General : Virgin TV (2026)

[vincerooney]

whats this tennis channel for which launched?? i thought sky sports had all the rights to the mens and womens tour?

[RichardCoulter]

Talking of Sky Sports, some people have reported that, since the 360 update, they are receiving this, despite not subscribing to it

[Richardr]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

whats this tennis channel for which launched?? i thought sky sports had all the rights to the mens and womens tour?

It's mainly the ATP challenger tour and some archive footage, not the main ATP and WTA tours.

It's also available on the likes of Pluto, Rakuten, Prime, and the channels on LG, Hisense, TCL, and Samsung.

[newapollo]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

whats this tennis channel for which launched?? i thought sky sports had all the rights to the mens and womens tour?

The info below is from the https://www.virginmedia.com/the-edit...-fast-channels article.

Game, set, watch: Tennis Channel (CH542) has landed

If tennis is your thing, you've now got a dedicated home for the sport on Virgin TV. Available on CH 542 on Virgin TV 360 and Stream, Tennis Channel brings together live and delayed matches, player interviews, highlights, profiles and classic tennis moments, all in one place.

The channel arrives at the perfect time if you’re looking to keep the summer tennis season going. One of the upcoming highlights is the ATP Challenger Tour event from Quebec City, Canada, which gets underway on 18 August, giving you the chance to watch some of the sport's rising talents as they compete for valuable ranking points and a place on tennis's biggest stages.

Alongside match coverage, Tennis Channel also offers behind-the-scenes access to the sport's biggest personalities, expert analysis and a look back at memorable moments from tennis history.

It's a destination designed for fans who want more than just the headline-grabbing tournaments, shining a spotlight on established champions, emerging players and some of the sport's most exciting competitions from around the world.

From prestigious international team events such as the Davis Cup, Billie Jean King Cup and United Cup to the ATP Challenger Tour and the innovative Ultimate Tennis Showdown series, there's plenty to keep tennis lovers entertained long after the final ball has been struck.

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by Itshim

Nice to know , would have to be really bored to watch English "2 division"rugby, might be worth recording the odd game

Originally Posted by Richardr

It's mainly the ATP challenger tour and some archive footage, not the main ATP and WTA tours.

It's also available on the likes of Pluto, Rakuten, Prime, and the channels on LG, Hisense, TCL, and Samsung.

Yet again clearly 360 not needed to get this channel, starting to appear that the 360 is playing catch-up with bog standard smart TV. Keep looking for a reason to move over , and failing to find one , would need more than that to jump

[Openviews]

Virgins plan is that by the end of 2027 all of their TV customers will be using the 360 software.

A massive part of this push will be that from the 27th of this month anyone putting through a change to their package will be informed that the 360 upgrade is now a requirement.

Today might be a good time for anyone not looking to do the software upgrade to be reviewing their bundles.

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by Openviews

Virgins plan is that by the end of 2027 all of their TV customers will be using the 360 software.

A massive part of this push will be that from the 27th of this month anyone putting through a change to their package will be informed that the 360 upgrade is now a requirement.

Today might be a good time for anyone not looking to do the software upgrade to be reviewing their bundles.

So it's a trumpton , we plan but who knows , have sometime left to run so will just stay as I am, thinking that if and when it happens it will be freely* and a way to get sky and alibi
* Box if TV still works .

[japitts]

Originally Posted by Openviews

Today might be a good time for anyone not looking to do the software upgrade to be reviewing their bundles.

Thankyou for the info. A relative of mine, who I just about persuaded to keep their V6 at last renewal, was out-of-minimum-term in 2months.

There was a very reasonable renewal offer in their online account, so they've re-contracted today. I know these online offers got some bad press in the past, but there was less than £1 between their current & offer price - so price-certainty for 24months is a good outcome.

Our 24months is up in early 2028, I can probably suck-up TV360 sometime by then....

[Roy247]

Originally Posted by japitts

Thankyou for the info. A relative of mine, who I just about persuaded to keep their V6 at last renewal, was out-of-minimum-term in 2months.

There was a very reasonable renewal offer in their online account, so they've re-contracted today. I know these online offers got some bad press in the past, but there was less than £1 between their current & offer price - so price-certainty for 24months is a good outcome.

Our 24months is up in early 2028, I can probably suck-up TV360 sometime by then....

Hi japitts, your relative might need to keep an eye on their online renewal, the last 2 times I renewed through my account offer nothing happened and it went up to the full price for the package. I took screenshots of everything and the old virgin forum team sorted it all out both times with a better deal. Those were the days.

[japitts]

Originally Posted by Roy247

Hi japitts, your relative might need to keep an eye on their online renewal, the last 2 times I renewed through my account offer nothing happened and it went up to the full price for the package. I took screenshots of everything and the old virgin forum team sorted it all out both times with a better deal. Those were the days.

I was actually more concerned with the package being manually keyed in after the "cut-off", but all the PDFs were generated as part of the process, downloaded & screenshotted at every stage, and all dated correctly.

On the whole TV360 vs V6 point, I still can't help but think something's wrong when a new product has to be forced/encouraged (use whichever word you prefer) rather than selling itself. This isn't a VM-specific thing though, Microsoft have the same issue with Windows 10 vs Windows 11.

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by Openviews

Virgins plan is that by the end of 2027 all of their TV customers will be using the 360 software.

A massive part of this push will be that from the 27th of this month anyone putting through a change to their package will be informed that the 360 upgrade is now a requirement.

Today might be a good time for anyone not looking to do the software upgrade to be reviewing their bundles.

We got the email today.

It basically says the V6 will soon be unsupported and will eventually lose some features/functionality.

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by cheekyangus

We got the email today.

It basically says the V6 will soon be unsupported and will eventually lose some features/functionality.

Had two , guess what , yep in the bin

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by japitts

I was actually more concerned with the package being manually keyed in after the "cut-off", but all the PDFs were generated as part of the process, downloaded & screenshotted at every stage, and all dated correctly.

On the whole TV360 vs V6 point, I still can't help but think something's wrong when a new product has to be forced/encouraged (use whichever word you prefer) rather than selling itself. This isn't a VM-specific thing though, Microsoft have the same issue with Windows 10 vs Windows 11.

It’s human nature. I know several people who refused to switch from analogue to digital back in the day. Some people just don’t want to change to anything new.

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

It’s human nature. I know several people who refused to switch from analogue to digital back in the day. Some people just don’t want to change to anything new.

I repeat if it ain't broke

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Itshim

I repeat if it ain't broke

Analogue wasn’t broke. But in the end, everyone had to bite the bullet.