Posted March 13th, 2009 by Paul
A new channel called Partyland has appeared on Freeview channel 50. The Ofcom licence page for the channel says it’s owned by Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd, so it may broadcast during Five USA’s downtime overnight. The channel is currently not broadcasting anything, but is expected to include phone-in programmes similar to Smile TV. Watch this space for more information.
Tags: partyland, Terrestrial (Freeview and Top Up TV)
Posted March 13th, 2009 by Paul
Virgin Media have said they are “working on” getting more HD content on their TV service. In a post on the official Virgin Media profile on Twitter, they say “we are working on HD including VOD and channels” but that “until the deals are done we can’t announce, but hope to soon”. Several linear HD channels were said to be launching on Virgin when Virgin Media executive Neil Berkett said (back in December) “getting access to HD was problematic” but this had “changed over the last 18 months” Click here to view Virgin Media’s profile on Twitter and follow them.
Tags: Cable (Virgin Media), hd
Posted March 7th, 2009 by Paul
Quest – the new channel from Discovery – is no longer going to be on air 24 hours a day. According to news website Broadcast, Quest will now be available from 10am to midnight. The midnight to 10am timeslot will be sold off to a third-party. Quest launches on Freeview on the 14th May. At the moment Quest has only be confirmed for launch on Freeview and no other platform.
Tags: discovery, quest, Terrestrial (Freeview and Top Up TV)
Posted March 4th, 2009 by Paul
Further details for the rebranding of Paramount Comedy’s channels are now available;
Paramount Comedy 1 will be rebranded as Comedy Central on the 6th April. Paramount Comedy 1 +1 will be rebranded as Comedy Central +1 and Paramount Comedy 2 will be rebranded as Comedy Central Extra on the same day.
Tags: Cable (Virgin Media), comedy central, paramount comedy
Posted March 4th, 2009 by Paul
Living +2 will launch on Virgin Media on the 1st April according to a document on AGB Nielsen’s website. Click here for more. The channel is a two-hour timeshift of the normal Living channel. It’s not known whether Living +2 will replace an existing Virgin TV channel or be added as a completely new channel. It’s also not confirmed what channel number Living +2 will broadcast on.
Tags: Cable (Virgin Media), living, living +2
Posted March 4th, 2009 by Paul
Discovery Real Time Extra will be removed from all platforms (cable and satellite) to make way for a new channel called Discovery Shed. Discovery Shed will launch on the 20th March and will be available on Virgin TV from launch.
Discovery say the new channel will be “the place for men who like good old practical activities to escape to”. DIY, fishing, motoring, building and adventure will all feature on Discovery Shed.
It’s thought Discovery Shed will keep the same channel number as Discovery Real Time Extra – channel 274.
Tags: Cable (Virgin Media), discovery, discovery real time extra, discovery shed
Posted March 2nd, 2009 by Paul
UKTV History was rebranded as Yesterday today. Their new tagline is “where the past is always present”. To pick up the new name for the channel Freeview customers might need to rescan their boxes. Virgin Media customers don’t need to do anything. Click here for Yesterday’s official website. UKTV Food, UKTV Gardens and UKTV Style are the only UKTV channels left to rebrand.
Tags: Cable (Virgin Media), Terrestrial (Freeview and Top Up TV), uktv, uktv history, yesterday
