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Media Boy UK 05-07-2021 13:23

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2021)
 
Virgin Media UK has today relaunch an new stream - CO36.

And is testing with 29 unknown channels. Maybe Virgin Media are set to move CO58 to CO 36.

CO 36: https://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.p...ve=209&lang=en
CO 58: https://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.p...ve=209&lang=en

cheekyangus 05-07-2021 13:44

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2021)
 
How can you relaunch a new stream? ;)

They probably are moving an existing one. If it was 7 HD streams I might have ventured to suggesting it was Eurosport 3-9 for the Olympics as have appeared in testing on Satellite.

RichardCoulter 05-07-2021 14:58

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2021)
 
Must be a move, I can't see them adding 29 new channels!

Media Boy UK 05-07-2021 15:30

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2021)
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 36085268)
Virgin Media UK has today relaunch an new stream - CO36.

And is testing with 29 unknown channels. Maybe Virgin Media are set to move CO58 to CO 36.

CO 36: https://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.p...ve=209&lang=en
CO 58: https://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.p...ve=209&lang=en

Look like CO 36 will become the new home for CO 88 (Same SID numbers)

CO 88: https://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.p...ve=209&lang=en

It WILL NOT be CO 58 - That stream only have 28 channels on it.

epsilon 05-07-2021 18:36

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2021)
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 36085282)
Look like CO 36 will become the new home for CO 88 (Same SID numbers)

CO 88: https://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.p...ve=209&lang=en

It WILL NOT be CO 58 - That stream only have 28 channels on it.

All that shows is that the digitalbitrate tuners are picking up errors. The SID numbers look like Freeview SID numbers, I don't know how that could happen but it isn't the first time that this sort of thing has shown up on that site.

Raider999 06-07-2021 17:25

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2021)
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 36085282)
Look like CO 36 will become the new home for CO 88 (Same SID numbers)

CO 88: https://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.p...ve=209&lang=en

It WILL NOT be CO 58 - That stream only have 28 channels on it.

The other channel might be something new?

Media Boy UK 12-07-2021 17:57

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2021)
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Radio Times (Post 36085268)
Eurosport will also likely air the event on Eurosport Channel 1, with the network usually launching extra Olympic ‘pop-up’ channels for Virgin customers as the multi-sport competition begins.

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sport/...-how-to-watch/

SIX unknown channels testing appear on Virgin Media:

https://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.p...ve=209&lang=en

Dave42 12-07-2021 18:56

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2021)
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 36086068)

hopefully sky sports UHD is one

epsilon 12-07-2021 19:30

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2021)
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 36086068)

As with the last ones you mentioned, these look like tuner errors at digitalbitrate.

1) The multiple dashes and lack of bitrates indicate that this isn't set up for tv.
2) The flat zero bitrate graph confirms that no streams are present.
3) It states that it is tsid 11, which is already being used elsewhere for the BBC Red Button Streams.
4) The sid numbers listed don't follow Virgin's usual pattern. They would be sid 1101 etc for tsid 11. Look at the other listings for the pattern.
5) It is outside the channel / frequency range currently being used. Check the channel C--- numbers.

Having said that, I expect that the Eurosport Olympics streams would be added very shortly if Virgin is actually going to carry them. Digitalbitrate seems to be showing multiple errors nowadays, so use it with caution.

OLD BOY 12-07-2021 19:36

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2021)
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 36086084)
hopefully sky sports UHD is one

Is there a Sky Sports UHD channel? I thought the UHD content was on demand only. I will check that out with my daughter, who has Sky.

ozsat 12-07-2021 19:46

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2021)
 
It is an occasionally service available via a red button or menu - it is not an EPG channel. It has two different streams on Sky.

Quote:

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36086088)
Is there a Sky Sports UHD channel? I thought the UHD content was on demand only. I will check that out with my daughter, who has Sky.


OLD BOY 12-07-2021 19:47

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2021)
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by ozsat (Post 36086089)
It is an occasionally service available via a red button or menu - it is not an EPG channel. It has two different streams on Sky.

Yes, just had that confirmed, thank you, ozsat.

Dave42 12-07-2021 21:11

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2021)
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36086088)
Is there a Sky Sports UHD channel? I thought the UHD content was on demand only. I will check that out with my daughter, who has Sky.

yeah they use red button on sky sports to get uhd on sky hopefully we get access to it before the new footy season starts but they have to test it first surely

Media Boy UK 13-07-2021 15:25

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2021)
 
Look like Virgin Media UK are set to move QVC* or QVC Style^ soon using the old FOX +1 stream on CO01 to sit beside QVC Beauty.

Old FOX +1 stream (Was showing an pic of an QVC Channel on July 13th): https://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.p...&sec=0&lang=en

*QVC is broadcasting right now on CO77: https://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.p...&sec=0&lang=en

^QVC Style is broadcasting right now on CO80: https://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.p...&sec=0&lang=en

epsilon 13-07-2021 16:41

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2021)
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 36086139)
Look like Virgin Media UK are set to move QVC* or QVC Style^ soon using the old FOX +1 stream on CO01 to sit beside QVC Beauty.

Old FOX +1 stream (Was showing an pic of an QVC Channel on July 13th): https://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.p...&sec=0&lang=en

*QVC is broadcasting right now on CO77: https://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.p...&sec=0&lang=en

^QVC Style is broadcasting right now on CO80: https://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.p...&sec=0&lang=en

Well spotted. It will be QVC Extra apparently, a new (to Virgin) shopping channel.


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