Racing UK is the first dedicated horseracing channel to offer HD in the UK and will broadcast over 600 race meetings per year in native HD, including all the action from the major festivals, starting with Jump racing's flagship fixture, the Cheltenham Festival, which gets underway on March 15.
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- MEDIA BOY UK HQ COPY RIGHT (January 2024)
Monday 25 January 2016
Sporting Life: Racing UK to broadcast in HD from March 7th
Story from Sporting Life:
Thursday 21 January 2016
EXCLUSIVE: The Sky Premiums HD closure for the SA V+ HD box not set to happen before March 2016
We have seen unconfirmed reports that The Sky Premiums HD closure for the SA V+ HD will not happen before March 2016.
Friday 15 January 2016
Guardian Media: UKTV snaps up EastEnders re-runs from BBC3 as part of Watch relaunch
Story from Guardian Media:
UKTV has struck a deal to air same-day repeats of EastEnders and bring back the popular weekend omnibus of the BBC1 soap, as part of a revamp of Watch into a more female-focused channel under the new brand W.
UKTV has struck a deal to air same-day repeats of EastEnders and bring back the popular weekend omnibus of the BBC1 soap, as part of a revamp of Watch into a more female-focused channel under the new brand W.
Thursday 14 January 2016
The Sky Premiums HD closure for the SA V+ HD box isn't this month
Virgin Media UK Worker "BenMcr" has confirmed today on Cable Forum that The Sky Premiums HD closure for the SA V+ HD box isn't this month.
Media Boy HQ has not been given info on when the Sky Premiums HD closure for the SA V+ HD boxes will happen.
Media Boy HQ has not been given info on when the Sky Premiums HD closure for the SA V+ HD boxes will happen.
Bike TV launches on Virgin Media UK
Bike TV has today launch on Virgin UK Channel 552.
Also Extreme Sports has been removed from Virgin UK Channel 525.
Also Extreme Sports has been removed from Virgin UK Channel 525.
Tuesday 12 January 2016
Guardian Media: BBC to launch online TV channel for Scotland
Story from Guardian Media:
Tony Hall, the director general of the BBC, has indicated the corporation will set up a new online TV channel for Scotland as part of a UK-wide shakeup of its spending and programme-making.
Tony Hall, the director general of the BBC, has indicated the corporation will set up a new online TV channel for Scotland as part of a UK-wide shakeup of its spending and programme-making.
Monday 11 January 2016
New ClublandAkaChilledNow launch date confirmed
Virgin Media UK has confirm that ClublandAkaChilledNow is set to launch only on TiVo tomorrow (January 12th) on Virgin UK Channel 345.
Thursday 7 January 2016
Virgin Media UK: Music On Demand news for non TiVo customers
Info from 'Customer News':
From January 12th Music on Demand will no longer be available to Virgin TV customers with TV M+ and TV L packages.
TV XL package customers will still be able to access Music on Demand from their Red Button on Channel 300 or via on Demand.
Alternatively, all Virgin Media customers with TiVo service can access our new and improved Music on Demand service Vevo from January 12th.
From January 12th Music on Demand will no longer be available to Virgin TV customers with TV M+ and TV L packages.
TV XL package customers will still be able to access Music on Demand from their Red Button on Channel 300 or via on Demand.
Alternatively, all Virgin Media customers with TiVo service can access our new and improved Music on Demand service Vevo from January 12th.
Tuesday 5 January 2016
EXCLUSIVE: Virgin Media UK starts BIKE tests
News just in from our Media Boy Sources "BIKE" is now testing on Virgin Media UK as of Today.
Monday 4 January 2016
True Movies back on Thursday
Sony to rebrand True Christmas as True Movies on Virgin UK Channel 424 from Thursday.
BBC Three to go online only ON February 16th
The BBC has confirmed that BBC Three will move online on February 16th.
In November the BBC Trust approved proposals to move BBC Three online as part of cost-cutting moves at the corporation.
In November the BBC Trust approved proposals to move BBC Three online as part of cost-cutting moves at the corporation.
Friday 1 January 2016
Rumour: Virgin Media UK to axe two Music on Demand channels
Digital Spy Forum is reporting that Virgin Music on Demand Takeover (Virgin UK Channel 301) and Virgin Music on Demand Playlist (Virgin UK Channel 309) is set to close on January 12th at 12pm.
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