Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2009)

[Media Boy UK]

Local Radio Channels means Viewers in say Leeds will get BBC Radio Leeds.

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More Tests appeared in Ex-C&W areas.

I have been told that Channel 7 and Channel M are now testing in an ex C&W area.

[Felim_Doyle]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Local Radio Channels means Viewers in say Leeds will get BBC Radio Leeds.

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More Tests appeared in Ex-C&W areas.

I have been told that Channel 7 and Channel M are now testing in an ex C&W area.

Open Channel D

What are Channel 7 and Channel M?

OK, forget that. I Googled and now know they are local TV channels for Lincolnshire on 879 and Manchester on 878.

[Ben B]

Channel M - TV For Manchester, I have always had it on ex-C&W (well I do live in Manchester ) www.channelm.co.uk

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Ben B

Channel M - TV For Manchester, I have always had it on ex-C&W (well I do live in Manchester ) www.channelm.co.uk

That was the info I got from an Ex- C&W viewer.

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More areas goes Digital only from Tuesday.

http://virgintvmediaboy.blogspot.com...ital-only.html

This list of LIVE Football on Virgin TV now online @ http://footballonvirgintv.blogspot.c...s-week_30.html

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Channel Name - Own by
Heart Bristol - Global Radio
Heart Gloucestershire - Global Radio
BBC Radio Bristol - BBC
BBC Radio Gloucestershire - BBC
Brunel Classic Gold - Global Radio
Red Dragon FM - Global Radio
BBC Radio Sheffield - BBC
BBC Radio Leeds - BBC
BBC Radio Kent - BBC
Heart Essex - Global Radio
Heart Kent - Global Radio
BBC Radio Newcastle - BBC
BBC Tees - BBC
BBC Radio Merseyside - BBC
Beacon Radio - Orion Media
BBC Radio Shropshire - BBC
BBC WM - BBC
96.4FM BRMB - Orion Group
BBC Radio Lancashire - BBC

From JG1970 on Digital Spy:

Local Radio Stations BRMB (Ch 964) & Beacon Radio (Ch 943) have ceased broadcasting on ex-Telewest platform in the Birmingham/Wolverhampton & Telford area.

[Andrewcrawford23]

the global radio one will probally go soon no doubt leaving only local bbc

[Ben B]

I am in an ex-C&W area and I have 298 services on Standard V Box and 305 on V+ Box in Technical Stuff. I have yet to receive the BBC News Multiscreen. I notice from the 'Channel Provisioning' page on the Standard Box that the 'Security Fraud Message' and 'Non Standard Equipment' channels have gone. To me it seems that it may mean that the card switch in my area is imminent, though I am just speculating there.

[Horizon]

MB: Just for clarification, I noticed from here and your blog that you've said that the BBC News multiscreens have already been added to ex cwc areas. Plus, you've said that BBC London Radio has been added in London and BBC Radio 4 LW has been added to ex-cwc areas.

This has not happened to all areas yet, including my area of London. These services are being added to each headend one at a time, it seems.

London has several headends, so if one person in London says they have something doesn't mean all do - yet.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Horizon

MB: Just for clarification, I noticed from here and your blog that you've said that the BBC News multiscreens have already been added to ex cwc areas. Plus, you've said that BBC London Radio has been added in London and BBC Radio 4 LW has been added to ex-cwc areas.

This has not happened to all areas yet, including my area of London. These services are being added to each headend one at a time, it seems.

London has several headends, so if one person in London says they have something doesn't mean all do - yet.

Thanks for info BLOG now updated.

I did not know that Virgin has got several headends in London I was thinking they has only TWO headends (One for Ex-Telewest and one for Ex-C&W).

[Horizon]

....the reason it's several, is London used to have several cablecos each with its own headend.

You may be thinking of the super headends:

Ex Telewest in Knowsley
Ex Ntl in Langley
Ex CwC in Bromley

Anyway, this will all change/is changing with all the new cisco gear being put in as part of the next gen network. Me thinks there will be lots of consolidation going on, might even end up with just one network in the end.

[dodgem22]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

From 1st December Disney Cinemagic is included for all Sky Movies subscribers. Any customer who had both will no longer pay the £5 subscription for Cinemagic.

It will remain a seperate subscription channel for customers not on Sky Movies

Hi ben is this still going ahead just spoke to customer services and they said it is still an extra £5

[BenMcr]

Yes it is still going ahead

[dodgem22]

Thanks Ben i will add it then i thought you would be right as you always been spot on in the past

[zantarous]

Originally Posted by Horizon

Anyway, this will all change/is changing with all the new cisco gear being put in as part of the next gen network. Me thinks there will be lots of consolidation going on, might even end up with just one network in the end.

Can you imagine that no more waiting for months or years for things to be come available in different parts of the network. I have to say 2009 has been a good year for Cable. Lets hope they hit the ground running in 2010 and see the fruition of the Tivo and Cisco deal come through quick and that subscriber numbers start to grow.

[Media Boy UK]

December 1st update:

-Magic is available for free to all L customers on Virgin Channel 340 until January 8th.
-Disney Cinemagic is now free to all Sky Movies customers on Virgin Channel 728.
-Fun Kids Radio has been removed from Virgin Channel 926.
-Sky Movies Screen 2 has been rebranded Sky Movies Christmas on Virgin Channel 412.