Posted July 31st, 2009 by Paul
Channel 4 HD has launched on Virgin TV for V+ customers today. Channel 4 HD is available on channel 146 and it’s free to all V+ customers. It joins the other three new HD channels – FX HD, MTVNHD and National Geographic HD – which launched yesterday. ESPN HD and LIVING HD are coming soon.
Tags: channel 4 hd, hd, High Definition, Virgin Media
Posted July 30th, 2009 by Paul
Virgin have launched a raft of new HD channels for V+ customers.
FX HD, MTVNHD and National Geographic HD have all launched on Virgin Media (V+ only as these are high definition broadcasts) to join the existing BBC HD channel which – before today – was the only linear HD channel on Virgin TV. FX HD [...]
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Posted July 30th, 2009 by Paul
Details of the new ESPN channel on Virgin Media have been announced.
Virgin Media have said “the new ESPN channel will be available in both standard and High Definition (HD) to Virgin Media’s 3.5 million digital TV customers from 3rd August”.
This comes as a surprise as we didn’t think Virgin would get the HD channel.
The new [...]
Tags: espn, espn america, espn classic, espn hd, hd, High Definition, Virgin Media
Posted July 13th, 2009 by Paul
It’s been confirmed ESPN’s new UK channel won’t run side-by-side with ESPN America – it will replace ESPN America on Virgin Media, Sky and Top Up TV (digital terrestrial).
The new UK channel will be available in standard definition and high definition on Sky. There’s no word yet on whether it will be carried in HD [...]
Tags: espn, espn america, espn uk, Top Up TV, Virgin Media
Posted July 13th, 2009 by Paul
Virgin Media has confirmed that several HD channels are coming very soon.
The high definition channels to be added will be LIVING HD, FX HD, MTVN HD and National Geographic HD. The Virgin Media press release says the first new HD channel will be “due to launch at the end of July”.
Neil Berkett (chief executive officer [...]
Tags: fx hd, good food hd, hd, living hd, mtvn hd, national geographic hd, Virgin Media
Posted July 7th, 2009 by Paul
Updated: Further to our news post a few days ago, AGB Nielson have announced ESPN’s new UK channel will begin BARB reporting on the 4th August and BBC News says the channel will start broadcasting on the 3rd August. The new channel will be on DTT, Virgin Media and Sky. This will mean ESPN America [...]
Tags: espn, espn america, espn uk, Top Up TV, Virgin Media
Posted July 4th, 2009 by Paul
Create And Craft was on air for the first time on Freeview yesterday. However, their official launch isn’t until Monday 6th July.
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Posted July 4th, 2009 by Paul
According to a channel guide PDF on the official Virgin Media website, the UK version of ESPN will launch on channel 553 soon. ESPN America is already available on channel 533, but this new UK ESPN will show Premier League matches when the new football season starts. It’s thought the new channel will be added [...]
Tags: espn, espn america, espn uk, Virgin Media