Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

what channel did cbs reality take over? my mum will be happy now because she can see dynisty and full springer shows.

ah zone reality

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Dynisty is not shown on Virgin TV.

CBS show it on CBS Drama - only on Freesat and Sky.

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its Dynasty;) god I hated that show lol

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Me too and Springer.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

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.

Who posted the best infomation on Coming soon to Virgin TV 2009?

Well it that time of year for my ''Best of'' to appear on Cable Forum.

This years ''Best of'' list of winners will appear on this thread on December 17th.

Vote Now for your best poster who give out information @ http://virgintvmediaboy.blogspot.com/

Voting lines close on December 15th.

This list was last updated by Media Boy on the 18th of November.

BOLD = New

Colours on my list are as followed:

Media Boy = New Info just added.
Media Boy = Virgin Media News.
Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: = It an Media Boy EXCLUSIVE and you can only see it on my Blogs or on this thread.
Media Boy = Other info, Live Football on Virgin TV news and other Media news.

=== Channels having Freeviews on Virgin TV right now ===
Nat Geo Wild is available for free to all customers on Virgin Channel 228 until December 2nd.
True Movies is available for free to all customers on Virgin Channel 428 until January 9th.

=== Coming up on Virgin's Digital TV ===
=== Imminent ===
Virgin Media will soon be starting an ''TV Card Swap'' to all Digital Cable viewers with 85,000 viewers in Leeds, Harrogate and York being first.

=== November ===
30th Living2 and Living2 +1 is rumoured to be set to rebranded as Living It and Living It +1 on Virgin Channels 112 and 160.

=== December ===
1st. Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Screen 2 as Sky Movies Christmas Channel for an month on Virgin Channel 412.
14th. Final update of the year on post one will happen today.
14th. Teletext will cease all transmissions on ITV1 and Channel 4.
15th. Teletext will cease all transmissions on Five.
Absolute 80s may launch on Virgin Channel 951, replacing Absolute Xtreme.

=== Before 2010 ===
-Zone Horror are to closed on Virgin Channel 149.
-An CBS branded channel to launch on Virgin Channel 149.
-Virgin Media to launch LIVING Player, Also with HD on Virgin on Demand.
-Virgin Media are rumoured to be in talks with ITV with an view of carrying ITV1 HD and maybe even ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4's +1 hour channels.
-Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: An executive of Sony UK has told me that Sony are in talks with Virgin about carrying more Asian TV channels on their platform to build the View Asia package but it depends on space available on Virgin. ''ViewAsia pack'' is price at £17.99 per month.
-Digital Spy says Wedding TV and Investigation Discovery will launch on Virgin TV.
-Virgin Media are to move some channels about on their EPG Channel lineup.
-Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: UKTV has told me that Eden +1 and Yesterday +1 will relaunch on Virgin TV ''later in the year''.
-Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: AETN UK are in active discussions with Virgin Media in relation to both Military History and History HD joining the network.
-FIVE are telling everyone that they will have Demand on Five on Virgin Media by the end of the year.

=== January 2010 ===
3rd. Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Christmas Channel as Sky Movies Screen 2 on Virgin Channel 412.
4th. Media Boy launches ''Coming soon to Virgin TV (2010)'' today.

=== February 2010 ===
1st. Virgin Media will today Switch Off Analogue Cable as well as Teletext will be axe on Virgin Channels 101 & 102 today in the following areas: Southampton.

=== March 2010 ===
No News...

=== Before April 2010 ===
Virgin Media will cease all analogue television transmissions.
Virgin Media will cease all teletext transmissions on your local BBC Channels on Virgin Channels 101 & 102.

=== April 2010 ===
No News...

=== May 2010 ===
No News...

=== June 2010 ===
No News...

=== Before July 2010 ===
Virgin Media says they hope to have 20-30 HD channels - see ''Latest news on HD Channels'' for full list of channels they may add.
Kids Co are rumoured to be in talks over UK launch.

=== July 2010 ===
No News...

=== August 2010 ===
MOTD2 will launch on BBCi Player.

=== September 2010 ===
No News...

=== October 2010 ===
No News...

=== November 2010 ===
No News...

=== December 2010 ===
No News...

=== Before 2011 ===
-Sci Fi will be rebranded as Syfy Universal on Virgin Channel 135.
-Diva TV & Diva +1 are set to be rebranded as Diva Universal & Diva Universal + 1 on Virgin Channels 164 & 165.

=== Unknown dates ===
-Men & Motors may close on Virgin TV to make may for launch of ITV1 +1 (Maybe on Virgin Channel 113) - Only in England and Wales.
-An Virgin Media worker has confirm on Twitter that Virgin are in talks with Sky with an view of the ''Red Button'' being added to Sky Sports. (June 4th)
-Virgin Media ''Are currently planning a future launch of BBC News multiscreen across Ex-ntl and Ex-CW areas of Virgin TV.
-Arsenal TV may relaunch on Virgin TV at an later date.
-BBC ALBA (Deal has been signed).
-Virgin Media will introduce a "next generation" conditional access system.
-Virgin Media will introduce an enhanced TV interface.
-Virgin Media will introduce an IP-based delivery platform to replace its existing digital cable television service.
-Virgin Media will introduce targeted ads across its VoD service.
-HISTORY + 1 - to be added to Ex-Telewest.
-The BBC TV and Radio Channels that are only in some areas of Virgin TV to be added to all areas of Virgin Media.
-Demand Five.
-Channel 4's ''4oD'' will offer HD content.
-ITV Net Player will offer HD content.
-Geo TV and Virgin Media are expecting to start negotiations over Geo's channels joining Virgin TV.

=== Latest news on HD Channels on Virgin TV ===
-Virgin Media are in talks with ITV with an of carrying ITV1 HD.
-Virgin Media say they hope to have 20-30 HD channels on air by July 2010 - Virgin rumoured to be looking to add Crime and Investgation HD, Discovery HD, History HD, E4 HD, Luxe HD, Bio HD, National Geo Wild HD, ITV HD, Rush HD, Eurosport HD, Five HD, Good Food HD, Sundance HD, SciFI HD, Living 2 HD, Sky 1 HD, Sky Arts 1 HD, Sky Arts 2 HD, Sky Real lives HD, Sky Sports 1 HD, Sky Sports 2 HD, Sky Sports 3 HD, Sky Movies HD.
Note: If say Discovery HD appear on Virgin TV that does not mean that all the missing SD Channels will not appear as well as Virgin Media are signing two deal with that broadcast - one for SD Channels and an other for HD Channels.

=== Rumoured/Hope/No news in months ===
-Virgin Media are rumoured to be set sell all of their ''Virgin Media Television'' as well as 50% of ''UKTV'' channels off to other Broadcasters.
-In summer of 2008 The chief executive of STV Group, outlined plans for a "Scottish Gold" TV channel, in partnership with the BBC.
-Five are also in the advanced stages of plans to roll out its Kids show Milkshake making it into an TV Channel.
-Virgin Media are rumoured to be in talks with the following broadcaster: Five (For Five on Demand).

=== What happened on Virgin Media this month ===
Channels rebrand/Move EPG:
Nov. 16th. Zone Reality has been rebrand as CBS Reality on Virgin Channel 148.

New Channels added:
No new channel has been added by Virgin Media so far this month...

Channels Stop broadcasting/Been removed on Virgin TV:
Nov. 5th. Virgin Media has remove some local Radio Channels - For more infomation to go http://virgintvmediaboy.blogspot.com....blogspot.com/

=== New channels that are now testing on some Virgin Media boxes. ===
Channels that are testing ARE Currently showing:
Last update: 9th of November 2009.

Name - Testing with
BBC One - No broadcast^
BBC One - No broadcast^
BBC One - No broadcast^
BBC One - No broadcast^
BBC One - No broadcast^
BBC One - No broadcast^
BBC One - No broadcast^
BBC One - No broadcast^
BBC One - No broadcast^
BBC One - No broadcast^
BBC One - No broadcast^
BBC One - No broadcast^
BBC One Scotland - No broadcast^
BBC One Wales - No broadcast^
BBC One N Ireland - No broadcast^
BBC One Cambs - No broadcast^
BBC One East Mids - No broadcast^
BBC One Yorks & Lin - No broadcast^
BBC Two N Ireland - No broadcast^
BBC Two Scotland - No broadcast^
BBC Two Wales - No broadcast^
Channel 4 - No broadcast^
Channel 4 - No broadcast^
Channel 4 - No broadcast^
Channel 4 - No broadcast^
Channel 4 - No broadcast^
Channel 4 - No broadcast^
Channel 4 + 1 - No broadcast^
Channel 4 + 1 - No broadcast^
Channel 4 + 1 - No broadcast^
Channel 4 + 1 - No broadcast^
Channel 4 + 1 - No broadcast^
FIVE^
FIVE Audio description^
ITV 1 - No Broadcast^
ITV 1 - No Broadcast^
ITV 1 - No Broadcast^
ITV 1 - No Broadcast^
ITV 1 - No Broadcast^
ITV 1 - No Broadcast^
ITV 1 - No Broadcast^
ITV 1 - No Broadcast^
ITV 1 - No Broadcast^
ITV 1 - No Broadcast^
ITV 1 - No Broadcast^
ITV 1 - No Broadcast^
ITV 1 - No Broadcast^
ITV 1 - No Broadcast^
ITV 1 - No Broadcast^
ITV 1 Anglia - No Broadcast^
ITV 1 Anglia - No Broadcast^
ITV 1 Central - No Broadcast^
ITV 1 London - No Broadcast^
ITV 1 Meridian - No Broadcast^
ITV 1 Meridian - No Broadcast^
ITV 1 West - No Broadcast^
ITV 1 Yorkshire - No Broadcast^
ITV1 +1 - Testing on some Ex-Telewest boxes on Virgin Channel 113 (Not on screen EPG or in Scotland)^^^

NOTE: All have no EPG right now unless added (With EPG), ^ = Testing in Ex-Cable & Wireless areas, ^^ = Testing in Ex-ntl areas & ^^^ = Testing in Ex-Telewest areas.

=== Channels THAT still to appear on both platforms ===
=== Channels that still to appear in Ex-Telewest areas ===
List was last updated on October 2nd 2009.

NO. Channel Name
235. HISTORY +1
811. Zing (Was Zee Music)
812. Zee Punjabi
833. Phoenix CNE
861. BBC One England
862. BBC One Scotland
863. BBC One Northern Ireland
864. BBC One Wales
865. BBC Two England
928. Radio: Magic 105.4
930. Radio: BBC Radio Scotland
931. Radio: BBC Radio Wales
932. Radio: BBC Radio Ulster
934. Radio: BBC Radio nan Gaidheal
936. Radio: BBC Radio Cymru
963. Radio: Kiss 100

=== Channels THAT still to appear in Ex-Cable & Wireless OR Ex-ntl areas ===
List was last updated on September 1st 2009.

NO. Channel Name
911. Radio: BBC Radio 4 LW
917. Radio: RTE Radio 1
920. Radio: WRN Europe

=== Media Boy Thinks: ===
Virgin will keep the following Channels:
All the BBC TV and Radio Channels
Kiss Radio
Magic Radio
HISTORY +1
ZEE channels

====== Media Boy Information =====
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Media Boy is part of ''Media Boy Family''.

=== Media Boy Blogs & Extra TV info: ===
See My Virgin TV Blog here - http://virgintvmediaboy.blogspot.com/
See latest on Virgin TV's Analogue switch off - http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/10...-schedule.html
See My Ideal Virgin TV lineup here - http://virgintvmediaboy.blogspot.com...el-lineup.html
See My DAB Radio News Blog here - http://dabnews.blogspot.com/
See My Radio News Blog here - http://localradionews.blogspot.com/
See My On Demand Blog here - http://ondemandnews.blogspot.com/
See My Virgin Media News Blog here - http://virginmedianews.blogspot.com/
See My Media News Blog here - This blog has closedown.
See My Football on Virgin TV Blog here - http://footballonvirgintv.blogspot.com/
See Setanta Sports UK fall out News here - http://setantasportsuknews.blogspot.com/
See Virgin Media on ''twitter'' here - http://twitter.com/virginmedia
See latest news about Virgin on Demand via ''twitter'' here - http://twitter.com/vmondemand

=== Ask Media Boy ===
Q: WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION ABOUT VIRGIN MEDIA FROM?
A: I get all my info from Virgin Media workers (NOTE: I called them ''An Insider''), Virgin Media viewers, my blogs and Web Sites (NOTE: When I used web sites I will say ''Info from WEB SITE NAME'').

Q: I HAVE GOT NEWS BUT I WORK FOR VIRGIN MEDIA AND I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO SEE MY USER NAME?
A: All you need to do is pm me right now and tell me what Virgin Media area you are from* and I will post your news on ''Coming soon to Virgin TV'' for you.

* = I also need to know you local cable network - was you in an Ex-Telewest, Ex-ntl or Ex-Cable & Wireless area before Virgin Media appeared.

Q: WHY AM I NOT GETTING ''CHANNEL Z'' FOR?A: Some channels are only in some areas - Magic Radio is only in Ex-ntl and Ex-Cable & Wireless areas but Ex-Telewest area have got BBC Radio 4 LW.

Q: WHY HAS VIRGIN MEDIA PULLED SOME LOCAL RADIO OFF EX-TELEWEST FOR?
A: The BBC Radio stations for England, Wales, Scotland and NI will replace them (But I do not know when that will be). They are already broadcasting in non Ex-Telewest areas between Virgin TV Channels 930 to 936. This is part of the process of aligning the Channels so that everyone can have the same Channels lineup.

==== Deals with broadcasters ===
When deals with broadcasters run out Virgin Media need to sign new one to keep that Channel on Virgin TV.

Here is an list of channel that Virgin may get when they old deal runs out with that broadcaster:

NOTE: Channels will be on this list until they launch on Virgin Media. To start broadcasting soon = That channel has still to start broadcasting on Sky or Freeview.

=== Own by AETN UK ===
Bio HD
Crime & Investigation Network HD
Crime & Investigation Network +1
HISTORY HD
Military History

=== Own by ABC Television Group ===
Disney Cinemagic HD
Disney Cinemagic + 1
Playhouse Disney +

=== Own by Arsenal F.C./Input Media ===
Arsenal TV (May relaunch at an later date.)

=== Own by ARY Group ===
ARY News
QTV ARY

=== Own by BBC ( Everyone in the UK) ===
BBC ALBA (Deal has been signed.)

=== Own by BSkyB ===
Sky1 HD
Sky2 HD (Soon to start broadcasting.)
Sky Arts 1 HD
Sky Arts 2 HD
Sky Movies Action/Thriller HD
Sky Movies Comedy HD
Sky Movies Drama HD
Sky Movies Family HD
Sky Movies Indie HD
Sky Movies Modern Greats HD
Sky Movies Premiere HD
Sky Movies Sci-Fi Horror HD
Sky Movies Screen 1 HD
Sky Movies Screen 2 HD
Sky News HD (To start broadcasting in Spring 2010 on Sky.)
Sky Real Lives HD
Sky Real Lives + 1
Sky Sports HD 1
Sky Sports HD 2
Sky Sports HD 3

=== Own by CBS International and Chello Zone ===
CBS Action
CBS Drama
CBS Reality + 1
CBS 1 (Working name only - real channel name still to be confrim.)
CBS 2 (Working name only - real channel name still to be confrim.)

=== Own by Channel 4 Television Corporation ===
E4 HD (Soon to start broadcasting)
More 4 + 1

=== Own by Channel 5 Broadcasting ===
FIVE HD (To start broadcasting on Freeview in 2010.)
FIVER + 1
FIVE USA + 1

=== Own by Chello Zone ===
Zone Horror + 1

NOTE: All ''Zone'' branded channels owned by Chello Zone is to closedown by end of this year.

=== Own by CSC Media Group ===
Bliss
Chart Show TV
Flaunt
Flava
Kix!
NME TV
Pop Girl
Pop Girl +1
Scuzz
The Vault
Tiny Pop + 1
True Enterainment
True Movies 2

=== Own by Discovery Networks Europe ===
Discovery HD
Discovery Home & Health + 1
Discovery Knowledge + 1
Discovery Science + 1
DMAX + 1
DMAX + 2
Investigation Discovery [Digital Spy's ''Coming Soon list'' says this channel is set to launch before 2010 on Virgin TV.]
Quest
Quest + 1

=== Own by Fox International Channels ===
FX + 1

=== Own by GMG Radio ===
Real Radio
Rock Radio

=== Own by Independent Media Corporation ===
AAG
GEO News
GEO UK

=== Own by ITV Digital Channels Ltd ===
ITV HD (Soon to be ITV1 HD.)
ITV1 HD (Soon to start broadcasting.)
ITV1 +1 (Soon to start broadcasting in England and Wales areas only.)
ITV2 + 1
ITV3 + 1
ITV4 + 1

=== Own by NBC Universal Global Networks ===
13th Street (May soon start broadcast in UK and Ireland).
Sci Fi HD (Soon to be Syfy Universal HD.)
Sci Fi + 1 (Soon to be Syfy Universal +1.)
Universal Channel (May soon start broadcast in UK and Ireland).

=== Own by NBC Universal, Corus Entertainment, Cookie Jar Group ===
Kids Co (Soon to start broadcasting - rumoured to be set to launch in UK before July 2010.)

=== Own by NGC-UK Partnership ===
Nat Wild HD

=== Own by Rainbow Media ===
Rush HD
Sundance Channel HD

=== Own by Scripps Networks Interactive (Run by Chello Zone) ===
Food Network
Food Network + 1

=== Own by Sony ===
NOTE: The following channels will become part of the ''ViewAsia'' package if Sony can sign an new deal Virgin Media:
ARY Digital^
B4U Movies^
MAX^
SAB
Sahara One
SET Asia^

^ = On Virgin Media right now.


=== Own by STAR TV ===
STAR Gold
STAR One

=== Own by TF1 Group ===
Eurosport HD

=== Own by Turner Broadcasting System Europe ===
Cartoonito
TCM 2

=== Own by Twenty Four 7 Ltd. ===
Luxe TV
Luxe TV HD

=== Own by UKTV ===
Eden + 1
Good Food HD (Soon to start broadcasting - Virgin Media are in talks with BBC Worldwide about starting this channel up.)
YeSTERDAY + 1

=== Own by Viacom ===
BET
BET + 1
Comedy Central Extra + 1
NickToons Replay

=== NON Virgin Media news: ===
For all the latest news on Non-Virgin Media news go to '''Coming soon to Digital TV''.
See my Sky and Freesat Blog at: http://mediaboydigitaltvnews.blogspot.com/
See my Freeview News Blog here - http://freeviewuknews.blogspot.com/

Or: http://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/transmitters/dso.shtml

=== Live Football on Virgin TV this week ===
For this weeks games go to my Blog at: http://footballonvirgintv.blogspot.com/

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Media boy, apparently one of my friends who has a doggy box has tole me that on the channel security fracas which is on vms doggy boxes its says Beware to all unauthorised virgin media set op box usesers you will soon be losing your service.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Virgin Media Launch new LIVINGit Channel


Source: Digitalspy.co.uk

Click Me For More!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Off-topic: I no longer have Virgin TV as I've moved to a non-cabled street. I will keep the Virgin Media coverage going on my website (www.entertainment-iuk.com) for the time being - if anyone wants to lend a hand with that to keep it up to date please let me know.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

The Times: Virgin Media hits pause button on sale of channels.

Virgin Media’s attempt to sell its £160 million wholly-owned television channels has stalled as the cable company assesses whether it could raise more cash by pursuing an alternative plan.

Press here for more

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

New to on demand this winter :

Virgin Media : Press Office : Press Release

So at least there is more to watch and its getting updated !

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Hey just seen this over on ds and WAREHOUSE 13 AND TRAUMA are due to start on VIRGIN 1 IN 2010 :

Broadcasting - News - Virgin 1 to air 'Warehouse 13', 'Trauma' - Digital Spy

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

It's only good news if you don't have the Sci-Fi channel for Warehouse 13, great shown though season finale next Tuesday :)

I can never get excited about TV show premiers on certain channels, when they have already been shown on another abet pay channel :erm:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Setanta Sports UK fall out: FA in talks BBC over FA Cup deal, ESPN may do an deal IF FA and BBC fall out. Sky Sports are not biding.

http://setantasportsuknews.blogspot....-with-bbc.html

---------- Post added at 13:52 ---------- Previous post was at 12:55 ----------

This week list of games that will be broadcast LIVE on Virgin TV now online @ http://footballonvirgintv.blogspot.com/

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

any news on itv hd as i belive deal with freesat runs out next month

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

I have got any news about New Channels coming to Virgin TV any time soon.

---------- Post added at 14:18 ---------- Previous post was at 14:14 ----------

Setanta Sports UK fall out: Sky Sports sign an 8 year deal with PGA for the PGA Tour from 2010.

PGA has sold the UK and Ireland TV rights to Sky Sports running from 2010 to 2017.

Eurosport has pick this years PGA Tour after Setanta Sports closedown in June.

http://setantasportsuknews.blogspot....orts-from.html

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

This week update is now online - see post one.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Sorry I'm not up to date at all with this thread, which post do you mean (as in Post One) ?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Post 1 = The very first post on this thread
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/34709089-post1.html

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Hi all. I've been out of touch for a few days but I see it has been quite quiet here.

Two things I've noticed here in Aylesbury, ex-C&W ...

We now have BBC News Multiscreen (just as Freeview users are losing it).

The number of available channels has increased again from 312 to 316 although I'm not sure where the extra bandwidth has come from nor what it will be used for.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Thanks for info.

I think the extra channels will be for BBC News Multiscreen.

Can anyone in an Ex-ntl area tell me if BBC NM is available in YOUR area?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

I'm in Nottingham, ex NTL, and all I get on BBC News is the standard bbc red button menu, iPlayer etc. No multiscreen.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Not in Belfast either--- yet!
Ex-Ntl

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

The Multiscreen rollout is regional. It's actually tied with the new Nex Gen TV network changes

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Can someone please answer me this one question, when VM took over, and now everyone should have this network, why some areas don't have the same channels, it does not make sense, surely if VM take over the contract for the whole lot, you keep hearin Ex TW and Ex CW why can't they make it ALL VM if it is the same company..

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

That makes sense.

Happy St. Andrew's Day. I thought it was on Monday not tomorrow though.

Ah! So what other goodies can I expect with the Next Gen. rollout?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

It is a good question, but comes down to the legacy networks that they put together to make one. Even after this time there are subtle differences that are taking a lot of time effort and money to upgrade

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

plus surely TW and NTL also had seperate contracts for the channels, they have to wait for those to expire before they can be turned into a VM contract for the whole network.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Don't think that's even an issue after all of this time. The Answer to Arthur's question, as someone prevously stated, is basically down to legacy inherited hardware and infrastructure. The Next Gen. will level the playing field (so to speak) and, it seems, introduce new features and, eventually, IPTV.

---------- Post added at 21:05 ---------- Previous post was at 21:03 ----------

Oh, no! Now we'll have to refer to it as VM TV TNG! Damn trekkies!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Check your radio channels :)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Here's a spanner in the works, IF ex TW and CW boxes are the same, as mine hasn't changed since TW, then there should not be a problem, I am not tech minded, then surely, l cannot see any problem, I worked for TW for one day, and what l saw amazed me, here is how they changed your box from Anologue to Ditigal, and l did it, they just add a small metal tube about half and inch in length, which is the same size as a water pipe in your tap, and it was done, and it cost the customer £80.00 for which he got a reciept for, then when it went ditigal it didn't cost a penny, they didn't change the box or anything, Its the engineering side of VM which is taking its time, l will never understand VM, there are customers wanting the same channels as everyone else, but they have to wait, until an engineer pushes a button.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

WTF - happy hour obviously starts earlier where you are!!!!!! what are you saying ??????????

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Was thinking the same! hahahaha :D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Arthur yoru comment sinteh past have been weird and mosyly anti virgin, but this is plain i dnt know what if it was that simple virgin would have done iy years ago, secondly there waiting to move it all to iptv

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

What l am saying is that if Virgin take over a cable network, you don't expect several years later some areas of that network still under the same old system ie l was with TW, and yet other old networks are still waiting to change over to the VM way of things do you.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

I encrypted assuming that aliens is messages to sending am Arthur;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Are you aware how much it costs to upgrade a cable network?

They haven't had any need to get every network they took over running on the same equipment and giving the same services before, the differences in them were small enough that it wasn't a huge issue.

If they had of done they'd have had to spend money to get them in line, and would now be spending even more money to upgrade them to the next gen platform.

They looked at it from a business point of view, where supporting several different networks makes far more sense than unification when you know that you're going to be rolling out a next gen platform not that far in the future.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Arthur when I went from analogue to digital they changed the stb, what they added to yours sounds like an attenuator all that does is reduce signal strength. It will not convert an analogue stb to digital.
If that was the case all we would need to watch freeview on our analogue tv's is one of these magical metal tubes.

Maybe that's why you only lasted the day, engineer you were with said you to gullible to work for Telewest.

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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

What am I looking for that wasn't there before?

Of these three listed by Media Boy as missing from ex-C&W/ex-NTL areas ...

911. Radio: BBC Radio 4 LW
917. Radio: RTE Radio 1
920. Radio: WRN Europe

I have 'BBC Radio 4 LW' only.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Radio 4 LW is one of the new ones. You've also got BBC London 94.9 now. Virgin Media just keeps on giving... :)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

OMG

If BBC London HAS launch in Ex-C&W areas can anyone in Ex-C&W areas see if Virgin Media has added anymore local BBC Radio Channels to the network in their area?

And also give out their channel numbers.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Not got the radio stations or BBC news multiscreens here yet.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Movies 24 has rebranded to Christmas 24 on Virgin Channel 424.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

MB: It's rebranding, not rebrand.:)

Edit: I wasn't right either!:LOL:

As it's happened today, it should read:

Movies 24 has rebranded to Christmas 24....

Looks like we both need a English lesson.:)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Sorry, I was too busy to get online to fix it.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

MB: It looks like after donkey's years they're finally completing the alignment of the platforms, thanks for all your info.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Just seen this over on media week : ESPN to air Rugby World Cup archive content

http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/9704...chive-content/

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Is BET or BET HD coming to Virgin Media anytime soon?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

BET HD do not broadcast in the UK and Ireland.

BET may appear when Virgin Media deal with BET owners MTV/VH1 is up and their need to sign an new deal.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Cheers Media Boy

Sky or Freesat have BET HD

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

BET HD do NOT broadcast on Sky or Freesat.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

From 1st December Disney Cinemagic is included for all Sky Movies subscribers. Any customer who had both will no longer pay the £5 subscription for Cinemagic.

It will remain a seperate subscription channel for customers not on Sky Movies

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

This week update now online - see post one.

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Media Boy need you help: This post is for viewers in Ex-C&W areas only.

Has any local Radio appear on the Ex-C&W areas - I have been told by Felim Doyle that BBC Radio London has appeared on Virgin Channel 937 in his area.

The Following is the list of local Radio Channels that Virgin Media broadcasts in Ex-Telewest areas. All I need from you is tell me the name of the channel that is broadcasting in your area as well as it channel number.

NOTE: The following list is from Wikipedia.

Channel Name - Own by
Heart Bristol - Global Radio
Heart Gloucestershire - Global Radio
BBC Radio Bristol - BBC
BBC Radio Gloucestershire - BBC
Brunel Classic Gold - Global Radio
Red Dragon FM - Global Radio
BBC Radio Sheffield - BBC
BBC Radio Leeds - BBC
BBC Radio Kent - BBC
Heart Essex - Global Radio
Heart Kent - Global Radio
BBC Radio Newcastle - BBC
BBC Tees - BBC
BBC Radio Merseyside - BBC
Beacon Radio - Orion Media
BBC Radio Shropshire - BBC
BBC WM - BBC
96.4FM BRMB - Orion Group
BBC Radio Lancashire - BBC

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Apart from BBC London 94.9 on Ch 937 none of the above list showing in South Herts

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

None of those local stations are showing here in Aylesbury yet. I suppose we get the London stations because we are considered to be in the London region for VM purposes (e.g. we get London News on BBC TV).

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Local Radio Channels means Viewers in say Leeds will get BBC Radio Leeds.

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More Tests appeared in Ex-C&W areas.

I have been told that Channel 7 and Channel M are now testing in an ex C&W area.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

;) Open Channel D ;)

What are Channel 7 and Channel M?

OK, forget that. I Googled and now know they are local TV channels for Lincolnshire on 879 and Manchester on 878.

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Channel M - TV For Manchester, I have always had it on ex-C&W (well I do live in Manchester ;)) www.channelm.co.uk

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That was the info I got from an Ex- C&W viewer.

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More areas goes Digital only from Tuesday.

http://virgintvmediaboy.blogspot.com...ital-only.html

This list of LIVE Football on Virgin TV now online @ http://footballonvirgintv.blogspot.c...s-week_30.html

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From JG1970 on Digital Spy:

Local Radio Stations BRMB (Ch 964) & Beacon Radio (Ch 943) have ceased broadcasting on ex-Telewest platform in the Birmingham/Wolverhampton & Telford area.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

the global radio one will probally go soon no doubt leaving only local bbc

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I am in an ex-C&W area and I have 298 services on Standard V Box and 305 on V+ Box in Technical Stuff. I have yet to receive the BBC News Multiscreen. I notice from the 'Channel Provisioning' page on the Standard Box that the 'Security Fraud Message' and 'Non Standard Equipment' channels have gone. To me it seems that it may mean that the card switch in my area is imminent, though I am just speculating there.

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MB: Just for clarification, I noticed from here and your blog that you've said that the BBC News multiscreens have already been added to ex cwc areas. Plus, you've said that BBC London Radio has been added in London and BBC Radio 4 LW has been added to ex-cwc areas.

This has not happened to all areas yet, including my area of London. These services are being added to each headend one at a time, it seems.

London has several headends, so if one person in London says they have something doesn't mean all do - yet.

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Thanks for info BLOG now updated.

I did not know that Virgin has got several headends in London I was thinking they has only TWO headends (One for Ex-Telewest and one for Ex-C&W).

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....the reason it's several, is London used to have several cablecos each with its own headend.

You may be thinking of the super headends:

Ex Telewest in Knowsley
Ex Ntl in Langley
Ex CwC in Bromley

Anyway, this will all change/is changing with all the new cisco gear being put in as part of the next gen network. Me thinks there will be lots of consolidation going on, might even end up with just one network in the end.:)

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Hi ben is this still going ahead just spoke to customer services and they said it is still an extra £5

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Yes it is still going ahead

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Thanks Ben i will add it then i thought you would be right as you always been spot on in the past

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Can you imagine that no more waiting for months or years for things to be come available in different parts of the network. I have to say 2009 has been a good year for Cable. Lets hope they hit the ground running in 2010 and see the fruition of the Tivo and Cisco deal come through quick and that subscriber numbers start to grow.

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December 1st update:

-Magic is available for free to all L customers on Virgin Channel 340 until January 8th.
-Disney Cinemagic is now free to all Sky Movies customers on Virgin Channel 728.
-Fun Kids Radio has been removed from Virgin Channel 926.
-Sky Movies Screen 2 has been rebranded Sky Movies Christmas on Virgin Channel 412.

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its quite possibel with the network they will have and if they open it up so channels only have ot pay for a epg and bandwidht of the channel then they could launch channels before they launch on sky so giving people a incentive to join knowing virign is the first platform things ill launch on instead of sky and then get the channels the good ones ie not shopping or adult that are on sky and get them on virign so they can then offer the same as sky but maybe for less? the cinemagic deal is now the topping on the icing so to say ther enow competeing with sky wonder if voip cusotmer will get it:?

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I subscribe to Sky movies with VM but Disney Cinemagic is not available just running VM trailers. Not for me you understand but for my grandaughter when she stays. Any ideas why?

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Its on here as i have just checked and its showing MULAN 2 and i am also a vip customer and we got it as of this morning .

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Its on here as i have just checked and its showing MULAN 2 and i am also a vip customer and we got it as of this morning .

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I upgraded too the Movies on Saturday and Cinemagic was up and running on Sunday.

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:rolleyes: Pardon me, I've just dropped one. :rolleyes: A channel, that is. I've gone down to 315 channels with 33 streams on a standard V Box in an ex-C&W/ex-NTL area.

I do have BBC News Multiscreen now but I guess you don't navigate it using the numbers on the keypad (e.g. 400 for weather) as you would on Sky. It's all menu based, is that correct?

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That Channel will be Fun Kids that was broadcasting on Virgin Channel 926.

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Perhaps she likes to be spoiled. :D

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Haven't Sky Movies subscribers always had Cinemagic?

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With Sky but not with VM

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Someone has post on DS Forums that Disney Cinemagic is on the XL Pack - its not.

It only free if you have Sky Movies in or an VIP.

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Hi Media Boy, IF VM are going to have Channel M, i assume this will only be for Manchester, as this is a very good channel, l have it on Sky. As normally with VM they bring out this new services, but these ar for the local area, which is not fair, as it would be great to do what Sky do, you can get any channel by putting the channel number into EPG, and we watch Scottish TV all the time, being my wife is Scottish.

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Channel M is already on Virgin in Manchester

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What l am saying is WHY can't Channel M be all over instead of just MANCHESTER.:)

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Yep I've got SKY movies but cinemagic's still not on

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due to contracts sying they can only carry it lcoally, virign can easily make sur eit is local but sky cant since anyoen can access the satillete where it distrubute this is acutally one thing virign is better at than sky they can block channels from areas

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Just found this

It was temporary, but can somebody try it to see if it still works

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it doesnt it was remove from teh satillette teh following day i believe but defintely gone now

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Can anyone in the London area tell me if:

Ex-C&W Viewers: Has BBC Radio 4 LW launch in your area yet?

Ex-Telewest Viewers: Has Virgin moved the following radio channels -

Magic 105.4 FM to Channel 928 (Was Channel 935).
BBC London 94.9 to Channel 937 (Was Channel 930).
Kiss 100 London to Channel 963 (Was Channel 933).

Thanks for any info
Media Boy.

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I'm sure I used to have it but it doesn't appear to be listed, will keep you posted though if it appears.

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Its here in South Hertfordshire on 911

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Is Sky Sports Xtra soon to rebranded as Sky Sports 4?

Ofcom has today posted the following on their web site:

See for yourself here - http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/tvlic...monthly/200911

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ITV put ITV1 +1 on hold until after January.

http://virgintvmediaboy.blogspot.com...n-delayed.html

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Does that then mean we won't get sky sports 4 as it will not be stated as that channel on the rate card?

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No

Sky Sports Xtra will closedown to make may for Sky Sports 4 to launch.

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I have been told that BBC Radio 4 LW, BBC Radio London and BBC News Multiscreen has gone LIVE in East London.

http://virgintvmediaboy.blogspot.com...o-4-lw-to.html

Any more areas got BBC Radio 4 LW today?

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Absolute 80s ready to launch

Absolute 80s will be available on Virgin Media Channel 951 from Tomorrow (Friday).

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Hey media boy, i was on the phone to CS today and they said that there will be more HD channels to come before 31 december. Any thoughts on that.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)
 

Someone is telling porkies I reckon

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Not going to happen.

No new channels are testing on Virgin right now.

I think this month will see Virgin adding BBC Radio 4 LW and some local BBC Radio Channels to Ex-ntl and Ex-C&W areas. With the local BBC Radio Channels being move to Virgin Channel 937+ so that BBC Radio from Scotland, Wales and Ireland can appear on Virgin Channel 930 on the Ex-Telewest side before Virgin Media stop adding / removing channels on their EPG over Christmas and new year holidays.

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?:confused:

Sorry just read the previous post correctley .

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Wish that was the same for baby tv as I pay an extra £3.50 a month for that one channel unlike sky where it's included in the childrens pack.

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None of the radio channel numbers old or new are on ex Telewest.