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Mmmm had this for years on freesat in HD and never watched it :erm::monkey::erm:
In Japan this channel is broadcast in 4k,I bet that won't be coming to virgin anytime soon.

There's more chance of getting that than Virgin getting Sky Atlantic HD :D :erm:

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I for one would second that.

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Totally agree :clap: :clap:

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And thus a reason for Sky to withhold it.

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But for how much longer?.

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We should do a sweepstake.

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But BT have done deals for several 'XL' channels. I don't think the gap will be as big as people think.

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But momentum is everything HD and BT are very much on the back foot and in my humble opinion that does not bode well for their launch.

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A lot of the channels they have added this year are fta, the broadcasters where probably begging VM to carry them.

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Can someone please explain to me why we are always getting new channels with the Zing and Zee background.

We have a French channel (dont know why ) then we have the Asain channels etc, then we have the stupid channels ie Africa Channel. But when customers want certain channels, we are kept waiting.

I can never understand that customers are crying out for channels ie Premier Sports and Atlantic the answer is a blatant no.

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Possibly because there are some French, Asian and African people living in the UK who may appreciate those channels. Just a thought like.

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Probably because the French channel, the Asian channels etc don't cost what Premier Sports or Sky Atlantic would cost to carry. If VM could get you Sky Atlantic, they would. It'd probably increase the price of your package though.

Good to see you consider anything that's not aimed at you is stupid. Or is it just because they're for "foreigners"?

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And maybe Atlantic and Premier Sports are expensive and the others aren't. Wouldn't have thought it was so difficult to work out Arthur.

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There are also some Scots/Irish and Welsh people here in the UK, but we dont see those channels do we.

I live near Twickenham and would love to see some Scottish channels, as my wife is comes from Glasgow, we cannot see STV, but l can see FRENCH TV. See my point.

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You do realise STV at this point is basically just ITV with different news and no English football.

If you want nationwide Scottish TV watch BBC Alba.

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That's one for you to take up with ITV & STV, they have regional advertising and don't want other ITV Network regions available. There's nothing that VM can do about that.

TV5Monde is TV5 World, it's not a French TV channels as such, more a channel carrying programmes for French speaking citizens living outside France, Belgium, Switzerland etc.

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What l am trying to say is that l believe that IF there are these channels out there, such as l can obtain channels outside London, on Freesat by adding in the signal that carried say CHANNEL ISLAND TV, So l cannot understand why VM cannot have this channel basis. I know it may sound stupid, but when l go to Great Yarmouth each year and wanted to watched what was happening in London, l couldn't as Norfolk has Anglia TV, and you can only get that on Sky NOT VM.

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Is S4C not a Welsh channel which broadcasts with Welsh as the primary language? Or would be that classed as foreign to you? As for SA VM are still trying to get a deal which allow everyone the channel. Secondly, whilst I do not watch a lot of The Africa Channel etc, I enjoy being able to have the option to watch some of the varied and enlightening content they offer. It is odd though, that you were willing to join Sky which also have the same channels you begrudge VM attaining, plus many other "foreign"/"pointless" channels. :erm::confused:

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So you are fed up when you can't see what is going on in London, but you begrudge people from countries having access to stations which will allow them to keep up-to-date with news and/or programs from their homelands? Seems rather unfair to me.

Why would you want Channel Island TV? Surely that is equally as rubbish as the Africa Channel.

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BBC1 Scotland is available on channel 862 if that's any use.

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If you go again, BBC1 London is available on channel 861 and ITV London on 853.

I agree that, now we have the extra capacity, that some more regional variations would be useful.

Alas, I doubt we will see any more ITV additions because of the desire to target advertising. ITV try to discourage viewers from watching a different region to the one intended for their area by not putting them on the Sky EPG. As they have stopped encrypting their satellite broadcasts, however, viewers can get round this by adding it to "other channels". I believe that they are available on Freesat by not being truthful about the correct postcode.

We only get ITV London and another selected region depending on the area you are in because of the need for Audio descripton and HD feeds.

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Simple, it's up to the ITV Network to decide who gets what and they want the audience to get the region they where are selling advertising time.

This isn't rocket science, the other regions aren't easily available on satellite either. Other ITV regions aren't given channel numbers in the Sky EPG but can be received as "other channels" by anyone with sufficient technical knowledge. Similarly, they don't have channel numbers in the freesat EPG.

It's not going to happen.

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STV's agreements for broadcasting with ITV simply do not allow Virgin Media to have STV in England.

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We are a multi-cultural society and the channel choice on VM reflects this

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In Wales ITV HD carries the news from ITV Central.

However ITV conditions of contract with VM is that they will only carry the feeds for the regions they serve. So STV won't be shown in London etc etc.

With the dawn of IP TV this may change.

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STV ain't a big loss, Scottish television is very very poor.

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Did you ever have a part in that Scottish of series Take the High Road Henke?.;):D

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Why don't they have these very niche channels available as a seperate foreign language pack costing £2 a month to people that want them and concentrate on securing what the majority of people want to see. Like i keep stating, most of these channels can be picked up on freesat, for a one of payment of £80 including dish installation, VM don't really need to provide them, the demand must be miniscule.

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Instead of getting people to pay extra for niche channels, why don't they add Premier Sports and Sky Atlantic as two addon packages and let people who want them pay extra

People can't always receive Freesat for the same reason as not being able to have Sky i.e. you need a dish and a clear view of the sky

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Totally agree :clap: :clap:

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Some people are not allowed dishes on their rental properties. I would doubt the number of people who watch the channels are miniscule, the station owners/advertisers would not have expanded them out to VM if they were not in demand.
Other than the odd program on Sky 1 (previously fringe, the take, and mad dogs when it is shown) and the odd show on both Sky Arts channels, I don't watch the Sky basics. Lets charge extra for those, VM could charge a much higher price for them. Lets face, VM continued as a company when they lost the channels. (and yes, they would continue as a company if they lost the foreign speaking channels too)
Honestly, what will some moan about when we eventually get Sky Atlantic. We all know VM are trying to get it, like every other network. Unfortunately there seems to be something stopping it from coming to all other networks. As for the missing HD sports, we should be grateful we get SS 1 and 2 in HD. The only reason we get those is because Offcom forced Sky to give us them. It is highly unlikely we will ever get the rest.
Finally please tell me, other than SA, what is missing from VM that the majority of people desperately want?

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Sky Atlantic & Premier Sports would complete it for me :)

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Universal HD would do me and of course sky Atlantic eventually

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Universal HD hopefully should arrive soon Howard.

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I doubt Sky will let them, or they want a set amount no matter how many subscribers which would make pricing it difficult.

You did used to have to pay £1 a month extra for Sky 1 for a while in the NTL days. However I seem to remember when this was suggested again when VM lost Sky Basics they said Sky wouldn't let them have it as a standalone package.

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I forgot; Universal HD as well as Sky Atlantic & Premier Sports :dunce:

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How are they 'on the back foot'?

Their YouView service hasn't even started yet, and you know that BT Sports will be cheaper to watch on that platform. I doubt if BT are too worried about the additional channels VM are launching when they've done several deals to launch channels on their own platform. If TalkTalk are any indication then BT could do a triple-play YouView package for a very attractive price.

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BT Sports might well be cheaper on YouView when it starts but overall its still a poor substitute thus when compared to what Sky and Virgin offer on their platforms on a overall basis plus you also have the scenario of a increasing bust up between Sky and BT Sports because where it stands there is no chance of a deal on the looming horizon between the two and BT without Sky Sports is a no no for many customers in my humble opinion.

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Asked and answered!

Already losing ground to the established platforms, most unforgivably they're also losing ground to the only other operator on the same platform.

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Not a legitimate reason, though. The likes of n power and British Gas both supply the exact same products (ie gas and electricity) and they access their products from the same source in exactly the same way. They distinguish their companies from other companies through pricing and customer service.

Similarly, it should be possible for Virgin Media to offer the same channels as Sky, should it wish to do so (or at least the same content).

Sky is attempting to suffocate the development of its competitors. OFCOM and the Competition Commission should be far more proactive in protecting the interests of the customer.

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Why, SA HD, of course....;)

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Toady. I agree totally agree with what you are saying. Thats has been my point all along.

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Its one sodding channel that Sky have pumped a fair few quid into to make it a worthwhile exclusive.

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But it shouldn't be allowed. We are supposed to be a nation of competition, not monopolistic practices.

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Summed up perfectly but alas some of the great old stalwarts on here will tell us something different.:waving:

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However business is business. Sky is allowed exclusives just as BT, VM and FreeSat are if they want to.

Remember if VM wanted to own content then they could have kept their channels and stopped Sky from having them. They chose to go where the money is. ie: broadband and an ip network, which Sky doesn't have and which could make VM a lot of money in the future.

When you look at Skys lineup there isn't much there that is missing on VM of any quality IMHO.

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We know that Sky are allowed to do it HP, but the fact is that the law of the land shouldn't allow them to do it. How is this good for the customer? To get what we want, we have to subscribe to Sky and Virgin. Ridiculous!

The content we are missing is SA content. Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire, Blue Bloods, Treme.... need I go on?

I can't believe you think this is OK, HP, if indeed that is what you are saying. Stupid state of affairs.

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Sorry guys, should have made it clear, I was including the current batch of HD channels waiting to launch in previous post. Feel free to keep suggesting them though, as we do not have it yet:)

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Well it was just a matter of time before the great man of our time came to good old Sky's defence but remember Sky had TiVo and decided to get rid of it or have you conveniently forgot that.

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So no different to wanting to watch 'House of cards' , 'Hemlock Grove' or the 4th Season of 'Arrested Development' all of which can only be viewed by taking an additional subscription to Netflix.

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You didn't mind when Virginmedia refused to allow Sky to use its network for ondemand, you didn't mind when Sky was stuck with ADSL services and its average speeds was 3Mb and Virginmedia refused to let Sky use its broadband network (in fact you actually gloated about it).

You don't mind Virginmedia have EXCLUSIVITY on Film 4HD, oh dear boy you are so one sided. Whilst some were complaining an trying to throttle innovation, others were busy innovating an now its paying off.

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If it wasn't for subscription based ttv channels you wouldn't have the Hi quality programming, or things like Boardwalk empires $1 Million pilot. The advertising revenues just are not there anymore.

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There has never been a one sided view from me dear chap as l speak as l see it and l have praised and criticised Virgin Media and Sky in equal measure before and will continue to do so in future and please remember Virgin do actually allow Sky access to their network as Virgin have just signed a five-year deal to provide Sky Broadband with network backhaul (between exchanges and the wider internet) so perhaps is now the time for Sky to provide VM with access to Sky Atlantic and those missing HD Sports channels to show actually that they have changed their spots

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But this thread will die a death very quickly when that happens, because (as Chad pointed out) VM will have the best offering by far:erm::D In all seriousness, the sooner VM get them, the better it will be for everyone. I just hope we get Nat Geo Wild HD chucked in too. Also, as I am rather an idiot can someone explain what "backhaul" actually is/does in laymans terms please? (thanks for trying in you post Den, but I still dont understand it)

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This might help Harry.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backhau...communications)

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Um, thanks, I think. I have looked at that before but it did not really help. I will try and explain what I think it is and you can perhaps correct me? Are VM simply piping the internet "feed?" to Sky's HQ, who then "intercept" the "feed?" and pass it on to their customers?

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Didn't Sky buy out Wannado in order to supply the internet to their customers? I'd have thought that would still have sufficient infrastructure.

Perhaps they now need extra capacity or more up to date equipment, or with the passage of time it is now cheaper to do it via VM :confused:

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There's way to much Sky Atlantic discussion in this thread considering it's not even a channel that's coming soon...

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But there will always be plenty of speculation. I'm not bothered about Sky Atlantic myself but I truly hope that those who have waited a long time for it will one day get their wish :)

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Whilst not a expert of any sort on this l think you have just about summed up what it entails.

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Tricky, how about giving me my wish too, lottery win of more than 10 pounds...and hope you don't mind the informal tricky :)

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Sometime in May (I think).

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You are not missing anything.

You are only missing:

Weekdays:
18:00 STV News at 6
22.30 Scotland Tonight (Something like Newsnight) - Mondays to Thursday.
After midnight - Nightsift
Plus MidSummer when the FA Cup or England games are on ITV

Weekends.
TBA STV News (When local news is on ITV)
AFTER midnight - Nightsift
Plus MidSummer when the FA Cup or England games are on ITV

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Thanks for info - still not confirmed by insiders!!!

Do you know if the rest of the Zee Channels - Zee TV, Zee Cinema and Zee Punjabi - will also appear on the XL Pack from May 1st?

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MB just look at the guide to see what has said that will launch and when. You do a valuable job

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I have still to get Zee Café and Zing package news confirmed by insiders.

I know they will launch on Wednesday (Been confirmed on my V+ HD Box.)

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Sorry, the only definate information I had concerned Zee Cafe and Zing. However, it does appear that, with some channels being downgraded to lower packs, the TV XL package is now being used to house the "added extras" for channels eg timeshift channels, the HD variants and some minority channels.

This strategy allows most customers to keep their channels and pay less by cutting out the "bells and whistles".

A wise move in the current economic climate.

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Don't mind at all. If you win £1m we will split it 50/50 :D

Is everybody getting excited about tomorrows launches?

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I am hoping to post more info later tonight on what package the list of channels set to launch this week on Virgin Media will be on.

I am just waiting on insider given me the goahead to post the info.

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+1 and minority channels are not exactly what I would call bells and whistles.

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But there is nothing else. Premier Sports refuse to be a subscription channel and Sky Atlantic is too costly.

We're getting Animal Planet HD, we're supposedly getting Universal HD & E! HD, we're getting TLC at launch.

Other than Food Network & Travel Channel I honestly can't think of any worthwhile channels we don't have.

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Ginx.tv id love to see that dedicated gaming channel snd nick hd for kids

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More4HD

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:clap:

Spot on Jamesh, it really is just the odd HD variant that will be missing soon, but I guess that wont be enough either. With BT looking very unlikely to be bundled in with XL, I would be surprised if we do not see Premier Sports come in for it. (that obviously depends on how much these extra HD have cost ultimately)

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History HD.

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I second that, it it the only channel i am interested in that VM does not carry.

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Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: Virgin Media to add some new Channels - set to launch before Thursday.

I can now reveal that the following channels will appear on the following packages by Thursday:

Channels to launch:
-TLC* to launch on Virgin Channel 167 on the M+, L and XL Packages.
-TLC HD* to launch on Virgin Channel 168 on the XL Package.
-TLC +1* to launch on Virgin Channel 169 on the XL Package.
-ID +1* to launch on Virgin Channel 215 on the XL Package.
-Animal Planet HD* to launch on Virgin Channel 217 on the XL Package.
-Zee Café** to launch on Virgin Channel 811 on the M+, L and XL Packages.
-Zing** to launch on Virgin Channel 813 on the M+, L and XL Packages.

The Channels will launch on:

*Set to launch on Tuesday,
**Set to launch on Wednesday.

-My insider has also confirm that NHK World HD will launch on Virgin Channel 625 on the XL Package in 'Early May'.

-No word yet on when E! HD and Universal HD will launch on Virgin Media.

NOTE: I do not work for Virgin Media so all the information on this post is still subject to change.

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

UPDATE: Animal Planet HD has NOT been confirmed by insiders - info was found by me some weeks ago.

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Never understood the point of +1 on XL, if the whole point of them is increased revenue with little effort, why then limit the number of possible viewers?

Anyway, good stuff MB.

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More HD channels, it's what XL and VIP customers have been calling our for. Great work by Virgin. How many new channels have they launched since December?

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Full list of channels launch on Virgin since the start 2013 is on my blog http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/p...2012-last.html

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I know WHEN NHK World HD will launch but I cant post it - yet.

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Cheers MB.

Does anyone have a link to the TLC website? I can't find one anywhere.

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Thanks MB.

Who watches this kind of stuff??? :confused:

http://www.uk.tlc.com/shows/

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My thoughts entirely, what a load of guff!!

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The wife, knowing my luck!

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Couple of good comedies premiere on Sunday night happily divorced and the exes defo worth a watch( I've seen them by other means)

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Long Island Medium does look like a classic:D

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UPDATE: Animal Planet HD has NOT been confirmed by insiders - info was found by me some weeks ago.

Found info @ http://anywhere.virginmedia.com/tv-listings/

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...and it hasn't arrived either, although the others have.

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It's arrived on channel 625 now with programmes listed from 6am Wed, May 1st.

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Keep it up old bean.:tu:

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Just checked got a Coming Soon holding page on all the above channels apart from Animal Planet HD as MB posted earlier.

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No Animal Planet HD? My TV mag (TV & Satellite Week) states that it starts on VM channel 217 today...

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Oddly, when added early this morning, TLC and TLC+1 had programmes listed on the EPG, whilst showing a generic "coming soon" slate.

TLC HD, however, stated "coming soon" on the EPG, but was showing programmes (or a promo).

Is this the same TLC that we had many years ago, that has been dumbed down over time, or a completely new channel?

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I believe it is a completely new channel from 'The Learning Channel' of many moons ago - broadcasts start at 8pm this evening

Animal Planet HD was listed in most tv mags as starting today... :confused:

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That the date I was given yesterday.

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Hopefully it arrives as stated then, as it's the only decent one out that lot that launched today.

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I thought it would be. Your sources don't give you a lot of time to announce these changes if you can't announce a new channel before it actually appears on the network.

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Indeed, VM does seem to be having some difficulty in releasing the "coming soon" HD channels from Sky exclusivity.

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I would have told everyone the launch date yesterday for NHK if I know that Virgin Media was going to add it last night.

I have now put an 'May 2013' launch date on Animal Planet HD since last night.

My insider did say that Animal Planet HD was not set to launch on Virgin Media this week. It was only on my list last night due to me putting two and two together and making five.

---------- Post added at 12:47 ---------- Previous post was at 12:39 ----------

UPDATE: Animal Planet HD has now been removed from Virgin Media Anywhere web site:

http://anywhere.virginmedia.com/tv-listings/

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It wasn't a criticism of you MB, more a criticism of VM not wanting the details released until after the event.

The problem here is that someone at VM must have released the information to the TV listings magazines, as they show Animal Planet HD on channel 217 from today. So I'm guessing a last minute delay due to an exclusive deal with Sky still being active. It's quite possible that the deal will expire in the next few days and that the channel will arrive shortly.

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Maybe up today???

If Animal Planet HD is not going to be added tomorrow - been confirm by my insiders.

I say base on the ITV HD Channels launch on Virgin Media carry on I think AP HD will launch sometime within the next two weeks.

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The delay to the ITV HD channels was supposedly technical as it is a fairly complex process to take an MPEG4 source from satellite, un-encrypt it, convert it to MPEG2, re-encrypt and distribute it to all of the headends. Fair enough in the case of the ITV channels, but you would have thought they would now be prepared for such problems and would have planned ahead.

I'm just guessing but I would have thought it would have been sensible to add the Animal Planet HD channel at the same time as the new Discovery channels. Perhaps that's what VM and Discovery had wanted but if the exclusive deal with Sky still has a short time to run, it wouldn't surprise me if Sky threw a last minute spanner in the works.

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Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: Virgin Media to move Home & Health channels to new channel numbers next week.

I can now reveal that the following channels will move to new EPG Channels numbers from May 7th:

Channels to be renumbered:
-Home & Health to move from Virgin Channel 275 to Virgin Channel 271.
-Home & Health +1 to move from Virgin Channel 276 to Virgin Channel 272.

The Channels is set to move to new numbers on Tuesday May 7th.

NOTE: I do not work for Virgin Media so all the information on this post is still subject to change.

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

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Just watching the here comes TLC loop on TLC HD , can hardly wait until 8pm tonight. :shocked:

Here comes honey boo boo and Swinger Wives look particularly good. :D

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April/May List update - April 30th 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 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 ===
=== Rumour to be Launching very soon ===
-The Active Channel to launch on Virgin Media soon.
-Animal Planet HD to launch on Virgin Channel 217 soon.
-E! Entertainment HD to launch on Virgin Media soon.
-Universal HD to launch on Virgin Media soon.

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

=== May ===
1st. NHK World TV HD will launch on Virgin Channel 625 today.
1st. Zee Café will launch on Virgin Channel 811 today.
1st. Zing will re-launch on Virgin Channel 813 today.
4th. Military History will be rebranded as H2 on Virgin Channel 236.
7th. Home & Health to move from Virgin Channel 275 to Virgin Channel 271 today.
7th. Home & Health +1 to move from Virgin Channel 276 to Virgin Channel 272 today.
22nd. The Competition Commission will publish its final report by today on the Global Radio & GMG Radio takeover.

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

=== By end of June ===
-Liberty Global hope to close the transaction of Virgin Media.

=== July ===
31st. BT will takeover ESPN, ESPN HD and ESPN America on Virgin Channels 529, 530 and 531 from Today.
31st. ESPN to close ESPN Classic on Virgin Channel 533 by Today.

=== Summer ===
-FT.com says BT and Virgin Media are in talks over up to THREE BT Sports Channels launching on Virgin Media.

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

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

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

=== November ===
-Made in Leeds will launch on Virgin Media sometime this month.

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

=== By 2015 ===
-RTE Radio and WRN Radio will be axe in old Telewest areas or added to all areas of Virgin Media.

=== Unknown dates ===
-'Seven' will be rebranded as Lincolnshire Living on Virgin Channel 879 (Grimsby & Scunthorpe only).
-I have been told that Virgin Media are in talks with Sky to carry 'Sky Atlantic SD', 'Sky News HD' and 'Sky Sports News HD'.
-Local TV may launch on Virgin TV in some areas in Virgin Channels 600 mark (Starting in Late 2013).
-The BBC to axe BBC Radio 4 LW on Virgin Channel 911 ''in the long term''.
-UKTV on Demand may also launch on Virgin on Demand.
-Channel 4's ''4oD'' will offer HD content.
-Smooth fm (Smooth Radio) may get close or rebranded on Virgin Channel 916.
-Fashion One 'In talks with Virgin Media'.
-Sony Movies may launch soon on Virgin Media.

=== Channels THAT still to appear in all areas ===
List was last updated on December 1st 2010.

NO. Channel Name
917. Radio: RTE Radio
920. Radio: WRN Europe

NOTE: Channels are only broadcasting in Ex-Telewest areas right now.

=== Media Boy Extra info: ===
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/
Latest news on Freeview - http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/10...l#post35353580

=== Ask Media Boy ===
Last updated March 14th 2013.

Q: WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION ABOUT VIRGIN MEDIA FROM?
A: I get all my info from Virgin Media viewers and Web Sites (NOTE: When I used web sites I will post an link to that web site).

Q: WILL I NEED TO WATCH MY DISNEY CINEMAGIC PROGRAMMES ON MY V+ OR TIVO BOX BY MARCH 27TH?
A: No Virgin Media viewers have until June 28th to watch recorded Disney Cinemagic programmes.

Q: WHY AM I NOT GETTING ''RTE RADIO'' OR ''WRN RADIO'' FOR?
A: RTE Radio and WRN Radio do not broadcast in Ex-ntl and Ex-Cable & Wireless areas - yet.

==== Virgin Media's Deals with broadcasters ===
List last updated on April 30th 2013.

Welcome to the all new look of this part of the list.

When deals with broadcasters run out Virgin Media need to sign new one to keep that Channel on Virgin TV.
Here is an list of channel that Virgin may get when they old deal runs out with that broadcaster:
Also Radio channels are broadcasting on Digital Radio via Freesat, Freeview, Freesat from Sky or Sky.

NOTE: Shopping Channels are not on this list and only Broadcasts who has got some Channels broadcasting on Virgin Media right now appeared on this list. To start broadcasting soon = That channel has still to start broadcasting on Sky, Freesat or Freeview.

=== TV and Radio Channels: ===
=== Own by A+E Networks UK (A&E Television Networks/British Sky Broadcasting) ===
-Bio. +1
-CI HD
-CI +1
-HISTORY HD
-HISTORY +1
-Lifetime (May launch in 2013.)

=== Own by ARY Group ===
-ARY Qtv
-ARY Oneworld
-ARY Entertainment

=== Own by BET International Inc (Viacom) ===
-BET: Black Ent Tv
-BET: Black Ent Tv +1

=== Own by British Sky Broadcasting ===
-Pick TV +1
-Sky1 +1
-Sky 3D
-Sky Atlantic
-Sky Atlantic +1
-Sky Atlantic HD
-Sky News HD
-Sky Sports F1 HD
-Sky Sports 3 HD
-Sky Sports 4 HD
-Sky Sports News HD

=== Own by British Telecommunications Plc ===
-BT Sports 1 (To launch in UK and Ireland in Summer 2013.)
-BT Sports 1 HD (To launch in UK and Ireland in Summer 2013.)
-BT Sports 2 (To launch in UK and Ireland in Summer 2013.)
-BT Sports 2 HD (To launch in UK and Ireland in Summer 2013.)
-BT Sports 3 (ESPN rebrand?)
-BT Sports 3 HD (ESPN HD rebrand?)
-ESPN America HD (Will be owned by BT and maybe get rebrand as ESPN HD from August 1st 2013.)
-Sailing 1
-Sailing 2

=== Own by CBS Chellozone UK Channels Partnership ===
-CBS Reality +1
-Horror +1

=== Own by Channel Four Television Corporation ===
-More 4 HD

=== Own by CSC Media Group ===
-Bliss
-BuzMuzik
-Chart Show TV
-Chart Show TV Dance
-Flava
-Kix!
-POP
-Pop Girl
-Pop Girl +1
-Scuzz
-The Vault
-Tiny Pop +1

=== Own by Disney-ABC Television Group ===
-Disney Channel HD
-Disney Junior +
-Disney Junior HD
-Disney XD HD

=== Own by Entertainment Networks (UK) Limited (Sony Pictures Television) ===
-More Than Movies
-More Than Movies +1
-Movies 4 Men
-Movies 4 Men +1

=== Own by ESPN Inc. (until July 31st 2013) ===
-ESPN America HD

=== Own by Fox International Channels (News Corporation) ===
-FOX +1

=== Own by Global Radio ===
-Capital FM TV
-Heart FM TV

=== Own by Moving Movies Ltd. (CSC Media Group) ===
-True Drama (Soon to start broadcasting).
-True Entertainment +1
-True Movies 2

=== Own by MTV Networks Europe ===
-MTV CLASSIC
-MTV HD
-MTV LIVE
-MTV MUSIC
-MTV +1

=== Own by Multi Screen Media (Sony Pictures Television) ===
-Sahara One

=== Own by NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels) ===
-Nat Wild HD

=== Own by Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting) ===
-Nickelodeon HD
-Nick Jr. +1

=== Own by Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount British Pictures/British Sky Broadcasting) ===
-Comedy Central Extra +1

=== Own by Premier Media ===
-Premier Sports
-Premier Sports Xtra

=== Own by RTE ===
-RTE 2fm
-RTE lyric fm
-RTE Radio 1 (Broadcasts in Ex-Telewest areas right now).
-RTE Radio na Gaeltachta

=== Own by Real & Smooth Ltd [Was GMG Radio] (Global Radio) ===
-Real Radio Wales
-Smooth 70s

=== Own by Scripps Networks Interactive ===
-Food Network
-Food Network +1
-Travel Channel
-Travel Channel +1

=== Own by Sony Pictures Television ===
-Sony Entertainment Television +1
-Sony Movie Channel
-Sony Movie Channel +1

=== Own by STAR TV (News Corporation) ===
-STAR Jalsha
-STAR Plus HD

=== Own by Sunrise Radio Group ===
-Kismat Radio
-Punjabi Radio

=== Own by TIML Radio Limited ===
-Absolute 90s

=== Own by United Christian Broadcasters ===
-UCB TV
-UCB Bible
-UCB Gospel
-UCB Inspiration
-UCB Ireland

=== Own by Universal Networks International ===
-E! HD*
-Universal Channel HD*

*ALL CHANNELS OWN BY UNIVERSAL NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL ALL MAY LAUNCH ON VIRIGN MEDIA SOON.

=== Own by Zee Entertainment Enterprises ===
-Zee Café**
-Zing**

**ALL CHANNELS OWN BY ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES ALL SET TO LAUNCH ON VIRIGN MEDIA ON MAY 1ST 2013.

==== See you later ===
List last updated on April 30th 2013.

Next update: May 7th - 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.

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