Virgin Media to auction off the best slots on its TV guide
 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/...lots-tv-guide/

Re: Virgin Media to auction off the best slots on its TV guide
 

Is nothing sacred !? Do VM customers get a cut if they watch the right 'sponsored' channel ?

I'll stick to my paper Radio Times rather than their cruddy TV guide, its quicker to access.

Re: Virgin Media to auction off the best slots on its TV guide
 

The article states it's for vacant slots only - its been a while since i had Virgin TV, but apart from 106 I can think of any in the entertainment section, and only a handful in the music section (old on demand slates). So unless Virgin are planning a reshuffle, I'd imagine that this is posturing ahead of potential negotiations with ITV regarding retransmission fees.
I.e., if you want to be paid retransmission fees, you'll need to bid for slot 103.

Re: Virgin Media to auction off the best slots on its TV guide
 

I thought 101 - 105 were only allowed to be for the 5 main channels?

Re: Virgin Media to auction off the best slots on its TV guide
 

I've given up trying to memorise channel numbers, they move around more frequently than I watch TV.

I think the whole channel number system is rather archaic anyway and more a symptom of how slow/useless the guide design actually is than anything else. Sky is just as guilty of this.