BBC News: Ofcom examines new BBC Scotland television channel

Story from BBC News:

Broadcasting regulator Ofcom has started examining the BBC's proposal for a new TV channel for Scotland.

Cable.co.uk: World Darts Championship to be shown on dedicated Sky Sports Darts channel

Story from Cable.Co.UK:

Sky Sports is to launch a dedicated darts channel in December as it celebrates 25 years of broadcasting the World Darts Championship.

BBC News: Welsh station Radio Cymru 2 to broadcast from January

Story from BBC News:

BBC Cymru Wales has announced its second Welsh language radio station is to begin broadcasting from January.

VH1 to get rebrand for Christmas

VH1 is set to be rebrand as VH1 Christmas from November 24th.

The Community Channel to rebrand as Together TV

The Community Channel has confirmed that they will rebrand as Together TV on January 16th on Virgin UK Channel 269.

Scripps Takeover - Digital TV Europe: Shareholders okay Discovery’s Scripps deal

Story from Digital TV Europe:

Discovery Communications’ takeover of US cable rival Scripps Networks Interactive is drawing near after shareholders agreed to the deal.

CNBC: John Malone: There have been 'four different approaches’ for Charter

Story from CNBC:

Charter Communications director John Malone tells CNBC several firms have talked to the cable company about a potential merger or acquisition.

UKTV goes Christmas

On November 27th - Good Food, Good Food HD and Good Food +1 will rename temporarily as Christmas Food, Christmas Food HD and Christmas Food +1 on Virgin Media UK.

The Guardian: Future of Sky News faces review if no Fox deal, says Sky

Story from The Guardian:

Sky has said it will review the future of Sky News if 21st Century Fox’s £11.7bn bid to take full control of the broadcaster is blocked on the grounds of media plurality.

Sony Music Channels goes Christmas from November 10th

The following Sony own channels will be putting on their Christmas Lights from November 10th:

• November 10th - NOW 80s renames temporarily as NOW Christmas.^
• November 17th - Chilled 90s renames temporarily as Chilled Xmas.^

^Channels are on TiVO or V6 boxes via the Red Button.

The Telegraph: Boost for ITV as Government backs commercial deal in £80m fees row with Virgin Media

Story from The Telegraph:

The Government has given a boost to ITV’s campaign to extract up to £80m a year from Virgin Media for its main channel by saying the row should be resolved commercially.

CNBC: 21st Century Fox has been holding talks to sell most of the company to Disney

Story from CNBC.com:

21st Century Fox has been holding talks to sell most of the company to Walt Disney Co., leaving behind a media company tightly focused on news and sports, according to people familiar with the situation.

The Telegraph: ITV threatens to pull plug on Virgin Media over £80m bill

Story from The Telegraph:

ITV is threatening a blackout of its flagship channel in millions of homes unless cable operator Virgin Media hands over up to £80m a year, in a pivotal confrontation over dividing the spoils of the British television industry.

Radio Times: 'Spike' to become known as '5 Spike' on October 31st

Radio Times has confirm that 'Spike' will become known as '5 Spike' on October 31st.

EXCLUSIVE: Virgin Media to showcase Sky One next week

Sky One is also being rebroadcast on Virgin Media Preview - Channel 100.

It will happen on October 25th from 9pm to 2am.

Christmas 24 will close on January 6th

Wikipedia is reporting that Christmas 24 Channels will be with us from October 21st to January 6th 2018.

Virgin Media UK removes Kix Power from EPG

Kix Power has been removed today from Virgin Channel 738.

Media Boy HQ given updates on Do Not Post orders and Rumours

We now have over 8 DNP orders.

Here is some rumours we have been told. (Some may not like this)

EXCLUSIVE: Virgin Media UK given viewers 11 Asian Channels for TEN days

The following channels has been seen on the old XL pack since about 1am last night until October 22nd.

EXCLUSIVE: Sky to give new on-screen look to Sky News and Sky Cinema

Sources says that following on from the new look Sky basic channels.