Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

BBC Radio 4 Extra to close on DAB, Sky, Freeview and Virgin (TiVo).

And stay on BBC Sound - only on V6, TV360 and Stream boxes.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Which they were supposed to be moving away from and having more local content. I wonder where this leaves the planned new local radio opt-out services, some of which have already been trialled in Bradford, Sunderland & Wolverhampton. The vicious cycle of proposed local radio improvements followed by cutbacks followed by..

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

My Sources has just told me "Viacom/Paramount are going to revamp Channel 5 within the next 3 years they plan to bring more exclusive dramas, and US content and return the movie at 10pm every night, they also plan to bring more live sport onto the channel 5 channels."

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

They have Paramount+ now so can't so can't see them bringing back US content ,they also already commissioned 6 UK Dramas for Paramount+

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

I feel this may happen:

*Merge Channel 5 & 5USA as Ch. 5.
*Merge 5Star & 5Select as 5Star (Women base channel)
*Keep 5Action as now (Men and Sport base channel)
*^Adding Paramount back catalogue.
*^New Shows Premiere on Paramount+ when shown on Paramount own channels later.

^Like Sky are doing just now with SYFY.
^WBD do broadcast Discovery+ shows appeared on Quest sometimes.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Alternatively, they could close 5USA & 5Select. Maybe?

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Bit odd isn't it that BBC 3 a youth based channel (where majority of users can use online streaming) has come back to linear tv and bbc 4 which must have an older audience are now pushed to use streaming....

CBBC being axed is a bit sad. Should merge it with CBeebies. Cbeebies till 3pm and then CBBC 3pm till 6pm like the old days on BBC1

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

That's a good move IMO. The BBC News channel broadcasts far too much (expletive deleted) domestic politics and not nearly enough real-world events.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

5USA is the highest rating of their spin-offs so it's the least likely to be one of the first of theirs to close.
CBeebies is significantly higher rating, they'd be reluctant to interrupt the schedule for that audience I'd imagine. I'd suggest they return a CBBC strand to the afternoons on BBC1, or more likely, BBC2. There's a lot of repeats on the latter, which this would reduce, and it would keep a regular broadcast element to CBBC content for those households for who on-demand streaming isn't an option.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Sure. I was really just commenting on Media Boy's suggestion that they merge Channel 5 & 5USA and call it Channel 5!

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

I honestly can't see Paramount closing any of their '5' branded channels as they are doing well as a portfolio and each of them has a defined audience. ITV have 6 channels and Channel 4 have 6 channels, so Channel 5 won't want to have any fewer than 5.

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A very sensible idea angus! Probably so sensible that the BBC won't even think about doing that!

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

LaLiga TV will be remove from Prime Video from June 30th.

https://forums.digitalspy.com/discus...ment_101022769

I have seen rumour that Premier Sports has lost a UK and Northern Ireland rights to LaLiga to a yet to be name broadcaster.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

epsilon has posted on Digital Spy Forum that the following channels has been added to "Mix" package:

182. Comedy Central Extra
250. Discovery Channel HD
251. Animal Planet HD
252. Discovery Science
256. Discovery Turbo
257. Discovery History
258. Discovery Channel +1
259. Animal Planet +1
260. Discovery Science +1
261. Discovery History +1
265. Nat Geo WILD HD
266. National Geographic
272. Sky History 2 HD
335. The Box
342. Kerrang

https://forums.digitalspy.com/discus...ment_101033579

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

So VM are basically upgrading Mix customers to Fun and simplifying the legacy tiers.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

More like upgrading the Mix tier to include the same channels as the Fun tier, otherwise they could have simply migrated Mix customers to Fun. There are still differences to "app" access codes - at a guess just Virgin's own kids on demand content.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

That's why I used the word "basically", I didn't know the details and there was no mention of a letter being sent to customers like when M+ TV customers were moved to Fun.

I didn't know Fun gets Virgin's Kids On-Demand content, I've never checked.

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Actually I wouldn't be surprised if it's easier for VM to add services to a tier rather than migrate people to a tier in these types of circumstances i.e. large numbers of customers. That's probably why M+ is still on their systems, despite customers being "moved" onto Fun, they just matched the channels.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

I think it only on offer for June.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Shame if it is. It seemed like the right timing to simplify their legacy tiers too i.e. ages since they last did it. It certainly read that way.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

It is a simplification to retire 'Fun' as a specific TV tier.

But it is a little different at the moment to those active package changes where customers get moved to Mixit or Maxit.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Thanks for clarification BenMcr. :)

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

They were actually moved onto a different tier, the original M+ (& More) tier code(s) were unchanged with the redundant tier codes still added to new channels as they were added. M+ codes haven't been added to channels recently added to the Mix pack, so a departure from the norm.

The recent changes preserve the "Mix" pack but with "Fun" pack channel parity. I would think the best plan would be to migrate everyone to the Mixit (Player) + personal picks model and retire all of the old codes but that may be some way off.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

I wasn't referring to tier codes when I said M+ customers were "moved" to Fun, I was referring to the wording on the letters they sent to us as customers.
I think moving legacy customers to Mixit and Personal Picks would be be a nightmare until numbers are pretty small. Best to wait until the numbers are small from natural customer churn. Writing to large numbers and getting them to understand and then pick Personal Picks, I can't imagine going well, either from a customer relations point of view, or administration-wise.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

I wasn't really focussing on the tier codes either, just stating what had happened to them with each change. I think Ben summed up the current changes quite well as a "simplification". There is now channel parity, so a future migration to "Fun" wouldn't be too difficult. In the meantime, there is a marketing opportunity for customer services to inform customers of the extra channels and to offer them an update to a current package with even more channels. Virgin have already been seen to be rolling over legacy Full House customers to Maxit + Kids.

Probably better to offer them a newer package now and get as many customers onto the current packs ASAP. Depending on how the change is "sold" it may even reduce churn. Prices could be held at the current level with any increase built into the annual price increase. It doesn't make sense to hang onto legacy packages when Virgin are moving into new areas such as IPTV, with entirely new subscription tiers. "Mix" users determined to keep their existing bundle can be rolled over to "Fun" with channel parity, kicking the migration of "Fun" down the road. As I said, retiring all of the old codes may still be some way off.


I posted the current differences between Mix and Fun on DS Forum, if anyone wants to follow Media Boy's earlier link to that thread.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

As far my Sources know - Virgin Media UK has still to start talks with Warner Bros Discovery after a merger over a new deal.

So Virgin has to pay out two times per month to Warner Bros Discovery as far as I know.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

I am pretty sure the agreements currently in place will be honoured until they are complete, although they are part of the same group they will be different companies in their own right.

Maybe further down the line things will change

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

If 'Mix' has been given the same channel line up as 'Fun', then it'll be the other way around. Current 'Fun' customers will end up moved to a bundle including 'Mix' without losing any channels.

Looking at what is in the Mix/Fun line up, there is no easy way to move those customers to Mixit + Personal Picks, unlike Full House which easily went to Maxit + Kids.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

No easy way to migrate them other than upselling to Maxit. Which is why I suggested that the extra channels now available to "Mix" customers is (or could be used as) a marketing opportunity to offer them even more channels. Although the channel lineups of Mix and Fun are now the same there still some differences to the "on demand" content subscription codes.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Virgin Media UK are set to move a following channels to new SID soon to sit beside BBC Radio Chan.

*Heart
*Radio X
*RTE Radio
*WRN
*Smooth
*Kiss FM
*Heart 80s
*LBC
*Magic Radio
*Absolute 80s
*Ab. Clas. Rock
*talkSPORT

When move you will need to readd them to your Favourites

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Or NOT as the case may be :rolleyes:

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

All channels on CO58 (SID 6XX) is in a middle of being move to CO 71 (SID 11XX).

Here is a list of channels on C058 as of June 12th:

*BBC Red Button 2
*BBC Red Button 3
*Quest Red
*BBC Red Button 4
*God Channel
*Islam Channel Urdu
*SONY MAX2
*Crime+Inv +1
*BBC Red Button 5
*YESTERDAY +1
*BBC Red Button 6
*Clubland TV
*euronews
*Sky Sports Main Event
*Movies 24
*Movies 24+
*CBS Reality +1
*SYFY
*CNBC
*B4U Movies
*B4U Music
*E!
*Sky Sports Football

The following channels has move from CO58 to CO71 - as of 2am on June 13th:

*Yesterday +1
*CBS Reality +1
*Crime+Inv +1
*God Channel
*Clubland TV
*CNBC
*euronews
*B4U Music
*Islam Channel Urdu

I only found out this information due to readding all of a Radio channels that moved last week to my list of Favourite Channels.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Broadcast is reporting that 4music is to be rebranded E4 extra which will focus on comedy and entertainment acquisitions

Maybe more to help save Channel4

Plot twist: whilst Box Hits is becoming 4Music with its content being music.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

From June 29th:

4Music will become E4 Extra.
Box Hits will become 4Music.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Due to today news that BoxHits will close and E4 Extra set to launch plus 4Music to close on Freeview on June 29th. Here is Channel 4's Monthly Reach numbers for May 2022.

Channel 4 > 39,311
E4 > 19,154
Film4 > 14,767
More4 > 13,718
4seven > 9,797
4Music > 6,196
Magic TV > 1,442
Box Hits > 1,136
Kerrang > 912
Kiss TV > 725
The Box > 759
Kiss TV > 725

With The Box having a same idea of things it broadcast on 4Music if I was working for Channel 4 I would also axe The Box to launch E4 Extra +1.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Official Press Release
https://www.channel4.com/press/news/...ecome-e4-extra

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

RXTV is reporting that E4 Extra may move from Music to Entertainment on Virgin's EPG. As things stand E4 Extra will launch on Channel 337 with 4Music moving to Channel 336.

https://rxtvinfo.com/2022/e4-extra-t...ajor-reshuffle

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

hang on....couldnt they have just made it easier by

4 music staying as 4 music
box hits changing to E4 extra....

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

That would be too easy for Channel 4 to do.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

I think it is more for the benefit of the Freeview audience who will loose 4music in favour of the new service.

If they had said it will replace Box Hits it ain’t on Freeview so I can see how they have announced it this way.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

It's about broadcast space and channel number prominence. 4Music is more widely available and in more prominent EPG channel numbers on the various TV platforms than Box Hits, and they deem the new E4 Extra of more importance than 4Music, so are passing on those benefits to the new channel.

4Music hasn't really been 4Music for a long time. What with the lack of music broadcast and all. So this isn't a case of staying the same, it's restoring it to what it used to be.
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VM should move Forces TV at the same time as moving E4 Extra to General Entertainment, it's in the wrong part of the EPG too given its schedule these days.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

SyFy re-brands to Sky Sci-Fi from 26th of July.
https://www.skygroup.sky/article/syf...fan-favourites

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Here is the release

https://www.skygroup.sky/article/syf...fan-favourites

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

I was thinking about that late last night:

Time to do some housekeeping to your EPG Virgin!!!!

Entertainment:
100. - 103 as now.
104. Channel 4 HD (Not in Wales)
104. S4C HD (Wales only)
105. Channel 5 HD
106. E4 HD
107. BBC THREE HD
108. BBC FOUR HD (England and Northern Ireland only)
108. BBC Scotland HD (Scotland only)
108. Channel 4 HD (Wales only)
109. Sky Showcase HD
110. Sky Showcase
111. Sky Witness HD
112. Sky Witness
113. BBC FOUR HD (Scotland and Wales only)
113. ITV London (Local area only)
113. ITV Granada (Local area only)
113. ITV Central [West] (Local area only)
113. ITV Central [East] (Local area only)
113. ITV West (Local area only)
113. ITV South West (Local area only)
113. ITV Meridian [Thames Valley] (Local area only)
113. ITV Anglia [East] (Local area only)
113. ITV Tyne Tees (Local area only)
113. ITV Meridian [South Coast] (Local area only)
113. ITV Meridian [South East] (Local area only)
113. ITV Yorkshire [Calendar North] (Local area only)
113. ITV Yorkshire [Calendar South] (Local area only).
113. ITV Anglia [East] (Local area only)
113. ITV Border (Local area only)
113. UTV (Northern Ireland only)
114. ITV +1 (England and Wales only)
114. STV +1 (Scotland only)
114. UTV +1 (Northern Ireland only)
115. ITV2 HD
116. ITV2 +1
117. ITV3 HD
118. ITV4 HD
119. ITVBe HD
120. ITVBe +1 (England, Wales and Northern Ireland only)
120. BBC ALBA HD (Scotland only)
121. Sky Max HD
122. Sky Max
123. Sky Comedy HD
124. GOLD HD
125. W HD
126. Alibi HD
127. Dave HD
128. Quest HD
129. YESTERDAY
130. Drama
131. Eden HD
132. Comedy Central HD
133. Comedy Central +1
134. MTV HD
135. Sky Comedy
136. Sky Crime HD
137. Sky Crime
138. SYFY HD
139. SYFY
140. Sky Arts HD
141. Channel 4 +1
142. 4Seven HD
143. E4 +1
144. E4 Extra
145. More4
146. More4 +1
147. CBS Reality
148. CBS Justice
149. CBS Drama
150. 5ACTION HD
151. 5STAR
152. 5SELECT
153. 5 USA
154. Channel 5
155. Channel 5 +1
156. Sky History HD
157. BBC ALBA HD (England, Wales and Northern Ireland only)
158. BBC Scotland HD (England, Wales and Northern Ireland only)
158. ITV Be +1 (Scotland only)
159. For full list of Local channels on Virgin Media see - Local TV:
160. Sky History 2 HD
161. S4C HD
162. Sky Documentaries HD
163. Sky Documentaries
164. Sky Nature HD
165. Sky Nature
166. Really
167. TLC HD
168. ID
169. Quest Red
170. DMAX
171. Discovery Channel HD
172. Animal Planet HD
173. Discovery Science
174. ITV3 +1
175. ITV4 +1
176. Comedy Central
177. Comedy Central Extra
178. MTV
179. 5 USA +1
180. 5STAR +1
181. 5ACTION
182. GREAT! tv
183. W +1
184. Alibi +1
185. Dave ja vu
186. GOLD +1
187. CBS Reality +1
188. YESTERDAY +1
189. Pick
190. Challenge
191. Crime + Investigation HD
192. Crime + Investigation +1
193. Blaze
194. Discovery Turbo
195. Discovery History
196. Food Network
197. HGTV
198. YESTERDAY +1
199. Drama +1
200. TLC +1
201. ID +1
202. Quest +1
203. DMAX +1
204. Netfilx (Only on V6 Boxes).
205. Prime Video (Only on V6 Boxes).
206. Eden +1
207. Discovery Channel +1
208. Animal Planet +1
209. Discovery Science +1
210. Discovery Turbo +1
211. Discovery History +1
212. Food Network +1
213. HGTV +1
214. Nat Geo WILD HD
215. National Geographic HD
216. National Geographic +1
217. Together TV
218. Sky Replay
219. E! HD
220. E!
221. Sky Arts
222. Sky Witness +1
223. Sky Crime +1
224. Sky History +1
225. PBS America
226. Forces TV
227. Smithsonian Channel HD
228. Virgin TV Ultra HD (Only on V6 Boxes).
229. God Channel

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Based on Digiguide, Looks like CBS Justice becomes Horror Channel from 30th June ,with the existing Horror Channel becoming Horror Xtra and starts broadcasting daily at 5pm and the +1 starting at 6pm

Forces TV closes on 30th June
https://twitter.com/Forces_TV/status...wY72h6qzA&s=19

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Wasn't expecting Forces TV to close entirely, just on Freeview, but that's certainly how it reads.

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----> https://rxtvinfo.com/2022/forces-tv-is-closing

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Sky Sports and Premier Sports to stop broadcasting MLS as Apple wins 10 year deal for MLS World rights.

https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2022...ext-ten-years/

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https://www.forces.net/forces-tv

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Thanks for info.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

If that actually happens it makes the recent EPG channel swap on Freeview seem rather odd.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

I bet this has to do with Paramount+'s imminent launch. No doubt they'll want to use the CBS brand and free up some shows for Paramount+.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

But here in UK Paramount only own 50% of CBS brand and Horror Channel.

AMC own the other 50%.

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Based on Digiguide,

It look like Horror Channel will be on Virgin Channel 192 from 30th June, with Horror Xtra broadcasting on Virgin Channel 148.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

You can access the UK service by downloading the international (non US) app , although It occasionally comes up with error messages

There is no CBS branding, not even a CBS logo on the small amount of Paramount owned CBS shows that are available on it.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Media Boy UK views:

On the back of yesterday's news at Forces TV UK is set to close on June 30th I have been thinking that Talking Pictures may make a bid for Forces TV in a coming days to keep Forces TV on Sky, Freesat and Virgin with a later rebrand to Talking Entertainment that would keep Talking Pictures to broadcast Movies 24/7.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Not convinced their finances are up to buying anything, they barely managed to stay on Freeview during the first year of Covid because many of their advertisers were for things greatly affected, like cruise holidays. It was pretty widely reported at the time, as I recall.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Talking Pictures may pick up some of the rights to the old UK stuff - but can't see them going beyond that.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

MTV 90s becomes MTV Pride on 27th June. (I think it for a week - but TBC)

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

They won't, if they wanted to include shows they would just simply change talking pictures name, they don't have the finances to run another channel.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

They wouldn't even have to do that, they already show Shows these days, though heavily outnumbered by films.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

If a shop that sat nearby another one that suddenly announced it was closing the one that was staying open would unlikely be able to just buy them out.

However they might start stocking some things that they didn’t use to, however Talking Pictures remit is of programmes a lot older than what ForcesTV was showing some of which I am sure are now public domain with no cost to them whereas buying something like Quantum Leap or the like would eat up their budget very very quickly.

Talking Pictures have found their niche and it works for them.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

More info about the schedule changes

https://forums.digitalspy.com/discus...022/p21#latest

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

I wonder whether Paramount has had a say in the rebrands. They'll probably want to use the CBS brand for the Paramount+ platform.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Hmm.

That can't quite be right, they wouldn't have a HorrorXtra without Horror surely?

CBS Reality > Reality
CBS Drama > RealityXtra
Horror Channel > HorrorXtra
CBS Justice > Legend

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

While it doesn't make much sense it's possibly correct.

Digiguide itself says 'Legend Lowdown' on CBS Justice and horror channel says 'This is Horror Xtra' from 30th

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

I was thinking the same.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

It comes across like it's being done at short notice.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

And like pinning the tale on the donkey in the dark.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

My TiVo box says both Forces TV and LaLiga TV is set to close on Virgin Media on July 1st.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

I wonder what they'll do about the snappily titled app 'CBS Catchup Channels UK'?

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

EXCLUSIVE: Virgin Media UK News.

My sources has confirm a following is set to happen on Virgin:

LaLigaTV - Channel 554 will be removed from VM's Premier Sports add-on from July 1st. La Liga games will still be shown on Premier Sports 1 HD (551) and Premier Sports 2 HD (552).

Changes to CBS channels on the 30th June:
149. Horror Channel is being replaced by Legend.
192. CBS Justice will become HorrorXtra,
197. CBS Drama will be replaced by RealityXtra.
202. Horror Ch +1 will become HorrorXtra +1.

Changes to some UKTV channels on the 30th June:
125. W (SD) to close on Virgin.
126. Alibi (SD) to close on Virgin.
127. Dave (SD) to close on Virgin.
211. W HD to move to Virgin Channel 125
212. Alibi HD to move to Virgin Channel 126
227. Dave HD to move to Virgin Channel 127
245. Eden (SD) to close on Virgin.
247. Eden HD to move to Virgin Channel 245

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Seems to be very last minute as they are still advertising the La Liga channel on their website - bearing in mind not long ago it was coming off prime channels as well, which has since been changed due to the new agreement between Premier Sports and La Liga.

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You could have simplified this by just sayin the SD Versions of these channels will be replaced with their HD version.

Bearing in mind those on 360 only have one version at the main number depending on their subs.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Reality Horror Legend Catch-up.

Simples. :D

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Another possibility the channels are no longer a joint venture with AMC Networks , perhaps they now solely run by AMC Networks or someone else.

When Sony sold their channels ,the Sony brand was removed , and Virgin 1 became Channel One after Sky bought VMTV

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

As I recall, all these channels were formerly owned by Chello previously and branded as Zone e.g. CBS Drama was Zone Romantica. So it won't be the first time.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2012...t-across-emea/

https://deadline.com/2014/07/chellom...tional-800576/

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Unless CBS Reality reverts back to Reality TV, it seems it may be the last remaining CBS-branded channel.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Yep, that sounds right to me and probably suits both parties anyway.

Paramount have their Ch5 branded channels, so don't need any others and on the streaming front, the new Paramount+ is about to launch and Pluto is going strong too.

I wouldn't be too surprised if Paramount buy AMC at some point as Lionsgate who currently own it, are looking to offload it.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

I think you're getting confused with Starz which Lionsgate own.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

My Sources say that La Liga TV HD is set to also close on Sky from July 1st with La Liga TV moving to streaming only from next season.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

A little write up about the changes to the CBS branded channels, including the new/updated logos.

https://rxtvinfo.com/2022/cbs-name-d...channel-change

Still find it odd there will be a HorrorExtra but no Horror.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

As odd as Horror Channel showing Star Trek and the like, which is presumably why Legend came about, to show a sci-fi/horror/fantasy mix like HC did.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Yeah I totally get rebranding Horror, and Legend is quite a good name.

Legend and LegendXtra sitting alongside Reality and RealityXtra would have kept things nicely focused on two core brands.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Also BBC are added FIVE more Red Button Channels from June 23rd to July 11th on Virgin Channels 992 to 996.

BBC are adding an BBC UHD Channel to Virgin Media via BBC Iplayer.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Rumour:

I have seen rumours on Digital Spy that rebrands of Horror Channel and CBS Branded channels are down to Paramount Global selling their shares in CBS AMC Networks UK Channels Partnership to AMC Networks UK

But I have still to see a source for this rumour.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

The following channels has all been moved to CO70:

204. Netfilx (Only on V6 Boxes).
205. Prime Video (Only on V6 Boxes).
344. Vevo
800. Desi Entertainment (Only on V6 Boxes).
970. Television X Nightly

971. Babes & Brazzers TV
972. Adult Channel Nightly
973. XXX Girl Girl Nightly
974. Xrated 40 Nightly
983. Pure Babes HD Nightly

You will need to readd them to your Favourites.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

;)
No I won’t

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

I was only talking about for both Netfilx and Prime Video.

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More BBC Red Button Channels will launch tomorrow on Sky so Virgin Media may follow as well tonight with a extra BBC Red Button Channels as followed:

Name to appear on EPG > Channel number
BBC RB 2 > 992
BBC RB 3 > 993
BBC RB 4 > 994
BBC RB 5 > 995
BBC RB 6 > 996​
BBC RB UHD > Via BBC iPlayer

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Given the continuing absence of the Disney+, Discovery+ and Apple TV+ apps on VM (V6/360 boxes) and now the lack of Paramount+, I'm not sure VMs strategy to be the aggregator of SVoD is going very well ��

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

All channels on CO58 (SID 6XX) is in a middle of being move to about:

Here is a list of channels on C058 as of June 22nd:

*BBC Red Button 2
*BBC Red Button 3
*Quest Red
*BBC Red Button 4
*SONY MAX2
*BBC Red Button 5
*BBC Red Button 6
*Sky Sports Main Event
*Movies 24
*Movies 24+
*SYFY
*E!
*Sky Sports Football

The following channel has move from CO58 to CO77 (SID 2XX) - as of 2am on June 23rd:
Sky Sports Main Event (SID 222)

The following channel has move from CO58 to CO78 (SID 3XX) - as of 2am on June 23rd:
SYFY (SID 316)

The following channels has move from CO58 to CO79 (SID 4XX) - as of 2am on June 23rd:
E! (SID 415)
Sky Sports Football (SID 423)

You will need to readd them to your Favourite Channels list.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

You can get Paramout+ on Virgin TV boxes through the Prime Video app.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Surprised the International app isn't even on LG TV's - you would have to use Prime Video or Apple TV app on LG TV's to access Paramount+ as a 'channel'

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Unfortunately, that doesn’t allow you to bookmark any content on the box, so it’s no better than you get on a smart TV.

Still waiting for Disney +, let alone Apple +, Discovery +, Acorn, etc. What is the big problem? Virgin need to do better than this if it’s not to lag even further behind Sky.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

You can't even bookmark content from streaming services as you describe on Sky Q.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

That's a pretty poor solution, as it's only suitable for Prime subscribers. It's of no use to anyone that just wants Paramount+.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

For someone who proclaims the app world is the way to go it does baffle me why you still have Virgin TV.:shrug:

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

I do get that, but until the standalone app appears, it's at least possible for those that do - although until they sort out the UHD support for the UK I won't be getting it via any route.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

I still have it mainly for my wife, who has an aversion to accessing streamers by herself. She can access programmes from Amazon and StarzPlay because I can bookmark these programmes through the 360 box that I have.

I think we are now at a stage where all the content I personally would want to access is now on the streamers. But I really would like to have a box with all the streamers that allowed you to compile one central watchlist for all of them. My wife could certainly cope with that.

Nothing on the market at the moment, sadly, but the day will come eventually.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

This article, if correct, suggests that the 'new' channel E4 Extra will be on Virgin Media 337, in the music section...

https://rxtvinfo.com/2022/first-look...ras-launch-day

It's actually a rebrand of the current 4Music, with a new version of 4Music launching on Virgin Media 336, which is itself a rebrand of Box Hits.

Come on VM, use some common sense and put E4 Extra in the Entertainment section like it will be on Sky.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Yes it's actually a rebrand of 4 Music , the listings confirm this.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

RXTV did report yesterday (On that link you posted) that Virgin are keeping E4 Xtra in the Music section down to E4 Xtra broadcast Music from 7am to 9am.

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Confusingly, RX:TV is now saying that CBS Reality won't drop CBS from it's name...

https://rxtvinfo.com/2022/cbs-channe...mp-end-of-june

It says that the lineup will now be:

Legend
Horror Xtra
CBS Reality
Reality Xtra

Unless that's not actually correct, it's a complete mess!

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

That's what Cordbusters says aswell
https://www.cordbusters.co.uk/freevi...ls-big-revamp/

Re: Changes to Virgin TV (2022)
 

Well Freeview DID NOT say anything about CBS Reality today

https://www.freeview.co.uk/help/serv...view-june-2022