General : Virgin TV (2024)

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

I feel Virgin Media are only missing out on:

*SportyStuff TV HD
*B4U Plus
*BBC Two Northern Ireland HD (UK Wide)
*BBC Two Wales HD (UK Wide)
*CNN International HD
*DAZN 1 HD
*Discovery Turbo +1
*Food Network +1
*Quest Red +1
*Hobby Maker HD
*Jewellery Maker
*Heart 90s
*Heart Dance
*LBC News
*Craft Extra
*Create & Craft HD
*Islam Channel Bangla
*MUTV HD
*GREAT! action +1
*GREAT! movies +1
*GREAT! romance +1
*GREAT! tv +1
*POP Max
*POP Max +1
*POP +1
*Tiny Pop +1
*Virgin Radio UK
*Nick Jr. HD
*Nick Jr. +1
*Sky Atlantic HD
*Sky Atlantic +1
*Sky Cinema Premiere +1
*Sky Showcase +1
*Sky News Arabia
*Court TV
*That's 80s
*That's 90s
*That's TV 2
*TWR
*Boomerang HD
*WION

I'd like Talk Radio too.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

I feel Virgin Media are only missing out on:

Thanks for compiling the list. I'm pretty much with Old Boy on this except I think VM should try and get MUTV HD and DAZN1 HD. That being said, having MUTV in SD is probably less painful for their long-suffering supporters than HD!

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

I'd like Talk Radio too.

Talk Radio is NOT on Digital TV.

All channels I would like is broadcasting on Sky, Freeview or Freesat right now.

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

I feel Virgin Media are only missing out on:

*SportyStuff TV HD
*B4U Plus
*BBC Two Northern Ireland HD (UK Wide)
*BBC Two Wales HD (UK Wide)
*CNN International HD
*DAZN 1 HD
*Discovery Turbo +1
*Food Network +1
*Quest Red +1
*Hobby Maker HD
*Jewellery Maker
*Heart 90s
*Heart Dance
*LBC News
*Craft Extra
*Create & Craft HD
*Islam Channel Bangla
*MUTV HD
*GREAT! action +1
*GREAT! movies +1
*GREAT! romance +1
*GREAT! tv +1
*POP Max
*POP Max +1
*POP +1
*Tiny Pop +1
*Virgin Radio UK
*Nick Jr. HD
*Nick Jr. +1
*Sky Atlantic HD
*Sky Atlantic +1
*Sky Cinema Premiere +1
*Sky Showcase +1
*Sky News Arabia
*Court TV
*That's 80s
*That's 90s
*That's TV 2
*TWR
*Boomerang HD
*WION

No point to the +1 channels anymore with every STB having the ability to record now.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by Stephen

No point to the +1 channels anymore with every STB having the ability to record now.

Some still use +1 channels to save some space on their DVR.

[jfman]

Originally Posted by OLD BOY

We need more streamers now. The only channels likely to be coming soon are FAST channels.

If the “benefit” of streaming is you only pay for what you watch (not actually true, but I’ll grant this latitude briefly) why should Virgin include them in their packages?

Anyone can buy a fire stick, a Roku or cast from their phone.

[Stephen]

Save space the drives can store a lot especially as +1 channels are usually SD only and take up very little space.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Talk Radio is NOT on Digital TV.

All channels I would like is broadcasting on Sky, Freeview or Freesat right now.

So what, I'd still like Talk Radio on the EPG.

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Originally Posted by Stephen

No point to the +1 channels anymore with every STB having the ability to record now.

This is not correct, in fact some have no capability to record at all.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

So what, I'd still like Talk Radio on the EPG.

Bauer Radio has stop broadcasting it channels on AM and Digital TV.

So other may follow.

[RichardCoulter]

Originally Posted by Stephen

Save space the drives can store a lot especially as +1 channels are usually SD only and take up very little space.

That's exactly what I do.

[Media Boy UK]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

That's exactly what I do.

I only use HD if I need to - To watch channels like BBC and Sky Comedy.

[epsilon]

Originally Posted by Media Boy UK

Bauer Radio has stop broadcasting it channels on AM and Digital TV.

So other may follow.

Bauer are kickstarting their Rayo platform https://hellorayo.co.uk/ where they can entice listeners to subscribe to their premium stations. Global seems to be doing the opposite, although they have their own platform, they are still maintaining a presence for their services on other platforms. As for News UK Broadcasting (formerly The Wireless Group) and Talk Radio, they still need to show their hand.

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

So what, I'd still like Talk Radio on the EPG.

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This is not correct, in fact some have no capability to record at all.

If anyone still has a Virgin or Sky box that can't record then it must be from the dark ages.

[epsilon]

Originally Posted by Stephen

If anyone still has a Virgin or Sky box that can't record then it must be from the dark ages.

Virgin Stream, Sky Stream Puck etc don't quite seem like the dark ages.

[Itshim]

Originally Posted by epsilon

Virgin Stream, Sky Stream Puck etc don't quite seem like the dark ages.

Why then would you record , just streamed via smart tv when box was broken