Heart Extra goes live on Virgin Media UK

LBC London News has been rebrand as Heart Extra on Virgin UK Channel 921.

UTV: UTV becomes part of ITV as sale completes

Story from UTV:

The deal was first officially announced in October, with regulatory processes to be completed before the sale could be finalised.

TV3: TV3 to broadcast on Virgin Media UK this Sunday

Virgin Media owned TV3 has today announced that it will broadcast its Sunday night “VOTE 2016 – Election Results Special” with Ivan Yates and Colette Fitzpatrick to millions of homes in the UK via Virgin Media who will host the programme on Virgin Media UK Channel 996.

Up to two new Channels launch on TiVo via WORLDBOX

Digital Spy poster "huxleypiguk" has confirmed that two new channels has on WORLDBOX:

The new channels names are:

• TVRI (Romania)
• EuroChannel (France)

Virgin Media UK Round-up

Here what happen this week on Virgin Media:

ITV give CITV more broadcasting hours

Virgin Media UK EPG has confirm that CITV will now broadcast from 6am to 9pm everyday on Virgin UK Channel 734.

UTV: Ministerial Approval to the Sale of UTV Television

UTV Media plc has announced that Ministerial Approval has been received and that all other conditions to completion have been satisfied.

Pursuant to the terms of the sale and purchase agreement with ITV, it is expected that completion will take place on Monday 29 February 2016.

BBC cut BBC Three broadcasting hours ahead of full pull

Virgin Media UK Boxes in Media Boy HQ say that BBC Three and BBC Three HD are now just broadcasting from 1am to 4am right now.

We have seen rumours of this may end in March 2016.

UKTV re-launches Watch

UKTV has today re-branded Watch as W on Virgin UK Channels 124 and 125 also in HD on Virgin UK Channel 191.

Viacom closes MTV Live as SD Channel on Sky

Reports are coming in that Viacom has move their MTV Channels about on Sky EPG. Also Viacom has stop broadcasting MTV Live as an SD Channel - using the slot for MTV Music +1 on Sky.

Viacom set to rebrand 5* on Thursday

Media Boy HQ has been told tonight that the following is set to happen on Thursday:

• Channel 5 HD will be rename Channel 5HD on Virgin UK Channel 150.
• 5* will be rename 5STAR on Virgin UK Channel 151.

CBS Channels free on Virgin Media UK until May 1st

Media Boy HQ has seen information sent in to us by Virgin Media UK Viewers that CBS Reality, Horror Channel, CBS Action, CBS Drama, CBS Reality +1 and Horror Channel +1 are available to all Virgin Media UK TV packages until May 1st.

Sporting Life: Racing UK to broadcast in HD from March 7th

Story from Sporting Life:

Racing UK is the first dedicated horseracing channel to offer HD in the UK and will broadcast over 600 race meetings per year in native HD, including all the action from the major festivals, starting with Jump racing's flagship fixture, the Cheltenham Festival, which gets underway on March 15.

EXCLUSIVE: The Sky Premiums HD closure for the SA V+ HD box not set to happen before March 2016

We have seen unconfirmed reports that The Sky Premiums HD closure for the SA V+ HD will not happen before March 2016.

Guardian Media: UKTV snaps up EastEnders re-runs from BBC3 as part of Watch relaunch

Story from Guardian Media:

UKTV has struck a deal to air same-day repeats of EastEnders and bring back the popular weekend omnibus of the BBC1 soap, as part of a revamp of Watch into a more female-focused channel under the new brand W.

The Sky Premiums HD closure for the SA V+ HD box isn't this month

Virgin Media UK Worker "BenMcr" has confirmed today on Cable Forum that The Sky Premiums HD closure for the SA V+ HD box isn't this month.

Media Boy HQ has not been given info on when the Sky Premiums HD closure for the SA V+ HD boxes will happen.

Bike TV launches on Virgin Media UK

Bike TV has today launch on Virgin UK Channel 552.

Also Extreme Sports has been removed from Virgin UK Channel 525.

Guardian Media: BBC to launch online TV channel for Scotland

Story from Guardian Media:

Tony Hall, the director general of the BBC, has indicated the corporation will set up a new online TV channel for Scotland as part of a UK-wide shakeup of its spending and programme-making.

Busy day for Virgin Media UK

Virgin Media UK has done the following things today (January 12th):

New ClublandAkaChilledNow launch date confirmed

Virgin Media UK has confirm that ClublandAkaChilledNow is set to launch only on TiVo tomorrow (January 12th) on Virgin UK Channel 345.