General : Changes to Virgin TV (2021)

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Warner Media who own Cartoon Network, CNN, Boomerang & Cartoonito are in the middle of being sold to Discovery.

Every outlet I've seen reporting it are portraying it as a merger, though it's hardly an equal combination. AT&T will own over two thirds of the new company.

"Under the terms of the agreement, which is structured as an all-stock, Reverse Morris Trust transaction, AT&T would receive $43 billion (subject to adjustment) in a combination of cash, debt securities, and WarnerMedia’s retention of certain debt, and AT&T’s shareholders would receive stock representing 71% of the new company; Discovery shareholders would own 29% of the new company. The Boards of Directors of both AT&T and Discovery have approved the transaction."

[Legendkiller2k]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Warner Media who own Cartoon Network, CNN, Boomerang & Cartoonito are in the middle of being sold to Discovery.

No they aren't, they are merging, Warner could buy Discovery several times over if they wanted.

[OLD BOY]

Well, that’s two media sources confirming that Virgin Media will carry Sky Max.

https://tbivision.com/2021/07/28/uk-...-sky-showcase/

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style...o-New-For-Free

[ScottishSteve]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Well, that’s two media sources confirming that Virgin Media will carry Sky Max.

https://tbivision.com/2021/07/28/uk-...-sky-showcase/

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style...o-New-For-Free

The original press release from Sky stated that as well

https://www.skymedia.co.uk/news/sky-...e-and-sky-max/

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by ScottishSteve

The original press release from Sky stated that as well

https://www.skymedia.co.uk/news/sky-...e-and-sky-max/

Agreed, pretty sure the Express and TBI will have taken the information from Sky's press release.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Well, that’s two media sources confirming that Virgin Media will carry Sky Max.

https://tbivision.com/2021/07/28/uk-...-sky-showcase/

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style...o-New-For-Free

Look for tests to start on DBR for Sky Max than anytime from Monday.

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Originally Posted by TimeLord2018

It was there , it seems several posts have been removed since I last checked , also mentioned Sky Showcase will have a +1.

Also If Sky Replay was closing I doubt it would have normal listings after 1st of September by now.

Well Sky One has got an +1 channel on Sky so Sky Showcase will have one.

Sky Max will use new slots to broadcast.

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Sky Media has confirmed that Channel 5 and 5Star will be showing Christmas Movies from November 1st to December 31st.

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I think Virgin Media will move some Sky Channels to the following channel numbers from September 1st - all will be confirmed on Tuesday when the TV Listings are out:

Sep1? - Channel Name - (Old EPG/Name)
109 - Sky Showcase HD - (Sky One HD)
110 - Sky Showcase - (Sky One)
111 - Sky Witness HD - (As now)
112 - Sky Witness - (As now)
121 - Sky Max HD - (New)
122 - Sky Max - (New)
123 - Sky Comedy HD - (Ch. 121)
135 - Sky Comedy - (Ch. 122)
136 - Sky Arts HD - (Ch. 156)
137 - Sky Arts - (Ch. 123)
138 - Sky Crime HD - (Ch. 136)
139 - Sky Crime - (Ch. 137)
140 - SYFY HD - (Ch. 138)
156 - SYFY - (Ch. 139)
160 - E! HD - (Ch. 140)
164 - E! - (Ch. 156)
165 - Sky Replay - (Ch. 160)
180 - Challenge - (Ch. 164)
207 - Pick - (Ch. 165)
229 - Sky Witness +1 - (Ch. 180)
230 - Sky Crime +1 - (Ch. 207)
231 - SYFY +1 - (Ch. 229)

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Originally Posted by Media Boy

We may get the following radio channels as well.

=== Own by Bauer Radio Ltd ====
Absolute 90s
Greatest Hits Radio
Hits Radio
Scala Radio
Jazz FM

Originally Posted by epsilon

They weren't mentioned.

Here is an updated list as of August 20th:

=== Own by Bauer Radio Ltd ====
Absolute 90s*
Greatest Hits Radio^
Kerrang! Radio^
Hits Radio^
KissFresh^
Kisstory^
Scala Radio*
Jazz FM*

*Broadcasts on Sky,
^Broadcasts on Freeview.

[epsilon]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Here is an updated list as of August 20th:

=== Own by Bauer Radio Ltd ====
Absolute 90s*
Greatest Hits Radio^
Kerrang! Radio^
Hits Radio^
KissFresh^
Kisstory^
Scala Radio*
Jazz FM*

*Broadcasts on Sky,
^Broadcasts on Freeview.

There's a few dozen more of them to add to your list if you check Bauer's web streaming site. Most of them are probably not coming to Virgin.
https://planetradio.co.uk/

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by epsilon

There's a few dozen more of them to add to your list if you check Bauer's web streaming site. Most of them are probably not coming to Virgin.
https://planetradio.co.uk/

I was only talking about Radio Channels that Bauer that broadcast on Sky or Freeview.

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Base on what Media Mole has posted about the listings for Sky Showcase.

Originally Posted by Media Mole

Sky Showcase will begin at 11am on September 1 with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, while episodes of The Simpsons will play out at 5pm and between 6.30pm and 8pm on weekdays.

Sky Showcase will simulcast Sky Comedy's Code 404 from 10pm.

Sky Showcase has a programming slot vacant on Friday night, which has possibly been earmarked for a simulcast of the opening Women's Super League game of the season on Sky Sports or a Friday night movie from the Sky Cinema library.

Full story @ https://www.mediamole.co.uk/entertai...se_459089.html

And also base on what is showing on the Virgin EPG Channel 109 on my TiVo box from September 1st it NOT Sky Showcase. It showing listings for Sky Max.

Tests for Sky Showcase have still to appear on Virgin Media that time of posting.

[TimeLord2018]

That might get changed to Sky Showcase listings soon as that's what happened on digiguide.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by TimeLord2018

That might get changed to Sky Showcase listings soon as that's what happened on digiguide.

Channel 109 (Sky One) is now showing listings for Sky Showcase from September 1st.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

Channel 109 (Sky One) is now showing listings for Sky Showcase from September 1st.

But Sky One HD is still showing listings for Sky Max.

[ScottishSteve]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

But Sky One HD is still showing listings for Sky Max.

Sky One HD on 360 is Showing Sky Showcase

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by ScottishSteve

Sky One HD on 360 is Showing Sky Showcase

My post was last seen by me at 1pm. And TiVo updates every SIX hours.

[cheekyangus]

Originally Posted by Media Boy

My post was last seen by me at 1pm. And TiVo updates every SIX hours.

I've got another theory. But before I say what it is I'm going to say, I think it's not likely to be correct.

What if the reason Sky 1 and Sky 1 HD are showing different listings on VM Tivo is because Sky Showcase is getting Ch109 and Sky Max is getting Ch110, maybe the two of them are going HD-only on VM?

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by cheekyangus

I've got another theory. But before I say what it is I'm going to say, I think it's not likely to be correct.

What if the reason Sky 1 and Sky 1 HD are showing different listings on VM Tivo is because Sky Showcase is getting Ch109 and Sky Max is getting Ch110, maybe the two of them are going HD-only on VM?

Update:

Channel 109 - Sky One HD - is showing Sky Showcase HD listings from September 1st but is showing Sky Max HD listings on September 4th.

Channel 110 - Sky One - is showing Sky Showcase listings from September 1st.

I also see on DRB that Sky Max and Sky Max HD is even still to start testing on Sky.