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

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Can't understand why people get so hung up about the EPG and channel loacations , I generally just enter the desired channel number or go into the HD section of the EPG usually a few presses of the channel up/down has me on the desired page , let's be honest if you have HD why use the SD version.

My thinking is that it would be easier to remember the channel number to start with if they were aligned and people swapped from one platform to another.

Also, it would make it easier when channels are marketing themselves.

Originally Posted by DaMac

Not at all, on the whole sky's channel numbering is a mess with +1's all over the place, living and Livingit are miles apart - I prefer VM numbering, if they had HD swap it would be even better, I just think they have got this one massively wrong.

Well, it does seem sensible to have Sky Sports 1 ending with a one etc to make things a little easier. If you know the sports channels start with a uniform number and/or know the EPG number of your favourite Sky Sports channel, it does make it quicker and easier to figure out the EPG position of other channels.

However, if Sky's EPG is a mess (and the fact that, unlike VM, Sky has to allocate EPG numbers in a fair, reasonable and non discriminatory manner) my suggestion may not be feasible.

I'll create a poll to see what people think, if it's a 'yes' verdict, I'll mention it to my main VM contact. (I don't like to talk shop too often as I only see him at social occasions these days).

The poll can be found here:

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...d-sky-epg.html

[ocav]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

However, if Sky's EPG is a mess (and the fact that, unlike VM, Sky has to allocate EPG numbers in a fair, reasonable and non discriminatory manner) my suggestion may not be feasible.

Sky does not allocate EPG numbers. They are traded between broadcasters.

[VirginMediaPhil]

Originally Posted by Paradox295

Good. Having Sky Living before Sky1 just made no sense.

That was a remnant of when Virgin Media used to own Living, they obviously put their own channels in front of Sky's. Then when Sky bought Virgin Media Television, it obviously didn't make sense anymore, but at least they've finally changed it.

[Paradox295]

Originally Posted by VirginMediaPhil

That was a remnant of when Virgin Media used to own Living, they obviously put their own channels in front of Sky's. Then when Sky bought Virgin Media Television, it obviously didn't make sense anymore, but at least they've finally changed it.

Indeed they did.

You would have thought once they sold the channels they would have moved Sky Living down and the Channel 4/Channel 5 channels up.

This makes sense, too, I guess.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by ocav

Sky does not allocate EPG numbers. They are traded between broadcasters.

It's a bit of both really, new HD slots are allocated by Sky. Old SD slots are traded between broadcasters and may end up staying where they are or reallocated a number by Sky if another genre section is more appropriate.

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Can't understand why people get so hung up about the EPG and channel loacations , I generally just enter the desired channel number or go into the HD section of the EPG usually a few presses of the channel up/down has me on the desired page , let's be honest if you have HD why use the SD version.

Well we all have to have something to moan about.. After all that was how this site got started way back when.

[RichardCoulter]

I remember the old sites.

I never use HD channels to record from, as this eats up space on my V+ box.

Sometimes I watch HD channels whilst watching live TV, as, even though I only have a SD set, I believe that this still shows a better picture because the source is of a better quality.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: New Sky Sports HD Channels set to launch on July 15th.

Media Boy HQ can now reveal that the following new channel launches and new channel numbers should happen on July 15th on Virgin Media:

Sky Basic (On the move):

New - Channel name - Old EPG Number
-109. Sky 1 - was 121
-110. Sky 1 HD - was 122
-111. Sky Living - was 109
-112. Sky Living HD - was 110
-121. Sky 2 - was 123
-122. Sky Living It - was 112
-123. Pick - was 180
-140. Sky Living It+1 - was 160
-180. Challenge +1 - was 140
-TBC. Sky Living +1 - was 111

Sky Movies (On the move):

New - Channel name - Old EPG Number
-404. Sky Movies Greats - was 410
-405. Sky Movies Disney - was 407
-407. Sky Movies Act+Adv - was 405
-408. Sky Movies Comedy - was 404
-409. Sky Movies Crime - was 411
-410. Sky Movies Drama - was 408
-411. Sky Movies Scifi - was 409
-434. Sky Movies Greats HD - was 440
-435. Sky Movies Disney HD - was 437
-437. Sky Movies Act+Adv HD - was 435
-438. Sky Movies Comedy HD - was 434
-439. Sky Movies Crime HD - was 441
-440. Sky Movies Drama HD - was 438
-441. Sky Movies Scifi HD - was 439

Sky Sports (On the move):

New - Channel name - Old EPG Number
-501. Sky Sports News - was 515
-502. Sky Sports 1 - was 511
-503. Sky Sports 2 - was 512
-504. Sky Sports 3 - was 513
-505. Sky Sports 4 - was 514
-506. Sky Sports 5 (Coming August 12th)
-507. Sky Sports F1 - was 516
-511. Sky Sports News HD (Launch date TBC)
-512. Sky Sports 1 HD - was 517
-513. Sky Sports 2 HD - was 518
-514. Sky Sports 3 HD
-515. Sky Sports 4 HD
-516. Sky Sports 5 HD (Coming August 12th)
-517. Sky Sports F1 HD

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

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

Just one small change to the info I gave you on Thursday.

-Sky Living +1 is changing to 140 from 111.
-Sky Living It +1 as it stands will stay at 160.

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Originally Posted by Henkesghost

Very good news Will SkySports and movies be available on the ipad app from then too MediaBoy?

More news on Monday...

[vincerooney]

Ah! So we can finally watch sky sports on mobile soon?? Good times ahead!

[dwarfofpoison]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

Ah! So we can finally watch sky sports on mobile soon?? Good times ahead!

Even if SKY has allowed virgin to stream their channels on mobiles (TV Anyŵhere), I thought it is Virgin that only stream live TV over WI FI. So unless even more things are coming soon, it's a "not really").

[ChrisB74]

Originally Posted by Superblade7

This would be better -

Sky Sports (On the move):

New - Channel name - Old EPG Number
-501. Sky Sports 1 - was 511
-502. Sky Sports 2 - was 512
-503. Sky Sports 3 - was 513
-504. Sky Sports 4 - was 514
-505. Sky Sports 5 (Coming August 12th)
-506. Sky Sports F1 - was 516
-507. Sky Sports News - was 515
-511. Sky Sports 1 HD - was 517
-512. Sky Sports 2 HD - was 518
-513. Sky Sports 3 HD
-514. Sky Sports 4 HD
-515. Sky Sports 5 HD (Coming August 12th)
-516. Sky Sports F1 HD
-517. Sky Sports News HD (Launch date TBC)

Although forget about the order, we've got them all in HD

Absolutely agreed. Just beggars belief sometimes who thick some of these highly paid VM executives are. I mean how on Gods green earth could someone put a channel called SKY SPORTS 1 ... ONE ONE ONE and have it with EPG number ending in TWO!!! Arghh - VM will you please just get a grip and do something sensible for once ... Please!!!!

[vincerooney]

Originally Posted by ChrisB74

Absolutely agreed. Just beggars belief sometimes who thick some of these highly paid VM executives are. I mean how on Gods green earth could someone put a channel called SKY SPORTS 1 ... ONE ONE ONE and have it with EPG number ending in TWO!!! Arghh - VM will you please just get a grip and do something sensible for once ... Please!!!!

BT sport 1 is on channel 547 tho?

[ozsat]

Well Sky Sports 5 on Sky is on 407

Originally Posted by ChrisB74

Absolutely agreed. Just beggars belief sometimes who thick some of these highly paid VM executives are. I mean how on Gods green earth could someone put a channel called SKY SPORTS 1 ... ONE ONE ONE and have it with EPG number ending in TWO!!! Arghh - VM will you please just get a grip and do something sensible for once ... Please!!!!

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by dwarfofpoison

Even if SKY has allowed virgin to stream their channels on mobiles (TV Anyŵhere), I thought it is Virgin that only stream live TV over WI FI. So unless even more things are coming soon, it's a "not really").

Streaming over 3G/4G is in the pipeline and should be with us by the end of Autumn 2014.

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Originally Posted by vincerooney

BT sport 1 is on channel 547 tho?

And itv1 is on 103 too

[andy_m]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

I remember the old sites.

I never use HD channels to record from, as this eats up space on my V+ box.

Sometimes I watch HD channels whilst watching live TV, as, even though I only have a SD set, I believe that this still shows a better picture because the source is of a better quality.

So if this is possible, why, with the exception of those channels that have regional variations, why on earth do we continue to have an sd and an hd version of the same channel? If we only had hd versions, and these could still be watched by people with sd tv's, we wouldn't need to worry about hd swap. Would we?

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