Coming to Virgin TV

[LiamTG]

Originally Posted by Ozzig

Don't you just use the VM online EPG ? http://tvguide.virginmedia.com/

What to go all the way forward over a month? No thanks. Evidently there are people on here who understand that that is not a very good option and therefore used their other sources to help me!

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[Andrewcrawford23]

the sort of message i am getting from my sources is more a less the remaining channesl that are either exculisive to xntl or xtw only are mostly likely to be dropped there mgith be a few exceptions but ther emostly goign to go

[Arthurgray50@blu]

I could not agree more with comments from Gadge and Grabbi, concerning Richard Branson and VM, Cable Tv in this country is appalling and is run by muppets, who only want the profit, and are not interested in the customer, when Sir Richard, gave his name 'Virgin ' this name is world renown, and everyone knows that with this name, they have a product that is like gold and can be trusted, and several months ago, he agreed that VM could be sold, several buyers have come forward, and now drifted into the night air and disappeared, we have several directors who have left, VM are never going to be a major company, unless someone injects money (that they know they wont get back) and we have NEW people who want the company to get bigger, instead of being in the premier league, along with Sky, we are in league 3 of the championship - anyone got £40 million quid to spare.

[darthlinux]

for what I hear dont think much is gona happen with vms's channel heare gonna spend all there money on BBI

[LiamTG]

The thing is with VM, as stated above, they are not interested in investing any more money. Look at the adverts for th V+ box that have suddenly appeared everywhere (the £75 off one), it doesn't even mention that it has HD capabilities. Let's face it, VM want to concentrate on the On Demand service they offer - whilst I think it's very good and there is some HD stuff on there, they need more HD channels - Ch4, a movie channel - and of course their own channel V1 but lets face it they can't even do it in widescreen!!!

Come on Virgin, we pay enough for this stuff lets have it!!

LTG

[sherer]

does anyone know when The Sarah Connor Cronicles starts on Virgin 1. I thought it was this Sunday but it isn't listed in my TV Guide

[windy]

Originally Posted by sherer

does anyone know when The Sarah Connor Cronicles starts on Virgin 1. I thought it was this Sunday but it isn't listed in my TV Guide

11th feb...it starts..

[Hom3r]

Originally Posted by sherer

does anyone know when The Sarah Connor Cronicles starts on Virgin 1. I thought it was this Sunday but it isn't listed in my TV Guide

UK Premiere: Thursdays 10pm from 21st February, Virgin1
http://www.virginmediainfo.co.uk/scc.shtml

[sherer]

thanks for the info. Was hoping to see it this weekend but looks like I will have to wait

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Neptune

A few more 2007 changes at least on the ex-ntl side:

May 27 – Cartoon Network Too launches on ch 732 replacing Toonami
May 31 – Sky Movies SD2 launches on ch 410 on ntl (former Sky Movies 10 on ex-telewest)
July 02 – Core radio ch 923 – channel ceased broadcasting and removed from epg
July 02 – Chill radio ch 925 – as above
July 02 – Capital Disney ch 960 – as above
July 30 – Ch 969 Choice FM launches
Aug 16 – LBC radio launched on ch 973 (London only??)
Aug 23 – Ch 951 Virgin Xtreme,Ch 952 Virgin Classic Rock and Ch 953 Virgin Groove launches

If you take into account the amount of channels removed in 2007 compared to the channels that launched, there's barely a difference and certainly none that would affect capacity.

LBC is available here in Kirklees, West Yorkshire.

[Andrewcrawford23]

if youa re xtw then xtw had regional variaents for radio channels that was onyl available from certian head ends

[Media Boy]

Keep up-to-date on upcoming channel launches and other important events across the two platforms of Virgin TV - update Week 4..

Next Update; Sunday and Maybe Thursday [ Only if Virgin Media work on their EPG Lineup that week ]..

Coming up in - January.
31st. UKTV are to go widescreen..
Motors TV may appear on Telewest this month IF it do not appear it will be removed from NTL..

February.
1st. Sky Movies SD 1 is to be renamed Sky Movies Screen 1 on Virgin Channel 411.
1st. Sky Movies SD 2 is to be renamed Sky Movies Screen 2 on Virgin Channel 412..

Channels that will appear soon on Virgin Media [ Been Confirmed by the Broadcaster, BARB or by Virgin Media. ].
Playhouse Disney +.
Nuts TV.
Pop Girl.
Channel 4 HD.
Arsenal TV.
JJB Sports TV - now testing on some NTL Boxes.

Will happen before 2009.
Virgin plan to remove all the Ex-ntl or Ex-Telewest channels so that Virgin Viewers can have the same lineup..

The following channels are rumoured to be coming to Virgin TV this year.
The National Geographic Channel +1, BBC TV Local Channels & The History Channel +1 all may start on Ex-Telewest..
DMAX +1, True Movies 2, AnimeCentral, Cartoonito, TCM2, ESPN Classic, Bubble Hits, Al Jazeera English, ARY QTV and The Musik all may start on Virgin Media..

Other news
VMTV may go widescreen on January 31st.
NASN is to be rebranded in 2008.
Virgin Media is planning to launch 24-hour linear HD channels in 2008, its chief executive Malcolm Wall told trade paper Media Week.
Virgin are still in talks with Sky over their Basic channels coming back on air.
ITV are rumoured to be in talks with Virgin over ITV HD coming to Virgin [ We may also get ITV2 +1 and ITV3 +1 as part of the deal. ]
Film 24, Star and Chello Zone are also rumoured to be in talks with Virgin - note: Chello Zone is the new name for Zone Media.

NEW: The list of Channels THAT Virgin Media have worked on this week - update Week 4.

New Channels added:
Sorry, no new channels this week...

Channels removed from Virgin TV
Sorry, no new channels this week...

New channels that are now testing on some Ex-ntl boxes.
JJB Sports TV

Virgin Media have still to move the following Ex-Telewest channels to match with EPG in Ex-ntl: areas.

TBA
Television X moves from 473 to On Demand
Playboy TV Nightly moves from 475 to On Demand
The Adult Channel Nightly moves from 477 to On Demand
Spice Extreme Nightly moves from 478 to On Demand
Red Hot Just 18 moves from 480 to On Demand
Red Hot Asians moves from 482 to On Demand
Red Hot Amateur moves from 483 to On Demand
Xplicit XXX Nightly moves from 484 to On Demand

Virgin still have to sign deals for the following ex-NTL channels to appear on the ex-Telewest Network

EPG Channel Name
231. The National Geographic Channel +1
235. The History Channel +1
545. Motors TV
811. Zee Music
812. Alpha ETC Punjabi
833. Phoenix CNE
861. BBC One England
862. BBC One Scotland
863. BBC One Northern Ireland
864. BBC One Wales
865. BBC Two England
928. Radio: Magic*
929. Radio: Q*
930. Radio: BBC Radio Scotland
931. Radio: BBC Radio Wales
932. Radio: BBC Radio Ulster
934. Radio: BBC Radio nan Gaidheal
936. Radio: BBC Radio Cymru
962. Radio: The Hits*
963. Radio: Kiss 100*
964. Radio: Kerrang!*
966. Radio: Smash Hits!*

NOTE: * = EMap Radio channels: ( Magic, Q, The Hits, Kiss 100, Kerrang!, Smash Hits! ) have all been sold to H Bauer SO Virgin need to sign an new deal to carry on getting them.

Virgin still have to sign deals for the following ex-Telewest channels to appear on the ex-NTL Network

EPG Channel Name
830. Deutsche Welle TV
911. Radio: BBC Radio 4 LW
917. Radio: RTE Radio 1
920. Radio: WRN Europe
971. Radio: Deutsche Welle Radio.

TV Boy Thinks: Virgin will keep Bauer Radio Channels, BBC TV and Radio Channels, Nat Geo +1, History channel +1 and ZEE channels and drop the rest.

I know that some radio channels are on Ex-Telewest in some parts of the UK and they will stay but will need to move all the BBC Radio channels that are only on NTL to new channels numbers so that all the Virgin Networks [ Ex-ntl and Ex-Telewest ] can have them.

And now for me to say thanks to the following regular contributors of this thread who give me some of my Information.
They are:- grabbi, JG3870, Jasmeet, buba3d and sakiblateef.

[richmtv]

Good to see the Virgin central 2 has now disappeared from my box (Ex-NTL)

[ncfc1902]

Originally Posted by TV Boy

Coming up in - January.
31st. UKTV are to go widescreen

For months you said UKTV and VMTV will go widescreen, now just UKTV?

[m.massey]

Thanks for the up date info , tv boy