TMF rebranded as VIVA

TMF was rebranded as VIVA yesterday. The new name change has come into effect on the Freeview EPG and on Virgin Media. You may need to rescan your Freeview box to get the new channel name, but you should continue to see the channel with the old TMF name without rescanning. VIVA is available on [...]

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BBC red button changes next week

There will be several changes to the BBC red button services on Freeview next week.
From the 27th October, the interactive stream on channel 302 will be removed (please note the interactive stream on channel 301 will be staying) and the BBC News multiscreen service will also be removed from Freeview.
On the official BBC blog for [...]

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TMF to rebrand as VIVA soon

MTV-owned channel TMF will rebrand as VIVA. The channel – available on Freeview, cable and Sky – will be available on Freeview channel 21, Virgin Media channel 313 and Sky channel 358. The official website for VIVA just states it’s “coming soon” with no launch date mentioned yet. Check out their official website for a [...]

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Living HD has launched

Living HD has launched on Virgin channel 110 today as planned. The channel is available to all V+ XL TV customers.

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CBS channels to launch 16th November

The first CBS-branded TV channels in the UK will launch on the 16th November. The three channels have been named as CBS Action, CBS Drama and CBS Reality.
As this is a deal with Chellomedia who own the Zone-branded channels Broadcast Now reports “Zone Reality and +1 will become CBS Reality and +1; Zone Romantica will [...]

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Quest has launched on channel 38

Quest – the new channel from Discovery – finally launched yesterday after having been put back from launching earlier this year. The channel airs programming from the Discovery catalogue and it’s on air 10am to midnight every day. Quest is available on channel 38.

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National retune yesterday

The national retune took place yesterday afternoon – click here to see the current channel lineup now the changes have taken place. If you haven’t retuned your set top box yet, you may be missing out on some channels – click here for help retuning your equipment.

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Filed under:Freeview, Top Up TV