General : Changes to Virgin TV (2022)

[ScottishSteve]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

As far my Sources know - Virgin Media UK has still to start talks with Warner Bros Discovery after a merger over a new deal.

So Virgin has to pay out two times per month to Warner Bros Discovery as far as I know.

I am pretty sure the agreements currently in place will be honoured until they are complete, although they are part of the same group they will be different companies in their own right.

Maybe further down the line things will change

[BenMcr]

Originally Posted by epsilon

"Mix" users determined to keep their existing bundle can be rolled over to "Fun" with channel parity, kicking the migration of "Fun" down the road. As I said, retiring all of the old codes may still be some way off.

If 'Mix' has been given the same channel line up as 'Fun', then it'll be the other way around. Current 'Fun' customers will end up moved to a bundle including 'Mix' without losing any channels.

Looking at what is in the Mix/Fun line up, there is no easy way to move those customers to Mixit + Personal Picks, unlike Full House which easily went to Maxit + Kids.

[epsilon]

Originally Posted by BenMcr

If 'Mix' has been given the same channel line up as 'Fun', then it'll be the other way around. Current 'Fun' customers will end up moved to a bundle including 'Mix' without losing any channels.

Looking at what is in the Mix/Fun line up, there is no easy way to move those customers to Mixit + Personal Picks, unlike Full House which easily went to Maxit + Kids.

No easy way to migrate them other than upselling to Maxit. Which is why I suggested that the extra channels now available to "Mix" customers is (or could be used as) a marketing opportunity to offer them even more channels. Although the channel lineups of Mix and Fun are now the same there still some differences to the "on demand" content subscription codes.

[Media Boy UK]

Virgin Media UK are set to move a following channels to new SID soon to sit beside BBC Radio Chan.

*Heart
*Radio X
*RTE Radio
*WRN
*Smooth
*Kiss FM
*Heart 80s
*LBC
*Magic Radio
*Absolute 80s
*Ab. Clas. Rock
*talkSPORT

When move you will need to readd them to your Favourites

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Virgin Media UK are set to move a following channels to new SID soon to sit beside BBC Radio Chan.

*Heart
*Radio X
*RTE Radio
*WRN
*Smooth
*Kiss FM
*Heart 80s
*LBC
*Magic Radio
*Absolute 80s
*Ab. Clas. Rock
*talkSPORT

When move you will need to readd them to your Favourites

Or NOT as the case may be

[Media Boy UK]

All channels on CO58 (SID 6XX) is in a middle of being move to CO 71 (SID 11XX).

Here is a list of channels on C058 as of June 12th:

*BBC Red Button 2
*BBC Red Button 3
*Quest Red
*BBC Red Button 4
*God Channel
*Islam Channel Urdu
*SONY MAX2
*Crime+Inv +1
*BBC Red Button 5
*YESTERDAY +1
*BBC Red Button 6
*Clubland TV
*euronews
*Sky Sports Main Event
*Movies 24
*Movies 24+
*CBS Reality +1
*SYFY
*CNBC
*B4U Movies
*B4U Music
*E!
*Sky Sports Football

The following channels has move from CO58 to CO71 - as of 2am on June 13th:

*Yesterday +1
*CBS Reality +1
*Crime+Inv +1
*God Channel
*Clubland TV
*CNBC
*euronews
*B4U Music
*Islam Channel Urdu

I only found out this information due to readding all of a Radio channels that moved last week to my list of Favourite Channels.

[ScottishSteve]

Broadcast is reporting that 4music is to be rebranded E4 extra which will focus on comedy and entertainment acquisitions

Maybe more to help save Channel4

Plot twist: whilst Box Hits is becoming 4Music with its content being music.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by ScottishSteve

Broadcast is reporting that 4music is to be rebranded E4 extra which will focus on comedy and entertainment acquisitions

Maybe more to help save Channel4

Plot twist: whilst Box Hits is becoming 4Music with its content being music.

From June 29th:

4Music will become E4 Extra.
Box Hits will become 4Music.

[Media Boy UK]

Due to today news that BoxHits will close and E4 Extra set to launch plus 4Music to close on Freeview on June 29th. Here is Channel 4's Monthly Reach numbers for May 2022.

Channel 4 > 39,311
E4 > 19,154
Film4 > 14,767
More4 > 13,718
4seven > 9,797
4Music > 6,196
Magic TV > 1,442
Box Hits > 1,136
Kerrang > 912
Kiss TV > 725
The Box > 759
Kiss TV > 725

With The Box having a same idea of things it broadcast on 4Music if I was working for Channel 4 I would also axe The Box to launch E4 Extra +1.

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

From June 29th:

4Music will become E4 Extra.
Box Hits will become 4Music.

Official Press Release
https://www.channel4.com/press/news/...ecome-e4-extra

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by cheekyangus

Official Press Release
https://www.channel4.com/press/news/...ecome-e4-extra

RXTV is reporting that E4 Extra may move from Music to Entertainment on Virgin's EPG. As things stand E4 Extra will launch on Channel 337 with 4Music moving to Channel 336.

https://rxtvinfo.com/2022/e4-extra-t...ajor-reshuffle

[vincerooney]

Originally Posted by ScottishSteve

Broadcast is reporting that 4music is to be rebranded E4 extra which will focus on comedy and entertainment acquisitions

Maybe more to help save Channel4

Plot twist: whilst Box Hits is becoming 4Music with its content being music.

hang on....couldnt they have just made it easier by

4 music staying as 4 music
box hits changing to E4 extra....

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

hang on....couldnt they have just made it easier by

4 music staying as 4 music
box hits changing to E4 extra....

That would be too easy for Channel 4 to do.

[ScottishSteve]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

hang on....couldnt they have just made it easier by

4 music staying as 4 music
box hits changing to E4 extra....

I think it is more for the benefit of the Freeview audience who will loose 4music in favour of the new service.

If they had said it will replace Box Hits it ain’t on Freeview so I can see how they have announced it this way.

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by vincerooney

hang on....couldnt they have just made it easier by

4 music staying as 4 music
box hits changing to E4 extra....

It's about broadcast space and channel number prominence. 4Music is more widely available and in more prominent EPG channel numbers on the various TV platforms than Box Hits, and they deem the new E4 Extra of more importance than 4Music, so are passing on those benefits to the new channel.

4Music hasn't really been 4Music for a long time. What with the lack of music broadcast and all. So this isn't a case of staying the same, it's restoring it to what it used to be.
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VM should move Forces TV at the same time as moving E4 Extra to General Entertainment, it's in the wrong part of the EPG too given its schedule these days.