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From MB's Blog:

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Confirmed not confirmed,time will tell but I'm pretty sure we are going to see some more additions before the end of the year.what they will be time will tell but I'm sure mb will announce something soon

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It's more a case of MB isn't usually around at the weekend to clarify these points, it's often easier to refer to his blog in his absence. The source of the rumours then becomes more obvious:

No doubt there will be much more to come, patience is a virtue. :D

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expect any thing to happen this week ?

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I doubt it

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Pessimist.

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:mis:

Monday's yuk. 5 million extra cars on the road this morning.

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haha i was about to say that. lets keep the faith all. i think we should all get a list of channels which we haven't got yet compared to sky and play media boy bingo as he announces them...

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Realist

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Non Believer

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;)

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You mean loyal servant to thy master.

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Nope just realist

That too :D

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:)

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I know I am not that why I post on my list all the time.

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

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Mess with Media Boy, Mess with all of us!

#MediaBoyLovin'

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Lots and lots of sycophancy!

;)

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I've not heard anything new yet today just the usual FOX+ and DisneyHD testing and are ready to launch anytime.

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The passing tumbleweed blows gently down the street towards a blue Sky and an Atlantic ocean.

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Such is the view from Swansea bay.

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Vote now for the Best channel launch so far:

SD Channels: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...launch-so.html

HD Channels: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...launch-so.html

Lines are still open.

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right we need new news.so some one make something up.I'll go first everton fc are going to win the league this year :PP:

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UPDATE from Insiders:

Latest I have seen from insiders is that no new channels has been set to launch tomorrow.

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oh well maybe thursday thanks for the update media boy

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Rumour updates.

I have been told the following from an Virgin Viewer:

No info in this post has been confirmed by any Insiders.

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sounds good media boy

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The lull before the storm.;)

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how big of a storm do you think it will be denphone ;)

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small storm I think

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a storm in tea cup you could say

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RTE to launch UK Channel.

RTÉ plans to launch an RTÉ branded linear television channel – working title RTÉ Ireland. The channel will be made available free to air in the UK (England, Scotland and Wales) on Virgin Media.

http://static.rasset.ie/documents/ne...ortversion.pdf

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Media Boy, even though the channel will be free, l cannot see it on VM, we have enough trouble getting other channels on VM.

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Its the deep breath before the plunge.;)

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Oh Dave you are such a pessimist.

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I like storms. Bring the storm on

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Very good news. Thanks MB!!

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Regarding RTE Ireland if we get it on VM and from a purely personal point of view, I'd get to see some of the pro 12 games not available on S4C or BBC2 Wales.

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Media Boy, is it realistic to expect Sky Sports F1 HD?

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all we know is they are in talks

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thats sounds good -hopefully will show GAA (if they are able to of course in the UK).

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Looks like all the UKTV channels have gone widescreen all logos are right in the corner looks a lot better :D

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This is something they have been planning for many years, unfortunately it keeps getting delayed.

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Which ones weren't widescreen? I think all the UKTV channels I watch are already widescreen, so I guess I don't watch them all?

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Must of just been the logos put right in the corner

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It won't be the RTE channel as it appears in Ireland, it will be like BBC America, entirely seperate but showing mostly the same shows.

It clearly says in the document on "Satellite and Cable", so if it doesn't come to VM the only other cable network is Small World

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It's difficult to predict what it could show as RTÉ only has Irish rights to show most of their content. UK rights for most of their content is generally held by one of the UK broadcasters. There shouldn't be a problem with showing home grown Irish productions but that wouldn't be enough content for a fulltime channel. At a guess they could easily obtain rights for programmes they show, which UK broadcasters don't want.. Shortland Street springs to mind.

UK rights are considerably more expensive than Irish rights because of the relative sizes of the countries, so it could be quite expensive for them to start purchasing UK rights. And this is probably why the project keeps being shelved as too expensive.

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From what I read in the document, it is something they would like to do, not a definite.

I miss Tara TV because it had the GAA - Hurling is mental !

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Normally I would gloss over posts like this, but unless I am wrong, you went to Sky then came back to Virgin.

If I am correct, why ????

Virgin have given us quite a few channels this year, so can you please explain what you mean by "we have enough trouble getting other channels on VM"

or are you just ranting again ?

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RTE clearly state it is programmes from RTE 1 and 2 in Ireland so they must have rights to show some of these shows in UK....

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Must agree. Except for Atlantic which may now come we are missing very little of note on VM except Sky Sports 3 and 4 HD and now even they do not seem to be impossible.... Very very good year from VM.

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Indeed it has been a very good year but alas the moaners will always find something to moan about.

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RTE not having enough programs? Please there is enough Rachel Allen Bake episodes to fill a channel so relax, joking aside this would be a good thing for the many Irish who live here who wish to access home grown programs like BBC world is to ex pat brits

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If the idea actually gets off the ground, this is very good news. It would be nice to get other national TV stations from other English speaking countries as well, such as the US, Canada and Australia.

Rights issues are a real problem - we need a more flexible system! I'm sure it will come eventually (but whether it will be in my lifetime....possibly not).

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Have you noticed all the additional channels we've had added this last year, Arthur? Things are changing fast now, you mustn't dwell in the past.

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We do have PBS for American programmes.

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100% agree with this! It'd be very good to get the comedy channel of fox news and CNN usa added to VM. i'd really like it. The french tv news channel is all very good...but i dont speak french....

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Mutleyf, let me answer your question on myself with VM/Sky.

Yes, l did go to Sky, but returned the same day due to being wrong info. I am pleased that l stayed with VM.

In regards to other channels on VM, what l meant was that VM do have trouble getting channels on the system. such as Atlantic.

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I love hurling and Gallic football they are tough games!:D

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If you want Fox News for the comedy then you really should be watching the Daily Show - they do a good job of picking out the funniest bits so you don't have to watch it 24/7.

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hahah yeah i do watch the daily show which is why i'd like to watch fox news direct myself for the laughs!

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Glad you stayed then !

I am sure Atlantic will be here one day, some people here see it as the holy grail of TV programming, but others see the channel as not as good as it once was.

I would like to know why we do not have it (the exact reason, not educated guesses), but we will never be privvy to that information.

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hope sky sports news in HD come soon sd crap doing my nut in

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The easy way to check is to use the RTÉ Player at http://www.rte.ie/player/gb/ - that way you will get a better view of which programmes they actually have the rights to show in the UK ...not a lot!

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Try watching it on 624. :p:

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One suspects it will arrive soon enough.

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Sky Sports News HD is testing right now just no launch date has been confirmed yet.

With Virgin Media starting the Netflix on TiVo tests (In some areas) new channels launch has been put on hold until Thursday so I have been told.

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hopefully Thursday then MB

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But do not take my word on it.

Information has still to be confirmed by insiders.

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Fingers crossed! Sky sports news hd and sky news hd will tick off a great deal of these rumoured channels!

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Rumour: Media Boy been told the names of the two unknown channels that may launch on Virgin Media.

Can I take you back to August 29th when I posted on my blog.

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...ls-set-to.html

I have today been told by an Virgin Viewer.

History HD and CI HD may launch soon on Virgin Media plus I was told Virgin are planning on bringing ALL the missing channels that UPC Ireland broadcast onto Virgin Media.

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history HD will be nice but the history channel just shows does dam light entertainment shows like pawn stars

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We watch four of those five regularly in the M house, so they're good additions in my book. MB are these all possible launches this week?

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By October look more likely to me.

FOX + and Disney HD may launch this coming Thursday (But still not confirmed)

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Yippee.:hyper::hyper:

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hoping SSN HD is in next launch

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i keep complaining about this and keep emailing them saying its fine if they want to keep doing all these entertainment shows but to change their name from history channel. pointless.

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Me to bud,pq on sky is amazing in hd for it.really does make a difference bud ;)

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Think its a case of wait and see at minute bud,vm's top priority seems to be Netflix and TiVo updates at min.im sure mb will get confirmation from is insiders when they are due to launch.i suspect we may see them as scattered launches but you never know with vm this year.Certainly a year we will never forget ;)

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Indeed.

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History HD is the one I really want along with SSN HD

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Independent: ITV brand to launch 24-hour shopping channel.

The Zone is set to go 24 hours a day from October 1st.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/me...l-8822507.html

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Cheers buddy.

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Same here.

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disney hd for me along with sky news hd

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any more news on the active channel lauching?

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What channels are only broadcasting on UPC Ireland areas right now???

I was told today that Virgin are planning on bringing ALL the missing channels that UPC Ireland broadcast onto Virgin Media. The following is that full list of missing channels:

News and Documentaries
-History HD
-Nat Geo Wild HD
-CI HD
-Sky News HD (Testing in Virgin Media areas)

Movies
-MGM HD

Sports
-Sky Sports News HD (Testing in Virgin Media areas)

Lifestyle
-Fashion TV

Kids
-Disney Channel HD (Testing in Virgin Media areas)

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.

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be great to have that back yipppeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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Seen no updates in months.

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sooner the better for the new channels yeaaaaaaaaa

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Media Boy, how do we know that all these channels are testing on VM, Do you have a crystal ball.

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I hope that Trues Movies 2 will launch, my wife watches these channels more than Sky movies.

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The info on Sky News HD, Sky Sports News HD and Disney Channel HD testing in Virgin Media areas was from an post from Asian Channel 1st posted on August 28th on Digital Spy.

But I have been told by Virgin Viewers that both FOX + and Disney HD will appear soon on Virgin TV.

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Base on info I seen last week Virgin are in talks with True Movies owners.

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It now makes sense as to why MTV Classic wasn't added with the other Viacom channels, because I'm sure it's cheaper to port the channel over than it is to pay two bills, one for each company

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Interesting that the closure of Radio Caroline is mentioned, & Peter Moore's comments make interesting reading as regard to Sky's attitude to receiving channels without an EPG slot on their boxes. So much for Sky having an 'open' platform.

...we decided to take an Sky EPG (Electronic Programme Guide) but this did not give the expected increase in either listeners or advertisers and it was costing a fortune so we gave that up.

All we wanted to do was to revert to manual tuning as before. It was not known by us, nor our provider, that Sky had hardened their attitude to non EPG signals. We found that no Sky SD boxes would get our signal at all. Sky had nil interest in sending a software signal to make the boxes hear us. Then we found that each time they sent a general update to the HD boxes, this wiped the stored memory so that the listener had to go through the tuning process all over again and again....

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I don't think it means they're just going to re broadcast the Ireland feed, just that they're going to aim for channel parity with UPC. It'll still be two deals and two bills, I'm sure. There would be rights issues otherwise.

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Daft question, how do you know channels are being tested? Is it an facility that an non technical person or an lay observer can find or do you need a equipment?

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If you have a DVB-C Compliant TV you can hook your Virgin Cable into it and they can show up that way, but it breaks Virgin T&Cs

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is it really that important? watching endlessly repeated 15 minute news reports that advertise sky sports?

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What about the seeing the lovely ladies in HD. ;)

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Im hoping that virgin media will get Universal Channel HD, Sky Atlantic HD, MTV Classic and Sky Sports 3 & 4 in HD.

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You naughty man.:nono::naughty::nono:

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Don't know what channel you watch and yes having now seen it in hd on sky it is pq is 110% better;)

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no but i do watch a lot of news sky news bbc news news night and some times bbc parliament.so news in HD would be very helpful to me

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Sadly unless vm have had a change of heart long wait on universal hd I'm afraid I was told in July they don't value it enough to obtain,total joke with all the new shows that are on/starting on it and that sd pq is one of the worst I've ever seen.thank god I can switch the sky box on and each in hd ;)

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I sympathise if your pq is bad, but I don't know why you are experiencing this. We record a fair amount from Universal and the picture is fine. There may be differences between TVs but I wonder whether your signal is right. Might be worth raising it with VM to see if they can put it right.

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watching ice roaad truckers in hd would be brilliant

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Cheers bud,maybe its me just being a hd snob.to be honest I dont watch any of the sd channels they all look grainy to me anything i want to see on these channels I obtained hd versions by other means.some do look better than others and when I lve flicked it on its looked like one of the worse ones but that could be down to program thats on and how old I suppose

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Isn't it about time they implemented a simple software drop to remove by option, standard def channels - can't stand hunting out the HD channel equivalents