New names for Virgin TV Channels.

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Chris Howell

But Living are now aware of the fact that more men watch their channel (probably thanks to them showing stuff like The X-Files).

I dunno... Calling a channel "Virgin Woman" might get quite a few male viewers. Sitting there, *ahem* ready for action.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by RileyM

Yes, especially with Living. They change the colour scheme of Living from Pink because of the fact that they were attracting more male viewers now, so i don't think Virgin Women will be appropriate.

FTN=Virgin Mix/Virgin Extra maybe?

But i don't think VMTV will be renaming there channels soon. If they were i don't think they'd have changed the look of Virgin when they did.

I forgot about that so how about this:

From - TO
Living - Virgin One
Living +1 - Virgin One + 1
Living 2 - Virgin Two
Bravo - Virgin Three
Bravo +1 - Virgin Three + 1
Bravo 2 - Virgin Sports
Challenge - Virgin Games
Challenge +1 - Virgin Games + 1
FTN - Virgin Mix / Extra
Trouble - Virgin Teens
Trouble +1 - Virgin Teens + 1
price-drop tv - Virgin Shop 1
Bid TV - Virgin Shop 2
speed auction tv - Virgin Shop 3

[Jules]

It makes them all sound like porn channels

[Nikesh]

I think it would be better to have V instead of Virgin. It would then match with the names of the boxes Virgin Media give out. (V box and V+HD box).

[swissle]

Virgin are 'revolutionising TV' with V Central. Why would they turn around and decide be a follower with self named TV channels. It would create a 'PR rubbing hands and laughing in an evil manner meeting' at bSkyb. Not to mention scrapping a brand that people watch and relate to on a daily basis. These channels are about the only thing stable within the Virgin Media enterprise, it would be a risky move to re-brand them only to devalue them in the future.

[12noon]

Virgin One sounds good, but what about this :-

Sky takes it's name from where the channels come from. The programs are beamed down from the sky, so you get sky tv.

Why doesn't Virgin do the same thing and say the channels come from the ground. Call the channels Ground One and so on or they could call it Earth One.

[Horace]

I thought this was some kind of April fools joke type thread thing but since it's still continuing and getting worse I guess not. I mean, do you really expect a channel aimed at kids to be called Virgin Teens?

Mmmm, Virgin Teens. PIN lock and £5-a-night to watch that channel then?

In all seriousness, I will be very surprised if they have not thought about it, and in time I reckon they will do it. VM clearly has aspirations to be a pay-TV provider with national reach and brand recognition, which is why they are launching Freeview boxes (and it's a dead cert that each box will have a card slot for future delivery of extras).

As for why they didn't do it before - well, this time last year the channels were owned by Telewest, who as a modest-sized cableco had nothing to gain by pushing its brand in that way. NTL, in true short-sighted NTL fashion, spent months trying to get Telewest to sell the channels as a condition of the merger, so it was hardly likely to be a priority for the merged company.

But with Mr Branson now on board (and believe me, I know for a fact that his denim-clad, laid-back emissaries of all things informal and beardy are crawling all over the VM operation, trying to infuse it with their master's unique corporate values), and with the company in a long-term war of attrition with Sky, the Flextech channels have just become an extremely important strategic asset.

It would be difficult for Sky to muck up the EPG were VM to demand the channels be re-named, as VM has paid for the channels to be there and will have a legally binding service agreement with Sky that is bound to cover such things (the UKTV channels subtly altered their names in the recent past, which Sky didn't seem to have any problems with).

They may not go so far as a full-on renaming spree, but references to Virgin in continuity announcements, altered station ident logos, and perhaps new names for some of the channels - I think we can count on it. And if they don't resolve the issue with Sky One etc soon, I think we may see it sooner than later.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Horace

I thought this was some kind of April fools joke type thread thing but since it's still continuing and getting worse I guess not. I mean, do you really expect a channel aimed at kids to be called Virgin Teens?

How about Virgin Kids?

[prawncocktail]

Originally Posted by TV Boy

How about Virgin Kids?

neither teens nor kids would be appropriate its an enetrtainment channel aimed at young people not kids or teens - thats why trouble was moved to the entertainment section of skys/vms epg from the kids section...trouble imo is very much like abc1 or a bit like a cross between five and paramount comedy - (a lot of stuff on five and paramount comedy is on trouble as well)

in terms of the other channels yes i think a couple of channels could do with a name change, living and bravo though i think should stay the same, everyone knows those channels by name and they are increases in popularity and viewers so why change a winning formula

[Dee4leeds]

I dont want to steal any thunder but here's my look at it...

From - To -- Notes

Living - Virgin Living -- Brand too well known
Living +1 - Virgin Living + 1
Living 2 - Virgin One -- True rival for Channel 6
Bravo - Virgin Bravo -- Brand too well known
Bravo +1 - Virgin Bravo + 1
Bravo 2 - Virgin Sports -- Rival for Sky Sports
FTN - Virgin Two -- timeshuffle channel
Trouble - Virgin Three
Trouble +1 - Virgin One + 1
Challenge - Virgin Games -- Challenge needs a new lease of life.
Challenge +1 - Virgin Games + 1

Keep these the same to disociate these from Virgin

price-drop tv
Bid TV
speed auction tv

[nicke261192]

They should call trouble something like Virgin Urban

[prawncocktail]

Originally Posted by Dee4leeds

I dont want to steal any thunder but here's my look at it...

From - To -- Notes

Living - Virgin Living -- Brand too well known
Living +1 - Virgin Living + 1
Living 2 - Virgin One -- True rival for Channel 6
Bravo - Virgin Bravo -- Brand too well known
Bravo +1 - Virgin Bravo + 1
Bravo 2 - Virgin Sports -- Rival for Sky Sports
FTN - Virgin Two -- timeshuffle channel
Trouble - Virgin Three
Trouble +1 - Virgin One + 1
Challenge - Virgin Games -- Challenge needs a new lease of life.
Challenge +1 - Virgin Games + 1

Keep these the same to disociate these from Virgin

price-drop tv
Bid TV
speed auction tv

i like these ideas

[virginmedia]

I think it would be a great idea, but i just can see it happening in the future.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Dee4leeds

I dont want to steal any thunder but here's my look at it...

From - To -- Notes

Living - Virgin Living -- Brand too well known
Living +1 - Virgin Living + 1
Living 2 - Virgin One -- True rival for Channel 6
Bravo - Virgin Bravo -- Brand too well known
Bravo +1 - Virgin Bravo + 1
Bravo 2 - Virgin Sports -- Rival for Sky Sports
FTN - Virgin Two -- timeshuffle channel
Trouble - Virgin Three
Trouble +1 - Virgin One + 1
Challenge - Virgin Games -- Challenge needs a new lease of life.
Challenge +1 - Virgin Games + 1

Keep these the same to disociate these from Virgin

price-drop tv
Bid TV
speed auction tv

Very good names. And to Cable Forum.