General : Virgin TV (2024)

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by nomadking

No different to Sky and Now TV customers.

Exactly, that was the whole point of the conversation

[RichardCoulter]

I wonder if Virgin will get the new Great! Mystery linear channel alongside satellite and Freeview?

I hope so, but doubt it as Tiny Pop was never returned to cable.

Great! Mystery now has an Ofcom licence. Looks like it was only added this morning.

https://static.ofcom.org.uk/static/r...at!mystery.htm

[epsilon]

Overnight changes:
SDT flags updated for Create and Craft after yesterday's removal of the remnants of the PMT and elementary streams (video / audio etc).
New Service added with a pre-launch configuration - That's TV 2 - provisionally assigned channel 151.
Further Info:
https://ukcabletvchanges.blogspot.com

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

I wonder if Virgin will get the new Great! Mystery linear channel alongside satellite and Freeview?

I hope so, but doubt it as Tiny Pop was never returned to cable.

Great! Mystery now has an Ofcom licence. Looks like it was only added this morning.

https://static.ofcom.org.uk/static/r...at!mystery.htm

Well, there is nothing to add yet as it only exists as a FAST channel on various manufacturer based EPGs at the moment.
Virgin TV seem to be catching up with the new "FTA" type of channels by provisionally adding That's TV 2 in the background. Archive TV shows usually shown with the wrong aspect ratio - oh joy!

[vincerooney]

is there no way to watch fast channels without having to wait for it to load....its annoying. its slow. not the future i thought it'd be!

[spankysmagicpian]

Originally Posted by epsilon

Virgin TV seem to be catching up with the new "FTA" type of channels by provisionally adding That's TV 2 in the background.

Good, just need RewindTV at some stage now.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by spankysmagicpian

Good, just need RewindTV at some stage now.

Rumour on X says it coming January 2025.

Can't get it confirmed.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by spankysmagicpian

Good, just need RewindTV at some stage now.

Gosh, we are getting desperate! Once upon a time we used to complain about repeats. Now linear TV has been degraded to the extent that we are joyous when another channel full of them is launched!

I recall with fondness when we were getting channels with new stuff on them, like Sky 2, Sky 3, Disney and the rest, but I really cannot work up any enthusiasm to accept these low quality channels that give us nothing new.

Still, as long as it makes some people happy, then bully for them.

[vincerooney]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Gosh, we are getting desperate! Once upon a time we used to complain about repeats. Now linear TV has been degraded to the extent that we are joyous when another channel full of them is launched!

I recall with fondness when we were getting channels with new stuff on them, like Sky 2, Sky 3, Disney and the rest, but I really cannot work up any enthusiasm to accept these low quality channels that give us nothing new.

Still, as long as it makes some people happy, then bully for them.

I love the classic tv channels. used to love watching 1980s neighbours and eastenders on Gold. We just need a tv channel broadcasting bbc1,2,itv,channel 4 from a specific day in the 1990s each day will be better than the current tosh

[epsilon]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Gosh, we are getting desperate! Once upon a time we used to complain about repeats. Now linear TV has been degraded to the extent that we are joyous when another channel full of them is launched!

I recall with fondness when we were getting channels with new stuff on them, like Sky 2, Sky 3, Disney and the rest, but I really cannot work up any enthusiasm to accept these low quality channels that give us nothing new.

Still, as long as it makes some people happy, then bully for them.

A lot of what they show isn't repeated on mainstream channels. Programmes such as World In Action, covering current affairs that are no longer, erm.. "current" are somewhat niche.

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Overnight changes:

alibi HD, GOLD HD, alibi +1 & GOLD +1 become the latest channels to take on U& branding as U&Alibi HD, U&GOLD HD, U&Alibi+1 & U&GOLD+1

Also, further changes to the pre-launch configuration of That's TV 2 with subscription pack codes allocated and several other minor changes.
1 music channel seasonal rebrand as NOW 90s & 00s becomes NOW Xmas.

Further information:
https://ukcabletvchanges.blogspot.com
https://x.com/UKCTVC

As UKCTVC point out on their X feed, the capitalisation of the new service names doesn't quite match that of the official brands, so there may be more changes to come.

[spankysmagicpian]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Gosh, we are getting desperate! Once upon a time we used to complain about repeats. Now linear TV has been degraded to the extent that we are joyous when another channel full of them is launched!

I recall with fondness when we were getting channels with new stuff on them, like Sky 2, Sky 3, Disney and the rest, but I really cannot work up any enthusiasm to accept these low quality channels that give us nothing new.

Still, as long as it makes some people happy, then bully for them.

As you say, each to their own. I've got the top VM pack, Netflix, Paramount, Disney, ITVX, Prime and Apple in the house and I don't watch a great deal of TV but I am thoroughly enjoying TPTV, Rewind and the That's TV suite of channels. That's (no pun intended) all I watch tbh.

We have reached the golden era of archive TV which hasn't been around since the original Gold.

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by spankysmagicpian

As you say, each to their own. I've got the top VM pack, Netflix, Paramount, Disney, ITVX, Prime and Apple in the house and I don't watch a great deal of TV but I am thoroughly enjoying TPTV, Rewind and the That's TV suite of channels. That's (no pun intended) all I watch tbh.

We have reached the golden era of archive TV which hasn't been around since the original Gold.

Indeed. The best thing I've seen this week is Hancocks Half Hour ( made in 1958) on 'That's tv'. We've lost the knack of doing sitcoms and are more obsesssed with picture definition or surround sound..... All irrelevant if the contents crap.

Originally Posted by Mr K

Indeed. The best thing I've seen this week is Hancocks Half Hour ( made in 1958) on 'That's tv'. We've lost the knack of doing sitcoms and are more obsesssed with picture definition or surround sound..... All irrelevant if the contents crap.

Fleabag, Derry Girls, Detectorists, The Thick Of It, The IT Crowd, Extras, The Inbetweeners, Black Books, Peep Show, Catastrophe, Phoenix Nights, Spaced, Extras, Ghosts, Green Wing, Gavin & Stacey, Brassic, Peter Kay’s Car Share, The Office, Bluestone 42, My Family, Coupling, Outnumbered, Pulling, etc., etc…

Get with the 21st Century, granddad…

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

is there no way to watch fast channels without having to wait for it to load....its annoying. its slow. not the future i thought it'd be!

FAST channels are not the future. They are a passing fad.

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

FAST channels are not the future. They are a passing fad.

According to you, a "passing fad" that will last until after 2035… (from your post 27/08/2024)

https://www.cableforum.uk/board/show...T#post36182096

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Ah yes, that is true

Yes, the FAST channels will almost certainly carry on beyond 2035, but they are a poor reflection of the conventional channels, aren’t they?

[vincerooney]

Originally Posted by spankysmagicpian

As you say, each to their own. I've got the top VM pack, Netflix, Paramount, Disney, ITVX, Prime and Apple in the house and I don't watch a great deal of TV but I am thoroughly enjoying TPTV, Rewind and the That's TV suite of channels. That's (no pun intended) all I watch tbh.

We have reached the golden era of archive TV which hasn't been around since the original Gold.

without being idiotic what is

TPTV? What is Rewind? can anyone confirm the channel numbers. didn't even know these channels existed.