General : Virgin TV (2026)

[SonicMaster]

Originally Posted by nomadking

Still no source to that, other than the single mention on the TV24 website. What defines a "TV 360 customer"?

I'm not sure why you're finding it so difficult to understand. 360 and Stream run an OS that will provide access to Sky Atlantic. The old V6 and TiVo will not. It's a very simple carrot to persuade more customers to migrate.

[ozsat]

My Contract says I'm a TV360 customer in the TV section. Shows I have a Stream box too.

https://news.virginmediao2.co.uk/sky...no-extra-cost/

Originally Posted by nomadking

Still no source to that, other than the single mention on the TV24 website. What defines a "TV 360 customer"?

[SonicMaster]

Pretty good article on Virgin Media Edit about the return of Sky One:

https://www.virginmedia.com/the-edit...e-on-virgin-tv

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Entertainment channels

Sky One HD has replaced Sky Showcase HD (which has closed) on CH 109

Sky Crime HD has moved from CH 121 to CH 122

Sky Sci-Fi HD has moved from CH 122 to CH 140

Sky Mix HD has moved from CH 135 to CH 156

Sky Documentaries HD has moved from CH 188 to CH 121

Sky Nature HD has moved from CH 189 to CH 135

Sky Max HD has closed

+1 channels

Sky Crime +1 has moved from CH 321 to CH 322

Movie channels

Sky Cinema Animation HD has moved from CH 412 to CH 405

Sports channels

Sky Sports Cricket HD has moved from CH 504 to CH 505

Sky Sports Golf HD has moved from CH 505 to CH 506

Sky Sports F1® HD has moved from CH 506 to CH 507

Sky Sports Action HD has moved from CH 507 to CH 510

Sky Sports+ HD has moved from CH 508 to CH 504

Sky Sports Mix HD has moved from CH 510 to CH 511

Sky Sports Racing HD has moved from CH 519 to CH 512

Sky Sports Tennis HD has moved from CH 520 to CH 508

Sky Sports Main Event UHD has moved from CH 532 to CH 513

Sky Sports F1® UHD has moved from CH 533 to CH 514

Sky Sports Ultra HD 1 has moved from CH 534 to CH 515

Sky Sports Ultra HD 2 has moved from CH 535 to CH 516

https://www.virginmedia.com/the-edit...hannel-changes

[SonicMaster]

Virgin Media website updated with more information about Sky Atlantic coming on 1st April for all 360 and Stream customers:

Sky Atlantic is coming soon to Virgin TV

https://www.virginmedia.com/tv/sky-atlantic

[OLD BOY]

Curiously, it says:

‘this is only available on our latest and greatest TV boxes – the Stream box and Virgin TV 360 box. If you’ve still got a TiVo or V6 box, get in touch and we'll give you an upgrade on us so you can watch Sky Atlantic with the whole gang.’

It doesn’t say you can watch it on a V6 box that has 360 software installed on it. They need to clarify this. Had they simply said it’s not available on TiVo software, it would have been a lot clearer.

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

V6 box that has 360 software installed on it

That is not a thing. If it has 360 software, it's a 360.

[SonicMaster]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

That is not a thing. If it has 360 software, it's a 360.

Exactly. 360 is 360. The hardware that runs 360, and whether it previously ran V6 or not, is totally irrelevant.

[nomadking]

An Intel PC is still an Intel PC, regardless of whether it's running Linux or Windows.
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All this is only available on our latest and greatest TV boxes – the Stream box and Virgin TV 360 box. If you’ve still got a TiVo or V6 box, get in touch and we'll give you an upgrade on us so you can watch Sky Atlantic with the whole gang.

How can a 10 year old V6 be called "... our latest ...". "Upgrading" a V6 to run TV 360 software doesn't require anybody to "get in touch".

Maybe SA will be available on a V6 running TV 360 software, but there's nothing specifically saying that.

I have a NOW TV subscription, so either way, I'm not that bothered, especially as NOW TV will include HBO Max.

[japitts]

Originally Posted by nomadking

An Intel PC is still an Intel PC, regardless of whether it's running Linux or Windows.

Intel is a chip manufacturer, so that's not a fair analogy.

If a V6 has Horizon/360 installed over the top of TiVo, then it's not a V6 anymore. It's a 360.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

That is not a thing. If it has 360 software, it's a 360.

I agree, but it's not clear. Virgin is saying it's not on V6 boxes. That is what is confusing to people.

[nomadking]

Originally Posted by japitts

Intel is a chip manufacturer, so that's not a fair analogy.

If a V6 has Horizon/360 installed over the top of TiVo, then it's not a V6 anymore. It's a 360.

So what do the contracts of people with a V6 powered by TV 360 say? Mine says "Virgin Media TV V6 box, powered by TiVo". Even if I "updated" to TV 360 software, it would still be a "Virgin Media TV V6 box". There is a distinct and separate "Virgin Media TV 360 box".
So when VM refer to TV 360 box, does that include a V6 box running TV360 software? When VM say "we'll give you an upgrade on us", does that mean TV360 software or a TV360 box? It's still not a properly answered question by VM or anybody else. Just don't go jumping into using TV360 software expecting to get Sky Atlantic. It may happen, it may not.

[newapollo]

So what do the contracts of people with a V6 powered by TV 360 say?

I updated two TiVo V6 boxes to TV360 when the Horizon software interface was first introduced in the UK in November 2020. I have since added a VM Stream box to my set up as well. My contract (pictured below) describes the box as a TV360 set top box.

The Horizon boxes were first brought out in Europe in 2012, and the Horizon 4 set-top box was actually introduced as the ‘V6 box’ which ran on the TiVo interface in the UK. The current Stream boxes are running Horizon 5.

https://www.libertyglobal.com/libert...orm-horizon-4/

https://www.libertyglobal.com/blog/c...ment-platform/

Additional Info.

There are actually two hardware versions of the V6 box.
The older boxes were manufactured by Arris and designed to operate on both the TiVO and the Horizon V4+ platforms. There are reports of these older boxes failing on conversion to the 360 (Horizon) format, possibly due to the age and usage of the box being converted.
VM (Liberty Global ) have also produced a Humax box alongside a newer Arris box and these boxes can only operate on the Horizon platform.

[SonicMaster]

Originally Posted by nomadking

So what do the contracts of people with a V6 powered by TV 360 say? Mine says "Virgin Media TV V6 box, powered by TiVo". Even if I "updated" to TV 360 software, it would still be a "Virgin Media TV V6 box". There is a distinct and separate "Virgin Media TV 360 box".
So when VM refer to TV 360 box, does that include a V6 box running TV360 software? When VM say "we'll give you an upgrade on us", does that mean TV360 software or a TV360 box? It's still not a properly answered question by VM or anybody else. Just don't go jumping into using TV360 software expecting to get Sky Atlantic. It may happen, it may not.

Oh for goodness sake. You've had this explained to you multiple times by multiple people, and yet to continue to fabricate a reality that doesn't exist. For someone that says you are "not that bothered" you sure are banging on about it

Rest assured everyone else, if you have a Virgin TV box with 360, or a Stream box, you will receive Sky Atlantic. Don't let this pedant cause you any concern.

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by SonicMaster

Oh for goodness sake. You've had this explained to you multiple times by multiple people, and yet to continue to fabricate a reality that doesn't exist. For someone that says you are "not that bothered" you sure are banging on about it

Rest assured everyone else, if you have a Virgin TV box with 360, or a Stream box, you will receive Sky Atlantic. Don't let this pedant cause you any concern.

Simple question I hope. Have seen quite a few posts saying upgraded boxes V6 to 360 are flakey, is it better to try of new box if moving to 360 ?

[spiderplant]

Originally Posted by SonicMaster

Rest assured everyone else, if you have a Virgin TV box with 360, or a Stream box, you will receive Sky Atlantic

... provided your subscription includes the Sky entertainment channels.

Originally Posted by Itshim

Simple question I hope. Have seen quite a few posts saying upgraded boxes V6 to 360 are flakey, is it better to try of new box if moving to 360 ?

No. There's no option of a new box anyway, unless you move to Stream.