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

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by SENSE

All new update, for the Virgin TV app.

Some new features confirmed for the V6 Box also.

Exciting VM just caught up with 1999

[Ddonald2016]

Originally Posted by theone2k10

Exciting VM just caught up with 1999

This is about v6 box and the features the app will provide. So we will face some restrictions on what recordings we can download from v6 to tablet ( sky sports and movies maybe ) and steaming not allowed on 3G or 4g

When it comes to any sky movies if you can find them it's not easy it says "content not available when your away from your home network" I'm on my home network all else is fine apart from sky premium

When you go into what to watch and movies, there are movies just not sky movies and no Sky sports on demand to watch either

[RichardCoulter]

Cheers.

Just read the info. about the V6.

To summarise for the Coming Soon thread:

-For the foreseeable you won't be able to download any Sky premium content from the V6 to your tablet device (unlike Sky Q).

-The only confirmed 4K content will be Netflix (with a reduced price of £7 for V6 customers), youtube 4K and a number of virgin movies in 4K priced between £6.99 and £9.99 for two days rental.

VM are in talks with BT Sport for 4K content, but there will be no Sky content from any Sky channel in 4K as this is exclusive to Sky customers until March 2018.

- There isn't a UHD section in the software at all but the box is 4K ready, meaning that the initial material available on Sky Q will not be accessible (124 live Premier League games, every F1 race from 2017, 70 films including Spectre and The Revenant, 30 hours of natural history and new dramas such as The Blacklist).

[Ddonald2016]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

Cheers.

Just read the info. about the V6.

To summarise for the Coming Soon thread:

-For the foreseeable you won't be able to download any Sky premium content from the V6 to your tablet device (unlike Sky Q).

-The only confirmed 4K content will be Netflix (with a reduced price of £7 for V6 customers), youtube 4K and a number of virgin movies in 4K priced between £6.99 and £9.99 for two days rental.

VM are in talks with BT Sport for 4K content, but there will be no Sky content from any Sky channel in 4K as this is exclusive to Sky customers until March 2018.

- There isn't a UHD section in the software at all but the box is 4K ready, meaning that the initial material available on Sky Q will not be accessible (124 live Premier League games, every F1 race from 2017, 70 films including Spectre and The Revenant, 30 hours of natural history and new dramas such as The Blacklist).

Thanks putting that in a better way but sadly it's all true, we need to pay £84 a year for some 4K and miss on the blacklist on 4K. Virgin can get to overturn exclusive if the money's right

[Media Boy UK]

BT Sport 2 HD will be shown on Channel 100 on October 29th from 2.30pm to 5.15pm BST.

SD Viewers can watch it on BT Showcase (Channel 548).

---------- Post added at 16:07 ---------- Previous post was at 14:59 ----------

Radio Times: Sky Cinema to launch Sky Cinema Musicals on Monday.

Radio Times has confirmed that Sky Cinema Greats will become know as Sky Cinema Musicals for an week from Monday.

You can sing along to Sky Cinema Musicals on:

-Sky Cinema Musicals on Virgin UK Channel 404.
-Sky Cinema Musicals HD on Virgin UK Channel 434.
-Sky Cinema Musicals on Virgin Ireland Channel 307.
-Sky Cinema Musicals HD on Virgin Ireland Channel 337.

[Horizon]

.... it's really quite odd that VM send out junk mail on a almost daily basis trying to sell their services, yet do not communicate something as useful as these "taster" channels being shown on ch 100. You would have thought that might have warranted one little leaflet at least!

Thanks as always MB for info.

[Media Boy UK]

Fox News Channel latest.

-Fox News Channel is still not testing with Video - so no October launch.
-No other Viacom channels are testing on Virgin Media UK.

[theone2k10]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

BT Sport 2 HD will be shown on Channel 100 on October 29th from 2.30pm to 5.15pm BST.

SD Viewers can watch it on BT Showcase (Channel 548).

---------- Post added at 16:07 ---------- Previous post was at 14:59 ----------

Radio Times: Sky Cinema to launch Sky Cinema Musicals on Monday.

Radio Times has confirmed that Sky Cinema Greats will become know as Sky Cinema Musicals for an week from Monday.

You can sing along to Sky Cinema Musicals on:

-Sky Cinema Musicals on Virgin UK Channel 404.
-Sky Cinema Musicals HD on Virgin UK Channel 434.
-Sky Cinema Musicals on Virgin Ireland Channel 307.
-Sky Cinema Musicals HD on Virgin Ireland Channel 337.

This will make Maxs day.

[OLD BOY]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Fox News Channel latest.

-Fox News Channel is still not testing with Video - so no October launch.
-No other Viacom channels are testing on Virgin Media UK.

Someone had better console Vince - he will be in pieces.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Fox News Channel latest.

-Fox News Channel is still not testing with Video - so no October launch.
-No other Viacom channels are testing on Virgin Media UK.

Oh dear Vince will be shedding a few tears after hearing that MB.

---------- Post added at 17:00 ---------- Previous post was at 16:58 ----------

Originally Posted by theone2k10

This will make Maxs day.

Nothing wrong with musicals as l was weaned on them with my parents of a Saturday afternoon in the days of yore.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Horizon

.... it's really quite odd that VM send out junk mail on a almost daily basis trying to sell their services, yet do not communicate something as useful as these "taster" channels being shown on ch 100. You would have thought that might have warranted one little leaflet at least!

Thanks as always MB for info.

For a communications company, VM has always been really bad at communicating.

The CEO office were told about the capability to send out messages to TiVo customers and replied "what a good idea", yet all I've ever received are a couple of auto messages welcoming me to the service, it's pathetic.

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Fox News Channel latest.

-Fox News Channel is still not testing with Video - so no October launch.

Fox News Channel shows up in the Network Information Table of the following "networks":

NGRHEE Bromley
Code Download Test (Portsmouth)
TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE)
NGRHEE Knowsley

Any "testing" will be restricted to those "networks", which do not appear to be customer facing networks. I haven't seen the NIT data for the ex-NTL Langley areas, so can't comment about those.

On the ex-Telewest / ex-C&W regions, testing usually takes place on up to 4 "networks", being selected from those listed above and:

TTA Bromley DMC (Bromley RHE)

Other observations:

The 1/4 screen 4KTV tests are listed in the NIT for: Manchester Trials.

RTE One, RTE Two and TG4 are in the NIT for:

NGRHEE Bromley
TTA Bromley DMC (Bromley RHE)
Manchester TRIALS

I found that unusual as I would have only expected to see those on the Northern Ireland regions, which are on the ex-NTL Langley part of the network. The post NGTV organisation of Virgin Media is quite interesting.

Frequency changes have been noted in various regions, with TV transport streams moving to create a wider band of frequencies, presumably in preparation for DOCSIS 3.1.

[Media Boy UK]

October List update - October 26th 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

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Oct. 31st. Virgin Media UK will broadcast TCM from 6am today for 24 hours on Virgin UK Channel 100.

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-Nick, Nick +1, Nick HD, Nick Jr, Nick Jr Too [AKA Nick Jr. Peppa] and Nicktoons is having an freeview to all Customers on Virgin UK Channels 712, 713, 714, 715, 716 and 717 right now until November 6th 2016.
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=== Soon ===
-Virgin Media UK will launch Arabic Hafla soon on Virgin UK Channel TBC.
-Virgin Media UK will launch Fox News Channel soon on Virgin UK Channel TBC.

=== October ===
29th. Comcast will rebrand Movies 24 as Christmas 24 on Virgin UK Channel 419.
29th. Comcast will rebrand Movies 24+ as Christmas 24+ on Virgin UK Channel 420.
31st. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Harry Potter as Sky Cinema Musicals on Virgin UK Channel 404 and Virgin Ireland Channel 307.
31st. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Harry Potter HD as Sky Cinema Musicals HD on Virgin UK Channel 434 and Virgin Ireland Channel 337.

=== November ===
1st. Made TV will rebrand Big Centre TV as Made in Birmingham on Virgin UK Channel 159 (Birmingham areas only).
1st. Viacom will rebrand Nick Jr. Peppa as Nick Jr. Too on Virgin UK Channel 716.
5th. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Drama and Romance as Sky Cinema Christmas on Virgin UK Channel 410 and Virgin Ireland Channel 308.
5th. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Drama and Romance HD as Sky Cinema Christmas HD on Virgin UK Channel 440 and Virgin Ireland Channel 338.
7th. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Musicals as Sky Cinema Greats on Virgin UK Channel 404 and Virgin Ireland Channel 307.
7th. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Musicals HD as Sky Cinema Greats HD on Virgin UK Channel 434 and Virgin Ireland Channel 337.
7th. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Pixar as Sky Cinema Family on Virgin UK Channel 406 and Virgin Ireland Channel 303.
7th. Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Pixar HD as Sky Cinema Family HD on Virgin UK Channel 436 and Virgin Ireland Channel 333.

=== December ===
No News...

=== January 2017 ===
3rd. Comcast will rebrand Christmas 24 as Movies 24 on Virgin UK Channel 419.
3rd. Comcast will rebrand Christmas 24+ as Movies 24+ on Virgin UK Channel 420.
-Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Christmas as Sky Cinema Drama and Romance on Virgin UK Channel 410 and Virgin Ireland Channel 308.
-Sony will rebrand True Christmas as True Movies on Virgin UK Channel 424 and Virgin Ireland Channel 329.
-Sky Cinema will rebrand Sky Cinema Christmas HD as Sky Cinema Drama and Romance HD on Virgin UK Channel 440 and Virgin Ireland Channel 338.

=== February 2017 ===
No News...

=== March 2017 ===
No News...

=== April 2017 ===
No News...

=== May 2017 ===
No News...

=== June 2017 ===
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=== July 2017 ===
No News...

=== August 2017 ===
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=== September 2017 ===
No News...

=== October 2017 ===
No News...

=== November 2017 ===
No News...

=== December 2017 ===
No News...

=== Sometime in 2017 (Even rumours) ===
-STV will rebrand STV Edinburgh as STV2 [Edinburgh] on Virgin UK Channel 159 (Edinburgh areas only).
-STV will rebrand STV Glasgow as STV2 [Glasgow] on Virgin UK Channel 159 (Glasgow areas only).
-FT did report on October 5th that Virgin Media UK may launch Viceland UK soon on Virgin UK Channel TBC.

=== Local TV on Virgin Media ===
-All the following Local TV broadcasters may launch soon on Virgin UK Channel 159:

-Bay TV Swansea
-YourTV Manchester
-YourTV Blackpool & Preston
-That’s Basingstoke
-That’s Surrey
-That's Solent - CHANNEL TESTING ON VIRGIN MEDIA UK.
-That’s Reading
-That’s Salisbury
-That's Oxford

=== 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.

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Documentaries/News:
-History HD
-Crime + Investigation HD
-RT

Lifestyle:
-Fashion TV

Music:
-MTV Classic

Kids:
-Disney Channel HD

Specialist:
-EWTN

Radio:
-UCB Ireland

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[Ddonald2016]

Originally Posted by Horizon

.... it's really quite odd that VM send out junk mail on a almost daily basis trying to sell their services, yet do not communicate something as useful as these "taster" channels being shown on ch 100. You would have thought that might have warranted one little leaflet at least!

Thanks as always MB for info.

Also still selling the bloody slow TiVo, when they know v6 is coming

---------- Post added at 21:43 ---------- Previous post was at 21:41 ----------

Originally Posted by jj20x

Fox News Channel shows up in the Network Information Table of the following "networks":

NGRHEE Bromley
Code Download Test (Portsmouth)
TTA Knowsley DMC (Hayes_RHE)
NGRHEE Knowsley

Any "testing" will be restricted to those "networks", which do not appear to be customer facing networks. I haven't seen the NIT data for the ex-NTL Langley areas, so can't comment about those.

On the ex-Telewest / ex-C&W regions, testing usually takes place on up to 4 "networks", being selected from those listed above and:

TTA Bromley DMC (Bromley RHE)

Other observations:

The 1/4 screen 4KTV tests are listed in the NIT for: Manchester Trials.

RTE One, RTE Two and TG4 are in the NIT for:

NGRHEE Bromley
TTA Bromley DMC (Bromley RHE)
Manchester TRIALS

I found that unusual as I would have only expected to see those on the Northern Ireland regions, which are on the ex-NTL Langley part of the network. The post NGTV organisation of Virgin Media is quite interesting.

Frequency changes have been noted in various regions, with TV transport streams moving to create a wider band of frequencies, presumably in preparation for DOCSIS 3.1.

I see there is 4ktv tests but they have no content

---------- Post added at 21:44 ---------- Previous post was at 21:43 ----------

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

For a communications company, VM has always been really bad at communicating.

The CEO office were told about the capability to send out messages to TiVo customers and replied "what a good idea", yet all I've ever received are a couple of auto messages welcoming me to the service, it's pathetic.

Exactly why you message new service info, billing and others

---------- Post added at 21:44 ---------- Previous post was at 21:44 ----------

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

For a communications company, VM has always been really bad at communicating.

The CEO office were told about the capability to send out messages to TiVo customers and replied "what a good idea", yet all I've ever received are a couple of auto messages welcoming me to the service, it's pathetic.

Exactly why you message new service info, billing and others

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Ddonald2016

I see there is 4ktv tests but they have no content

Rumours story only so far

-http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...postcount=2529