General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 4.

[andy_m]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

By October look more likely to me.

FOX + and Disney HD may launch this coming Thursday (But still not confirmed)

Cheers buddy.

[nick.king]

Originally Posted by Gavin-D

History HD is the one I really want along with SSN HD

Same here.

[dodo1]

disney hd for me along with sky news hd

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any more news on the active channel lauching?

[Media Boy UK]

What channels are only broadcasting on UPC Ireland areas right now???

I was told today that Virgin are planning on bringing ALL the missing channels that UPC Ireland broadcast onto Virgin Media. The following is that full list of missing channels:

News and Documentaries
-History HD
-Nat Geo Wild HD
-CI HD
-Sky News HD (Testing in Virgin Media areas)

Movies
-MGM HD

Sports
-Sky Sports News HD (Testing in Virgin Media areas)

Lifestyle
-Fashion TV

Kids
-Disney Channel HD (Testing in Virgin Media areas)

Music
-MTV Classic

Specialist
-EWTN

Radio
-UCB Ireland
-Radio Caroline (Channel set to close in UK on September 30th).

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[Dave42]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

What channels are only broadcasting on UPC Ireland areas right now???

I was told today that Virgin are planning on bringing ALL the missing channels that UPC Ireland broadcast onto Virgin Media. The following is that full list of missing channels:

News and Documentaries
-History HD
-Nat Geo Wild HD
-CI HD
-Sky News HD (Testing in Virgin Media areas)

Movies
-MGM HD

Sports
-Sky Sports News HD (Testing in Virgin Media areas)

Lifestyle
-Fashion TV

Kids
-Disney Channel HD (Testing in Virgin Media areas)

Music
-MTV Classic

Specialist
-EWTN

Radio
-UCB Ireland
-Radio Caroline (Channel set to close in UK on September 30th).

©copyright 2013 Media Boy 2006 - 2013. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

be great to have that back yipppeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by dodo1

any more news on the active channel lauching?

Seen no updates in months.

[blue666666]

sooner the better for the new channels yeaaaaaaaaa

[Arthurgray50@blu]

Media Boy, how do we know that all these channels are testing on VM, Do you have a crystal ball.

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I hope that Trues Movies 2 will launch, my wife watches these channels more than Sky movies.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

Media Boy, how do we know that all these channels are testing on VM, Do you have a crystal ball.

The info on Sky News HD, Sky Sports News HD and Disney Channel HD testing in Virgin Media areas was from an post from Asian Channel 1st posted on August 28th on Digital Spy.

But I have been told by Virgin Viewers that both FOX + and Disney HD will appear soon on Virgin TV.

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

I hope that Trues Movies 2 will launch, my wife watches these channels more than Sky movies.

Base on info I seen last week Virgin are in talks with True Movies owners.

[ocav]

It now makes sense as to why MTV Classic wasn't added with the other Viacom channels, because I'm sure it's cheaper to port the channel over than it is to pay two bills, one for each company

[nodrogd]

Interesting that the closure of Radio Caroline is mentioned, & Peter Moore's comments make interesting reading as regard to Sky's attitude to receiving channels without an EPG slot on their boxes. So much for Sky having an 'open' platform.

...we decided to take an Sky EPG (Electronic Programme Guide) but this did not give the expected increase in either listeners or advertisers and it was costing a fortune so we gave that up.

All we wanted to do was to revert to manual tuning as before. It was not known by us, nor our provider, that Sky had hardened their attitude to non EPG signals. We found that no Sky SD boxes would get our signal at all. Sky had nil interest in sending a software signal to make the boxes hear us. Then we found that each time they sent a general update to the HD boxes, this wiped the stored memory so that the listener had to go through the tuning process all over again and again....

[andy_m]

Originally Posted by ocav

It now makes sense as to why MTV Classic wasn't added with the other Viacom channels, because I'm sure it's cheaper to port the channel over than it is to pay two bills, one for each company

I don't think it means they're just going to re broadcast the Ireland feed, just that they're going to aim for channel parity with UPC. It'll still be two deals and two bills, I'm sure. There would be rights issues otherwise.

[ford prefect]

Daft question, how do you know channels are being tested? Is it an facility that an non technical person or an lay observer can find or do you need a equipment?

[ocav]

Originally Posted by ford prefect

Daft question, how do you know channels are being tested? Is it an facility that an non technical person or an lay observer can find or do you need a equipment?

If you have a DVB-C Compliant TV you can hook your Virgin Cable into it and they can show up that way, but it breaks Virgin T&Cs

[greeninferno]

Originally Posted by blue666666

hope sky sports news in HD come soon sd crap doing my nut in

is it really that important? watching endlessly repeated 15 minute news reports that advertise sky sports?