Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

Virgin Media have pulled Virgin Media Sports from the Sky EPG is probably a better way to put it, in the same way that BT pulled AMC from Sky, but it wasn't anything to do with Sky per sey.

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Is the VM Sports thing relevant to this thread? a) it's about Satellite, not Cable and b) it's about VM Ireland which if I recall correctly will remain with Liberty after VM UK merges with O2, so what happens in it will likely have increasingly less relevance to the UK operation other than branding.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

Agreed, it impacts the Eir and Sky platforms in Ireland, not VM cable in the UK.

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No worries mate.

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I quite enjoyed the Irish VM channels when we were in Dublin a couple of years ago. Even enjoyed the GA on RTE.

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I'd love to get RTE in the UK, but it'll never happen due to the extra costs of rights to show their programming to more people. They get most of the UK channels though!

The only way that I can think of doing it would be by using a VPN that fools the internet into thinking that you're in Ireland or by using a Sky box & card registered in Ireland and paying an Irish subscription. If the ROI was used, a bank account that deals in Euros would be needed. If NI was used you wouldn't need this, but wouldn't get the full complement of Irish channels.

At one point earlier this year VM were carrying one of their Irish VM entertainment channels on their UK network, i've no idea why.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

what channel was that? i cant remember seeing anything!

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

You can via a vpn and the RTE website on your pc which you already stated i should of read post fully first lol.

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You wouldn't, it was on the VM UHD channel out-of-hours. JJ20X and the scans he looks at noticed it, as I recall, a month or two ago. It wasn't UHD, just on the stream.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

TiVo has reveal that The Travel Channel is set to close on August 27th on Virgin Media UK (Pick up by Media Boy HQ on Friday).

We have not seen any thing on this thread about it.

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Since Saturday has anyone seen that Yesterday +1 (Channel 200) listings only says "to be announced"?

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

There's no Logo for Yesterday+1 on the guide either.

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Thanks Media Boy.

The position in the EPG would be a convenient swap for Food Network+1 to launch on VM, given the other Discovery-owned +1s are below it.

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Will JJ20X has reported that Virgin are doing something with Sony Channel +1 old slot so it maybe early Food Network +1 tests.

As VH1 was broadcasting when MTV CLASSIC tests appeared on Virgin Media before MTV CLASSIC being given VH1 EPG slot when VH1 was axe in January.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2020)
 

Eh? JJ20X only mentioned the flags changed to hide the channel and close slate from the EPG, nothing that suggested anything else.

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Oops I misread but you ever know ;) this is Virgin we are talking about.

But we know an other broadcaster (ViacomCBS) did ask them to do it in the past so you ever know.