Expected changes on Virgin Media in coming months:
November:
1st. Sky Cinema Spooky HD rebranded back to Sky Cinema Family HD.
1st. Sky Cinema Halloween HD rebranded back to Sky Cinema Sci Fi & Horror HD.
1st. Sky News Climate HD may launch.
8th. MTV Classic Temporary rename as MTV Xmas
from 12th. Sky News Climate HD closes.
18th. Now 80s Temporary rename as Now Christmas
18th. Now 90s Temporary rename as Now 80s
22nd. Sky Cinema Blockbusters HD rename as Sky Cinema Best of 2021 HD.
29th. Boomerang +1 Temporary rename as CN (Cartoon Network) Apple & Onion
TBC. The Box Temporary rename as BoXmas
December:
13th. CN (Cartoon Network) Apple & Onion Temporary rename as CN (Cartoon Network) We Bare Bears on Virgin Channel 731.
27th. MTV Xmas rebrand back to MTV Classic.
27th. Now Christmas rebranded back to Now 80s.
27th. Now 80s rebranded back to Now 90s.
January:
1st. Sky Cinema Christmas HD rebranded back to Sky Cinema Drama HD
3rd. CN (Cartoon Network) We Bare Bears rebranded back to Boomerang +1
4th. GREAT! movies Christmas rebranded back to GREAT! movies classic
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Originally Posted by cheekyangus
I may be wrong, but the logic I see is that ITV will finally decide it does not need 113 as all the regions covered by VM are HD (or there's been pressure from other parties), so are moving the +1 up one. STV will obviously follow suit for STV+1. 114 being the lowest empty slot after this will be offered to Channel 4 to make up for releasing 106 for BBC3, rather than it go way up to its previous slot on 144 which has been held empty all this time just in case. Channel 4 seem to like their channels being on EPG numbers that have a 4, so 114 is ideal. ITV/STV obviously would rather claim 113 once it's not required by them for HD rather than a rival get it.
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RE: ITV Channels.
I was thinking that way in the last hour.
Maybe Virgin will reuse Channel 144 for an other Channel 4 own channel so it can sit together on the EPG (Some ideas are on Plan B to Plan D).
What may happen (TiVo listed) PLAN A - I think Virgin will to for this one:
104. Channel 4 (Outside London and Wales)
104. Channel 4 HD (London only)
106. BBC THREE HD?
108. Channel 4 (Wales only)
113. ITV +1 (England and Wales only)
113. STV +1 (Scotland only)
113. UTV +1 (Northern Ireland only)
114. E4
141. Channel 4 HD (Outside London)
142. Channel 4 +1
143. 4Seven
145. E4 HD
146. E4 +1
147. More4
195. More 4 HD
196. More 4 +1
203. 4Seven HD
337. 4Music
What may happen (TiVo listed) PLAN B:
104. Channel 4 HD [Scotland region]*
104. Channel 4 HD [Northern Ireland region]*
104. Channel 4 HD [North region]*
104. Channel 4 HD [Midlands region]*
104. Channel 4 HD [South & East region]*
106. BBC Three HD (Channel set to launch in January 2022)
108. Channel 4 HD [Wales region]*
113. ITV +1 (England and Wales only)
113. STV +1 (Scotland only)
113. UTV +1 (Northern Ireland only)
114. E4
141. Channel 4 +1
142. 4Seven HD
142. 4Seven
144. E4 HD
145. E4 +1
146. More4 HD
147. More4
195. More 4 +1
196. 4Music
What may happen (TiVo listed) PLAN C:
104. Channel 4 HD [Scotland region]*
104. Channel 4 HD [Northern Ireland region]*
104. Channel 4 HD [North region]*
104. Channel 4 HD [Midlands region]*
104. Channel 4 HD [South & East region]*
106. BBC Three HD (Channel set to launch in January 2022)
108. Channel 4 HD [Wales region]*
114. E4
141. Channel 4 +1
142. 4Seven HD
143. E4 HD
144. E4 +1
145. More 4 HD
146. More 4 +1
147. 4Music
854. Channel 4 AD
*New Channel 4 HD are testing on Sky right now.
What may happen (TiVo listed) PLAN D:
104. Channel 4 HD [Scotland region]*
104. Channel 4 HD [Northern Ireland region]*
104. Channel 4 HD [North region]*
104. Channel 4 HD [Midlands region]*
104. Channel 4 HD [South & East region]*
106. BBC Three HD (Channel set to launch in January 2022)
108. Channel 4 HD [Wales region]*
141. Channel 4 +1
142. 4Seven HD
143. E4 HD
144. E4 +1
145. More 4 HD
146. More 4 +1
147. 4Music
854. Channel 4 AD
*New Channel 4 HD are testing on Sky right now.