Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

Media Boy UK on X sources say that Sky Atlantic is launching on Virgin TV on 1 April but not on V6 boxes.
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Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

The 1st April ? mmmmm ;)

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

I think that is meant to be a joke

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I doubt it, the main reason Sky Max is changing back to Sky One is because HBO Max app launches 30 days later.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

April 1st date is from link i posted.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

The pictured quote is from https://tv24.co.uk/channel/sky-atlantic-2

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

1st April is also a significant date for Sky because it's the day they implement their price rises for TV and broadband customers.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

That's also the date for VM's 2026 price increases as per https://www.uswitch.com/broadband/gu...-customers-do/

Fixed price increase
Contracts starting from 9 January 2025: £3.50 per month price increase on 1 April.
Contracts starting from 2 October 2025: £4 price increase on 1 April.
Inflation price increase
If you signed up to your current contract before 9 January 2025, your 2026 price increase will be 7.7%.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

That would be great news but the start date makes me think it's a April Fool...

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

Also shows up on TV 24 app (only if you have Virgin as your TV provider) and search what's on

Guess we will find out next Tuesday on Channel 111

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

Prices from 1st April (new customers)

Sky bundle
£44 per month

- 300Mb/s fibre broadband
- Ultimate TV (all Sky entertainment channels)
- Netflix Standard with Ads
- Discovery+ Entertainment
- Disney+ Standard with Ads
- HBO Max Basic with Ads
- Hayu*

Includes Stream puck

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Virgin Media bundle
£32 per month

- 362Mb/s fibre broadband
- Mega TV (all Sky entertainment channels)
- Netflix Standard with Ads

Includes Stream box

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Sky is £12 more per month, but for that you also get:

- Discovery+ Entertainment (worth £3.99)
- Disney+ Standard with Ads (worth £5.99)
- HBO Max Basic with Ads (worth £4.99)

* Plus, from July:
- Hayu (worth £5.99)

So which service is the best value very much depends on how many of these apps you really want, as the majority of people won't need all of these.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

Grrrrr. I'm getting sick of VM penalising V6 customers. Not quite p***ed off enough yet to jump to $ky and certainly not willing to accept the downgrade that is 360. I love TiVo on my V6 boxes.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

Does look like Discovery content will available on Discovery+ and HBO Max
https://www.fremantle.co.uk/news/ed-...-series-from-a

Would explain why it's only mentioned in the new Sky press release for Sky Essential TV

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

It’s not a downgrade, but yes, there can’t be an excuse for keeping any channel off a device they want to phase out on the basis that the older technology can’t cope with it. Blatantly now, they are trying to create a situation whereby people change over their kit voluntarily as they have less to watch on it.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

From my point of view as a VM customer of 25 years, 360 is a downgrade. Many of the TiVo/V6 features I value are not available on 360. Just because something is new and shiny it is not automatically better than what came before. AI for example.... :D. If I hadn't recently entered into a very long contract with VM I'd be eyeing the $ky offerings with interest.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

The story about Sky Atlantic sounds very suspect, so I wouldnt worry. Even if it was true its not enough for me to downgrade to 360. Nothing on Atlantic I'm interested in.

Wonder what they'll try next? Murder of your first born if you refuse to 'upgrade'? ;)

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

Let's speculate on what VM might do to the Unbelievers...

Reduce broadband speeds
Increase On Demand prices
Make BBC ONE show Bargain Hunt continuously (oh, hang on...)

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

It would be a strange and unusual move, even for Virgin, to withhold channels from a device fully capable of handling them. Moving from the carrot to the stick as a motive to migrate customers away from their preferred device could backfire. Customers may prefer to move away from Virgin as they prefer not to be coerced into decisions they don't really want to make. I wonder what else April 1st will bring.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

SKY Atlantic isn't coming to VM.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

TV360 users get Sky Atlantic. On the V6 this channel is replaced by a 24/7 Bargain Hunt FAST channel. Hmmm! that could work.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

:shocked:
:D

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Agreed.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

Prior to the upcoming changes, the expiry dates for content in Sky Showcase box sets has been updated.

HBO series will expire on 25 March 2026:

- Band of Brothers
- Big Little Lies
- Boardwalk Empire
- Game Of Thrones
- The Pacific
- The Sopranos
- True Blood
- True Detective
- True Detective: Night Country

HBO Max launches on Virgin Media on 26 March 2026.

Sky Original series will expire on 31 March 2026:

- Atomic
- The Day Of The Jackal
- Gangs Of London
- The Gilded Age
- The Iris Affair
- Mary & George
- Sweetpea
- The Sympathizer
- The Tattooist Of Auschwitz

Sky Atlantic appears to be launching on Virgin Media on 1 April 2026.

The Regime (HBO series) currently still says until 6 April 2028 but I expect that to be updated shortly.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

I think Sky Atlantic still has non exclusive rights True Detective Night Country until 13th January 2028.

It's all based on when it originally premiered, the old HBO output deal gives them a 4 year licence for anything before the end of 2025, same with anything on Sky Documentaries & Sky Comedy

The Gilded Age is the one exception to this which will still be available in Full, it's a HBO Original series and is on HBO Max in Germany & Italy aswell.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

The above dates are taken directly from the Virgin TV 360. With the exception of The Regime all Sky Showcase box sets are now set to expire on 25 March or 31 March.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

That looks like a mistake then by Virgin.

The Sympathizer, is also HBO series and that shows as 31st March on Virgin (Sky still has non exclusive rights until 25th May 2028)

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

You are correct that The Sympathizer is an HBO series, along with The Guilded Age. I only included them in the second list as the later date applies to them and I assumed that they were Sky Originals, but as you say they are HBO series.

This post is purely about the expiry dates that the series now have on Virgin Media, ahead of the future changes, and not about when Sky has the rights to these shows.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

very useful post this sonicmaster!

As for sky atlantic finally coming i'll believe it then i see it! been about a decade of false starts with that one!

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

Hello all again, I am 80 years old and could do with a bit of info/help.
I am still using my V6 TV box as I understand the new stream box is not so good.

The wife wants to watch Take That on Netflix but it seems to want us to register/pay for doing that, yet very recently I could just press 204, Red button and screen icon to access the service.

Should I still be able to access Netflix with my old V6 or do I need to geta new stream box?
Any help most welcome. Gus.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

The Netflix App still works on V6 boxes, so if you have a subscription it should allow you to watch things.

Re: Virgin TV (2026)
 

you'd still need to log in with what you used to log in last time but itll still be part of your package