EXCLUSIVE: Virgin Media to move Home & Health channels to new channel numbers next week

I can now reveal that the following channels will move to new EPG Channels numbers from May 7th:

What did happen last night on Virgin Media?

Here is that list:

EXCLUSIVE: Virgin Media to add some new Channels - set to launch before Thursday

I can now reveal that the following channels will appear on the following packages by Thursday:

Rumour: New HD Channel set to launch?

Digital Spy Forum is reporting that NHK World HD may soon appear on Virgin Channel 625.

Confirmed: Two new channels to launch on May 1st

Two new channels are set to launch on May 1st on Virgin Media:

• Zee Café will launch on Virgin Channel 811.
• Zing will relaunch on Virgin Channel 813.

S4C moves to Virgin Channel 166

Virgin Media has today move S4C up an channel to Virgin Channel 166. So that TLC can use Channel 167 from Tuesday at 8pm.

Guardian: Virgin Media secures deal with Sky Sports for next season

Info from Guardian Media:

Virgin Media has secured the Sky Sports channels for the coming year, piling further pressure on BT to do a deal with the satellite broadcaster before the next football season begins in August.

UKTV Really goes all night

From Saturday UKTV's Really will start broadcasting from 4am to 7am.

What will happen on Thursday on Virgin TV?

Here is the latest I have...

Confiirmed:

• S4C will move to Virgin Channel 166 (From Virgin Channel 167).

Virgin Media launches new on Demand channel

Virgin Media has just launch 'Virgin Media Shorts 2013' on Virgin Channel 399.

Confirmed: Animal Planet HD to launch on Virgin Media on April 30th - UPDATED

Virgin Media anywhere web site has confirmed that Animal Planet HD will launch on Virgin Channel 217 on April 30th.

TLC HD will also launch on Virgin Media on that date.

Virgin Media to move S4C to new channel number on Thursday

S4C has confirmed that they will move to Virgin Channel 166 from Thursday.

S4C is broadcasting on Virgin Channel 167 right now.

Rumour: Virgin Media to launch Two HD Channels before May?

From DS Forum:

TV XL is £24.50 so £7 cheaper than Sky's equivalent and includes library content, 32 HD channels (from end of April) and 7000 on demand music videos.

Animal Planet HD and ID +1 listed on Virgin Media web site

Virgin Media have added both Animal Planet HD and ID +1 on Virgin Media.com.

TiVo boxes confirmed changes to some Discovery channels on April 30th

• TLC is NOT an new channel.
• TLC HD will launch on April 30th on Virgin Media.
• ID +1 and Animal Planet HD may also launch on April 30th on Virgin Media.

Create & Craft has launch on Virgin Media

Create & Craft has launch on Virgin Channel 748.

Broadcastnow: Liberty's Virgin takeover gets green-light

Story from Broadcastnow.co.uk.

Liberty Global’s $10.2bn acquisition of UK cable operator Virgin Media has been approved by European regulators.

BT Sports and Sky Sports on Virgin Media update

Info thanks to Daily Mail online:

Sky’s concern over the threat from BT Sport is also understood to be part of the reason for the delay in agreeing a carriage deal with Virgin for their cable customers to access Premier League matches next season.

Rumour: Virgin Media set to launch 'several more channels' in April

The following is from an Virgin Media Viewer. 

I am not sure how definate this is but I was chatting to a Virgin Media tech working on the clamshell box on the side of the block of flat where I live this morning - he has been to my premises several times over the years and is friendly and chatty. I mentioned about Vintage TV and the 2 French channels that launched today and he said that there were several more channels all set to go this month, possibly one or two on every Tuesday & Thursday of April but not sure which ones when...

France 24 launches on Virgin Media

Virgin Media has today launch the following channels:

Rumour: Two news channels set to launch 'in the coming weeks'

Technix has posted today over on DS Forums:

UPDATED: Vintage TV launches, Al Jazeera Arabic move channel

Virgin Media have added Vintage TV on Virgin Media M+, L and XL Packages on Virgin Channel 343.

Confirmed: Vintage TV to launch on Virgin Media tomorrow

Vintage TV has posted on their Web site that Vintage TV will launch on Virgin Channel 343 on Tuesday.

Military History set to rebranded as H2 on May 4th

Military History is set to be rebranded as H2 on May 4th 2013 - on Virgin Channel 236.