Posted 27th January 2012 by Paul
NBC Universal have announced Diva TV is set to close next month.
Diva TV will cease broadcasting on the 14th February with its most popular programmes being moved across to their Style channel.
The closure is due to NBC Universal’s shift of focus onto the Style Network. Their offering will now comprise of Style, E!, Universal Channel, Syfy and Movies 24. The move follows NBC Universal’s acquisition by Comcast in March 2011.
Tags: Cable (Virgin Media), diva tv, Satellite (Sky Digital)
Posted 24th January 2012 by Paul
UKTV-owned channel Watch will debut its new look on the 7th February.
The channel will get a brand new logo and identity. Programming will likely remain unchanged.
This will be the third logo change since the channel’s launch. The current logo was introduced in September 2010.
Tags: Cable (Virgin Media), hd, Satellite (Sky Digital), watch, watch hd
Posted 23rd January 2012 by Paul
More 4 has relaunched today, with a new brand identity and a new look schedule redefining it as a lifestyle channel.
If you want to see the new look More 4 idents head over to the fantastic TV Live website where they will be providing coverage.
Tags: Cable (Virgin Media), more 4, Satellite (Sky Digital)
Posted 16th January 2012 by Paul
Sky Sports F1 will be coming to Virgin Media, it has been confirmed. The new channel will be the dedicated home for Formula 1.
Virgin Media’s official press release says “the channel will be added to the complete Sky Sports package available through Virgin Media, alongside Sky Sports 1, Sky Sports 2, Sky Sports 3 and Sky Sports 4. Subscribers to this package will have the channel added automatically at launch. Sky Sports News is separately included in all pay TV tiers”.
Virgin Media also reveal “Sky is working to develop interactive services for Sky Sports F1 viewers on the Virgin Media platform”.
Sky Sports F1 launches on Virgin Media and Sky in March.
Tags: Cable (Virgin Media), sky sports f1
Posted 13th January 2012 by Paul
Channel 4 are looking to launch a new channel consisting of repeats of popular programmes from the past seven days.
The idea is being slated as Project Shuffle.
Broadcast Now say “the main channel’s content would be made available for the next seven days in a linear broadcast fashion”.
For example “an episode of Location, Location, Location premiering on a Wednesday would be played out in the same slot on a Thursday, Friday and Saturday”.
It’s not known what the channel would be called, when it will launch or which TV platforms it will be available on.
Tags: Cable (Virgin Media), channel 4, Satellite (Sky Digital)
Posted 13th January 2012 by Paul
It was announced last year that More 4 would rebrand in January 2012 with a new look and a new channel remit.
ManvsMachine – the company producing the new look idents & logo – have posted on Twitter the More 4 rebrand will appear on-screen from Monday 23rd January.
Tags: Cable (Virgin Media), more 4, Satellite (Sky Digital)
Posted 11th January 2012 by Paul
It’s thought Current TV will cease broadcasting in March.
Al Gore’s news & documentary channel has been axed from Sky’s pay TV lineup.
Current TV will remain on Sky for the time being but now as a free-to-air channel. However, The Guardian reports “low audience figures mean it is unlikely to generate much in advertising”.
The Guardian quotes Current TV’s UK managing director Jane Mote as saying “it is looking likely we will have to close on 11 March. A large part of our funds comes from the subscriber fees we get from Sky”.
Current TV’s carriage deal for Virgin Media cable TV is set to expire in March but it’s thought “negotiations were ongoing”.
Tags: Cable (Virgin Media), current tv, Satellite (Sky Digital)
