Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

They just need to fix the logos in the EPG now, as they are still:

Premier Sports HD
Premier Sports 2

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Update

WWE Fastlane IS broadcasting on V+ Boxes (We try to order last night)

And it look like Virgin Media are also broadcasting WWE Fastline in HD only on TiVo or V6 boxes.

We got mix up due to the wording on V+ Boxes on Channel 0.

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Wish Virgin Media update the home page on V+ Boxes more Virgin are still running ads down at the bottom for an movie coming to Virgin Movies in August (2018).

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According to Virgin TV Edit, Fastlane is only broadcasting in SD? https://bit.ly/2HmwjGT

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We can confrim that Premier Sports 2 was broadcasting last night on V+ Boxes on Channel 0 for about 10mins with no EPG name.

The PPV Channel reappeared again by 9am today.

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Well down at the end of Live Events on V+ Boxes Channel 0 it says down at the end:

"Available in HD on TiVo and V6 boxes only"

http://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.ph...&sec=0&lang=fr

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Not watching it myself but it certainly takes the biscuit that they are charging a fair bit for that event and its not even in HD.:td:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

On Sky you can watch all the WWE PPVS in HD (When it shown LIVE)

But all replays are only in SD.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

I don't think that they'll bother doing much to the V+ HD boxes now, apart from essential updates.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

I thought the V+ HD boxes were removed from the network and it's now Tivo and V6 only or did I misunderstand?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

The older V+HD models couldn't do MPEG4. I remember reading about VM requiring those to be replaced if customers who had them wanted to continue getting TV.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

The Scientific-Atlanta V+ boxes were withdrawn some time ago, but the Samsung ones are still in use. The Cisco V-HD boxes are also still in use.

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Media boy why are you paying 14.95 for a ppv when you can watch it on the network for 9.99? I always wanted the app on tivo too but i suppose thats a pipe dream

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

We have a Cisco box and it works fine with the Mpeg-4 encoding. It also has the SCART SD output to use with the DVD/HDD recorder and RF modulator. :)

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Would be interesting to know if Total Country TV is going to be added to VM Ireland as well. There is as much if not more interest in country music there & they have many of their own performers that are also popular here.

It also causes a dialema. TCTV only features American & UK artists. All the Irish country is on Keep It Country TV, which the Irish have to watch on FTA satellite or Sky. Since KIC TV moved to full Freeview a lot of people in the NI border areas have been erecting additional TV aerials to get the channel from across the border.

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Logos look ok here. Must have changed overnight when Sky Cinema Five Star Movies updated

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Yes it has been sorted now, on both the V6 and the TV Control app.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Seems a lot of people here have subscribed to premier sports? Any scams to get it off VM or are you all paying the monthly fee?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

It was free for a couple of months, I suspect some joined during that period and have not cancelled.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Just tuned into Channel 4 on 104 and saw a notification that Channel 4 HD is moving to 104 from Thursday. So I guess the extra Channel 4 HD streams that came on line are a prelude to Channel 4 becoming HD only.

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Have not seen that - Thanks for info.

The Notification is not being shown here.

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I only watch Raw, Smackdown Live and the PPVS - I do not go in for all that Real Lives show (Like Total Divas).

Raw and Smackdown Live is not shown LIVE on WWE Network. So I will wait until:

1. Raw and Smackdown Live is shown LIVE on the WWE Network.
2. Sky drop WWE (May happen in December 2019)
3. Virgin Media launches WWE Network on TiVo or V6.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

I watch the PPV's on the app. It certainly works out a lot cheaper. The first month is free for new subscribers. They also do offers when you cancel to entice you back. Last year after cancelling they emailed me a comeback offer of 3 months for 99 pence.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

I've not watched WWE since 2005/6, I'm from the WWF Attitude era of Cactus Jack and his use of barbed wire, and when it slowly went PG I lost interest, I enjoyed it in 2000 as some of it was on Channel 4 so could watch it overnight from my analogue TV near my bed.

Also I do have a picture of the Channel 4 message, but if MB is not seeing it I'm wondering if it it's a channel swap for certain Channel 4 ad regions?

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I may drop the PPVS after Wrestlemania due the storylines becoming an joke.

I am starting to think Virgin Media has took the WWE over.

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UPDATE: Virgin Media did update Channel 0 on V+ HD Boxes by 10pm on Friday to remove that part in my quote.

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I wonder if they'll do 4Seven HD at the same time...as it's on all packages and has no regional advertising it's a fairly obvious one to switch.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

l hope Channel 4 does not come just HD only as HD is like a sponge soaking up even more recording space.

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None of the main PSB channels are HD only...there are the AD versions from 851-856 and regional variations from 861-865.

And on top of that, for other channels (e.g. GOLD), you can use the +1 channels.

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That's what i'm doing. It's all very well VM freeing up more bandwidth by closing their SD channels and then giving us a 1TB box. For HD only i'd expect at least 2TB.

BBC News & CBBC leave me with no choice but to record in HD :mad:

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I have to ask why would you record the news its on all day long?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

That's only for certain parts of the country for now. It's Channel 4 London that's changing to HD on 104, so it'll be anyone that gets that version of Channel 4.

Channel 4 for other regions is staying as both SD and HD for now.

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They have specialist programmes too, apart from the news. If I can, I record overnight from the BBC1 SD simulcast.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Can you not use BBC iPlayer to review the specialist programmes?

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I thought 2 more regional versions of C4 HD were incoming? Will those be switched in those regions?

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The Film Review , The Travel Show and Click (technology) are all very good. These may be among what Richard is referring to.

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You can. I often use it to fill in spare 15 mins with The Film Review.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Never watch those channels, but agree with you 1Tb is miserly - even worse when you consider recording in UHD.

Had 2 x 2Tb Sky boxes for several years before joining virgin.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Had a look on my box and no popup notification about that change here but I agree logically it would be a good one to do.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Yep, two of those are amongst the programmes that I record as I prefer it to streaming.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Any reason why, Richard?

I use both methods to keep my recordings down. The only disadvantage seems to be that on demand dictates that you watch programmes over a limited time period, although stuff like 'Click' and 'The Film Review' tend to remain on the i-Player for a year before being removed.

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I’m stunned that with nothing worth watching on linear television you require a 2 full V6 boxes and streaming just to consume all the television you desire on the Virgin Media platform.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

As ever contradictions are at the heart of his opinions...

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As you say, some programmes are time limited, plus I like to use Quickview which isn't available with streaming. I've recently got Now TV to watch Westworld and it's now really odd to watch something at normal speed!

Also, I've found that subtitles aren't available on non BBC shows.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

And when I look at my list, most of these are films and programmes I have recorded from BBC1,2 and Channel 4. There is less and less from the pay-tv channels, and that is my point.

I believe that the reason for this is that there are fewer new programmes available to Sky as these are now being earmarked for the streaming services. The terrestrials are bucking that trend only because they are using their own studios to make more dramas, and these are of a better quality than previous years.

My issue is that we are paying a lot of money for pay tv channels which are inferior to the terrestrials and producing less and less good quality content. However, you have to pay for them to watch the minority of stuff you actually want to view.

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Yes, good points, thanks.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

I omitted the word 'always' in error inbetween aren't and available in my last sentence, as some non non BBC content does have subtitles.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

So both Sky's linear and On Demand service has content from ABC , NBC , CBS , Hulu , Showtime , HBO , Cinemax , Fox as well as it's own productions. I'm not sure what your on about.

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I’m talking about the quantity of quality programmes. This has gone down over the last couple of years. I’m surprised you’ve not noticed this.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

There are literally loads of quality shows available in fact if I check boxsets I'm spoilt for choice , if I could be bothered I'd list them both Showtime and HBO put out regular decent shows.

Don’t forget with both Virgin and Sky it’s not just the content you are paying for , the hardware you record with has to be regularly updated with new innovations plus many other costings such as service calls..

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My TiVo box has reveal that I have been give an new Channel 4 HD Channel in the last few days - Has to give it an new Thumb up today.

Also Total Channels has gone up by one since Monday Night in my area.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

The web is reporting that the Disney and Fox takeover deal will be completed on March 20th.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Was looking at DigitalBitRate and I see 6 "New" MPEG4 channels without names. They all have resolutions of 544x576 which is basically what a Freeview channel stream that has been crammed into a full multiplex looks like resolution-wise.

Maybe they are just load testing (though weird resolution to pick for that). Or Red Button type streams.

PID1117-1123 on multiplex C034 is what I'm referring to.

In other ponderings, notice the Project 1 and Project 2 below them. Mysterious. :)

Let the speculation, and maybe ultimate disappointment, begin! :D

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That's a very widely used resolution on satellite, which probably gives a clue to the source of these channels.

See http://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.ph...ive=69&lang=en for many examples

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Based on that I'll make a guess. 7 of the Sony Pictures Television channels have +1 channels with that resolution. But VM don't have Pop Max so I won't count that +1.

So...
Movies4Men +1
True Crime +1

True Movies +1
Pop +1
Tiny Pop +1

I'm not including Sony Crime or Sony Movies +1s as they are higher resolution.

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Given I mistakenly added True Entertainment+1 above even though it's on VM already and Pop Max is higher resolution, I'll say the 6th is either Chart Show TV, if Sony Pictures Television UK still own it, or the completely nothing to do with Sony, but often requested, Keep It Country.


All these are complete guesses, but there aren't many obvious channels left to add.

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Sounds like reasonable speculation to me, though it's been speculated that True Crime is simply a placeholder channel on Sky following the closure of truTV. Having said that, (contracts aside), you'd think that if this was the case that it would have been removed from VM too. If True Crime +1 does start on VM, then this blows this theory out of the water (unless Sony intend to launch a new service).

Last nights Gogglebox recorded correctly on my box, but Recording Hiccups said that it hadn't! Further investigation reveals that this relates to a duplicate of the programme on channel 711 :confused:

Channel 711 doesn't exist and is in the children's genre anyway. Does anyone know anything about this anomaly? All I can think of is that's something to do with the Channel 4 HD move for London viewers.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Well 711 was one of the recently moved BBC HD children's channels. The removal of those two channels leave a gap of 4 channel numbers.

Why mention this? Well, massively wild guess, POP, Tiny POP and their +1 versions, if added, make 4, so maybe POP and Tiny POP are about to be moved up the EPG and with their +1s fill in 708, 709, 710 and 711.

Obviously this doesn't explain your recording Richard, but it might explain reference to a no longer used channel number.

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Chart Show TV is now owned by Trace Music.

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Thanks for confirmation. I saw conflicting information and vaguely remembered seeing a headline a while ago, so I decided to go for the one that had definitely owned them at some point.

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Well, it would be nice for us to get the bits and bats that are missing from the platform.

It does seem odd that the fairly recently launched Total Country decided (and could afford) to join VM, but the longer established (and, according to it's owner, hugely successful*) Keep It Country didn't appear. Perhaps their new competitor has prompted Keep It Country to join cable too??

* The channels owner has claimed that it gets more viewers than Sky Sports when a major match is on! Mind you, he also claimed that his channel was HD on Freeview, just because it had been added to one of the temporary HD muxes.

These temporary muxes are now slowly being closed and there won't be room for all the channels currently broadcasting on them. I suspect that the tiny amount of capacity available on Freeview will have shot up in price. If he can't find space or cannot afford to go onto a permanent mix, maybe he intends to replace his lost viewers with VM customers??

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And then there's the future aim of Freeview being 5 main multiplexes rather than the current 6 (plus the 2 temporary multiplexes). Because of mobile broadband, etc, etc, blah, blah, reasons. ;)

Though I recently did some rough workings out based on how the temporary multiplexes utilised their space with a mix of HD and SD in MPEG4 and reckon they'll get surprisingly close assuming all the SD channels with an HD version on Freeview get replaced with their HD version and +1s are deprioritised. But that's Freeview and this a Cable thread...so I won't go into it further.

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Keep It Country has moved to Freeview COM4, but at the expence of losing their coverage in Wales. The proliferation of Scottish & Irish artists sponsoring (and presenting) the programmes is no doubt alleviating some of their costs. The channel is also heavily marketed in the Irish Republic. Total Country ignores this market concentrating on US & English based content.

Total Country has the same owner as Clubland TV
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Country

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

I noticed that CBS Reality is airing on at least 2 streams and the Islam Channel is using 1 of them.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

We already have these channels, maybe they are due to move frequency? Satellite usually dual illuminate channels changing transponder, not sure if VM do the same. They could also be dual illuminating with the SD channels being moved over to the more efficient MPEG4.

Alternatively, these feeds might be being used for testing purposes for channels that VM don't yet want people to know about. On satellite, feeds of channels for services that were never intended to join the EPG or duplicates of channels already on the EPG are sometimes used.

If this is the case, I wonder which channel VM want to keep quiet until an official announcement is made ;)

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Can't say I see what you are seeing. I just see CBS Reality once, the other one is the +1 channel. There is nothing else labeled CBS Reality on C066 or any other multiplex. Everything on C066 is MPEG2.

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My apologies. Thanks for clarifying.

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No worries. I'm no expert, I'm relatively new to the DigitalBitRate data and am still learning to interpret it. I could be wrong.

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We also seen Horror Channel and S4C on that so called new channels.

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All I see are Horror Channel and Horror Channel +1, and they are both MPEG2, so they would have been there for a while. I don't see a "New" indicator on them. What are you seeing that makes you say they are New?

The S4C situation is weird, 2 SD versions, 1 Audio Description version and one labelled "Old S4C". Then there are two HD versions which are labelled identically and look identical and are both on the same multiplex, so the only explanation I can think of is load testing. Oddly there is a similar HD duplication for the new BBC Scotland Channel.

I'm guessing S4C has went HD only on VM, except for the AD channel, so I'm guessing it's just that the SD version is still on the network but hidden and relabelled as Old. The recently HD swapped Premier Sports 2 is still there in SD form so it's probably just how VM do things.

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Project 1 and Project 2 has been testing on that stream since last summer (Broadcasting Pick and Challenge). They was said at the time to be testing for the launch of Eleven Sports 1 and Eleven Sports 2.

But Eleven Sports 1 and Eleven Sports 2 was remove from testing an week later.

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-CBS Reality
-horror channel
-horror channel +1
-CBS Reality +1
-Islam Channel English
-S4C Audio Desc.

Look Virgin Media are set to move to the new stream and broadcasting in MPEG4.

http://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.ph...ng=en&mux=C066

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Don’t know if it is still the case, but the BBC used to block some sports programmes with rights issues from being viewed outside Scotland. The existence of 2 BBC Scotland versions, one intended for Scotland & the other for elsewhere would therefore make sense.

S4C also shows a lot of Welsh commentary sports that another channel may have rights to.

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The old SD versions will have to be kept there so that customers can view anything that they recorded in SD. This used to be for three months, but alately they seem to have extended this to twelve months.

Btw, I wonder why they use the french term 'Sans Nom' for 'No name' or 'anonymous' in these tables??

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We now know what channels Virgin Media have still to move over to MPEG4. It way over 50+ channels.
Channels still to move over to MPEG4 on Virgin Media UK - Last update 18/03/2019 at 17:00:

ABN TV,
Vice,
A+E Channels,
BBC,
Clubland TV,
NBC,
Sky Sports,
Al Jazeera,
Viacom,
Jewellery Maker,
Sky Events (Sky Box Office),
Live Events Channel (Channel 0 on V+ Boxes),
Discovery,
God Channel,
Islam Channel Urdu,
NBCUniversal Channels,
CNBC,
B4U,
Gems TV,
PBS,
Sky Cinema,
UKTV +1 Channels,
NDTV (Not News channels),
Colors (All three channels),
QVC Beauty,
Star Bharat,
ALL Adult Nightly Channels,
Pop Power,
Love Nature,
Sky Witness +1,
Turner (Movies and Cartoon channels),
FOX and FOX +1,
Channel 4 Music Channels,
&TV,
ITV Be,
ITV2,
ITV4,
Channel 4 Audio Desc,
More 4 +1,
Film4,
Film4 +1,
CNN,
Sky Witness,
Liverpool TV,
4Seven,
Baby TV,
ITV2 +1,
ITVBe +1,
All MTV Channels,
BET,
Disney Channels,
Horse & Country,
Box Nation,
SONY SAB,
Sony Crime Channel,
QVC Style,
National Geographic channels,
MUTV,
Virgin Media Information channels and all the Red button channels.

PM us and we will give you the list in full.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

That sounds very plausible. Good idea.

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Media Boy, what has listing channels still to move to MPEG4 on VM got to do with me thanking another user for telling me who now owns Chart Show TV? I don't understand why you quoted me on that.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

I do not know why I did that - sorry about that.

Just 100% confirm that Virgin are set to move the following channels to MPEG4 soon:

-CBS Reality
-horror channel
-horror channel +1
-CBS Reality +1
-Islam Channel English
-S4C AD

As first found by you on Saturday.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

That makes perfect sense. Thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35987348) ---------- Post added at 17:10 ---------- Previous post was at 16:49 ----------

I've only been looking at the DigitalBitRate website for the last 2-3 weeks, so I'm fairly new to making sense of the tables. I had read it prior to responding there and I saw there were only the original MPEG2 versions which was why I was curious why it was suggested they were new versions, my searches of the multiplex tables using the browser's Find In Page tool found only the original versions.

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Ah. I didn't realise you were saying the 6 I found were those you listed.

Clearly I need more coffee. :D

Thanks.

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Its on 108 in Scotland and 162 everywhere else so maybe that's why?

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UPDATE:

CBS Reality, Horror Channel and Horror Channel +1 want over to MPEG4 last night.

Q: HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN CHANNELS HAS MOVED TO MPEG4?

A: If you have TiVo (and maybe V6 Boxes) you will need to give the channels that moved an new "THUMBS UP" on your Favourite Channels list.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

I don't think that this will be the case as the two EPG positions probably point to the same stream.

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You can thumbs up/down an actual channel? Never knew this, doing this might stop suggestions from channels I have no interest in like shopping, asian etc.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Doing it on the channel name is a shortcut to putting it into the Favourites category in the guide. It doesn't affect the Suggestions.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Something like that.

Let you watch BBC One, Sky Sports F1, BBC News and CNBC all the time and not an fan for Shopping Channels.

If you thumbs up that channel you will just see the ones you watch on the "My Favourites" list via TV Guide.

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Ahhhh ok, thanks.

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Do you mean click it on the EPG? Not quite sure what you mean.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Your "My Favourites" list may look like this:

101. BBC ONE HD
103. ITV
111. Sky One
124. GOLD HD
199. FOX HD
519. Sky Sports News
740. QVC
904. BBC Radio 4

As you can see if you are not an fan of let say BBC Four HD it will not appear in "My Favourites" on your box.

Q: HOW DO YOU MAKE AN FAVOURITE CHANNELS LIST?

A:

1) Press HOME
2) Go to "Help & Settings"
3) Go over to "Settings"
4) Go to " Favourite Channels"
5) Pick channels you want to be on "My Favourites" by pressing THUMBS UP then go to Finished and press OK when you have pick your channels.

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Or Press OK from the channel you can watch and go to the channel name and press Thumbs up.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

You do need to press 'left' until the channel name / logo itself is highlighted rather than a show on the channel.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

The two have the same programme ID (& bandwidth use) but different steam IDs, so this would be another possibility

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

UPDATE:

CBS Reality +1, Islam Channel English and S4C Audio Desc has now gone over to MPEG4. It happen on Tuesday Night.

Q: HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN CHANNELS HAS MOVED TO MPEG4?

A: If you have TiVo (and maybe V6 Boxes) you will need to give the channels that moved an new "THUMBS UP" on your Favourite Channels list.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Channel compression should also show up in the tuner info pages.

Look for channels with H.264 video streams (and also usually AVC audio)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

That works. Thank you, Ben.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Deep State and Legion, both previously shown on FOX UK, begin airing reruns on Virgin TV Ultra HD this week.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

For the full list of channels still to move over to MPEG4:

https://mediaboyblog.blogspot.com/p/...-mpeg4-on.html

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Are those HD channels correct?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

No - we just see them - will be remove soon.

All information is base on DigitalBitRate we have just make it more easy to follow.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Legion Season 1 is fandabbydozy. Season 2 is good but confused. Recommend...but just be prepared for weirdness.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

The latest version of the Channel Guide PDF, which has finally seen the removal of GINX and Worldbox. However Total Country on 348 is missing.

https://www.virginmedia.com/content/...rch2019_V3.pdf

https://www.virginmedia.com/content/...rch2019_V3.pdf

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Perfect summary... It is indeed a complete weirdness overload.

Probably why I like it :D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

I can view LFCTV on channel 544 even though I don't subscribe.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

It's on free view until Tuesday. Enjoy!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

You aren't wrong!

I struggled with season 2 at times but stuck with it as I knew the final 2 or 3 eps would be superb, I wasn't disappointed.

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Apparently, That's Surrey isn't on VM. I thought that the local channels were 'must carry' at no cost in areas where they operate??

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

That only on Freeview - Local TV owners need to pay to broadcast on both Sky and Virgin Media.

Base on information we have seen on the owner of That's TV sound like an real "Arthur Daley" of the local TV World.

Here is the Thats Scotland lineup

Weekdays.

6am That's Scotland News
9am TJC
1pm That's Scotland News
2pm Ideal World
6pm That's Scotland News
10pm Football News
10.30pm That's Scotland News

"That's Scotland News" is an hour of news from the following areas Aberdeen, Ayr, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow with each one having an Hour.

Weekends.

6am Best of That's Scotland News
9am TJC
1pm Best of That's Scotland News
2pm Ideal World
6pm Best of That's Scotland News

Base on information we know of only the following Thats TV Channels is on Virgin Media.

-That's TV Norfolk (In Norwich areas only).
-That's TV Cambridge (In Cambridge areas only).
-That's TV Swansea Bay (In Swansea areas only).
-That's TV Humber (In Grimsby areas only).

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

As said above - only applies to Freeview access.

Very few local channels are on VM - even less on Sky.

We get That's Oxfordshire here on Freeview but not on VM. You would think it is That's Berkshire if you watch the news content.

I think the That's channels on VM are mainly due to them taking over previous license holders.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Nope. They go for a Freeview slot & everything else is optional. There are more local services on VM than there are carried by Sky, & carriage on Freesat is non-existant as the services must be encrypted due to rights issues with the non-local content that is output most of the day.

We are due to have local TV switched on via Freeview here in Hemel/St.Albans on Wednesday. Looks like it will be an extension to London Live. Will be interesting to see if they also appear on 159 here (Hemel headend), as they do on every headend inside the M25.

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Does anyone actually bother with Local TV ?

Talk about a complete waste of money. Another brainwave from Jeremy Hunt.

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A complete waste of time MM...

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I did like STV2 but STV axe it just 10 months after an relaunch to add Aberdeen, Ayr and Dundee to the network.

Local TV was on channel 6 on my Telly until BBC Scotland launch (It now on Channel 46 - due to it being so bad).

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I agree that local TV is a waste of time.

Thanks for the info everyone, maybe I was getting mixed up with VM having to provide them with the most prominent slot (which was 159), I didn't realise that they had to pay commercial rates to VM.

As these channels now largely exist to get money out of the BBC and aren't bothered about ratings (clearly shown with the schedule that MB kindly provided), it wouldn't surprise me if they were taken off VM and Sky as the contracts expire.