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Old 20-08-2014, 19:59
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Has a date been confirmed when Sky News HD and Sky Sports News HD will become available?
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Old 01-09-2014, 14:47
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Has a date been confirmed when Sky News HD and Sky Sports News HD will become available?
Early 2015 apparently.
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Old 07-09-2014, 23:17
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TruTV, a hidden BBC Alba stream and a BT Sport Extra (presumably a red button service) channel are testing.
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Old 08-09-2014, 14:29
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No Sky Atlantic then?
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Old 08-09-2014, 16:25
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No Sky Atlantic then?
No, it's strategically priced out of reach of Sky's competitors so not available on UPC, TalkTalk, BT or Virgin. That's business and Sky's perogative.
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Old 08-09-2014, 22:50
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TruTV, a hidden BBC Alba stream and a BT Sport Extra (presumably a red button service) channel are testing.
BT Sport extra might actually be another channel, as both 1 and 2 are quite jam packed.

Although could be via red button as you say, like how sky are doing it.
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Old 10-09-2014, 00:03
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No Sky Atlantic then?
They seem to favour sport fans so I wouldn't hold your breath , the XL pack does need new entertainment and on demand content though , not everyone is interested in BT Sport which they're paying about �3.50 per month per subscriber for.
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Old 10-09-2014, 22:29
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They seem to favour sport fans ...
Whilst I would agree to a point, I think 1andrew1 gave an answer closer to the mark.

No, it's strategically priced out of reach of Sky's competitors so not available on UPC, TalkTalk, BT or Virgin. That's business and Sky's perogative.
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Old 16-09-2014, 20:26
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Does anyone think History HD will come to virgin??
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Old 16-09-2014, 22:08
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BT Sport extra might actually be another channel, as both 1 and 2 are quite jam packed.

Although could be via red button as you say, like how sky are doing it.
According to a poster on the YouView forum:

Zulu17 A further channel 527 BT Sport Extra 1 is now in the BT Youview EPG - currently broadcasting just a logo and music. No sign of an HD variant of this channel.
Has French football scheduled on Friday evening and further French & Portuguese matches over the weekend.
https://community.youview.com/youvie...pic-reply-list
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Old 19-09-2014, 13:30
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http://sport.bt.com/sportfootball/tv...11363932803705

BT Sport Extra launches on September 19 on BT TV (except to those receiving the service via a TV aerial) and on the Sky Digital Satellite Platform.
BT Sport Extra is included automatically within customers' existing BT Sport pack and will also be available on Virgin Media in the coming weeks.
Channel 527 on BT, red button on SKY, doesn't specify which on Virgin.
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Old 22-09-2014, 22:54
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http://sport.bt.com/sportfootball/tv...11363932803705


Channel 527 on BT, red button on SKY, doesn't specify which on Virgin.
Media Boy on Cable Forum states it will be via Red Button on VM, launching 25/9 on TiVo and 3/10 on VM's other boxes.
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Old 13-11-2014, 12:11
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ITVBe +1 and ITVBe HD start 19/11/14.
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Old 24-11-2014, 15:31
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What's the deal with Universal HD - is it part of Sky? Never really watched it apart from How To Get Away With Murder, and was surprised that the HD version isn't on Sky.
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Old 24-11-2014, 22:33
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What's the deal with Universal HD - is it part of Sky?
Yes it is.

Never really watched it apart from How To Get Away With Murder, and was surprised that the HD version isn't on Sky.
Yes it is.

http://www.universalchannel.co.uk/ab...versal-channel
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Old 24-11-2014, 22:42
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Coming soon...

Hum Europe - channel 833. Urdu language channel,
Worldbox - channel 834. Link to a TiVo app which will allow viewing of international programming/channels.
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Old 28-11-2014, 02:40
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Motors TV has been moved down from the XL to the M+ Pack.
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Old 29-11-2014, 21:01
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Ah, thanks Carl. I probably could have looked - I guess it's less obviously Sky as its not Sky branded. Plus it's hardly a big draw like Atlantic is.

That last bit was a typo - I meant surprised it wasn't on Virgin.
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Old 29-11-2014, 22:31
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Ah, thanks Carl. I probably could have looked - I guess it's less obviously Sky as its not Sky branded. Plus it's hardly a big draw like Atlantic is.
99% of the channels on satellite aren't Sky branded

That last bit was a typo - I meant surprised it wasn't on Virgin.
Oh, okay.
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Old 29-11-2014, 23:18
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I meant Sky owned channel, which would make it part of Virgin's deal with Sky.

Not simply a channel on Sky.

The former would be an obvious reason it wasn't on Virgin.

The later wouldn't be.
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Old 02-12-2014, 04:49
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Coming soon...

Hum Europe - channel 833. Urdu language channel,
Worldbox - channel 834. Link to a TiVo app which will allow viewing of international programming/channels.
The V+ EPG has been reduced by a further day. A VM employee has said that this is to accommodate further channel launches, so it could be for these, unless it's being done in preparation for SSN HD and Sky News HD and/or the extra Channel 4 HD channels
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Old 02-12-2014, 11:32
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Media Boy is reporting that five unknown channels have ben added.
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35744555-post562.html
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Old 02-12-2014, 21:30
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The new TV Channel Listings have just been announced on Virgin's website,
I do not know if there are any new channels on this list here https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3o0...t6Umt1ZjQ/edit
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Old 02-12-2014, 22:08
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Coming soon...

Hum Europe - channel 833. Urdu language channel,
Worldbox - channel 834. Link to a TiVo app which will allow viewing of international programming/channels.
The new TV Channel Listings have just been announced on Virgin's website,
I do not know if there are any new channels on this list here https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3o0...t6Umt1ZjQ/edit
That channel list is already out of date as HUM Europe has started broadcasting today on channel 833
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Old 02-12-2014, 23:27
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That channel list is already out of date as HUM Europe has started broadcasting today on channel 833
I am sure they will add it to the January's one unless they do a new one for December
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