31-05-2024, 20:11
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Re: Virgin TV (2024)
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Originally Posted by Kevc69
Is it a real choice. The wife watches a few programmes via Pluto and complains bitterly that watching consecutive programmes is like being in the Tardis, back a couple of series, forward a series. No continuity at all.
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Let’s face it, they are just cheap and cheerful channels. I don’t think they will last that long in the end.
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31-05-2024, 23:49
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Re: Virgin TV (2024)
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Let’s face it, they are just cheap and cheerful channels. I don’t think they will last that long in the end.
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A bit like half the two bob streamers with no viable business model.
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31-05-2024, 23:57
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#438
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Re: Virgin TV (2024)
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Let’s face it, they are just cheap and cheerful channels. I don’t think they will last that long in the end.
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One of Sony FAST channels on LG Channels & Samsung TV Plus has Breaking Bad on it currently...
They bring in ad revenue so will last imo
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01-06-2024, 01:52
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Re: Virgin TV (2024)
CONFIRMED: 4Music, The Box, KISS, Magic and Kerrang TV Channels to be axe by Channel 4 on July 1st.
https://rxtvinfo.com/2024/channel-4-...-closure-date/
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01-06-2024, 17:24
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Re: Virgin TV (2024)
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A bit like half the two bob streamers with no viable business model.
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A lot more decent stuff on the streamers than on any channel, although I suppose it depends on just how much dumbed down material you want to watch!
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One of Sony FAST channels on LG Channels & Samsung TV Plus has Breaking Bad on it currently...
They bring in ad revenue so will last imo
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Only really watchable if you go to the on demand section of the system. Good luck if you want to watch all the episodes of all the series in sequence in one go by watching the channel!
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03-06-2024, 20:11
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Re: Virgin TV (2024)
CNBC HD and Deadline is reporting that Channel 5's owner Paramount Global and Skydance have agreed to terms on a merger.
https://deadline.com/2024/06/paramou...ne-1235957412/
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03-06-2024, 21:17
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Re: Virgin TV (2024)
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
A lot more decent stuff on the streamers than on any channel, although I suppose it depends on just how much dumbed down material you want to watch!
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You can show as much “decent” television as you want with a failing business model until you can’t pay the bills. Plenty of quality on Sky, BBC, ITV, etc. Viewership and sustainable funding models the steamers can only dream of.
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05-06-2024, 05:11
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Re: Virgin TV (2024)
Quite a few changes overnight.
Sky Arts SD has closed and the HD version is now available to all customers.
Eurosport 3 HD through Eurosport 9 HD pop-up channels are now in pre-launch configuration, presumably for coverage of the Olympic Games.
More details of these and other changes at https://ukcabletvchanges.blogspot.com/
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05-06-2024, 20:03
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Re: Virgin TV (2024)
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Originally Posted by epsilon
Quite a few changes overnight.
Sky Arts SD has closed and the HD version is now available to all customers.
Eurosport 3 HD through Eurosport 9 HD pop-up channels are now in pre-launch configuration, presumably for coverage of the Olympic Games.
More details of these and other changes at https://ukcabletvchanges.blogspot.com/
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Strange that they have removed the SD version of Sky Arts and made the HD version available to all, but haven't done the same with Sky News.
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05-06-2024, 22:46
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Re: Virgin TV (2024)
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Originally Posted by SonicMaster
Strange that they have removed the SD version of Sky Arts and made the HD version available to all, but haven't done the same with Sky News.
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The Sky News SD satellite feed is still available, hence VM are still using it. The Sky Arts SD feed has been removed.
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05-06-2024, 22:53
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Re: Virgin TV (2024)
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The Sky News SD satellite feed is still available, hence VM are still using it. The Sky Arts SD feed has been removed.
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Sky Arts SD is still available on Sky and Freesat so that can't be the reason why it was removed.
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06-06-2024, 00:43
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Re: Virgin TV (2024)
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Originally Posted by SonicMaster
Strange that they have removed the SD version of Sky Arts and made the HD version available to all, but haven't done the same with Sky News.
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Possibly because Sky still want to treat Sky News HD as a premium product.
Late addition (Wednesday):
NOW 90s & 00s added with a pre-launch configuration. The provisionally allocated channel number being 289 (currently used by Magic).
More details at https://ukcabletvchanges.blogspot.com/
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06-06-2024, 01:20
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Re: Virgin TV (2024)
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Originally Posted by epsilon
Late addition (Wednesday):
NOW 90s & 00s added with a pre-launch configuration. The provisionally allocated channel number being 289 (currently used by Magic).
More details at https://ukcabletvchanges.blogspot.com/
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NOW:
285. The Box
286. 4Music
288. Kiss
289. Magic
290. Kerrang
291. Vevo
292. Clubland TV
293. NOW 70s
294. NOW 80s
295. NOW ROCKS
296. That's 60s
Early July:
285. VEVO
286. Clubland TV
287. NOW 70s
288. NOW 80s
289. NOW 90s and 00s
290. NOW ROCKS
291. That's 60s?
292.
293.
294.
295.
296.
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06-06-2024, 01:56
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Re: Virgin TV (2024)
Channel 4's departure from the music section will clear space for Virgin to add all of vevo's FAST music channels if they so wish, rather than just the one previously proposed.
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06-06-2024, 14:07
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Re: Virgin TV (2024)
UKTV Live broadcast and FAST Channels rebrand from July 16th:
Dave > U&Dave
Drama > U&Drama
Yesterday > U&Yesterday
W > U&W
UKTV Play > U
UKTV Play Heroes > U&Real Heroes
UKTV Play Laughs > U&Laughs
UKTV Play Full Throttle > U&Transport
UKTV Play Uncovered > U&The Past
https://advanced-television.com/2024...ching-july-16/
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