Virgin Media are making changes to the channels they supply this weekend

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Link: tvupdate | Virgin Media

 

Changes to UKTV programming on Virgin TV

 

From Sunday all UKTV channels and programming will be replaced on Virgin TV.

 

We are still in discussions with UKTV but we have already invested in an extensive collection of new and high-quality programming for our customers to enjoy (depending on the TV bundle taken). More details on the programming that will be added and replaced is below.

 

This includes the Paramount Network in HD with shows like Suits and Designated Survivor; YourTV, a new channel which is home to Castle, Bones and Body of Proof; Love Nature, which is exclusive to Virgin TV and has some stunning nature programmes such as Africa’s Wildest Horizon’s and Great Wild Blue; IQTV, which contains some of best quiz shows like Mastermind and The Weakest Link; and numerous new box sets such as Shades of Blue, Supergirl and Madam Secretary...

[GREED]

Where is my Top Gear.... Sods

[Arthur]

Virgin Media could lose ITV programmes in long-running dispute

 

Virgin Media’s 4 million pay-TV customers face losing hit ITV shows including Coronation Street and Love Island as a longstanding dispute with the broadcaster comes to a head.

 

ITV is understood to have written to Virgin Media warning that it could remove its channels as soon as this weekend if an agreement cannot be reached.

 

Virgin Media and ITV have been in protracted and at times tense talks over a range of issues including the carriage of ITV, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4, video-on-demand rights and guarantees of the prominence of its programming, as cable viewers increasingly watch programmes on demand from Netflix, Amazon and broadcasters’ own streaming services.

 

ITV threatened Virgin Media with a channel black-out last year but delayed the decision for the arrival of Carolyn McCall, who joined from easyJet in January.

 

To date McCall has taken a more flexible and collaborative approach in negotiations, which are understood to be at an advanced stage.

 

However, Virgin Media’s decision on Sunday to remove UKTV’s 10 TV channels – a mix of free-to-air and pay stations including Dave and Gold – appears to have provided an opportunity for ITV to pressure the cable operator.

[Simcfc73]

I phoned up for my mom the other day when they removed the UKtv channels. Took me over 2 hours to get through and dropped the tv channels and kept the broadband and phone lines.

 

I got her a Youtv box, really nice piece of kit.

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Link: UKTV Channels Update | Virgin Media

 

UKTV is back on your TV

 

You can now enjoy all UKTV channels and loads more.

 

A big UKTV fan? Well, we’ve got great news for you.

 

All of your favourite UKTV channels are coming back to your Virgin TV service over the next few days.

 

So you can go back to enjoying programming from the likes of Dave, Gold, Alibi and Yesterday. These channels include UKTV originals such as Taskmaster, Judge Romesh, and Emma Willis: Delivering Babies, premiere US acquisitions like Quantico, Harrow and Carter, and the very best of the archive from BBC, ITV, C4 and more...

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Happy days. We get our channels back, plus got a hell of a discount - TV & broadband for 38 a month for 12 months and a £40 one-off credit for us to buy a fire-tv stick or similar to get the on-demand stuff we'd otherwise miss from UKTV And better still means we don't have to put up with crap fibre DSL internet.

[sparkeh]

Happy days. We get our channels back, plus got a hell of a discount - TV & broadband for 38 a month for 12 months and a £40 one-off credit for us to buy a fire-tv stick or similar to get the on-demand stuff we'd otherwise miss from UKTV And better still means we don't have to put up with crap fibre DSL internet.

 

Wait what, how did you get that?

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I cancelled. Cancelled with virgin as there was no way I was making do with a TV service without UKTV, and signed up with Sky. Their retentions team called me the next day and put the above offer to me.

I do feel like I've conned them a little bit though; we were on a £48 a month deal due to go up to £55 end of this month, but he knocked £10 a month off confirming it'll be £38 a month for 12 months

[sparkeh]

I cancelled. Cancelled with virgin as there was no way I was making do with a TV service without UKTV, and signed up with Sky. Their retentions team called me the next day and put the above offer to me.

I do feel like I've conned them a little bit though; we were on a £48 a month deal due to go up to £55 end of this month, but he knocked £10 a month off confirming it'll be £38 a month for 12 months

 

About time I pulled that stunt again myself. Good work!