General : Coming soon to Virgin TV 2014

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by jj20x

Speakers of minority languages probably feel the same about paying the licence fee to fund programmes solely in English.



Cornwall had its own language, which became extinct in the 19th century. The point of these channels is to prevent the Gaelic and Welsh languages also becoming extinct.

Fortunately, previously extinct languages such as Cornish and Manx are being revived. So there may come a time when some of your licence fee also goes towards supporting channels in these languages.

Yes, the last I heard was that they were trying to bring back the dinosaurs!

I think I'm beginning to support the campaign to abolish the TV licence altogether if this is how our money is to be spent. Perhaps the support of small minority languages in this way is a better use of the National Lottery money collected. At least people can choose whether to buy National Lottery tickets.

Seriously, public money should not be used to support these small minority interests. There should be a different way of raising money that enables people to choose. A separate voluntary Arts and Culture tax, perhaps, that taxpayers can elect to pay if they wish to. National taxation should be used for the essentials only, such as defence, education, social services and so forth.

Unless we are sensible about how we spend our money, we will never be a low tax economy and people will continue to struggle.

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Yes, the last I heard was that they were trying to bring back the dinosaurs!

Sadly, they won't be contributing to licence fee, so won't get their own channel.

I think I'm beginning to support the campaign to abolish the TV licence altogether if this is how our money is to be spent.

Surely, this is the point of the licence fee, to fund programmes which wouldn't be made commercially. All viewers pay the fee and they all get something in return. The licence fee isn't a subscription solely to produce more of the content you personally want to see, that's what pay tv provides.

[OLD BOY]

Have we had any more information yet about when the additional BBC channels are going to launch this year? Information on this seems to have died a death.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Have we had any more information yet about when the additional BBC channels are going to launch this year? Information on this seems to have died a death.

No addition BBC Channels are set to launch this year as all of the following channels has still to get approved by the BBC Trust:

-BBC One Channel Islands HD.
For viewers in Channel Islands.

-BBC One East [East] HD.
For viewers in East of England.

-BBC One East [West] HD.
For viewers in Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.

-BBC One East Mids HD.
For viewers in East Midlands of England.

-BBC One NE & C HD.
For viewers in North East of England and Cumbria.

-BBC One North West HD.
For viewers in North West of England.

-BBC One Oxford HD.
For viewers in Oxfordshire & Parts of Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire.

-BBC One South HD.
For viewers in South of England.

-BBC One South East HD.
For viewers in Kent and East Sussex.

-BBC One South West HD.
For viewers in South West of England.

-BBC One West HD.
For viewers in West of England.

-BBC One West Mids HD.
For viewers in West Midlands of England.

-BBC One Yorks HD.
For viewers in Yorkshire and North Midlands.

-BBC One Yrks & Lin HD.
For viewers in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.

-BBC One +1.

-BBC Two Northern Ireland HD.
For viewers in Northern Ireland.

-BBC Two Scotland HD.
For viewers in Scotland.

-BBC Two Wales HD.
For viewers in Wales.

-BBC Three.
To go online only

-CBBC.
To broadcast an extra 7 hours a week

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Have we had any more information yet about when the additional BBC channels are going to launch this year? Information on this seems to have died a death.

Which additional channels? BBC One +1 is pencilled in to replace BBC Three in 2015. Assuming the BBC Trust approves the closure of BBC Three and the transfer of its content to iplayer.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by jj20x

Which additional channels? BBC One +1 is pencilled in to replace BBC Three in 2015. Assuming the BBC Trust approves the closure of BBC Three and the transfer of its content to iplayer.

Media Boy's got it in one, thanks.

---------- Post added at 14:01 ---------- Previous post was at 14:00 ----------

Originally Posted by Media Boy

No addition BBC Channels are set to launch this year as all of the following channels has still to get approved by the BBC Trust:

-BBC One Channel Islands HD.
For viewers in Channel Islands.

-BBC One East [East] HD.
For viewers in East of England.

-BBC One East [West] HD.
For viewers in Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.

-BBC One East Mids HD.
For viewers in East Midlands of England.

-BBC One NE & C HD.
For viewers in North East of England and Cumbria.

-BBC One North West HD.
For viewers in North West of England.

-BBC One Oxford HD.
For viewers in Oxfordshire & Parts of Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire.

-BBC One South HD.
For viewers in South of England.

-BBC One South East HD.
For viewers in Kent and East Sussex.

-BBC One South West HD.
For viewers in South West of England.

-BBC One West HD.
For viewers in West of England.

-BBC One West Mids HD.
For viewers in West Midlands of England.

-BBC One Yorks HD.
For viewers in Yorkshire and North Midlands.

-BBC One Yrks & Lin HD.
For viewers in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.

-BBC One +1.

-BBC Two Northern Ireland HD.
For viewers in Northern Ireland.

-BBC Two Scotland HD.
For viewers in Scotland.

-BBC Two Wales HD.
For viewers in Wales.

-BBC Three.
To go online only

-CBBC.
To broadcast an extra 7 hours a week

Good work, thank you Media Boy.

[RichardCoulter]

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...l#post35679212

Long term it looks like we could be getting all the missing HD variants that we are missing.

Don't think of it as losing a Set Top Box, think of it as gaining High Definition

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Media Boy's got it in one, thanks.

It looked like considerably more than one to me.

[Media Boy UK]

March List update - March 10th update.

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

NOTE: I DO NOT WORK FOR VIRGIN MEDIA OR SMALLWORLD SO ALL THE INFORMATION ON THIS LIST IS STILL SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Colours on my list are as followed:

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

=== Coming up on Virgin's Digital TV ===
=== Freeviews on Virgin Media or Smallworld ===
???. ??th. (Put channel here) is having an freeview to all (Put package info here) ?? package on Virgin Channel ??? right now until 6am on (Put end date here).

=== March ===
31st. Local TV broadcaster London Live to launch on Virgin Channel 159 today.

=== April ===
No News...

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

=== June ===
No News...

=== July ===
No News...

=== August ===
No News...

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

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

=== November ===
No News...

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

=== By 2015 ===
ITV to launch ITVBe on Virgin Media and Smallworld.

=== Autumn 2015 ===
-The BBC may close BBC Three on Virgin Media and Smallworld subject to approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may close BBC Three HD on Virgin Media and Smallworld subject to approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC launch BBC One +1 on Virgin Media and Smallworld subject to approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may add an extra hour per day (to 8pm) to CBBC and CBBC HD on Virgin Media and Smallworld subject to approved by the BBC Trust.

=== Local TV on Virgin Media ===
-Local TV broadcaster Made in Bristol hope to launch sometime in 2014 on Virgin Channel 159.
-Local TV broadcaster Made in Leeds hope to launch sometime in 2014 on Virgin Channel 159.
-Local TV may launch on Virgin TV in some areas on Virgin Channel 159.
-Local TV Channels may also launch on Smallworld in some areas.

=== Unknown dates ===
-News 18 will soon launch on Virgin Media.
-Media Boy HQ has seen info that says an TV Channel is set to be close by it owner on Virgin Media.
-Rumours has reappeared that Sky to close Sky Livingit and Sky Livingit +1.
-The BBC to axe BBC Radio 4 LW on Virgin Channel 911 ''in the long term''.
-The BBC hope to launch English regional variants of its existing BBC One HD service as well as Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland editions of BBC Two HD - but still need to be approved by the BBC Trust.
-Virgin Media may renumber all of the Smallworld channel numbers.

=== Channels ONLY in Smallworld and UPC Ireland areas ===
List last updated on February 21st 2014.

ONLY TV CHANNELS THAT ONLY BROADCAST IN THE UK ON OTHER NETWORKS WILL APPEAR ON THIS PART OF THE LIST.

ALSO THE FOLLOWING LIST OF CHANNELS IS CURRENTLY BROADCASTING ON SMALLWORLD CABLE OR UPC IRELAND BUT NOT ON VIRGIN MEDIA:

Entertainment:
-Pick TV +1*
-MTV +1*

Documentaries:
-History HD**
-Nat Geo Wild HD**
-CI HD**

Lifestyle:
-Travel Channel +1*
-Food Network +1*
-Ideal Extra*
-Fashion TV**

Movies:
-Movies4Men*

Music:
-MTV Classic***
-Channel AKA*
-Now Music*

News:
-CCTV News*
-Sky News HD**

Sports:
-Sky Sports News HD**

Kids:
-Disney Channel HD**

Specialist:
-EWTN**

Radio:
-UCB Ireland**

*Only in Smallworld areas.
**Only in UPC Ireland areas.
***Only in both Smallworld and UPC Ireland areas.

©copyright 2014 Media Boy 2006 - 2014. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

==== Virgin Media's Deals with broadcasters ===
List last updated on February 11th 2014.

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, Sky or UPC Ireland.

NOTE: Shopping Channels NOW ADDED to 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 Networks/British Sky Broadcasting) ===
-CI HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).
-CI +1
-HISTORY HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).
-Lifetime +1
-Lifetime HD

=== Own by Active Channel Limited ===
-The Active Channel

=== Own by All Around the World Productions ===
-Channel AKA (Broadcasts in Smallworld areas right now).
-Clubland TV
-Planet Pop

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

=== Bauer Radio ===
-Absolute Radio 90s
-Kisstory
-KissFresh
-Heat Radio
-The Hits Radio
-Kerrang! Radio

=== Own by Boxing Channel Media Limited ===
-BoxNation HD

=== Own by British Sky Broadcasting ===
-Pick +1 (Broadcasts in Smallworld areas right now).
-Sky1 +1
-Sky 3D
-Sky Atlantic
-Sky Atlantic +1
-Sky Atlantic HD
-Sky Bravo (Channel rumour to launch)
-Sky News HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).
-SkyPoker.com
-Sky Sports F1 HD
-Sky Sports 3 HD
-Sky Sports 4 HD
-Sky Sports News HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).

=== Own by British Sky Broadcasting/Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corporation ===
-Sky News Arabia

=== Own by CBS Studios International/Chellomedia (AMC Networks Inc) ===
-Reality TV

=== Own by Channel Four Television Corporation ===
-4Seven HD (Channel soon to start broadcasting.)

=== Own by China Central Television ===
-CCTV News (Broadcasts in Smallworld areas right now).

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

=== Own by Discovery Networks Western Europe ===
-TLC +2

=== Own by Disney-ABC Television Group ===
-Disney Channel HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).
-Disney Junior +
-Disney Junior HD
-Disney XD HD

=== Own by Eternal Word Television Network ===
-EWTN TV (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).
-EWTN Radio Europe

=== Own by Fox International Channels (21st Century Fox) ===
-Fox News Channel

=== Own by Global Music Television (Global Radio) ===
-Capital FM TV
-Heart FM TV

=== Own by Ideal Shopping Direct plc ===
-Create & Craft Extra
-Ideal Extra (Broadcasts in Smallworld areas right now).

=== Own by ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) ===
-ITVBe (Channel soon to start broadcasting.)
-ITV Encore (Channel soon to start broadcasting - only on Sky.)

=== Own by ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) and JML Direct Ltd ===
-The Store

=== Own by Michel Adam Lisowski ===
-Fashion TV (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).

=== Own by Moving Movies Ltd. (CSC Media Group) ===
-True Drama
-True Movies 2

=== Own by NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels [21st Century Fox]) ===
-Nat Wild HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).

=== Own by Nickelodeon UK (Viacom International Media Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting) ===
-Nick Jr. +1

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

=== Own by Phoenix Television ===
-Phoenix CNE

=== Own by QVC (Liberty Interactive Corporation - Liberty Media) ===
-QVC Beauty
-QVC Extra
-QVC Style

=== Own by Raidió Teilifís Éireann ===
-RTÉ Ireland (Channel soon to launch for viewers in England, Scotland and Wales).

=== Own by Scripps Networks Interactive ===
-Food Network +1 (Broadcasts in Smallworld areas right now).

=== Own by Sony Pictures Television ===
-More>Movies
-More>Movies +1
-Movies 4 Men (Broadcasts in Smallworld areas right now).
-Movies 4 Men +1
-Sony Entertainment Television +1
-Sony Movie Channel
-Sony Movie Channel +1

=== Own by STAR TV (21st Century Fox) ===
-STAR Jalsha
-STAR Plus HD

=== Own by Travel Channel International Ltd. (Scripps Networks Interactive) ===
-Travel Channel + 1 (Broadcasts in Smallworld areas right now).

=== Own by UltimateHits Limited ===
-Now Music (Broadcasts in Smallworld areas right now).

=== Own by United Christian Broadcasters ===
-UCB TV
-UCB Bible
-UCB Gospel
-UCB Inspiration
-UCB Ireland (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).

=== Own by Universal Networks International ===
-E! HD
-E! +1
-Universal Channel HD

=== Own by Viacom ===
-BET: Black Ent Tv +1

=== Own by Viacom International Media Networks (Europe) ===
-MTV CLASSIC (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland and Smallworld areas right now).
-MTV LIVE
-MTV +1 (Broadcasts in Smallworld areas right now).

=== Own by Zee Entertainment Enterprises ===
-ZEE News

NOTE TO ALL: Virgin Media, Smallworld and UPC Ireland are now both own by Liberty Global.

=== What is Media Boy on about??? ===

Here is what I mean when I post the following on Cable Forum:

Virgin Insiders - means just that.
'Do Not Post' order - means an Virgin insider has given me some info on things that set to happen but has told me not to reveal it right now.

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=== Ask Media Boy ===
Last updated February 3rd 2014.

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: WHY HAVE YOU ADDED 'ONLY IN SMALLWORLD AREAS' AND 'ONLY IN UPC IRELAND AREAS' WHEN THIS THREAD IS FOR VIRGIN MEDIA?
A: Virgin Media, Smallworld and UPC Ireland are now ALL own by Liberty Global.

Q: WHY AM I NOT GETTING ''MTV CLASSIC'' OR ''DISNEY CHANNEL HD'' FOR?
A: MTV CLASSIC and Disney Channel HD is only broadcasting in Smallworld and UPC Ireland areas right now.

==== See you later ===
List last updated on March 10th 2014.

Next update: TBC - unless:

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

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

©copyright 2014 Media Boy 2006 - 2014. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

[paultrademark]

^^ WTF?

Sorry but that is just a waste of time and effort, all it's actually saying is No News

[Mad Max]

Originally Posted by paultrademark

^^ WTF?

Sorry but that is just a waste of time and effort, all it's actually saying is No News

Totally agree, he's wasting his time, we should only be reading about something that's definitely coming/changing imo..

[denphone]

Come on lads stop lets not criticise too much as MB does his best and l don't see anybody else doing it.

[Bananaman_007]

Just thinking, if BBC 3 goes online only could VM stream the channel through TIVO on its current EPG slot meaning they would not lose BBC3 at all? Or would they have to do a press red for BBC3 thing like the Netflix and TIVO Channels?

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Mad Max

Totally agree, he's wasting his time, we should only be reading about something that's definitely coming/changing imo..

Great work by Media Boy but maybe weekly is a bit too frequent for such summaries, given that it's quite slow at the moment?

[passingbat]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Great work by Media Boy but maybe weekly is a bit too frequent for such summaries, given that it's quite slow at the moment?

I've suggested this before, but why not just list any changes and also add a link to the full list?