General : Coming Soon to Virgin Media TV (2016) Vol 2

Originally Posted by Media Boy

As of today

-4Seven HD is in full testing with live video and EPG information (May even launch by December).
-Fox News Channel is testing in some areas right now.
-Kix just an name has appeared - no live video or EPG information yet.

RE: Amazon Video

Originally Posted by Media Boy

No new launch date.

4Seven HD & Amazon Video were technically at the same stage of progress in the scans I was given at the end of last week. There are active entries in the Program Association Tables for both channels, with all relevant streams present in the transport stream, technically both should be ready for launch as soon as the agreed launch date arrives.

Fox News and Kix aren't at such an advanced stage. Their video/audio streams are "possibly" present in the non-customer facing networks where the channels are listed in the NIT. It's not possible to confirm anything without access to the previously named DMC/RHE "networks".

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by DJ-SWITCH

they should move

148. CBS Reality
149. Horror Channel

so that more4HD can go on 148 and more4+1 can go on 149

VM can't just move things around the EPG as they're bound by regulatory, commercial and contractual obligations.

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Now we know why some Box Networks channels was listed as being set to move.

Channel 4 own 50% of Box Network.

http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...move-some.html

Yes but they were only set to switch their own channels between currently occupied channel numbers, which they should be able to do anyway. I didn't see much sense in the new positions and, realistically, including the moves in a revamp of the whole music channel genre would make more sense. The music section of the EPG has a lot of gaps and looks in need of attention.

[Media Boy UK]

An unknown channel has been remove from Total channels in the last hour.

[Media Boy UK]

Media Boy Sources say As of today KIX has been removed and KIX POWER appeared instead. No video, no audio, only EPG DATA is present.

Originally Posted by Media Boy

An unknown channel has been remove from Total channels in the last hour.

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Media Boy Sources say As of today KIX has been removed and KIX POWER appeared instead. No video, no audio, only EPG DATA is present.

Apparently there were quite a few changes overnight, I'm waiting for the actual details which should be sent to me this evening.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Media Boy Sources say As of today KIX has been removed and KIX POWER appeared instead. No video, no audio, only EPG DATA is present.

I think that this could be another instance of a channel temporarily rebranding.

IIRC, it's done this before and predominantly shown Power Rangers.

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

I think that this could be another instance of a channel temporarily rebranding.

IIRC, it's done this before and predominantly shown Power Rangers.

Kix was removed from its original transport stream and Kix Power appeared on a different one. The new location is usually used for VM service downloads / apps etc, suggesting that Kix Power could be a VOD or IPTV app or just a temporary service. I'll check the details when I receive the SDT analysis later tonight.

[nodrogd]

Channel number changes just announced (effective 29 November):

ID moves from 253 to 170
ID+1 from 254 to 171
DMAX from 170 to 213
DMAX+1 from 171 to 214

Channel 4 +1 moves from 143 to 142
Channel 4 HD from 142 to 141
More 4 HD from 203 to 195
4 Seven EPG from 195 to 143

http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...s/ba-p/3263385

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by jj20x

Kix was removed from its original transport stream and Kix Power appeared on a different one. The new location is usually used for VM service downloads / apps etc, suggesting that Kix Power could be a VOD or IPTV app or just a temporary service. I'll check the details when I receive the SDT analysis later tonight.

Cheers.

Re: Motors TV going online only.

The new owners have now said that their new HD service will be shown as a linear service on Sky!

Maybe this is because Sky have allowed them back into the Sub Club with their transition to HD??

No word on the arrangements for VM

http://www.a516digital.com/2016/11/n...onfirm-uk.html

[SonicMaster]

Originally Posted by nodrogd

Channel number changes just announced (effective 29 November):

ID moves from 253 to 170
ID+1 from 254 to 171
DMAX from 170 to 213
DMAX+1 from 171 to 214

Channel 4 +1 moves from 143 to 142
Channel 4 HD from 142 to 141
More 4 HD from 203 to 195
4 Seven EPG from 195 to 143

http://community.virginmedia.com/t5/...s/ba-p/3263385

You're a bit late.

Announced and posted yesterday, see post #3113.

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Cheers.

Re: Motors TV going online only.

The new owners have now said that their new HD service will be shown as a linear service on Sky!

Maybe this is because Sky have allowed them back into the Sub Club with their transition to HD??

No word on the arrangements for VM

The Autosport link you initially posted states: "Motors TV reaches more than 30million homes and has 130 rights agreements and 700 live events."

I thought at that time that the live events are a good fit for a linear channel. I did wonder if the statement that: "Next year, it will transition from traditional linear broadcast to a video on demand service", actually meant that they would be providing the VOD service as well as a linear channel.

Time will tell what happens on VM but I believe that Motors TV was one of the changes last night, although probably unrelated to the change of ownership.

[DJ-SWITCH]

Originally Posted by jj20x

Kix was removed from its original transport stream and Kix Power appeared on a different one. The new location is usually used for VM service downloads / apps etc, suggesting that Kix Power could be a VOD or IPTV app or just a temporary service. I'll check the details when I receive the SDT analysis later tonight.

they rebrand kix to Kix Power its the same channel



On 22 July 2013 Kix received a spin-off channel, Kix Power, which replaced Pop Girl +1 on Sky.[2] The subsidiary channel broadcast only Power Rangers programming. Kix Power was replaced by a Kix +1 service on 1 October 2013,[citation needed] and this timeshift ran through October and November. Kix Power was then reintroduced at the end of November for a second run, to operate in the run-up to Christmas, with Kix +1 resuming at the start of January 2014. Kix Power will return, again replacing Kix +1 (or Kix +), on an ad-hoc basis around major school holiday periods; the channel will open its third run in early April 2014,[original research?] building up to the Easter break, and for the first time will screen content not related to the Power Rangers franchise:[original research?] a daily online vote will determine the show to be played as a block on Kix Power the following day.[citation needed] On 22 April 2014, Kix +1 relaunched, this time as Kix +. On 14 July 2014, Kix + was closed down and replaced with Pop +1, which closed in 2008 and was replaced with the actual Kix channel. On 27 October 2014, Kix was rebranded as Kix Power for the October half-term. On 1 October 2015, Kix +1 relaunched, replacing Pop Girl. On the 14th June 2016, Kix+1 closed down on Freesat and was replaced with Pop +1[COLOR="Silver"]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kix_(U...and_TV_channel)

Originally Posted by DJ-SWITCH

they rebrand kix to Kix Power its the same channel

I'm aware of that, my point was that the Kix "test" placeholder has been removed from the transport stream it was on initially, a transport stream generally used for linear channels. The Kix Power "test" placeholder has popped up on a completely different transport stream, which is not generally used for linear channels. More information to follow when I get the details...

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by jj20x

The Autosport link you initially posted states: "Motors TV reaches more than 30million homes and has 130 rights agreements and 700 live events."

I thought at that time that the live events are a good fit for a linear channel. I did wonder if the statement that: "Next year, it will transition from traditional linear broadcast to a video on demand service", actually meant that they would be providing the VOD service as well as a linear channel.

Time will tell what happens on VM but I believe that Motors TV was one of the changes last night, although probably unrelated to the change of ownership.

Found this:

Originally Posted by rscott

Motorsport.com have confirmed it'll remain on Sky, but in HD.

http://www.motorsport.com/general/ne...ors-tv-851620/

post from motorsport.com -
"Hi Luke, yes, channels will be broadcast in full HD from March 1st, 2017. Also, we will stay on SKY, while also keep developing our own soon-to-be-launch OTT/SVoD platform."

Can't find where this was posted though.