Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

[EBD3000]

Originally Posted by sherer

great news. Is Channel 4 HD available to all users or just the XL pack ?

All packs.

[Felim_Doyle]

Originally Posted by Cablefan

4 things at the same time? How often does that happen (if ever?!?!) You'd have to be a very heavy tv user.

Originally Posted by harmitage

I agree. Things are repeated so frequently that it would have to be a rare set of events that occurred to make it essential that you had to view all of them in a short space of time.

Actually, for me this is a daily / nightly occurrence as most of my favourite programmes are concentrated into the same two hour period in the afternoon and evening. During the day I value +1s for comedy and documentary channels and at night it's a matter of channel hopping between Five USA, Hallmark/+1, Living/+1/+2 (soon to be HD). Worse still, my other half has decided she wants to watch Monkey Business on Animal Planet/+1 so this has to be factored into the mix. Luckily Hallmark repeat some of the prime-time programmes a couple of hours later or on Friday.

I don't have a V+ Box PVR yet and have given up taping on the VCR/DVD unless it's a keeper (movie or interesting documentary). At least that way I have to discipline myself a bit and make some hard descisions . I find if I record an episode of a programme, I'm unlikely to watch it same day and then it just sits around for too long.

Yes, many of the channels will eventually repeat a series but there are some episodes of CSI, Criminal Minds, Cold Case, The Mentalist, Without a Trace etc. that I repeatedly miss. I do have a life outside of my living room but it has been curtailed somewhat in recent years due to health problems, hence the heavy TV use.

The On Demand services are great but a bit random in what they show (e.g. partial series) and limited in the channels they cover. The Warner stuff is good and the content from other channels will increase.

Bear in mind that there are far more factors involved in launching a channel than just availability of bandwidth. I'm sure if VM had great content waiting in the wings they would drop some +1/+2 channels to accommodate it. For example, I imagine they would replace one Discovery+1 channel with another Discovery channel if it was available to them.

Next year with anaolgue gone and IPTV on the way, they'll be able to accommodate lots of new channels, HD and +1s so we'll have to find something else to moan about.

Where's my 3D TV?
When are we getting 'feel around sound'?
Why can't I control the ball in the footie with my Wii?

So I say to +1s, +1.5s and +2s. (I think someone already made the plus fours joke.)

[Media Boy UK]

Final list update of the week is now online - see post one.

Note: I know that MUTV has moved today but I sent my list off last night.

[Sox]

On my Virgin Media bill I have a charge of £10 for ESPN America until 11th Sept
This won't be taken out till 17th Aug.So if ESPN America closes I should get a revised bill and a discount from 3erd Aug - 17th Aug as well shouldn't I ?

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Sox

On my Virgin Media bill I have a charge of £10 for ESPN America until 11th Sept
This won't be taken out till 17th Aug.So if ESPN America closes I should get a revised bill and a discount from 3erd Aug - 17th Aug as well shouldn't I ?

You will get about £14 to £15 back when your next bill comes in.

[Felim_Doyle]

Originally Posted by Nook29

I'm perfectly chilled, it's just getting a bit repetative with everyone asking the same questions, when they're readily available in this thread and others, and other websites.

I apologise.

No you are right to be frustrated. I'm sure we all are. Over the past few weeks in particular there have been a very large number of repeat questions, many of them in close proximity to the answer!

May I suggest ...

Before posting a question:-

Read post number one, Media Boy's big listing, in it's entirety or use your browser find facility to look for your topic of interest.
Get up a half an hour earlier and read all the posts since you last checked in.
Use the Thread Search facility to look for your topic of interest.

When answering a repeat question, rather than repeating the answer:-

Insert a link to post number one.
Insert a link to the answer.
Insert a link to my suggestions.

Okay. It's a bit more time-consuming and you are doing the searching on behalf of the question-poster but at least you won't run the risk of posting a partial or ambiguous answer that will generate even more questions.

Just a thought or two.

[Sox]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

You will get about £14 to £15 back when your next bill comes in.

Thankyou

[EX_Telewest]

This is for mediaboy.

Is the follow channels below confirmed and if so is there any date, month or year for BET?. Ps. Will there be a Virgin 1 HD, Bravo HD and BET HD?

NO. Channel Name
235. History +1
811. Zee Music
812. Zee Punjabi
833. Phoenix CNE
861. BBC One England
862. BBC One Scotland
863. BBC One Northern Ireland
864. BBC One Wales
865. BBC Two England
928. Radio: Magic Radio
930. Radio: BBC Radio Scotland
931. Radio: BBC Radio Wales
932. Radio: BBC Radio Ulster
934. Radio: BBC Radio nan Gaidheal
936. Radio: BBC Radio Cymru
963. Radio: Kiss 100

=== Channels THAT still to appear in Ex-ntl areas ===
List was last updated on April 30th 2009.

NO. Channel Name
911. Radio: BBC Radio 4 LW
917. Radio: RTE Radio 1
920. Radio: WRN Europe

=== Media Boy Thinks: ===
Virgin will keep the following Channels:
All the BBC TV and Radio Channels
Kiss Radio
Magic Radio
History +1
ZEE channels

====== Media Boy Information =====
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=== Media Boy Blogs & Extra TV info: ===
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See My On Demand Blog here - http://ondemandnews.blogspot.com/
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See My Media News Blog here - http://tellychannelsnews.blogspot.com/
See Virgin Media on ''twitter'' here - http://twitter.com/virginmedia

=== Ask Media Boy ===
Q: WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION ABOUT VIRGIN MEDIA FROM?
A: I get all my info from Virgin Media workers (NOTE: I called them Virgin Media Insider), Virgin Media viewers and Web Sites (NOTE: When I used web sites I will say ''Info from WEB SITE NAME'').

Q: I HAVE GOT NEWS BUT I WORK FOR VIRGIN MEDIA AND I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO SEE MY USER NAME?
A: All you need to do is pm me right now and tell me what Virgin Media area you are from* and I will post your news on ''Coming soon to Virgin TV'' for you.
* = I also need to know you local cable network - was you in an Ex-Telewest, Ex-ntl or Ex-Cable & Wireless area before Virgin Media appeared.

Q: WHY AM I NOT GETTING ''CHANNEL Z'' FOR?
A: Some channels are only in some areas - Magic Radio is only in Ex-ntl and Ex-Cable & Wireless areas but Ex-Telewest area have got BBC Radio 4 LW.

==== Deals with broadcasters ===
When deals with broadcasters run out Virgin Media need to sign new one to keep that Channel on Virgin TV.

Here is an list of channel that Virgin may get when they old deal runs out with that broadcaster:

NOTE: Channels will be on this list until they launch on Virgin Media. To start broadcasting soon = That channel has still to start broadcasting on Sky or Freeview.

=== SD TV Channels ===
=== Own by AETN UK ===
Crime & Investigation Network +1
Military History

=== Own by ABC Television Group ===
Disney Cinemagic + 1
Disney XD (To launch in the UK and Ireland in August.)
Disney XD + 1 (To launch in the UK and Ireland in August.)
Playhouse Disney +

=== Own by ARY Group ===
ARY News
QTV ARY

=== Own by BBC ( Everyone in the UK) ===
BBC ALBA (Deal has been signed.)

=== Own by BSkyB ===
Sky Real Lives + 1

=== Own by Channel 4 Television Corporation ===
More 4 + 1

=== Own by Channel 5 Broadcasting ===
FIVER + 1
FIVE USA + 1

=== Own by Chello Zone ===
?TV (Channel is using an Sky channel number they pay from Fox International Channels - Soon to be renbrand as Zone Two.)
?TV + 1 (See ?TV for information - Soon to be rebrand as Zone Two + 1.)
Zone Horror + 1
Zone Reality + 1
Zone Romantica
Zone Thriller
Zone Two (Soon to start broadcasting.)
Zone Two + 1 (Soon to start broadcasting.)

=== Own by CSC Media Group ===
Bliss
Chart Show TV
Flaunt
Flava
Kix!
NME TV
Pop Girl
Pop Girl +1
Scuzz
Showcase TV (Soon to be Rebrand as True Entertainment ) - Showcase TV is just reboadcasting shows from Kix!, Chart Show TV and True Movies 2.
The Vault
Tiny Pop + 1
True Enterainment (Soon to start broadcasting.)
True Movies 2

=== Own by Discovery Networks Europe ===
Discovery Home & Health + 1
Discovery Knowledge + 1
Discovery Science + 1
DMAX + 1
DMAX + 1.5
DMAX + 2
Investigation Discovery [Digital Spy's ''Coming Soon list'' says this channel is set to launch before 2010 on Virgin TV.]
Quest (Soon to start Broadcasting.)

=== Own by ESPN Inc. ===
ESPN Classic

=== Own by Fox International Channels ===
FX + 1

=== Own by Independent Media Corporation ===
AAG
GEO News
GEO UK

=== Own by ITV Digital Channels Ltd ===
ITV2 + 1
ITV3 + 1
ITV4 + 1

=== Own by NBC Universal Global Networks ===
Sci Fi + 1 (Soon to be Syfy +1.)
Syfy +1 (Soon to start broadcasting.)

=== Own by STAR TV ===
STAR Gold
STAR One

=== Own by Turner Broadcasting System Europe ===
Cartoonito
TCM 2

=== Own by Twenty Four 7 Ltd. ===
Luxe TV

=== Own by UKTV ===
Eden + 1
Yesterday + 1

=== Own by Viacom ===
BET
BET + 1
Comedy Central Extra + 1
NickToons Replay - To Start broadcast on Sky this Saturday.

=== HD TV Channels ===
=== Own by AETN UK ===
Bio HD
Crime & Investigation Network HD
History HD

=== Own by ABC Television Group ===
Disney Cinemagic HD

=== Own by BSkyB ===
Sky1 HD
Sky Arts 1 HD
Sky Arts 2 HD
Sky Movies Action/Thriller HD
Sky Movies Comedy HD
Sky Movies Drama HD
Sky Movies Family HD
Sky Movies Modern Greats HD
Sky Movies Premiere HD
Sky Movies Sci-Fi Horror HD
Sky Movies Screen 1 HD
Sky Movies Screen 2 HD
Sky News HD (To start broadcasting in Spring 2010 on Sky.)
Sky Real Lives HD
Sky Sports HD 1
Sky Sports HD 2
Sky Sports HD 3

=== Own by Channel 4 Television Corporation ===
Channel 4 HD

=== Own by Channel 5 Broadcasting ===
FIVE HD (To start broadcasting on Freeview in
2010.)

=== Own by Discovery Networks Europe ===
Discovery HD

=== Own by ESPN Inc. ===
ESPN HD (Soon to start broadcasting.)

=== Own by ITV Digital Channels Ltd ===
ITV HD

=== Own by NBC Universal Global Networks ===
Sci Fi HD (Soon to be Syfy HD.)
Syfy HD (Soon to start broadcasting.)

=== Own by NGC-UK Partnership ===
Nat Wild HD

=== Own by Rainbow Media ===
Rush HD

=== Own by TF1 Group ===
Eurosport HD

=== Own by Twenty Four 7 Ltd. ===
Luxe TV HD

=== Own by UKTV ===
Good Food HD (Soon to start broadcasting - Virgin Media are in talks with BBC Worldwide about starting this channel up.)

=== Own by Virgin Media Television ===
Living HD (Soon to start broadcasting.)

=== Radio Channels ===
=== Own by GMG Radio ===
Real Radio
Rock Radio

[Felim_Doyle]

Originally Posted by virginruinedntl

It depends on the tv show itself, lots of archive footage are in national geo documentaries and lots of older documentaries a few years ago were recorded in 720p so they look ok but not great. New documentaries look very good, if you watch a few mins of Helicopter Wars @ 11pm you will see that new documentaries look very nice indeed.

I don't think that's what he meant. It sounds like signal problems.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by EX_Telewest

This is for mediaboy.

Is the follow channels below confirmed and if so is there any date, month or year for BET?. Ps. Will there be a Virgin 1 HD, Bravo HD and BET HD?

Media Boy: List copy from post one

I have no news on the channels listed.

But Virgin Media Television are rumoured to be thinking about starting some HD channels for Virgin1 and Bravo.

[SnoopZ]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

I have no news on the channels listed.

But Virgin Media Television are rumoured to be thinking about starting some HD channels for Virgin1 and Bravo.

That would be good news.

[Felim_Doyle]

Originally Posted by one2escape

Cinema yes in the home no. This will flop for 2 main reasons.

1. Current finances for the majority of people
2. Having just getting the public to buy HDTV its to early to push a new tech involving big expense

So basically wrong time for this. I don't fancy having to have 3d glasses all over the show. For me anyway 3d is for going out to not an everyday thing

Ah you said that about colour in the 70s! You said that the news was more convincing in monochrome and that Andy Pandy's stripes were better defined in the contrast of black and white.

Now look at ya! All wide-screened and HDed up with your fancy surround sound. Another couple of years and you'll be walking down the High Street with your Virtual Reality goggles on! Actually, knowing you, you'll be virtually walking down the virtual High Street from the comfort of your armchair.


I agree with you that it's too soon for 3D with many people still getting used to the idea of wide-screen and digital TV (in non-woodgrain effect cabinets). Many will be waiting a lot longer before considering HD.

There is a small minority that might fork out their hard-earned on 3D TV but in the current economic climate it's hardly a good time for the public or the broadcasters to be investing in expensive niche technology.

The Sky equivalent of a concept car perhaps.

[LEE1]

with espn starting on monday does anyone know where we can find a programe guide so we can see whats on on monday.

[EX_Telewest]

Do you know what HD and SD channels are comming between now and the end of the year?

[Media Boy UK]

Channel 4 shows Broadcasts in HD: This weeks lineup (Note all time are posted in 24hrs time - Like 6pm is 18.00.)

Today:
18:30. Hollyoaks
20:00. A Place in the Sun: Home or USA?

Saturday:
19:05. ER
20:00. ER
22:00. Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America

Sunday:
10:05. Hollyoaks Omnibus
14:40. Ugly Betty

Monday:
12:45. Movie: Journey to the Center of the Earth
15:10. Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions
15:40. Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions
17:00. Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions
17:30. Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions
18:30. Hollyoaks
21:00. The Scandalous Adventures of Lord Byron

Tuesday:
15:10. Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions
15:40. Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions
17:00. Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions
17:30. Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions
18:30. Hollyoaks

Wednesday:
15:10. Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions
15:40. Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions
17:00. Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions
17:30. Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions
18:30. Hollyoaks
22:00. Ugly Betty
23:00. Skins

Thursday:
15:10. Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions
15:40. Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions
17:00. Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions
17:30. Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions
18:30. Hollyoaks

Next Friday:
15:10. Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions
15:40. Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions
17:00. Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions
17:30. Celebrity Come Dine with Me Extra Portions
18:30. Hollyoaks
20:00. A Place in the Sun: Home or USA?

---------- Post added at 12:12 ---------- Previous post was at 12:11 ----------

Originally Posted by EX_Telewest

Do you know what HD and SD channels are comming between now and the end of the year?

All the info I have is in post one.