Coming to Virgin TV - Page 6

hodgie99 · 06-01-2008, 10:59

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Originally Posted by grabbi

Id like confirmation that a new box could be on the way for Virgin Customers... which transmits MPEG4, not MPEG2 like the V+.

Personally, I think it was a bad choice to release the V+ box, especially when there is a better box on the market.

But, what they could do is just use the V+ as a PVR, and the other SA as a V+ HD... Scrubbing HD channels off the V+ (but they could keep HD on Demand movies).

So for hose of us who paid £150 for the box for hd will have to pay 4 a new hd box cant see em being free customer services told me it not the box wot need to be up graded it is the network but unsure about systems working yet

Media Boy · 06-01-2008, 17:34

Keep up-to-date on upcoming channel launches and other important events across the two platforms of Virgin TV - update Week 2.

January:
7th. Leonardo World is set to be removed from Ex-Telewest Channel 832.
8th. Discovery new channel 'DMax' starts on Virgin Media Channel 197.
8th. The National Geographic Channel +1 may start on Ex-Telewest on Channel 231.
14th. Arsenal TV may start on Virgin Media XL Pack.
31st. VMTV and UKTV to go widescreen.

Pop Girl may start on Virgin Media this month.
Motors TV may appear on Telewest this month IF it do not appear it will be removed from NTL.

February:
1st. Sky Movies rename again Sky Movies SD 1 (Virgin Channel 411) will be renamed Sky Movies Screen 1 also the same name tweak will also be applied to Sky Movies SD 2 as well.

Channels still to come to Virgin Media:
Channel 4 HD will appear when Virgin get room to put it in January or March.
The History Channel +1 will start soon on Ex-Telewest.
True Movies 2 and AnimeCentral all may start on Virgin Media in January.
Nuts TV, Cartoonito, TCM2, ESPN Classic, Bubble Hits, Al Jazeera English and BBC Gaelic Channel ( Scottish viewers only ) all may appear on Virgin Media in March.

Other news:
NASN is to be rebranded in 2008.
Sometime in 2008: Virgin plan to remove all the Ex-ntl or Ex-Telewest channels so that Virgin Viewers can have the same lineup.
BBC Worldwide is looking to buy out its Virgin Media partner in UKTV
Virgin Media is planning to launch 24-hour linear HD channels in 2008, its chief executive Malcolm Wall told trade paper Media Week.

The list of Channels rumoured to be coming to Virgin Media - update Week 2.
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. ]
Also 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.
ARY QTV and The Musik may appear soon on Virgin.

New channels that are now testing on some Ex-ntl boxes.
DMAX - Showing OBE TV on tests but will appear as DMAX on Virgin Channel 197 from the 8th of January.
JJB Sports TV

Alignment of Ex-Telewest channels to match with Ex-ntl: areas has began and the following channels will move in the coming weeks

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

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. PCNE Chinese
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 who also own Global Radio's ( LBC, The Arrow ).

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
832. Leonardo
911. Radio: BBC Radio 4 LW
917. Radio: RTE Radio 1
920. Radio: WRN Europe
971. Radio: Deutsche Welle Radio

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.

If I miss any thing pm me and tell me and I will put it on every Sunday. [ I will post again later in the week if Virgin add or removed channels that week. ]

weststandguy · 06-01-2008, 18:32

the EPG on Leonardo says "service no longer available" but the station is still there

Media Boy · 06-01-2008, 18:34

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Originally Posted by weststandguy

the EPG on Leonardo says "service no longer available" but the station is still there

Leonardo is going to closed at 3am tonight [ Info from my V+ Box ]

jordan parky · 06-01-2008, 19:19

It seems that instead of signing new deals for channels such as Flaunt and Leonardo to be available in all areas Virgin are just getting rid of them

m.massey · 06-01-2008, 19:20

Will we be getting D max +1 , and thanks for the info tv boy.

Media Boy · 06-01-2008, 19:27

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Originally Posted by m.massey

Will we be getting D max +1 , and thanks for the info tv boy.

AS far as I know DMax +1 will only be on Sky Digital. But I have been told that Arsenal TV is testing on an Ex-ntl box but they did not show me anything to back the rumour up.

paul_hadley · 06-01-2008, 20:12

Whatever happened to JJB Sports TV?

jordan parky · 06-01-2008, 20:52

Will moving the Adult Channels to On Demand create more Bandwith

Media Boy · 06-01-2008, 21:35

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Originally Posted by paul_hadley

Whatever happened to JJB Sports TV?

It still testing on some boxes.

JG3870 · 06-01-2008, 21:44

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Originally Posted by TV Boy

NOTE: * = EMap Radio channels: ( Magic, Q, The Hits, Kiss 100, Kerrang!, Smash Hits! ) have all been sold to H Bauer who also own Global Radio's ( LBC, The Arrow ).

EMAP's Radio & Magazine Division have indeed been sold to German Publisher H Bauer but Global Radio are a new uk radio uk group who bought out Chrysalis Radio (including LBC & The Arrow) last year and have no affiliation with H Bauer at all.

Media Boy · 06-01-2008, 22:23

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Originally Posted by JG3870

EMAP's Radio & Magazine Division have indeed been sold to German Publisher H Bauer but Global Radio are a new uk radio uk group who bought out Chrysalis Radio (including LBC & The Arrow) last year and have no affiliation with H Bauer at all.

Will on this web site http://www.radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.2800.2 they says that Global Radio is also own by H Bauer. [ I will fix it for next time. ]

Andrewcrawford23 · 06-01-2008, 22:29

ok this is the information i got today, basically most of the lower rated chanensl will be going , i dnt know which ones these will be but i am guessing

545. Motors TV
811. Zee Music
812. Alpha ETC Punjabi
833. PCNE Chinese
928. Radio: Magic*
929. Radio: Q*
962. Radio: The Hits*
963. Radio: Kiss 100*
964. Radio: Kerrang!*
966. Radio: Smash Hits!*

EPG Channel Name
830. Deutsche Welle TV
832. Leonardo - confirmed by tvboy
920. Radio: WRN Europe
971. Radio: Deutsche Welle Radio

these aint been confirmed it could even include oens i have missed but i was jsut told that the ones with lower ratings when teh carriage ends they will be removed which for most of them the carriage will probally end soon

as for new channels dmax+1 is unlikely to come for a few months to see how poplour dmax is if it poplour enough dmax +1 will probally come sumemr time

animecentral MIGHT come with pop girl end of janaury time but i think it iwll eb delayed until the summer until it ratings come upa bit but virgin are very interested in it

nuts tv might come as early as feburary

i dnt have any other information aprt from this so please dnt ask me i am under a lot of stress due to personal problems

JG3870 · 06-01-2008, 23:07

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Originally Posted by TV Boy

Will on this web site http://www.radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.2800.2 they says that Global Radio is also own by H Bauer. [ I will fix it for next time. ]

Just to confirm so you have all the correct information

H Bauer buy EMAP http://www.bauer.co.uk/node/104

Global Radio's unsuccesful bid for EMAP http://www.radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.2792.2

Media Boy · 06-01-2008, 23:15

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Originally Posted by JG3870

Just to confirm so you have all the correct information

H Bauer buy EMAP http://www.bauer.co.uk/node/104

Global Radio's unsuccesful bid for EMAP http://www.radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.2792.2

Sorry I did not see that page^.