Disney Cinemagic closes, New look Sky Movies

CHANNELS CLOSE:

• Sky Movies Classics has close on Virgin Channel 411.
• Sky Movies Indies has close on Virgin Channel 412.

TLC and TLC HD to launch on April 30th on Virgin Media

Discovery Networks International has announced that they will be launching a UK local version of TLC on April 30th 2013.

BBC HD Closes, BBC Two HD launches

Virgin Media have just rebranded BBC HD as BBC Two HD on Virgin Channel 187.

Vintage TV 'May launch April 2nd' on Virgin Media

A poster on Cable Forum is reporting that an worker from Vintage TV has confirmed via an email that Vintage TV will launch on April 2nd on Virgin Channel 343.

 

Media Boy HQ has still to get this rumour confirmed by Insiders.

Speed Auction runs out of Speed

Bid Shopping has confirmed on speedauction.tv that Speed Auction is no longer broadcasting and the channel has become know as Bid Plus.

Speed Auction / Bid Plus is broadcasting on Virgin Channel 746 right now.

Two more channels set to launch on Virgin TV?

Info thanks to DS Forum poster Technix:

Broadcast: UKTV are looking into launching an 'Best of' Channel for they new Freeview slot

Broadcast is reporting that UKTV are looking into launching an 'Best of' Channel for they new Freeview slot. Dave Ja Vu is broadcast on that new Freeview slot right now - No news on if this new channel will launch on other networks.

QVC Active to close on April 2nd

QVC's Red Button - QVC Active - will close on Virgin Channel 740 on April 2nd.

Rumour: Vintage TV may 'possibly arrive next week'

Just found this on Virgin Media Forum:

UPDATE: Radio Times reveal new Virgin EPG Channel number for some Sky Movies Channels from March 28th

From March 28th.

 

• Sky Movies Premiere will STAY on Virgin Channel 401.

Update on BT Sport HD on Virgin Media

Found the following on the BT Sport web site:

ITV HD Channels launches on Virgin Media

After an week delay Virgin Media has today launch the rest of the ITV HD Channels to their lineup:

Virgin Media remove ITV on Demand archive content

Info thanks to Virgin Media Forums.

ITV HD Channels Update

As of March 11th no new date has been confirmed by my insiders.

Media Boy HQ thinks base on 'The Africa Channel' that was delay for 9 days in October 2012.

Guardian: Global Radio offers to sell three stations to appease concerns over GMG Radio

Story from Guardian Media:

Global Radio has proposed selling-off three radio stations in a bid to appease the Competition Commission's concerns over its £70m acquisition of Smooth Radio operator GMG Radio.

EXCLUSIVE: ITV HD Channels put on hold by Virgin Media

An Insider has just told me that the launch of ITV2 HD, ITV3 HD and ITV4 HD has been put on hold - ALL channels was set to launch on March 7th.

EXCLUSIVE: Virgin Media to add some new Channels - should launch on Thursday

I can now reveal that the following channels should launch on Thursday on Virgin Media:

Sunrise Radio closes on Virgin Media

Asian Radio Channel Sunrise Radio has been remove by it owners from both Virgin Media and Sky.

Sunrise Radio was on Virgin Channel 974.

The Style Network to launch on Virgin on March 6th

The Style Network is set to launch on Virgin Channel 285 on March 6th.

Rumour: More Channels may launch on Virgin Media

Digital Spy Poster Technix has posted the following information: