Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Media Boy UK Best of and review of 2022:

01) The Biggest poster of the year on Cable Forum (NOT Media Boy UK):
Winner is - epsilon with 133 posts

02) Best new Channel launch of the year:
Winner is - NBC News NOW HD (Did launch March 22nd)

03) Best Channel rebrand of the year:
Winner is - Sky Sci Fi (Was SYFY)

04) Best channel Virgin Media drop to launch HD Channel of the year:
Winners is - Drama HD (Did launch December 14th)

05) Best UK Channel of the year:
Winner is - ITV2 HD

06) Best LOCAL Channel of the year:
Winner is - BBC One HD (Launch of BBC One HD Channels in England)

07) Best new brand of the year:
Winner is - Viaplay Sports (Was Premier Sports November 1st)

Well done to all the winners.

So merry Christmas and a happy new year to everyone who viewed a "Coming soon to Virgin TV" thread this year.

Virgin Media UK year in review:

Channels we said Hello to:
Dec. 14th: YESTERDAY HD
Dec. 14th: Drama HD
Sep. 27th: Channel 4 HD Midlands (Midlands only)
Sep. 27th: Channel 4 HD North England (North England only)
Sep. 27th: Channel 4 HD Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland only)
Sep. 27th: Channel 4 HD Scotland (Scotland only)
Sep. 27th: Channel 4 HD South and East England (South and East England only)
Sep. 27th: Channel 4 HD Channel 4 HD Wales (Wales only)
Apr. 21st: Talk TV HD
Apr. 21st: QVC HD
Apr. 21st: QVC Style HD
Apr. 12th: BBC ALBA HD
Apr. 12th: BBC Parliament HD
Mar. 31st: MTV 80s
Mar. 31st: MTV 90s
Mar. 22nd: NBC News NOW HD
Feb. 15th: BBC Red Button 1 HD (Full time Channel launch)
Feb. 1st: BBC THREE HD
Jan. 11th: BBC One HD East [East] (East of England areas only)
Jan. 11th: BBC One HD East [West] (Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and parts of Buckinghamshire areas only)
Jan. 11th: BBC One HD East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire areas only)
Jan. 11th: BBC One HD London (Greater London, Lots of Surrey, Parts of Essex, Parts Of Bedfordshire, Parts Of Buckinghamshire, Parts of Kent, Parts of Hertfordshire and Parts of West Sussex areas only)
Jan. 11th: BBC One HD East Midlands (East Midlands of England areas only)
Jan. 11th: BBC One HD North East of England and Cumbria (North East of England and Cumbria areas only)
Jan. 11th: BBC One HD North West (North West of England areas only)
Jan. 11th: BBC One HD Oxford (Oxfordshire & Parts of Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire areas only)
Jan. 11th: BBC One HD South (South of England areas only)
Jan. 11th: BBC One HD South East (Kent and East Sussex areas only)
Jan. 11th: BBC One HD South West (South West of England areas only)
Jan. 11th: BBC One HD West (West of England areas only)
Jan. 11th: BBC One HD West Midlands (West Midlands of England areas only)
Jan. 11th: BBC One HD Yorkshire (Yorkshire and North Midlands areas only)

Channels on the move:
Oct. 5th: Virgin Media UK has moved Talk TV HD from Virgin UK Channel 627 to Virgin UK Channel 606.
Sep. 27th: Virgin Media UK has moved Channel 4 HD today from Virgin UK Channel 141 on Virgin UK Channel 104 (Outside London and Wales)
Sep. 27th: Virgin Media UK has moved Channel 4 HD today from Virgin UK Channel 141 on Virgin UK Channel 108 (Wales only)
Aug. 24th: Virgin Media UK has moved GB News HD from Virgin UK Channel 626 to Virgin UK Channel 604.
Jun. 30th: Virgin Media UK has moved W HD from Virgin UK Channel 211 to Virgin UK Channel 125
Jun. 30th: Virgin Media UK has moved Alibi HD from Virgin UK Channel 212 to Virgin UK Channel 126
Jun. 30th: Virgin Media UK has moved Dave HD from Virgin UK Channel 227 to Virgin UK Channel 127
Jun. 30th: Virgin Media UK has moved Eden HD from Virgin UK Channel 247 to Virgin UK Channel 245
Feb. 1st: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC FOUR HD from Virgin Channel 107 to Virgin Channel 108 today (England and Northern Ireland only).
Jan. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC One HD East [East] today from Virgin Channel 108 to Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (East of England areas only)
Jan. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC One HD East [West] today from Virgin Channel 108 to Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and parts of Buckinghamshire areas only)
Jan. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC One HD East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire today from Virgin Channel 108 to Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire areas only)
Jan. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC One HD London today from Virgin Channel 108 to Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (Greater London, Lots of Surrey, Parts of Essex, Parts Of Bedfordshire, Parts Of Buckinghamshire, Parts of Kent, Parts of Hertfordshire and Parts of West Sussex areas only)
Jan. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC One HD East Midlands today from Virgin Channel 108 to Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (East Midlands of England areas only)
Jan. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC One HD North East of England and Cumbria today from Virgin Channel 108 to Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (North East of England and Cumbria areas only)
Jan. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC One HD Oxford today from Virgin Channel 108 to Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (Oxfordshire & Parts of Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire areas only)
Jan. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC One HD South today from Virgin Channel 108 to Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (South of England areas only)
Jan. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC One HD South East today from Virgin Channel 108 to Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code.8 (Kent and East Sussex areas only)
Jan. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC One HD South West today from Virgin Channel 108 to Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (South West of England areas only)
Jan. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC One HD West today from Virgin Channel 108 to Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (West of England areas only)
Jan. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC One HD West Midlands today from Virgin Channel 108 to Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (West Midlands of England areas only)
Jan. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC One HD Yorkshire today from Virgin Channel 108 to Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (Yorkshire and North Midlands areas only)

Channels rebrand (For Good):
Dec. 27th: NOW 90s now rebranded as NOW Rocks on Virgin UK Channel 348.
Dec. 17th: BBC One HD East [East] now rebranded as BBC One HD East on Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (East of England areas only)
Dec. 17th: BBC One HD East [West] now rebranded as BBC One HD East on Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and parts of Buckinghamshire areas only)
Dec. 17th: BBC One HD Oxford now rebranded as BBC One HD South on Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (Oxfordshire & Parts of Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire areas only)
Nov. 15th: ITV Anglia [East] HD now rebranded as ITV1 Anglia [East] HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV Border HD now rebranded as ITV1 Border HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV Central [East] HD now rebranded as ITV1 Central [East] HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV Central [West] HD now rebranded as ITV1 Central [West] HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV Granada HD now rebranded as ITV1 Granada HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV London HD now rebranded as ITV1 London HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV Meridian [South Coast] HD now rebranded as ITV1 Meridian [South Coast] HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV Meridian [South East] HD now rebranded as ITV1 Meridian [South East] HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV South West HD now rebranded as ITV1 South West HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV Tyne Tees HD now rebranded as ITV1 Tyne Tees HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV Wales HD now rebranded as ITV1 Wales HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV West HD now rebranded as ITV1 West HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV Yorkshire [Calendar North] HD now rebranded as ITV1 Yorkshire [Calendar North] HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV Yorkshire [Calendar South] HD now rebranded as ITV1 Yorkshire [Calendar South] HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV Anglia [East] now rebranded as ITV1 Anglia [East] on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV Border now rebranded as ITV1 Border on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV Central [East] now rebranded as ITV1 Central [East] on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV Central [West] now rebranded as ITV1 Central [West] on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV Granada now rebranded as ITV1 Granada on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV London now rebranded as ITV1 London on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV Meridian [South Coast] now rebranded as ITV1 Meridian [South Coast] on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV Meridian [South East] now rebranded as ITV1 Meridian [South East] on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV South West now rebranded as ITV1 South West on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV Tyne Tees now rebranded as ITV1 Tyne Tees on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV Wales now rebranded as ITV1 Wales on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV West now rebranded as ITV1 West on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV Yorkshire [Calendar North] now rebranded as ITV1 Yorkshire [Calendar North] on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV Yorkshire [Calendar South] now rebranded as ITV1 Yorkshire [Calendar South] on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV +1 now rebranded as ITV1 +1 on Virgin Channel 114 - England and Wales only
Nov. 15th: ITV HD now rebranded as ITV1 HD on Virgin Channel 870 - Local area only
Nov. 15th: ITV HD now rebranded as ITV1 HD on Virgin Channel 871 - Local area only
Nov. 1st: Premier Sports 1 HD now rebranded as Viaplay Sports 1 HD on Virgin UK Channel 551
Nov. 1st: Premier Sports 2 HD now rebranded as Viaplay Sports 2 HD on Virgin UK Channel 552
Nov. 1st: FreeSports HD now rebranded as Viaplay Xtra HD on Virgin UK Channel 553
Aug. 1st: BT Sport ESPN HD now rebranded as BT Sport 4 HD on Virgin UK Channel 530
Jul. 26th: SYFY HD now rebranded as Sky Sci-Fi HD on Virgin UK Channel 138
Jul. 26th: SYFY now rebranded as Sky Sci-Fi on Virgin UK Channel 139
Jun. 30th: Horror Channel now rebranded as Legend on Virgin UK Channel 149
Jun. 30th: CBS Justice now rebranded as HorrorXtra on Virgin UK Channel 192
Jun. 30th: CBS Drama now rebranded as RealityXtra on Virgin UK Channel 197
Jun. 30th: Horror Channel +1 now rebranded as HorrorXtra +1 on Virgin UK Channel 202
Jun. 29th: BoxHits now rebranded as 4Music on Virgin UK Channel 336
Jun. 29th: 4Music now rebranded as E4 Extra on Virgin UK Channel 337
Feb. 15th: BBC One SD London now rebranded as BBC One HD London on Virgin UK Channel 861
Feb. 15th: BBC One SD Scotland now rebranded as BBC One HD Scotland on Virgin UK Channel 862
Feb. 15th: BBC One SD Northern Ireland now rebranded as BBC One HD Northern Ireland on Virgin UK Channel 863
Feb. 15th: BBC One SD Wales now rebranded as BBC One HD Wales on Virgin UK Channel 864
Feb. 15th: BBC Two SD England now rebranded as BBC Two HD England on Virgin UK Channel 865
Jan. 19th: Paramount Network HD now rebranded as 5ACTION HD on Virgin UK Channel 150
Jan. 19th: Paramount Network now rebranded as 5ACTION on Virgin UK Channel 187

Channels we say Goodbye to:
Dec. 17th: BBC One HD East [East] (East of England areas only)
Dec. 17th: BBC One HD Oxford (Oxfordshire & Parts of Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire areas only)
Dec. 14th: YESTERDAY*
Dec. 14th: Drama*
Dec. 14th: Boxnation
Nov. 4th: Desi Entertainment^ (V6 Boxes only)
Sep. 27th: Channel 4 Midlands (Midlands only)*
Sep. 27th: Channel 4 North England (North England only)*
Sep. 27th: Channel 4 Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland only)*
Sep. 27th: Channel 4 Scotland (Scotland only)*
Sep. 27th: Channel 4 South and East England (South and East England only)*
Sep. 27th: Channel 4 Wales (Wales only)*
Jun. 30th: W*
Jun. 30th: Alibi*
Jun. 30th: Dave*
Jun. 30th: Eden*
Jun. 30th: Forces TV
Jun. 30th: La Liga TV HD
May. 17th: S4C AD
May. 10th: Channel 4 AD
May. 10th: Channel 5 AD
May. 3rd: ITV AD
Apr. 26th: BBC One AD
Apr. 26th: BBC Two AD
Apr. 21st: QVC*
Apr. 21st: QVC Style*
Apr. 12th: BBC ALBA*
Apr. 12th: BBC Parliament*
Mar. 31st: MTV BASE
Mar. 31st: MTV CLASSIC
Mar. 30th: SYFY +1
Jan. 25th: BBC One East [East] (East of England areas only)*
Jan. 25th: BBC One East [West] (Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and parts of Buckinghamshire areas only)*
Jan. 25th: BBC One East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire areas only)*
Jan. 25th: BBC One London (Greater London, Lots of Surrey, Parts of Essex, Parts Of Bedfordshire, Parts Of Buckinghamshire, Parts of Kent, Parts of Hertfordshire and Parts of West Sussex areas only)*
Jan. 25th: BBC One East Midlands (East Midlands of England areas only)*
Jan. 25th: BBC One North East of England and Cumbria (North East of England and Cumbria areas only)*
Jan. 25th: BBC One North West (North West of England areas only)*
Jan. 25th: BBC One Oxford (Oxfordshire & Parts of Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire areas only)*
Jan. 25th: BBC One South (South of England areas only)*
Jan. 25th: BBC One South East (Kent and East Sussex areas only)*
Jan. 25th: BBC One South West (South West of England areas only)*
Jan. 25th: BBC One West (West of England areas only)*
Jan. 25th: BBC One West Midlands (West Midlands of England areas only)*
Jan. 25th: BBC One Yorkshire (Yorkshire and North Midlands areas only)*
Jan. 11th: BBC One HD England**
Jan. 1st: Jewellery Maker

^App only axe on Virgin Media.
*Virgin Media drop SD Channel for HD Channel.
**BBC One HD England (London area) was axe for Virgin/BBC to launch local English BBC One HD Channels.

Who Posted on Changes to Virgin TV (2022)?

NO: > Poster name > Number of posts > [Last year number] (As of 4pm on December 22nd 2022).

Top 10:
01) Media Boy UK - 335 [01]
02) epsilon - 133 [03]
03) cheekyangus - 111 [02]
04) ozsat - 67 [10]
05) OLD BOY - 57 [04]
06) TimeLord2018 - 56 [17]
07) RichardCoulter - 51 [05]
07) SonicMaster 51 [14]
09) Itshim - 36 [08]
10) vincerooney - 33 [13]

The Rest:
11) Legendkiller2k - 30 [06]
12) ScottishSteve - 27 [07]
12) BenMcr - 27 [15]
14) 1701-e - 26 [18]
15) Mad Max - 20 [20]
16) heavyside - 18 [19]
17) nodrogd - 17 [39]
18) Aguero9320 - 15 [20]
19) Rillington - 14 [34]
19) Hugh - 14 [11]
19) fox35 - 14 [32]
22) jfman - 13 [12]
23) Frazz - 9 [29]
24) nomadking - 8 [39]
24) spiderplant - 8 [22]
26) nialli - 7 [52]
27) muppetman11 - 6 [24]
27) 1andrew1 - 6 [09]
29) Inactive Digital - 5 [31]
29) denphone - 5 [37]
29) Joedm45 - 5 [69]
29) Dave42 - 5 [24]
29) Phunkenstein - 5 [22]
34) Carth - 4 [32]
34) Mythica - 4 [46]
34) Chris James - 4 [38]
34) Paul - 4 [52]
38) Gavin-D - 3 [69]
38) RegularCapital - 3 [69]
38) Mr K - 3 [69]
38) Horizon - 3 [39]
38) RobboEdin - 3 [29]
38) Dingbat - 3 [NE]
38) djmagnifique - 3 [52]
38) jobbie8 - 3 [39]
46) Richardr - 2 [39]
46) Tricky Trevor - 2 [27]
46) Maggy - 2 [52]
46) paul0363 - 2 [46]
46) Derekb108 - 2 [34]
46) bluecatt73 - 2 [NE]
46) locutus1974 - 2 [52]
46) carbon60 - 2 [NE]
46) Raider999 - 2 [15]
46) TMLeafs - 2 [46]
56) cupcakes aka dd - 1 [69]
56) offmore - 1 [NE]
56) garethf1927 - 1 [NE]
56) savvychels - 1 [52]
56) spankysmagicpian - 1 [69]
56) kgollop - 1 [52]
56) Rob King - 1 [26]
56) Taf - 1 [46]
56) jonbxx - 1 [NE]
56) AdamDigital - 1 [69]
56) Kevc69 - 1 [NE]
56) esdxc37 - 1 [NE]
56) oliver1948uk - 1 [69]
56) Cheile48 - 1 [NE]
56) johnasimmons - 1 [28]
56) 007stuart - 1 [NE]
56) carravetta - 1 [69]
56) idris65 - 1 [NE]
56) GrimUpNorth - 1 [52]
56) ncfc1902 - 1 [NE]
56) braysoj1 - 1 [NE]
56) TheWatcher - 1 [52]
56) DECKAS - 1 [69]
56) Topgun - 1 [52]
56) gba93 - 1 [52]
56) johnathome - 1 [46]

Note - Next years thread will launch on Cable Forum at some point on New Years Eve (Hogmanay).

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Dash and darn it. So close. It's only going to get lower, as I'll have less time to post next year onwards. :)

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

You're head and shoulders ahead of the next poster, though!

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Good grief you must be bored :confused:

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Hence I will resign to Tesco , more than happy, using O2 30gig ,unlimit calls, texts 2 years £11 :D

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

CBS Reality to stop broadcasting on local TV Channels next month

Judge Judy will no longer broadcast on the following channels from Jan 1st via Virgin Media:

Channel 159:

*Local TV Birmingham
*Local TV Bristol
*Local TV Leeds
*Local TV Liverpool
*Local TV Teesside
*Local TV Tyne & Wear
*Local TV Cardiff
*Local TV North Wales

Judge Judy fans will need to go to Virgin Media Channel 148 from January 1st.

https://www.facebook.com/cbsreality/...WTuy9dbGYoMjgl

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

January 2023 highlights on the Virgin TV Ultra HD channel:

https://www.virginmedia.com/virgin-t...tra-hd-channel

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

:D I know, but it will be less next year, and definitely significantly less after that, and onwards. Life changes are afoot.:woot:


:xmas: everyone!

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

top 10 finish this year. excellent news!

Top work again MB with this thread. Have a great Christmas all!

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

According to my TiVo Smithsonian Channel is set to close at 6am on January 5th on Virgin UK Channel 276.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Sheesh i never made top 10 i'm sure i'm going to lose a lot of sleep over that.

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Yeah Digiguide has no listings after 6am either.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

As expected

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

It's not a good sign when the local channels aren't even good enough for Judge Judy.

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Aha! is the trophy in the post? ;)

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

I have seen posts on DS Forum of posters thinking that Local TV (aka Made TV) is maybe set to be takeover or merge with That's TV.

I did know that Made TV Channels no longer broadcast on Sky as of December 1st.

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According to omnidirectional over on DS Forum he thinks Talk TV may replace the CBS Reality simulcasts.

https://forums.digitalspy.com/discus...ment_102077129

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

The Companies House records for the G-MAN Freeview mux are quite interesting. It's almost impossible to trace what has happened but it now shares a registered address with the Made TV group and, I think, a director. That is from memory, it's a while since I looked and gave up on trying to work out what was happening. Just another thing to keep an eye on.

It would make sense to have all of the local channels under common ownership. Either that or close the whole failed project down.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Sky has confirmed the following changes that will also happen on Virgin Media UK next month:

January 1st:
*Sky Cinema Christmas HD renames to Sky Cinema Drama HD

January 3rd:
*Sky Cinema Greats HD renames to Sky Cinema British Icons HD

January 4th:
*Sky Sports Darts HD renames to Sky Sports Arena HD

January 5th:
*BoXmas renames to The Box
*GREAT! christmas changes name to GREAT! romance
*Smithsonian HD Closes

January 6th:
*Christmas24 renames to Movies24
*Christmas24+ renames to Movies24+

This information first posted on Sky Forum may still change.

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PM me the link and I will try to work it out and PM you back at somepoint over the weekend.