Virgin Media UK worker "spiderplant" has confirmed to Media Boy HQ that Bay TV Swansea did launch on Virgin UK Channel 159 (Swansea areas only). We have no confirm launch date.
Information thanks to Spiderplant/Cable Forum.
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Wednesday 28 December 2016
UPDATED: The Best of 2016, Virgin Media UK year in Review
Some text was updated on December 28th. Post first posted on December 7th.
The Best of 2016.
The Best of 2016.
Monday 19 December 2016
Cambridge TV changes name
Cambridge TV has changed it name to That's Cambridge on Virgin UK Channel 159.
Friday 16 December 2016
BroadcastNow: Turner eyes rescue bid for TruTV
Story from Broadcastnow:
Broadcast has learned that US media giant Turner is considering closing the digital channel, which launched in 2014 and airs series such as Ink Master and a raft of true crime programming.
Thursday 15 December 2016
BBC: Sky and 21st Century Fox agree £18.5bn takeover deal
Story from BBC online:
Broadcaster Sky and 21st Century Fox have reached agreement on the terms of a takeover deal.
Tuesday 13 December 2016
ITV: Chris Eubank Jnr to fight Renold Quinlan live on ITV Box Office in 2017
Story from ITV:
Chris Eubank’s bouts gripped television audiences on ITV two decades ago, and now his son is following in his father’s footsteps as the UK biggest commercial broadcaster announces exclusive live coverage of a world title fight with Renold Quinlan.
Rapid TV News: Sony expands flagship movie channel to Freeview and Virgin
Story from Rapid TV News:
The Sony Movie Channel is to undergo a rebrand and launch across the Freeview, Virgin Media UK, and Sky TV platforms in the UK on January 10th.
Monday 12 December 2016
Seenit - Confirmed: Virgin Media customers won’t be getting free BoxNation
Story from Seenit:
Virgin Media has confirmed that boxing fans will have to continue paying for BoxNation, despite rival BT recently announcing it would be bundling the channel with its sports pack from next year.
Saturday 10 December 2016
Sony confirms Kix Power to end on January 15th on Virgin Media UK
Information found by "SonicMaster" on Cable Forum:
Kix Power trailer confirms that this Virgin Media (UK) exclusive will be available for 5 weeks. It will be interesting to see if is it replaced by the normal Kix channel at the end of that period, as it's available on Sky, Freeview and Freesat so I think Sony would probably like it on Virgin Media too.Story thanks to SonicMaster/Cable Forum.
Tuesday 6 December 2016
Kix Power to launch on Sunday on Virgin Media UK
Kix Power will launch on Virgin UK Channel 738 this coming Sunday.
Monday 5 December 2016
EXCLUSIVE: Virgin Media UK starts tests for Viceland
Viceland UK has started on Virgin Media UK - is now testing on Virgin Media with video and audio.
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