Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2011) Vol. II.

[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by alwaysabear

Gamepass is $250 or £155 for the season.

Game pass $250 , MLBTV premium $199.99 and ESPN3 £90.00 for a College football pass.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by mersey70

All the operators have been trying for donkeys years to get us to use Digital TV to do other things than watch TV and it simply isn't what punters seem to want.

Give Joe Bloggs a top film or a footie match and he'll be happy as that's what he subscribes for.

Make it easier to find such content and at a time he wants to watch by all means but gimmicks like apps ain't going to sell subs in my opinion. Not a chance.

Are you sure about that.

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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

Yep, I'd use the music services. i'm loving the BBC iPlayer radio app on TiVo

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YouTube on the tv is really handy. Especially for music videos or movie trailers

With these apps and more in the pipeline watching the tv is changing quicker then people think, apps will be on every tv within 5 to 10 years.

[carlwaring]

And yet I won't ever use any of them.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by carlwaring

And yet I won't ever use any of them.

Everybody to their own choice.

[carlwaring]

Well of course

[zantarous]

Without knowing what they are you can not say that, till now the boxes powering interactive TV have been low powered and have struggled to display a decent resolution. There is a lot that can be done with apps for a TV and they haven't even scratched the surface yet.

Just wait till Apple get round to launch Web Apps for Apple TV everyone will be on it then and we will finally see developers making use of a big screen and limited input method.

[denphone]

Apps on tv are just in the infant stage at the moment but they will soon multiply.

[Media Boy UK]

[COLOUR=blue]Good luck to ''Blue'' in this years Final of the Eurovision Song Contest on May 14th LIVE on BBC One and BBC One HD.

Who will join them?

See Semi-final 1 on May 10th follow by Semi-final 2 on May 12th LIVE on BBC Three and BBC HD.

See my blog for more info: http://virgintvmediaboy.blogspot.com/[/COLOR]

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

NOTE: I do not work for Virgin Media so all the information on this list is subject to change.

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=== Coming up on Virgin's Digital TV ===
=== May ===
April 8th. FX is available for free to all TV Size L customers on Virgin Channel 157 until May 8th.
13th. Cinemoi is available for free to all customers on Virgin Channel 445 until May 15th.

=== June ===
No News...

=== July ===
No News...

=== By August ===
More Sky Sports red button will be added.

=== August ===
No News...

=== September ===
No News...

=== October ===
No News...

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

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

=== 2012 ===
No News...

=== 2013 ===
-Channel 6 to launch on Virgin Media.
For the Latest news on the soon to launch Channel 6 see here - http://channel6uk.blogspot.com/

=== By 2015 ===
RTE Radio and WRN Radio will be axe in old Telewest areas or added to all areas of Virgin Media.

=== Unknown dates ===
-Channel 4's ''4oD'' will offer HD content.
-Diva TV will be rebranded as Diva Universal on Virgin Channel 164.
-Ginx TV may launch on Virgin Media.
-Sky Sports red button interactive service will launch on Virgin Media's TiVo boxes.
-UKTV on demand will launch.
-Virgin Media will cease all analogue television transmissions.
-Virgin Media will introduce an enhanced TV interface
-Zing may relaunch on Virgin Media.

=== The following channels are rumoured to be launching or in talks with Virgin Media ===

-Al Jazeera
-Comedy Central Extra +1
-ITV2 HD
-ITV3 HD
-ITV4 HD
-Premier Sports
-Quest +1
-Rush HD
-Russia Today
-NDTV
-Pick TV +1
-Sky News HD
-Sky Sports News HD
-CBS Action
-CBS Drama
-CBS Reality +1
-Horror Channel +1
-BET
-BET +1
-Bio HD
-Crime & Investigation Network HD
-Disney Cinemagic HD
-Disney XD HD
-Eden HD
-Eden +1
-ESPN2 (May launch in 2011)
-ESPN America HD
-ESPN News (May launch in 2011)
-Good Food HD
-HISTORY HD
-KidsCo
-MGM HD
-Nat Geo Wild HD
-NickToons Replay
-Pop Girl
-Sky Atlantic
-Sky Atlantic HD
-Universal Channel HD
-Vintage TV
-Yesterday +1

=== Channels THAT still to appear in all areas ===
List was last updated on December 1st 2010.

NO. Channel Name
917. Radio: RTE Radio
920. Radio: WRN Europe

NOTE: Channels are only broadcasting in Ex-Telewest areas right now.

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=== Media Boy Blogs & Extra TV info: ===
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=== Ask Media Boy ===
Last updated May 2nd 2011

Q: WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION ABOUT VIRGIN MEDIA FROM?
A: I get all my info from Virgin Media viewers, my blogs and Web Sites (NOTE: When I used web sites I will post an link to that web site).

Q: WHY AM I NOT GETTING ''RTE RADIO'' OR ''WRN RADIO'' FOR?
A: RTE Radio and WRN Radio do not broadcast in Ex-ntl and Ex-Cable & Wireless areas - yet.

Q: NOW THAT BSKYB HAS TOOK OVER VIRGIN MEDIA TELEVISION WILL ANY CHANNELS CLOSE ON VIRGIN TV?
A: Yes Sky has closed Bravo, Channel One and Challenge Jackpot down. But us Virgin Media viewers will see some channels moving about as we have now got Sky1 HD, Sky Arts 1 HD and Sky Arts 2 HD on our network.

==== Deals with broadcasters ===
When deals with broadcasters run out Virgin Media need to sign new one to keep that Channel on Virgin TV.

Here is an list of channel that Virgin may get when they old deal runs out with that broadcaster:

NOTE: Only Broadcasts who has got some Channels broadcasting on Virgin Media right appeared on this list. To start broadcasting soon = That channel has still to start broadcasting on Sky, Freesat or Freeview.

=== TV and Radio Channels: ===
=== Own by AETN UK ===
Bio HD
Crime & Investigation Network HD
Crime & Investigation Network +1
HISTORY HD
HISTORY +1

=== Own by ABC Television Group ===
Disney Cinemagic HD
Disney Cinemagic +1
Disney Junior +
Disney XD HD

=== Own by ARY Group ===
ARY News
QTV ARY

=== Own by BSkyB ===
Pick TV +1
Sky 3D
Sky Atlantic
Sky Atlantic HD
Sky Movies Classic HD
Sky News HD
Sky Sports HD3
Sky Sports HD4
Sky Sports News HD

=== Own by CBS International and Chello Zone ===
CBS Action
CBS Drama
CBS Reality +1
Horror Channel +1

=== Own by Channel 4 Television Corporation ===
More 4 +1

=== Own by CSC Media Group ===
Bliss
Chart Show TV
Dance Nation TV
Flava
Kix!
NME TV
POP
Pop Girl
Pop Girl +1
Scuzz
The Vault
Tiny Pop +1
True Movies 2

=== Own by Discovery Networks Europe ===
Animal Planet +1
Discovery Home & Health +1
Discovery Knowledge +1
Discovery Science +1
DMAX +1
DMAX +2
Investigation Discovery
TLC (To start broadcast in the UK in 2011.)
Quest +1

=== Own by ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Corporation) ===
ESPN2 (May launch in 2011)
ESPN America HD
ESPN News (May launch in 2011)

=== Own by GMG Radio ===
Real Radio

=== Own by ITV Digital Channels Ltd ===
ITV2 HD
ITV3 HD
ITV4 HD

=== Own by NBC Universal Global Networks ===
Diva TV +1
Universal Channel HD

=== Own by NGC Europe Limited ===
FX +1
Nat Wild HD

=== Own by Sony ===
NOTE: The following channels will become part of the ''ViewAsia'' package if Sony can sign an new deal Virgin Media:
ARY Digital^
B4U Movies^
Colors^
MAX^
SAB
Sahara One
SET Asia^

^ = On Virgin Media right now.

=== Own by Sony Pictures Television ===
Sony Entertainment Television
Sony Entertainment Television +1

=== Own by STAR TV ===
STAR Gold
STAR One

=== Own by TIML Radio Limited ===
Absolute 90s

=== Own by Turner Broadcasting System Europe ===
Adult Swim Channel (Soon to start broadcasting).
TCM 2

=== Own by UKTV ===
Eden HD
Eden +1
Good Food HD
YeSTERDAY +1

=== Own by Viacom ===
BET
BET +1
Comedy Central Extra +1
MTV CLASSIC
MTV MUSIC
MTV +1
Nickelodeon HD
NickToons Replay

=== Own by Zee Entertainment Enterprises ===
ZEE Cafe
Zing

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[denphone]

Thanks Media Boy but would be nice if any news of any more channels coming emerged soon.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by denphone

Thanks Media Boy but would be nice if any news of any more channels coming emerged soon.

No new Channels launches coming on any soon from any info I have seen.

Originally Posted by denphone

Thanks Media Boy but would be nice if any news of any more channels coming emerged soon.

Personally denphone i think vm are concentrating on TiVo at the moment and getting Red Button settled in, apart from sky arts HD i suspect it may be a little while before any new channels,and vm will possibly concentrate more on streaming content just my opinion though.

[Henkesghost]

It's like the news desk saying let's go over to the sports desk for the football results when there's no games on! Absolutely pointless

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Henkesghost

It's like the news desk saying let's go over to the sports desk for the football results when there's no games on! Absolutely pointless

By god we got a live one here.

[Henkesghost]

Originally Posted by denphone

By god we got a live one here.

Thankyou

[denphone]

Originally Posted by richard1960

Personally denphone i think vm are concentrating on TiVo at the moment and getting Red Button settled in, apart from sky arts HD i suspect it may be a little while before any new channels,and vm will possibly concentrate more on streaming content just my opinion though.

If you don,t ask questions you do not get any answers.

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Originally Posted by Henkesghost

Thankyou

Thats quite alright.