Channel 4 Takeover - Guardian Media: Privatising Channel 4 will harm UK ‘levelling-up’ plan, warn TV bosses

Story from Guardian Media: 

Privatising Channel 4 would sabotage Boris Johnson’s efforts to boost the British economy and cut future tax revenues by hundreds of millions of pounds, senior cabinet ministers have been warned.

Virgin Media UK set to launch SIX new channels this week

Virgin Media UK are set to launch SIX new channels this week

Radio Times: Discovery to launch FOUR temporary Eurosport branded channels for Winter Olympics (UPDATE)

Radio Times has confirmed that Eurosport will launch THREE* temporary Winter Olympics channels on Virgin Media UK by or just after February 2nd.

WarnerMedia-Discovery merger - C21 Media: WarnerMedia-Discovery merger expected to close in Q2, says AT&T’s Stankey

Story from C21 Media:

The WarnerMedia-Discovery merger is on track to close in the second quarter, AT&T CEO John Stankey has told investors.

EXCLUSIVE: Zee TV HD to launch on Virgin Media next week

Media Boy UK HQ has just been told by Zee TV via Twitter that Zee TV HD is set to launch on Virgin UK Channel 809 from February 4th. 

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Rumour: Discovery to launch THREE temporary Winter Olympics channels on Virgin?

Cable Forum is reporting at a following THREE temporary Winter Olympics channels are set to launch by February 2nd on Virgin Media UK:

BBC One England regions channels finally goes HD only on Virgin

Virgin Media UK has today close BBC One SD England regions channels and move all following BBC HD Channels to new homes today.

Virgin Media Forum reveal BBC THREE HD and BBC FOUR HD channels numbers from next month

Virgin Media Forum has reveal all a channels numbers on where you can find both BBC THREE HD and BBC FOUR HD from February 1st:

UPDATE: What is set to happen to BBC Channels this week

THIS PAGE WAS LAUNCH AT 1.40am THEN UPDATED AT 12.55pm ON JAN. 25TH:

Virgin Media UK is set to close BBC One SD England regions channels and move a following BBC HD Channels to new homes this week.

BBC ONE HD England regions will move to Virgin Channel 101 this week

As first reported by Media Mole: 

BBC Three will launch onto Channel 107 (In all areas), pushing BBC Four down to 108 (Not in Scotland or Wales). 

MB Views: What set to happen and what may happen this week on Virgin Media UK

From Tuesday (January 25th) All Virgin Media viewers will need to change their Series Links on BBC FOUR HD (Virgin UK Channel 107).

Cable Forum: BBC One HD England regions set to move to make way for BBC THREE this week

Information from Cable Forum poster "heavyside": 

There is now an announcement page appearing on Virgin Media's 360 boxes in the London area detailing the need to reset series links for BBC FOUR HD (Channel 107) from Tuesday 25th January. 

And that BBC ONE SD will no longer be available from Wednesday 26th January. With BBC ONE HD is moving to Channel 101 to take its place. 

Sources: Cable Forum and heavyside.

EXCLUSIVE: Is Local News on BBC ONE HD set to launch this week?

Rumour: 

Reports are in to Media Boy HQ tonight that says local BBC News may launch this coming Wednesday (January 26th). 

Information was given by a Virgin Media Viewer from BBC One NE & C (North East of England and Cumbria) area and a Virgin Media Viewer from BBC One South East (Kent and East Sussex) area via Twitter. 

This post is a rumour post so information may change.

Virgin Media UK rebranded Paramount Network UK as 5ACTION

Virgin Media UK has just rebranded Paramount Network as 5ACTION:

-5ACTION HD is on Channel 150. -5ACTION is on Channel 187.

Media Guardian: BBC funding ‘up for discussion’, says Nadine Dorries, as licence fee frozen

Story from Media Guardian: 

The culture secretary, Nadine Dorries, has confirmed that the BBC’s funding will be frozen for the next two years – but has softened her stance on the permanent abolition of the television licence fee.

BT Sport Takeover EXCLUSIVE: Disney enter race to buy or part own BT Sport

Three Media Boy Sources has told me overnight that DAZN, Discovery and Disney are in talks with BT over buying or part owning BT Sport.

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City AM: DAZN close to finalising BT Sport takeover in $800m deal

Story from City AM: 

Sports streaming service DAZN is edging closer to finalising a deal to snap up BT Sport in an $800m deal.

Ideal Shopping Direct sell its Create & Craft business to The Craft Store owner

Story from Ideal Shopping Direct: 

Ideal Shopping Direct Limited ("ISD") has today agreed to sell its business trading as Create and Craft to Hochanda Global Limited, operating as “The Craft Store” ("Hochanda").

Local BBC England regions goes HD on Virgin Media - But local news to follow by July

Is Virgin Media UK has today BBC One England HD to make way for BBC One HD England regions to launch on Virgin UK Channel 108. 

Rumour: Is Virgin Media set to launch BBC One HD England regions next week?

Is Virgin Media set to axe BBC One England HD to make way for BBC One HD England regions to launch on Virgin Channel 108 from January 11th?

CW Takeover - Warner Media/Discovery Inc merger - New York Post: ViacomCBS and WarnerMedia reportedly exploring sale of the CW

Story from New York Post:

WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS are exploring the possible sale of a significant stake or all of the CW Network, which they jointly own, according to a report late Wednesday.

Discovery-WarnerMedia merger - The Hollywood Reporter; AT&T CEO: No “Concern” So Far Over U.S. Approval for Discovery-WarnerMedia Merger

Story from The Hollywood Reporter: 

Telecom giant AT&T remains optimistic about the regulatory review process for the megamerger between its entertainment arm WarnerMedia and Discovery, CEO John Stankey told Citi’s AppsEconomy Conference on Wednesday.

Virgin Media UK cut CBBC HD feed to make room for BBC THREE HD to launch

Virgin Media has now cut CBBC HD feed from 24 hours a day to 5.30am til 7pm ahead of the relaunch of BBC THREE next month.

Discovery-WarnerMedia merger - TVB Europe: European Commission gives Discovery-WarnerMedia merger greenlight

Story from TVB Europe: 

The European Commission has granted unconditional antitrust approval of Discovery’s proposed acquisition of AT&T’s WarnerMedia business.

Warner Media/Discovery Inc merger - Variety: How David Zaslav Plans to Combine Discovery and WarnerMedia to Unleash ‘Shock and Awe’ on the Streaming Wars

Story from Variety:

David Zaslav is sad.

Jewellery Maker stop making Jewellery on Virgin Media

 Jewellery Maker is no longer available on Virgin UK Channel 756.