General : Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2

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[Ddonald2016]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Well, if not Sky Atlantic, what exactly is this 'most watched TV' that we are missing on Virgin Media? I don't honestly think we are missing much!

Just Sky Atlantic. That is all.

Make sky cinema or sky cinema 4k Via red button

[theone2k10]

Arthur is getting his own channel pricerise tv.

In serious news mtv trax to launch on vm in 2017.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Arthur is getting his own channel pricerise tv.

In serious news mtv trax to launch on vm in 2017.

Wasn't this the channel that was broadcasting off the EPG on satellite? IIRC it was low resolution and intended for mobile phones.

Is it on Sky and what stuff does it show?

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Ddonald2016

Make sky cinema or sky cinema 4k Via red button

Sky are not releasing this for other platforms at this stage.

[SonicMaster]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

In serious news mtv trax to launch on vm in 2017.

So finally a replacement for the Spotify app that was pulled off VM a while ago, as MTV Trax is a subscription music streaming service, albeit with a much smaller range of music than Spotify.

Would it be too much trouble for them to add the MTV Classic channel at the same time?

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Originally Posted by devilincarnate

Kix power showing on 738 as coming on the 11th December

Very strange, as Kix Power doesn't currently exist as a TV channel, it's just a temporary brand that Sony used before, and ee don't currently receive the nornal TV channel, Kix.

---------- Post added at 13:57 ---------- Previous post was at 13:55 ----------

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Well, if not Sky Atlantic, what exactly is this 'most watched TV' that we are missing on Virgin Media? I don't honestly think we are missing much!

Just Sky Atlantic. That is all.

Indeed, we are also missing stuff like AMC and ITV Encore but both their content and ratings are terrible.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by devilincarnate

Kix power showing on 738 as coming on the 11th December

We still to see confirmed information on how long this channel will be on for.

As the Channel says "Available for a limited time".

Also Sky Cinema will relaunch Sky Cinema Star Wars from December 12th using Sky Cinema Sci-Fi and Horror EPG Channel number until after the Holidays.

---------- Post added at 15:04 ---------- Previous post was at 14:36 ----------

Virgin Media Ireland to axe UTV Ireland name for Be3 from January 9th.

http://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2016...channel-group/

[Ddonald2016]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Sky are not releasing this for other platforms at this stage.

So much for sky saying they like to work with other platforms

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Sky are not releasing this for other platforms at this stage.

Think again.

[Media Boy UK]

The Best of 2016.

01) The Biggest poster of the year on Cable Forum (NOT Media Boy HQ):

Winner is - denphone with 580 posts

02) Channel of the year (Nominate by YOU):

Winner is - Universal Channel HD

03) Best new SD Channel launch of the year:

Winner is - Movie Mix

04) Best +1 Channel launch of the year:

Winner is - 5STAR +1

05) Best new HD Channel launch of the year:

Winners is - Sky Sports Mix HD

06) Best UK Channel of the year:

Winner is - ITV3

07) Best Internatiional Channel of the year:

Winner is - Rishtey Europe

08) Best LOCAL Channel of the year:

Winner is - NVTV

09) Best Radio Channel of the year:

Winner is - Heart

10) Best new brand of the year:

Winner is - Sky Cinema (Was Sky Movies until July 8th)

Well done to all the winners.

So merry Christmas and a happy new year to everyone who viewed this thread.

Virgin Media year in review:

Channels we said Hello to:
-Dec. 6th: Kix Power
-Nov. 29th: 4Seven HD
-Nov. 8th: Made in Birmingham*
-Nov. 8th: Clubland TV (Non TiVo boxes)
-Oct. 19th: Made in Liverpool*
-Sep. 20th: Babenation
-Aug. 31st: Spike
-Aug, 31st: 5STAR +1
-Aug. 25th: Movie Mix
-Aug. 25th: Movies 4 Men
-Aug. 25th: POP
-Aug. 24th: Sky Sports Mix HD
-Aug. 24th: Sky Sports Mix
-Aug. 23rd: NDTV India
-Aug. 23rd: NDTV Spice
-Aug. 10th: My5
-Aug. 1st: Universal Channel HD
-Aug. 1st: BBC Olympics 1 - 8 HD Channels
-Aug. 1st: BBC Olympics 2 - 8 Channels
-Jul. 5th: TruTV
-Jun. 30th: QVC Beauty
-Jun. 30th: QVC Style
-Jun. 20th: BBC RB HD
-Jun. 20th: BBC RB 2 - 6 Channels
-Apr. 7th: hayu (Only on TiVo)
-Mar. 31st: BBC Three app (Only on TiVo)
-Feb. 29th: Heart Extra
-Feb. 25th: Virgin Media Previews (Channel 998)
-Jan. 14th: Bike TV
-Jan. 12th: VEVO (Only on TiVo)
-Jan. 12th: ClublandAkaChilledNow (Only on TiVo)

*Local TV Channels is on Virgin Channel 159 in some areas.

Channels on the move:
-Nov. 29th: Channel 4 HD has moved from Virgin UK Channel 142 to Virgin UK Channel 141.
-Nov. 29th: Channel 4 +1 has moved from Virgin UK Channel 143 to Virgin UK Channel 142.
-Nov. 29th: 4Seven has moved from Virgin UK Channel 195 to Virgin UK Channel 143.
-Nov. 29th: I.D. has moved from Virgin UK Channel 253 to Virgin UK Channel 170.
-Nov. 29th: More4 HD has moved from Virgin UK Channel 203 to Virgin UK Channel 195.
-Nov. 29th: I.D. +1 has moved from Virgin UK Channel 254 to Virgin UK Channel 171.
-Nov. 29th: DMAX has moved from Virgin UK Channel 170 to Virgin UK Channel 213.
-Nov. 29th: DMAX +1 has moved from Virgin UK Channel 171 to Virgin UK Channel 214.
-Aug. 31st: Virgin Media UK has moved 5USA +1 from Virgin UK Channel 154 to Virgin UK Channel 185.
-Aug. 15th: Virgin Media UK has moved PIN Protection Help from Virgin UK Channel 981 to Virgin UK Channel 985.
-Jul. 26th: Virgin Media UK has moved Gold from Virgin UK Channel 126 to Virgin UK Channel 124.
-Jul. 26th: Virgin Media UK has moved W from Virgin UK Channel 124 to Virgin UK Channel 125.
-Jul. 26th: Virgin Media UK has moved Alibi from Virgin UK Channel 130 to Virgin UK Channel 126.
-Jul. 26th: Virgin Media UK has moved Dave from Virgin UK Channel 128 to Virgin UK Channel 127.
-Jul. 26th: Virgin Media UK has moved Drama from Virgin UK Channel 190 to Virgin UK Channel 128.
-Jul. 26th: Virgin Media UK has moved Really from Virgin UK Channel 283 to Virgin UK Channel 129.
-Jul. 26th: Virgin Media UK has moved Alibi +1 from Virgin UK Channel 131 to Virgin UK Channel 130.
-Jul. 26th: Virgin Media UK has moved W +1 from Virgin UK Channel 125 to Virgin UK Channel 131.
-Jul. 26th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC Four HD from Virgin UK Channel 164 to Virgin UK Channel 163.
-Jul. 26th: Virgin Media UK has moved Gold +1 from Virgin UK Channel 127 to Virgin UK Channel 190.
-Jul. 26th: Virgin Media UK has moved Dave ja vu from Virgin UK Channel 129 to Virgin UK Channel 211.
-Jul. 26th: Virgin Media UK has moved Sky Sports 1 HD from Virgin UK Channel 502 to Virgin UK Channel 501.
-Jul. 26th: Virgin Media UK has moved Sky Sports 2 HD from Virgin UK Channel 503 to Virgin UK Channel 502.
-Jul. 26th: Virgin Media UK has moved Sky Sports 3 HD from Virgin UK Channel 504 to Virgin UK Channel 503.
-Jul. 26th: Virgin Media UK has moved Sky Sports 4 HD from Virgin UK Channel 505 to Virgin UK Channel 504.
-Jul. 26th: Virgin Media UK has moved Sky Sports 5 HD from Virgin UK Channel 506 to Virgin UK Channel 505.
-Jul. 26th: Virgin Media UK has moved Sky Sports HQ HD from Virgin UK Channel 501 to Virgin UK Channel 506.
-Jul. 26th: Virgin Media UK has moved Sky Sports F1 HD from Virgin UK Channel 507 to Virgin UK Channel 508.
-Jul. 26th: Virgin Media UK has moved Sky Sports 1 from Virgin UK Channel 512 to Virgin UK Channel 511.
-Jul. 26th: Virgin Media UK has moved Sky Sports 2 from Virgin UK Channel 513 to Virgin UK Channel 512.
-Jul. 26th: Virgin Media UK has moved Sky Sports 3 from Virgin UK Channel 514 to Virgin UK Channel 513.
-Jul. 26th: Virgin Media UK has moved Sky Sports 4 from Virgin UK Channel 515 to Virgin UK Channel 514.
-Jul. 26th: Virgin Media UK has moved Sky Sports 5 from Virgin UK Channel 516 to Virgin UK Channel 515.
-Jul. 26th: Virgin Media UK has moved Sky Sports News HQ from Virgin UK Channel 511 to Virgin UK Channel 516.
-Jul. 26th: Virgin Media UK has moved Sky Sports F1 from Virgin UK Channel 517 to Virgin UK Channel 518.
-Feb. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved PIN Protection Help from Virgin UK Channel 998 to Virgin UK Channel 997.

Channels rebrand (For Good):
-Nov. 8th: ClublandAkaChilledNow (Clubland TV, Channel AKA, Chilled TV and Now Music) has been rebrand as Clubland TV and added to non TiVo boxes.
-Nov. 1st: My Ex-Girlfriend PPV has been rebrand as XXX Brits PPV.
-Oct. 13th: Heart FM has been rebrand as Heart.
-Oct. 13th: Capital FM has been rebrand as Capital.
-Aug. 23rd: Virgin Media UK has rebrand BBC Olympics 1 as BBC RB 1.
-Aug, 10th: Channel 5 +24 has been rebrand as My5.
-Aug. 4th: BT Sport Europe HD has been rebrand as BT Sport 3 HD.
-Aug. 4th: BT Sport Europe has been rebrand as BT Sport 3.
-Aug. 1st: Virgin Media UK has rebrand BBC RB1 as BBC Olympics 1.
-Jul. 8th: Sky Movies Premiere has been rebrand as Sky Cinema Premiere.
-Jul. 8th: Sky Movies Premiere +1 has been rebrand as Sky Cinema Premiere +1.
-Jul. 8th: Sky Movies Showcase has been rebrand as Sky Cinema Hits.
-Jul. 8th: Sky Movies Greats has been rebrand as Sky Cinema Greats.
-Jul. 8th: Sky Movies Disney has been rebrand as Sky Cinema Disney.
-Jul. 8th: Sky Movies Family has been rebrand as Sky Cinema Family.
-Jul. 8th: Sky Movies Action & Adventure has been rebrand as Sky Cinema Action & Adventure.
-Jul. 8th: Sky Movies Comedy has been rebrand as Sky Cinema Comedy.
-Jul. 8th: Sky Movies Crime & Thriller has been rebrand as Sky Cinema Crime & Thriller.
-Jul. 8th: Sky Movies Drama & Romance has been rebrand as Sky Cinema Drama & Romance.
-Jul. 8th: Sky Movies Sci-Fi & Horror has been rebrand as Sky Cinema Sci-Fi & Horror.
-Jul. 8th: Sky Movies Select has been rebrand as Sky Cinema Select.
-Jul. 8th: Sky Movies Premiere HD has been rebrand as Sky Cinema Premiere HD.
-Jul. 8th: Sky Movies Showcase HD has been rebrand as Sky Cinema Hits HD.
-Jul. 8th: Sky Movies Greats HD has been rebrand as Sky Cinema Greats HD.
-Jul. 8th: Sky Movies Disney HD has been rebrand as Sky Cinema Disney HD.
-Jul. 8th: Sky Movies Family HD has been rebrand as Sky Cinema Family HD.
-Jul. 8th: Sky Movies Action & Adventure HD has been rebrand as Sky Cinema Action & Adventure HD.
-Jul. 8th: Sky Movies Comedy HD has been rebrand as Sky Cinema Comedy HD.
-Jul. 8th: Sky Movies Crime & Thriller HD has been rebrand as Sky Cinema Crime & Thriller HD.
-Jul. 8th: Sky Movies Drama & Romance HD has been rebrand as Sky Cinema Drama & Romance HD.
-Jul. 8th: Sky Movies Sci-Fi & Horror HD has been rebrand as Sky Cinema Sci-Fi & Horror HD.
-Jul. 8th: Sky Movies Select HD has been rebrand as Sky Cinema Select HD.
-May. 25th: The Box Plus Network has rebrand Smash Hits as Box Hits.
-May. 25th: The Box Plus Network has rebrand Heat as Box Upfront.
-May. 12th: Virgin Media UK has rebrand BT Sport Freeview as BT Sport Showcase.
-Feb. 29th: Global Radio has rebrand LBC News as Heart Extra.
-Feb. 23rd: Virgin Media UK has rebrand Red Hot 18s Nightly as Xtreme Filth.
-Feb. 23rd: Virgin Media UK has rebrand Red Hot Mums Nightly as Red Hot.
-Feb. 23rd: Virgin Media UK has rebrand Red Hot Amateur Nightly as Viewers Wives.
-Feb. 15th: Watch has been rebrand as W.
-Feb. 15th: Watch +1 has been rebrand as W +1.
-Feb. 15th: Watch HD has been rebrand as W HD.
-Feb. 11th: 5* has been rebrand as 5STAR.
-Jan. 12th: Sony Entertainment Television has been rebrand as Sony Channel.

Channels we said Goodbye to:
-Nov. 5th: Big Centre TV (Birmingham areas only).
-Oct. 6th: Bay TV Liverpool (Liverpool areas only).
-Sep. 29th: UMP Movies
-Sep. 20th: XXX Mums
-Aug. 23rd: BBC Olympics 1 - 8 HD Channels
-Aug. 23rd: BBC Olympics 2 - 8 Channels
-Jul. 12th: BBC RB HD
-Jul. 12th: BBC RB 2 - 6 Channels
-Mar. 31st: BBC Three (TV Channel)
-Mar. 31st: BBC Three HD
-Jan. 12th: Virgin Music on Demand Takeover
-Jan. 12th: Virgin Music on Demand Hits
-Jan. 12th: Virgin Music on Demand Urban
-Jan. 12th: Virgin Music on Demand Rocks
-Jan. 12th: Virgin Music on Demand Dance
-Jan. 12th: Virgin Music on Demand Playlist

Final total of posters on all 'Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2016)' Thread this year:

As of December 6th at 11.40pm

Name - number of posts
01) denphone - 580
02) theone2k10 - 465
03) Media Boy - 447
04) 1andrew1 - 390
05) RichardCoulter - 371
06) OLD BOY - 280
07) andrewstevenson - 259
08) muppetman11 - 197
09) Ultimate.Conj - 152
10) passingbat - 147
11) jj20x - 120
12) Horizon - 102
12) vincerooney - 102
14) Mad Max - 91
15) spiderplant - 60
16) BenMcr - 55
17) Chad - 51
18) telegramsam - 49
19) Derekb108 - 42
20) Aguero9320 - 40
21) Arthurgray50@blu - 38
22) dodo1 - 35
23) devilincarnate - 33
23) nodrogd - 33
25) Bananaman_007 - 28
26) Anypermitedroute - 27
26) undertakereddie - 27
28) steveh - 26
29) DaMac - 25
30) nialli - 24
31) ozsat - 22
32) Tricky Trevor - 21
33) johnathome - 20
33) nicknewark - 20
35) Dave42 - 20
36) mike_gain - 19
36) blue666666 - 19
36) Stephen - 19
39) RobboEdin - 18
39) Frazz - 18
39) DJ-SWITCH - 18
42) heero_yuy - 17
43) jobbie8 - 16
44) heavyside - 15
45) johnasimmons - 14
46) Mobes - 13
46) 1701-e - 13
48) japitts - 10
49) harry_hitch - 9
49) Gavin-D - 9
51) Mr K - 8
51) pengedragon - 8
51) VirginMediaPhil - 8
51) sminkypinky - 8
51) Henkesghost - 8
51) Itshim - 8
57) Superblade7 - 7
57) gba93 - 7
59) warrenb - 6
59) MarkC1984 - 6
59) Hugh - 6
59) alwaysabear - 6
63) Bofrok - 5
64) figgyburn - 4
64) vm_tech - 4
64) paultrademark - 4
67) oliver1948uk - 3
67) toady - 3
67) bubblegun - 3
70) solitaire - 2

ALL POSTERS MUST HAVE POSTED IN ALL THREADS OF 'COMING SOON TO VIRGIN TV (2016)'.

Top posters of 2016 (Total took at 6th December at 23.40):

©copyright 2016 Media Boy 2006 - 2016. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

[RichardCoulter]

Fashion 1 was taken off Freesat two weeks ago and has now been taken off the Sky EPG and is showing a slate saying "this service is currently unavailable".

I think this is either on VM Ireland or the ex Smallworld area.

It looks to be closing so would at least help towards channel parity!

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Fashion 1 was taken off Freesat two weeks ago and is now showing a slate o. Sky saying "this service is not available".

I think this is either on VM Ireland or the ex Smallworld area.

It looks to be closing so would at least help towards channel parity!

Fashion One is not on Virgin Ireland but Fashion TV is.

Here is the list of channels that Virgin Media UK axe in old Smallworld areas and also channels only on Virgin Media Ireland right now.

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/p...asting-on.html

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Fashion One is not on Virgin Ireland but Fashion TV is.

Here is the list of channels that Virgin Media UK axe in old Smallworld areas and also channels only on Virgin Media Ireland right now.

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/p...asting-on.html

Thanks, I was getting confused between the two of them.

Not surprised it's closed, I doubt there's enough market for one, never mind two!

Last I heard was that Fashion TV was losing money, but is subsidised because it's primary purpose is to showcase new fashions for the industry.

Wow my first post on this thread this year, it really was a slim year for new channels on VM! I genuinely started to believe that VM have got to the point where they have nearly all the quality channels they feel they need except the following,

SKY Atlantic
Small number of HD variant channels
More Ultra HD content

Please let me know if I am missing something,

Best
Mark

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by SonicMaster

Indeed, we are also missing stuff like AMC and ITV Encore but both their content and ratings are terrible.

Yes, I should have mentioned AMC, as that is a worthwhile channel, irrespective of the ratings. I honestly believe that not enough publicity is given to this channel, and many Sky viewers who can get it simply forget that it's there.

ITV Encore is still mainly showing repeats of ITV dramas, but it is a superior channel to CBS Drama, which is a bit of a disappointment.