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Yes, and interestingly we've had no VM flyers through the door for a while, only Sky ones - they do seem to be on acquisition-central at the moment. I do wonder whether VM are willing to compete on price with some customers upto (or downto?) a certain point but then will call bluffs and play the "grass may not be greener" card.

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Freeviews on Virgin Media in April.

Virgin Media Sources has confirmed that Liverpool FC TV will be free on the 15th to 16th April on Virgin Channel 544.

Also Nollywood Movies will be free from April 2nd until April 7th on Virgin Channel 835.

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Virgin Media are still testing "Arabic Hafla" since last month.

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Confirmed: Spike TV to launch April 15th.

Viacom has confirmed that Spike TV will launch on Freesat, Sky and Freeview on April 15th.

No confirmed news yet on if Spike TV will also launch on Virgin Media .

Media Boy HQ has seen no confirmed information on Spike TV testing or Viacom are even in talks with Virgin.

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Spike will also be on Talk Talk

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We forgot about TalkTalk - been added to story on blog.

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Happy to help, MB ;)

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For me the grass was certainly greener but everyone has different experiences with different companies i think plusnet are the mutts nuts yet there are plenty of posts on forums complaining about them.
People think vm are the mutts nuts yet i hate vm with a passion lol.
It's all about finding what's right for your needs really.

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Also looks like spike will be on tvplayer too, i asked tvplayer via email and they have said yes it will be on tvplayer either by launch or soon afterwards.

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We will update blog story when that has been confirmed.

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In the US, there is a HD and +1 variant, do you think the UK will be getting them too?

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No other channels from Spike TV UK has been confirmed.

Unless Channel 5 / Viacom close 5*.

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Video and confirmation that Spike will be on VM.
http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2015/...form-uk-debut/

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If it's a FTA channel then it will be on YouView too so retail YouView boxes and those from TalkTalk and BT. It's normally only the pay TV channels on YouView that are referenced specifically to BT or TalkTalk.

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Some Spike TV Channel numbers revealed.

https://twitter.com/a516digital/stat...84621879832576

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Virgin Media channel details

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Spike not on VM?? Pah, who wants to watch Breaking Bad on a fuzzy SD picture anyway...so much better in HD on Netflix lol

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We feel that Viacom are set to close MTV +1 on Sky from April 15th.

MTV +1 broadcast on sky channel 160 right now.

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The first I was told was that Spike would be starting "about Easter", then 10 April was pencilled in as a provisional start date.

I think that 15 April sounds correct as a definate start date (even if it appears to have slipped by a few days) as from this date all non music programming has been moved from Viva.

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There are no plans whatsoever to launch a HD variant; haven't heard anything one way or the other regarding a +1 variant. Personally, I doubt it.

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If you're saying this because Sky have closed the SD launch queue, there are currently a fair few SD EPG slots going following recent channel closures.