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Re: Virgin TV (2025)
Media Boy UK Best of and Virgin Media UK review of 2025:
01) The Biggest poster of the year on Cable Forum (NOT Media Boy UK):
Winner is - vincerooney - with 114 posts
02) Best new Channel launch of the year:
Winner is - Cruise 1st TV (Did launch January 5th)
03) Best Channel rebrand of the year:
Winner is - SONY SAB HD (Was SONY SAB)
04) Best channel Virgin Media drop to launch HD Channel of the year:
Winners is - Premier Sports Rugby HD (Did launch March 25th)
05) Best UK Channel of the year:
Winner is - U&GOLD
06) Best LOCAL Channel of the year:
Winner is - That's TV Local
07) Best new brand of the year:
Winner is - 5 HD (Was Channel 5 HD - REBRANDED March 12th)
Well done to all the winners.
So merry Christmas and a happy new year to everyone who viewed a "Coming soon to Virgin TV" thread this year.
Virgin Media UK year in review:
Channels we said Hello to:
*Dec 8th: Classica
*Dec 8th: DJazz
*Sep. 2nd: CSI on Pluto TV^
*Jun 24th: British Screen Classics^
*Jun 24th: WedoTV Movies^
*Jun 9th: ITV Quiz HD
*May 1st: High Street TV Shop
*Apr 3rd: Rakuten TV Top Movies^
*Apr 3rd: Rakuten TV Action^
*Apr 2nd: That's Belfast (local area only)
*Apr 2nd: That's South Yorkshire (Local area only)
*Mar 25th: Premier Sports Rugby
*Mar 7th: Red Bull TV^
*Feb 28th: Wonder^
*Feb 28th: BBC One South HD (Brighton area only)
*Feb 28th: ITV1 Meridian HD (Brighton area only)
*Feb 4th: Hell's Kitchen^
*Feb 4th: Eggheads Love Pets^
*Jan 5th: Cruise1st TV
^FAST Channel.
Channels on the move:
*Mar 7th: TNT Sports 1 HD moved from Virgin UK Channel 527 to Virgin UK Channel 521.
*Mar 7th: TNT Sports 2 HD moved from Virgin UK Channel 528 to Virgin UK Channel 522.
*Mar 7th: TNT Sports 3 HD moved from Virgin UK Channel 529 to Virgin UK Channel 523.
*Mar 7th: TNT Sports 4 HD moved from Virgin UK Channel 530 to Virgin UK Channel 524.
*Mar 7th: TNT Sports UHD moved from Virgin UK Channel 531 to Virgin UK Channel 525.
Channels rebrand (For Good):
*Nov 11th: Virgin Media UK rebrand Great British Menu as Inside Outside^
*Oct 3rd: Virgin Media UK rebrand Gems TV as Gemporia.
*Sep 4th: Virgin Media UK rebrand GREAT! movies as GREAT! mystery
*Apr 14th: Virgin Media UK rebrand MTV Hits as Club MTV
*Mar 12th: Virgin Media UK rebrand Channel 5 HD as 5 HD
*Mar 12th: Virgin Media UK rebrand Channel 5 +1 as 5 +1
*Feb 4th: Virgin Media UK rebrand Baby TV as Baby TV HD
*Feb 4th: Virgin Media UK rebrand SONY SAB as SONY SAB HD
*Jan 21st: Virgin Media UK rebrand Love Drama as Love Pets^
*Jan 20th: Virgin Media UK rebrand London Live as London TV
^FAST Channels
Channels we say Goodbye to:
*Dec 12th: Pluto TV [Virgin Media V6 boxes only.]^
*Oct 30th: Sky Replay
*Sep 2nd: CSI: New York
*Aug 29th: Notts TV [Local area only - Not on TiVo boxes.]
*Jun 9th: ITVBe HD
*Jun 9th: ITVBe +1
*Jun 9th: DAZN Womens Football^
*Jun 5th: Islam Channel Urdu
*May 1st: NHK News World HD
*Apr 10th: Sky History +1
*Apr 2nd: NVTV
*Apr 2nd: Sheffield Live
*Mar 31st: TasteMade^
*Feb 28th: Real Life^
*Feb 28th: Eurosport 1 HD
*Feb 28th: Eurosport 2 HD
*Jan 28th: VEVO^
Who Posted on Changes to Virgin TV (2025)?
NO: > Poster name > Number of posts > [Last year number on list] (As of 12pm on December 23rd 2025).
Top 10:
01) vincerooney - 114 [03]
02) Media Boy UK - 104 [02]
03) OLD BOY - 89 [05]
03) RichardCoulter - 89 [03]
05) TimeLord2018 - 71 [06]
06) Paul - 52 [09]
07) epsilon - 49 [01]
08) Itshim - 48 [08]
09) ozsat - 44 [10]
10) Mr K - 41 [11]
The Rest:
11) Legendkiller2k - 36 [44]
12) 1701-e - 32 [12]
13) cheekyangus - 19 - [17]
14) SonicMaster - 17 [14]
15) Inactive Digital - 12 [17]
16) nodrogd - 11 [16]
16) Hugh - 11 [21]
17) Dingbat - 9 [28]
18) Mobes - 7 [NE]
19) japitts - 6 [NE]
19) Frazz - 6 [20]
21) Carth - 5 [NE]
22) djmagnifique - 4 [21]
22) denphone - 4 [23]
24) johnasimmons - 3 [34]
24) newapollo - 3 [44]
24) Joedm45 - 3 [34]
24) MrP - 3 [28]
24) thenry - 3 [NE]
24) smallclone - 3 [NE]
30) nomadking - 2 [34]
30) MatthewEastaugh - 3 [34]
30) Taf - 2 [44]
30) spankysmagicpian - 2 [34]
30) heero_yuy - 2 [44]
30) peanut - 2 [NE]
30) astidog - 2 [NE]
30) cje85 - 2 [NE]
38) spiderplant - 1 [21]
38) DVD Cinema - 1 [44]
38) Dave42 - 1 [34]
38) fox35 - 1 [34]
38) RobboEdin - 1 [28]
38) Hom3r - 1 [44]
38) daveeb - 1 [24]
38) alwaysabear - 1 [28]
30) jfman - 1 [38]
38) jem - 1 [NE]
38) noel43 - 1 [NE]
38) djs2202 - 1 [NE]
38) locutus1974 - 1 [NE]
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