General : Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2018)

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Base on INFO given by an old Source (NOT Old Boy) given to Media Boy HQ in 2017:

-Sky Atlantic may appear on Virgin by 3rd quarter of 2018 on the Fun Pack.
-Sky Atlantic HD will launch on Virgin in 2019.
-An UHD Channel was rumoured to be set to launch an Virgin Media by May 2018 (That channel is still to even start testing on the network).

We was given FOUR other bit of information but any has still to happen.

NOTE: I DO NOT WORK FOR VIRGIN MEDIA UK OR VIRGIN MEDIA IRELAND SO ALL THE INFORMATION ON THIS POST IS STILL SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

And sky Pacific with launch 3rd qtr. this year

[Mad Max]

Originally Posted by Itshim

And sky Pacific with launch 3rd qtr. this year

[OLD BOY]

Travel XP is launching on Freeview, but no indication yet of whether it will be coming to VM.

I think this may be SD only, in which case, probably not. Now if it was UHD....

[spankysmagicpian]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

NOTE: I DO NOT WORK FOR VIRGIN MEDIA UK OR VIRGIN MEDIA IRELAND SO ALL THE INFORMATION ON THIS POST IS STILL SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Or possibly not happening....

[Media Boy UK]

Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: BT Showcase is showing LIVE football on Virgin Media UK.

Media Boy HQ can confirmed that Virgin Media UK will broadcast Marselle VS Salzburg tonight (April 26th) from 8pm on BT Sport Showcase on Virgin UK Channel 548.*

Viewers can also watch in HD on Virgin UK Channel 529.

*It will show the BT Sport 3 logo.

[SonicMaster]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Media Boy EXCLUSIVE: BT Showcase is showing LIVE football on Virgin Media UK.

Media Boy HQ can confirmed that Virgin Media UK will broadcast Marselle VS Salzburg tonight (April 26th) from 8pm on BT Sport Showcase on Virgin UK Channel 548.*

Viewers can also watch in HD on Virgin UK Channel 529.

*It will show the BT Sport 3 logo.

Interesting that this channel is continuing on Virgin Media, as someone was saying that the channel would be closing down on Freeview.

Bit of an odd one. It's called 'BT Sport Free' in the channel guide PDF and on my V6 box it's called 'BT SptShow' for the limited character title and the full unlimited title 'BT Sport Show'. Only the logo actually has the correct name, BT Sport Showcase.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by SonicMaster

Interesting that this channel is continuing on Virgin Media, as someone was saying that the channel would be closing down on Freeview.

Bit of an odd one. It's called 'BT Sport Free' in the channel guide PDF and on my V6 box it's called 'BT SptShow' for the limited character title and the full unlimited title 'BT Sport Show'. Only the logo actually has the correct name, BT Sport Showcase.

Probably because we get it as part of the wholesale deal re BT Sport.

[pengedragon]

Does the bt sport deal with vm end this summer or am I misremembering ?

[Media Boy UK]

Summer 2019.

[pengedragon]

thanks mb

[Ultimate.Conj]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Summer 2019.

Unconfirmed rumours are coming in to Media Boy HQ that

• Premier Sports 2 HD
• Premier Sports 2
• FreeSports
• FreeSports HD

are all set to launch in July as Premier Sports reveal THAT Premier Sports to show every Guinness PRO14 Game from next season.

We still to see if Virgin Media UK will carry all the channels listed plus Premier Sports HD from July.

MB, The BBC are planning to stream their world cup games on the iPlayer in 4K/UHD, any news if the V6 will carry these streams? Or will we have to watch them through the iPlayer app on our tvs?

I guess because the BBC haven't definitely confirmed it, it's hard to tell...probably answered my own question haha

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Ultimate.Conj

MB, The BBC are planning to stream their world cup games on the iPlayer in 4K/UHD, any news if the V6 will carry these streams? Or will we have to watch them through the iPlayer app on our tvs?

I guess because the BBC haven't definitely confirmed it, it's hard to tell...probably answered my own question haha

No news on what may happen with the BBC UHD Channel.

But with few hours to go before May we think it safe to reveal that the name of the UHD Channel will NOT launch by tomorrow on Virgin Media UK.

Note the following name was given to us in 2017.

-We was told back in 2017 that Discovery/Eurosport UHD may launch on Virgin UK by May 2018.

---------- Post added at 17:46 ---------- Previous post was at 16:27 ----------

Unconfirmed rumours are coming in to Media Boy HQ that

• Premier Sports 2 HD
• Premier Sports 2
• FreeSports
• FreeSports HD

are all set to launch in July as Premier Sports reveal THAT Premier Sports to show every Guinness PRO14 Game from next season.

We still to see if Virgin Media UK will carry all the channels listed plus Premier Sports HD from July.

---------- Post added at 17:47 ---------- Previous post was at 17:46 ----------

Update - no Premier Sports deal yet.

Via web site - "(We are) Confident of reaching an agreement with Virgin Media to broadcast FreeSports during the summer"

http://www.premiersports.com/pro-14/pro-14

[SonicMaster]

Premier Sports HD and FreeSports HD are confirmed for Virgin Media from July. Finally!

Q: How do I access Premier Sports & FreeSports?
A: Premier Sports is a High Definition subscription service available to 16 million UK homes and on the Sky and Virgin Media platforms and available to everyone on all devices via the Premier Player.

FreeSports is the Free-to-Air (FTA) sister channel of Premier Sports and is the UK’s only dedicated FTA Sports channel available in 22 million UK homes. FreeSports will turn High Definition in the summer.

FreeSports is available on:

Sky
Freeview
FreeSat
TalkTalk
BT Vision
Virgin Media (launching this summer)
TVPlayer online

https://www.pro14rugby.org/2018/04/30/broadcastqa/

Premier Sports is available in 16 million UK homes across Sky and Virgin platforms and to everyone via the Premier Player https://www.premierplayer.tv/ while FreeSports will be available to 22 million UK homes from next season across seven different platforms.

In addition, FreeSports will turn High Definition on Sky and Virgin from July.

http://www.premiersports.com/pro-14/pro-14/

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by SonicMaster

Premier Sports HD and FreeSports HD are confirmed for Virgin Media from July. Finally! https://www.pro14rugby.org/2018/04/30/broadcastqa/

Some good developments for VM there, thanks for posting.

[Media Boy UK]

The rumour new HD Channels launch are still NOT confirmed!

We mean Premier Sports PRO 14 info page says "(We are) Confident of reaching an agreement with Virgin Media to broadcast FreeSports during the summer".

But the PRO 14 web sites says that FreeSports are "launching this summer".

It just an case of wait and see until Virgin Media UK, Media Boy Sources or JJ20X Confirmed.