General : Changes to Virgin TV (2021)

[fox35]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

Yeah, Radioline works on the 360.

Indeed. However, it's become very limited and selective in its content compared to its previous incarnation on VM.

[BenMcr]

What's missing from Radioline app?

Just to check here, you're definitely using the Radioline app from Apps and not the 'Radio' option from the Guide?

[fox35]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

What's missing from Radioline app?

Just to check here, you're definitely using the Radioline app from Apps and not the 'Radio' option from the Guide?

Yes in the app section. talkRadio, Smooth Country missing from the radio section. Unless they're hidden away somewhere in the rather clunky menu.

[newapollo]

Smooth Country is there if you click on the menu and do a search by typing it in.

[Media Boy UK]

I think Virgin Media need an wee tiny up (If channels not list they stay on same EPG number as now)

Entertainment & Lifestyle::
104. Channel 4 HD
106. E4 HD
107. BBC THREE HD (For rumoured January 2022 launch)
108. BBC FOUR HD
109. BBC ONE London HD (England only)
109. BBC Scotland HD (Scotland only)
109. Channel 4 (Wales only)
110. Sky One HD
111. Sky Witness HD
112. Sky Comedy HD
115. ITV2 HD
117. ITV3 HD
118. ITV4 HD
119. ITVBe HD
121. Sky Arts HD
122. Sky Crime HD
123. SYFY HD
125. W HD
126. Alibi HD
127. Dave HD
135. E! HD
136. Sky Replay
137. Challenge
138. Pick
139. Sky Witness +1
140. Sky Crime +1
141. Channel 4 +1
142. 4Seven HD
143. E4 +1
144. More4 HD
145. More4 +1
146. 4Music
147. CBS Reality
148. CBS Justice
156. S4C HD
157. FOX HD
160. SYFY +1
163. TLC HD
164. ID
165. Quest HD
166. Quest Red
167. DMAX
168. Food Network
169. HGTV
170. TLC +1
171. ID +1
172. Quest +1
173. DMAX +1
176. Comedy Central Extra
177. BET
178. 5 USA +1
179. 5STAR +1
180. CBS Reality +1
181. CBS Drama
182. horror channel +1
183. Comedy Central Extra
184. BET
185. 5 USA +1
186. 5STAR +1
187. Sony Channel
188. GOLD +1
189. W +1
190. Alibi +1
191. YESTERDAY +1
192. Drama +1
193. Netfilx (Only on V6 Boxes).
194. Prime Video (Only on V6 Boxes).
195. Virgin TV Ultra HD (Only on V6 Boxes).
196. Crime + Investigation HD
197. Crime + Investigation +1
198. Blaze
199. HGTV +1
200. God Channel

Factual:
251. Eden HD
252. Eden +1
253. Discovery Channel HD
254. Animal Planet HD
255. Discovery Channel +1
256. Discovery Science
257. Discovery Turbo
258. Discovery History
259. Discovery Channel +1
260. Animal Planet +1
261. Discovery Science +1
262. Discovery History +1
263. Nat Geo WILD HD
264. National Geographic HD
265. National Geographic +1
266. Together TV
267. Sky History HD
268. Sky History +1
269. Sky History 2 HD
270. PBS America
271. Forces TV
272. Smithsonian Channel HD
273. Sky Documentaries HD
274. Sky Nature HD

[ScottishSteve]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

I think Virgin Media need an wee tiny up (If channels not list they stay on same EPG number as now)

The 360 has had most of the HD swaps that you listed if applicable to your package and the SD channels completely removed.

Will be interesting to see where BBC 3 returns to number wise.

Why should they take a top 20 slot just because they are (re)launching a new channel.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by ScottishSteve

The 360 has had most of the HD swaps that you listed if applicable to your package and the SD channels completely removed.

Will be interesting to see where BBC 3 returns to number wise.

Why should they take a top 20 slot just because they are (re)launching a new channel.

Legally it will have to be given due prominence. E4 may have to move back to where it came from.

[ScottishSteve]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Legally it will have to be given due prominence. E4 may have to move back to where it came from.

Which is crazy, if the BBC decide to launch more channels others will have to be shunted further down.

IIRC Channel4 bid high to get the channel number for E4 when BBC 3 departed

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by ScottishSteve

The 360 has had most of the HD swaps that you listed if applicable to your package and the SD channels completely removed.

Will be interesting to see where BBC 3 returns to number wise.

Why should they take a top 20 slot just because they are (re)launching a new channel.

Because PSB channels have OFCOM rules re: EPG prominence that came into effect January 2021. Certain ones need to be in the Top 8 positions, others in the Top 24, some in top positions for their Category e.g. News or Children's.

BBC3 is PSB, and (I think) the only PSB for that demographic of the population. BBC4 is supposedly going to be transititioned into being more of an archive channel, with it's first run content moving to BBC2.

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Originally Posted by ScottishSteve

Which is crazy, if the BBC decide to launch more channels others will have to be shunted further down.

IIRC Channel4 bid high to get the channel number for E4 when BBC 3 departed

And VM have left the old E4 channel number empty ever since. It has always seemed to me this suggested VM thought they may have to move it back, even if it was simply because a rival broadcaster outbid Channel 4 for 106 at some point in the future.

[ScottishSteve]

Originally Posted by cheekyangus

Because PSB channels have OFCOM rules re: EPG prominence that came into effect January 2021. Certain ones need to be in the Top 8 positions, others in the Top 24, some in top positions for their Category e.g. News or Children's.

Absolutely I know that but it gives the BBC an unfair advantage over commercial broadcasters for when and it they decide to launch any new linear channels that they would take prominence over the likes of Sky and Viacom channels among others.

It’s a crazy rule and Sky, Virgin, Freeview and Freesat will all have to find space by booting another channel out.

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by ScottishSteve

Absolutely I know that but it gives the BBC an unfair advantage over commercial broadcasters for when and it they decide to launch any new linear channels that they would take prominence over the likes of Sky and Viacom channels among others.

It’s a crazy rule and Sky, Virgin, Freeview and Freesat will all have to find space by booting another channel out.

Many of the articles I've read about BBC3 returning to broadcast form have said they have asked for it to be in Top 24. So they aren't taking it as a foregone conclusion that the new rules apply to them and will definitely benefit them in this case.

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by ScottishSteve

Which is crazy, if the BBC decide to launch more channels others will have to be shunted further down.

IIRC Channel4 bid high to get the channel number for E4 when BBC 3 departed

I have all the channels I watch in favourite . So what number it is, is very low on my list . In fact l very much doubt I could say what numbers outside the 5 are!

[cheekyangus]

Spiderplant recently said the Radioline app would finally be fixed soon for the V6, it's been unavailable for months, so I just checked...

...and it's working again

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by cheekyangus

Spiderplant recently said the Radioline app would finally be fixed soon for the V6, it's been unavailable for months, so I just checked...

...and it's working again

Yay! You are in a pilot region for the fix. It won't work for most people yet.

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

Yay! You are in a pilot region for the fix. It won't work for most people yet.

Woo! Don't think I've been in one of those before on VM!

Explains why all my tuners where on VM What's On this morning.