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

[Mad Max]

Let's be honest here, it's all speculation and rumour, all it does is create some discussions about what may, or more to the point, what will not, be coming to Virgin, in this day and age there is so much information going around that you could make up anything you like, and the extremely gullible amongst us will bite like a fish jumping at a fly.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by Mad Max

Let's be honest here, it's all speculation and rumour, all it does is create some discussions about what may, or more to the point, what will not, be coming to Virgin, in this day and age there is so much information going around that you could make up anything you like, and the extremely gullible amongst us will bite like a fish jumping at a fly.

VM have told me just for you they are going to put QVCHD on vm tv

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

1 is rumoured before end of year History HD but it is just a rumour at mo.
Unless MB knows any different.

All info we have about Channels is online right now.

As of October 16th No more channels are set to launch in 2015 as far as we know.

[djfunkdup]

Originally Posted by Mad Max

Let's be honest here, it's all speculation and rumour, .

it's neither lol .. it's just plain gossip that's all

[Media Boy UK]

October List update - October 16th update.

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

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

Colours on my list are as followed:

Media Boy = New Info just added.
Media Boy = Virgin Media UK News and links.
Media Boy = Local TV news, other Media news/Things.

From late December all Virgin Media Ireland news will appear on this list.

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

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

=== October ===
By 19th. Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Superheroes as Sky Movies Greats today on Virgin UK Channel 404.
By 19th. Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Superheroes HD as Sky Movies Greats HD today on Virgin UK Channel 434.
24th. Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Greats as Sky Movies Harry Potter today on Virgin UK Channel 404.
24th. Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Greats HD as Sky Movies Harry Potter HD today on Virgin UK Channel 434.

=== November ===
1st. Movies 24 will be rebrand as Christmas 24 today on Virgin UK Channel 419.
1st. Movies 24 + will be rebrand as Christmas 24 + today on Virgin UK Channel 420.
2nd. Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Harry Potter as Sky Movies Greats today on Virgin UK Channel 404.
2nd. Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Harry Potter HD as Sky Movies Greats HD today on Virgin UK Channel 434.

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

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

=== January 2016 ===
-Christmas 24 will be rebrand as Movies 24 today on Virgin UK Channel 419.
-Christmas 24 + will be rebrand as Movies 24 + today on Virgin UK Channel 420.
-True Christmas 1 will be rebrand as True Movies 1 today on Virgin UK Channel 424.

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

=== March 2016 ===
-The BBC may close BBC Three on Virgin Media UK subject to final approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may close BBC Three HD on Virgin Media UK 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 UK 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 UK Channel 159:

-YourTV Manchester
-YourTV Blackpool & Preston
-That’s Basingstoke
-That’s Surrey
-That's Solent - CHANNEL TESTING ON VIRGIN MEDIA UK.
-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 Virgin Media Ireland areas ===
List last updated on October 6th 2015.

ONLY TV CHANNELS THAT ONLY BROADCAST IN THE UK ON OTHER NETWORKS WILL APPEAR ON THIS PART OF THE LIST.

ALSO THE FOLLOWING LIST OF CHANNELS IS CURRENTLY BROADCASTING ON VIRGIN MEDIA IRELAND BUT NOT ON VIRGIN MEDIA UK:

Documentaries:
-History HD
-CI HD

Lifestyle:
-Fashion TV

Music:
-MTV Classic

Kids:
-Disney Channel HD

Specialist:
-EWTN

Radio:
-UCB Ireland

Channels only in Virgin Media Ireland areas.

FOR LATEST NEWS ON VIRGIN MEDIA IRELAND SEE: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...nd-2015-a.html

©copyright 2015 Media Boy 2006 - 2015. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

==== Virgin Media's Deals with broadcasters ===
Full list now at: http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/p...adcasters.html

This part of list has now moved to my blog - follow link.

=== What is Media Boy on about??? ===
Here is what I mean when I post the following on Cable Forum:

Virgin Sources - means just that.
'Do Not Post' order - means an Virgin insider has given me some info on things that set to happen but has told me not to reveal it right now.

=== Media Boy Extra info: ===
Liberty Global - http://www.lgi.com/
Media Boy Blog - For all things Virgin UK and Ireland - http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.com/
Follow Virgin Media UK on ''twitter'' here - http://twitter.com/virginmedia
Follow Virgin Media Ireland on ''twitter'' here - https://twitter.com/VirginMediaIE
See Nialli's blog on Virgin Media High Definition & TiVo Services here - http://vmhd.blogspot.com/

=== Ask Media Boy ===
Last updated October 6th 2015.

Q: WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION ABOUT VIRGIN MEDIA FROM?
A: Media Boy HQ gets all info from Virgin Media viewers, some Virgin Media workers (I called them Virgin Sources) and Web Sites (NOTE: When I used web sites I will post an link to that web site).

Q: WHY HAVE YOU ADDED 'ONLY IN VIRGIN MEDIA IRELAND AREAS' WHEN THIS THREAD IS FOR VIRGIN MEDIA UK?
A: Virgin Media Ireland is now part of Virgin Media and are both owned by Liberty Global.

Q: WHY AM I NOT GETTING ''DISNEY CHANNEL HD'' FOR?
A: Disney Channel HD is only broadcasting in Virgin Media Ireland areas right now.

==== See you later ===
List last updated on October 16th 2015.

Next update: TBC.

A) If Virgin Media UK are set to launch more than TWO channels (TV or Radio) in Virgin Media UK areas.
B) If Virgin Media UK are set to move more than TWO channels (TV or Radio) about in Virgin Media UK areas.
C) If Virgin Media UK are set to close or repackage more then TWO channels (TV or Radio) in Virgin Media UK areas.

©copyright 2015 Media Boy 2006 - 2015. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

[steveh]

We've almost certainly reached peak linear TV in the UK now. There is no content left for which there is a viable audience that does not already have a home on an existing channel or on-demand service. There might be occasional upsets if a big player decides to shake things up when rights are up for grabs (like BT entering the sports market) and there will continue to be HD launches when Virgin and the channel owners consider it financially viable but what else could possibly launch that anyone would really care about today?

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by steveh

what else could possibly launch that anyone would really care about today?

There's more to Virgin TV than just linear channels.

[theone2k10]

Imo VM really need to buck up their idea in the on demand side of things, there are also a couple of channels which VM should really have as everyone else has them including freeview aka SPIKE and trutv however both of these are available for free online and have a catch up service now.
If VM get competetive again in the on demand market they could be a very attractive option.

[steveh]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

There's more to Virgin TV than just linear channels.

I guess my point was that traditionally this thread has been mostly about new channel launches and we're now at a time where there won't be so many of those. New things on Virgin's VoD - whether on the current or some future whizzy platform - don't have quite the same excitement or discussability as the big channel launches of old.

That's perhaps a problem for this forum as its slant has always been more towards technology than programmes. There are already a lot less messages than there used to be.

[vincerooney]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Imo VM really need to buck up their idea in the on demand side of things, there are also a couple of channels which VM should really have as everyone else has them including freeview aka SPIKE and trutv however both of these are available for free online and have a catch up service now.
If VM get competetive again in the on demand market they could be a very attractive option.

I agree friend. The fact as well as they don't have trutv or spike both on freeview is astonishingly bad

[DaMac]

It isn't just missing freeview channels, there are deals to be done for HD simulcasts, Freeview have 4seven HD and CH4+1 HD, given as a lot of channels probably pipe direct into VM it wouldn't be such a big exercise, ITV+1 HD is crying out to be launched...

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

VM have told me just for you they are going to put QVCHD on vm tv

John Malone controls both companies so ironically this "rumour" has a ring of plausibility about it! (QVC is part of Liberty Interactive.)

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

John Malone controls both companies so ironically this "rumour" has a ring of plausibility about it! (QVC is part of Liberty Interactive.)

Oddly freeview has qvchd +1 but not qvchd lol.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by DaMac

It isn't just missing freeview channels, there are deals to be done for HD simulcasts, Freeview have 4seven HD and CH4+1 HD, given as a lot of channels probably pipe direct into VM it wouldn't be such a big exercise, ITV+1 HD is crying out to be launched...

A channel 4 contact said about a year ago that 4seven HD and Channel 4+1 HD are mainly there to promote the Freeview service and use up capacity that would otherwise be wasted. It is hoped to extend these channels to other platforms in the medium term.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Nothing on that yet i don't know when the current deal is up but hopefully you'll see something happen in 2016 regarding this.

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Imo VM really need to buck up their idea in the on demand side of things, there are also a couple of channels which VM should really have as everyone else has them including freeview aka SPIKE and trutv however both of these are available for free online and have a catch up service now.
If VM get competetive again in the on demand market they could be a very attractive option.

Not sure about that, theone, many of the channels we don't get are either not worth a light or are 'here today, gone tomorrow'.

http://www.a516digital.com/ (see the vu tv item).

We need to get out of the mindset that we must have every single channel available, no matter how much dross is pumped out.

Sky Atlantic, AMC and ITV Encore are the only additional channels worth having, IMHO.