Virgin Media to put cost of Sky Sports up from October 1st

Virgin Media will put the cost of Sky Sports up from October 1st.

More info soon...

Sky Sports 1 comes to Sky2

Story from Sky Sports:

To celebrate the first day of the Premier League season and Sky Sports' new line up of football, programmes from Sky Sports 1 will replace the regular programming on Sky 2 (Virgin Media Channel 123) and Pick TV (on Freeview and You View) on Saturday 17th August.

Five new channels launches on Virgin Media

Virgin Media has just added the following channels:

Wednesday Roundup

• I think CBS Reality has been move to an new stream - Channel was remove last night for 5 to 10mins or so.
• TiVo boxes has confirmed that Blighty will close at 3am on July 6th.

EXCLUSIVE: Media Boy reveal new channels package information - should launch on Thursday.

I can now reveal that when the following channels launch they will launch in the following packages - all should launch on Thursday on Virgin Media:

Broadcastnow: Blighty closes as Drama opens for UKTV

Info thanks to Broadcastnow:

UKTV is to close its British-themed pay-TV channel Blighty after four years, ahead of the launch of its forthcoming scripted channel Drama.

UPDATED: Five new channels to launch on Virgin Media from June 27th

Virgin Media will launch the following channels from Thursday.

Virgin Media updates viewers on BT Sport launching on Virgin

Email from Virgin Media:

Hello (Name been removed),
Thanks for registering to get the latest on BT Sport.

Virgin Media launches two new channels

Virgin Media has today added the following channels:

• Food Network has been added to Virgin Channel 287.
• Travel Channel has been added to Virgin Channel 288.

EXCLUSIVE: Virgin Media should launch TWO new channels on Tuesday

I can now reveal that Food Network and Travel Channel should launch on Tuesday on Virgin Media:

Radio Today: Global Radio objects Competition Commission rule

Info from Radio Today:

The recent decision by the Competition Commission saying Global Radio must sell radio stations in seven markets is being challenged.

Virgin Media launches two more red button Channels

Virgin Media has today added BBC RB 2 (BBC Red Button 2) and BBC RB 3 (BBC Red Button 3) to Virgin Channels 992 and 993.

UPDATED: Sky Sports 2 to be rebranded as Sky Sports Ashes

Guardian Media web site has reveal tonight that Sky Sports are to rebrand Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports 2 HD as Sky Sports Ashes and Sky Sports Ashes HD from June 30th to September 1st.

BBC reveal launch date of BBC Red Button HD and confirmed two more BBC Red Button Channels to launch

The BBC has reveal that BBC Red Button HD will launch on Virgin Channel 994 on Thursday (June 13th).

Virgin Media Takeover - Virgin Media takeover completed

News from the Virgin Media (Liberty Global) web site:

You may have heard that we’ve just officially merged with Liberty Global, a leading international cable company.

Sky to increase on 1 September 2013 by up to 10%

No other news has been reveal yet by Sky but it look like the cost of Sky Sports and Sky Movies set to go up in October on Virgin Media.

Two BBC Red Button Channels launches on Virgin

Two new BBC Red Button Channels has now launch on Virgin Media:

Virgin Media Takeover - Hollywood Reporter: Virgin Media Shareholders Approve Acquisition by John Malone's Liberty Global

Story from Hollywood Reporter.com:

Shareholders of Virgin Media on Tuesday approved the acquisition of the U.K. cable giant by John Malone's Liberty Global, which is valued at $23.3 billion.

Virgin Media Takeover - Advanced Television: Strong appointed COO of Virgin Media

Story from Advanced Television.com:

Liberty Global has announced that effective July 1st, Dana Strong will become the Chief Operating Officer of Virgin Media.

Virgin Media moves B4U Music to M+ package

An Virgin insider has confirmed to me that B4U Music is now broadcasting on the M+, L and XL Packages on Virgin Channel 816.

Universal and Syfy on Demand from June 10th

Info from DS Forum/ HD Boy:

Looks like Syfy and Universal channel are getting added to TV for M+ and above very soon, Defiance is being advertised on the On Demand Preview "channel" and Season 1 of Haven and Fairly Legal are available from 10th of June.

Broadcast: Lifetime finalises UK launch plans

Story from Broadcast:

Female skewing pay-TV network Lifetime is expected to make its UK debut in the fourth quarter of the year, as parent company A+E Networks UK enters the final stages of its launch plan.