Virgin Media: Virgin Media signs BT Sport Europe line-up

Info from Virgin Media:

Virgin Media today announces BT Sport Europe will join its existing sporting line-up, already the most comprehensive available for UK sports fans in one place.

Virgin Media 8 new channels

Virgin Media has today launch the following channels:

Rumour: Viacom to give Channel 5 new look this week

Digital Spy Forum is tonight reporting that Viacom are set to unveil an new look this week for Channel 5.

EXCLUSIVE: Media Boy HQ Monday round up

We got word back from an Virgin Source last on Friday night.

BBC: Summer 2015 on BBC Red Button

BBC will launch two Red Button Channels for Glastonbury on Virgin Media:

• BBC Red Button 2: Virgin Channel 992.
• BBC Red Button 3: Virgin Channel 993.
• There will be six extra streams with live access from a range of stages. Our Red Button+ app is supported by Virgin TiVo.

Virgin Media Channel news - June 2015 latest

• Premier Sports on XL Package until August 10th.
• Any one who have XL and pays for Premier Sports will be credited back via an automated credit adjustment.
• Premier Sports is only on XL Packages via your TV box and not on TV Anywhere.
• Virgin Media has confirmed that The Africa Channel will re launch soon on Virgin Channel 289.

TV5 is free on Virgin Media until Sunday

TV5 is free on Virgin Channel 825 until Sunday to non XL Viewers.

Sky Sports to launch Ashes channel in July

Sky Sports has confirmed that Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports 2 HD will be rebrand on July 1st as Sky Sports Ashes and Sky Sports Ashes HD until September 1st on Virgin Media.

Africa Channel set to remove from Virgin?

Africa Channel is not broadcasting as of 2pm today on Virgin Channel 289. But started up again on Sky yesterday.

Four channels rebrand as Sky Arts 2 closes

The following things has happen today:

EXCLUSIVE: Premier Sports to join XL Pack this Summer

Virgin Sources has confirmed that Premier Sports will join the XL Pack from June 10th for two months.

EXCLUSIVE: Six new channels testing, Five been remove from Total Channels

We can now reveal that the following channels are now testing on Virgin Media:

Sky to relaunch Sky Real Lives next week

Sky Living It ceases broadcasting on Virgin channel 122 at 6am on Tuesday 9 June.

Sky Real Lives takes over immediately on the same day, same channel from 6am.

 

Info from TV and Satellite Week and Old Boy.

Nat Geo Wild HD launches on Virgin Media

After trying three times (as far as Media Boy HQ knows) Virgin Media UK has today launch Nat Geo Wild HD on Virgin Channel 229.