General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2015) Vol. 2

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by passingbat

HDR is going to be the game changer in my view, where you don't need a massive TV to see the improvement. Given that it is reckoned that you won't see much of a difference between 1080p and 4K at normal viewing distances unless your TV is at least 60-65 inches, how big is an 8k TV going to have to be to gain an advantage?

HDR will give you a better picture independent of size.

http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articl...et-105068.aspx

Completely agree mate, the 11k tv Samsung are testng is 98inch which is way too big for most living rooms really.
HDR is certainly the better option.

[DaMac]

Originally Posted by Ianmez78

I am the only one who thinks that 4K is coming to soon and the majority of people won't want to upgrade so quickly after normal high definition has just become mainstream

Japanese TV have been trialling 8k broadcasts for a while, they hope to have consumer sets available for a 2020 launch, VM with their fast broadband network should be a major player in 4k and 8k delivery, something tells me they will get left behind.

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Ps I have a 65 inch 4k HDR capable TV, I have been playing around with some HDR demos which have obviously been enhanced to provide real pop, but reading an interview with a cinematographer I tend to agree with his view that most of life is dull, your watching a movie set in downtown Harlem, you ain't going to see many highlights that make you go wow, with more pixels though you could maybe feel the grain in the bricks, even at 4k on 65inch I feel I could see more detail than I am being presented with I do feel I need to add some sharpness even though I don't.

[tassiekev]

Originally Posted by andrewbrown

Wait until they interview old red nose...

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by undertakereddie

Any News on Universal Channel HD Coming to VM Anytime Soon?

No news.

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Any news on ITV Encore anyone? Launched on 9 June 2014. If the period of Sky exclusitivity was for 18 months, it could conceivably launch on other platforms this December.

No news.

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Originally Posted by theone2k10

Something is coming to VM November 2015 this is only info i have at the moment but i suspect it is either ultra hd or disneyhd.

News to us Thanks for info.

[Mad Max]

Nothing to see here, move along now.....

[denphone]

Oh Max you are a pessimist.

[Media Boy UK]

September List update - September 1st update.

Keep up-to-date on the latest news on upcoming channel launches and other important events across all platforms of Virgin TV.

NOTE: I DO NOT WORK FOR VIRGIN MEDIA SO ALL THE INFORMATION ON THIS LIST IS STILL SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Colours on my list are as followed:

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From 2016 all UPC Ireland news will appear on this list.

=== Coming up on Virgin's Digital TV ===
=== Freeviews on Virgin Media ===
(Put start date here). (Put channel name here) is having an freeview to all TBC Customers on Virgin Channel TBC right now until (Put end date here.)

=== Soon ===
-BT Sport Extra 1 will soon launch on Virgin Media.

=== September ===
1st. Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Greats as Sky Movies 80's today on Virgin Channel 403.
1st. Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Greats HD as Sky Movies 80's HD today on Virgin Channel 433.
1st. Sky Sports to rebrand Sky Sports Ashes as Sky Sports 2 today on Virgin Channel 513.
1st. Sky Sports to rebrand Sky Sports Ashes HD as Sky Sports 2 HD today on Virgin Channel 503.
13th. Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies 80's as Sky Movies Greats today on Virgin Channel 403.
13th. Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies 80's HD as Sky Movies Greats HD today on Virgin Channel 433.

=== October ===
Virgin Sources say that Lifetime HD is set to launch on Virgin Media sometime this month on Virgin Channel ???.

=== November ===
No News...

=== December ===
No News...

=== By 2016 ===
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc1 as Sky Movies Aliens on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Sky Movies Aliens as Sky Movies tbc1 on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc1 HD as Sky Movies Aliens HD on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Aliens HD as Sky Movies tbc1 HD on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc2 as Sky Movies Gangsters on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Gangsters as Sky Movies tbc2 on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies tbc2 HD as Sky Movies Gangsters HD on Virgin Channel 4??.
-Sky Movies to rebrand Sky Movies Gangsters HD as Sky Movies tbc2 HD on Virgin Channel 4??.

=== January 2016 ===
No News...

=== February 2016 ===
No News...

=== March 2016 ===
-The BBC may close BBC Three on Virgin Media subject to final approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may close BBC Three HD on Virgin Media subject to final approved by the BBC Trust.
-The BBC may add two extra hours per day to CBBC and CBBC HD on Virgin Media subject to final approved by the BBC Trust.

=== April 2016 ===
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=== May 2016 ===
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=== June 2016 ===
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=== July 2016 ===
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=== August 2016 ===
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=== September 2016 ===
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=== October 2016 ===
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=== November 2016 ===
No News...

=== December 2016 ===
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=== Local TV on Virgin Media ===
-All the following Local TV broadcasters may launch by 2017 on Virgin Channel 159:

-YourTV Manchester
-YourTV Blackpool & Preston
-That’s Basingstoke
-That’s Surrey
-That's Solent
-That’s Reading
-That’s Salisbury
-That's Oxford

=== Unknown dates ===
-The BBC hope to launch English regional variants of its existing BBC One HD service as well as Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland editions of BBC Two HD - but still need to be approved by the BBC Trust.

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-CI HD

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-Fashion TV

Music:
-MTV Classic

Kids:
-Disney Channel HD

Specialist:
-EWTN

Radio:
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[jodash]

Originally Posted by tassiekev

Yep, you're the only one

If MUTV was in 4k, I'd be there and I bet you would be too. Paddy Crerand in UHD - who wouldn't pay to see that?

I'm still waiting for the HD channel

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by jodash

I'm still waiting for the HD channel

Fair point.

[tassiekev]

Originally Posted by jodash

I'm still waiting for the HD channel

Definite difference in quality on the newer stuff, Sporting Reds etc. and on the few live games I've seen. Worth the extra quid for me anyway.

[Media Boy UK]

MB Views: Will Virgin Media Ireland mean new channel lineup?

On the back of last Friday news that UPC Ireland is soon set to be rebranded as Virgin Media Ireland we at Media Boy HQ thinks that Virgin Media will give UPC Ireland viewers the following new look EPG to stop ads saying MTV - Virgin 134 (UK and N. Ire) / 701 (Ireland):

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...land-mean.html

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

MB Views: Will Virgin Media Ireland mean new channel lineup?

On the back of last Friday news that UPC Ireland is soon set to be rebranded as Virgin Media Ireland we at Media Boy HQ thinks that Virgin Media will give UPC Ireland viewers the following new look EPG to stop ads saying MTV - Virgin 134 (UK and N. Ire) / 701 (Ireland):

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...land-mean.html

Do you mean most channels will have the same channel number in both the UK and Ireland?

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by 1andrew1

Do you mean most channels will have the same channel number in both the UK and Ireland?

Bar some BBC Channels and Channel 4 then yes.

Channel 5 do not broadcast in Ireland.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

That depends on them meeting their latest deadline to get back on air (31/8/15) due to their "disruption to service" (looking increasingly unlikely). VM are now getting impatient.

Just found out that on 31 August, The Africa Channel were pleading for more time to "get back to normal". Looks like VM are having none of it as the channel was removed prior to this date.

To be fair on VM, this is the longest that I have known them to allow a dead air channel to remain on the EPG. I fear that this is the end.

[denphone]

The channel was rubbish anyway.