General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015)

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by ozsat

BT Showcase has been there part-time since BT Sport 2 went - BT Sport 1 hasn't left yet.

No bt sports are showing on both my youview box or freeview tv.

Edit: you already answered on johns post

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by johnathome

I don't have BT Sport 1 on my Freeview HD box?

Modern boxes including the YouView boxes have hidden the pay channels on DTT as they were only decipherable by BT Vision boxes. Older Freeview equipment will still show BT Sport 1 until it leaves DTT in June.
9th June sees BT announce the price of its European football channel. http://www.cityam.com/216705/bt-reve...ampions-league

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Modern boxes including the YouView boxes have hidden the pay channels on DTT as they were only decipherable by BT Vision boxes. Older Freeview equipment will still show BT Sport 1 until it leaves DTT in June.
9th June sees BT announce the price of its European football channel. http://www.cityam.com/216705/bt-reve...ampions-league

Worth noting the plusnet Youview box is a bt youview box without the silver bottom and bt logo.
Also plusnet tv is powered by bt tv apparantly, it's expected that plusnet tv customers will get bt sport for £5.99p/m or £7.49p/m for hd which is the current price for plusnet customers who want bt sports on the Sky platform, here's a pic of my plusnet tv box

[Media Boy UK]

June List update - June 1st update.

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

NOTE: I DO NOT WORK FOR VIRGIN MEDIA 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 News and links.
Media Boy = Local TV news, other Media news/Things.

=== Coming up on Virgin's Digital TV ===
=== Freeviews on Virgin Media ===
TBC. ??th. (Put channel name here) is having an freeview to all (Put package info here) packages on Virgin Channel ??? right now until TBC ??th 2015.

=== New Channels testing ===
Keep up to date on new channels testing on Virgin Media @ Latest News from Media Boy HQ on new channels testing

=== Soon ===
-That's Solent will soon launch in Southampton and surrounding areas.

=== June ===
2nd. Virgin Media to try again to launch Nat Geo Wild HD today on Virgin Channel ??? (As of June 1st still not 100% confirmed as launching.)
9th. Sky will rebrand Sky Arts 1 as Sky Arts today on Virgin Channel 281.
9th. Sky will rebrand Sky Arts 1 HD as Sky Arts HD today on Virgin Channel 282.
9th. Sky to close Sky Arts 2 today on Virgin Channel 283.
9th. Sky to close Sky Arts 2 HD today on Virgin Channel 284.
Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Great Brit as Sky Movies Greats on Virgin Channel 404.
Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Great Brit HD as Sky Movies Greats HD on Virgin Channel 434.

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

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

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

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

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

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

=== By 2016 ===
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc1 as Sky Movies Aliens on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Sky Movies Aliens as Sky Movies tbc1 on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc1 HD as Sky Movies Aliens HD on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Aliens HD as Sky Movies tbc1 HD on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc2 as Sky Movies Gangsters on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Gangsters as Sky Movies tbc2 on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc2 HD as Sky Movies Gangsters HD on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Gangsters HD as Sky Movies tbc2 HD on Virgin Channel 4??.

=== 2016 ===
-The BBC may close BBC Three on Virgin Media subject to approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may close BBC Three HD on Virgin Media subject to approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may launch BBC One +1 as an 24 hour channel on Virgin Media subject to approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may add two extra hours per day to CBBC and CBBC HD on Virgin Media subject to approved by the BBC Trust.

=== January 2016 ===
No News...

=== February 2016 ===
No News...

=== March 2016 ===
No News...

=== April 2016 ===
No News...

=== May 2016 ===
No News...

=== June 2016 ===
No News...

=== July 2016 ===
No News...

=== August 2016 ===
No News...

=== September 2016 ===
No News...

=== October 2016 ===
No News...

=== November 2016 ===
No News...

=== December 2016 ===
No News...

=== Local TV on Virgin Media ===
-All the following Local TV broadcasters may launch by 2016 on Virgin Channel 159:

-YourTV Manchester
-YourTV Blackpool & Preston
-Cambridge Presents
-That’s Basingstoke
-That’s Surrey
-That’s Reading
-That’s Salisbury
-That's Oxford

=== Unknown dates ===
-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.

=== Channels ONLY in UPC Ireland areas ===
List last updated on April 16th 2015.

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 UPC IRELAND BUT NOT ON VIRGIN MEDIA:

Documentaries:
-History HD
-Nat Geo Wild HD - CHANNEL NOW TESTING ON VIRGIN MEDIA.
-CI HD

Lifestyle:
-Fashion TV

Music:
-MTV Classic

Kids:
-Disney Channel HD

Specialist:
-EWTN

Radio:
-UCB Ireland

Channels only in UPC Ireland areas.

FOR LATEST NEWS ON UPC IRELAND SEE: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...iscussion.html

©copyright 2015 Media Boy 2006 - 2015. 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 Sources - 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
See Nialli's blog on Virgin Media High Definition & TiVo Services here - http://vmhd.blogspot.com/

=== Ask Media Boy ===
Last updated May 8th 2015.

Q: WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION ABOUT VIRGIN MEDIA FROM?
A: Media Boy HQ gets all info from Virgin Media viewers, some Virgin Media workers (I called them Virgin Sources) 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 UPC IRELAND AREAS' WHEN THIS THREAD IS FOR VIRGIN MEDIA?
A: Virgin Media and UPC Ireland are now both own by Liberty Global.

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

==== See you later ===
List last updated on June 1st 2015.

Next update: TBC.

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

©copyright 2015 Media Boy 2006 - 2015. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

[Ultimate.Conj]

Wow its been a real slow day today :-(

[denphone]

Its been a very slow last few months and one might find watching a snail's race much more enlightening.

[theone2k10]

Quiet from my sources too.

[RichardCoulter]

I garned some news last night at a function that some people might find interesting, but i've given up on posting information as it doesn't seem to be appreciated.

The reasons being that I object to the snide remarks that I am a "Walter Mitty" character who "pretends to have insider information and knowledge".

The adults who go to the trouble of sharing knowledge don't expect to be revered, but they don't expect to be spoken to like that either. I've seen this situation happen before on varios fora, where people have been insulted to the point of keeping silent, so I am at a total loss as to what he hoped to achieve.

[Anypermitedroute]

Hoping for nat geo wild HD tomorrow

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by Anypermitedroute

Hoping for nat geo wild HD tomorrow

Not happening i'm afraid i've been given August 2015 as a timeframe.
I really hope my source is wrong because you guys deserve something good but i doubt very much my source is wrong.

---------- Post added at 20:19 ---------- Previous post was at 20:17 ----------

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

I garned some news last night at a function that some people might find interesting, but i've given up on posting information as it doesn't seem to be appreciated.

The reasons being that I object to the snide remarks that I am a "Walter Mitty" character who "pretends to have insider information and knowledge".

The adults who go to the trouble of sharing knowledge don't expect to be revered, but they don't expect to be spoken to like that either. I've seen this situation happen before on varios fora, where people have been insulted to the point of keeping silent, so I am at a total loss as to what he hoped to achieve.

I take no notice of it mate i've dealt with much worse lol.

[Anypermitedroute]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Not happening i'm afraid i've been given August 2015 as a timeframe.
I really hope my source is wrong because you guys deserve something good but i doubt very much my source is wrong.

Ah that's a bummer, I won't hold my breath then thanks

[theone2k10]

Sky livingit to be renamed real lives this month.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Anypermitedroute

Hoping for nat geo wild HD tomorrow

Not as much as I was hoping for an apology.

[harry_hitch]

Originally Posted by Anypermitedroute

Hoping for nat geo wild HD tomorrow

Yup, I have been waiting ages for it. Will be getting it on Friday though, although it will be from Sky.

Not how I wanted it to happen, but their 50% off is too good for me not to take up.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by harry_hitch

Yup, I have been waiting ages for it. Will be getting it on Friday though, although it will be from Sky.

Not how I wanted it to happen, but their 50% off is too good for me not to take up.

I already have it well the usa version lol via my xfinity login.