General : Changes to Virgin TV (2022)

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by epsilon

Coming soon:

Additions to look out for:

SID 1209 BBC Parliament HD
SID 1420 Test 1420 (may just be an internal service, time will tell)
SID 1510 Talk TV

Happy searching DBR watchers.

Sky Forum has reveal that Talk TV will be added to the Sky EPG on April 13th on Sky Channel 526 (UK Only)

Plus epsilon on DS Forum has reveal that TalkTV HD will be given Virgin UK Channel 627 when it launches.

Talk TV full launch is on April 25th.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Test 1420: https://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.p...&sec=0&lang=en

Look like "Test 1420" is no longer testing as tests want FTA sometime before 5.45pm yesterday.

https://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.p...&sec=0&lang=en

Up until 11.53am it was "ENC".

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Two more BBC HD Channels launches on Virgin Media.

120. BBC ALBA HD - Scotland only
161. BBC ALBA HD - Outside Scotland
605. BBC Parliament HD

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@epsilon Here in Scotland BBC ALBA HD is broadcasting on CO72 slot number 1312.

[epsilon]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Look like "Test 1420" is no longer testing as tests want FTA sometime before 5.45pm yesterday.

https://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.p...&sec=0&lang=en

Up until 11.53am it was "ENC".

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Two more BBC HD Channels launches on Virgin Media.

120. BBC ALBA HD - Scotland only
161. BBC ALBA HD - Outside Scotland
605. BBC Parliament HD

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@epsilon Here in Scotland BBC ALBA HD is broadcasting on CO72 slot number 1312.

The overnight changes were quite convoluted. I should be getting a full breakdown of the changes by this afternoon. Test 1420 has moved to TS30 as an EPG linked IPTV stream, following the pattern previously seen with Test 1405 & Test 1406.

[cheekyangus]

The arrival of BBC Alba in HD doesn't surprise me, it was the only BBC channel left to move to HD on VM outside the Audio Description channels, which are, incidentally, redundant now for all the main PSB channels as AD is available on all the main services on 101-105, 141, 161 (and in HD) with a change in menu/settings.

[epsilon]

Originally Posted by cheekyangus

The arrival of BBC Alba in HD doesn't surprise me, it was the only BBC channel left to move to HD on VM outside the Audio Description channels, which are, incidentally, redundant now for all the main PSB channels as AD is available on all the main services on 101-105, 141, 161 (and in HD) with a change in menu/settings.

It was expected, as is something else which I won't mention at the moment. Interesting that Virgin has treated the SD>HD conversion of BBC ALBA differently to that of BBC Parliament and other recent service upgrades. ALBA HD has been launched with the same EPG-ID as the SD services. BBC Parliament HD has a new EPG-ID so the old one will have to be retained as a placeholder to preserve any recordings. SI data now has dozens of these placeholders, many of them will have long retention periods as BBC / PSB placeholders.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by epsilon

It was expected, as is something else which I won't mention at the moment.

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Rumour: Discovery kids Could be added back to the UK Soon.

[Media Boy UK]

Media Boy Sources say that "Lifetime are planning to return to the UK with Lifetime movie network a subscription channel that they aim to be on SKY, BT and Virgin Media for around £4 Per month."

[Mad Max]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Media Boy Sources say that "Lifetime are planning to return to the UK with Lifetime movie network a subscription channel that they aim to be on SKY, BT and Virgin Media for around £4 Per month."

That's probably the biggest waste of £4 I've seen in a long time, here's a sample of what they show...


TV Movie Nanny Killer
10:00 am

TV Movie The Twisted Nanny
12:00 pm

TV Movie The Captive Nanny
2:00 pm

TV Movie The Nanny Murders
4:00 pm

TV Movie Obsessed with the Babysitter
6:00 pm

TV Movie Her Deadly Sugar Daddy
8:00 pm

TV Movie My Best Friend's Secret Life
10:00 pm

TV Movie Trapped By My Sugar Daddy

[TimeLord2018]

Originally Posted by Mad Max

That's probably the biggest waste of £4 I've seen in a long time, here's a sample of what they show...


TV Movie Nanny Killer
10:00 am

TV Movie The Twisted Nanny
12:00 pm

TV Movie The Captive Nanny
2:00 pm

TV Movie The Nanny Murders
4:00 pm

TV Movie Obsessed with the Babysitter
6:00 pm

TV Movie Her Deadly Sugar Daddy
8:00 pm

TV Movie My Best Friend's Secret Life
10:00 pm

TV Movie Trapped By My Sugar Daddy

Sounds like a porn movie.

I can't see why anyone would pay £4 for that.

[jfman]

Originally Posted by TimeLord2018

Sounds like a porn movie.

I can't see why anyone would pay £4 for that.

You only have to look at the plethora of fledgeling streaming services to see that if you price garbage at less than a fiver there’s probably a few tens of thousands of mugs willing to pay.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

That’s just silly, MB. You’ll have to sign up to everything before much longer.

If you want to see the programme, just sign up and be done with it!

Originally Posted by Legendkiller2k

Just use the iplayer on kodi no need to sign up.

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

I don't have Kodi

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I guess you’re screwed then, MB.

Just sign up, old chap. I promise it won’t hurt a bit!

I am NOT screwed Normal People is being shown on BBC THREE next weekend.

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Talking about BBC THREE:

Most of BBC Three’s programmes have so far failed to attract more than 100,000 viewers on live television, according to official viewing figures, while some shows are lucky to get a tenth of that.

As a result, despite years of work to return the channel to air, BBC Three is now being beaten in the ratings by BBC FOUR, the vintage film channel Talking Pictures and GB News.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...P=share_btn_tw

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

I am NOT screwed Normal People is being shown on BBC THREE next weekend.

Brilliant news, MB. It’s just a shame that your viewing choices dictate that you have to wait until next weekend to watch it.

If you cast away your inhibitions and signed into the BBC I-Player, you could watch it right now. Or whenever it suited you, basically.

Ah, well, horses for courses and all that!

[RegularCapital]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

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Rumour: Discovery kids Could be added back to the UK Soon.

I really doubt it, Discovery Kids where it still exists in other countries (Latin America) has taken a non-educational direction, depends on acquisitions (some of which are on Pop), and because of this offers nothing new to the table. Also kids these days are more interested in streaming.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by RegularCapital

I really doubt it, Discovery Kids where it still exists in other countries (Latin America) has taken a non-educational direction, depends on acquisitions (some of which are on Pop), and because of this offers nothing new to the table. Also kids these days are more interested in streaming.

It was a rumour I saw on Twitter with nothing to back it up.

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More Cartoons coming to CBBC.

https://rxtvinfo.com/2022/more-carto...class-families

[Media Boy UK]

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. first-quarter 2022 results will be revealed on Tuesday, April 26th but will not include first-quarter performance for the WarnerMedia business which was acquired on April 8, 2022.

I wonder if Warner Bros. Discovery will give any update on a BT Sport/Eurosport joint venture.