[Media Boy UK]

gizmodo.co.uk is reporting that Sky Cinema will launch three pop-up channels over November and December:

-Sky Cinema Christmas on Virgin HD Channel 411* (between 8th November and 31st December.)

-Sky Cinema Classics on Virgin HD Channel TBC** (between 18th and 26th December.)

-Sky Cinema Musicals on Virgin HD Channel TBC** (between 27th December and 7th January.)

*Also on Virgin SD Channel 441 and Virgin Media Ireland channels 307 and 337.
**We think Sky will use Sky Cinema Greats Channel numbers for them.

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We also hear that MTV Classic will be rebrand as MTV Xmas on Virgin Media Ireland from November 24th.

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Also from:

-November 10th - NOW 80s renames temporarily as NOW Christmas.^
-November 17th - Chilled 90s renames temporarily as Chilled Xmas.^

^TiVO and V6 customers via the Red Button.