Media Boy HQ has been thinking about your view @Aguero9320 we now think you are maybe on to something:
If Discovery want Virgin Media to copy the way their brand is on Sky their CAN ask Virgin Media do to the following:
250 - Discovery Channel HD
251 - Discovery +1
252 - Food Network
253 - Food Network +1
254 - Home
255 - Home +1
256 - Discovery Turbo
257 - Discovery Turbo +1
258 - Animal Planet HD
259 - Animal Planet +1
260 - Discovery Science
261 - Discovery Science +1
281 - Discovery History
282 - Discovery History +1
283 - Discovery Home & Health
284 - Discovery Home & Health +1
285 - Travel Channel
291 - Discovery Shed
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Look like an late night at Media Boy HQ tonight.....
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Originally Posted by cheekyangus
Given 253, 254 and 255 have been empty for a while and there will be even more gaps in 250s when the HD switches/SD closures occur, as I was suggesting earlier I'd say there is a decent chance main versions of Discovery-owned channels Home, Food Network, Home & Health, Shed and the like further down would jump much further up, leaving the +1s all moved to fill the 280s.
The Sky/Comcast number changes coming up have demoted the +1s, so it's more likely now that this could happen than before these Sky/Comcast changes were known.
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Virgin Media may move Discovery channels over so many weeks:
Tonight:
167 - TLC SD Channel closes on Virgin Media.*
168 - TLC HD Channel moves to Channel 167.*
172 - Quest SD Channel closes on Virgin Media.
217 - Quest HD Channel moves to Channel 172.
250 - Discovery SD Channel closes on Virgin Media.
251 - Discovery HD Channel moves to Channel 250.
256 - Animal Planet SD Channel closes on Virgin Media.
257 - Animal Planet HD Channel moves to Channel 256.
283 - Discovery Home & Health
284 - Discovery Home & Health +1
523 - Eurosport 1 SD Channel closes on Virgin Media.
524 - Eurosport 2 SD Channel closes on Virgin Media.
Next Week?
251 - Discovery +1
252 - Food Network
253 - Food Network +1
254 - Home
255 - Home +1
256 - Discovery Turbo
257 - Discovery Turbo +1
258 - Animal Planet HD
259 - Animal Planet +1
260 - Discovery Science
261 - Discovery Science +1
October 9th?
281 - Discovery History
282 - Discovery History +1
285 - Travel Channel
291 - Discovery Shed