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re: Coming soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 6.

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Originally Posted by theone2k10 (Post 35646380)

Atlantic HD is not on the list.

thought you said all missing sky channels were supposed to be coming still say they wont only ones we got chance of getting is sky news HD and SSN HD

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35646388)

No offence meant here but you seriously expect people to believe there's a list going around of the channels that are to arrive ? Negotiations are commercially sensitive not something you write down on a list and let every tom , dick and Harry view , the truth is only people high up in both organisations know what's going on the rest is just rumours and speculation.

exactly MM well said :clap::clap::clap::clap:

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Originally Posted by Dave42 (Post 35646458)

thought you said all missing sky channels were supposed to be coming still say they wont only ones we got chance of getting is sky news HD and SSN HD

I think it's OB who said all sky channels were coming

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I want to believe in the existence of this list and that channels are coming but until I see evidence I can't really believe it. Especially considering the amount of false info being flooded into here by the "other forum". It's probably that people sincerely believe they're coming but there's been some bad whispers spread by some bored souls from that place again

As fox mulder said in the x files. I want to believe. But so far my investigations have provided lacklustre

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Originally Posted by steveh (Post 35646414)

Providing it's a decent bitrate. Perhaps worth noting that on this side of the Atlantic, the jump from 576 -> 1080 is not so attractive as 480 -> 1080 was for the Americans, especially those brought up with their analogue TV.

Plus, US channels never went widescreen for their SD broadcasts (there may be one or two exceptions though), so over there widescreen = HD.

Agree on the bitrate, too. While modern TVs and TiVo can upscale a good SD picture quite nicely (CG movies on DVD look lovely on my HDTV, although obviously Blu-ray looks much nicer), a low quality SD signal will just result in a low quality upscaled picture.

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35646388)

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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35646388)

No offence meant here but you seriously expect people to believe there's a list going around of the channels that are to arrive ? .

I didn't assume that there was an actual VM list. But if an insider tells someone of several channels that are coming, it effectively becomes a list of channels; not an actual official list.

Now, whether that 'list' is accurate, is a whole different ball game!

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Would be nice to get the remaining Sports channels in HD but tbh not that fussed if we get any more channels this year.

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Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35646470)

Now, whether that 'list' is accurate, is a whole different ball game!

Well we’ll all know soon enough. Remember the flak Media Boy took last year when the ITV HD channels didn’t launch? The poor guy took tons of abuse and was almost run out of town, all because a source had been feeding him lies. There’s still some who don’t believe anything he posts as a result.

All I’m saying is there is a storm coming should SKY Atlantic now launch prior to Christmas. I hope those who have declared over and over that SKY Atlantic will launch soon have thick skin because the wolves are already circling.

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Another TV Channel in The United Kingdom Has Gone All Festive This Xmas and That is MTV.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/...s-channel.html

Also Say Goodbye To Sky Movies 007 Because ITV Have Brought Back The Rights For All of The James Bond Films Including Skyfall Which Will Air on ITV Next Year in 2014.

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Originally Posted by undertakereddie (Post 35646491)

Also Say Goodbye To Sky Movies 007 Because ITV Have Brought Back The Rights For All of The James Bond Films Including Skyfall Which Will Air on ITV Next Year in 2014.

Maybe in spite Sky will now buy the bridget jones diaries that will mess up ITV2 scheduling for a while

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I'd quite like Virgin Media to get Sports Tonight Live! (http://www.sportstonightlive.com/) it's on Freeview HD but on Sky if I recall. It could compete with Sky's Gillette Soccer Saturday on Saturday 3PM football kick offs. And since it wouldn't require a sub, it could be very popular.

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November List update - November 18th update.

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

NOTE: I DO NOT WORK FOR VIRGIN MEDIA 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 News and links.
Media Boy = Other Media news/Things.

=== Coming up on Virgin's Digital TV ===
=== Freeviews on Virgin Media ===
Sep. 3rd. CBS Reality, Horror Channel, CBS Action, CBS Drama, CBS Reality +1 and Horror Channel +1 is having an freeview to all M+ and L packages on Virgin Channels 148, 149, 192, 197, 201 and 202 right now until December 31st 2013.
Oct. 25th. Premier Sports is having an freeview to all M, M+, L and XL packages on Virgin Channel 551 right now until (End date still to be confirmed).

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

=== December ===
1st. Sky Movies Showcase to be rebrand as Sky Movies Christmas on Virgin Channel 403.
1st. Sky Movies Showcase HD to be rebrand as Sky Movies Christmas HD on Virgin Channel 433.
10th. BBC News HD set to launch today on Virgin Media.
10th. BBC Three HD set to launch today on Virgin Media.
10th. BBC Four HD set to launch today on Virgin Media.
10th. CBeebies HD set to launch today on Virgin Media.
10th. CBBC HD set to launch today on Virgin Media.

=== January 2014 ===
1st. Sky Movies Christmas to be rebrand as Sky Movies Showcase on Virgin Channel 403.
1st. Sky Movies Christmas HD to be rebrand as Sky Movies Showcase HD on Virgin Channel 433.
4th. Christmas 24 and Christmas 24 + will be rebranded as Movies 24 and Movies 24 + on Virgin Channels 419 and 420.
True Christmas will be rebranded as True Movies 1 on Virgin Channel 424 sometime this month.

=== February 2014 ===
1st. Virgin Media to put some prices up from today.
27th. Local TV broadcaster Made in Leeds hope to launch today on Virgin Channel 159.

=== March 2014 ===
6th. Local TV broadcaster London Live hope to launch on Virgin Channel 159 today.

=== April 2014 ===
No News...

=== May 2014 ===
No News...

=== June 2014 ===
No News...

=== July 2014 ===
No News...

=== August 2014 ===
No News...

=== September 2014 ===
No News...

=== October 2014 ===
No News...

=== November 2014 ===
No News...

=== December 2014 ===
No News...

=== Not Confirmed as coming ===
-(UPDATED September 13th) Broadcastnow is reporting that Virgin Media are in new talks with Sky to carry 'Sky Atlantic SD' plus more.

=== Unknown dates ===
-News 18 will soon launch on Virgin Media.
-Sky to close Sky Arts 2 to launch Sky Bravo?
-The BBC will launch an BBC One +1 Channel.
-Local TV may launch on Virgin TV in some areas on Virgin Channel 159 (Starting in Late 2013).
-The BBC to axe BBC Radio 4 LW on Virgin Channel 911 ''in the long term''.
-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 UPC Ireland areas ===
List last updated on October 1st 2013.

ONLY TV CHANNELS THAT ONLY BROADCAST IN THE UK WILL APPEAR ON THIS PART OF THE LIST OF MISSING CHANNELS NOT BROADCASTING IN VIRGIN MEDIA AREAS RIGHT NOW BUT IS BROADCASTING ON UPC IRELAND:

Documentaries:
-History HD
-Nat Geo Wild HD
-CI HD

News:
-Sky News HD

Movies:
-MGM HD

Sports:
-Sky Sports News HD

Lifestyle:
-Fashion TV

Kids:
-Disney Channel HD

Music:
-MTV Classic

Specialist:
-EWTN

Radio:
-UCB Ireland

©copyright 2013 Media Boy 2006 - 2013. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

=== Media Boy Extra info: ===
Liberty Global - http://www.lgi.com/
Media Boy Blog - For all things Virgin TV - http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.com/
See Virgin Media on ''twitter'' here - http://twitter.com/virginmedia
See Nialli's blog on Virgin Media High Definition & TiVo Services here - http://vmhd.blogspot.com/

==== Virgin Media's Deals with broadcasters ===
This part has now move to link called 'Own by'.

==== See you later ===
List last updated on November 18th 2013.

Next update: TBC - unless:

A) If Virgin are set to launch more than TWO channels (TV or Radio) on Virgin TV.
B) If Virgin are set to move more than TWO channels (TV or Radio) about on Virgin TV.
C) If Virgin are set to close or repackage more then TWO channels (TV or Radio ) on Virgin TV.

Did I miss anything??? If I did tell me and it will appear on the next update.

©copyright 2013 Media Boy 2006 - 2013. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

ALL OF MY LINKS ARE UNDER THE LINE.

re: Coming soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 6.

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Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35646481)

All I’m saying is there is a storm coming should SKY Atlantic now launch prior to Christmas. I hope those who have declared over and over that SKY Atlantic will launch soon have thick skin because the wolves are already circling.

Didn't you mean if Sky Atlantic does not launch prior to Christmas?

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Originally Posted by undertakereddie (Post 35646491)

Shame virgin media doesn't carry MTV Classic, glad itv have bought the James Bond rights. I can't stand them clogging up the sky movies schedules.

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Originally Posted by undertakereddie (Post 35646491)

Well we won't be getting MTV XMAS cause its replacing MTV Classic

Bond rights have been back with ITV since SM 007 closed in September, the Daniel Craig films have been on ITV 2.