General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 2

[vincerooney]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Just seen the programming for the first week of ITV Encore. We are not missing anything at this stage. There are one or two decent programmes on there but I've already seen them.

I will want to have this channel when it starts its original programming next year, though. Not to have the channel at that stage would be unacceptable IMHO.

ITV have been desperately showing some leg in a short skirt at sky in a dingy nightclub for many years now to do deals with them. ITV yearn to be a billion pound company like sky but need to realise

1) itv digital network didnt work and failed
2) theyre known as a terrestrial channel

I'm get an impression ITV are a bit of a slimy organisation now. But i'm quite a vengeful angry person

[Media Boy UK]

June List update - June 3rd 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).

=== Summer ===
-Sky Sports 1 will move to Virgin Channel 5??.
-Sky Sports 2 will move to Virgin Channel 5??.
-Sky Sports 3 will move to Virgin Channel 5??.
-Sky Sports 4 will move to Virgin Channel 5??.
-Sky Sports News will move to Virgin Channel 5??.
-Sky Sports F1 will move to Virgin Channel 5??.
-Sky Sports 1 HD will move to Virgin Channel 5??.
-Sky Sports 2 HD will move to Virgin Channel 5??.
-Sky Sports 3 HD will launch on Virgin Channel 5??.
-Sky Sports 4 HD will launch on Virgin Channel 5??
-Sky Sports F1 HD will launch on Virgin Channel 5??.
-Virgin insider has confirm that Virgin Media will have an Big EPG shake up this summer.

=== June ===
10th. Forces TV will launch today on Virgin Channel TBC and Smallworld Channel TBC.
STV Glasgow may launch in the west of Scotland on Virgin Channel 159.

=== July ===
23rd. The BBC to broadcast BBC Three from 9am to 4am for Commonwealth Games from today on Virgin Channel 106 and Smallworld Channel 905.
23rd. The BBC to broadcast BBC Three HD from 9am to 4am for Commonwealth Games from today on Virgin Channel 163 and Smallworld Channel 118.
23rd. The BBC launch an extra Red Button 2 stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel TBC.
23rd. The BBC launch an extra Red Button 3 stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel TBC.
23rd. The BBC launch an extra Red Button 4 stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel TBC.
23rd. The BBC launch an extra Red Button 5 stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel TBC.
23rd. The BBC launch an extra Red Button 6 stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel TBC.
23rd. The BBC launch an Red Button HD stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel TBC.

=== August ===
3rd. The BBC to cut hours of BBC Three back to 7pm from today on Virgin Channel 106 and Smallworld Channel 905.
3rd. The BBC to cut hours of BBC Three HD back to 7pm from today on Virgin Channel 163 and Smallworld Channel 118.
3rd. The BBC to close all extra Red Button streams for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channels TBC today.
3rd. The BBC to close an Red Button HD stream for Commonwealth Games on Virgin Channel TBC today.

=== 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 Bay TV Liverpool hope to launch sometime in 2014 on Virgin Channel 159.
-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 in Summer 2014 on Virgin Channel 159.
-Local TV broadcaster YourTV Blackpool & Preston hope to launch sometime in 2014 on Virgin Channel 159.
-Local TV broadcaster YourTV Manchester hope to launch in Summer 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 ===
-[COLOR=green]Virgin Media has confirmed that both Sky Sports News HD and Sky News HD will launch soon 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.
-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.

=== May launch in 2014? ===
Last Updated June 3rd 2014.

Here is a list of channels that may launch in 2014 on Virgin Media.

The following is base on Information I have been given over the past two weeks by my sources (All info was right on April 22nd):

Note: Some Channels names was given out by other posters.

Own by A+E Networks UK (A+E Networks/British Sky Broadcasting):
-CI HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).
-HISTORY HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now).

Own by All Around the World Productions:
-Clubland TV

Own by British Sky Broadcasting:
-Pick +1*
-Sky1 +1 (Broadcasts in Smallworld areas right now).*
-Sky News HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now - DEAL SIGNS COMING SOON).*
-Sky Sports F1 HD (DEAL SIGNS COMING SOON).*
-Sky Sports 3 HD (DEAL SIGNS COMING SOON).*
-Sky Sports 4 HD (DEAL SIGNS COMING SOON).*
-Sky Sports News HD (Broadcasts in UPC Ireland areas right now - DEAL SIGNS COMING SOON).*

Own by CSC Media Group:
-Bliss
-Chart Show TV
-Scuzz

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

Own by ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc):
-ITVBe (Been confirmed by ITV)

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 Sony Pictures Television:
-More>Movies
-Movies 4 Men (Broadcasts in Smallworld areas right now).
-Sony Movie Channel

Own by Universal Networks International:
-Universal Channel HD (Info from theone2k10)

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

Other Broadcasters:
-Movie Max (For On Demand or TiVo)?
-Pulse (Told by sources it some 'Tech Channel')

FOR LOCAL TV CHANNELS GO TO Local TV on Virgin Media FOR MORE INFORMATION...

*My sources thinks that Sky Channels will be added in one go.
**My sources says Spring 2014 launch.

Before you ask:

Q: WHEN WILL THEY LAUNCH?
A: No launch dates was given bar Disney HD Channels my sources say Spring 2014. But Sky Channels will launch before August 2014.

Q: WHY HAVE YOU PUT 'MAY' LAUNCH FOR?
A: The list I have posted today is just list of channels that may launch in 2014. Until I get info on the following:

-An launch date.
-Channel number and package news.

Q: WHAT IS 'PULSE'?
A: Media Boy HQ do not have any more info on Pulse at time of posting. My sources has only confirmed that it will be an TV Channel not Pulse Radio.

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

=== Channels ONLY in Smallworld and UPC Ireland areas ===
List last updated on April 9th 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:
-Sky1 +1*
-MTV +1*

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

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

Movies:
-Movies4Men*

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

News:
-Sky News HD (DEAL SIGNS COMING SOON).**

Sports:
-Sky Sports News HD (DEAL SIGNS COMING SOON).**

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 ===
Full list now at: http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/p...adcasters.html

This part of list has now moved to my blog - follow link.

=== 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.

=== Media Boy Extra info: ===
Liberty Global - http://www.lgi.com/
Media Boy Blog - For all things Virgin TV - http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.com/
Follow Virgin Media on ''twitter'' here - http://twitter.com/virginmedia
Follow Smallworld Fibre on ''twitter'' here - https://twitter.com/smallworldfibre
See Nialli's blog on Virgin Media High Definition & TiVo Services here - http://vmhd.blogspot.com/

=== Ask Media Boy ===
Last updated May 13th 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: WILL WE NEED TO WAIT UNTIL AUGUST TO GET MORE SKY SPORTS HD CHANNELS ON VIRGIN MEDIA?
A: Well both Sky Sports 1 HD and Sky Sports 2 HD did launch on August 2nd 2010.

Q: WHERE WILL THEY BROADCAST?
A: As of May 12th no confirmed news. See my blog for my views: http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...ike-major.html

Q: WHEN WILL SKY SPORTS HD AND SKY NEWS HD LAUNCH?
A: Again no confirmed news but base on past Sky Basic HD channel launches we may not get them until April 2015.[/QUOTE]

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 June 3rd 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.

Why update today for? Adding info on more Local TV channels launching on Virgin Media.

Did I miss anything??? Updating text about June 2nd.

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

[Doug P]

MB polite query: nothing has been said by anyone about axing Radio 4 LW since 2011 AND the relevant Department deny it is happening so this bit of your list can be dropped at least in the medium term?

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

It wasn't that one, Andrew, I agree that this does not prove my point. There was another one that I referred to in post 1114, but unfortunately I can no longer link to it, so it must have been taken off.

There are varying references to this deal - some say that Sky has exclusive access to the HBO catalogue but many talk about 'new' or 'first run' shows.

It is all a little ambiguous at the moment so until we hear something a bit more categorical, I guess we will just have to hope in the meantime.

Can I ask when referring to Sky Atlantic why you only ever mention HBO content ? Sure the HBO content is excellent quality but Sky Atlantic has other good shows such as Ray Donovan , Penny Dreadful , Mad Men , The Following , Blue Bloods , Nurse Jackie , The Tunnel , The Borgia's I've also enjoyed the new comedy Mr Sloane starring Nick Frost.

I think VM's current stance of not overpaying is correct however I do think it would be a good addition if they could add it a mutually agreeable price.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Can I ask when referring to Sky Atlantic why you only ever mention HBO content ? Sure the HBO content is excellent quality but Sky Atlantic has other good shows such as Ray Donovan , Penny Dreadful , Mad Men , The Following , Blue Bloods , Nurse Jackie , The Tunnel , The Borgia's I've also enjoyed the new comedy Mr Sloane starring Nick Frost.

I think VM's current stance of not overpaying is correct however I do think it would be a good addition if they could add it a mutually agreeable price.

Penny dreadful is a great show, is that made by Showtime or Starz?

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Penny dreadful is a great show, is that made by Showtime or Starz?

Its a co-production between Sky and Showtime its a pretty good cast as well with the likes of Josh Hartnett , Timothy Dalton and Eva Green , Showtime churn some good stuff out don't they ?

I much prefer the shorter series with the likes of HBO and Showtime over the US networks which are mostly 20+ episodes.

[cdf90]

Found this post on DS Forums, talks about Sky Sports 5 being a channel for European football.

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...6&postcount=64

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Its a co-production between Sky and Showtime its a pretty good cast as well with the likes of Josh Hartnett , Timothy Dalton and Eva Green , Showtime churn some good stuff out don't they ?

I much prefer the shorter series with the likes of HBO and Showtime over the US networks which are mostly 20+ episodes.

Showtime are indeed very good, the shorter series are better i agree, they don't feel drawn out.

[howardmicks]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Penny dreadful is a great show, is that made by Showtime or Starz?

Think its awful myself,but mr sloane is brilliant

---------- Post added at 18:31 ---------- Previous post was at 18:30 ----------

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Can I ask when referring to Sky Atlantic why you only ever mention HBO content ? Sure the HBO content is excellent quality but Sky Atlantic has other good shows such as Ray Donovan , Penny Dreadful , Mad Men , The Following , Blue Bloods , Nurse Jackie , The Tunnel , The Borgia's I've also enjoyed the new comedy Mr Sloane starring Nick Frost.

I think VM's current stance of not overpaying is correct however I do think it would be a good addition if they could add it a mutually agreeable price.

You forgot boardwalk empire and banshee top shows bud

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by howardmicks

Think its awful myself,but mr sloane is brilliant.

I can understand I'm sure some would deem it weird , Mr Sloane is hilarious very good comedy.

Originally Posted by howardmicks

You forgot boardwalk empire and banshee top shows bud

Those are both HBO well Banshee is Cinemas but of course that's HBO.

[Ben B]

We don't need an EPG shake up we need a more user friendly On Demand interface IMO, the current list format just feels a bit too cumbersome and on some things in TV Boxsets they've not bothered to put episodes into a folder for the specific show so you just have a massive list of episodes

[Mad Max]

Originally Posted by Ben B

We don't need an EPG shake up we need a more user friendly On Demand interface IMO, the current list format just feels a bit too cumbersome and on some things in TV Boxsets they've not bothered to put episodes into a folder for the specific show so you just have a massive list of episodes

This......

[blue666666]

HD swap for me and 3D own part, not HD + 3D like is now

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Can I ask when referring to Sky Atlantic why you only ever mention HBO content ? Sure the HBO content is excellent quality but Sky Atlantic has other good shows such as Ray Donovan , Penny Dreadful , Mad Men , The Following , Blue Bloods , Nurse Jackie , The Tunnel , The Borgia's I've also enjoyed the new comedy Mr Sloane starring Nick Frost.

I think VM's current stance of not overpaying is correct however I do think it would be a good addition if they could add it a mutually agreeable price.

Only because they are the best of the dramas on there (apart from Mad Men, which I have recent box sets for apart from the last series) and they are exclusive. I'm not sure about the exclusivity element of the other programmes - for example, Nurse Jackie is available at the moment on Netflix on subscription.

However, it would certainly be good to be able to access all these programmes other than through Sky Atlantic.

[Anypermitedroute]

Originally Posted by cdf90

Found this post on DS Forums, talks about Sky Sports 5 being a channel for European football.

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...6&postcount=64

This sky sports 5 seems to have legs, I do hope it's not another exclusive.

Considering it forms part of the premium channels and we pay subscription costs for this I do hope it's not withhold