Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1.
 

This is a continuation of all the 'Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2012)' threads which you can find here:

VOL. 1 - http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...-2012-vol.html
VOL. 2 - http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...-2012-vol.html
VOL. 3 - http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...-2012-vol.html
VOL. 4 - http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...-2012-vol.html

1. The old thread has been closed, but will remain for information purposes;
2. I will collate all the information from my various sources and post an list update every month, indicating any changed items in bold text;

In addition to that I will be on hand to answer any questions that arise and to provide links to other sources of information as they come up.

Thank you

January List 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 ===
=== Freeviews on Virgin TV ===
Nov. 1st. All Virgin Media customers can watch Music on Demand absolutely free on Virgin on Demand until 6am on February 1st 2013.

=== January ===
11th. FX will be rebranded as FOX on Virgin Channel 157.
11th. FX HD will be rebranded as FOX HD on Virgin Channel 158.

=== Also set to happen in January but still not confirmed ===
The BBC may launch an BBC One HD channel for viewers in Scotland and Wales on Virgin Channel 108 today.
-ITV are to rebrand ITV1 as ITV on Virgin Channel 103 (England and Wales only).
-ITV are to rebrand ITV1 HD as ITV HD on Virgin Channel 113 (England and Wales only).
-ITV are to rebrand ITV1 +1 as ITV +1 on Virgin Channel 114 (England and Wales only).
-'Seven' will be rebranded as Lincolnshire Living on Virgin Channel 879 (Grimsby & Scunthorpe only).

=== February ===
1st. Virgin Media to put up some prices.
1st. Sky Movies 007 will be rebranded as Sky Movies Showcase on Virgin Channel 403.
1st. Sky Movies 007 HD will be rebranded as Sky Movies Showcase HD on Virgin Channel 433.

=== March ===
No News...

=== April ===
The BBC may rebrand BBC HD as BBC Two HD sometime this month on Virgin Channel 187.

=== May ===
No News...

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

=== July ===
No News...

=== Summer ===
-BT hope to launch an new Football Channel on Virgin Media.

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

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

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

=== November ===
No News...

=== 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 ===
-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 July 2013).
-The BBC to axe BBC Radio 4 LW on Virgin Channel 911 ''in the long term''.
-Discovery to replace Travel and Living with TLC on Virgin Channel 275.
-UKTV on Demand may also launch on Virgin on Demand.
-TCM to be rebranded on Virgin Channel 415.
-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'.
-TCM HD and British Eurosport 2 HD hope to launch on Virgin TV.
-ITV2 HD, ITV3 HD, ITV4 HD and Sony Movies may all 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 9th 2012.

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: 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.[/CENTER]

==== Virgin Media's Deals with broadcasters ===
List last updated on December 19th 2012.

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
-Crime & Investigation Network HD
-Crime & Investigation Network +1
-HISTORY HD
-HISTORY +1
-Lifetime (May launch in 2013.)

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

=== 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 2 (To launch in UK and Ireland in Summer 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 +1
-More 4 HD (Channel to launch in early 2013).

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

=== Own by Discovery Networks Western Europe ===
-Animal Planet HD
-Animal Planet +1
-Discovery 3D (May launch if audience viewing numbers are high via on Demand.)
-Discovery Home & Health +1
-Discovery Knowledge +1
-Discovery Science +1
-DMAX +1
-DMAX +2
-Investigation Discovery
-Quest +1

=== Own by Disney-ABC Television Group ===
-Disney Channel HD
-Disney Cinemagic HD
-Disney Cinemagic +1
-Disney Junior +
-Disney XD HD

=== Own by Entertainment Networks (UK) Limited (Sony Pictures Television) ===
-Men & Movies (Soon to be rebranded as More Than Movies.)
-Men & Movies +1 (Soon to be rebranded as More Than Movies +1.)
-More Than Movies (Soon to start broadcasting.)
-More Than Movies +1 (Soon to start broadcasting.)
-Movies 4 Men
-Movies 4 Men +1

=== Own by ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Corporation) ===
-ESPN America HD

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

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

=== Own by ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) ===
-ITV2 HD
-ITV3 HD
-ITV4 HD

=== Own by Moving Movies Ltd. (CSC Media Group) ===
-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
-Sony SAB

=== 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 Radio TelefÃ*s Éireann ===
-RTÉ 2fm
-RTÉ lyric fm
-RTÉ Radio 1 (Broadcasts in Ex-Telewest areas right now).
-RTÉ Radio 1 Extra
-RTÉ Raidió 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 TF1 Group ===
-British Eurosport 2 HD

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

=== Own by Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) ===
-Cartoon Network HD
-TCM 2
-TCM HD

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

=== Own by Universal Networks International ===
-E! HD
-The Style Network
-Universal Channel HD

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

[CENTER]==== See you later ===
List last updated on January 2nd 2013.

Next update: Next Month - 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.

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

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Nice one MB. Let the 2013 rumors start :D

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No doubt some will be coming soon. :)

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I'm personally waiting for the first "where's Sky Atlantic" on this thread !

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I think it is about time that Virgin put all the hd channels together. At the very least BBC One HD, ITV HD, Channel 4 HD and Five HD should be at the beginning such as 101, 102, 103 etc.

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Hope this year's as giving as last

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Problem with this is that as soon as more HD channels appear, we could end up with guide reshuffles on a regular basis, annoying everyone who knows the numbers off by heart.

A better idea would be for the box to exchange HD channels for the SD variants if the box is connected to a HD TV.

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I am hoping Sky Atlantic is coming soon. Maybe it will launch before Q2 :D:D:D

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Well lets see what the next few months bring and let the speculation begin.

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You just did it yourself, congrats ;)

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My single claim to fame :D

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lets hope this year is much better for VM

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Could it be worse than 2012 ? :(

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Yes it could as VM could choose to remove channels and not actually replace them this time :D

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We replaced the main tivo in the living room with a sky+hd box believe me you aint missing anything.

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Your correct, im not missing anything as the shows that are on Sky Atlantic i can watch as i as well have Sky+HD :D

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And where do you get that assumption?.

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Rumour: ITV1 to be rebranded on Monday???

I have seen today on DS Forum that ITV1 may become know as ITV from January 7th 2013*.

*Not been confrimed by ITV or an Virgin Media insider.

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My brain gave it me as it told me to type it :D

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Lets see if they change it on Monday. I personally think its a bad move for them.

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News over the Holidays.

-DS Forum has reported that the BBC to launch an local BBC One HD Channels for viewers in Wales and Scotland by January 15th.

-DS Forum and Twitter says BBC HD to close in April and will be replace by BBC Two HD.

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As I have Sky and VM at the moment, theres very little on Sky Atlantic that has not been on other Sky channels

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The head of ITV marketing had it as the 14th but maybe they've bumped it forward.

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It could for sports fans with the XL package. When BT Sports launches in 6 months time what will happen to ESPN? If rumours and speculation are to be believed, it's goodnight ESPN. Will Virgin be able to replace ESPN with BT Sports in the XL package? Not likely. Let's hope Virgin either reduce the price of XL accordingly or re-invest the ESPN money into other content like some of the missing HD channels.

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Thanks for info now confrim by ITV Bosses via Twitter.

https://twitter.com/ianaxton/status/286524624345395201

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Current TV MAY be returning to VM:

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...l#post35519064

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I'm sure the bloke on DS has it wrong, AJ are just buying the US channel so they can make a US news channel.

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Maybe AJ were leading people on all along to get their hands on the channel- I really don't know, but Time Warner Cable have pulled the plug to stop them from broadcasting anything. It's now showing a blue screen with a "This channel is no longer available" caption.

A lot of America regard it as "Terrorist TV", so, as a result, much of Al Jazeera English was censored.

I'm shortly going to contact a friend at Dish TV to let him know, in case he hasn't heard of this secretive and rushed change of ownership. They may want to disconnect them too (assuming that they actually carry Current TV).

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America would obviously rather rather watch Faux News for their up-to-the-minute garbage.

Seems Current was only UK & US so I'm sure they'll sell their domain off soon for a pretty penny.

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Nice to see that your pessimism still remains despite thy training by thy dark master.;):D

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Wouldn't be bothered much if we lost ESPN. Seems to show lower league Scottish football and in the main the poorer Premiership games like Reading v Wigan :( Am still swithering about changing to Sky, if I did I wouldn't subscribe to ESPN.

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In your opinion. Personally a lot of my favourite shows are on Atlantic. I have yet to see Game of Thrones, The Borgias, The Newsroom or Boardwalk Empire elsewhere. I think they also showed Bored to Death and House of Lies which I really enjoyed as well. Personally its a channel I would love to see on cable as it has many great high quality US shows.

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Series One of Game of Thrones was recently shown on Sky 1

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And Season Three is due shortly on Atlantic. So yeah it was shown but they are further behind that a DVD box set.

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Something that doesn't bother me as I thought that G.O.T was rubbish

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Well each is entitled to their own opinion but in my opinion its one of the finest series produced in the last few years.:nono:

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Really????? :erm:

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I would agree with den - I found GoT enthralling, and never predictable.

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You see Chris its a matter of taste.;)

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What I'd like is for Catch Up TV not to constantly tell me that it's not available due to demand (there's a laugh in itself), my V+ box not to crash constantly, for channels to be put into a logical order so that +1's (eg) are beside the main channel and for a programme guide that is better than something done on a ZX Spectrum.

Extra channels are not my priority, but it would be nice to have The Travel Channel, though, oh and more foreign channels and for the subtitles to actually work on TV Monde.

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TiVo will sort out some of the issues you have.

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I can honestly say Den, that since moving to Sky, i've not watched anything that has been shown on SA

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Never a truer word spoken Den , my favourites currently airing on Atlantic are Blue Bloods and Friday night lights , my choices probably aren't too others taste but that's the beauty of multi channel pay TV. 'The Following' with Kevin Bacon also looks worth a go for me.

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Anyone else not annoyed that BBC HD will become BBC2 HD?
This means that Borgen, The Killing etc will only be in SD from then.

Surely its better to have the current compromise channel.

Will the BBC also have to regionalise BBC2 HD as well?

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You don't need SKY or SKY Atlantic to legally enjoy HBO content on your TV.

http://www.blinkbox.com/Search?Search=hbo

All you need is a Samsung, LG, Philips or Toshiba Smart TV. Alternatively other devices such as XBOX 360, Playstation 3 or LG Smart Blu-Ray all support the Blinkbox app.

Sure the episodes are a little costly however people, with the right equipment, can enjoy SKY Atlantic programming right now in their living room. The best American drama without subscription.

Virgin should try and get Blinkbox onto TiVo as an app, offering preferential rental rates. If virgin can’t get SKY Atlantic, surely this would be the next best thing.

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ITV 4 showed a couple of seasons of that a few years ago and then abandoned it after moving the broadcast to the early hours of the morning. I remember not being that impressed and stoped watching season one after a few episodes. But I kept seeing good reviews so gave it another go when I saw season one going cheap on Amazon. I'm glad I did, as it is a really good show. I then bought each seasons from the US as soon as they were released because, at that time, only season one was available in the UK

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I love it , one of my favourites at the moment. Sky have announced they'll show all seasons which I'm happy about , wasn't it shown once on VM On Demand (seasons 1 and 2)

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It may have been; I rarely check VM on demand. All 5 seasons are on US Netflix ;)

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I also thought it was a load of absolute rubbish can not see what all of the hype was about it was the most boring program I have ever tried to watch and I did give it a chance watching 2 episodes before finally deleting the series record. :td::td::td:

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I stuck with the entire series because so many people told me it was the best thing ever, and Sky obviously thought it was the best way to sell Atlantic. All I can say is that I'm glad to find I'm not alone in thinking it was pretty poor.

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The trouble is there are too many people who cant/wont deal with subtitles, regardless of how high the quality of programming is and I guess viewing figures are what counts when deciding what is shown in HD.

I guess you will be aware, but if you did not know The Killing has offically finished and (currently) there will no more made:mis: Lets hope we get more quality Scandinavian programs as a replacement:)

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Was gonna give it a go myself, (mainly because of Sean Bean) but I found out happened at the end of the first series and decided not watch any of it. I may get round to reading the books at some point though.
Sky Atlantic (and it programs) simply do not appeal to me. As always though, I hope we get it for those who do want it though.

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"Launch a single version, with no variations in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, of BBC Two in HD in 2012 to replace the current BBC HD channel. Nations variations would continue in SD"

source

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I enjoy Scandinavian dramas , in particular Lilliehammer it had a bit of everything.:)

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I think that renaming ITV1 back to ITV is a stupid idea too.

My friend no longer works for DirecTV (sorry, I got the name wrong), so no longer has any direct influence there.

Shareholders, however, are calling for it to be taken off the platform by putting pressure on the directors.

There are reports on the Current TV facebook page that Al Jazeera celebrated 9/11 and have broadcast footage of American troops being beheaded and marines being burnt to death.

If this is true, I think that this channel should be proscribed in this country.

It is believed that the Saudi royal family paid for Al Jazeera to go onto satellite, freeview and the channels recent additions to the Virgin Media platform.

Ultimately, no doubt, paid for by us all from their excessive oil profits.

I have asked a contact if we could see Al Jazeera coming off VM shortly.

I was told that this was doubtful, as they have paid to be there, it has not changed ownership, so VM cannot use that as a get out clause with the carriage agreement and many customers were actually asking for this channel.

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And also we're not improving the situation if we allow prejudices based on the events of 11+ years ago to decide who we want our television provider to do business with. Al Jazeera has earnt much capital from the way it covered the Arab spring, and has openly courted the American government. Things change, people move on, situations improve. Most people who've actually watched the channel consider it a decent place to get news.

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a) AJ is funded by Qatar, not Saudi
b) the rumours re beheadings are false - the Guardian had to apologise to AJ for printing those rumours

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If you want a balance of news you NEED to at least look at AJ now and then , as you should look at Euronews & CNN . Relying on BBC is - what word can I use that wont offend - ideal

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I prefer Sky News

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Sorry left them off as I did Fox :)

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I also like Fox News as well

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I for one find it very difficult to watch a subtitled film or program because I find that the text is at times not very legible or there is just to much and it has gone before I have read it all.
I therefore do not watch any subtitled programs.

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Thank you for confirming the correct position with regards to some of the claims that people are making.

It is heartwarming to know that they didn't show any beheadings.

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Thinking particularly about channels going HD , I believe the BBC and Channel 5 have been very poor in their efforts in comparison to competing broadcasters. Channel 4 will have all their channels available in HD with the imminent arrival of More 4 HD , Sky has the majority of theirs in HD , Scripps have a good selection as do ITV.

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"heartwarming" was not the first word that sprang to my mind.....

btw, I didn't confirm anything - I corrected a repetition of an untrue statement/claim....;)

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Are any of their wholly owned channels HD.

If you are crediting them for the UKTV channels shouldn't the BBC also be credited for those as both are half share owners.

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That's correct and very true , however my comment still stands about Channel 5.

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The worst 'propaganda' news channel in the world just has to be Fox! It's truly awful. AJ isn't too bad really, and actually Russia today also gives pretty unbiased coverage of issues.

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Did "Fox" eevr show beheadings?

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Did AJ?

Cheers

Grim

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That wasn't my question, you know better?

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Channel 5 are poor at everything, the quality of their channels has been shocking at times on all platforms, they cant even get SD right yet.

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From what I remember all the news channels showed the beheading videos, they just paused before the actually beheading. I think they all showed the Saddam Hussein hanging video albeit with cuts and blurs as well.

Everybody seemed to hate Al Jazeera but Al Arabia show far more shocking footage at the time.

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BBC Clicks twitter has confirmed BBC 2 will go HD in April, rather than rumour!

https://mobile.twitter.com/BBCClick/...2824170497?p=v

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So will the BBC take up the remaining HD licence and continue with BBC HD?

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I don't think they can afford to run a 3rd channel on Virgin, Sky & Freesat (which being BBC they have to be platform neutral) but hopefully they find the money from somewhere.

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It did to me, as it's nice to know that there was some human decency applied to the situation.

You provided a link to refute the allegations made by people.

Are you trying to take over from where Carl left off, by picking needless holes in posts and/or being pedantic to a ridiculous level?

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a) "heartwarming" in the context you used was, imho, completely inappropriate - how can it be heartwarming when someone doesn't show a beheading? (appropriate, perhaps, but heartwarming, not really...)

Re "refute the allegations" - you could have found this out for yourself, rather than repeating baseless innuendo; since you couldn't be bothered, you then tried to weasel out of it - repetition of lies is almost as bad as the initial utterance.

You say pedantic - I called it fact-based discussion; you should try it, you may like it.

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No as BBC HD is just going to be BBC 2 HD so is still only 2 HD Channels. They have had to reduce alot of things due to costs as the licence fee being frozen

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the link only goes to a reporter for itv in th south west.

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So what are they going to do with the remaining HD mux that they havn't been able to sell / make money from?

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Says the man that supports Wigan :LOL:.

I hated G.O.T at first but its growing on me. :D

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l would get out your tissues in future great man as you know it all ends in tears for you.;)

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Indeed it took me several episodes for it to grow on me.

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I didnt know they have another MUX. I thought they only had 2, one for BBC One HD and BBC HD

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It is the space left after 5 decided not to launch 5HD on freeview last year.

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Not sure what they will do then

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Do anyone think (Like I do) that BBC Two HD will launch on April 20th - Like BBC Two SD did back in 1964?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Two

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breaking news : sky to show NBA basketball

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Excellent news.

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Rumour: More4 HD launch 'some years away' for Virgin Viewers???

Look like More4 HD will only be on Sky from late January 2013.

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...&postcount=197

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...&postcount=199

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Can be read here

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/oth...13-season.html

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no real surprise there,vm get a new hd channel in jan(no chance)

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We may get two HD Channels this month on Virgin TV (Wales and Scotland only).

-BBC One Scotland HD
-BBC One Wales HD

On Virgin Channel 108 in both areas.

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Alas that is no surprise.

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Hold the front pages as Virgin set to launch 10 new channels by the end of the month.;):shocked:

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WOW! Another nail in the ESPN coffin. Really surprised as ESPN only agreed a deal with NBA last month. SKY showing Basketball in 3D, that should be good.

http://www.espn.co.uk/more/sport/story/182516.html

Also BBC extended their coverage of the BDO World Championships until 2016. ESPN the pay broadcaster of the even did not.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/darts/20917631

How long do people think ESPN have left? I reckon the 31st May will be their last day.

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Looking forward to having access to BBC One Scotland in HD. BBC One Scotland have the rights to Scotland away internationals through to the end of the qualifying campaign.

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Come on Chad don't you think its a bit far fetched in thinking ESPN will end on the 31st of May.

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I can see the end of ESPN (as we know it) on that date with ESPN Classic and ESPN becoming one so that ESPN can show old things like Scotland beating England in 1967 when no live Sports - if they have any left - is not being shown.

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Well we shall see MB.

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I think it's very plausible. All Europa League, SPL, Premiership and FA Cup commitments for this season would have been fulfilled by the 31st May. All European football commitments should also have been fulfilled with BT Vision taking over the rights. The Premiership Rugby season ends in May with BT Vision taking over the rights. The NBA finals should take place early June however it looks like SKY have the rights to this. ESPN, come the end of May, will have very little live action for June and July. ESPN America however should be fine.

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Same here, I just want to relax when I watch television, not be bothered with subtitles!

You are entitled to your opinion, but my choice of vocabulary remains unchanged. I found it heartwarming to know that even this particular channel believed that this would be a step too far.

This is an informal forum to chat about various issues, not a legal statement or an essay submission in an exam.

I stated what people had written on the Current TV facebook page, nothing more, nothing less. I made no claims that any of the allegations had been verified in any way. If I had attempted to put forward these statements as fact, you would then have had a point.

People were free to discuss/challenge any inaccuracies as they saw fit, as indeed you did regarding one of the allegations.

My accusation that you were being unnecessarily pedantic related to your fixation on the word "confirmed".

This link has some interesting information about the country that funds Al Jazeera.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/exp...t-country.html

They have money to burn and money talks, to such an extent that they can afford to buy their way onto the VM platform to show a news channel that has their own agenda/bias.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...estioned-qatar

Al Jazeera claims editorial independence from the government of Qatar, but many dispute this.

I don't believe that they are gradually increasing their presence on British TV platforms with this channel for the fun of it.

Mistrust and fears of propaganda has led to many American cable customers seeing Current TV disconnected as a result of the channel being bought out by Al Jazeera.

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The mistrust and fear is raised by people repeating falsehoods on forums and blogs, and these calumnies being treated as facts.

Pity these Americans don't treat Fox News or Glenn Beck the same way - I wonder why....

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& the BBC never have of cause ........ :erm:

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Richard you seem to have some issues but I'm not sure if it's with the channel, the country of origin or a mixture of both. I can't work out why you try and whip yourself and others in to a frenzy of something which most people think is nothing more than trivial. Thinking about it, it looks like you've got an issue with neither of the above but have an issue with the whole region as now you've had your Saudi reference corrected you've done some digging to try and put down the correct country. If you've got an issue, you should stop beating aroud the bush (and cross posting) and just come out and tell us what it is.

Cheers

Grim