General : Virgin TV (2025)

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by SonicMaster

Good news for V6 users, who were being left behind when it comes to streaming apps.

UKTV app has been on V6 since I got box last summer.

I don't know what Virgin and U Media are on about

[ozsat]

Are you sure it is the app your have on the V6 - or just a section in CU/OD ?

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

UKTV app has been on V6 since I got box last summer.

I don't know what Virgin and U Media are on about

[Media Boy UK]

CALLING ALL VIRGIN MEDIA VIEWERS:

Do you have any of the following Channesl on Virgin Channel 159 in YOUR area if so tell me.

*That's TV Solent & South Coast
*That's TV Hampshire
*That's TV Lancashire
*That's TV Manchester
*That's TV North Yorkshire
*That's TV South Midlands & Cotswolds
*That's TV Cumbria
*That's TV Surrey & South East
*That's TV Thames Valley
*That's TV Salisbury & Wessex
*North Wales TV
*That's TV Border
*That's TV York

If anyone can help - THANKS.

[epsilon]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

CALLING ALL VIRGIN MEDIA VIEWERS:

Do you have any of the following Channesl on Virgin Channel 159 in YOUR area if so tell me.

*That's TV Solent & South Coast
*That's TV Hampshire
*That's TV Lancashire
*That's TV Manchester
*That's TV North Yorkshire
*That's TV South Midlands & Cotswolds
*That's TV Cumbria
*That's TV Surrey & South East
*That's TV Thames Valley
*That's TV Salisbury & Wessex
*North Wales TV
*That's TV Border
*That's TV York

If anyone can help - THANKS.

Nobody does. That's TV weren't really interested in cable carriage and the That's TV locals that are carried are areas which have been taken over by That's. Although they didn't keep the STV2 areas in Scotland when they took over the Scottish local franchises. North Wales TV seemingly didn't get added to the Wrexham area when the Virgin TV network expanded into that area. That's TV Border / That's TV Cumbria is the same thing, Cumbria being the actual name. Looking at the above list it seems that That's TV have a habit of embellishing the station names to represent areas beyond the cities / towns they actually "serve".

[Frazz]

I see Premier Sports rugby has been added on virgin media is on channel 553 on the TiVo

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by epsilon

Nobody does. That's TV weren't really interested in cable carriage and the That's TV locals that are carried are areas which have been taken over by That's. Although they didn't keep the STV2 areas in Scotland when they took over the Scottish local franchises. North Wales TV seemingly didn't get added to the Wrexham area when the Virgin TV network expanded into that area. That's TV Border / That's TV Cumbria is the same thing, Cumbria being the actual name. Looking at the above list it seems that That's TV have a habit of embellishing the station names to represent areas beyond the cities / towns they actually "serve".

I was given an full list of channels that are broadcasting on Virgin Channel 159 last night.

All channels was known for years.

STV2 did stop broadcasting months before the joke of what That's Media called local TV launch on Freeview in Scotland.

That why you did not see me coming on here wanting Virgin to launch That's Scotland.

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I was also told last night That's Media don't broadcast an channel called That's TV Border.

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What Channel is called right now > Channel was known as launch:

*That's TV Humber > Estuary TV (That's Media took channel over in 2018)
*London TV > London Live (Local Television Limited took channel over in 2025)
*That's TV East > Mustard TV (That's Media took channel over in 2017)
*NOTTS TV
*Liverpool TV > Bay TV Liverpool (Local Television Limited took channel over in 2016)
*Latest TV
*Sheffield Live
*Tyne and Wear TV
*Bristol TV
*Cardiff TV
*Leeds TV
*NVTV
*Birmingham TV > Big Centre TV (Local Television Limited took channel over in 2016)
*That's TV West Anglia
*That's TV South Wales
*Teesside TV
*KMTV Made for Kent

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This information was found by Wiki.

[vincerooney]

Originally Posted by Frazz

I see Premier Sports rugby has been added on virgin media is on channel 553 on the TiVo

really want premier sports to go out of business and sky sports and TNT Sports to feast on its rotting corpse for its tv rights

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

really want premier sports to go out of business and sky sports and TNT Sports to feast on its rotting corpse for its tv rights

You may see TNT Sports UK going out of business before Premier Sports mate.

As of December 2024 WBD owe $40B.

SSBL Limited owe less then £7m.

[vincerooney]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

You may see TNT Sports UK going out of business before Premier Sports mate.

As of December 2024 WBD owe $40B.

SSBL Limited owe less then £7m.

i think warner are too big to go under personally. someone will fancy them for their library and rights

[RichardCoulter]

Trump wants to defund PBS:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/antonio...-broadcasters/

I imagine if the parent channel goes, we will lose the UK spin off.

[epsilon]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

I was given an full list of channels that are broadcasting on Virgin Channel 159 last night.

All channels was known for years.

STV2 did stop broadcasting months before the joke of what That's Media called local TV launch on Freeview in Scotland.

That why you did not see me coming on here wanting Virgin to launch That's Scotland.

I know you were given the full list as UKCTVC had to build a pro-forma network list for local TV in order to send it to you. Local & regional "network" listings have been scrapped at UKCTVC as the ex-NTL data wasn't being updated. The pro-form list you were given will form part of the new cross-platform regional services database and will be a building block for similar regional lists. BBC, ITV, C4 etc and regional variations for other services such as BBC Scotland, BBC Alba, S4C, RTÉ etc. All a bit off topic but that's what was happening.

STV had bid for multiple areas but ended up with STV Glasgow & STV Edinburgh covering all of them. Ultimately, even that wasn't viable and the entire service was rolled into a networked "STV2". I know that broadcasts stopped for a few months but the point is that That's TV had acquired the assets of "STV2". The pause was probably to reconfigure the DTT network for That's TV to, ostensibly, operate in the individual franchise areas. A reconfiguration certainly took place. What I was saying is that, although That's TV acquired the STV2 assets, at some point there was a decision to not continue with cable carriage. Presumably, cable carriage would have also needed a reconfiguration as, if I remember correctly, STV2 had morphed into a single service by then.

As for your last point, I don't think that anyone, anywhere, having seen what's on offer from a That's TV local channel has gone online to campaign for it to be brought to their area.

I was also told last night That's Media don't broadcast an channel called That's TV Border.

They possibly used that name as one of their multiple rebrands, who knows. Even That's Cumbria is highly exaggerated as a name. That's Carlisle would be better. It certainly isn't carried on Westmorland / South Lakes / Furness transmitters, so not available in that area. There will be That's Cumbria overspill in Scotland and Freeview include it as an overspill in one of their Freeview IP regions. Also in a Freely overspill region where, unfortunately, BBC Scotland & That's Cumbria are, technically, both assigned LCN 8. Oops!

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This information was found by Wiki.

If you are using that for info it may explain finding services such as That's TV Borders. Anyone could go on there and add whatever they want, That's TV Istanbul, That's TV Tokyo. Be careful when using it as a source.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Trump wants to defund PBS:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/antonio...-broadcasters/

I imagine if the parent channel goes, we will lose the UK spin off.

I think it will be OK.

PBS America is own by PBS Distribution

Something like BBC Studio own U&Gold owners U Media.

[Media Boy UK]

TV Listings seen by me online has reveal that MTV Hits UK will be rename as Club MTV from April 15th 2025.

[RichardCoulter]

Sky History +1 said to be closing at 6am on 10 April. What on Earth have Virgin got against this particular channel?!

Perhaps something to do with Sky ?
They removed Sky History +1 (SD) from boxes last week.