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Old 17-05-2015, 00:41
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There's a rumour that The Box, Smash Hits, Kerrang and and Kiss will be moving to the TV M Pack in the summer.

This would make sense, as a lot of the music channels have lost viewers due to changes in viewer habits. Moving these channels down to the 'free' pack will hopefully go some way to address this with a wider potential audience.
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Old 18-05-2015, 22:03
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Another new channel set to join Virgin Media:

http://advanced-television.com/2015/...aunches-in-uk/
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Old 18-05-2015, 22:21
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Fantastic. Another channel I have no interest in Why can't we have UniversalHD?!
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Old 24-05-2015, 20:43
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Fantastic. Another channel I have no interest in Why can't we have UniversalHD?!
Great another channel of no interest

Theres not many more channels left is there that we need, (apart from HD and +1 channels)
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Old 24-05-2015, 22:40
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Theres not many more channels left is there that we need, (apart from HD and +1 channels)
This is true.
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Old 28-05-2015, 17:52
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BT Showcase has appeared on DTT, it is expected that this will be extended to cable and satellite as this will be the outlet for their FTA Champions League content.

A new app is said to be coming to provide 'Dog TV'.

The off EPG tests continue, I wonder if these are for the red button services for events like Glastonbury, Wimbledon etc??
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Old 28-05-2015, 18:46
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BT Showcase has appeared on DTT, it is expected that this will be extended to cable and satellite as this will be the outlet for their FTA Champions League content.

A new app is said to be coming to provide 'Dog TV'.

The off EPG tests continue, I wonder if these are for the red button services for events like Glastonbury, Wimbledon etc??
Could well be, as the red button streams are testing on satellite

http://www.a516digital.com/2015/05/b...preparing.html
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Old 29-05-2015, 23:53
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BT Showcase may be the 'Angling Channel' which has been on satellite. You may remember there was a 'Sailing 1 and Sailing 2' channel briefly before BT Sport 1 and 2.
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Old 02-06-2015, 01:30
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Nat Geo Wild HD is now on channel 229.
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Old 02-06-2015, 05:43
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Nat Geo Wild HD is now on channel 229.
They must have taken it off as ive just looked on my Tivo box and its not there.
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Old 02-06-2015, 07:36
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on my V+ box it has

Nat Geo Wild HD channel 229

its on now { 8am }
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Old 02-06-2015, 12:51
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Fantastic. Another channel I have no interest in Why can't we have UniversalHD?!
Not much interest to me either, but will be to some
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Old 02-06-2015, 19:18
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Seen reports that Sky Livingit will be closing and be replaced by the return of Sky Real Lives on 9 June 2015.
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Old 02-06-2015, 20:46
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Seen reports that Sky Livingit will be closing and be replaced by the return of Sky Real Lives on 9 June 2015.
That would make sense. Given Sky Living's current identity crisis, what chance has Living It got making it as a distinctive brand.

Not sure how reliable this website is, but they seem to agree with what you have heard Richard: http://entertainment.ie/TV_Listing/0...Real-Lives.htm
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Old 03-06-2015, 00:07
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Fantastic. Another channel I have no interest in Why can't we have UniversalHD?!
Liberty and Universal don't have a great track record together; in the Netherlands Liberty has dropped 13th Street, Syfy and E! Entertainment after failing to agree renewal terms with Universal.
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Old 03-06-2015, 23:30
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That would make sense. Given Sky Living's current identity crisis, what chance has Living It got making it as a distinctive brand.

Not sure how reliable this website is, but they seem to agree with what you have heard Richard: http://entertainment.ie/TV_Listing/0...Real-Lives.htm
Correction: Sky Living it is to be renamed Real Lives (minus the Sky prefix).

This may seem a pedantic detail to correct, but as someone else has pointed out on the forum, channels without Sky branding tend to be FTA.

I wonder if this new channel, therefore, will become free for satellite viewers, move down to TV M for Virgin Media customers and/or go onto Freeview?
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Old 04-06-2015, 17:44
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BBC Red Button channels 1 to 6 and BBC Red Button HD are now testing off the EPG.
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Old 04-06-2015, 20:51
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History HD also believed to be testing too
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Old 10-06-2015, 00:21
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As per MB blog, a few channel rebrands took place today concerning ESPN, Sky Arts and Sky Livingit.

From 10 June 2015 Premier Sports will be in the XL Pack for two months.

Talks between VM and BT continue regarding carriage of the new BT Sport channel.
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Old 10-06-2015, 01:40
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The Africa Channel has ceased broadcasting.

From what I was told on Sunday just gone, it looks unlikely that it will return this time after going off the air one month ago.
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Old 12-06-2015, 20:47
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The normally XL only channel TV5 is currently available to all viewers on M+ and L packs too until Sunday.
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Old 17-06-2015, 03:39
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According to a source, AMC are in talks with VM (and Sky) regarding carriage of their channel on the network. It had previously been assumed that this channel would be exclusive to the BT service.

AMC appears to show American drama such as Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, Mad Men etc.
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Old 17-06-2015, 20:01
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Has Premier Sports gone FTA or has it just been added to the sports sub?
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Old 17-06-2015, 20:08
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Im sure it's fta for a couple weeks
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Old 17-06-2015, 20:16
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Thanks. I like how they wait until after the Stanley Cup Finals...
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