Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Virgin can always put two Sky +1 branded channels at the end of list if that will known channel did launch on Virgin Media:zzz:.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Given there's been rumours for a while that Sky2 will be shut, VM could always test Sky1+1 in the open and shift Atlantic onto the Sky2 space if they wanted launch disguised.

Given VM will be wanting to move HD only rather than have duplicates (which the changes to A&E Networks UK channels due to happen overnight reinforce), and the recently annouced TV Packs didn't have the HD versions listed for the Sky/Comcast owned channels, there's a reasonable chance Sky/Comcast channels will be next given Sky's due to make a new deal about now.

I think VM would therefore only get the HD version of Atlantic, if they get it, and they might get Sky1+1, replacing Sky2. I have no idea if Pick, Challenge, Sky News and Racing are part of that deal usually, but there's obviously a +1 and HD replacement/swaps to be done amongst them. Worst likely case, it remains as is on a shorter deal.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

All the AETN channels in SD have gone where there’s a HD. All my series links on the old SD have jumped to the HD and all the HD ones jumped to the new slot

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

The "We've made some changes" Channel Moved screen on the A&E HD channels old positions are going to confuse people. There is no mention of HD.

It just says "<Channel Name> is now on channel <Number>" rather than "<Channel Name HD> is now on channel <Number>" . The SD channels were on those channel numbers already, so that will confuse some.

On the other hand when you go to the newly swapped HD channel it has a "We've made some changes" pop-up message that does mention HD. And as it says "From 14th May..." it was clearly the one that higher tier customers saw in advance.

Customers on a package that had all the A&E channels clearly got prior on-screen notification, I never saw any on my lower package that has only Lifetime and History 2. Those on lower tiers are going to get a surprise today, I only know because of this forum. Unless it was a regional notification problem, that has happened before.

When I heard about the A&E swaps I was expecting a tile in the top of the EPG guide like with the BBC HD swaps and a pop-up on the SD channels. I had none of these things. I don't watch Lifetime, and rarely watch History 2, so it's not a problem for me personally, but it will be for some, who will be surprised if they had a similar lack of prior notification. Of course it could be a regional fault as I suggested earlier.

By the way, I can confirm the HD versions have moved down to their SD tiers as I haven't lost Lifetime or History 2. Just in case that wasn't clear from my above ramblings. ;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

That's not quite what's happened...

Lifetime HD is on 208
Crime + Investigation HD is on 222
Crime + Investigation +1 is on 224
HISTORY HD is on 270
HISTORY +1 is on 271
HISTORY 2 HD is on 273

209, 223, 274 and 299 are showing 'Channel Moved'.
221, 225, 272 and 275 are blank.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

The pop up I saw clearly said Crime was moving to 209 on 15th and Crime +1 to 222 on 15th. Today is 14th

Presumably 209 needed to be left with the Lifetime message for a day

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

SonicMaster 221,225,272 and 275 have been unused for ages.

I get the impression VM are leaving existing EPG gaps, and those vacated through these HD swaps/replacements, empty with the aim of making the EPG more logical in a larger scale, all at once, change later on. It's easier to do with gaps.

For example, there's a number of cascading changes that could happen just by Channel 4 finishing its switch to HD on 104 (it's currently just swapped in London). If that happened 141 would be empty, combined with 144 which is already empty, and all the C4 channels in the 140s could be shunted along leaving enough space for More4 HD and More4+1 at 146 and 147. All a cascade effect from one change and an existing empty slot.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Ah, you didn't mention the 15th in your original post. So a reshuffle today and then another tomorrow? That will confuse viewers!

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Yes, I'm aware.

Hopefully a wider scale tidy up is coming, as the EPG is getting into a mess.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Sky do run an Sky One +1 channel on Sky.

Seen nothing about some Sky Basic Channels being axe in months.

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BizAsia: &TV, Zing and Living Foodz HD will close on June 1st.

As revealed first on BizAsiaLive.com, ZEE Network UK has confirmed it will be shutting down &TV, Zing and Living Foodz on Virgin Media UK on 1st June 2019.

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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Channel 221 was rumoured to be set for Paramount Network before being given Channel 187.

Channel 225 was Lifetime +1

Channel 272 was Crime before being moved to Channel 223.

Channel 275 was Crime HD before being moved to Channel 222.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Hi guys,
Sorry work has been crazy this year, I've hardly been on, but I'm keeping up to date with things. Keep up the good work

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

I forgot to look yesterday, but those two moves happened.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Any news about Eurosport having another 4K stream on Virgin Media for the French Open like they did last year?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

Not that I've heard, but there's a some BT-related developments (with 4K) I posted on the sport thread today. For all I know it's some rearrangement of existing services, but the wording they used is odd if that's all it is.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
 

The other cascade effect is with streaming services.

I know this is not the streaming/linear channels threads, but streaming services will impact channels from here on out, especially if the media companies keep their own content on their own services, they could do the same for what linear channels remains, heavily impacting them.

Thanks for the info about Ch4. Now got the HD version on ch104 and ch141 is now vacant. Also noticed that BBC Four is HD on ch107, when did that happen? Ch 163 is now vacant, as the SD channel has gone.