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Originally Posted by cheekyangus
There's gaps in the Factual channel numbering at 248-249, 253-255 and 262-264. Assuming the new Sky channels take up 4 (2 HD, 2 SD) and the existing channels don't want jumped over, I can see a reorganising of this and a knock-on reorganisation of Lifestyle after. Though the slates for Lifestyle appearing first seems odd if it was that.
Another possibility is Lifestyle may be merged into General Entertainment numbering or moved closer as the 231-244 range is empty.
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Virgin Media has got more then 14 channels free in the Entertainment area to put the Lifestyle channels into.
Channels numbers Free as of May 17th (UK Wide):
163.
188.
206.
210.
215.
217.
218.
221.
223.
224.
225.
So any sister channel around that area can be put beside it brother channel.
163. S4C HD (Beside BBC Channels - moved from channel 166.)
166. An Sky branded channel
188. Sony Channel
189. Sony Channel +1
206. An Sky branded channel
210. Blaze (Moved from Channel 216.)
215. Food Network
216. HGTV
217. Home & Health
218. Discovery Shed
219. Travel Channel
220. Vice (Moved from Channel 219.)*
221. HGTV +1
223. Home & Health +1
224. God Channel
225. Horse + Country
*Or Virgin can put Travel Channel on Channel 220 to keep Vice on Channel 219.