Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
25-09-2019, 00:16
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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Bollywood music channel MTV Beats (channel 841) closes next Monday at 6am
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Brilliant, keep them coming!
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25-09-2019, 06:01
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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Brilliant, keep them coming!
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Never have l seen someone so happy at channels closing..
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25-09-2019, 07:58
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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Originally Posted by ScottishSteve
Bollywood music channel MTV Beats (channel 841) closes next Monday at 6am
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Is this just on VM, or on Sky as well?
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25-09-2019, 09:18
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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Is this just on VM, or on Sky as well?
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I have just checked and it includes Sky as well
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25-09-2019, 10:47
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
Virgin Media statement from the Community Forum News Release
https://community.virginmedia.com/t5...r/ba-p/4070894
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You may have noticed a message on your TV screen informing you of upcoming changes to some of our TV channels. Read on for more information.
On Thursday 26th September 2019, we’ll be removing the standard definition (SD) versions of some of our channels. From this date, the following channels are going to be removed:-
TLC SD (167)
Quest SD (172)
Discovery Channel SD (250)
Animal Planet SD (256)
Eurosport 1 SD (523)
Eurosport 2 SD (524)
These channels will be replaced by the high definition (HD) version which means you won’t miss out on any of your favourite shows. If you currently enjoy the HD version of these channels, these will be changing slightly at the same time:
TLC HD (167 - currently 168)
Quest HD (172 - currently 217)
Discovery Channel HD (250 - currently 251)
Animal Planet HD (256 - currently 257)
Eurosport 1 HD (521)
Eurosport 2 HD (522)
In certain cases, the SD and HD channels are currently included within separate TV packages (e.g. TLC SD is currently included in the Mix TV package, whereas TLC HD is available in the Full House TV package). Where this is the case, the HD channel will replace the SD channel in the current package. This means you'll still continue to enjoy all the great programming on that channel after the change
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25-09-2019, 10:49
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
TV & Satellite Week has confirm that from October 1st: E! HD moves to 139. E! moves to 140 and Sky Two moves to 160. We can confirm that SKY ONE/HD AND SKY WITNESS/HD will NOT move as reported by MB HQ yesterday.
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25-09-2019, 10:58
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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Originally Posted by newapollo
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Well they are a bit slow with their messaging on the screen as there has been nothing shown on our screens.
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25-09-2019, 11:10
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
I think they have sorted that out now, Den. My HD recordings don't take up as much room as they used to - I even record from the UHD channel now.
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I've recorded the whole season of The Rook in UHD and it didn't seem to take up too much space. I'm hovering around the 40-50% mark with that included.
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25-09-2019, 14:29
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
DBR is reporting that Home & Health +1 will soon move to Channel 284
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http://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.ph...&sec=0&lang=en
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What Discovery channels are Virgin Media missing out on?
Discovery Turbo +1 - to launch on Channel 286?
Food Network +1 - to launch on Channel 296?
HGTV (Channel coming soon)
HGTV +1 (Channel coming soon)
Quest Red +1 - to launch on Channel 232?
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25-09-2019, 14:39
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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Originally Posted by Media Boy
DBR is reporting that Home & Health +1 will soon move to Channel 284
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http://www.digitalbitrate.com/dtv.ph...&sec=0&lang=en
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What Discovery channels are Virgin Media missing out on?
Discovery Turbo +1
Food Network +1
HGTV (Channel coming soon)
HGTV +1 (Channel coming soon)
Quest Red +1
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Good spot re: Home And Health+1. I rarely notice that part on DBR. That's the number the main H&H channel is on, so that must be moving up. I'd imagine they are finally filling in that gap between Discovery and Animal Planet. Maybe they are demoting the +1s and promoting the main channels they own which are further down?
Is there a Turbo+1? If it doesn't exist I wouldn't be surprised if they axed Shed to create it.
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25-09-2019, 14:46
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
Right now:
281. Home
282. Home +1
284. Home & Health
285. Home & Health +1
286. Discovery Shed
287. God Channel
291. Food Network
292. Travel Channel
Soon?
281. Home
282. Home +1
283. Home & Health
284. Home & Health +1
285. Discovery Shed
286. Discovery Turbo (Moves from Channel 261)
287. Discovery Turbo +1
288. Food Network
289. Food Network +1
290. Travel Channel
292. God Channel
"Soon?" mean that may happen - that what Media Boy HQ is working with.
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25-09-2019, 14:57
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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Originally Posted by Media Boy
Right now:
281. Home
282. Home +1
284. Home & Health
285. Home & Health +1
286. Discovery Shed
287. God Channel
291. Food Network
292. Travel Channel
Soon?
281. Home
282. Home +1
283. Home & Health
284. Home & Health +1
285. Discovery Shed
286. Discovery Turbo (Moves from Channel 261)
287. Discovery Turbo +1
288. Food Network
289. Food Network +1
290. Travel Channel
292. God Channel
"Soon?" mean that may happen - that what Media Boy HQ is working with.
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I'd see Food Network moving higher, similar to what happened to Sky.
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25-09-2019, 15:11
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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Originally Posted by Aguero9320
I'd see Food Network moving higher, similar to what happened to Sky.
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Maybe it will but it only been confirmed that Home and Health +1 is set to move. Outwith the HD Channels being moved.
Discovery has got the following brands in the Factual & Lifestyle:
-Discovery HD
-Animal Planet
-Discovery Science
-Discovery Turbo
-Discovery History
-Home
-Home & Health
-Discovery Shed
-Food Network
-Travel Channel
But on Sky the Discovery brands are as followed:
-Discovery Channel
-Food Network
-Home
-Discovery Turbo
-Animal Planet
-Discovery Science
-Discovery Home & Health
-Travel Channel
-Discovery Shed
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25-09-2019, 15:19
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
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Originally Posted by Media Boy
Right now:
281. Home
282. Home +1
284. Home & Health
285. Home & Health +1
286. Discovery Shed
287. God Channel
291. Food Network
292. Travel Channel
Soon?
281. Home
282. Home +1
283. Home & Health
284. Home & Health +1
285. Discovery Shed
286. Discovery Turbo (Moves from Channel 261)
287. Discovery Turbo +1
288. Food Network
289. Food Network +1
290. Travel Channel
292. God Channel
"Soon?" mean that may happen - that what Media Boy HQ is working with.
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Given 253, 254 and 255 have been empty for a while and there will be even more gaps in 250s when the HD switches/SD closures occur, as I was suggesting earlier I'd say there is a decent chance main versions of Discovery-owned channels Home, Food Network, Home & Health, Shed and the like further down would jump much further up, leaving the +1s all moved to fill the 280s.
The Sky/Comcast number changes coming up have demoted the +1s, so it's more likely now that this could happen than before these Sky/Comcast changes were known.
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25-09-2019, 17:07
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Media Boy HQ has been thinking about your view @Aguero9320 we now think you are maybe on to something:
If Discovery want Virgin Media to copy the way their brand is on Sky their CAN ask Virgin Media do to the following:
250 - Discovery Channel HD
251 - Discovery +1
252 - Food Network
253 - Food Network +1
254 - Home
255 - Home +1
256 - Discovery Turbo
257 - Discovery Turbo +1
258 - Animal Planet HD
259 - Animal Planet +1
260 - Discovery Science
261 - Discovery Science +1
281 - Discovery History
282 - Discovery History +1
283 - Discovery Home & Health
284 - Discovery Home & Health +1
285 - Travel Channel
291 - Discovery Shed
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Look like an late night at Media Boy HQ tonight.....
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Originally Posted by cheekyangus
Given 253, 254 and 255 have been empty for a while and there will be even more gaps in 250s when the HD switches/SD closures occur, as I was suggesting earlier I'd say there is a decent chance main versions of Discovery-owned channels Home, Food Network, Home & Health, Shed and the like further down would jump much further up, leaving the +1s all moved to fill the 280s.
The Sky/Comcast number changes coming up have demoted the +1s, so it's more likely now that this could happen than before these Sky/Comcast changes were known.
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We did not see your post before posted our new one.
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Virgin Media may move Discovery channels over so many weeks:
Tonight:
167 - TLC SD Channel closes on Virgin Media.*
168 - TLC HD Channel moves to Channel 167.*
172 - Quest SD Channel closes on Virgin Media.
217 - Quest HD Channel moves to Channel 172.
250 - Discovery SD Channel closes on Virgin Media.
251 - Discovery HD Channel moves to Channel 250.
256 - Animal Planet SD Channel closes on Virgin Media.
257 - Animal Planet HD Channel moves to Channel 256.
283 - Discovery Home & Health
284 - Discovery Home & Health +1
523 - Eurosport 1 SD Channel closes on Virgin Media.
524 - Eurosport 2 SD Channel closes on Virgin Media.
Next Week?
251 - Discovery +1
252 - Food Network
253 - Food Network +1
254 - Home
255 - Home +1
256 - Discovery Turbo
257 - Discovery Turbo +1
258 - Animal Planet HD
259 - Animal Planet +1
260 - Discovery Science
261 - Discovery Science +1
October 9th?
281 - Discovery History
282 - Discovery History +1
285 - Travel Channel
291 - Discovery Shed
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