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Wednesday 31 October 2012
Tuesday 30 October 2012
BBC Alba and S4C goes national next week
From next Tuesday, BBC Alba and S4C will be available nationally in the M pack.
Thursday 25 October 2012
Channel 5 +1 launches on Virgin Media at last
Virgin Media has launch Channel 5 +1 today on the M Package on Virgin Channel 155.
Wednesday 24 October 2012
Virgin Media to launch Channel 5 +1 on Thursday
Virgin Media will launch Channel 5 +1 on Virgin Channel 155 this coming Thursday (October 25th)*.
Tuesday 23 October 2012
Virgin Media to launch BBC One HD Northern Ireland
From Wednesday at 6am Viewers in Northern Ireland will stop getting the BBC One HD Channel as the BBC will launch BBC One HD Northern Ireland on Virgin Channel 108.
Monday 22 October 2012
BBC One HD Northern Ireland to launch on Wednesday?
Other web sites are reporting that BBC One HD Northern Ireland is now testing on Astra and may launch as early as Wednesday so that Freeview HD viewers do not need to retune at an later date when BBC One HD Northern Ireland launch.
Thursday 18 October 2012
Virgin Media viewers can say goodbye to Analogue TV on Tuesday
All Virgin viewers can watch the end of analogue television.
Wednesday 17 October 2012
UPDATE: Movies 24 goes Christmas in November
Movies 24 and Movies 24 + will both become Christmas 24 and Christmas 24 + from the 3rd of November.
Sunday 14 October 2012
Virgin Media to launch 'Quite a few channels' by 2013
New info from that insider who give me that list I posted on September 11th.
Saturday 13 October 2012
EXCLUSIVE: Virgin Media to launch Channel 5 +1 within the next two weeks
I can now reveal that Virgin Media will launch Channel 5 +1 on ONE of the following dates:
Friday 12 October 2012
Radio news on this blog
The Competition Commission has said it expects to publish its final report by 27 March 2013 on the Global Radio and GMG Radio deal.
Tuesday 9 October 2012
Update from Media Boy HQ
We at Media Boy HQ have not seen any new information on ITV2 HD, ITV3 HD, ITV4 HD, Sony Movies, CBS Drama, Sky Atlantic SD, Sky News HD and Sky Sports News HD launching on Virgin Media since August 2012.
We will give out any more if we get it.
We will give out any more if we get it.
The Africa Channel to launch on Thursday
Virgin Media will try again to launch The Africa Channel this coming Thursday (October 11th) at 6am on Virgin Channel 828.
Monday 8 October 2012
Wednesday 3 October 2012
UPDATE: BBC Changes from October
THIS POST WAS UPDATED ON OCTOBER 3RD AT 23.55.
The BBC has confirm that from October 15th 2012 the BBC will be reducing the number of BBC Red Button video streams on Virgin Media to one (On all non TiVo power boxes.)'
The BBC has confirm that from October 15th 2012 the BBC will be reducing the number of BBC Red Button video streams on Virgin Media to one (On all non TiVo power boxes.)'
The Africa Channel update
The following update is thanks to Forum poster Richardcoulter posted on October 2nd:
Tuesday 2 October 2012
UPDATE: Virgin Media called off Africa
For the first time ever that I know off Virgin Media has postphoned and remove The Africa Channel from Virgin Channel 828.
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