July List update - July 10th update.
Keep up-to-date on the latest news on upcoming channel launches and other important events across all platforms of Virgin Media UK and Virgin Media Ireland.
NOTE: I DO NOT WORK FOR VIRGIN MEDIA UK OR VIRGIN MEDIA IRELAND SO ALL THE INFORMATION ON THIS LIST IS STILL SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Colours on my list are as followed:
Media Boy = New Info just added.
Media Boy = Virgin Media UK/Ireland News and links.
Media Boy = Local TV news, other Media news/Things.
=== Coming up on Virgin's Digital TV ===
=== Freeviews on Virgin Media UK OR Ireland ===
CBS Reality, Horror, CBS Action, CBS Drama, CBS Reality +1 and Horror +1 are all having an freeview to all Customers on Virgin UK Channels 148, 149, 192, 197, 201 and 202 right now untill December 31st 2017.
MUTV is having an freeview to all Customers on Virgin UK Channel 526 right now untill July 14th 2017.
=== Sometime in 2017 (Testing or Confirm) ===
-Virgin Media Ireland will launch Cartoon Network HD soon.
-Virgin Media Ireland will launch E4 HD soon.
-Virgin Media Ireland will launch Film4 HD soon.
-Virgin Media Ireland will launch More4 HD soon.
-Virgin Media Ireland will launch SyFy HD soon.
-Virgin Media Ireland will launch Universal Channel HD soon.
-Virgin Media UK will launch BBC Radio Cymru 2 soon.
=== July ===
18th. Sky Sports will close Sky Sports 1 HD today at 5.59am on Virgin UK Channel 501 and Virgin Ireland Channel 432.
18th. Sky Sports will close Sky Sports 2 HD today at 5.59am on Virgin UK Channel 502 and Virgin Ireland Channel 433.
18th. Sky Sports will close Sky Sports 3 HD today at 5.59am on Virgin UK Channel 503 and Virgin Ireland Channel 434.
18th. Sky Sports will close Sky Sports 4 HD today at 5.59am on Virgin UK Channel 504 and Virgin Ireland Channel 435.
18th. Sky Sports will close Sky Sports 5 HD today at 5.59am on Virgin UK Channel 505 and Virgin Ireland Channel 436.
18th. Sky Sports will close Sky Sports 1 today at 5.59am on Virgin UK Channel 511 and Virgin Ireland Channel 402.
18th. Sky Sports will close Sky Sports 2 today at 5.59am on Virgin UK Channel 512 and Virgin Ireland Channel 403.
18th. Sky Sports will close Sky Sports 3 today at 5.59am on Virgin UK Channel 513 and Virgin Ireland Channel 404.
18th. Sky Sports will close Sky Sports 4 today at 5.59am on Virgin UK Channel 514 and Virgin Ireland Channel 405.
18th. Sky Sports will close Sky Sports 5 today at 5.59am on Virgin UK Channel 515 and Virgin Ireland Channel 406.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Main Event HD today at 6am on Virgin UK Channel 501.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Premier League HD today at 6am on Virgin UK Channel 502.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Football HD today at 6am on Virgin UK Channel 503.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Cricket HD today at 6am on Virgin UK Channel 504.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Golf HD today at 6am on Virgin UK Channel 505.
18th. Sky Sports will move Sky Sports F1 HD from Virgin UK Channel 508 to Virgin UK Channel 506.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Action HD today at 6am on Virgin UK Channel 507.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Arena HD today at 6am on Virgin UK Channel 508.
18th. Sky Sports will rebrand Sky Sports News HQ HD as Sky Sports News HD on Virgin UK Channel 506.
18th. Sky Sports will move Sky Sports News HD from Virgin UK Channel 506 to Virgin UK Channel 509.
18th. Sky Sports will move Sky Sports Mix HD from Virgin UK Channel 507 to Virgin UK Channel 510.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Main Event today at 6am on Virgin UK Channel 511.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Premier League today at 6am on Virgin UK Channel 512.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Football today at 6am on Virgin UK Channel 513.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Cricket today at 6am on Virgin UK Channel 514.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Golf today at 6am on Virgin UK Channel 515.
18th. Sky Sports will move Sky Sports F1 from Virgin UK Channel 518 to Virgin UK Channel 516.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Action today at 6am on Virgin UK Channel 517.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Arena today at 6am on Virgin UK Channel 518.
18th. Sky Sports will rebrand Sky Sports News HQ as Sky Sports News on Virgin UK Channel 516.
18th. Sky Sports will move Sky Sports News from Virgin UK Channel 516 to Virgin UK Channel 519.
18th. Sky Sports will move Sky Sports Mix from Virgin UK Channel 517 to Virgin UK Channel 520.
18th. Virgin Media UK will remove BBC Red Button HD from Virgin UK Channel 990 today.
18th. Virgin Media UK will remove BBC Red Button 2 from Virgin UK Channel 992 today.
18th. Virgin Media UK will remove BBC Red Button 3 from Virgin UK Channel 993 today.
18th. Virgin Media UK will remove BBC Red Button 4 from Virgin UK Channel 994 today.
18th. Virgin Media UK will remove BBC Red Button 5 from Virgin UK Channel 995 today.
18th. Virgin Media UK will remove BBC Red Button 6 from Virgin UK Channel 996 today.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Main Event today at 6am on Virgin Ireland Channel TBC.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Premier League today at 6am on Virgin Ireland Channel TBC.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Football today at 6am on Virgin Ireland Channel TBC.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Cricket today at 6am on Virgin Ireland Channel TBC.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Golf today at 6am on Virgin Ireland Channel TBC.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Action today at 6am on Virgin Ireland Channel TBC.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Arena today at 6am on Virgin Ireland Channel TBC.
18th. Sky Sports will rebrand Sky Sports News HQ as Sky Sports News on Virgin Ireland Channel 408.
18th. Sky Sports will move Sky Sports News from Virgin Ireland Channel 408 to Virgin Ireland Channel TBC.
18th. Sky Sports will move Sky Sports Mix from Virgin Ireland Channel 400 to Virgin Ireland Channel TBC.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Main Event HD today at 6am on Virgin Ireland Channel TBC.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Premier League HD today at 6am on Virgin Ireland Channel TBC.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Football HD today at 6am on Virgin Ireland Channel TBC.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Cricket HD today at 6am on Virgin Ireland Channel TBC.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Golf HD today at 6am on Virgin Ireland Channel TBC.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Action HD today at 6am on Virgin Ireland Channel TBC.
18th. Sky Sports will launch Sky Sports Arena HD today at 6am on Virgin Ireland Channel TBC.
18th. Sky Sports will rebrand Sky Sports News HQ HD as Sky Sports News HD on Virgin Ireland Channel 438.
18th. Sky Sports will move Sky Sports News HD from Virgin Ireland Channel 438 to Virgin Ireland Channel TBC.
18th. Sky Sports will move Sky Sports Mix HD from Virgin Ireland Channel 430 to Virgin Ireland Channel TBC.
23rd. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Tom Hanks HD as Sky Cinema Greats HD on Virgin UK Channel 404 and Virgin Ireland Channel 337.
23rd. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Tom Hanks as Sky Cinema Greats on Virgin UK Channel 434 and Virgin Ireland Channel 307.
30th. Disney will rebrand Spider Man Channel back to Disney XD +1 today on Virgin UK Channel 708.
=== August ===
No News...
=== September ===
No News...
=== October ===
No News...
=== November ===
No News...
=== December ===
No News...
=== January 2018 ===
No News...
=== February 2018 ===
No News...
=== March 2018 ===
No News...
=== April 2018 ===
No News...
=== May 2018 ===
No News...
=== June 2018 ===
No News...
=== July 2018 ===
No News...
=== August 2018 ===
No News...
=== Autumn 2018 ===
-BBC Scotland to launch BBC Scotland on Virgin UK Channel TBC.
=== September 2018 ===
No News...
=== October 2018 ===
No News...
=== November 2018 ===
No News...
=== December 2018 ===
No News...
=== Local TV on Virgin Media ===
[COLOR=blue]-All the following Local TV broadcasters may launch soon on Virgin UK Channel 159:
-That's Lancashire
-That's Manchester
-That's Oxfordshire
-That's Solent
- CHANNEL TESTING ON VIRGIN MEDIA UK.
-STV2 Ayrshire
-STV2 Dundee
-Made in North Wales
-That's Thames Valley [Berkshire]
=== Unknown dates ===
-The BBC hope to launch English regional variants of its existing BBC One HD service as well as Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland editions of BBC Two HD - but still need to be approved by the BBC Trust.
=== Channels ONLY in Virgin Media Ireland areas ===
List last updated on January 5th 2017.
ONLY TV CHANNELS THAT ONLY BROADCAST IN THE UK ON OTHER NETWORKS WILL APPEAR ON THIS PART OF THE LIST.
ALSO THE FOLLOWING LIST OF CHANNELS IS CURRENTLY BROADCASTING ON VIRGIN MEDIA IRELAND BUT NOT ON VIRGIN MEDIA UK:
Documentaries/News:
-History HD
-Crime + Investigation HD
-RT
Lifestyle:
-Fashion TV
Music:
-MTV Classic
Kids:
-Disney Channel HD
Specialist:
-EWTN
Radio:
-UCB Ireland
Channels only in Virgin Media Ireland areas.
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==== Virgin Media's Deals with broadcasters ===
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=== What is Media Boy on about??? ===
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'Do Not Post' order - means an Virgin insider has given me some info on things that set to happen but has told me not to reveal it right now.
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=== Ask Media Boy ===
Last updated January 5th 2017.
Q: WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION ABOUT VIRGIN MEDIA FROM?
A:
Media Boy HQ gets all info from Virgin Media UK viewers, some Virgin Media UK workers (I called them Virgin UK Sources) and Web Sites (NOTE: When I used web sites I will post an link to that web site).
Q: WHY HAVE YOU ADDED 'ONLY IN VIRGIN MEDIA IRELAND AREAS' AND INFORMATION ON VIRGIN MEDIA IRELAND ON THIS THREAD IS FOR VIRGIN MEDIA UK?
A: Virgin Media Ireland is now part of Virgin Media and are both owned by Liberty Global. And you voted for
Media Boy HQ to join both Virgin Media UK and Virgin Media Ireland threads from January 2016.
Q: WHY AM I NOT GETTING ''DISNEY CHANNEL HD'' FOR?
A: Disney Channel HD is only broadcasting in Virgin Media Ireland areas right now.
==== See you later ===
List last updated on July 10th 2017.
Next update: TBC.
A) If Virgin Media UK/Ireland are set to launch more than TWO channels (TV or Radio) in Virgin Media UK/Ireland areas.
B) If Virgin Media UK/Ireland are set to move more than TWO channels (TV or Radio) about in Virgin Media UK/Ireland areas.
C) If Virgin Media UK/Ireland are set to close or repackage more then TWO channels (TV or Radio) in Virgin Media UK/Ireland areas.
©copyright 2017 Media Boy 2006 - 2017. An ''Keep it real and free'' Production.