General Changes to Virgin TV (2022) - Page 38

cheekyangus · 05-03-2022, 23:54

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Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Discovery Science Italia has close on Sky Italy and Italy base Cable Networks as of March 1st 2022.

Will the UK Channel be next?

MB, the way you quoted there makes it unintentionally look like Legendkiller2k said those things when it was mostly you. Just a heads-up up, as many reading it won't remember your original post, or context, as it's a few pages back.

Legendkiller2k · 06-03-2022, 01:38

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Originally Posted by cheekyangus

MB, the way you quoted there makes it unintentionally look like Legendkiller2k said those things when it was mostly you. Just a heads-up up, as many reading it won't remember your original post, or context, as it's a few pages back.

I'm innocent lol,
but honestly i do miss working in that industry but gaming has always been my passion and i had to grab the opputunity that came.
I do keep in touch with a few from old work place nothing that hasn't already been mentioned tbh aka ad tier of Disney+, W going fta and on freeview too but if i do get anything i will be sure to let you guys know.

cheekyangus · 06-03-2022, 10:25

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Originally Posted by Legendkiller2k

I'm innocent lol,
but honestly i do miss working in that industry but gaming has always been my passion and i had to grab the opputunity that came.
I do keep in touch with a few from old work place nothing that hasn't already been mentioned tbh aka ad tier of Disney+, W going fta and on freeview too but if i do get anything i will be sure to let you guys know.

Greatly appreciated.

Media Boy UK · 06-03-2022, 13:44

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Originally Posted by cheekyangus

MB, the way you quoted there makes it unintentionally look like Legendkiller2k said those things when it was mostly you. Just a heads-up up, as many reading it won't remember your original post, or context, as it's a few pages back.

I was looking for the first post with "Discovery Science" in it.

I was not meaning LK 2K.

Chris James · 07-03-2022, 18:39

Finally, tonight's South Today is full HD. Probably the same for South East Today

heavyside · 08-03-2022, 08:13

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Originally Posted by Chris James

Finally, tonight's South Today is full HD. Probably the same for South East Today

If it's anything like the London regional programme(s) then it's a mishmash of full HD and upscaled SD. Not having to switch channels is a huge improvement on what went before, though.

BenMcr · 08-03-2022, 08:55

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Originally Posted by Chris James

Finally, tonight's South Today is full HD. Probably the same for South East Today

Visiting family at the moment and saw that South and South East were merged together on Sunday. Couldn't see any reason for it but that could explain it.

Chris James · 08-03-2022, 10:41

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Originally Posted by heavyside

If it's anything like the London regional programme(s) then it's a mishmash of full HD and upscaled SD. Not having to switch channels is a huge improvement on what went before, though.

To be honest, 90% was HD. Two of the outside items were (upscaled) SD, but all studio segments were HD, including newsreading, week-end football action (goals from about a dozen matches from Sky and Quest sources) and weather pictures and forecast. I don't know if it's only the South that went this way, what happened in the other regions?

Media Boy UK · 08-03-2022, 12:56

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

Visiting family at the moment and saw that South and South East were merged together on Sunday. Couldn't see any reason for it but that could explain it.

First seen on January 8th (Digital Spy)

https://forums.digitalspy.com/discus...ment/100257721

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What merge just a local News or is a merge channel called BBC SSE?

BenMcr · 08-03-2022, 13:43

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Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

[/COLOR]What merge just a local News or is a merge channel called BBC SSE?

It was specifically titled 'BBC South and South East Today' for the local news, but isn't showing in any of the listings as that.

Media Boy UK · 08-03-2022, 13:46

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

It was specifically titled 'BBC South and South East Today' for the local news, but isn't showing in any of the listings as that.

Maybe it just a weekend thing - January 8th was on a Weekend.

I know STV merge STV News at weekends (And Bank Holidays).

ozsat · 08-03-2022, 15:28

It was 'BBC South Today and BBC South East Today' in the opening titles and the presenter says "Welcome to BBC South viewers who join us this weekend".

It must have been planned as captions were ready -so maybe scheduled only for the one weekend. The Sunday before was 'BBC South'. I have the recordings for a couple of weeks.

Was back to BBC South on Monday.

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

It was specifically titled 'BBC South and South East Today' for the local news, but isn't showing in any of the listings as that.

BenMcr · 08-03-2022, 15:31

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Originally Posted by ozsat

It was 'BBC South Today and BBC South East Today' in the oprning titles and the presenter says "Welcome to BBC South viewers who join us this weekend".

Was back to BBC South on Monday.

Thanks, my memory obviously needs work

TimeLord2018 · 08-03-2022, 16:23

NBC News now launching on Virgin later this month
https://variety.com/2022/tv/global/n...ia-1235198633/

Chris James · 08-03-2022, 16:55

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Originally Posted by BenMcr

Thanks, my memory obviously needs work

This combined news has happened several times recently, always at week-ends. BBC South was never the host, either the South East, or I can remember when on one occasion BBC London hosted the joint news bulletins. Surely the reason can only be that work was ongoing at the studio in Southampton getting ready for HD. That's why I wondered if South-East had gone HD?