C21 Media: Discovery to launch DMAX on Virgin Media

Discovery Networks is bringing its 15-month-old DMax channel brand, first launched in Germany in August last year, into the UK market. It launches in the New Year.

Digital Spy: Setanta Sports News launch date announced

Info from Digital Spy:

Setanta Sports and Virgin Media have announced that their joint-venture sports news channel will launch on November 29.

Digital Spy: Sky Movies to give viewers more movies over Christmas

Here is some news on The transmission hours for some of Sky's movie channels over the Christmas period.

Bad news regarding Bliss, Scuzz & Flaunt

Bad news regarding Bliss, Scuzz & Flaunt according to Virgin Media Technical Support today.

Confirmed: Virgin Media to axe Three music channels next week

Scuzz has confirmed on their web site that Scuzz is set to be remove from Virgin Media. Ex NTL viewers will also lose Bliss & Flaunt from October 30th.

Digital Spy: Details emerge on MTV R

Info from Digital Spy:

MTV is to launch a new entertainment channel next month known as MTV R: 'Rated and Recommended'.

Virgin Media set to move channels about in Ex-Telewest areas

Reshuffling dates are as followed:

Three more channels now testing on Virgin Media

Virgin Media are now testing Diva TV, Movies 24+ and True Movies.

Two new channels launches on Virgin Media

Virgin Media has today added the following Channels.

Digital Spy: UKTV News

From October 15 UKTV G2 is to be relaunched as Dave and will focusing on a younger male audience.

Liverpool FC TV launches on Virgin Media

Liverpool FC TV has launch on Virgin Channel 544.

Three UKTV Channels launches in Ex - NTL areas

Virgin Media has today launch the following channels on EX NTL areas:

Digital Spy: ABC1 set to close?

ABC1 is rumour to be closedown on Virgin Media, Sky and Freeview from October 1. [ Rumour from DS Forum. ]

Digital Spy: Channel 4/EMAP are to launch new Music Channel?

Channel 4/EMAP are to start E4 Music or 4Music to replace The Hits from the 1st of October [ Rumour from DS Forum. ]

Three new Radio channels launches in Ex-NTL areas

Three new Radio Channels has today launch on EX NTL areas:

BBC: Gaelic channel value test begins

Final scrutiny of a plan to launch a dedicated digital television channel for Gaelic programmes has begun.

New Channel news

It look like Virgin Media have signed an new deal with Global Radio UK to carry the following Radio channels:

Cable Forum: Virgin Media Channel news

Info thanks to Ozsat:

Digital Spy: New Viacom deal signed

More new channels joining VM soon: They are

New Channel update

I have been told the following tonight when FTN +1 starts on Virgin it WILL be on Virgin Channel number 130 under the banner 'ftn+1'.

ftn +1 will appear on Virgin on Thursday or Monday.