UKTV reveal more dates for channel rebrands

Home will launch on April 30th. With Really launch being on May 19th.

Gardens shows will be part of ''Home'' and Really will target predominantly women aged 18 to 35 and launches with the tag line: Really - you couldn't make it up. UKTV describes it as a "zeitgeisty and noisy female brand".

Broadcast: Virgin Media to closed Trouble on March 31st

Virgin Media Television will close its youth channel Trouble on March 31, kickstarting an overhaul of the Living portfolio on Virgin Channel 159.

Digital Spy: Virgin Media to axe Trouble channel

Story from Digital Spy Forum:

Virgin Media Television will close its Trouble channel and replace it with another version of Living, it has emerged.

Discovery Shed will launch on Virgin TV on March 20th

Discovery are to Closedown Discovery Real Time Extra to make way for Discovery Shed to launch on Virgin Channel 274.

EXCLUSIVE: ITV Player launches on Virgin Media this week

I have just been told from an Virgin insider that ITV Player is to launch on Virgin Media from tomorrow.

Digital Spy: Discovery Shed to launch next month

Discovery is to launch a new channel called 'Discovery Shed' next month, it has been announced.

Comedy Central launches in UK and Ireland in April

Paramount Comedy 2 will become known as Comedy Central Extra from April 6 and not Comedy Central 2.

Real Radio set to launch in Gateshead area

Local Radio news for Ex-Telewest viewers:

EXCLUSIVE: Media Boy HQ given launch dates for new channels names by UKTV

I have been given the launch dates for Blighty & Yesterday by UKTV in an email:

EXCLUSIVE: Virgin Media to launch Magic and Kiss Radio on Virgin Media in all areas

As well as adding the Missing BBC Branded channels to Ex-Telewest I have today been told that Virgin Media are also added Magic 105.4 (Channel 928) and Kiss 100 (Channel 963). 

Radio Times: UKTV reveal new channel names

UKTV People is to be rebranded as ''Blighty'' in February. With UKTV History being rebranded as ''Yesterday'' in March.

Info from Next weeks Radio Times.

DS Forum: Five on Demand may launch on Virgin Media

Five claim that Virgin Media will launch their Five on Demand service this year.

ITV and Virgin Media signed new deal

The ITV and Virgin Media deal signed today we may get:

• ITV2 +1
• ITV3 +1
• ITV4 +1
• ITV1 HD. 

New Channel coming next Month

Living2 +1 will launch on the 5th of February 2009 on Virgin and Sky.

Mediaweek: Disney has took over Jetix

Disney has struck a deal to move to full ownership of children's TV broadcaster Jetix Europe.

MediaWeek: UKTV Documentary to become Eden in January

UKTV Documentary will rebrand as Eden on 26 January, with the strapline: "One amazing world. One amazing TV channel."

Deutsche Welle and Deutsche Welle Radio closes in Ex-Telewest areas

Deutsche Welle (Channel 830) and Deutsche Welle Radio (Channel 971) has today been axe by Virgin Media on their Ex-Telewest network.

More channel changes on Virgin Media

More channel changes on Virgin Media today:

Virgin Media moves channels and launches one in some areas

Virgin has today move the following channels to new homes:

Broadcast: UKTV History becomes Yesterday

UKTV History will be named Yesterday in the next phase of UKTV's global rebranding strategy.