General : Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016)

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

a516digital: CNN HD starts tests for UK and Irish sat viewers.

http://www.a516digital.com/2016/04/c...and-irish.html

Story from a516digital.com

Media Boy HQ has not seen any info on CNN HD set to launch on Virgin Media UK.

Just managed to get the test working on my Sky box.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

a516digital: CNN HD starts tests for UK and Irish sat viewers.

http://www.a516digital.com/2016/04/c...and-irish.html

Story from a516digital.com

Media Boy HQ has not seen any info on CNN HD set to launch on Virgin Media UK.

It isn't launching on vm yet.

[Media Boy UK]

April List update - April 7th update.

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

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

=== Coming up on Virgin's Digital TV ===
=== Freeviews on Virgin Media UK OR Ireland ===
CBS Reality, Horror Channel, CBS Action, CBS Drama, CBS Reality +1 and Horror Channel +1 is having an freeview to all M, M+, L and XL packages Customers on Virgin UK Channels 148, 149, 192, 197, 201 and 202 right now untill May 1st 2016.

=== April ===
9th. Sky Movies will rebrand Sky Movies Showcase as Sky Movies Jurassic today on Virgin UK Channel 403 and Virgin Ireland Channel 318.
9th. Sky Movies will rebrand Sky Movies Showcase HD as Sky Movies Jurassic HD today on Virgin UK Channel 433 and Virgin Ireland Channel 340.
11th. Sky Movies will rebrand Sky Moves Jurassic as Sky Movies Showcase today on Virgin UK Channel 403 and Virgin Ireland Channel 318.
11th. Sky Movies will rebrand Sky Movies Harry Potter as Sky Movies Star Wars today on Virgin UK Channel 404 and Virgin Ireland Channel 307.
11th. Sky Movies will rebrand Sky Movies Jurassic HD as Sky Movies Showcase HD today on Virgin UK Channel 433 and Virgin Ireland Channel 340.
11th. Sky Movies will rebrand Sky Movies Harry Potter HD as Sky Movies Star Wars HD today on Virgin UK Channel 434 and Virgin Ireland Channel 307.
11th. The BBC will add an extra 14 hour extra per week broadcasting to CBBC and will now close at 9pm on Virgin UK Channel 701 and Virgin Ireland Channel 608 from today.
11th. The BBC will add an extra 14 hour extra per week broadcasting to CBBC HD and will now close at 9pm on Virgin UK Channel 710 from today.
15th. Sky Movies will rebrand Sky Movies Star Wars as Sky Movies Greats today on Virgin UK Channel 404 and Virgin Ireland Channel 307.
15th. Sky Movies will rebrand Sky Movies Star Wars HD as Sky Movies Greats HD today on Virgin UK Channel 434 and Virgin Ireland Channel 337.

=== Before June ===
-Virgin Media UK will launch QVC Beauty soon on Virgin UK Channel TBC.
-Virgin Media UK will launch QVC Style soon on Virgin UK Channel TBC.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

=== Before 2017 ====
-ITV will launch an HD Channel for ITV Anglia (East) region on Virgin UK Channel 113 soon.
-ITV will launch an HD Channel for ITV Tyne Tees region on Virgin UK Channel 113 soon.
-ITV will launch an HD Channel for ITV Yorkshire (West) region on Virgin UK Channel 113 soon.

=== January 2017 ===
No News...

=== February 2017 ===
No News...

=== March 2017 ===
No News...

=== April 2017 ===
No News...

=== May 2017 ===
No News...

=== June 2017 ===
No News...

=== July 2017 ===
No News...

=== August 2017 ===
No News...

=== September 2017 ===
No News...

=== October 2017 ===
No News...

=== November 2017 ===
No News...

=== December 2017 ===
No News...

=== Local TV on Virgin Media ===
-All the following Local TV broadcasters may launch by 2017 on Virgin UK Channel 159:

-YourTV Manchester
-YourTV Blackpool & Preston
-That’s Basingstoke
-That’s Surrey
-That's Solent - CHANNEL TESTING ON VIRGIN MEDIA UK.
-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 Virgin Media Ireland areas ===
List last updated on February 8th 2016.

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 VIRGIN MEDIA IRELAND BUT NOT ON VIRGIN MEDIA UK:

Documentaries/News:
-History HD
-Crime + Investigation HD
-RT

Lifestyle:
-Fashion TV

Music:
-MTV Classic

Kids:
-Disney Channel HD

Specialist:
-EWTN

Radio:
-UCB Ireland

Channels only in Virgin Media Ireland areas.

©copyright 2016 Media Boy 2006 - 2016. 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 UK and Ireland - http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.com/
Follow Virgin Media UK on ''twitter'' here - http://twitter.com/virginmedia
Follow Virgin Media Ireland on ''twitter'' here - https://twitter.com/VirginMediaIE
See Nialli's blog on Virgin Media High Definition & TiVo Services here - http://vmhd.blogspot.com/

=== Ask Media Boy ===
Last updated January 4th 2016.

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 VIRGIN MEDIA IRELAND AREAS' AND INFORMATION ON VIRGIN MEDIA IRELAND ON THIS THREAD IS FOR VIRGIN MEDIA UK?
A: Virgin Media Ireland is now part of Virgin Media and are both owned by Liberty Global. And you voted for Media Boy HQ to join both Virgin Media UK and Virgin Media Ireland threads up for 2016.

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

==== See you later ===
List last updated on April 7th 2016.

Next update: TBC.

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

©copyright 2016 Media Boy 2006 - 2016. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by trickytree

I got an email today worded as if hayu is available now.
Says it is on Channel 210 and press the red button.
Can also download the app or use the website.
Over 3,000 episodes of your favourite reality shows....

I'm at work and not in a position to do any of those things but seems it is live now?

Yes, the above info is all correct.

Virgin Media: hayu will be available to Virgin TV XL TiVo customers through an all-new app from 7 April 2016 at no additional cost. Later in the year, hayu will be available to purchase by other Virgin Media TV customers for £3.99
hayu will be available via TiVo in the apps section and via the Red Button on the hayu channel 210 on the EPG

VM press release below:

NBCUniversal International (NBCUI) and Virgin Media today announce a ground-breaking partnership with the launch of hayu to Virgin Media customers.

hayu is the new subscription on-demand service from NBCUniversal for reality TV fans, launched in March in the UK for a monthly fee of £3.99. For the first time, from 7 April 2016 Virgin TV XL TiVo® customers’ subscriptions will include hayu at no extra cost and will be available on Virgin TiVo through an all-new app. Later in the year, hayu will also be available to purchase by other Virgin Media TV customers.

With 3,000 episodes available at launch, hayu is the only go-to multiscreen source for top on-demand reality content, with over 500 new episodes added every year. Shows include Keeping Up with the Kardashians and its spin-offs along with The Real Housewives, Million Dollar Listing and Top Chef franchises, I Am Cait, Vanderpump Rules, Flipping Out, Shahs of Sunset and The Millionaire Matchmaker – among many others. And better still, the majority of shows debut on the same day as their US launch.

Beyond the TiVo experience, Virgin Media XL customers will also have access to the hayu iOS and Android apps, as well as the hayu website, allowing for a fully immersive reality hit on the go.

hayu’s newly developed interface includes not only full episodes of fans’ favourite reality series but much more – shareable content and social media are at the heart of the service. Through the hayu mobile app, news feeds from multiple sources featuring the latest celebrity news and gossip are central to the user experience. Specially made short-form snippets featuring the shows are available to share directly via fans’ social media accounts and the social media accounts of hundreds of reality’s hottest stars sit alongside programmes to give viewers the opportunity to share their own comments and engage with fellow reality fans.

David Bouchier, Chief Digital Entertainment Officer, Virgin Media said: “Our partnership with hayu brings our customers the biggest and best in reality programming across every screen at no extra cost. With more than 3,000 episodes of the world’s most popular reality shows available on TiVo and through multiscreen apps, our customers can indulge their passion wherever they are with a new way of enjoying great TV – integrating social media and immersive TV shows into a single service making it the perfect fit for reality TV fans.”

Hendrik McDermott, SVP, Branded On-Demand, NBCUniversal said: “It is such an exciting milestone to team up with Virgin Media as our first ever TV platform partner, allowing hayu to reach an even wider audience of reality fans on the wide range of devices they use every day. As partners, we are delighted to unveil a bespoke hayu TiVo app to provide Virgin customers with tailored access to this unique and immersive SVOD service.”

Source: http://about.virginmedia.com/press-r...y-extravaganza

[denphone]

And one suspects Virgin will justify their recent price rise by saying we have added this for you at no extra cost...

[paultrademark]

Oh dear, glad I ditched VM TV

[RichardCoulter]

Pathetic isn't it.

I'm definitely leaving XL to get the cost back down, the only other packs worth having for me are M and M+.

Is it still the case that you can still view recordings made before the downgrade (apart from Sky channels)?

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Yes, the above info is all correct.



VM press release below:


Source: http://about.virginmedia.com/press-r...y-extravaganza

We need more streaming additions on the Tivo, and while Hayu is a good deal (free to us but £3.99 elsewhere), I hope to see some more apps with good quality material on them in the near future.

I know some who will love the Hayu app, but I'm afraid I will not be watching this!

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

We need more streaming additions on the Tivo, and while Hayu is a good deal (free to us but £3.99 elsewhere), I hope to see some more apps with good quality material on them in the near future.

I know some who will love the Hayu app, but I'm afraid I will not be watching this!

What app do you want? Virgin Media do view this thread (I think).

---------- Post added at 18:42 ---------- Previous post was at 18:41 ----------

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Is it still the case that you can still view recordings made before the downgrade (apart from Sky channels)?

Yes - As far as we know.

[denphone]

There are some mentioned already in this thread before and one or two of them would be nice.

[nicknewark]

I ditched xl tv about two weeks ago, tbh I haven't missed a thing, kept my BB and my Home phone, and my bill has dropped nearly 40 quid!. I was out of contract so managed to get quite a good deal.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by denphone

There are some mentioned already in this thread before and one or two of them would be nice.

Do you mean Amazon Prime?

[denphone]

Yes it would be nice to have that but its highly unlikely that would arrive one would say Andrew.

[Aguero9320]

As soon as the head of acquisitions get back to Britain, we all write him negative mail to persuade him to launch some decent channels. If we are not getting the Red Button streams for the Olympics, that could mean more channels.

[denphone]

According to this there will be no repeat of the BBC having up to 24 channels of Olympic sport in cable and satellite homes this summer.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...2012-games-nbc