Latest News from Media Boy UK HQ on Virgin Media UK latest channel changes

Last updated on February 4th 2025 (THIS POST WILL STAY AT TOP OF BLOG):

Coming up Changes to Virgin Media and Sky Q

Here is a list of Changes at time of posting (Up until 2029):

Media Boy UK Blogs updates

When Media Boy UK do some label some changes information appearing on this post:

Paramount Global for sale plus Warner Bros Discovery latest on Media Boy UK Blog

We at Media Boy UK HQ will update on all things Paramount Global and Warner Discovery plus latest on Paramount Global merger with SkyDance on the following links:

MEDIA BOY'S WORLD MEDIA NEWS: Paramount Global for sale latest

Warner Bros Discovery Crisis latest

Variety: ‘Neighbours’ Canceled Again, Ending Amazon’s Two-Year Revival

Story from Variety:

The long-running Australian soap opera “Neighbours” is set to end its run once again, with the final episode scheduled to air in December.

Broadband TV News: Premier Sports secures rights to Copa del Rey semi finals and final

Story from Broadband TV News:

The semi-finals and final of Spanish football’s premier cup competition the Copa del Rey will be screened live and exclusive in the UK on Premier Sports.

Broadcast Sport: Prime Video picks up Ligue 1 for PPV

Story from Broadcast Sport:

Prime Video has picked up the rights to the top French football league, Ligue 1.

Broadcast Sport: TNT Sports UK becomes home to motorbike competitions

Story from Broadcast Sport:

Warner Bros. Discovery has moved all of its motorbike competition rights to TNT Sports, ahead of the Eurosport brand closing in the UK.

Advanced Television: TNT Sports scores Supercars, AFL rights

Story from Advanced Television:

Fans in the UK and Ireland will be able to watch every race of the 2025 Repco Supercars Championship season as well as every game of the Australian Football League (AFL) on TNT Sports and discovery+ through new rights deals.

EXCLUSIVE: Are any local TV Channel making any money?

Media Boy UK has look up all latest accounts (year beside name) of Local TV Channels in the UK.

What are Virgin Media testing ahead of they launch right now!

All Channel launch dates are TBC (Channel will be on when launch):

• Sky Artist of the Year (Channel 239)
• Wonder (Channel 240)
• Sky Sports Stories (Channel 558)
• Sky Sports Classics (Channel 559)
• Sky Sports Vault (Channel 560)

Nottinghamshire Live: University hopes others will 'pick up the baton' ahead of Notts TV closure

Story from Nottinghamshire Live:

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) says it hopes other organisations will "pick up the baton" from Notts TV after confirming that the channel will close in November.

Nottinghamshire Live: Notts TV 'incredibly proud' of decade of broadcasting as chairman addresses closure

Story from Nottinghamshire Live:

The interim chairman of Notts TV has released a statement as the channel confirmed it will be closing down in just a few months.

Nottinghamshire Live: The end of Notts TV is a blow for local journalism - and the city of Nottingham

Story from Nottinghamshire Live:

Ten years of local broadcasting will come to an end later this year as Notts TV broadcasts its final show.

Broadband TV News: Euronews returns to profitability

Story from Broadband TV News:

Euronews is back in profitability for the first time in a decade.

Advanced Television: Audi signs Sky Sports F1 sponsorship deal

Story from Advanced Television:

Audi has signed a three-year deal to become the official sponsor of Sky Sports F1.

Broadcast Sport: Sky Sports adds Netball Super League fixtures to rights deal

Story from Broadcast Sport:

Sky Sports has added two fixtures-per-week to its Netball Super League rights deal.

Deadline: BBC Wins Legal Fight With Fired Presenter, But Case Details Claims He Faced “Anti-Wokeism” Homophobia

Story from Deadline:

The BBC has won the first round of a legal fight with a fired radio presenter, but was unsuccessful in efforts to stop the publication of an internal review detailing allegations of homophobia at one of the broadcaster’s regional outposts.

City AM; Ahead of the Game: Six Nations TV rights tender hit by delay

Story from City AM:

The Six Nations TV tender has been put on hold due to delays in finalising the format of the new global Nations Championship, which will launch next year.

Premier Sports gets the winning try against OFCOM to launch Rugby channel

Premier Media Broadcasting Limited was given a broadcasting license by OFCOM to launch ''Premier Rugby HD'' in January 2025 to launch soon on Sky and Virgin Media UK.

Nottinghamshire Live: Notts TV set to close down after more than a decade of broadcasting

Story from Nottinghamshire Live:

Notts TV is set to close down in what will mark the end of more than a decade of broadcasting across the county.

Advanced Television: John Cena returning to UK for WWE Raw shows

Story from Advanced Television:

WWE, part of TKO Group, has confirmed that legendary WWE superstar that John Cena will return to Europe this March as part of his 2025 Farewell Tour and appear live on Raw for the final time in Brussels, Glasgow and London.

Broadband TV News: Virgin Media O2 doubles investment in customer service

Story from Broadband TV News:

Virgin Media O2 chief executive Lutz Schüler has admitted the company has more work to do in some areas of customer service.

Advanced Television; Ofcom: EE, Virgin Media lead pay-TV complaints

Story from Advanced Television:

Ofcom has published the latest figures for the complaints it has received about the UK’s main broadband, mobile and pay-TV services.

Advanced Television: ITV commissions Extreme Planet Earth

Story from Advanced Television:

UK-based Plimsoll Productions, part of ITV Studios, a leader in natural-history filmmaking, has been commissioned by parent company ITV to produce the six-part global events series Extreme Planet Earth.

Deadline: BBC Removes Disgraced Presenter Huw Edwards From ‘Doctor Who’ & Restores Episode To iPlayer

Story from Deadline:

An episode of Doctor Who that originally featured Huw Edwards has been restored to BBC iPlayer after six months with the disgraced news presenter edited out.

Deadline: Studiocanal Appoints Chief International Officer & UK CEO

Story from Deadline:

Studiocanal has appointed Alex Hamilton as the company’s Chief International Officer and Katheryn Needham has been promoted to UK CEO.

Deadline: Ofcom Set To Receive 60,000 Complaints Over GB News Pedophile Joke

Story from Deadline:

A British advocacy group has said it will present more than 60,000 complaints to Ofcom about a GB News presenter’s suggestion that the LGBTQ+ community includes pedophiles.

Advanced Television: Channel 4’s social audiences thrive

Story from Advanced Television:

Channel 4 has reported that YouTube audiences for full episodes of its hit shows such as First Dates, Murder Case: Digital Detectives and Grand Designs have grown by 169 per cent year on year.

Variety: Secuoya Studios Expands International Reach With New BlackBox Multimedia Partnership in the U.K.

Story from Variety:

Spanish content powerhouse Secuoya Studios has entered into a strategic first-look development and production partnership with London-based BlackBox Multimedia to co-produce premium series for U.K. and Spanish streamers and broadcasters.

Broadcast: Potential ITVS deal supported by investors

Story from Broadcast:

Investors in ITV are broadly supportive of moves by the UK commercial broadcaster to sell its production and distribution arm ITV Studios, according to a report.

Broadband TV News: Ofcom starts consultations on PSB prominence

Story from Broadband TV News:

Ofcom has opened a consultation of the implementation of new laws designed to ensure audiences can easily find Public Service Broadcasters’ content on connected TV platforms.

Broadcast Sport: Sky Sports gets on the course with Icons Series

Story from Broadcast Sport:

Sky Sports will exclusively broadcast the Reignwood Icons of Football tournament to UK fans on 1-2 March.

BBC News: BBC says The Traitors met Scottish staffing rules

Story from BBC News:

The number of Scotland-based staff working on reality TV show The Traitors increased between the first and second series, the BBC has said.

Sky Sports; Nick Powell: Sky Sports News presenter reflects on 29 years with Sky and 43 in live broadcasting on eve of retirement

Story from Sky Sports:

After 29 years with Sky and 43 in live broadcasting, Nick Powell has switched off his mic for the final time, retiring on his 66th birthday.

Broadcast: BBCS, Fremantle distribution chiefs highlight UK scripted ‘crisis’

Story from Broadcast:

BBC Studios distribution chief Rebecca Glashow and Fremantle counterpart Jens Richter have urged the UK industry to realign budget expectations as the country’s scripted crisis continues to grow.

Advanced Television: Tubi on Netgem

Story from Advanced Television:

Netgem has announced a new partnership with Tubi, the free, ad-supported streaming service.

Deadline: UK Actors Union Threatens Court Action To BBC, ITV, Disney & Pact If Members Rights Are Breached Over AI

Story from Deadline:

The UK actors union has threatened to go to the “courts if necessary” if members’ rights continue to be breached in the training of AI models.

Express: BBC licence fee 'should be replaced with Netflix-style subscription'

Story from Express: 

The BBC licence fee is out of date and should be scrapped, a new report claims.

Broadband TV News: ITV to show LIV golf in free-to-air deal

Story from Broadband TV News:

The 2025 season of the controversial LIV Golf tournament will be shown free-to-air on ITVX in the United Kingdom.

Advanced Television: Sky Kids unveils new slate and returning favourites

Story from Advanced Television:

Sky Kids has unveiling a slate of new original shows and returning favourites at this year’s Kidscreen Summit.

Deadline: ITVX & Lion Forge Entertainment Strike UK Deal For Nigerian Animated Superhero Series ‘Iyanu’

Story from Deadline:

L.A.-based Lion Forge Entertainment has closed a UK streaming deal with ITVX for its fantasy superhero animated series Iyanu, based on Nigerian mythology.

Broadband TV News: Netflix increases UK subscription prices

Story from Broadband TV News:

The latest round of price increases from Netflix has reached the UK.

Deadline: British Film & High-End TV Spend Hit £5.6B In 2024

Story from Deadline:

Spend on UK film and high-end TV beat pre-Covid levels last year, the BFI‘s annual figures have revealed.

Advanced Television: Hearst Networks UK extends Sky deal

Story from Advanced Television:

Hearst Networks UK has extended its distribution agreement with Sky in the UK and Ireland.

Broadcast Sport: Formula E's ITV free-to-air viewership up 120%

Story from Broadcast Sport:

Formula E has revealed that the opening race of its season, in São Paulo, saw a 120% increase in like-for-like viewership against the same race in Season 10, after it secured a new free-to-air broadcast deal with ITV.

Broadcast Sport: Premier Sports teams up with STV Player

Story from Broadcast Sport:

Premier Sports and STV Player have partnered to make the former’s content available through the STV Player streaming platform.

Deadline: UK Government May Force Broadcasters To Regularly Fund New Anti-Bullying Reporting Body

Story from Deadline:

The UK government is considering enshrining into law a requirement for UK broadcasters to regularly fund anti-bullying reporting body CIISA, which is yet to launch properly several years after it was first floated.

Sky News: Kay Burley retires from Sky News after 36 years

Story from Sky News:

Kay Burley has announced she is retiring from Sky News after 36 years at the broadcaster.

BBC News: Emmerdale and Coronation Street schedules face cut backs

Story from BBC News:

ITV soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale are to see their content cut by an hour a week between them from next year.

Today Virgin Media UK channel changes in full

Full list of today's changes on Virgin Media UK:

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Advanced Television: Sky extends PDC rights

Story from Advanced Television:

Ahead of the 2025 Premier League Darts season, Sky and the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) have announced a five-year rights extension keeping Sky Sports as the home of darts until 2030, marking nearly 40 years of collaboration.

Advanced Television: Virgin TV adds 2 new reality FAST channels

Story from Advanced Television:

Virgin Media O2 has announced the launch of two new reality TV FAST channels, in collaboration with ITV Studios, on Virgin TV. Virgin TV customers with a Stream, V6 or Virgin TV 360 box can immerse themselves in popular reality shows with round-the-clock episodes, all at no extra cost.

Deadline: “The BBC Didn’t Need To Sack Jeremy Clarkson,” Says ‘Top Gear’ Co-Presenter James May

Story from Deadline:

The BBC didn’t need to sack Jeremy Clarkson from its hit car show Top Gear, says his former co-presenter James May.