Cable Forum: MUTV moves to make way for ESPN Channels on Virgin Media

New Sports Channel EPG Lineup for Virgin TV from Monday.

Latest on when HD Channels will launch on Virgin Media

Here is the list of HD Channels that I know Virgin Media has signed deal for to carry:

Virgin Media: ESPN to launch on XL Package

The plan is to make ESPN, ESPN HD and ESPN America available to Virgin Media's XL customers will help ESPN better serve sports fans in the UK. It's an exciting season ahead and we look forward to bringing our new channels, ESPN and ESPN HD as well as ESPN Classic, to as many sports fans as possible.

Jetix to closed on August 31st

Jetix will be rebrand as Disney XD on 31st August on Virgin Channel 707.

EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 HD May launch next week

Channel 4 HD may launch on Virgin Media next week with MTVNHD, FX HD and Nat Geo HD.

EXCLUSIVE: New info on HD Channels on Virgin Media Tests

A Virgin Media viewer has pm me today with new information on Channels testing on Ex-C&W boxes.

Teletext to shut down in 2010

Teletext will cease all transmissions - analogue and digital - of its main text services including those on ITV, Channel 4 and Five in January 2010.

HD Channels on Virgin Media update

Here is the latest HD Channels on Virgin Media information I have at time of posting.

Digital Spy: 4 HD channels to launch on Virgin Media

Story from Digital Spy:

Virgin Media has confirmed that four more high definition channels will join its digital cable TV lineup.

EXCLUSIVE: Virgin Media tests Five HD Channels

An Virgin Media viewer in an Ex-ntl area has told me the following in an email:

Virgin Media TV Blog: August 1st for six HD channels on Virgin?

THIS POST WAS ADDED TO MEDIA BOY BLOG ON JULY 21ST 2021:

According to a forum post on Digital Spy, Virgin will launch six HD channels on August 1st:

Just received a reply from Mr Berkett's office regarding HD Channels and ESPN. Below is the reply (Please note no mention of coming soon)

Howard
We are in negotiation with ESPN
We will launch half a dozen channels on August 1

Nothing official from Virgin and not the first time we've seen a possible date. I will see if anyone at VM can substantiate this. Stay tuned...

UPDATE: Just got this back from VM support:

At the moment there have been no announcements, as soon as anything new does come out this will be communicated to the customers.
thanks

Kind Regards
Laura Jay
Virgin Media Technical Support

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Setanta Sports Fallout - EXCLUSIVE: Virgin Media insider give Media Boy HQ an update on Setanta Sports Channels

A Virgin Media insider has just given an updates on what may happen to the Setanta Sports channels on Virgin Media.

Setanta Sports - Guardian Media: Setanta goes off air with loss of more than 200 jobs

Story from Guardian Media:

Irish pay-TV company Setanta has today been placed into administration after rescue talks designed to secure new funding collapsed.

Digital Spy: Virgin Media confirms ESPN talks

Virgin Media is in talks with ESPN about its recently secured TV rights to English Premier League games.

Broadcast: Living primed for HD roll-out

Virgin Media will roll out an HD version of Living this year as part of a cross-platform strategy to boost the channel’s brand.

Bauer radio stations leave Virgin Media

A ex-NTL viewer (Nialli) has confirmed that Virgin Media has today axe the following Bauer's radio stations:

Digital Spy: UKTV Food to become Good Food

UKTV Food to become Good Food

Virgin Media TV Blog: Virgin testing 7 new channels

THIS POST WAS ADDED TO MEDIA BOY BLOG ON JULY 21ST 2021:

Off EPG, Virgin currently have seven channels "testing" - VMTest1 -VMTest7. However, before anyone gets too excited it should be pointed out that they're showing standard definition test broadcasts rather than HD, so chance are they're for regular channels and the numbering is just a coincidence

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Film4 to broadcast an extra two hours from May 23rd

It's been announced that from Saturday 23rd May, Film4 will be extending it's broadcasting hours with transmission beginning at 11am on Virgin Channel 444.

That also mean Film4 + 1 will start at midday on Virgin Channel 445 on the same day.

Virgin Media TV Blog: Berkett talks HD

THIS POST WAS ADDED TO MEDIA BOY BLOG ON JULY 21ST 2021:

A full transcript of Virgin Media's presentation to investors is now available online. To save you plodding through all ten pages of financial results and debt management, here are the bits that refer to HD services: