General : Changes to Virgin TV (2020)

[Media Boy UK]

I have found that HUM Masala is still broadcasting on Virgin Channel 833 via the red button (Was set to be removed from Virgin on March 30th).

Will HUM Masala soon get an Channel number?

[Mad Max]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

I have found that HUM Masala is still broadcasting on Virgin Channel 833 via the red button (Was set to be removed from Virgin on March 30th).

Will HUM Masala soon get an Channel number?

Is that the chicken tikka channel......

[trublue]

Originally Posted by newapollo

I took out my Oomph package on 28th June last year. It was, and still is discounted to £99.99. The charges for pausing Sky & BT Sports are credit adjustments on the account, not further discounts.

Thanks for that. I might well look into getting it paused.

[Raider999]

Originally Posted by newapollo

I took out my Oomph package on 28th June last year. It was, and still is discounted to £99.99. The charges for pausing Sky & BT Sports are credit adjustments on the account, not further discounts.

According to staff on the VM Community Forums

You may well be correct, but if that is the case - how do you realise these credits if your next bill isn't reduced?

[paul0363]

Originally Posted by Raider999

You may well be correct, but if that is the case - how do you realise these credits if your next bill isn't reduced?

It's a credit on your account (i.e. Virgin "pays" part of the bill - in my case £26.50). The amount of your bill is reduced by the amount of the credit and your direct debit adjusted to take only the reduced amount.

On your bill it's included in the "Usage Charges" as a credit adjustment rather than under the package cost as a discount.

[vincerooney]

Originally Posted by trublue

Thanks for that. I might well look into getting it paused.

does anyone know if its worth getting it paused? i dont want to pause it and lose any loyalty bonuses i may have. do you still get to watch the channels even though you're not paying for it?

If so why the heck arent virgin media just automatically doing this or is it to trick people into keeping paying for it?

[paul0363]

You get to keep watching the channels and keep any promotional/loyalty discounts you have (it's a bill credit and not a package change)

As to why you have to apply - probably because that's the way Sky are doing it!

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Digital Spy Forum is reporting Sky have now moved Sky Documentaries HD and Sky Nature HD launch dates from April 7th to the new rumour date of May 27th.

When relaunch their Documentaries Channels it will be as followed:

-Sky Dcoumentaries (SD and HD) may launch on Virgin Media UK (Media Boy HQ thinks it testing on Virgin Media UK right now under "Channel A" or "Channel B".)

-Sky Nature (SD and HD) may launch on Virgin Media UK (Media Boy HQ thinks it testing on Virgin Media UK right now under "Channel A" or "Channel B".)

-HISTORY HD will become known as Sky History HD.

-HISTORY +1 will become known as Sky History +1.

-HISTORY 2 HD will become known as Sky History 2 HD.

Take care and stay safe everyone.

Is Sky set to close Movies 24 Channels for new Documentaries Channels?

RXTVLog is reporting that Comcast's Romance/Christmas movie channel Movies 24 has been removed from BT TV.

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Is Sky set to close Movies 24 Channels for new Documentaries Channels?

RXTVLog is reporting that Comcast's Romance/Christmas movie channel Movies 24 has been removed from BT TV.

If they did there would be a gap in the market. I know someone who watches Movies24 and Movies24+ (the the Christmas versions) a lot.

[Legendkiller2k]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Is Sky set to close Movies 24 Channels for new Documentaries Channels?

RXTVLog is reporting that Comcast's Romance/Christmas movie channel Movies 24 has been removed from BT TV.

No it's going to be a SKY exclusive, will be leaving VM very soon too.

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Originally Posted by cheekyangus

If they did there would be a gap in the market. I know someone who watches Movies24 and Movies24+ (the the Christmas versions) a lot.

Lifetime movie channel in uk maybe?

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by Legendkiller2k

No it's going to be a SKY exclusive, will be leaving VM very soon too.

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Lifetime movie channel in uk maybe?

Where did you hear that?

Lifetime movies aren't the same, they wouldn't be of interest to the relative in question.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by cheekyangus

Where did you hear that?

Lifetime movies aren't the same, they wouldn't be of interest to the relative in question.

Due to all the Sports rights Sky has given up on in the past two years Sky may end up axing some Sky Sports channels for Sky Documentaries HD and Sky Nature HD.

[Legendkiller2k]

Originally Posted by cheekyangus

Where did you hear that?

Lifetime movies aren't the same, they wouldn't be of interest to the relative in question.

Lifetime movies are exactly the same romance rubbish made for tv movies.
Lifetime are keen to launch their movie channel in the UK.

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by Legendkiller2k

Lifetime movies are exactly the same romance rubbish made for tv movies.
Lifetime are keen to launch their movie channel in the UK.

I'm well aware what type of movies they do. They aren't exactly the same, and they're much worse. They are more akin to the stuff that was shown on True Movies before it (thankfully) changed into Sony Movies Classic.

There are multiple different levels of quality even in made for TV movies.

I hadn't heard Lifetime were wanting to launch their movie channel over here, given the awful ratings of the existing Lifetime UK channel they'd be better closing that and replacing it.

[Raider999]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Due to all the Sports rights Sky has given up on in the past two years Sky may end up axing some Sky Sports channels for Sky Documentaries HD and Sky Nature HD.

Hopefully not, with the exception of Sky Sports Main which duplicates Sky's choice of viewing.

At some times they don't have enough channels anyway so need to use red button streams behind an existing channel - ok if you are supplied from sky but not if by virgin as you cannot record RB streams (unlike sky which usually has a recordable sub-menu)