIVO software comes in?

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XL tv has had loads of extras added over the last year or so... including HD channels... The packs are changing slightly to make room for more "premium" channels to go in to XL... the channels that are moveing to L are hardly worth worrying about! Sit tight my friend...lots of lovely stuff coming your way ;)

think about what you have and not what you haven't for now... XL tv is great value :)

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How has XL been devalued?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

by making channels available to other TV packages that were exclusive to the XL only package. this increases the value of the L TV package but at the devalue of the XL package.

its all fine and well people in the know saying there is new XL TV exclusive channels on the way but all us in the general public see is that channels we were getting on XL package as exclusive by paying extra for the XL pack are now being made available of no extra cost to L TV subcribers but we are still paying for less exclusive channel content.
we dont know that this is all being done to make way for new XL exclusive channels all we have to do is take your word for it as there is no official word from VM.

im not doubting you im just stating the opinion that the general public is getting.

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As the channel changes were supposed to be company confidential until next week then you can't blame Virgin about not announcing any replacements

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That's the way to look at, glass half full and all that, couldn't agree more and I look forward to the changes that will take place.

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This all sounds very optomstic.... keeping my fingers and toes crossed for Eurosport HD...

If anyone in the know would like to quote me and put a big wink smilie by it i'm sure no-one would notice or care :p :D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

MEDIA BOY NEED YOU: Is all the following channels still broadcasting on Virgin TV.

BBC Radio Tees and BBC Radio Newcastle - Gateshead (North East) - I know this area Radio Channel will be axe on Feb. 4th.
BBC Essex and BBC Radio Kent - Basildon headend.
BBC Radio Shropshire and BBC Radio West Midlands - the Birmingham and Wolverhampton (Midlands) areas.
BBC Radio Lancashire - Preston.
BBC Radio Merseyside - Liverpool

Has Virgin Media remove the following Radio Channel from they Channels numbers yet?

I know it will happen over the next few days...

BBC Radio Bristol and BBC Radio Gloucester in the Bristol area of Virgin Media.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Indeed Ben.. you are correct.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

So are we going to get new channels announced soon, apart from the two +1 channels mentioned? The suspense is killing me. ;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Can tell you on Monday

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Oh well being as you would probably get the sack if you told me, I will have to wait.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

i would imagine the Food Network would be amongst the new channels, and maybe the reintroduction of scuzz etc, as some of the music channels are moving price tear .

just a guess out of the blue

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

I'm getting a V+ box next month. Who's got one? What make are they and are you liking it?

I hope they do get more HD channels especially Sky Sports and movies. I've watched Prem football on ESPN HD around a mates house, looks awesome.

I love HD I got a Panny blu ray player and PS3 so I've experienced HD on my Toshiba LCD TV. So I'm looking forward to the V+ box.

My package will be £55 is that good, what do other peeps pay? Thats for XL TV no phone line, Sports and movies pack and V+ box. Also a £75 fee. I'm currently a VM customer.

My set up is Toshiba 46" LCD TV, Yamaha RXV 1900 Reciever, 7.1 speakers.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

You might want to look here:

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/10...ung-v-box.html

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Six Nations to be broadcast in HD and on BBC iPlayer on Virgin Media.

BBC Sport are to broadcast the RBS Six Nations games live on BBC HD.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitalt...010-in-hd.html

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

YOu really have a weird chain of thought, how does giving l customer a few channel devaule xl? so should they jsut add new channesl to xl and then l cusotmer say what about us? there only moving the lesser watched channesl down the premium or good channesl say exculsive after all they want peoel to take out xl

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Cant blame virgin anyway there nothing worng witht hem moving channels about they do it all the time well not as much now a day but they still move channels up and down, and there nothing in the term and condation to say that a channel has ot stay exculsive to xl it at virgin discreation

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They aint confirmed to be the new channels just there is new channels coming and technix on digial spy is usula spot on

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Forgot SKY HD channels they wont be coming unless virign are willing ot pay over the odds for them or will charge virign cusotmer more than sky cusotmer get charged for them

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

It's not a weird chain of thought at all.

L costs £10 a month, XL costs £21.50 a month. That £11.50 extra gives you an amount of extra channels, if they move channels from XL to L then you're still paying £11.50 a month more, but you're getting LESS extra channels for it. Hence devaluing it in some people's eyes.

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Once again though the view is based on incomplete information

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Yep, I see your point. If I pay for 500ml and then next week get 330ml for the same price, it has been devalued. However let's see what VM are going to do and see if something is announced next week.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

It's also a view that ignores XL has had HD channels added, ESPN (and before that Setanta) and various other channels over the time, without people rushing to give VM more money.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: Watford next for ''TV Card Swap''.

I have tonight been told that from the 2nd of February Virgin viewers in Watford will start getting their new Viewing Card as part of Virgin Media's Card Swap.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

but thats why you pay the extra £11.50 to get the exclusive channels as they launch or become available. the price increases every year and are due to do so again soon so if you pay for the XL pack you expect to be given priority on new channels.

plus we didnt get ESPN added they just replaced Satanta so using ESPN as an example is void. i do agree we got HD channels but so did the L TV package although not as many.

the point is Channels keep appearing on L TV that were XL TV exclusive and until anything is announced doing so devalues the XL TV package.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

To me you have just answered your own point. What is the point moaning about it when it would be easier to wait a few weeks and see what is announced. If the announcement is just the launch of a few +1 channels then I will be with you all the way, but until then I don't think it is worth going on about.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

The L package got one more - C4HD

All the others are in XL, and I bet any new HD channels will also be in XL only

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Dunno if you still need to know this but they are still on air in Gateshead (930/931) just checked for you.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

4HD is in M package (as well as L and XL)
http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html...els/index.html

Also any idea why when you can no longer choose M TV when you "build you own bundle" online? only M+ is available.
http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html...els/index.html

VM used to make a big thing of advertising their free (M) TV pack, now it's hidden away in the small print at the bottom of the page.
http://allyours.virginmedia.com/html...els/index.html

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

ESPN replaced setanta yes (which is why I mentioned setanta) but what did Setanta replace? People will say sky basics.. but now both of them are there? That is a huge amount of value right there for XL seeing as the channels cost up to £10 alone.

The point is you can't really say it's devalued when things are moved down, without also saying it's value has risen when things are added. It all evens out to the point that XL still holds considerable more value than L. Infact I'd say that XL today is worth far more over L than the XL of 3 years ago.

Annual price increases generally have nothing to do with added content and everything to do with inflation.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

Yes it did, but the L package was specifically mentioned so thats what I was discussing.

Maybe because Virgin no longer want to make a big deal of the M package and would prefer people bought the M+ ?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

I'm sure VM would rather people spent more money buying more of their products, but if they still have the M TV pack, at least let people know about it.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2010)
 

TV M is now a 'last ditch' package, just like BB S is

It is not part of Virgin's actively sold services.

For instance if you take out any of the current 2 month free TV offers, the minimum package you can downgrade to in your minimum term is the M+