General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2014) Vol. 2

[DJ-SWITCH]

Originally Posted by johnathome

I just had a quick flick through the channels and i don't see any placeholders/epg yet

I'd imagine 519/520 for ss3/ss4 HD

They was doing some work fow mins ago on site its back up now

looks like just chanced things abit of a new look

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by johnathome

I just had a quick flick through the channels and i don't see any placeholders/epg yet

I'd imagine 519/520 for ss3/ss4 HD

if not here just after 6am it not be happening today

[Openviews]

To think we've got all of this to look forward to when Sky introduce Sky Sports 1 4K etc, etc...

[Superblade7]

No additional Sky Sports HD channels this morning

[howardmicks]

Originally Posted by Dave42

if not here just after 6am it not be happening today

They never were happening today bud,be on before start of next season

[bennyhill]

FREE RUGBY THIS WEEKEND

(,,,taken from a516digital website)

Sky Sports offers magical Rugby League freebie on Pick TV

Rugby League fans look set to benefit from Sky's latest free sports giveaway this weekend, when it will provide 9 1/2 hours of free-to-air coverage of day one of Rugby League's "magic weekend" event on Saturday 17th May via its Freeview channel Pick.
Coverage of the event, held at Manchester's Etihad Stadium starts at 12 noon and continues until 9:30pm.
Unlike previous sports freebies on Pick, the schedules indicate that Freesat viewers will also be able to watch the action.
Viewers can tune in on Freeview (and YouView) channel 11 and Freesat channel 144. It's also available on Sky channel 152 and Virgin Media channel 180 for those without a Sky Sports subscription.

Schedule
12:00 : London Broncos v Catalan Dragons (Kick-off 12:30)
14:30 : Widnes Vikings v Salford Red Devils (Kick-off 14:45)
16:30 : Hull Kingston Rovers v Hull FC (Kick-off 17:00)
19:00 : Wigan Warriors v Leeds Rhinos (Kick-off 19:15).

Day two of the event remains exclusive to Sky Sports subscribers, via Sky Sports 1 (HD).

[andy_m]

Originally Posted by Bananaman_007

They have to show a percentage of the games FTA

The only commitment is each British team gets shown at least once a season, so five matches, plus presumably the final. Currently ITV show one match from each round. However, I was referring to those matches that

[nicknewark]

Just recvd a tweet from Notts TV, they are announcing something "really Soon" regarding being on Virgin Media.

[Gavin-D]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Sky sports 3hd,4hd,f1hd are expected to launch tonight. Sky news HD, Sports news HD and the other sky basic except sky Atlantic are going to launch before September.

I take it 3HD, 4HD, F1HD are not launching today then?

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by Gavin-D

I take it 3HD, 4HD, F1HD are not launching today then?

nope

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by nicknewark

Just recvd a tweet from Notts TV, they are announcing something "really Soon" regarding being on Virgin Media.

Thanks for update.

[theone2k10]

I'm sacking my source, although tbf 2 did say the hd sports channels would launch before the new season.

[Media Boy UK]

Confirmed: No new channels set to launch this week.

Just seen an unopen email from May 10th from my insider (Who confirmed weeks ago that Sky Sports HD Channels was set to launch):

There are no channels launching this week

[Dave42]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Confirmed: No new channels set to launch this week.

Just seen an unopen email from May 10th from my insider (Who confirmed weeks ago that Sky Sports HD Channels was set to launch):

thanks MB dint thing they would be after there was no launch today

[nick.king]

People just get too excited and throw dates out there and it's taken as gospel.