Broadcast: Liberty eyes further deals

Story from Broadcastnow.

Liberty Global plans to use its £10bn acquisition of Virgin Media as a springboard for more deals in Europe, as it steps up plans to boost customer numbers.

Virgin Media Takeover: Liberty Global to buy Virgin Media

Virgin Media has announced on their website, that subject to shareholder approval, that Liberty Global will buy Virgin Media.

Virgin Media Takeover - Media Guardian: Virgin Media and Liberty Global in takeover talks

Story from Media Guardian: 

Virgin Media has confirmed it is in takeover talks that could lead to a bid from US cable company Liberty Global in the coming days.

More things set to happen next week

My Insider has confirmed to me that 'More things happening next week' on Virgin Media.

Virgin Media launches more Channels

The following channels has today launch on Virgin Media

More Channels renumbered on Virgin Media

Virgin Media has today renumbered the following Channels.

UPDATED Rumour: Virgin Media to launch 11 new channels soon

Digital Spy Poster Technix has tonight posted the following information.

Confirmed: Virgin Media has sign new Deal with Discovery

After days of trying to get one of my insiders to confirmed if the Discovery rumour is true or not.

Disney Cinemagic to close in March

Pay TV broadcaster BSkyB has confirmed that Disney Cinemagic will close on March 28th.

 

Disney Cinemagic is broadcasting on Virgin Channel 728.

Rumour: Virgin Media signs new deal with Discovery

Rumour from Technix over on DS Forum:

Only rumours until confirmed by Virgin, but I've been told VM has renewed its carriage agreement with Discovery and we should see more of its other +1, Investigation Discovery and Animal Planet HD channels being added soon. Also another Hindi channel (Sony SAB) too.

The BBC goes HD in Wales on Virgin Media

The BBC has today launch an BBC One HD Channels for Virgin Media viewers in Wales on Virgin Channel 108.

EXCLUSIVE: Virgin Media to renumber some NBC Universal Channels on Thursday

I can now reveal that the following channel renumbering are set to happen on Thursday:

PictureBox to be free for the month of February on Virgin TV

Virgin Media has confirmed that Picture Box will be free to all Virgin Media Viewers on the M+, L and XL Packages February via Virgin on Demand.

Three Channels launches on Virgin Media

Virgin Media has launch the following channels today on Virgin TV:

• TCM HD has launch on the XL Package on Virgin Channel 416.
• TCM2 has launch on the M+, L and XL Packages on Virgin Channel 417.
• Cartoon Network HD has launch on the XL Package on Virgin Channel 732.

Five channels move on Virgin TV

Virgin Media has today move the following channels to new packages:

Confirmed: Five Channels to move to lower packages soon

I can now reveal that Virgin Media are set to move the following channels to the M+ Package:

EXCLUSIVE: More changes set for 'Later this week'

An Virgin Insider has reveal to me today that the following things are set to happen later this week.

Virgin Media move NBC Universal channels to M+ Pack

Virgin Media have today moves SyFy (Channel 135), SyFy +1 (Channel 166), Universal +1 (Channel 163) and Movies24+ (Channel 420) to the M+ Package.

More4 +1 relaunches on Virgin Media

More4 +1 has relaunch today on Virgin Channel 196.

BBC One Scotland HD launches plus ITV1 rebrand

• The BBC has launch BBC One Scotland HD in the Scottish areas of Virgin TV on Virgin Channel 108.