Hope for these channels in 2017....
History HD ( this has been long time coming and been told it's testing )
AMC
YourTV
CNN HD
Disney HD
Disney Jr HD
Disney XD HD
Sky Atlantic ( SD, +1 HD)
Fox News
Blaze
TJC Choice
C+I HD
True Crime
True Drama
Ch 4 +1 HD
Movies4men +1
Keep it Country
ITV Encore ( SD +1 HD )
Hope for these channels in 2017....
History HD ( this has been long time coming and been told it's testing )
AMC
YourTV
CNN HD
Disney HD
Disney Jr HD
Disney XD HD
Sky Atlantic ( SD, +1 HD)
Fox News
Blaze
TJC Choice
C+I HD
True Crime
True Drama
Ch 4 +1 HD
Movies4men +1
Keep it Country
ITV Encore ( SD +1 HD )
We already receive every UKTV channel that broadcasts in HD, as well as every Sky channel available in HD except for Sky Atlantic. We already have every Sky, BT and Eurosport channel in HD, so which additional sports channels are you talking about?
We already receive every UKTV channel that broadcasts in HD, as well as every Sky channel available in HD except for Sky Atlantic. We already have every Sky, BT and Eurosport channel in HD, so which additional sports channels are you talking about?
We already receive every UKTV channel that broadcasts in HD, as well as every Sky channel available in HD except for Sky Atlantic. We already have every Sky, BT and Eurosport channel in HD, so which additional sports channels are you talking about?
Possibly Sports HD channels that don't exist in the UK yet, Motors HD for example. Would also be good to get Sky & BT UHD channels
Possibly Sports HD channels that don't exist in the UK yet, Motors HD for example. Would also be good to get Sky & BT UHD channels
Doubt there be a Motors TV HD version as such.
It seems likely we'll get the Motorsport.tv HD service at some point as this is scheduled to replace Motors TV in March.
Hope for these channels in 2017....
History HD ( this has been long time coming and been told it's testing )
AMC
YourTV
CNN HD
Disney HD
Disney Jr HD
Disney XD HD
Sky Atlantic ( SD, +1 HD)
Fox News
Blaze
TJC Choice
C+I HD
True Crime
True Drama
Ch 4 +1 HD
Movies4men +1
Keep it Country
ITV Encore ( SD +1 HD )
AMC rumoured to be coming (but some say BT will withhold it in retaliation for VM taking action against BT for an unconnected issue).
Fox News is broadcasting off the EPG.
Viceland is broadcasting off the EPG.
True Crime have added the VM logo to their branding, so presumably they are set to join.
Kix Power has now finished, but will return later in the year. We'll be getting POP Max instead from the 9th Feb until 30th March.
AMC rumoured to be coming (but some say BT will withhold it in retaliation for VM taking action against BT for an unconnected issue).
That doesn't sound right to me. BT don't own AMC, they just have exclusive rights to the channel for a period of time. I wouldn't have thought BT would want to pay premium rates for exclusivity simply out of spite. The purpose of the channel for BT, as I understand it, was to encourage new broadband subscribers. Having achieved this with AMC (and more importantly, BT Sport), they may now intend to pay less by ceasing to restrict content to other platforms. That being the case, we could get this channel at any time from August, when it is possible that the existing exclusivity arrangements are due to expire.
Of course, VM may not be prepared to pay the amount that AMC demands, but that's another story!
That's the article in Virgin Media Presents that includes links to the Channel Guide and is updated frequently, but both links (to the desktop and mobile versions) seem to be dead.
That doesn't sound right to me. BT don't own AMC, they just have exclusive rights to the channel for a period of time. I wouldn't have thought BT would want to pay premium rates for exclusivity simply out of spite. The purpose of the channel for BT, as I understand it, was to encourage new broadband subscribers. Having achieved this with AMC (and more importantly, BT Sport), they may now intend to pay less by ceasing to restrict content to other platforms. That being the case, we could get this channel at any time from August, when it is possible that the existing exclusivity arrangements are due to expire.
Of course, VM may not be prepared to pay the amount that AMC demands, but that's another story!
Thanks, I didn't know that the exclusivity arrangement ended in August.
Well, I don't know that this is actually the case, Richard. AMC commenced broadcasting on 28 August 2015, and of course August 2017 will be the second anniversary date. So it is possible that a two year exclusivity arrangement was agreed with AMC, after which the channel would be available on other platforms.
As these negotiations were carried out confidentially, no-one outside the parties concerned are likely to know the terms of the deal, so we can only speculate. The period might have been three years, or five! However, I would have thought BT would have been cautious about commiting to a longer period, given the risks they were taking with their sports project. The amount involved was eye watering.
I agree, it also means that channel 402 is now blank with no channel on it
I checked at someone's house that has Virgin and 402 still has Sky Cinema Premiere +1 on it they must have changed their mind but the information on the menu says it should be on 432.
I checked at someone's house that has Virgin and 402 still has Sky Cinema Premiere +1 on it they must have changed their mind but the information on the menu says it should be on 432.
They did change their mind, I read it somewhere that 402 will be Sky Cinema Premier +1
and will not be blank as it was going to be
I wonder why the promotion is only available to selected customers? What is the criteria? Perhaps I should ask them, my contract renewal is due soon!
UPDATE - Just checked with VM and they say it's only for customers that have previously ' shown an interest' in sports packages...which is very odd as some subscribers are saying they have the promotion but don't have any interest in the channels! Another Classic Error from the company.
It looks like Sky are going to lose the Discovery channels.
The following preparations have been made:
4461 11.836 H 27.5 5/6 DVB-S OPSK now showing a caption saying "Unfortunately Sky is not able to bring you this channel as the broadcaster has withdrawn it from the Sky platform".
The EPG info says "Programme is no longer available".
I've been reassured that VM will not be affected. I was led to believe that their SD Discovery channels were taken from the satellite used to broadcast the Discovery suite of channels on Sky, but they are now delivered via fibre in the same way as the HD variants.
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History HD ( this has been long time coming and been told it's testing )
AMC
YourTV
CNN HD
Disney HD
Disney Jr HD
Disney XD HD
Sky Atlantic ( SD, +1 HD)
Fox News
Blaze
TJC Choice
C+I HD
True Crime
True Drama
Ch 4 +1 HD
Movies4men +1
Keep it Country
ITV Encore ( SD +1 HD )
BBC Two HD Nations
Remaining ITV HD Regions
Remaining Ch 4 HD Regions
Remaining UKTV not in HD, in HD
ALL Sky Channels in HD
More HD Sports channels
True Drama no longer exists.
We already receive every UKTV channel that broadcasts in HD, as well as every Sky channel available in HD except for Sky Atlantic. We already have every Sky, BT and Eurosport channel in HD, so which additional sports channels are you talking about?
The OP means Box Nation HD me thinks
Link doesn't work for me... how odd.
Try this one http://www.virginmediapresents.com/#tips/channelguide
Possibly Sports HD channels that don't exist in the UK yet, Motors HD for example. Would also be good to get Sky & BT UHD channels
Doubt there be a Motors TV HD version as such.
It seems likely we'll get the Motorsport.tv HD service at some point as this is scheduled to replace Motors TV in March.
Motors TV was taken over by the Motorsport Network last November, and the replacement channel appears to be a video on demand service.
http://www.motorsport.com/general/news/motorsport-network-acquires-motors-tv-851620/
Update: Been told that BT Sport 1 will be simulcasting most of the fights on BoxNation.
Someone on here in another thread says he's been told that the fights will be on BT Sport 2.
This change took place at about 00.30 on 10/1/17 in the middle of a film! I had assumed that it would simply be a rebrand!
Reminds me of when Granada Plus changed to ITV3
They have done.
AMC rumoured to be coming (but some say BT will withhold it in retaliation for VM taking action against BT for an unconnected issue).
Fox News is broadcasting off the EPG.
Viceland is broadcasting off the EPG.
True Crime have added the VM logo to their branding, so presumably they are set to join.
Kix Power has now finished, but will return later in the year. We'll be getting POP Max instead from the 9th Feb until 30th March.
Well, the rumour about Sony Movies came true as it joined two days ago on the 10th.
Wonder if we'll have to wait until April until Viceland starts??
Seems like it was!
Of course, VM may not be prepared to pay the amount that AMC demands, but that's another story!
That's the article in Virgin Media Presents that includes links to the Channel Guide and is updated frequently, but both links (to the desktop and mobile versions) seem to be dead.
Thanks, I didn't know that the exclusivity arrangement ended in August.
I think that the dispute could be this:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/08/20/virgin-media-furious-over-120m-bt-sport-contract-as-ee-gives-cha/
if there was any slim chance of BT Sport UHD being on VM.... if that article is anything to go by then I can say we'll never get that.
As these negotiations were carried out confidentially, no-one outside the parties concerned are likely to know the terms of the deal, so we can only speculate. The period might have been three years, or five! However, I would have thought BT would have been cautious about commiting to a longer period, given the risks they were taking with their sports project. The amount involved was eye watering.
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2198972
I checked at someone's house that has Virgin and 402 still has Sky Cinema Premiere +1 on it they must have changed their mind but the information on the menu says it should be on 432.
They did change their mind, I read it somewhere that 402 will be Sky Cinema Premier +1
and will not be blank as it was going to be
They can be seen as follows
Introduction http://www.virginmediapresents.com/#tips/channelguide
Desktop Version http://cdn.virginmediapresents.com/2017/01/ChannelGuide_Jan2017_wk2-1.pdf
Mobile Version http://cdn.virginmediapresents.com/2017/01/ChannelGuide_Mobile_Jan2017_wk2-1.pdf
https://www.virginmedia.com/corporate/media-centre/press-releases/virgin-media-and-bt-agree-new-mobile-deal.html
I wonder why the promotion is only available to selected customers? What is the criteria? Perhaps I should ask them, my contract renewal is due soon!
UPDATE - Just checked with VM and they say it's only for customers that have previously ' shown an interest' in sports packages...which is very odd as some subscribers are saying they have the promotion but don't have any interest in the channels! Another Classic Error from the company.
The following preparations have been made:
4461 11.836 H 27.5 5/6 DVB-S OPSK now showing a caption saying "Unfortunately Sky is not able to bring you this channel as the broadcaster has withdrawn it from the Sky platform".
The EPG info says "Programme is no longer available".
I've been reassured that VM will not be affected. I was led to believe that their SD Discovery channels were taken from the satellite used to broadcast the Discovery suite of channels on Sky, but they are now delivered via fibre in the same way as the HD variants.