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The review will determine whether regulation requiring Sky to offer its Sky Sports 1 and 2 channels to other pay TV providers to ensure fair and effective competition in the UK’s pay TV sector remains appropriate.

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An new Virgin Tester has told Media Boy HQ that both Sky News HD and Sky Sports News HQ HD are now testing on Virgin Media.

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Recombu is reporting that the following Channels will launch on WorldBox in January only on TiVo:

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Sky Sports has today rebrand Sky Sports 3 as Sky Sports Darts on Virgin Channel 504. Also in HD on Virgin Channel 514.

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Virgin Media has today added Nollywood Movies to Virgin Channel 835.

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Here is the list of winners of Media Boy's 'Best Of The Year 2014'

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Virgin Media has moved the following Global Radio Channels to new channel numbers:

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Virgin Media in the past 24 hours has signed the new broadcasting deal with Liverpool FC.

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Information from Virgin Media web site:

Virgin Media's services have become available to 44,000 new homes in North West England and South West Scotland for the first time, providing internet access at speeds up to 152Mb or eleven times faster than Sky or BT’s typical services.

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Cable Forum poster theone2k10 is reported that the following channels may launch in 2015 on Virgin Media:

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Virgin Media has launch Worldbox on TiVo boxes. Tivo viewers can press Red on Virgin Channel 834 to get the following channels (List right as of December 11th at 12pm Info thanks to Cable Forum).

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Story from BBC News online:

Plans for the future of BBC Three have been announced, including a move to online broadcasting 24 hours a day and an emphasis on long form content.

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This winter Virgin Media are giving their customers on their freeview only packages the chance to watch all UKTV's pay TV channels for no extra fee.

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Virgin Media has added two more channels to their family of Local TV Channels on Virgin Media:

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Hum Europe has launch today on the M+ Package on Virgin Channel 833.

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Hum TV Europe has confirmed to Asian Web site Bizasia that Hum TV Europe will officially launch on Virgin Media on Tuesday 2nd December.

Hum TV will be available on Virgin Media channel 833 in the M+ bundle from Tuesday 2nd December.

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Virgin Media has cut the listing on V+ Boxes to FIVE days.

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Story from Bizasia:

Popular Pakistani channel, Hum TV Europe is expected to launch on Virgin Media next month, BizAsia can confirm.

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Motors Sports fans on M+ or L packages can now view Motors TV on Virgin Channel 545.

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Virgin Media has close Smallworld cable web site.

When you try ~~smallworld cable.com~~ you will be Redirected to the Virgin Media web site.

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Story from The BBC Web site:

The BBC is preparing to announce how it will save more money, having already clawed back more than £1bn a year through cost-cutting measures.

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Digital Spy poster Technix is reporting that the following is set to launch soon on Virgin Media:

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ITV has launches both ITVBe HD and ITVBe +1 only on Virgin Media.

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Story from BBC News online:

Ofcom has opened an investigation into how the Premier League sells live TV media rights for its football matches in the UK.

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Sky Sports has confirmed that Sky Sports Darts will launch on December 18 until Sky Sports 3 Channels numbers until January 5th 2015.

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Cable Forum poster "Superblade7" has found that both ITV Be +1 and ITV Be HD is set to launch on November 19th.

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ITV Be +1 (Channel 120) and ITV Be HD (Channel 179) has appeared on Virgin Media today.

Local broadcaster "Made in Tyne and Wear" will launch on Virgin Channel 159 tonight at 8pm in some Tyne and Wear areas.

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Virgin and Freeview Viewers in the Leeds area can now view Made in Leeds on Virgin Channel 159 and Freeview Channel 8.

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Local TV Broadcaster Bay TV has confirmed that Bay TV Liverpool will launch on December 4th on Freeview Channel 8 and Virgin Channel 159 in the Liverpool area.

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Base on information given to me by Virgin Media Source:

Viacom are set to rebrand Nick Jr. 2 as Nick Jr. Too from November 3rd.

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Here is the latest Media Boy HQ has on LFC TV (As of October 28th).
Info thanks to Virgin Media Forum:

We have been informed that the sports channel Liverpool FC TV (544) will no longer be a free channel, nor will it be included in our packages.
The decision to remove the channel from our free listings today has been made by the channel provider.

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Info thanks to STV:

STV has today confirmed it has submitted applications to Ofcom to deliver local TV in Aberdeen, Ayr and Dundee.

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Virgin Media has launch Made in Bristol on Virgin Channel 159 in some Bristol areas.
Virgin Media has also launch Made in Cardiff on Virgin Channel 159 in some Cardiff areas.

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Made in Bristol TV and Made TV Cardiff has both confirmed this past week that they will launch on Virgin Media on Tuesday.

Made in Bristol TV and Made TV Cardiff will be on Virgin Channel 159.

Made in Bristol TV did launch on Freeview on October 8th.
Made TV Cardiff will launch on Freeview tonight (October 15th) at 8pm.

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With Entertainment channels numbers being right up to Virgin Channel 204 right now. And Factual channels numbers starting from Virgin Channel 206.

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Media Boy HQ has not been given confirmed name of that channel set to launch in November on Virgin Media. but we are working with ITVBe HD base on info we have seen online over the last few days.

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Base on information given to me on Tuesday by Virgin Media Source the follow is set to happen on Virgin Media:

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Viacom is to launch male-skewing US channel Spike TV, home to shows such as Bar Rescue, on Freeview.

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Nick Jr. 2 has been rebrand as Nick Jr. Peppa until November 1st on Virgin Channel 716.

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Virgin Media has added ITVBe to Virgin Channel 119.

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Virgin Media has today launch BT Sport Extra via the Red Button today on all non TiVo boxes on Virgin Channel 547.

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Virgin Media sources has told Media Boy HQ tonight that TV5 is only on the M and M+ packages for the month of October.

Also FOX will be added to TV Anywhere from October 10th.

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Movies 24 has confirmed on Facebook via they Christmas 24 page that they will launch Christmas 24 on November 2nd 2014 to until January 3rd 2015 on Virgin Channels 419 and 420.

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ITV has confirmed that ITVBe will be on Virgin Channel 119 from Wednesday.

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Story from Eurosport.com

Cable operator Virgin Media has complained to Britain's broadcast regulator over the way that rights to Premier League soccer matches are sold, saying that consumers are being forced to pay too high a price to watch games.

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a516 is reporting that "Made in Tyne and Wear" will be on Virgin Channel 159 from launch.

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Local TV returns to Northern Ireland today when at 6pm, NVTV takes to the airwaves of the Greater Belfast area on Virgin Channel 159.

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Grimsby's Estuary TV has confirmed on Twitter that have move from Virgin Channel 879 to Virgin Channel 159 in the Grimsby & Scunthorpe area.

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TiVo viewers on Cable Forum has confirmed that an Red Button logo has appeared on the BT Sport Channels for BT Sport Extra.

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YourTV says both YourTV Manchester and YourTV Blackpool & Preston will be on Virgin Channel 159 from launch.

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Story from Broadcast now:

Discovery and Liberty Global have completed their acquisition of All3Media in a move that will result in the departure of chief executive Farah Ramzan Golant.

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Sheffield Live TV has become the latest Local TV to launch in some areas of Sheffield on Virgin Channel 159.

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Virgin Media sources has told Media Boy HQ over the past weekend that Virgin Media will launch BT Sport Extra via the Red Button on the following dates:

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Sky Sports has today rebrand Sky Sports 4 as Sky Sports Ryder Cup on Virgin Channel 505.

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Virgin Media has moved The Africa Channel from Virgin Channel 828 to Virgin Channel 289.

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On 22nd September, RTÉ TWO will go back to being called RTÉ 2 and get a complete new look.

RTÉ Two is on Virgin Channel 876 in Northern Ireland.

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The following is from Viacom:

Viacom International Media Networks, a division of Viacom Inc., today announced the completion of its £450M acquisition of Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited from Northern & Shell Media Group.

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Local TV broadcaster "Made TV" has just reveal that Made in Cardiff will launch on October 15th on Sky, Freeview and Virgin Channel 159.

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Digital Spy Forum poster "Sirius C" says Virgin Media are testing TruTV and two red button channels out.

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Virgin Media sources has told Media Boy HQ that Smallworld customers started being brought over to Virgin on August 26th.

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Local TV Broadcaster "Made in TV" has confirmed the following tonight on Twitter:

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Virgin Media have added the following Entertainment channels to the M Package until December 1st:

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Story thanks to Broadcastnow:

Viacom’s £450m acquisition of Channel 5 is set to close next month and the two companies have opened content-sharing talks.

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Here is up-to-date news on Local TV in the UK and Northern Ireland:

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Belfast Local TV Channel NvTV has confirmed that they will relaunch on Freeview on September 29th.

Also viewers in Brighton & Hove can now turn into tests for Latest TV (Launching on Thursday). Latest TV will also launch on Virgin Channel 159 in the Brighton & Hove area.

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Broadcast is reporting that Sony Pictures Television has completed its acquisition of CSC Media Group and its 16 UK channels.

The Hollywood studio has finalised a deal first agreed in June with private equity backer Veronis Suhler Stevenson, which will give it access to a slew of music, movie and kids channels as well as two Freeview slots.

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Local TV on Virgin Media update:

Made TV says both Made in Bristol* and Made in Leeds** will only launch on Sky and Freeview on their web site.

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From Virgin Media.com:

Reserve the best spot on the sofa for Sky Sports Open Day and get ready for a day of sporting action to remember. It’s a chance for all Virgin Media TV customers to enjoy a day of world-class sport at no extra cost. From 6am on Saturday 16th August until 6am on Sunday 17th August even if you don't have a Sky Sports subscription, you could watch all the sporting action across Sky Sports 1 – 5 & F1. Also available to all in HD.

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Virgin Media has today added both Sky Sports 5 (On Virgin Channel 506) and Sky Sports 5 HD (On Virgin Channel 516) plus Sky Sports News has also been rebranded as Sky Sports News HQ on Virgin Channel 501.

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Story from Media Guardian:

Rival bidders for Birmingham’s local TV licence say it is now impossible to launch a quality television service before the government’s deadline, following the collapse of the company that won the bid almost two years ago.

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Story from MediaGuardian.com:

Birmingham’s City TV has become the first of Jeremy Hunt’s ambitious network of local TV stations to go bust.

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Sheffield's Local TV Channel Sheffield Live Television has confirmed today that they will launch on Freeview Channel 8 and Virgin Channel 159 in the Crosspool aka Tapton Hill Transmitter areas.

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Story thanks to BBC Online:

Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox has withdrawn its bid to purchase US entertainment giant Time Warner Inc for an estimated $80bn (£47bn).

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Sky are to broadcast live Darts on Sky2 and Challenge later this month:

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Radio Times has confirmed that from August 13th Sky Sports News HQ will be shown on Sky Sports 5 every weekday from:

6am to 9am.
1pm to 2pm.
and 6pm to 7pm.

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From Tru TV UK Twitter page:

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As part of new channel launches for the Commonwealth Games and additional channel releases planned, we have made some changes to the information available in the channel guides for some of our existing channels. This change does not affect TiVo customers.

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Local TV broadcaster 'That's TV' has confirmed the following channels will also launch on Virgin Media.

That's Basingstoke (Only in 'ITV Meridian' areas using the Hannington Transmitter).
That's Surrey (Only in 'ITV Meridian' areas using the Hannington Transmitter).
That's Oxford (Only in some 'ITV Meridian' areas using the Oxford Beckley Transmitter).
That's Reading (Only in 'ITV Meridian' areas using the Hannington Transmitter).
That's Salisbury (Only in 'ITV Meridian' areas using the Salisbury Transmitter).
That's Solent (Only in some 'ITV Meridian' areas using the Rowridge VP Transmitter).

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Ofcom has today confirmed that the following names will launch in Basingstoke and Maidstone;

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Local TV Broadcast "Latest Brighton" has confirmed that they will launch on Freeview and also on Virgin Channel 159 on August 28th.

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Sky has today confirmed that Sky Sports News will be known as Sky Sports News HQ from August 12th on Virgin Channel 501.

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All seven Sky Sports channels will be free to every Virgin Media household on Saturday August 16.

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ITV has today reveal that "ITV Be" will launch on 8th October 2014 on Virgin Media.

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Sky Sports has confirmed that Sky Sports 4 and Sky Sports 4 HD will become known as Sky Sports Ryder Cup and Sky Sports Ryder Cup HD on Virgin Channels 505 and 515 for two weeks from September 18th 2014.

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Update from a Virgin Media source:

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Update from a Virgin Media source:

There has been a soft launch of Sky Sports and Sky Movies ios devices only, download the app via itunes (Sky Sports and Sky Movies) and there is now an option to login as a Virgin Media customer.

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Story from Guardian Media:

Virgin Media owner Liberty Global has acquired BSkyB’s 6.4% stake in ITV for £481m.

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My Virgin insider told me this past weekend:

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Base on when Virgin moved the Viacom channels about last year the following may happen tonight:

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Media Boy HQ can now reveal that the following new channel launches and new channel numbers should happen on July 15th on Virgin Media:

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Just found the following on Smallworld Twitter page:

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The following list was seen by Media Boy HQ before June 2014 so maybe out of date due to Sky Sports 5 launching on August 12th.

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Sony Pictures Television (SPT) today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire CSC Media Group (CSC) in the UK.

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Base on information I have seen the Sky Sports HD Channels (Sky Sports 3 HD, Sky Sports 4 HD and Sky Sports F1 HD) will launch by July 20th on Virgin Media.

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Ofcom has confirmed that Local TV licences awarded to 'That's TV' for Reading, Guildford and Salisbury.

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Virgin Media has today launch FOUR new Red Button channels and one HD Channels for Wimbledon and Glastonbury.

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A Sky viewer has tonight confirmed to Media Boy HQ that Sky will launch Sky Sports 5 on August 12th at 6pm.

Sky Sports 5 will broadcast on Sky plus Virgin Media.

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From June 23rd The BBC launch will launch five new Red Button streams for Wimbledon and Glastonbury.

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Info from Broadcast:

Sky is to launch its seventh sports channel, billed as a home for European football.

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Forces TV has today launch on Virgin Channel 244.

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After just 8 days Media Boy HQ has won it campaign to get STV Glasgow in old Telewest areas of Virgin Media.

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Forces TV has confirmed that they will launch on June 10th on Virgin Channel 244.

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Media Boy HQ can now reveal that Sky Sports 3 HD, Sky Sports 4 HD and Sky Sports F1 HD will launch sometime in July 2014 on Virgin Media.
Media Boy HQ still can not post new Sky Sports channel numbers yet.
When launch the lineup will be as followed.

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STV Glasgow has now launch in old NTL areas of Glasgow on Virgin Channel 159.

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Big EPG shake up due this summer.
I cant post new Sky Sports channel numbers yet but was also given new launch date.

When launch the lineup will be as followed.

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Local TV Broadcaster Notts TV has today launch on Virgin Channel 159 in the Nottingham area.

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The following information is from Notts TV via Facebook:

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Media Boy HQ has found that both YourTV Manchester and YourTV Blackpool & Preston say their will be on Virgin Media from launch.

Sheffield Live also says they will also be available from launch on Virgin Media.

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From July 23rd to until August 3rd:

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Smallworld Cable has confirmed that they will do 'scheduled maintenance' on June 2nd:

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The extra red button stream is permitted to be on air by Ofcom from 16th June to until August 4th.

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Advanced Television is reporting that Turner Broadcasting will launch its first free-to-air TV channel in the UK this summer – general entertainment network TruTV.

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My new source told me last night that Sky Sports 3 HD, Sky Sports 4 HD and Sky Sports F1 HD channels will launch in Summer 2014.

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STV has confirmed that STV Glasgow will broadcast on Virgin Media (159) from June 2nd.

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Sky and Virgin Media have agreed a new five year plus agreement for the distribution of Sky’s content to Virgin Media’s TV customers.

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The Guardian has reporting that Discovery and Liberty Global (Who own Virgin Media, and Smallworld) has takeover the makers of Skins and Midsomer Murders in the deal worth £500m.

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An Virgin Insider has confirmed to Media Boy HQ that Sky Sports 3 HD, Sky Sports 4 HD and Sky Sports F1 HD is ready to launch on Virgin Media - just waiting to be given an launch date.

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Info from Radio Today:

After weeks of being told Heart is Coming, 2.3 million listeners to Real Radio are waking up to the arrival of Heart this morning. Heart is now on FM for the first time in South and Mid Wales, Scotland, Yorkshire, the North West and North East.

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US media group Viacom has agreed to buy the UK's Channel 5 for £450m, it has been announced. Viacom, the owner of MTV, will be acquiring the channel from Richard Desmond's Northern & Shell group - subject to regulatory approval.

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Media Boy HQ think Viacom may do the following with all the Channel 5 channels:

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The Guardian is reporting that Richard Desmond is poised to announce the sale of Channel 5 to the US broadcaster that owns MTV for as much as £450m.

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Story from Guardian Media:

The closure of the BBC3 TV channel is far from certain, one of the corporation's trustee's has warned, stressing that the plans will be heavily scrutinised when they are submitted this summer.

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Media Boy HQ thinks Eurosport and Eurosport HD will move to new channel numbers.

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The following is base on Information I have been given over the past two weeks by my sources (All info was right on April 22nd):

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Bay TV Liverpool says that they will be on Freeview, Sky and Virgin Media from launch later this year.

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Bizasia has posted:

As what will seem as a direct response to the launch of BSkyB’s new Asian TV bundle, Sky Asia, Virgin Media has confirmed it will be offering 12 months of its own Asian Mela free to recommended friends and family.

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Over the Easter weekend all I have seen is posters online thinks due to Paul Wright and his business partner Val Kaye starting up Ideal World on 17 April 2000 they did also own Shop at Bid and Price Drop.

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Will Wright and Allan Graham from KPMG’s Restructuring practice were today appointed joint administrators to sit-up Limited, the digital broadcaster behind Price Drop and Bid TV.

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Note: The following post is just an rumour at time of posting.

Base on information I have seen from a number of sources over the past week I can confirmed that Virgin Media may launch over 20 new channels by end of this year.

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The Guardian is today reporting that Discovery Communications has withdrawn its bid for Richard Desmond's Channel 5, which is thought to leave MTV owner Viacom as one of the few remaining potential buyers.

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Story from Bloomberg:

Richard Desmond’s Northern & Shell said it received a number of bids for Channel 5 and will evaluate them with advisers in the coming days.

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Global Radio has confirmed that Heart Radio will be extend onto the Real Radio network of regional stations from Tuesday 6th May.

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Virgin Media deal with CSC Media is maybe up this year - last deal signed in March 2010.

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Technix over on Digital Spy posted on April 4th:

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Look like Virgin Media has been busy in Smallworld areas here is the new channel lineup for Smallworld areas from March 2014:

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A senior BT executive has questioned the strategic value and £700m price tag for Richard Desmond's Channel 5, effectively ruling out the telecoms giant as a serious bidder for the broadcaster.

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Cartoon Network Too is set to be axe to make way for Cartoon Network +1 on Virgin Channel 705 from April 1st.

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Global Radio’s Hold Separate requirement with the former GMG Radio company officially ends at midnight tonight after 22 months.

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STV has confirmed that its new city TV channel will begin broadcasting on June 2 2014, with a flagship live magazine show called The Riverside Show running for two hours each weekday evening.

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London Live launches on Freeview Channel 8 and Virgin Media channel 159 (In Croydon, Hersham, Hayes, Watford, Haringey, Seven Kings, Bromley and Lewisham areas only.)

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Discovery has confirmed that they are bidding to buy Channel 5.

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Local TV broadcast Notts TV has confirmed to Nottingham Post that they will launch on Freeview on May 27th 2014.

Rumours on the web say Notts TV are in talks with Virgin Media.

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Broadcast now is reporting that:

A joint bid between Discovery Communications and BSkyB is emerging as a front-runner to buy Channel 5.

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Story from Mail on Sunday:

Shopping channel operator Sit Up TV will ask its creditors next week to agree to a deal to write off its debts and allow it to continue broadcasting.

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Digital Spy poster 'Disco' says the following channels will launch on Virgin Channel 159 in Spring 2014 in the following areas:

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As you may know the BBC is set to axe BBC Three in 2015 so that BBC One +1 can launch - the following is my own opinion.

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The BBC has announced plans, subject to the approval of the BBC Trust, to close BBC Three as a broadcast TV channel in autumn 2015. The plans would mean –

The BBC saving over £50 million a year

£30 million of that going into drama on BBC One

BBC Three being reinvented as a new and innovative online service

The freed-up spectrum being used to extend CBBC by an hour a night and to provide a BBC One +1 service

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A trio of US cable network owners have entered the race to buy Channel 5, the UK television broadcaster owned by media baron Richard Desmond.

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The Irish Competition Authority has cleared Global Radio’s sale to Communicorp of the eight radio stations that Global are divesting.

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Recombu has reported that Local TV operators have reacted angrily to where they are to be positioned on the Virgin TV programme guide - behind Horror Channel and CBS Reality.

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Cable Forum Boxing Reporter Chad is reporting:

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ITV has confirmed that ITV Be will launch later this year on Virgin Media.

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Virgin Media has today added Virgin Media on Demand Playlist to Virgin Channel 309.

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Global Radio is selling eight radio stations in response to a ruling by the Competition Commission after buying GMG Radio in June 2012.

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Wee Cable Network Smallworld has today posted the following on their web site:

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Over the past weekend I have seen information about a Channel that broadcast on Virgin Media right now is set to close.

Cant say anymore right now due to an 'Do Not Post' order.

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Made in Bristol has confirmed tonight via twitter that they will launch on Virgin Media (Bristol area) sometime in 2014 on Virgin Channel 159.

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Virgin Media has added BBC Red Button 2 to Virgin Channel 992.

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With Channel 5 set to axe 5* +1 next month for Channel 5 +24 to launch WHY cant Virgin do the following with Channel 5?

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I can now confirmed that two local TV test transmissions has today been launch by COMUX in Scotland in the Blackhill areas the following can be pick up on Channel 51 in the local area:

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From the Virgin Media website...

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London Local TV broadcaster has confirmed that London Live will launch on March 31st 2014.

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Story from Guardian Media.

European competition regulators have launched an investigation into the exclusive deals pay-TV companies such as BSkyB have with the major Hollywood film studios.

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Ofcom has reveal more local broadcasting hoping to run local in the following areas:

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The BBC has today confirmed the following coverage for the Winter Olympics (Information right as of January 9th):

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Virgin Media last night (January 6th) posted the following on the Virgin Media Forum web site:

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Virgin Media has confirmed that from March 1st 2014 Premier Sports will cost £7.99 per month*.

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