General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 2.

[colin25]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

You do not like my way posting but that?

that way does nothing for me.

But I appreciate their point, wanting to access new information quickly.

We often say that about websites, and from virgin and sky.

I've not given any thought to it, but I recognise the desire

[nstokes]

MB you keep doing what you want to do, you post how you want to post. Dont let anone tell you how to post the info. We are all grateful for the work you do and the time as well. Keep up the good work MB

[gba93]

Originally Posted by nstokes

MB you keep doing what you want to do, you post how you want to post. Dont let anone tell you how to post the info. We are all grateful for the work you do and the time as well. Keep up the good work MB

[MalteseFalcon]

Ditto, ignore those morons. I like the list, and tough toffee to those who don't. Neg rep me all you want, I don't give a toss.

[nstokes]

Originally Posted by MarkC1984

Ditto, ignore those morons. I like the list, and tough toffee to those who don't. Neg rep me all you want, I don't give a toss.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by nstokes

MB you keep doing what you want to do, you post how you want to post. Dont let anone tell you how to post the info. We are all grateful for the work you do and the time as well. Keep up the good work MB

Spot on as MB has been doing a great job for years and my advice is if the Jonah's and Cassandra's don't like it then don't read it.

[Media Boy UK]

Confirmed: Zee to pull Zee Café from UK and Ireland on June 10th.

But the new name will not be Zee Classic but will be called Lamhe (Following info from BizAsia):

A new channel from ZEE Network by the name of Lamhe will replace ZEE Cafe in June, BizAsia can exclusively confirm.

On Monday 10th June, ZEE Network will launch Lamhe – showcasing dramas from ZEE TV’s twenty-year old library, plus classic Bollywood movies and lifestyle, travel, cookery shows.

In a statement, ZEE said it was targeting UK viewers, which play on life’s simple and special moments, creating an emotional connect with the audience’s unique memories of their early UK life. The channel is aimed at people who simply love drama and want to watch critically-acclaimed shows and movies that have defined the landscape of South Asian television.

http://www.media247.co.uk/bizasia/ex...e-cafe-in-june

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by Aguero9320

Did anyone's Virgin Media services go blank on Wednesday morning. Basically, the whole Virgin network in my area of Ashton-under-Lyne suffered an interference Wednesday morning and my TiVo and broadband were down for two hours that morning. Did anyone else suffer a similar glitch?

I checked a random AUL address (just off Stockport Road) and didn't find any faults listed for Wednesday, but it may have been a more localised fault.

[Doug P]

Originally Posted by nstokes

MB you keep doing what you want to do, you post how you want to post. Dont let anone tell you how to post the info. We are all grateful for the work you do and the time as well. Keep up the good work MB

Hear Hear.... well said!

[colin25]

Originally Posted by MarkC1984

Ditto, ignore those morons. I like the list, and tough toffee to those who don't. Neg rep me all you want, I don't give a toss.

Looks like if you disagree with MarkC1984, you must be a moron

Personally, the statement MarkC1984 makes sounds moronic in itself..

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by denphone

if the Jonah's and Cassandra's don't like it then don't read it.

That's the whole point; many people don't read it. Not because they don't value and appreciate the new information, but because finding that information within a mass of old information takes a lot of time.

You don't seem to understand that people are not criticizing MB; on the contrary, people greatly appreciate the information that he provides. They are offering constructive suggestions as to how that information could be presented and that would mean that more people read the new information that he has to offer.


I read every one of MB's posts apart from the long update list, because of the hassle of sorting out the wood from the trees.

Sorry Den, but to suggest that people commenting on presentation style is the same as criticising MB as a whole, is totally ridiculous.

[andy_m]

At the bottom of his updates mb types a bit along the lines of "this update is to add such and such information". In addition, there is a ccolour ccoded key to enable quick identification of new info. Is that not already enough for people?

[Media Boy UK]

May 2013 update

Keep up-to-date on what broadcasters own and do not own.


NOTE: The post will be updated every time Virgin Media signs no deal with broadcasters or when an new channels is set to launch from that broadcaster.

=== Media Boy Extra info: ===
Media Boy Blog - For all things Virgin TV - http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.com/
See Virgin Media on ''twitter'' here - http://twitter.com/virginmedia
See Nialli's blog on Virgin Media High Definition & TiVo Services here - http://vmhd.blogspot.com/

=== Ask Media Boy ===
Last updated May 6th 2013.

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

Q: WILL I NEED TO WATCH MY DISNEY CINEMAGIC PROGRAMMES ON MY V+ OR TIVO BOX BY MARCH 27TH?
A: No Virgin Media viewers have until June 28th to watch recorded Disney Cinemagic programmes.

Q: WHY AM I NOT GETTING ''RTE RADIO'' OR ''WRN RADIO'' FOR?
A: RTE Radio and WRN Radio do not broadcast in Ex-ntl and Ex-Cable & Wireless areas - yet.

==== Virgin Media's Deals with broadcasters ===
List last updated on May 22nd 2013.

Welcome to the all new look of this part of the list.

When deals with broadcasters run out Virgin Media need to sign new one to keep that Channel on Virgin TV.
Here is an list of channel that Virgin may get when they old deal runs out with that broadcaster:
Also Radio channels are broadcasting on Digital Radio via Freesat, Freeview, Freesat from Sky or Sky.

NOTE: Shopping Channels are not on this list and only Broadcasts who has got some Channels broadcasting on Virgin Media right now appeared on this list. To start broadcasting soon = That channel has still to start broadcasting on Sky, Freesat or Freeview.

=== TV and Radio Channels: ===
=== Own by A+E Networks UK (A&E Television Networks/British Sky Broadcasting) ===
-Bio. +1
-CI HD
-CI +1
-HISTORY HD
-HISTORY +1
-Lifetime (May launch in 2013.)

=== Own by ARY Group ===
-ARY Qtv
-ARY Oneworld
-ARY Entertainment

=== Own by BET International Inc (Viacom) ===
-BET: Black Ent Tv
-BET: Black Ent Tv +1

=== Own by British Sky Broadcasting ===
-Pick TV +1
-Sky1 +1
-Sky 3D
-Sky Atlantic
-Sky Atlantic +1
-Sky Atlantic HD
-Sky News HD
-Sky Sports F1 HD
-Sky Sports 3 HD
-Sky Sports 4 HD
-Sky Sports News HD

=== Own by British Telecommunications Plc ===
-BT Sports 1 (To launch on August 1st on Astra.)
-BT Sports 1 HD (To launch on August 1st on Astra.)
-BT Sports 2 (To launch on August 1st on Astra.)
-BT Sports 2 HD (To launch on August 1st on Astra.)
-ESPN [From BT] (To launch on August 1st on Astra.)
-ESPN HD [From BT] (To launch on August 1st on Astra.)

=== Own by CBS Chellozone UK Channels Partnership ===
-CBS Reality +1
-Horror +1
-Reality TV

=== Own by Channel Four Television Corporation ===
-More 4 HD

=== Own by CSC Media Group ===
-Bliss
-BuzMuzik
-Chart Show TV
-Chart Show TV Dance
-Flava
-Kix
-POP
-Pop Girl
-Pop Girl +1
-Scuzz
-The Vault
-Tiny Pop +1

=== Own by Disney-ABC Television Group ===
-Disney Channel HD
-Disney Junior +
-Disney Junior HD
-Disney XD HD

=== Own by Entertainment Networks (UK) Limited (Sony Pictures Television) ===
-More Than Movies
-More Than Movies +1
-Movies 4 Men
-Movies 4 Men +1

=== Own by ESPN Inc. (until July 31st 2013) ===
-ESPN America HD (Channel will close on July 31st).

=== Own by Fox International Channels (News Corporation) ===
-FOX +1

=== Own by Global Radio ===
-Capital FM TV
-Heart FM TV

=== Own by IndiaCast (Viacom18) ===
-MTV India (Channel set to launch on Astra).

=== Own by Moving Movies Ltd. (CSC Media Group) ===
-True Drama (Soon to start broadcasting).
-True Entertainment +1 (Soon to get rebranded as True Drama)
-True Movies 2

=== Own by MTV Networks Europe ===
-MTV CLASSIC
-MTV HD
-MTV LIVE
-MTV MUSIC
-MTV +1

=== Own by Multi Screen Media (Sony Pictures Television) ===
-Sahara One

=== Own by NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels) ===
-Nat Wild HD

=== Own by Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting) ===
-Nickelodeon HD
-Nick Jr. +1

=== Own by Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount British Pictures/British Sky Broadcasting) ===
-Comedy Central Extra +1

=== Own by Premier Media ===
-Premier Sports
-Premier Sports Xtra

=== Own by RTE ===
-RTE 2fm
-RTE lyric fm
-RTE Radio 1 (Broadcasts in Ex-Telewest areas right now).
-RTE Radio na Gaeltachta

=== Own by Real & Smooth Ltd [Was GMG Radio] (Global Radio) ===
-Real Radio Wales
-Smooth 70s

=== Own by Scripps Networks Interactive ===
-Food Network
-Food Network +1
-Travel Channel
-Travel Channel +1

=== Own by Sony Pictures Television ===
-Sony Entertainment Television +1
-Sony Movie Channel
-Sony Movie Channel +1

=== Own by STAR TV (News Corporation) ===
-STAR Jalsha
-STAR Plus HD

=== Own by TIML Radio Limited ===
-Absolute 90s

=== Own by UKTV ===
-Drama (To launch on July 8th 2013 on Freeview).

=== Own by United Christian Broadcasters ===
-UCB TV
-UCB Bible
-UCB Gospel
-UCB Inspiration
-UCB Ireland

=== Own by Universal Networks International ===
-E! HD
-Universal Channel HD

=== Own by Zee Entertainment Enterprises ===
-ZEE News (To start broadcasting soon).

==== See you later ===
List last updated on May 24th 2013.

Next update: Sometime in August - maybe sooner.

Did I miss anything??? If I did tell me and it will appear on the next update.

©copyright 2013 Media Boy 2006 - 2013. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by passingbat

That's the whole point; many people don't read it. Not because they don't value and appreciate the new information, but because finding that information within a mass of old information takes a lot of time.

You don't seem to understand that people are not criticizing MB; on the contrary, people greatly appreciate the information that he provides. They are offering constructive suggestions as to how that information could be presented and that would mean that more people read the new information that he has to offer.


I read every one of MB's posts apart from the long update list, because of the hassle of sorting out the wood from the trees.

Sorry Den, but to suggest that people commenting on presentation style is the same as criticising MB as a whole, is totally ridiculous.

Come on PB as if they did not moan on that they would quickly find something else to criticise and personally l see absolutely nothing wrong with his update lists apart from some people having a total lack of impatience to look through it all and if they are so clever then why don't one of them do it.

[Media Boy UK]

May List update - May 24th update.

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

NOTE: I do not work for Virgin Media so all the information on this list is subject to change.

Colours on my list are as followed:

Media Boy = New Info just added.
Media Boy = Virgin Media News and links.
Media Boy = Other Media news/Things.

=== Coming up on Virgin's Digital TV ===
=== Rumour to be Launching very soon ===
-The Active Channel to launch on Virgin Media soon.

=== May ===
No News...

=== June ===
10th. Zee Café to be rebranded as Limbe on Virgin Channel 811 today.

=== By end of June ===
-Liberty Global hope to close the transaction of Virgin Media.

=== July ===
31st. ESPN will close on Virgin Channel 529 today.
31st. ESPN HD will close on Virgin Channel 530 today.
31st. ESPN America will close on Virgin Channel 531 today.
31st. ESPN to close ESPN Classic on Virgin Channel 533 by Today.

=== August ===
The following BT Sports channels launches has still to be confirmed by Virgin Media - Talks still ongoing:

1st. BT Sports 1 may launch on Virgin Media today.
1st. BT Sports 1 HD may launch on Virgin Media today.
1st. BT Sports 2 may launch on Virgin Media today.
1st. BT Sports 2 HD may launch on Virgin Media today.
1st. ESPN may launch on Virgin Media today.
1st. ESPN HD may launch on Virgin Media today.

=== September ===
No News...

=== October ===
No News...

=== November ===
-Made in Leeds will launch on Virgin Media sometime this month.

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

=== By 2015 ===
-RTE Radio and WRN Radio will be axe in old Telewest areas or added to all areas of Virgin Media.

=== Unknown dates ===
-'Seven' will be rebranded as Lincolnshire Living on Virgin Channel 879 (Grimsby & Scunthorpe only).
-I have been told that Virgin Media are in talks with Sky to carry 'Sky Atlantic SD', 'Sky News HD' and 'Sky Sports News HD' - no updates since August 2012.
-Local TV may launch on Virgin TV in some areas in Virgin Channels 600 mark (Starting in Late 2013).
-The BBC to axe BBC Radio 4 LW on Virgin Channel 911 ''in the long term''.
-Smooth fm (Smooth Radio) may get close or rebranded on Virgin Channel 916.
-Fashion One 'In talks with Virgin Media' - no updates in months.
-Sony Movies may launch soon on Virgin Media - no updates since August 2012.

=== Channels THAT still to appear in all areas ===
List was last updated on December 1st 2010.

NO. Channel Name
917. Radio: RTE Radio
920. Radio: WRN Europe

NOTE: Channels are only broadcasting in Ex-Telewest areas right now.

=== Ask Media Boy ===
This part has now move to link called 'Own by'.

==== Virgin Media's Deals with broadcasters ===
This part has now move to link called 'Own by'.

==== See you later ===
List last updated on May 24th 2013.

Next update: Sometime in June - unless:

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

Did I miss anything??? If I did tell me and it will appear on the next update.

©copyright 2013 Media Boy 2006 - 2013. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

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