Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

[Hiroki]

Originally Posted by Andrewcrawford23

you only need the samsun 2110 or the new v+ to see them ther ein teh engineer menu

Oh I didn't know that I thought they could just to a scan of the line and pick up what was being broadcasted. Thanks for clearing that up for me

[virginruinedntl]

My friend lives in an ex-c&w area, i asked him to check the channels he said they are:

VMTest 1: ESPN America
VMTest 2: LFC TV (liverpool football club)
VMTest 3: Arsenal TV
VMTest 4: Racing UK
VMTest 5: Film4
VMTest 6: Film4 +1
VMTest 7: E4 (with audio description audio track enabled by default)

[Andrewcrawford23]

Originally Posted by virginruinedntl

My friend lives in an ex-c&w area, i asked him to check the channels he said they are:

VMTest 1: ESPN America
VMTest 2: LFC TV (liverpool football club)
VMTest 3: Arsenal TV
VMTest 4: Racing UK
VMTest 5: some kind of old movie was playing, couldnt find it on any of the other movie channels on his box.
VMTest 6: some kind of old movie was playing, couldnt find it on any of the other movie channels on his box.
VMTest 7: E4 (with audio description)

I'll get him to email me if/when he can find out the channels for VMTest 5+6.

try get some screenshots to

[virginruinedntl]

wont need screenshots, he just emailed me with what the missing channels are, i've updated my post now.

[Andrewcrawford23]

Originally Posted by virginruinedntl

wont need screenshots, he just emailed me with what the missing channels are, i've updated my post now.

not the reason i asked for screenshots but thanks anyway

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by braysoj1

Third LIVING channel to launch soon (LIVING 3)

http://www.entertainment-iuk.com/vir...hannel-lineup/

I think Living 3 will replace Living + 2. Getting very confusing!

[virginruinedntl]

wonder if virgin are in talks with ESPN, they have 2 or 3 HD sports channels in america, surely they could make the ESPN America that we have in HD. i'm not a fan of the stuff they air, usually ice hockey and stuff i think but better than nothing i guess.

[KnightRider]

Are these test channels for new HD channels or new SD channels?

[virginruinedntl]

SD

[KnightRider]

So does this means we will have 6 new channels shortly then. If so which channels?

[virginruinedntl]

no-one knows.

[Andrewcrawford23]

it could be for either sd or hd, test channeols ar enothing more than that virign testing bandwidth it does not mean there channel goign ot launch soon just tests getting done like virgin tested 200mb in there labs.

however if a channel that aint on the network appears in testing then it mostly likely launch within 4-6 weeks

[paul_hadley]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I think Living 3 will replace Living + 2. Getting very confusing!

Yes, it will replace Living +2.

(That was my website that was quoted by the way).

[Horizon]

.....VM have not said what they will use the old Trouble slots for. If they wanted to launch a living 3, they could've easily done that when Trouble was axed.

Originally Posted by KnightRider

So does this means we will have 6 new channels shortly then.

Not necessarily, baring in mind there was already about 30 free slots available for new channels before these new tests.

As VM turn off an analogue tv channel it frees up space for at least 6 digital SD channels and more capacity will become available soon as more analogue tv channels get axed.

Whether VM use the capacity for new SD channels, HD channels (unlikely in my opinion as they don't have access to Sky's sports and films HD channels) or broadband, is known only to them.

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by Horizon

.....VM have not said what they will use the old Trouble slots for. If they wanted to launch a living 3, they could've easily done that when Trouble was axed.

Launching a new channel isn't a quick process. There will be a new Living channel (name yet to be announced). Meanwhile Living+2 is holding the slot.