General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)

[RichardCoulter]

Does the VM Freesports HD version carry 5.1 DD or 2.0 DD audio?

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Does the VM Freesports HD version carry 5.1 DD or 2.0 DD audio?

It says English - Stereo on Freesports HD. Whereas the same information area on BBC1 HD says English - Dolby.

[RichardCoulter]

Thanks Angus, I asked on someone else's behalf, so i'll let them know

[garethf1927]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Does the VM Freesports HD version carry 5.1 DD or 2.0 DD audio?

My amp says PCM 2.0 so stereo

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Originally Posted by cheekyangus

Are you saying History 2 is doing an HD swap out too? If so that would mean a retier for that too. (As an aside I've always thought it strange H2 was available on more tiers than History.)

Well I get a pop up on History 2 HD telling me it’s moving and my series links will be ok. Sure the teams at VM have it all in hand

I’ve set some up to test it on Lifetime SD and HD, Crime SD and HD, History SD and HD and History 2 SD and HD.

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by garethf1927

Well I get a pop up on History 2 HD telling me it’s moving and my series links will be ok. Sure the teams at VM have it all in hand

I’ve set some up to test it on Lifetime SD and HD, Crime SD and HD, History SD and HD and History 2 SD and HD.

Good stuff. I only have Lifetime SD and History 2 SD on my tier so I put them on earlier to see if they had pop-up messages. Oddly they didn't, and you'd think they would as you'd be more likely to lose your Series Links if they were on a channel that was disappearing rather than moving.

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As an aside, I had Quest on earlier today and thought it interesting that on their adverts for their shows the channel numbers they use on ALL platforms is the HD version. With auto HD swaps on Sky and FreeSat HD-capable boxes it doesn't mean much on them, but Freeview and VM have the SD version on much more prominent numbers yet Quest chose only the HD numbers to promote. If Discovery are doing this it makes an HD swap on VM much more likely in my opinion.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Horizon

Probably VM has renewed its deal with A&E Networks UK, the operator of those channels, which is why these swaps are happening.

Looks that way maybe Virgin will launch Blaze +1 soon.

[Mad Max]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Looks that way maybe Virgin will launch Blaze +1 soon.

wtf is blaze +1???

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by Mad Max

wtf is blaze +1???

Blaze is basically old A&E Networks shows from its Pay TV channels. So a mix of old stuff from Crime+Inv, Lifetime, History and History 2 (or at least some of them).

VM already have Blaze, but not the +1.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Mad Max

wtf is blaze +1???

Originally Posted by cheekyangus

Blaze is basically old A&E Networks shows from its Pay TV channels. So a mix of old stuff from Crime+Inv, Lifetime, History and History 2 (or at least some of them).

VM already have Blaze, but not the +1.

Forgot my last post A&E do not have an Blaze +1 channel on Sky.

I did think they did due to them having one on Freeview but it only on air for about 14 hours per week.

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Forgot my last post A&E do not have an Blaze +1 channel on Sky.

I did think they did due to them having one on Freeview but it only on air for about 14 hours per week.

Similar for me, I didn't know it wasn't on Sky, I just saw +1 on Freeview and assumed +1 was on satellite.

[Media Boy UK]

We think the Virgin Media EPG may look like this soon.

Entertainment:
100. Virgin TV Highlights
101. BBC ONE / BBC ONE HD
102. BBC TWO HD
103. ITV / STV HD / UTV HD
104. Channel 4 HD
105. Channel 5 HD
106. E4 HD
107. BBC FOUR HD
108. BBC ONE London HD (England only)
108. BBC Scotland HD (Scotland only)
109. Sky One HD
110. Sky One +1?
111. Sky Witness HD
112. Sky Witness +1?
113. ITV HD (England and Wales only)
114. ITV +1 / STV +1 / UTV +1
115. ITV2 HD
116. ITV2 +1
117. ITV3 HD
118. ITV4 HD
119. ITVBe HD
120. ITVBe +1
121. Sky Two
122. Sky Arts HD
123. Pick
124. GOLD HD
125. W HD
126. Alibi HD
127. Dave HD
128. Really
129. YESTERDAY
130. Drama
131. Dave ja vu
132. Comedy Central HD
133. Comedy Central +1
134. MTV HD
135. SYFY HD
136. SYFY +1
137. Universal TV HD
138. Universal TV +1
139. Challenge
140. Pick +1?
141. Channel 4 +1
142. 4Seven HD
143. E4 +1
144. More4 HD
145. More4 +1?
146. CBS Drama?
147. CBS Reality
148. CBS Justice
149. horror channel
150. Channel 5 +1
151. 5STAR
152. 5SELECT
153. 5 USA
154. 5Spike
155. Paramount Network HD
156. E!
157. FOX HD
158. FOX+1
159. For full list of Local channels on Virgin Media see - Local TV:
160. Real Lives
161. BBC ALBA (Red Button for English audio on Live Sports)
162. BBC TWO England HD (Scotland only)
162. BBC Scotland HD (Outside Scotland)
163. S4C HD
164. TLC HD
165. TLC+1
166. I.D.
167. I.D.+1
168. Quest HD
169. Quest +1
170. Quest Red
171. Quest Red +1?
172. DMAX
173. DMAX +1
174. ITV3 +1
175. ITV4 +1
176. Challenge +1
177. Comedy Central Extra
178. MTV +1?
179. BET
180. 5 USA +1
181. 5STAR +1
182. True Entertainment
183. W +1
184. Alibi +1
185. Sony Crime Channel
187. GOLD +1
188. YouTube
189. YESTERDAY +1
190. CBS Reality +1
191. horror channel +1
192. Netfilx
193. Sky Arts HD
194. Real Lives +1
195. Lifetime HD
196. Crime + Investigation HD
197. hayu (Only on TiVo boxes.)
198. True Crime
199. Blaze
200. Your TV
201. Vice
202. True Entertainment +1
203. Crime + Investigation +1

Local TV:
The following channels are only in some areas:
159. London Live (In Croydon, Hersham, Hayes, Watford, Haringey, Seven Kings, Bromley and Lewisham areas only.)
159. Notts TV (In Nottingham areas only.)
159. Latest TV (In Brighton & Hove areas only.)
159. Sheffield Live TV (In Sheffield areas only.)
159. NVTV (In Belfast areas only).
159. Made in Bristol (In Bristol areas only).
159. Cardiff TV (In Cardiff areas only).
159. Leeds TV (In Leeds areas only).
159. Tyne and Wear TV (In Newcastle areas only).
159. Liverpool TV (In Liverpool areas only).
159. That's TV Norfolk (In Norwich areas only).
159. Birmingham TV (In Birmingham areas only).
159. That's TV Cambridge (In Cambridge areas only).
159. That's TV Swansea Bay (In Swansea areas only).
159. Teesside TV (In Middlesbrough areas only).
159. KMTV (In Kent areas only).
159. That's TV Humber (In Grimsby areas only).

Factual:
245. Eden HD
246. Eden +1
247. Discovery Channel HD
248. Discovery Channel +1
249. Animal Planet HD
250. Animal Planet +1
251. Discovery Science
252. Discovery Science +1
253. Discovery Turbo
255. Discovery History
256. Discovery History +1
257. Nat Geo WILD HD
258. National Geographic HD
259. National Geographic +1
260. Together
261. HISTORY HD
262. HISTORY +1
263. HISTORY 2 HD
264. PBS America
265. Forces TV
266. Love Nature HD
267. Smithsonian Channel HD

Lifestyle:
281. Good Food HD
282. Good Food +1
283. Home
284. Home +1
285. Home & Health
286. Home & Health +1
287. Discovery Shed
289. God Channel
290. Food Network
292. Travel Channel
294. Horse + Country

Music:
310. New Music on Demand
311. MTV MUSIC
312. MTV Live HD
313. MTV HITS
314. MTV BASE
315. Club MTV
316. MTV ROCKS
317. VH1
318. MTV OMG
321. Box Upfront
322. The Box
323. Box Hits
324. 4Music
325. Kiss
326. Magic
327. Kerrang
331. Vevo (Only on TiVo boxes.)
332. Clubland TV
333. NOW 80s
334. NOW 90s
335. Total Country

Movies:
400. Virgin Movies & Store
401. Sky Cinema Premiere HD
402. Sky Cinema Premiere +1
403. Sky Cinema Hits HD
404. Sky Cinema Greats HD
405. Sky Cinema Disney HD
406. Sky Cinema Family HD
407. Sky Cinema Action & Adventure HD
408. Sky Cinema Comedy HD
409. Sky Cinema Crime & Thriller HD
410. Sky Cinema Drama & Romance HD
411. Sky Cinema Sci-Fi & Horror HD
412. Sky Cinema Select HD
416. TCM HD
417. TCM +1
420. Movies 24
421. Movies 24 +
424. True Movies
426. Sony Movie Channel
428. Movies 4 Men
432. Film4 HD
433. Film4 +1
436. Talking Pictures TV

Sport:
501. Sky Sports Main Event HD
502. Sky Sports Premier League HD
503. Sky Sports Football HD
504. Sky Sports Cricket HD
505. Sky Sports Golf HD
506. Sky Sports F1 HD
507. Sky Sports Action HD
508. Sky Sports Arena HD
509. Sky Sports News HD
510. Sky Sports Mix HD
511. Sky Sports Main Event
512. Sky Sports Premier League
513. Sky Sports Football
514. Sky Sports Cricket
515. Sky Sports Golf
516. Sky Sports F1
517. Sky Sports Action
518. Sky Sports Arena
519. Sky Sports News
520. Sky Sports Mix
521. Eurosport 1 HD
522. Eurosport 2 HD
524. MUTV HD
526. BT Sport 1 HD [BT Sport Extra Channels via Red Button]
527. BT Sport 2 HD [BT Sport Extra Channels via Red Button]
528. BT Sport 3 HD [BT Sport Extra Channels via Red Button]
529. BT Sport ESPN HD [BT Sport Extra Channels via Red Button]
530. BT Sports 4K UHD (Only on V6 Boxes).
532. Sky Sports Racing HD
534. Racing TV HD
536. Liverpool FC TV HD
538. Box Nation HD
541. Premier Sports 1 HD
542. Premier Sports 2 HD
543. FreeSports HD

News:
601. BBC NEWS HD
602. Sky News HD
604. BBC Parliament
606. CNN International HD
608. Bloomberg Television HD
610. CNBC HD
612. euronews
614. NDTV 24x7
616. Al Jazeera English
618. France 24 English HD
620. NHK World Japan

Kids:
700. Kids TV on Demand
701. CBBC Channel HD
702. CBeebies HD
703. Baby TV
704. Cartoon Network HD
705. Cartoon Network +1
706. Cartoonito
707. Disney XD HD
711. Nickelodeon HD
712. Nick +1
713. Nick Junior
715. Nick Jr Too
717. Nicktoons
719. Disney Channel HD
720. Disney Channel +1
721. Disney Junior
723. Boomerang HD
724. Boomerang +1
725. CITV
726. POP
728. Tiny Pop
732. ZooMoo HD

Shopping:
750. QVC
751. QVC Beauty
752. QVC Style
757. Ideal World
758. Create & Craft
761. Gems TV
762. Jewellery Maker
764. TJC

International:
801. Star Gold HD
802. Star Bharat
803. Star Plus HD
808. SONY TV HD
809. SONY MAX HD
810. SONY SAB
815. Zee TV HD
816. Zee Cinema HD
817. &TV
818. Living Foodz HD
819. Zing
822. B4U Movies
823. B4U Music
827. COLORS
828. Colors Rishtey
829. Colors Cineplex
830. NDTV Good Times
831. Al Jazeera Arabic
832. France 24 (French) HD
833. HUM EUROPE
834. NDTV India
835. NDTV Spice
836. Islam Channel English
837. Islam Channel Urdu
838. Brit Asia TV
839. MTV Beats
840. ABN TV

Regions and Audio Description:
Regions and Audio Description as now...

Radio:
Radio EPG as now...

Help and Information:
968. A Message For Parents

Adult:
969. Adult Previews
970. Television X Nightly
971. Babes & Brazzers TV Nightly
972. Adult Channel Nightly
973. XXX Brits Nightly
974. Xrated 40+ Nightly
975. Television X 2 Nightly
978. Television X
979. XXX Brits
980. Adult Channel
981. Babenation (Viewers need PIN number to view from 6am to 10pm.)

Help and Information:
985. A Message For Parents

Red Button Channels:
991. BBC Red Button 1

Welcome and Information:
997. Virgin TV For Newbies
998. Virgin TV Highlights

Ultra HD:
999. Virgin TV Ultra HD (Only on V6 Boxes).

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

We think the Virgin Media EPG may look like this soon.

Entertainment:
100. Virgin TV Highlights
101. BBC ONE / BBC ONE HD
102. BBC TWO HD
103. ITV / STV HD / UTV HD
104. Channel 4 HD
105. Channel 5 HD
106. E4 HD
107. BBC FOUR HD
108. BBC ONE London HD (England only)
108. BBC Scotland HD (Scotland only)
109. Sky One HD
110. Sky One +1?
111. Sky Witness HD
112. Sky Witness +1?
113. ITV HD (England and Wales only)
114. ITV +1 / STV +1 / UTV +1
115. ITV2 HD
116. ITV2 +1
117. ITV3 HD
118. ITV4 HD
119. ITVBe HD
120. ITVBe +1
121. Sky Two
122. Sky Arts HD
123. Pick
124. GOLD HD
125. W HD
126. Alibi HD
127. Dave HD
128. Really
129. YESTERDAY
130. Drama
131. Dave ja vu
132. Comedy Central HD
133. Comedy Central +1
134. MTV HD
135. SYFY HD
136. SYFY +1
137. Universal TV HD
138. Universal TV +1
139. Challenge
140. Pick +1?
141. Channel 4 +1
142. 4Seven HD
143. E4 +1
144. More4 HD
145. More4 +1?
146. CBS Drama?
147. CBS Reality
148. CBS Justice
149. horror channel
150. Channel 5 +1
151. 5STAR
152. 5SELECT
153. 5 USA
154. 5Spike
155. Paramount Network HD
156. E!
157. FOX HD
158. FOX+1
159. For full list of Local channels on Virgin Media see - Local TV:
160. Real Lives
161. BBC ALBA (Red Button for English audio on Live Sports)
162. BBC TWO England HD (Scotland only)
162. BBC Scotland HD (Outside Scotland)
163. S4C HD
164. TLC HD
165. TLC+1
166. I.D.
167. I.D.+1
168. Quest HD
169. Quest +1
170. Quest Red
171. Quest Red +1?
172. DMAX
173. DMAX +1
174. ITV3 +1
175. ITV4 +1
176. Challenge +1
177. Comedy Central Extra
178. MTV +1?
179. BET
180. 5 USA +1
181. 5STAR +1
182. True Entertainment
183. W +1
184. Alibi +1
185. Sony Crime Channel
187. GOLD +1
188. YouTube
189. YESTERDAY +1
190. CBS Reality +1
191. horror channel +1
192. Netfilx
193. Sky Arts HD
194. Real Lives +1
195. Lifetime HD
196. Crime + Investigation HD
197. hayu (Only on TiVo boxes.)
198. True Crime
199. Blaze
200. Your TV
201. Vice
202. True Entertainment +1
203. Crime + Investigation +1

Local TV:
The following channels are only in some areas:
159. London Live (In Croydon, Hersham, Hayes, Watford, Haringey, Seven Kings, Bromley and Lewisham areas only.)
159. Notts TV (In Nottingham areas only.)
159. Latest TV (In Brighton & Hove areas only.)
159. Sheffield Live TV (In Sheffield areas only.)
159. NVTV (In Belfast areas only).
159. Made in Bristol (In Bristol areas only).
159. Cardiff TV (In Cardiff areas only).
159. Leeds TV (In Leeds areas only).
159. Tyne and Wear TV (In Newcastle areas only).
159. Liverpool TV (In Liverpool areas only).
159. That's TV Norfolk (In Norwich areas only).
159. Birmingham TV (In Birmingham areas only).
159. That's TV Cambridge (In Cambridge areas only).
159. That's TV Swansea Bay (In Swansea areas only).
159. Teesside TV (In Middlesbrough areas only).
159. KMTV (In Kent areas only).
159. That's TV Humber (In Grimsby areas only).

Factual:
245. Eden HD
246. Eden +1
247. Discovery Channel HD
248. Discovery Channel +1
249. Animal Planet HD
250. Animal Planet +1
251. Discovery Science
252. Discovery Science +1
253. Discovery Turbo
255. Discovery History
256. Discovery History +1
257. Nat Geo WILD HD
258. National Geographic HD
259. National Geographic +1
260. Together
261. HISTORY HD
262. HISTORY +1
263. HISTORY 2 HD
264. PBS America
265. Forces TV
266. Love Nature HD
267. Smithsonian Channel HD

Lifestyle:
281. Good Food HD
282. Good Food +1
283. Home
284. Home +1
285. Home & Health
286. Home & Health +1
287. Discovery Shed
289. God Channel
290. Food Network
292. Travel Channel
294. Horse + Country

Music:
310. New Music on Demand
311. MTV MUSIC
312. MTV Live HD
313. MTV HITS
314. MTV BASE
315. Club MTV
316. MTV ROCKS
317. VH1
318. MTV OMG
321. Box Upfront
322. The Box
323. Box Hits
324. 4Music
325. Kiss
326. Magic
327. Kerrang
331. Vevo (Only on TiVo boxes.)
332. Clubland TV
333. NOW 80s
334. NOW 90s
335. Total Country

Movies:
400. Virgin Movies & Store
401. Sky Cinema Premiere HD
402. Sky Cinema Premiere +1
403. Sky Cinema Hits HD
404. Sky Cinema Greats HD
405. Sky Cinema Disney HD
406. Sky Cinema Family HD
407. Sky Cinema Action & Adventure HD
408. Sky Cinema Comedy HD
409. Sky Cinema Crime & Thriller HD
410. Sky Cinema Drama & Romance HD
411. Sky Cinema Sci-Fi & Horror HD
412. Sky Cinema Select HD
416. TCM HD
417. TCM +1
420. Movies 24
421. Movies 24 +
424. True Movies
426. Sony Movie Channel
428. Movies 4 Men
432. Film4 HD
433. Film4 +1
436. Talking Pictures TV

Sport:
501. Sky Sports Main Event HD
502. Sky Sports Premier League HD
503. Sky Sports Football HD
504. Sky Sports Cricket HD
505. Sky Sports Golf HD
506. Sky Sports F1 HD
507. Sky Sports Action HD
508. Sky Sports Arena HD
509. Sky Sports News HD
510. Sky Sports Mix HD
511. Sky Sports Main Event
512. Sky Sports Premier League
513. Sky Sports Football
514. Sky Sports Cricket
515. Sky Sports Golf
516. Sky Sports F1
517. Sky Sports Action
518. Sky Sports Arena
519. Sky Sports News
520. Sky Sports Mix
521. Eurosport 1 HD
522. Eurosport 2 HD
524. MUTV HD
526. BT Sport 1 HD [BT Sport Extra Channels via Red Button]
527. BT Sport 2 HD [BT Sport Extra Channels via Red Button]
528. BT Sport 3 HD [BT Sport Extra Channels via Red Button]
529. BT Sport ESPN HD [BT Sport Extra Channels via Red Button]
530. BT Sports 4K UHD (Only on V6 Boxes).
532. Sky Sports Racing HD
534. Racing TV HD
536. Liverpool FC TV HD
538. Box Nation HD
541. Premier Sports 1 HD
542. Premier Sports 2 HD
543. FreeSports HD

News:
601. BBC NEWS HD
602. Sky News HD
604. BBC Parliament
606. CNN International HD
608. Bloomberg Television HD
610. CNBC HD
612. euronews
614. NDTV 24x7
616. Al Jazeera English
618. France 24 English HD
620. NHK World Japan

Kids:
700. Kids TV on Demand
701. CBBC Channel HD
702. CBeebies HD
703. Baby TV
704. Cartoon Network HD
705. Cartoon Network +1
706. Cartoonito
707. Disney XD HD
711. Nickelodeon HD
712. Nick +1
713. Nick Junior
715. Nick Jr Too
717. Nicktoons
719. Disney Channel HD
720. Disney Channel +1
721. Disney Junior
723. Boomerang HD
724. Boomerang +1
725. CITV
726. POP
728. Tiny Pop
732. ZooMoo HD

Shopping:
750. QVC
751. QVC Beauty
752. QVC Style
757. Ideal World
758. Create & Craft
761. Gems TV
762. Jewellery Maker
764. TJC

International:
801. Star Gold HD
802. Star Bharat
803. Star Plus HD
808. SONY TV HD
809. SONY MAX HD
810. SONY SAB
815. Zee TV HD
816. Zee Cinema HD
817. &TV
818. Living Foodz HD
819. Zing
822. B4U Movies
823. B4U Music
827. COLORS
828. Colors Rishtey
829. Colors Cineplex
830. NDTV Good Times
831. Al Jazeera Arabic
832. France 24 (French) HD
833. HUM EUROPE
834. NDTV India
835. NDTV Spice
836. Islam Channel English
837. Islam Channel Urdu
838. Brit Asia TV
839. MTV Beats
840. ABN TV

Regions and Audio Description:
Regions and Audio Description as now...

Radio:
Radio EPG as now...

Help and Information:
968. A Message For Parents

Adult:
969. Adult Previews
970. Television X Nightly
971. Babes & Brazzers TV Nightly
972. Adult Channel Nightly
973. XXX Brits Nightly
974. Xrated 40+ Nightly
975. Television X 2 Nightly
978. Television X
979. XXX Brits
980. Adult Channel
981. Babenation (Viewers need PIN number to view from 6am to 10pm.)

Help and Information:
985. A Message For Parents

Red Button Channels:
991. BBC Red Button 1

Welcome and Information:
997. Virgin TV For Newbies
998. Virgin TV Highlights

Ultra HD:
999. Virgin TV Ultra HD (Only on V6 Boxes).

I very nearly did a list like that myself (though I wasn't planning on posting it). Interesting to see it written down.

MTV+1 ? Is there such a thing?
BBC2 HD England on 162? We already get the same BBC2 as England, have done since BBC Scotland channel launched.
Sky Arts HD is on 122 and 193 on your list.

I envisage VM doing a "+1 Section" in the 200s like Sky have now so I'd have moved up the Factual and Lifestyle sections after moving the +1s. I also reckon VM will then actively promote the Press Green (or was it Yellow, I never use it) for +1 option which is currently unpromoted, probably because it's a little hit'n'miss and a bit clunky (it's not very smooth, unlike the Press Blue for HD feature).

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by cheekyangus

MTV+1 ? Is there such a thing?
BBC2 HD England on 162? We already get the same BBC2 as England, have done since BBC Scotland channel launched.
Sky Arts HD is on 122 and 193 on your list.

MTV do have an MTV +1 over on Sky.

The list was make up by Media Boy HQ months ago (January 2019) before we know about the BBC SD Channels axe and A&E news this weekend.

We did not see Sky Arts HD and BBC Two HD in scotland was on our list two times until you told us.

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Originally Posted by cheekyangus

I very nearly did a list like that myself (though I wasn't planning on posting it). Interesting to see it written down.

I envisage VM doing a "+1 Section" in the 200s like Sky have now so I'd have moved up the Factual and Lifestyle sections after moving the +1s. I also reckon VM will then actively promote the Press Green (or was it Yellow, I never use it) for +1 option which is currently unpromoted, probably because it's a little hit'n'miss and a bit clunky (it's not very smooth, unlike the Press Blue for HD feature).

I really do not like the +1 hour idea of Sky's.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

MTV do have an MTV +1 over on Sky.

The list was make up by Media Boy HQ months ago (January 2019) before we know about the BBC SD Channels axe and A&E news this weekend.

We did not see Sky Arts HD and BBC Two HD in scotland was on our list two times until you told us.

---------- Post added at 23:33 ---------- Previous post was at 22:57 ----------



I really do not like the +1 hour idea of Sky's.

You missed one on that list. Sky Atlantic HD.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

You missed one on that list. Sky Atlantic HD.

Forever the glorious optimist l see.