General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Are you not able to watch it on Freeview?

Unless you have a Freeview PVR, it means watching it live. Shudder the though!

All six seasons were on Now TV, and maybe still are.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by passingbat

Unless you have a Freeview PVR, it means watching it live. Shudder the though!

All six seasons were on Now TV, and maybe still are.

This is true, I take it all back!

However, I know that many colleagues on here do watch live TV most of the time, and I wondered whether he might have been one of them.

[Derekb108]

Originally Posted by nicknewark

Craft Channel, Africa Channel, is that all there is to talk about! Does anyone actually watch these? I think everyone knows the channels we really would like to see.

I use to watch the Africa channel for Desmonds....

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Derekb108

I use to watch the Africa channel for Desmonds....

The Africa Channel say that they hope to be back on VM before too long. I can't see any technical limitations, so I'm wondering if the fact that they missed their final deadline to return means that they have to renegotiate another carriage deal? Purely speculation on my part, I've not been told that this is the case.

Not long now until we see if Talking Pictures appears on Tue/Wed- but to be honest I think their next launch will be Freesat or Freeview.

[Media Boy UK]

Nothing has started to test over the past week.

[denphone]

No surprise there MB.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Nothing has started to test over the past week.

All quiet at my end too.

[Media Boy UK]

Can anyone confirmed how is Sky Movies 90s' is on for?

We think it will be on until September 28th.

[Media Boy UK]

September List update - September 14th update.

Keep up-to-date on the latest news on upcoming channel launches and other important events across all platforms of Virgin TV.

NOTE: I DO NOT WORK FOR VIRGIN MEDIA SO ALL THE INFORMATION ON THIS LIST IS STILL SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Colours on my list are as followed:

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From 2016 all UPC Ireland news will appear on this list.

=== Coming up on Virgin's Digital TV ===
=== Freeviews on Virgin Media ===
(Put start date here). (Put channel name here) is having an freeview to all TBC Customers on Virgin Channel TBC right now until (Put end date here.)

=== Soon ===
-BT Sport Extra 1 will soon launch on Virgin Media.

=== September ===
21st. Radio X to launch today at 6.30am on Virgin Channel 960.
Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies 90s' as Sky Movies Greats today on Virgin Channel 403.
Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies 90s' HD as Sky Movies Greats HD today on Virgin Channel 433.

=== October ===
Virgin Sources say that Lifetime HD is set to launch on Virgin Media sometime this month on Virgin Channel ???.

=== November ===
No News...

=== December ===
No News...

=== By 2016 ===
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc1 as Sky Movies Aliens on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Sky Movies Aliens as Sky Movies tbc1 on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc1 HD as Sky Movies Aliens HD on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Aliens HD as Sky Movies tbc1 HD on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc2 as Sky Movies Gangsters on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Gangsters as Sky Movies tbc2 on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc2 HD as Sky Movies Gangsters HD on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Gangsters HD as Sky Movies tbc2 HD on Virgin Channel 4??.

=== January 2016 ===
No News...

=== February 2016 ===
No News...

=== March 2016 ===
-The BBC may close BBC Three on Virgin Media subject to final approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may close BBC Three HD on Virgin Media subject to final approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may add two extra hours per day to CBBC and CBBC HD on Virgin Media subject to final approved by the BBC Trust.

=== April 2016 ===
No News...

=== May 2016 ===
No News...

=== June 2016 ===
No News...

=== July 2016 ===
No News...

=== August 2016 ===
No News...

=== September 2016 ===
No News...

=== October 2016 ===
No News...

=== November 2016 ===
No News...

=== December 2016 ===
No News...

=== Local TV on Virgin Media ===
-All the following Local TV broadcasters may launch by 2017 on Virgin Channel 159:

-YourTV Manchester
-YourTV Blackpool & Preston
-That’s Basingstoke
-That’s Surrey
-That's Solent
-That’s Reading
-That’s Salisbury
-That's Oxford

=== Unknown dates ===
-The BBC hope to launch English regional variants of its existing BBC One HD service as well as Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland editions of BBC Two HD - but still need to be approved by the BBC Trust.

=== Channels ONLY in UPC Ireland areas ===
List last updated on June 2nd 2015.

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Documentaries:
-History HD
-CI HD

Lifestyle:
-Fashion TV

Music:
-MTV Classic

Kids:
-Disney Channel HD

Specialist:
-EWTN

Radio:
-UCB Ireland

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==== See you later ===
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C) If Virgin Media are set to close or repackage more then TWO channels (TV or Radio) in Virgin TV areas.

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[RichardCoulter]

Rumours of a new children's channel called Splat. It will show archive Nickelodeon & Nicktoons shows from the 90's.

http://www.inquisitr.com/2415198/the...ns-and-series/

You may have another chance to see Clarissa Explains It All, Are You Afraid Of The Dark? etc.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Rumours of a new children's channel called Splat. It will show archive Nickelodeon & Nicktoons shows from the 90's.

http://www.inquisitr.com/2415198/the...ns-and-series/

Clarissa Explains it all, Are You Afraid Of The Dark? etc.

Seen that rumour early tonight on DS Forum.

Here hoping Viacom will axe Channel 5 + 24 to reuse it slot on Sky for "Splat".

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Anyway Splat only look set to launch in good old US of A.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Rumours of a new children's channel called Splat. It will show archive Nickelodeon & Nicktoons shows from the 90's.

http://www.inquisitr.com/2415198/the...ns-and-series/

You may have another chance to see Clarissa Explains It All, Are You Afraid Of The Dark? etc.

USA only. Easily accesable though with a decent vpn aslong as it doesn't require a tv login.

[Ultimate.Conj]

Very, very quiet on the VM news lately...anything big/juicy to happen before Xmas, or is that all now for 2015? :-)

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj

Very, very quiet on the VM news lately...anything big/juicy to happen before Xmas, or is that all now for 2015? :-)

November you'll like it not a lot but you'll like it.

[Ultimate.Conj]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

November you'll like it not a lot but you'll like it.

Any news is good news at the moment, been very quiet.
I won't ask for any details, I'll sit back and wait