Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2020)
 

MTV 80’s will revert back to MTV Classic on 1st April

Channel 316

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All this is saying is that Disney+ won't be integrated as it will be on Sky. So what? Nor is Netflix or Amazon so integrated and we manage all right, don't we? This is Sky and others trying to make something out of nothing.

Anything I bookmark from Netflix or Amazon is included in 'My Shows'. When I look for that programme under 'My Shows', I click on it and it takes me straight in. That's as integrated as we need, isn't it?

The words 'mountains' and 'molehills' come to mind....:rolleyes:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2020)
 

No it is saying that you can subscribe, but not on your Virgin Media box - you need to subscribe elsewhere - hence it states "The service will allow you to have access (on your TV if it’s compatible)". No TV is incompatible with Virgin Media, but not all Virgin Media subscribers will be able to watch Disney+ on their TV as they will not be getting it via Virgin Media.

They are instead saying that "You can use it on your phone on the go or separately on your Smart TV and other devices".

Netflix and Amazon only appear in "My Shows" because they are accessed via the Virgin Media box.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2020)
 

Yes, I know, and as at now, that is true. It may not be true in a few weeks.

Don't give up hope yet, they are in talks. My guess is that we may get it when Hayu is taken off in early April.

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VM is not getting Disney+ on it's platform any time soon period.

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Link?

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You know this, how?

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VM and Disney have been reported to have been in talks about it so that's not impossible. I would put its chances higher than Sky Atlantic.
https://whatsondisneyplus.com/virgin...he-uk-ireland/

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I'm just pulling OBs leg lol.

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:D:D

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Well I have it on good authority - via Phunkenstein Sources - that they were in discussion but it all ended it up a rather nasty fight over refresh rate.

As a result both Virgin and Disney were asked to settle their differences by nominating a champion to fight to the death (and favourable contract terms). Virgin chose Richard Branson while Disney asked Johnny Depp however Keith Richards turned up in his stead (nominated as proxy by Johnny) and as we know, Keith cannot be killed by conventional weapons... therefore Virgin backed down and agreed to reconvene talks at a more convenient time.

But apart from that I have no idea when Disney will appear on Virgin Media.

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Cabin Fever?

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Quite possibly but I still think it’s the most credible thing said on here about Disney Plus.

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Virgin Media has made lots of children's channels free, to keep families entertained during a challenging time.

...

Currently available to all TV customers:

Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon HD, Nick +1, Nick Jr, Nick Jr Too, Nicktoons

Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network HD, Cartoon Network +1, Cartoonito

Boomerang, Boomerang +1

Pop, Tiny Pop

CBBC, CBBC HD, Cbeebies, Cbeebies HD

CITV

...

NOT included:

Disney Channel, Disney Channel +1, Disney Junior, Disney XD

Baby TV

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2020)
 

Virgin Media has reveal that France 24 (FRENCH) HD will close on Virgin Media UK on April 3rd.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2020)
 

Might have to rename this thread Going Soon?

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

How about now, renamed slightly.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

France 24 is disappearing from April 3rd.

The missus is not happy.

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Good, gets rid of more dross..

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I didn't even know it exists.

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Is there anything you like MM.;)

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Its been there a couple of years at least.

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Bit of a loss. I like to get a a different view on news from time to time. Less chance of local bias.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

For those disappointed with the removal of 'hayu' from Virgin TV, you'll find some of the programmes on E! and E! HD (channels 139 and 140) such as Keeping Up With the Kardashians. There is also some content from this channel available in Catch Up and Box Sets, but it is restricted to certain customers only.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2020)
 

Well there's still the English version of France 24, unless that's closing too. The French one is probably only closing on VM as there aren't as many French speakers.

Also...
Quote from jj20x on Forum Box

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After getting Virgin TV back in December, I found myself watching hayu regularly, for the true-crime documentaries. I wonder if the app will continue on NowTV or is it just leaving Virgin?

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Hayu had True Crime documentaries?! They kept that quiet in their marketing.

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Well I imagine murder and true crime didn’t fit the overall image of the service! That being said Sky Crime now carries a chunk of that Hayu True Crime content so it now has a more natural home within the Sky/NBC family - interested to see whether Hayu continues to carry that kind of content as a result.

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Good question. I had thought it was leaving VM as it was now owned by Comcast and they may have wanted better terms for it as they own Sky as well. We shall see but you can still subscribe to it on Now TV although neither Sky nor Now TV is mentioned on the Hayu UK website.
https://devices.hayu.com/?geo=GB&msc...995f063471617#

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In a complete coincidence to 'hayu' being removed from Virgin TV, there's a new article on Virgin TV Edit about all the great reality TV content available:

https://www.virginmedia.com/virgin-t...hows-on-virgin

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2020)
 

The list of his favourite channels and apps is:






:D

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Erse.....:D;)

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

Virgin are allowing customers to pause their Sky & BT Sports payments

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:omg:

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It'll be interesting seeing how this works with BT especially - a mixture of premium add-on, and inclusive.

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If you like true crime stuff i highly reccomend Crime and investigation channel i think it's on vm.

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Thanks for reminding me:)

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Channel 209.

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Yeah, I'm not sure how it works.

Will it only be available to those who pay separately for them?
I'm not sure how it will work for those on VIP or XL TV packages

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I'm on the Ultimate Oomph package and have been credited £36.25 for Sky and BT Sports from 23rd March.

https://www.cableforum.uk/images/local/2020/04/1.jpg

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Ah Cool - that's good to know. I'm also on the Oomph package
Thank you

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Do you have to apply for the BT Sports credit separately? My 'Oomph' is only showing a credit for Sky Sports

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You could choose either or both from the relevant page, although I’m sure I read somewhere that it originally only gave the option of pausing Sky Sports and was subsequently updated to include both:

https://www.virginmedia.com/help/thi...ing/talk-to-us

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Yep - originally it was only for Sky. BT was added as an option later.

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Thanks

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not got anything here yet but last bill was dated 09 march so guess be on next bill for me

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It should show in my Virgin Media charges by your bill charges since 9th Mar 2020 a credit which then reduces ones next bill when that one gets sent out..

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

newapollo Do you have a discount on the oomph bundle? If so, have you lost it?

I have a pretty big discount and was wondering whether I would still get it.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

Digital Spy Forum is reporting Sky have now moved Sky Documentaries HD and Sky Nature HD launch dates from April 7th to the new rumour date of May 27th.

When relaunch their Documentaries Channels it will be as followed:

-Sky Dcoumentaries (SD and HD) may launch on Virgin Media UK (Media Boy HQ thinks it testing on Virgin Media UK right now under "Channel A" or "Channel B".)

-Sky Nature (SD and HD) may launch on Virgin Media UK (Media Boy HQ thinks it testing on Virgin Media UK right now under "Channel A" or "Channel B".)

-HISTORY HD will become known as Sky History HD.

-HISTORY +1 will become known as Sky History +1.

-HISTORY 2 HD will become known as Sky History 2 HD.

Take care and stay safe everyone.

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I see hayu is being advertised as a subscription channel add on via Amazon Prime, so it will be still available on Virgin TV.
If I could subscribe to hayu via NowTV or Prime, but still be able to log in to each app I would. As I understand, I have to pay NowTV AND Prime to view on each service?

Such as Shudder, has a Roku app and an add on channel via Prime, I couldn't view the app without subscribing again.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

I took out my Oomph package on 28th June last year. It was, and still is discounted to £99.99. The charges for pausing Sky & BT Sports are credit adjustments on the account, not further discounts.

According to staff on the VM Community Forums

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

I have found that HUM Masala is still broadcasting on Virgin Channel 833 via the red button (Was set to be removed from Virgin on March 30th).

Will HUM Masala soon get an Channel number?

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Is that the chicken tikka channel......:D

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Thanks for that. I might well look into getting it paused.

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You may well be correct, but if that is the case - how do you realise these credits if your next bill isn't reduced?

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

It's a credit on your account (i.e. Virgin "pays" part of the bill - in my case £26.50). The amount of your bill is reduced by the amount of the credit and your direct debit adjusted to take only the reduced amount.

On your bill it's included in the "Usage Charges" as a credit adjustment rather than under the package cost as a discount.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

does anyone know if its worth getting it paused? i dont want to pause it and lose any loyalty bonuses i may have. do you still get to watch the channels even though you're not paying for it?

If so why the heck arent virgin media just automatically doing this or is it to trick people into keeping paying for it?

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

You get to keep watching the channels and keep any promotional/loyalty discounts you have (it's a bill credit and not a package change)

As to why you have to apply - probably because that's the way Sky are doing it!

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Is Sky set to close Movies 24 Channels for new Documentaries Channels?

RXTVLog is reporting that Comcast's Romance/Christmas movie channel Movies 24 has been removed from BT TV.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

If they did there would be a gap in the market. I know someone who watches Movies24 and Movies24+ (the the Christmas versions) a lot.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

No it's going to be a SKY exclusive, will be leaving VM very soon too.

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Lifetime movie channel in uk maybe?

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

Where did you hear that?

Lifetime movies aren't the same, they wouldn't be of interest to the relative in question.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

Due to all the Sports rights Sky has given up on in the past two years Sky may end up axing some Sky Sports channels for Sky Documentaries HD and Sky Nature HD.:D

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Lifetime movies are exactly the same romance rubbish made for tv movies.
Lifetime are keen to launch their movie channel in the UK.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

I'm well aware what type of movies they do. They aren't exactly the same, and they're much worse. They are more akin to the stuff that was shown on True Movies before it (thankfully) changed into Sony Movies Classic.

There are multiple different levels of quality even in made for TV movies.

I hadn't heard Lifetime were wanting to launch their movie channel over here, given the awful ratings of the existing Lifetime UK channel they'd be better closing that and replacing it.

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Hopefully not, with the exception of Sky Sports Main which duplicates Sky's choice of viewing.

At some times they don't have enough channels anyway so need to use red button streams behind an existing channel - ok if you are supplied from sky but not if by virgin as you cannot record RB streams (unlike sky which usually has a recordable sub-menu)

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

I remember when BT Sports was added to all our packages, whether we wanted it or not, and the price went up to reflect this.

Does this now mean that we will all get a refund during the sports shutdown?

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If you fill in the form you will save just shy of a tenner per month.

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Well not ALL of us. Though package channel additions over the years have increasingly moved us to the package tier BT was added to whether people wanted it on not.

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I've put in a claim for BT Sports on the Full House package. I'm half expecting them to trot out the 'but it's supplied at no extra cost to you' line.

It will be interesting to see the amount that they attribute for this 'free' service if they agree to reduce my bill.

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I've claimed to pause BT Sport.

I wish I could have cancelled it instead as none of us here EVER watch ANY sport.

It'll be interesting to see their response.

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As it did not have anything I wished watch it was the move that made me drop down a package or two ! Still I am keeping quite about premier sports as I still get it for nothing ! Not that it has a lot I ever watch !! Taff out of interest how has you BB this week.i am in witchurch going on and off a couple of times a day. My VPN report s broken connection s that's how I can see even when not using it.

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It’s £9.25.

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Now VM have put a figure on it I can see quite a few people wanting a permanent cut.

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Thanks.

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Yup.

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Let's see them wriggle out of this...

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They'll raise prices by £9.25 to make up for it.

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Yeah you'll get a new sewing channel and many more goodies like that to make up for it.....:D

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Off topic. It deserves a new thread...


:D

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Beware! People will cotton on soon!

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Wool you two just stop!

Your puns are crepe!

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They had me in stitches.

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Thanks for that. I went in early last week and asked to pause Sky Sports (only option). Got notification yesterday that they had, and billed today with the credit. I’ve just gone back and reapplied for both to be paused.

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April version of the Channel Guide PDF added yesterday...

https://www.virginmedia.com/virgin-t...-channel-guide

Desktop PDF:
https://www.virginmedia.com/content/..._April2020.pdf

Mobile PDF:
https://www.virginmedia.com/content/..._April2020.pdf

Yep, it still has Amazon Prime Video listed on the incorrect channel number!

In addition to this, the package information is now incorrect for Comedy Central HD and MTV HD, which are now included in Mix and Fun too (so should have a tick in columns 2 and 3).

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

Apparently VM have emailed those on lower TV tiers to say they are getting the following channels free until 2nd of May.

Box Hits
Colors
Comedy Central
DMAX
Discovery
FOX
Gold
ID
Kerrang
Kiss
Lifetime
Magic
MTV
TCM
TLC
Rishtey
Rishtey Cineplex
Sony SAB

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And Sony Crime on 193 is still missing.

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According to JJ20X on Forum Box override flags have been added to a few channels, their +1s and HD versions not listed above.

So there are likes of W HD , W+1, E4 HD, TCM HD available too. I'm not going to list them, I suggest people on lower packages scroll through the EPG and see how many aren't greyed out that normally are.

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I'm on the Mix TV package and so I seem to have gained:

E4 HD
More4 HD
FOX HD
Discovery HD
Discovery +1
Box Hits
Kerrang
TCM HD

No email from VM. Is it coronavirus related? Do we know how long we will have the extra channels available to us?

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

Until May 2nd for the ones I mentioned in the list of 18 above. No idea for the others as they weren't in the email, they were found via JJ20X on Forum Box.

They have had override flags applied, rather than tier changes, so they are temporarily available to a wider number of customers.

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Thanks @cheekyangus

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Taken from Virgin TV Edit:

Extra channels on us to enjoy from Friday 3 April to Saturday 2 May

We wanted to give you a little something extra to enjoy as you spend more time at home. From Friday 3 April until Saturday 2 May, we’ve added 18 of our most popular entertainment channels to your TV pack, at no extra cost.

Check out the full list of 18 extra channels below:

Box Hits
Colors
Comedy Central
DMAX
Discovery
FOX
Gold
ID
Kerrang
Kiss
Lifetime
Magic
MTV
TCM
TLC
Rishtey
Rishtey Cineplex
Sony SAB

https://www.virginmedia.com/virgin-t...s-on-virgin-tv

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

VM has updated the EPG and TV Control app with Sky's refreshed channel logos.

They've missed out the HD version on Sky Comedy, but except that it's now much cleaner and more consistent.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

Interesting Sky Two got the update.

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It looks like this channel will continue for the foreseeable future, alongside the new Sky Nature and Documentaries channels.

Sky Comedy HD fixed now, and VM have also updated all the BBC logos.

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I noticed this this morning, then, as I was about to post regarding it, I thought "is it new?" as it's just the sort of thing I don't tend notice immediately as I turn the logos off on the EPG.

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Sky entertainment channels (inc non branded like SyFy) are now free for everyone until May 9th.
https://www.virginmedia.com/corporat...r-sky-channels

Movies 2 typo made my smile.

Doesn't mention HD versions though.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

All the TV channels will be available to everyone soon!

Virgin Media has also launched Entertainment Picks for Mixit TV customers.

I'm not sure renaming Personal Picks to Entertainment Picks qualifies as a 'launch'. 😂

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

Has someone checked on Virgin media to make sure they're ok?
:p::p:

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

If lower tiers are getting 25+ channels the folk on bigger tiers should get credits for BT automatically and not have to apply for it.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

My mate who has the basic TV channels has confirmed all Sky channels are available in HD

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With all these channels being made free temporarily I'm amazed VM's own Ultra HD channel hasn't been.

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Absolutely. Would be an easy win.

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There might be reasons for that perhaps.