August List update.
Keep up-to-date on the latest news on upcoming channel launches and other important events across all platforms of Smallworld areas.
NOTE: I DO NOT WORK FOR SMALLWORLD SO ALL THE INFORMATION ON THIS LIST IS STILL SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Colours on my list are as followed:
Media Boy = New Info just added.
Media Boy = Smallworld News and links.
Media Boy = Other Media news/Things.
=== Coming up on Virgin's Digital TV ===
=== Freeviews on Smallworld ===
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=== August ===
16th. All Sky Sports Channels on Smallworld will broadcast FREE today from 6am.
=== September ===
18th. Sky Sports to rebrand Sky Sports 4 as Sky Sports Ryder Cup on Smallworld today at 6am.
=== October ===
2nd. Sky Sports to rebrand Sky Sports Ryder Cup as Sky Sports 4 on Smallworld today at 6am.
8th. ITV has confirmed that ITV Be will launch today on Smallworld.
=== November ===
No News...
=== December ===
No News...
=== By 2015 ===
Virgin Media owners of Smallworld Fibre plan to have Virgin Media services available across the Smallworld network before the end of the year.
=== Channels ONLY in UPC Ireland areas ===
List last updated on August 5th 2014.
ONLY TV CHANNELS THAT ONLY BROADCAST IN THE UK ON OTHER NETWORKS WILL APPEAR ON THIS PART OF THE LIST.
ALSO THE FOLLOWING LIST OF CHANNELS IS CURRENTLY BROADCASTING ON UPC IRELAND BUT NOT ON SMALLWORLD:
Documentaries:
-History HD
-Nat Geo Wild HD
-CI HD
Lifestyle:
-Fashion TV
News:
-Sky News HD (NEW DEAL SIGNS BY VIRGIN MEDIA MAY LAUNCH SOON).
Sports:
-Sky Sports News HQ HD (NEW DEAL SIGNS BY VIRGIN MEDIA MAY LAUNCH SOON).
Kids:
-Disney Channel HD
Specialist:
-EWTN
Radio:
-UCB Ireland
©copyright 2014 Media Boy 2006 - 2014. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.
==== Virgin Media's Deals with broadcasters ===
Full list now at: http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/p...adcasters.html
This part of list has now moved to my blog - follow link.
=== What is Media Boy on about??? ===
Here is what I mean when I post the following on Cable Forum:
Virgin Insiders - means just that.
'Do Not Post' order - means an Virgin insider has given me some info on things that set to happen but has told me not to reveal it right now.
=== Media Boy Extra info: ===
Liberty Global - http://www.lgi.com/
Media Boy Blog - For all things Virgin TV - http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.com/
Follow Smallworld Fibre on ''twitter'' here - https://twitter.com/smallworldfibre
=== Ask Media Boy ===
Last updated August 5th 2014.
Q: WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION ABOUT VIRGIN MEDIA FROM?
A: I get all my info from Virgin Media viewers, some Virgin Media workers (I called them Virgin Insiders) and Web Sites (NOTE: When I used web sites I will post an link to that web site).
Q: WHY HAVE YOU ADDED 'ONLY IN UPC IRELAND AREAS' WHEN THIS THREAD IS FOR SMALLWORLD?
A: Virgin Media, Smallworld and UPC Ireland are now ALL own by Liberty Global.
Q: WHEN VIRGIN MEDIA MAKE AVAILABLE VIRGIN MEDIA SERVICES IN SMALLWORLD FIBRE WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ALL THE CHANNELS THAT ONLY BROADCAST IN SMALLWORLD AREAS?
A: As of July 22nd Virgin Media has not confirmed what will happen to the following channels in Smallworld areas after 2014.
-Sky1 +1
-MTV +1
-Travel Channel +1
-Food Network +1
-Movies4Men
-MTV Classic
-Channel AKA
-Now Music
I will update this part of list when I know more.
Q: WHY AM I NOT GETTING ''DISNEY CHANNEL HD'' FOR?
A: Disney Channel HD is only broadcasting in UPC Ireland areas right now.
==== See you later ===
List last updated on August 5th 2014.
Next update: TBC:
This list will be updated again when I see more information on what Virgin Media plans are for Smallworld Fibre areas.
©copyright 2014 Media Boy 2006 - 2014. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.