Two new channels have been added to Virgin Media’s lineup today – Pop and Tiny Pop. These channels cater for children (Tiny Pop for very young audiences and Pop for older children – similar to CBeebies and CBBC). Pop is available on Virgin Media channel 736 and Tiny Pop is on channel 737.
The Top Up TV website has been given a new look, and it’s now live at www.topuptv.com. It looks a vast improvement on the previous layout.
Virgin Media has signed a deal with Channel 4 that will bring high definition content to the Channel 4 listings on Catch Up TV On Demand. HD content from Channel 4 will be available for up to seven days after original transmissions – the same as normal (SD) content. This new deal between Virgin Media and Channel 4 also means Virgin have the choice to add the Channel 4 HD TV channel to their lineup (in addition to the On Demand material), if they decide to.
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A new section has been added to TV Choice On Demand – Paramount Comedy. Just press On Demand and go to TV Choice On Demand, then into All Channels.
(Originally posted on my other website – www.lateshowuk.com)
In a recent article on media news website Digital Spy, Diva TV have been quoted as saying “We are in mid-negotiations with Virgin Media and all being well we would hope to launch on Virgin Media within the next few weeks, but that is subject to the negotiations being successful. It’s great for us because the Hallmark Channel and the movie channel do really well on cable, so I think this one probably will too”. This is fantastic news as – if the negotiations are successful – this would bring the channel to all Sky and cable customers. Diva TV also speak about the Late Show on the channel – “Letterman and some of the movie shows we’ll be showing late night will be more general rather than specifically for women. I think men will be fully aware that it’s primarily aimed at at women, but we don’t want to exclude men from it”.
Read the full interview on Digital Spy.
The placeholder for the now defunct channel ABC1 was removed from the Virgin Media EPG this week. Also, music channel Q has undergone some changes – Q now airs 24 hours a day, and the FHM TV strand that used to air from 4pm on the channel has ceased. It is thought this FHM TV strand may reappear on another EMAP channel at some stage – namely The Hits.
Freeview radio station Radio Music Shop is no longer broadcasting – their stream on Freeview is currently playing a tone and their website (here) is only showing their channel logo. Also, some more Freeview radio news – as planned, the main BBC Radio stations moved from multiplex A to B this week. This means in order to receive the main BBC Radio stations (BBC Radio 1, 2, 3 and 4) you will need to rescan your set top box.
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