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Virgin to add 4 new HD channels
Up until now, Virgin’s lineup of HD channels has looked pretty poor, certainly when compared to the 30 or so HD channels offered by Sky. Now, it seems Virgin are keen to catch up by offering 4 new HD...
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Virgin to carry ESPN Premier League matches from August
From 3rd August 2009, Virgin Media will be carrying the ESPN channel, which will show the 2009/10 Premier League matches originally intended to be shown by Setanta. Earlier this month, ESPN came to an...
View ArticleThree more HD channels come to Virgin
Three new HD channels are now available to Virgin Media customers. In addition to the BBC HD channel, Virgin subscribers can now get FX HD (Channel 158), National Geographic HD (Channel 232) and music...
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Film4 and E4 to go HD on Virgin Media
Film4 and E4, two of Channel 4’s digital services, will shortly be going “HD” – but only for Virgin Media customers. The two channelsd will be launching exclusively on the Virgin cable TV platform –...
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ITV HD on Sky and Virgin
Good news for Sky and Virgin HD customers – ITV appears to have bowed to pressure and agreed to let their HD service be shown on the pay platforms. ITV 1 HD is currently available on Freesat (via the...
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Changes to Virgin HD
With Sky planning to have 50 channels of HD onstream by the end of the year, we’ve seen some recent activity from the Virgin Media cable TV service to advance their HD offering. Firstly, from today,...
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Men and Motors Closes
Manly channel Men and Motors has closed today. The channel which originally launched in 1996, has closed to make way for ITV1 HD on Sky and Virgin. The station was on Freeview for a while, but was...
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ITV1 HD Now on Sky and Virgin
ITV’s HD channel, ITV 1 HD, is finally available on Sky Digital and Virgin Media. ITV HD launched in June 2008 as an exclusive to Freesat, but now is available to a wider audience. The ITV 1 HD...
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Sky acquires Virgin Media TV
In order to allow Virgin Media to concentrate on its cable broadband operation, it has sold off its TV channels to Sky. In a deal worth £160 million, Virgin has sold the following channels to satellite...
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Virgin to gain Sky Sports and Movies in HD
Customers of the Virgin Media TV service will soon be offered Sky Sports 1 HD, Sky Sports 2 HD and Sky Movies HD. Virgin’s HD channel lineup needs a boost, and the addition of Sky’s premium sport and...
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Virgin 1 becomes Channel One
On the 3rd of September, free-to-view channel Virgin 1 gets a new name… Channel One. The reason for the name change is that Sky recently acquired a number of Virgin Media-owned TV channels, including...
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BBC One HD launches 3rd November
BBC One HD launches this week – From Wednesday the 3rd of November 2010, it’ll be possible to watch BBC One’s output in HD. BBC One HD will be available on Freeview, Freesat, Sky Digital and Virgin...
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Bravo Ceases Broadcasting
TV channel Bravo has today ceased broadcasting, after being on-air for over 25 years. The station, aimed at men in their 20s, 30s and 40s, was sold to BSkyB in 2010, and Sky took the decision to turn...
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ITV1 +1 launches today
ITV1 + 1 launches today, the 11th of January 2011. This timeshifted service of the main ITV channel becomes available from 8pm this evening, on the following channel numbers: Freeview – Channel 33 Sky...
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Sky3 to become Pick TV
Sky’s non-subscription channel Sky3 is set to become Pick TV on the 28th of February 2011 We understand that the mix of programmes on the new channel will remain generally the same, but the Sky name...
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Free ESPN This Weekend
This coming weekend, sports channel ESPN will be subscription-free on some digital TV services. From 6am Friday 4th March to 6am on Monday the 7th 2011, sporting channel ESPN will be going free-to air...
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Watching the Cheltenham Festival Races
We’re just a few days away from one of the year’s hot events for horseracing fans – the 100th Cheltenham Festival. For those not able to make it, here’s details of how to watch the action. The...
View ArticleHappy New Year Update
Happy New Year from the team at Radio and Telly. This is our first news posting of the year, and it includes a couple of news snippets that we included in our newsletter sent out earlier today. 2012...
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Heat TV Set To Launch Music Channel
Entertainment magazine Heat is set to launch a new music TV channel on the 3rd of July 2012 The new channel is set to appear on both Sky and Virgin’s digital TV platform , giving Heat a magazine,...
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