Media Boy UK Best of and review of 2022

Media Boy UK Best of and review of 2022:

1. The Biggest poster of the year on Cable Forum (NOT Media Boy UK): Winner is - epsilon with 133 posts. 
2. Best new Channel launch of the year: Winner is - NBC News NOW HD (Did launch March 22nd).
3. Best Channel rebrand of the year: Winner is - Sky Sci Fi (Was SYFY).
4. Best channel Virgin Media drop to launch HD Channel of the year: Winners is - Drama HD (Did launch December 14th).
5. Best UK Channel of the year: Winner is - ITV2 HD.
6. Best LOCAL Channel of the year: Winner is - BBC One HD (Launch of BBC One HD Channels in England)
7. Best new brand of the year: Winner is - Viaplay Sports (Was Premier Sports November 1st) 

Well done to all the winners.

So merry Christmas and a happy new year to everyone who viewed a "Coming soon to Virgin TV" thread this year.

Virgin Media UK year in review:

Channels we said Hello to:

• Dec. 14th: YESTERDAY HD
• Dec. 14th: Drama HD
• Sep. 27th: Channel 4 HD Midlands (Midlands only)
• Sep. 27th: Channel 4 HD North England (North England only)
• Sep. 27th: Channel 4 HD Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland only)
• Sep. 27th: Channel 4 HD Scotland (Scotland only)
• Sep. 27th: Channel 4 HD South and East England (South and East England only)
• Sep. 27th: Channel 4 HD Channel 4 HD Wales (Wales only)
• Apr. 21st: Talk TV HD
• Apr. 21st: QVC HD
• Apr. 21st: QVC Style HD
• Apr. 12th: BBC ALBA HD
• Apr. 12th: BBC Parliament HD
• Mar. 31st: MTV 80s
• Mar. 31st: MTV 90s
• Mar. 22nd: NBC News NOW HD
• Feb. 15th: BBC Red Button 1 HD (Full time Channel launch)
• Feb. 1st: BBC THREE HD
• Jan. 11th: BBC One HD East [East] (East of England areas only)
• Jan. 11th: BBC One HD East [West] (Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and parts of Buckinghamshire areas only)
• Jan. 11th: BBC One HD East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire areas only)
• Jan. 11th: BBC One HD London (Greater London, Lots of Surrey, Parts of Essex, Parts Of Bedfordshire, Parts Of Buckinghamshire, Parts of Kent, Parts of Hertfordshire and Parts of West Sussex areas only)
• Jan. 11th: BBC One HD East Midlands (East Midlands of England areas only)
• Jan. 11th: BBC One HD North East of England and Cumbria (North East of England and Cumbria areas only)
• Jan. 11th: BBC One HD North West (North West of England areas only)
• Jan. 11th: BBC One HD Oxford (Oxfordshire & Parts of Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire areas only)
• Jan. 11th: BBC One HD South (South of England areas only)
• Jan. 11th: BBC One HD South East (Kent and East Sussex areas only)
• Jan. 11th: BBC One HD South West (South West of England areas only)
• Jan. 11th: BBC One HD West (West of England areas only)
• Jan. 11th: BBC One HD West Midlands (West Midlands of England areas only)
• Jan. 11th: BBC One HD Yorkshire (Yorkshire and North Midlands areas only) 

Channels on the move:

1. Oct. 5th: Virgin Media UK has moved Talk TV HD from Virgin UK Channel 627 to Virgin UK Channel 606.
2. Sep. 27th: Virgin Media UK has moved Channel 4 HD today from Virgin UK Channel 141 on Virgin UK Channel 104 (Outside London and Wales)
3. Sep. 27th: Virgin Media UK has moved Channel 4 HD today from Virgin UK Channel 141 on Virgin UK Channel 108 (Wales only)
4. Aug. 24th: Virgin Media UK has moved GB News HD from Virgin UK Channel 626 to Virgin UK Channel 604.
5. Jun. 30th: Virgin Media UK has moved W HD from Virgin UK Channel 211 to Virgin UK Channel 125
6. Jun. 30th: Virgin Media UK has moved Alibi HD from Virgin UK Channel 212 to Virgin UK Channel 126
7. Jun. 30th: Virgin Media UK has moved Dave HD from Virgin UK Channel 227 to Virgin UK Channel 127
8. Jun. 30th: Virgin Media UK has moved Eden HD from Virgin UK Channel 247 to Virgin UK Channel 245
9. Feb. 1st: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC FOUR HD from Virgin Channel 107 to Virgin Channel 108 today (England and Northern Ireland only)
10. Jan. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC One HD East [East] today from Virgin Channel 108 to Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (East of England areas only)
11. Jan. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC One HD East [West] today from Virgin Channel 108 to Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and parts of Buckinghamshire areas only)
12. Jan. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC One HD East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire today from Virgin Channel 108 to Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire areas only)
13. Jan. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC One HD London today from Virgin Channel 108 to Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (Greater London, Lots of Surrey, Parts of Essex, Parts Of Bedfordshire, Parts Of Buckinghamshire, Parts of Kent, Parts of Hertfordshire and Parts of West Sussex areas only)
14. Jan. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC One HD East Midlands today from Virgin Channel 108 to Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (East Midlands of England areas only)
15. Jan. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC One HD North East of England and Cumbria today from Virgin Channel 108 to Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (North East of England and Cumbria areas only)
16. Jan. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC One HD Oxford today from Virgin Channel 108 to Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (Oxfordshire & Parts of Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire areas only)
17. Jan. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC One HD South today from Virgin Channel 108 to Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (South of England areas only)
18. Jan. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC One HD South East today from Virgin Channel 108 to Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code.8 (Kent and East Sussex areas only)
19. Jan. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC One HD South West today from Virgin Channel 108 to Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (South West of England areas only)
20. Jan. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC One HD West today from Virgin Channel 108 to Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (West of England areas only)
21. Jan. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC One HD West Midlands today from Virgin Channel 108 to Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (West Midlands of England areas only)
22. Jan. 25th: Virgin Media UK has moved BBC One HD Yorkshire today from Virgin Channel 108 to Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (Yorkshire and North Midlands areas only) 

Channels rebrand (For Good):

• Dec. 27th: NOW 90s now rebranded as NOW Rocks on Virgin UK Channel 348.
• Dec. 17th: BBC One HD East [East] now rebranded as BBC One HD East on Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (East of England areas only)
• Dec. 17th: BBC One HD East [West] now rebranded as BBC One HD East on Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and parts of Buckinghamshire areas only)
• Dec. 17th: BBC One HD Oxford now rebranded as BBC One HD South on Virgin Channel 101/858. Your channel may very due to your post code. (Oxfordshire & Parts of Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire areas only)
• Nov. 15th: ITV Anglia [East] HD now rebranded as ITV1 Anglia [East] HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV Border HD now rebranded as ITV1 Border HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV Central [East] HD now rebranded as ITV1 Central [East] HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV Central [West] HD now rebranded as ITV1 Central [West] HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV Granada HD now rebranded as ITV1 Granada HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV London HD now rebranded as ITV1 London HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV Meridian [South Coast] HD now rebranded as ITV1 Meridian [South Coast] HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV Meridian [South East] HD now rebranded as ITV1 Meridian [South East] HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV South West HD now rebranded as ITV1 South West HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV Tyne Tees HD now rebranded as ITV1 Tyne Tees HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV Wales HD now rebranded as ITV1 Wales HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV West HD now rebranded as ITV1 West HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV Yorkshire [Calendar North] HD now rebranded as ITV1 Yorkshire [Calendar North] HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV Yorkshire [Calendar South] HD now rebranded as ITV1 Yorkshire [Calendar South] HD on Virgin Channel 103 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV Anglia [East] now rebranded as ITV1 Anglia [East] on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV Border now rebranded as ITV1 Border on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV Central [East] now rebranded as ITV1 Central [East] on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV Central [West] now rebranded as ITV1 Central [West] on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV Granada now rebranded as ITV1 Granada on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV London now rebranded as ITV1 London on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV Meridian [South Coast] now rebranded as ITV1 Meridian [South Coast] on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV Meridian [South East] now rebranded as ITV1 Meridian [South East] on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV South West now rebranded as ITV1 South West on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV Tyne Tees now rebranded as ITV1 Tyne Tees on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV Wales now rebranded as ITV1 Wales on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV West now rebranded as ITV1 West on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV Yorkshire [Calendar North] now rebranded as ITV1 Yorkshire [Calendar North] on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV Yorkshire [Calendar South] now rebranded as ITV1 Yorkshire [Calendar South] on Virgin Channel 113 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV +1 now rebranded as ITV1 +1 on Virgin Channel 114 - England and Wales only
• Nov. 15th: ITV HD now rebranded as ITV1 HD on Virgin Channel 870 - Local area only
• Nov. 15th: ITV HD now rebranded as ITV1 HD on Virgin Channel 871 - Local area only
• Nov. 1st: Premier Sports 1 HD now rebranded as Viaplay Sports 1 HD on Virgin UK Channel 551
• Nov. 1st: Premier Sports 2 HD now rebranded as Viaplay Sports 2 HD on Virgin UK Channel 552
• Nov. 1st: FreeSports HD now rebranded as Viaplay Xtra HD on Virgin UK Channel 553
• Aug. 1st: BT Sport ESPN HD now rebranded as BT Sport 4 HD on Virgin UK Channel 530
• Jul. 26th: SYFY HD now rebranded as Sky Sci-Fi HD on Virgin UK Channel 138
• Jul. 26th: SYFY now rebranded as Sky Sci-Fi on Virgin UK Channel 139
• Jun. 30th: Horror Channel now rebranded as Legend on Virgin UK Channel 149
• Jun. 30th: CBS Justice now rebranded as HorrorXtra on Virgin UK Channel 192
• Jun. 30th: CBS Drama now rebranded as RealityXtra on Virgin UK Channel 197
• Jun. 30th: Horror Channel +1 now rebranded as HorrorXtra +1 on Virgin UK Channel 202
• Jun. 29th: BoxHits now rebranded as 4Music on Virgin UK Channel 336
• Jun. 29th: 4Music now rebranded as E4 Extra on Virgin UK Channel 337
• Feb. 15th: BBC One SD London now rebranded as BBC One HD London on Virgin UK Channel 861
• Feb. 15th: BBC One SD Scotland now rebranded as BBC One HD Scotland on Virgin UK Channel 862
• Feb. 15th: BBC One SD Northern Ireland now rebranded as BBC One HD Northern Ireland on Virgin UK Channel 863
• Feb. 15th: BBC One SD Wales now rebranded as BBC One HD Wales on Virgin UK Channel 864
• Feb. 15th: BBC Two SD England now rebranded as BBC Two HD England on Virgin UK Channel 865
• Jan. 19th: Paramount Network HD now rebranded as 5ACTION HD on Virgin UK Channel 150
• Jan. 19th: Paramount Network now rebranded as 5ACTION on Virgin UK Channel 187

Channels we say Goodbye to:

1. Dec. 17th: BBC One HD East [East] (East of England areas only)
2. Dec. 17th: BBC One HD Oxford (Oxfordshire & Parts of Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire areas only)
3. Dec. 14th: YESTERDAY*
4. Dec. 14th: Drama*
5. Dec. 14th: Boxnation
6. Nov. 4th: Desi Entertainment^ (V6 Boxes only)
7. Sep. 27th: Channel 4 Midlands (Midlands only)*
8. Sep. 27th: Channel 4 North England (North England only)*
9. Sep. 27th: Channel 4 Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland only)*
10. Sep. 27th: Channel 4 Scotland (Scotland only)*
11. Sep. 27th: Channel 4 South and East England (South and East England only)*
12. Sep. 27th: Channel 4 Wales (Wales only)*
13. Jun. 30th: W*
14. Jun. 30th: Alibi*
15. Jun. 30th: Dave*
16. Jun. 30th: Eden*
17. Jun. 30th: Forces TV
18. Jun. 30th: La Liga TV HD
19. May. 17th: S4C AD
20. May. 10th: Channel 4 AD
21. May. 10th: Channel 5 AD
22. May. 3rd: ITV AD
23. Apr. 26th: BBC One AD
24.  Apr. 26th: BBC Two AD
25. Apr. 21st: QVC*
26. Apr. 21st: QVC Style*
27. Apr. 12th: BBC ALBA*
28. Apr. 12th: BBC Parliament*
29. Mar. 31st: MTV BASE
30. Mar. 31st: MTV CLASSIC
31. Mar. 30th: SYFY +1
32. Jan. 25th: BBC One East [East] (East of England areas only)*
33. Jan. 25th: BBC One East [West] (Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and parts of Buckinghamshire areas only)*
34. Jan. 25th: BBC One East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire areas only)*
35. Jan. 25th: BBC One London (Greater London, Lots of Surrey, Parts of Essex, Parts Of Bedfordshire, Parts Of Buckinghamshire, Parts of Kent, Parts of Hertfordshire and Parts of West Sussex areas only)*
36. Jan. 25th: BBC One East Midlands (East Midlands of England areas only)*
37. Jan. 25th: BBC One North East of England and Cumbria (North East of England and Cumbria areas only)*
38. Jan. 25th: BBC One North West (North West of England areas only)*
39.  Jan. 25th: BBC One Oxford (Oxfordshire & Parts of Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire areas only)*
40. Jan. 25th: BBC One South (South of England areas only)*
41. Jan. 25th: BBC One South East (Kent and East Sussex areas only)*
42. Jan. 25th: BBC One South West (South West of England areas only)*
43. Jan. 25th: BBC One West (West of England areas only)*
44. Jan. 25th: BBC One West Midlands (West Midlands of England areas only)*
45. Jan. 25th: BBC One Yorkshire (Yorkshire and North Midlands areas only)*
46. Jan. 11th: BBC One HD England**
47. Jan. 1st: Jewellery Maker

• ^App only axe on Virgin Media.
• *Virgin Media drop SD Channel for HD Channel
• **BBC One HD England (London area) was axe for Virgin/BBC to launch local English BBC One HD Channels.

Who Posted on Changes to Virgin TV (2022)?

NO: > Poster name > Number of posts > [Last year number] (As of 4pm on December 22nd 2022).

Top 10:

1. Media Boy UK - 335 [01]
2. epsilon - 133 [03]
3. cheekyangus - 111 [02]
4. ozsat - 67 [10]
5. OLD BOY - 57 [04]
6. TimeLord2018 - 56 [17]
7. RichardCoulter - 51 [05]
8. SonicMaster 51 [14]
9. Itshim - 36 [08]
10. vincerooney - 33 [13]

The Rest:

• 11) Legendkiller2k - 30 [06]
• 12) ScottishSteve - 27 [07]
• 12) BenMcr - 27 [15]
• 14) 1701-e - 26 [18]
• 15) Mad Max - 20 [20]
• 16) heavyside - 18 [19]
• 17) nodrogd - 17 [39]
• 18) Aguero9320 - 15 [20]
• 19) Rillington - 14 [34]
• 19) Hugh - 14 [11]
• 19) fox35 - 14 [32]
• 22) jfman - 13 [12]
• 23) Frazz - 9 [29]
• 24) nomadking - 8 [39]
• 24) spiderplant - 8 [22]
• 26) nialli - 7 [52]
• 27) muppetman11 - 6 [24]
• 27) 1andrew1 - 6 [09]
• 29) Inactive Digital - 5 [31]
• 29) denphone - 5 [37]
• 29) Joedm45 - 5 [69]
• 29) Dave42 - 5 [24]
• 29) Phunkenstein - 5 [22] 
• 34) Carth - 4 [32]
• 34) Mythica - 4 [46]
• 34) Chris James - 4 [38]
• 34) Paul - 4 [52]
• 38) Gavin-D - 3 [69]
• 38) RegularCapital - 3 [69]
• 38) Mr K - 3 [69]
• 38) Horizon - 3 [39]
• 38) RobboEdin - 3 [29]
• 38) Dingbat - 3 [NE]
• 38) djmagnifique - 3 [52]
• 38) jobbie8 - 3 [39]
• 46) Richardr - 2 [39]
• 46) Tricky Trevor - 2 [27]
• 46) Maggy - 2 [52]
• 46) paul0363 - 2 [46]
• 46) Derekb108 - 2 [34]
• 46) bluecatt73 - 2 [NE]
• 46) locutus1974 - 2 [52]
• 46) carbon60 - 2 [NE]
• 46) Raider999 - 2 [15]
• 46) TMLeafs - 2 [46]
• 56) cupcakes aka dd - 1 [69]
• 56) offmore - 1 [NE]
• 56) garethf1927 - 1 [NE]
• 56) savvychels - 1 [52]
• 56) spankysmagicpian - 1 [69]
• 56) kgollop - 1 [52]
• 56) Rob King - 1 [26]
• 56) Taf - 1 [46]
• 56) jonbxx - 1 [NE]
• 56) AdamDigital - 1 [69]
• 56) Kevc69 - 1 [NE]
• 56) esdxc37 - 1 [NE]
• 56) oliver1948uk - 1 [69]
• 56) Cheile48 - 1 [NE]
• 56) johnasimmons - 1 [28]
• 56) 007stuart - 1 [NE]
• 56) carravetta - 1 [69]
• 56) idris65 - 1 [NE]
• 56) GrimUpNorth - 1 [52]
• 56) ncfc1902 - 1 [NE]
• 56) braysoj1 - 1 [NE]
• 56) TheWatcher - 1 [52]
• 56) DECKAS - 1 [69]
• 56) Topgun - 1 [52] 
• 56) gba93 - 1 [52]
• 56) johnathome - 1 [46]

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