Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Nothing to do with it from what l hear.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

I know that AMC in America is a premium channel, but is it also the case in the UK? Do BT subscribers have to pay an additional amount to get the channel or is it part of a bundle of channels?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

It is a part of the BT Sports package

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BT would have had to pay AMC a premium price to AMC, just as Sky had to pay a premium price to HBO.

How BT and Sky pass it on to their customers is their decision. BT and Sky have spent large amounts of money on premium TV channels in order to attract customers. Why would they then sell them to VM for the price of a non premium channel?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

They won't as we all know.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Yes, I know. I was replying to a post about The Walking Dead.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

I have the free BT TV package and AMC is included.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

I think you have to have BT Sports to see it on Sky

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Correct sir on the SKY platform it is included in the BT Sport package but on bt tv for now it is a freebie in the starter package and above.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Can anyone give us the up to date list of channels that Virgin Media UK are broadcasting via WORLDBOX?

We need to get an TiVo reporter.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

i can tell you once i get in MB. be about 4ish. you may have found out by then!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

The Starter package on BT includes all the BT Sport channels.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

What is an Tivo Reporter? lol

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

So it's not a premium channel over here....yet!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

BT include in their starter pack to entice people to BT TV. it's a loss leader incentive. I can't understand why you are not getting that. Sky do the same with HBO.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

TV3: TV3 to broadcast on Virgin Media UK this Sunday.

Viewers on Virgin Media Ireland can watch Vote 2016- Election Results Special on Virgin Ireland Channel 103 also in HD on Virgin Ireland Channel 150.

https://www.facebook.com/TVThreeIreland/?fref=nf

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Some one who can update MB about the TiVo.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Buggers told me i had to have entertainment plus pack for bt sport, i had a feeling bt sport was included in starter pack.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

mediaboy

worldbox list
european channel list BFMTV,canal 24 horas,TGCOM24,SIC international,ctc,1+1,ukraine today,eurochannel,TVRI.

arabic list/ nessma: discover the great maghreb tv channel

thats all that are on my tivo

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Our Media Boy Sources has confirmed that Virgin Media UK are testing an Channel to the broadcast TV3's Sunday night “VOTE 2016 – Election Results Special”.

When Virgin Media UK do launch an channel on Virgin UK Channel 996 it will use the name of "RoI Vote 2016" on Sunday.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

I completely get it, passingbat. But it is still a fact that it is not a premium channel in the UK at this stage.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

I sincerely mean no offence, but that statement means that you don't get it.

BT, to encourage people to join their service, add a premium channel to there TV service at No extra cost. That's what a loss leader is; something worth more added at a lower price to attract people to your service.

To obtain AMC on Sky, you have to subscribe to a BT premium package.

If it is a basic channel, why is it not included on VM as part of the BT sport deal?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

it like SA is a basic channel but only sky have it

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

SA's value is in the premium HBO content. Although premium content, Sky offer their customers that content as basic content, purely to attract users to Sky.

BT have tried to copy Sky's method by signing an excusive deal with a different premium cable network, AMC, in order to attract customers to BT's TV Services.

Both HBO and AMC are premium content providers that BT and Sky are using to attract customers to their respective services by including premium content but not making it chargeable at a premium rate.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Brace yourselves for losing a channel :(

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...l#post35823932

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Why - due to Motors TV UK being removed from Astra UK (Sky)?

The following channels broadcast on Virgin Media UK but NOT on Sky.

-ITVBe HD
-Latest TV (In Brighton & Hove areas only.)
-Sheffield Live TV (In Sheffield areas only.)
-Estuary TV (In Grimsby & Scunthorpe areas only.)
-NVTV (In Belfast areas only).
-Bay TV Liverpool (In Liverpool areas only).
-Mustard TV (In Norwich areas only).
-Big Centre TV (In Birmingham areas only).
-Cambridge TV (In Cambridge areas only)
-GINX
-NDTV Good Times
-Al Jazeera Arabic
-France 24 (French)

---------- Post added at 23:30 ---------- Previous post was at 23:23 ----------

We have not been given any info from our Virgin Media UK Sources that Motors TV UK is set to close on Virgin Media UK at time of posting.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Not heard anything here either about motors tv closing but it does make one wonder if they will be here in the near future after leaving sky and freeview but they are still on freeview iptv, maybe they are planning to be a iptv. vm and freesat exclusive?

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It can't go onto Freesat until it drops the FTV encryption. It started life as FTA, then had to scramble after joining the Sky platform. About 5 years ago Sky kicked them out, but curiously, instead of going back to FTA, they went FTV and have done ever since.

Maybe there are now rights issues, but that can be resolved these days by taking them off the Pan European beam, dropping the encryption and putting it on a UK Spot Beam transponder.

It would be a good addition to Freesat as I don't think it has any dedicated Sports channels.

You may well be right MB, since making that post, I've been told that Motors TV also transmits a distribution feed on the Eutelsat 9A satellite.

I can't imagine them staying on Astra just for Freesat though, it wouldn't be feasible to not be on the Sky EPG and miss the potential reach of most homes.

The only time I've ever known a channel to launch exclusively on Freesat was a film channel (can't remember it's name). This didn't last long and when they joined the Sky EPG, their viewers massively increased.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

The BBC have since denied this.

Been doing some digging, apparently, this will be via an app that VM can turn on and off to suit their needs. As such, it will only be available for TiVo users.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Sky customers must be fizzing bout that :erm:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

One suspects they are up in arms.;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Aye, they're mostly either foreign or Local TV rubbish.

Of the remaining two, I guess there may be a minor demand for Ginx, but the less said about ITVBe in HD the better :D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Just found out that the BBC are developing a radio app for Smart TV's, with the eventual aim of this replacing the EPG radio services on satellite and Freeview.

Cable wasn't specifically mentioned, but I imagine that in the long term VM might go down the same route.

This will obviously be for TiVo customers only, but that might mean everybody by then!

Would this bother people?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Yup, I am devastated....:erm: Thankfully, having recently moved in with the gf has not really noticed ITVbe exists (let alone a HD variation). One hour a week of the Kardashians alone is more than enough.:)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Watch this space hoping to have bit of good news for you next week.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

woop! woop! :tu:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

l better get out the celebratory bunting then.:)

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New Channels or New Apps maybe?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Channel package change it is Home moving to the M pack but am waiting for a source to confirm this.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

They always tended to move channels down to M if they went onto Freeview as TV M was introduced to compete with Freeview.

In recent years, it looked like they had moved away from trying to compete with Freeview and had effectively kicked TV M into the long grass, so it will be interesting to see if this goes ahead.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Let's hope it IS good news rather than some VM-style crap such as +1's and HD channels. I fancy movies4men and Sony Movies on VM.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

You might be disappointed..

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Well there wasn't enough testing done considering the aspect ratio was wrong!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Did anybody watch this, or take a peek at TV3?

Were the Irish adverts shown?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

I saw the start, the camera panned towards a building which had a VirginMedia logo above the door next to another logo, maybe TV3?

The aspect ratio was squashed into a 4:3 square.
The female presenter mention the show was being broadcast in the UK via the VirginMedia platform. I switched over shortly after.

I did'nt see the end, but apparently the feed was cut off at 9pm, I think the show had been extended whilst on air, as I've read, someone was speaking and mid sentence when the feed was turned off.

I wasn't around long enough to see any adverts.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Yes it did cut off mid sentence. Poor.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

LBC News has been rebrand today as Heart Extra on Virgin UK Channel 921.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Cheers, looks like they made a pigs ear out of it.

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March List update - February 29th update.

Keep up-to-date on the latest news on upcoming channel launches and other important events across all platforms of Virgin Media UK and Virgin Media Ireland.

NOTE: I DO NOT WORK FOR VIRGIN MEDIA UK OR VIRGIN MEDIA IRELAND SO ALL THE INFORMATION ON THIS LIST IS STILL SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Colours on my list are as followed:

Media Boy = New Info just added.
Media Boy = Virgin Media UK/Ireland News and links.
Media Boy = Local TV news, other Media news/Things.

=== Coming up on Virgin's Digital TV ===
=== Freeviews on Virgin Media UK OR Ireland ===
CBS Reality, Horror Channel, CBS Action, CBS Drama, CBS Reality +1 and Horror Channel +1 is having an freeview to all M, M+, L and XL packages Customers on Virgin UK Channels 148, 149, 192, 197, 201 and 202 right now untill May 1st 2016.

=== March ===
7th. Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Oscars as Sky Movies Greats today on Virgin UK Channel 404 and Virgin Ireland Channel 307.
7th. Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Oscars HD as Sky Movies Greats HD today on Virgin UK Channel 434 and Virgin Ireland Channel 337.

=== March - Dates still to be confirmed ===
-The BBC will close BBC Three soon on Virgin UK Channel 106 and Virgin Ireland Channel 116.
-The BBC will close BBC Three HD soon on Virgin UK Channel 163.
-The BBC will add an extra 14 hour extra per week broadcasting to until 9pm soon on Virgin UK Channel 701 and Virgin Ireland Channel 608.
-The BBC will to add an extra 14 hour extra per week broadcasting to until 9pm soon on Virgin UK Channel 710.

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

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

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

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

=== August ===
No News...

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

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

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

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

=== Before 2017 - Information for Virgin Media UK customers using the Scientific-Atlanta V+ model ===
-Virgin Media UK to close Sky Movies Premiere HD for Virgin Media UK customers using the Scientific-Atlanta V+ model today on Virgin UK Channel 431.
-Virgin Media UK to close Sky Movies Showcase HD for Virgin Media UK customers using the Scientific-Atlanta V+ model today on Virgin UK Channel 433.
-Virgin Media UK to close Sky Movies Greats HD for Virgin Media UK customers using the Scientific-Atlanta V+ model today on Virgin UK Channel 434.
-Virgin Media UK to close Sky Movies Disney HD for Virgin Media UK customers using the Scientific-Atlanta V+ model today on Virgin UK Channel 435.
-Virgin Media UK to close Sky Movies Family HD for Virgin Media UK customers using the Scientific-Atlanta V+ model today on Virgin UK Channel 436.
-Virgin Media UK to close Sky Movies Action & Adventure HD for Virgin Media UK customers using the Scientific-Atlanta V+ model today on Virgin UK Channel 437.
-Virgin Media UK to close Sky Movies Comedy HD for Virgin Media UK customers using the Scientific-Atlanta V+ model today on Virgin UK Channel 438.
-Virgin Media UK to close Sky Movies Crime & Thriller HD for Virgin Media UK customers using the Scientific-Atlanta V+ model today on Virgin UK Channel 439.
-Virgin Media UK to close Sky Movies Drama & Romance HD for Virgin Media UK customers using the Scientific-Atlanta V+ model today on Virgin UK Channel 440.
-Virgin Media UK to close Sky Movies Sci-Fi & Horror HD for Virgin Media UK customers using the Scientific-Atlanta V+ model today on Virgin UK Channel 441.
-Virgin Media UK to close Sky Movies Select HD for Virgin Media UK customers using the Scientific-Atlanta V+ model today on Virgin UK Channel 442.
-Virgin Media UK to close Sky Sports 1 HD for Virgin Media UK customers using the Scientific-Atlanta V+ model today on Virgin UK Channel 502.
-Virgin Media UK to close Sky Sports 2 HD for Virgin Media UK customers using the Scientific-Atlanta V+ model today on Virgin UK Channel 503.
-Virgin Media UK to close Sky Sports 3 HD for Virgin Media UK customers using the Scientific-Atlanta V+ model today on Virgin UK Channel 504.
-Virgin Media UK to close Sky Sports 4 HD for Virgin Media UK customers using the Scientific-Atlanta V+ model today on Virgin UK Channel 505.
-Virgin Media UK to close Sky Sports 5 HD for Virgin Media UK customers using the Scientific-Atlanta V+ model today on Virgin UK Channel 506.
-Virgin Media UK to close Sky Movies F1 HD for Virgin Media UK customers using the Scientific-Atlanta V+ model today on Virgin UK Channel 507.

=== January 2017 ===
No News...

=== February 2017 ===
No News...

=== March 2017 ===
No News...

=== April 2017 ===
No News...

=== May 2017 ===
No News...

=== June 2017 ===
No News...

=== July 2017 ===
No News...

=== August 2017 ===
No News...

=== September 2017 ===
No News...

=== October 2017 ===
No News...

=== November 2017 ===
No News...

=== December 2017 ===
No News...

=== Local TV on Virgin Media ===
-All the following Local TV broadcasters may launch by 2017 on Virgin UK Channel 159:

-YourTV Manchester
-YourTV Blackpool & Preston
-That’s Basingstoke
-That’s Surrey
-That's Solent - CHANNEL TESTING ON VIRGIN MEDIA UK.
-That’s Reading
-That’s Salisbury
-That's Oxford

=== Unknown dates ===
-The BBC hope to launch English regional variants of its existing BBC One HD service as well as Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland editions of BBC Two HD - but still need to be approved by the BBC Trust.

=== Channels ONLY in Virgin Media Ireland areas ===
List last updated on February 8th 2016.

ONLY TV CHANNELS THAT ONLY BROADCAST IN THE UK ON OTHER NETWORKS WILL APPEAR ON THIS PART OF THE LIST.

ALSO THE FOLLOWING LIST OF CHANNELS IS CURRENTLY BROADCASTING ON VIRGIN MEDIA IRELAND BUT NOT ON VIRGIN MEDIA UK:

Documentaries/News:
-History HD
-Crime + Investigation HD
-RT

Lifestyle:
-Fashion TV

Music:
-MTV Classic

Kids:
-Disney Channel HD

Specialist:
-EWTN

Radio:
-UCB Ireland

Channels only in Virgin Media Ireland areas.

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B) If Virgin Media UK/Ireland are set to move more than TWO channels (TV or Radio) about in Virgin Media UK/Ireland areas.
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

I must of set this to record on another box, flicked through the programme, they did indeed show adverts, Goodfellas pizza 'Made in Ireland', Aerial Tablets, (different ad to UK) and one for VirginMedia, with Richard Branson driving a VM truck, (like the Coca-Cola truck) advertising 340Mbps BB for 30 Euro.

Also showed trailers for upcoming shows.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Interesting, cheers. Didn't realise that you could record content from apps.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

The programme went out on a broadcast stream (ch996), so it was available to all customers.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

And we are only getting upgraded to 200Mbps ?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Maybe their speed is in Euros? ;):D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Oh right! LG said that they were going to do it via the use of an app that they could turn on & off whenever they needed to. Must have changed their minds.

Do you know what 996 was showing before 7pm and after 9pm?

Edit: Could somebody with a non TiVo box please check if BBC1 HD, BBC2 HD, ITV3 HD, C4 HD and C5 HD are encrypted or not?

To check, you can just take out your smart card and see if the picture remains.

Much obliged :)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

For now ;) expect announcement for 340mbs soon.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

vm web page typed in my postcode and 300mbs broadband comes up ? lol

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

VM keep changing the goal posts. When the upgrade was announced,it said I would get it in December 2015. Then it changed to January 2016,now it says between July-December 2016.

I did a post code search using my neighbours door number (who have Sky) and it said that Vivid 200 is available in my area!

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

200 on my Nottingham postcode

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

For residential users don't speeds reach a certain point were it becomes irrelevant for the average household ?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Indeed for some they won't need speeds more then 20mbs in my opinion.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

I first spotted 996 working on the Friday night with the usual "this channel is not broadcasting right now. Please check the programme guide for details of when its on" splash screen. The channel had gone from the EPG by Monday morning.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Agreed i'm on 38mbs i'm a keen gamer ps4 online, i stream live hd tv, stream videos, music etc and 38mbs is suiting my needs perfectly with plenty left over for other stuff.

I agree I was perfectly happy with 20/30 before upgrade to 150mb

is there any examples where this a need for that speed other than faster download? it sounds like streaming is perfectly happy with the lower amount

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

I agree the slower speed is adequate for most.
For me, having a possibility (though not in reality) of 4 people all streaming at the same time means we have plenty of bandwidth available for my two webcams as well.

Agree that my 200mb is probably overkill, but then thats the snob in me !

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

But in our household there are 5 of us with about 30 devices and we have just begun 4K streaming so it's a case of 'Horses for Courses'.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Crikey 30 devices.:shocked:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Not at the moment possibly when UHD becomes more widely available and people start to stream UHD content on multiple devices the extra speed will be needed, as things stand me personally i'm quite happy with just HD content, bt do contact me every now and again asking if i want 78mbs i politely decline lol.

---------- Post added at 14:52 ---------- Previous post was at 14:50 ----------

I live on my own and have about 7 different streaming devices lol, then again i'm terrible for buying new streaming devices the new mad catz device is next on my list lol.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Netflix say you need a 25mb connection however it actually uses around 15Mb in my experience. I suppose the 25mb is to allow for a smooth streaming experience.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Well I spoke with Virgin about slow sluggish Apps like YouTube, Netflix and BBC Iplayer , boxes running very slow, issues with menus. I have been told first of all they don't deal with app issues as they are third party, the tech guys said they aware of all TiVo issues and say there is nothing they can do at this time to resolve issue. I raised it as a complaint as been told to accept this type of service is not right

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Yes they are encrypted, CH5 HD is Only available on pay tv remember.
The only channels that are not encrypted are sd channels 1 - 5, a couple of sd kids channels and challenge (for some bizarre reason).

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

RoI Vote 2016 was launch on Virgin UK Channel 996 on Saturday night just after midnight for 24 hours.

We use an V+HD Box at Media Boy HQ.

---------- Post added at 14:49 ---------- Previous post was at 13:50 ----------

We are still trying to get an date on when Virgin Media UK will close Sky Movies HD and Sky Sports HD on Scientific-Atlanta V+ model.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Racing UK available free all this weekend to cable customers.

http://virginmediapresents.com/#all/...hannel_issue10

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Thanks, Channel 5 HD looks to be making technical changes to go FTA on satellite.

It looks like it will also be joining Freeview, taking the former BBC3 capacity.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Motors TV returned to the Sky EPG today. I'm assuming that it continued uninterrupted on VM?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Well its still on the platform Richard.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Yes it did. There is a post on digi spy which has a statement in French. The key bit of information is that they were planning on pulling the channel from all providers that were not paying them for the privilege. Its looks like they have been doing this and is why the channel suddenly went off Sky.

I am guessing they worked a deal out with Sky with regards to EPG fees. I know they were once in a Sky package which resulted in lower EPG fees but went FTV meaning they would have to pay the full cost. I wonder if Sky have agreed to let them pay the lower amount again hence the sudden unexpected return.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

I think that's probably what happened too.

They couldn't reduce the price of the EPG fees, due to the FRND rules, but they can do things to get around things like help with uplinking or letting channels onto their own transponders.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Asked a few sources about a now tv app possibly arriving on tivo as a poster has been mentioning they thnk now tv will arrive on tivo, all the sources have indicated both vm and sky have absolutely no interest in launching nowtv on the current or upcoming tivos, it would not be in VMs best interest to have nowtv on the platform.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

There is no chance of Now TV coming onto the TiVo full stop.....

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Sony Pictures Television to launch a new UK crime channel by late March.

http://www.seenit.co.uk/sony-picture...crime-channel/

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Coming soon...........on VM TV.:D

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

:Yes::Yes::bigcry::bigcry:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

That'll be the day....:rolleyes:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Virgin will get this in 2021 :p:

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

VM TV no more in my house from March. A return to freeview, and my NOW TV box, i'm sorted.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Your predictions are getting better by the day.;)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Here's a link to an interesting read on the future of TV for the non-nerd like me. I wonder how much of this Virgin Media customers will be able to experience and, if so, when?

http://www.t3.com/news/the-future-of...m-dot-and-more

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Look like Sony is set to axe More Than Movies* on Sky and Freesat and MovieMix on Freeview**.

*True Crime will launch on More than Movies Sky and Freesat EPG slots.
**True Crime need to move to Freeview Channel 60 as Freeview Channel 32 slot is own by "Square 1 Management Ltd" and not "CSC Media Group (Sony Pictures Television)".

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Well seeing we never had those two channels on Virgin to start with we won't be missing anything.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

It the same channel just using two names.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

The Movie Mix channel was sold by "Cellcast" to Sony about 2 years ago. So Sony is the current licence holder for "Movie Mix" on Freeview.

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/radio...a5moviemix.htm

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Look like no one has told Wikipedia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...n_channels_(UK)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Anyone can edit Wikipedia, perhaps nobody found the ownership information important. Don't rely on Wikipedia as an accurate source.

http://www.iii.co.uk/research/LSE:CL...nt-network-ltd

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

What may launch has been updated with new info from Ofcom on who own what. Follow link.

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Could MovieMix remain on Channel 32 on Freeview with More than Movies closing on Sky and Freesat? It's likely that MovieMix performs relatively better on Freeview as it has less competition from other film channels.
I wonder if this channel launch (True Crime) will now ensure VM soon gets the True channels?

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

The only link I see on Wikipedia concerning the True Crime channel is to the a516digital site. The owner of that site has already stated on Digital Spy that we are unlikely to find out what will actually happen before the launch date.

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showpost.php?p=81757171

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

The deal can't have too long to go.

Virgin Media last signed an deal with CSC Media (as far as we know) in March 2011.

Sony TV UK (Sony Channel) was launched on Virgin Media on December 15th 2011.

---------- Post added at 23:31 ---------- Previous post was at 23:29 ----------

I was talking about this link:

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/p...adcasters.html

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Sony have a track record of moving channels around on Freeview and on Sky for that matter. I wouldn't like to predict what they will do in this case. I wouldn't be surprised if True Crime only popped up on the G. Manchester mini-multiplex at first. It would be rather odd to only launch in Manchester after the press release declaring that the channel is coming to Freeview, but stranger things have happened.

True Crime doesn't strike me has a "must have" channel. With content such as Dog the Bounty Hunter, I think I'll give it a miss.

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Oh right, on your own site. Your post makes more sense now. :)

Re: Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)
 

Right there with you.