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Warner Bros. Discovery to report its first-quarter 2024 results on May 9th, 2024 at a following times:
*UK - 1pm
When will WBD will reveal it results in my part of USA?:
*ET - 8am
*CT - 7am
*Mountain Time - 6am
*Pacific Time - 5am
*Alaska Time -4am
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CONFIRMED: BBC goes HD only
The BBC will go HD only ON January 8th 2024.
-Sky viewers will need to upgrade to Sky Q, Sky Glass and Sky Stream to carry on watching the BBC.
*Freesat viewers will need to upgrade to Freesat HD to carry on watching the BBC
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Runaround is on
@TalkingPicsTV
tomorrow at 8.30am.
So who is up for a bit of Runaround tomorrow morning?
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This feed will stop updating on Saturday night at 5am.
I am going to hospital on Sunday to get some tests done.
Hope to be back home by next Friday.
All Media Boy UK on X followers can post me if they see any story's next week & I will post them when I am back home.
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Media Boy UK on X Views:
In 2024 I feel UKTV (soon to be U) will drop all their +1 channels on Freeview so that a following channels can join sister channels (W, Yesterday, Dave and Drama) on both Freeview and Freesat:
*Alibi
*GOLD
*Eden
Also who will buy ITV's new SDN slot?
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I wish:
*STV merge with ITV
*Disney merge with Apple
*Comcast merge with Paramount.
*ITV merge with Warner Bros Discovery
*Channel 4 merge with UKTV
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What will That's TV 2 broadcasting?
*Home & Away (Early years)
*Humans
*Baywatch
*Prisoner: Cell Block H
*Wentworth
Where Can I Watch That’s TV 2?
*Freeview channel 65
*Freesat channel 181
*Sky channel 188
As always, Freeview users may have to retune.
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NOTE: This feed will close at 11pm tonight until Wednesday from 2pm.
*Happy Holidays to everyone who read this feed.
*Happy Holidays to all 594 Followers^ of Media Boy UK on X.
^Number was right at time of post.
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Yesterday has got a +1 channel!
UKTV need to rename Yesterday +1 as Today.
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BREAKING:
*The Likely Lads & Steptoe and Son (Both black and white) coming soon to That's TV.
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RXTV UPDATE:
-RXTV (2021 - 2024) has now close (Web Site and X)
-RXTV moving over to new owners
-RXTV's new owners hope to relaunch "later this year"
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Here is what My Sources told me on October 20th in full
Note: ALL information is still subject to change:
*Virgin Media to launch a new HD Channel^
*Virgin Media hope to launch Apple +^
*Some Channels will close on December 31
All changes are set to happen by January 1st 2024.
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HEAD UP!
From December 23rd to January 4th this feed will be close some days but I will be updating from December 27th to December 30th.
Also Happy Holidays to all of Media Boy on X Followers - all 579* of you.
*Number was right at time of posting.
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If anyone is asking why am I doing this for?
I am starting to follow my followers to cut all the scams in the replay part of this feed.
But I want to keep this feed open to everyone to read and I hope also to repost.
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I can now reveal:
*Virgin Media UK & Warner Bros Discovery has signed a new carriage deal
*Discovery+ to launch soon on TV360 & Stream boxes
*None/some/all of the following channels may also appear:
-CNN HD
-D Turbo +1
-Food Network +1
-Quest Red +1
-Boomerang HD
-Cartoonito HD
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THREE Sky Sports UHD Channels set to launch on Virgin Media:
*Sky Sports Main Event UHD
*Sky Sports UHD 1
*Sky Sports UHD 2
Provisional EPG slots has been set for the Sky Sports UHD channels (EPG Slots may change):
532 Sky Spts MainEvent UHD
533 Sky Spts UHD1
534 Sky Spts UHD2
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NOTE to all followers:
I will try to stay with X as long as I can do so.
If X want me to pay to post on X - I am out of here.
Media Boy on X won't be paying.
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BREAKING - EXCLUSIVE:
Media Boy UK on X can reveal that the NEW Chart Show Channel is own by Little Dot Studios Limited.
Information found on OFCOM web site.
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UPDATE!
Some changes set to happen to this feed by October 15th:
-This feed has started to follow all of our followers from right now (Oct 11)
-From today (Oct 11) you need to become 1 of MB UK on X followers to reply on this feed
-But you can still reply on older posts
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Virgin Media's EPG has confirmed that ITV's CITV Channel will close at 9pm on September 1st.
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RUMOUR: Talk TV may close next week.
TV Zone is reporting that Talk TV will move out of its TV studios for its daytime programming on Friday 26th April, and the channel is expected to cease as a linear channel on Tuesday 30th April.
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Media Boy UK on X EXCLUSIVE:
One of the following channels are set to go HD in "early 2024":
*GREAT! tv
*GREAT! romance
*GREAT! movies
*GREAT! action
Once I know what channel Narrative has pick to become their first Great! HD channel I will post a update.
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Media Boy on X EXCLUSIVE:
Media Boy UK on X Sources has confirmed that Sky UK are set to axe E! HD* from December 31st on both Virgin Media & Sky.
*E! UK sister channels of E! SD Channel and E! (Ireland feed) will also close on that date over on Sky.
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Rewind TV latest info MB UK have:
Rewind TV is set to launch on May 23rd via SkyQ Free to air on Sky Satellite
Rewind TV will ONLY broadcast in SD
No news yet on if Rewind TV will ALSO launch on Freesat
No info on Rewind TV launching VIA Virgin/Freeview
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Has Virgin Media signed an new deal with Warner Bros. Discovery?
Just been told tonight by a MB UK Source that DMAX & DMAX +1 was added to M / Player / Mixit packages on Oct. 9th
Also Virgin Media has removed TCM SD, TCM +1 & TCM HD from network so any recordings has been lost.
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CBS brand dropped as AMC revamps Freeview channels
From November 22nd:
*CBS Reality > True Crime
*Reality Xtra > True Crime Xtra
*CBS Reality +1 > True Crime +1
*Horror Xtra > Legend Xtra
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Freesat news:
The following channels are no longer on Freesat from today:
*Great TV
*Great TV +1
*Great Action
*Great Movies
*Great Romance
*Great Romance +1
*Pop
*Tiny Pop
*Pop Max
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Media Boy UK Views:
Now that UKTV are own by BBC Studios I feel it time of a brand of UKTV's pay TV Brands:
*Alibi > BBC Crime
*Gold > BBC Comedy
*Eden > BBC Wild
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BREAKING:
Sky History +1 to close at 6am on February 1st.
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CONFIRMED: The BBC to go HD only ON January 8th 2024
-Sky viewers need to upgrade to Sky Q, Sky Glass or Sky Stream
-But if you a using a Sky+HD box there a no upgrade required
-Freesat viewers need to upgrade to Freesat HD to carry on watching the BBC
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BREAKING:
Is A&E Network UK set to launch two new Channels?
In OFCOM's monthly update OFCOM that A&E UK has been given new Television services licenses for Virgin Media and Sky:
Their are
TLCS > AETN UK > History Hunters
TLCS > AETN UK > Deal Masters
That all we know.
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BREAKING:
Media Boy UK on X has found out has reveal that Sky was willing to do a deal with BBC, ITV1, Channel 4 or Channel 5 to let them broadcast Tonight's Darts World Championship final free-to-air. But Sky did not received any offers from any of them.
Source: I newspaper.
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BREAKING:
That's TV to launch a new Entertainment channel on Sky in January.
*That's Christmas will become That's TV 2 from January 3rd on Sky Satellite Channel 188.
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Reports from Digital Spy Forum:
*That's 70s is set to be rebrand as That's Christmas soon on Sky (And maybe Freesat)
*Sky Mix HD has today started to test off the Freesat EPG.
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HEAD UP:
Media Boy UK on X will be LIVE on Wednesday from 6am to 8.30am to give LIVE updates on the VIAPLAY Group results.
*Subject to change - if I am not up in time.
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Everyone will know by December 19th if any more channels will join E! in closing on December 31st.
Listing for January 1st will appear on Virgin Media boxes on December 18th.
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UPDATE!
*The work on some changes to this feed has now been done:
*To replay to posted starting from October 11th you will now need to follow me.
*This new rule is down to high numbers of scams in the replay part of this feed.
*But you can still reply on older posts.
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ITV looking for a new buyer for a channel slot on SDN on Freeview:
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MB on X EXCLUSIVE:
Media Boy UK on X Sources has reveal to Media Boy UK HQ that Sky Sports Tennis is set for a soft launch on Virgin Media EPG on Feb. 9th.
Virgin Media will launch Sky Sports Tennis in both SD & HD.
*No news yet on Channel numbers for Sky Sp Tennis Channels.
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Freely, Free U.K. Streamer From BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, to Launch in Second Quarter via
@thr
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BBC Complained To Government About Chairman Appointment Process Ahead Of Richard Sharp Hire via
@Deadline
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I can reveal that Are you Being Served? Again (AKA Grace & Favour) is to start broadcasting on
@ThatsTVOfficial
from Tuesday at around 7.50pm.
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BREAKING:
Reports say The BBC will extends BBC Breakfast every weekday from January 2024 and will now end at 9.30am.
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It’s 35 years ago today since the tragic events at Hillsborough.
NO ONE should go to a football match and not come home!
But if you listen to one thing today listen to this.
Commentator Peter Jones's final report on BBC Sport On 2.
Simple, but very powerful words!
RIP the 97
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BREAKING:
Virgin Media UK has today launch the 3 Sky Sports UHD Channels on the following channel numbers:
532. Sky Sports Main Event UHD
533. Sky Sports UHD 1
534. Sky Sports UHD 2
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Channel 4 will turn 42 on Thursday.
(Did you know Channel 4 was the 5th UK base channel to launch - The Satellite Channel (Then, knows as - see below:
*The Satellite Channel (1982 - 1987)
*Sky Channel (1987 - 1989)
*Sky One (1989-2021)
*Sky Showcase (2021-? )
As Channel 4 celebrates its 41st birthday in the coming week, my question to you is when you see this 4, what programme from the era does it remind you the most of?
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BREAKING:
OFCOM has today given out Freeview channel licences to That's Media for:
NEW:
That's TV Extra
That's 70s
Chart Show Retro
Chart Show Dance
But a following list has been handed back to OFCOM by That's Media:
That's 2000s
Manchester Music
Classic Hits MCR
Classic Hits
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Warner Bros Discovery new Virgin Media deal update:
Media Boy UK on X Sources has just me told that Warner Bros Discovery are not happy with the money being offered by Virgin Media that is on the table for the new deal to be signed & Warner Bros Discovery are ready to walk away.
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1/3: Sky are to axe Pick on October 18th to make way for Sky Mix - Sky Mix will be on all networks
Freeview Changes from Oct. 18th:
*11. Sky Mix (Pick was on Channel 36).
*36. Sky Arts (Was on Channel 11).
Will this mean that Sky Mix HD will launch on Sky on October 18th?
⬇️⬇️
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Runaround is on
@TalkingPicsTV
every Saturday at 8.30am.
UK Cable TV Changes has reveal that Hobby Maker HD is set to launch soon on Virgin UK Channel 754.
Still no word on if sister channel Jewellery Maker is also set for a relaunch on Virgin Media.
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Media Boy UK on X wish everyone who read/follow this feed a safe & happy new year
NOTE: Due to a Scottish Bank Holiday this feed will only be on stand by to post breaking news on Tuesday
MB UK on X will fully reopen with news found by me on Dec 31st to Jan 2nd from Wed from 8am
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May I wish all of my 203 followers^ happy holidays and safe and happy new year.
^number was right as of December 17th
Media Boy UK news:
*Daily Mail is reporting: Sky Sports look to CUT channels in 2023.
*NOW 90s becomes NOW Rock on December 27th.
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BREAKING UK Telly NEWS:
Warner Bros Discovery UK to close TCM Movies UK on July 6th on both Sky UK and Virgin Media UK (And any other network that broadcast TCM Movies UK right now).
With movies riding off into Quest HD.
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MB on X EXCLUSIVE 2:
Sky Sports is also set to launch the Sky Sports EFL app to broadcast EFL as part of Sky Sports EFL broadcasting deal.
I hear a app is in development at Sky Sports HQ.
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BREAKING:
Media Boy UK on X will be reveal a NEW EXCLUSIVE from 12.01am TONIGHT.
Media Boy UK on X has been sitting this story since November 28th.
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In the past week OFCOM has updated UKTV Media Limited (BBC Studio)'s licences for Virgin Media UK, Freesat & Sky:
-W > U&W
-Dave > U&Dave
-Yesterday > U&Yesterday
-Drama (+1) > U&Drama
Just waiting on the rebrand date now
It will happen anytime from June 20th to September 22nd
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Rumour:
Peacock will cease operations in the UK next month via Sky.
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What may happen in 2024:
*Apple to buy Disney
*Apple to buy DC Studios from WBD
*TNT Sports UK to merge with DAZN UK
*Canal Plus to buy Viaplay
*Comcast to buy ESPN
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Seen new information just now from a Media Boy UK Source about Virgin Media UK.
All I can post right now is
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THREE new to Freesat and SkyQ coming soon from ITV
The following ITV HD Channels has were added to the off air Freesat EPG ahead of launch on Freesat and SkyQ.
820. ITVBe HD
821. ITV1 HD Channel Islands*
822. ITV1 HD Border Scotland*
*Channels will launch in local areas.
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Upgrade your ageing Sky box or lose access to ALL Sky channels within months — new deadline issued to viewers
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Did you know:
On this date in 2001 Sky ceased analogue transmissions on Astra and went Digital only.
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Name one channel you think will close in 2024?
Name a channel or channels you think will launch on Virgin Media TV in 2024?
I will going first:
Channel close - GB News (OFCOM will have something to do with it]
Channel/s launch -
*That's TV 2
*That's 80s
*That's 90s
*CNN HD
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Do any one wants a EXCLUSIVE?
One is coming up at 5pm today.
Sky and Freeview viewers will be happy.
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RUMOUR: ITV PLC is now set to rebrand ITV as ITV1 from November 20th.
It also being reported that ITV PLC may launch it new streaming network "ITVX" on the same date.
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BREAKING NEWS: That's Media has just reveal that
@ThatsXmas
will be on Freeview, Sky and Freesat and will launch on:
*Freeview Channel 65 (where That's 60s is right now).
*Sky Channel 329.
*Freesat Channel 181.
My own views:
Following things may happen on Freeview on Oct 18th (That's Media UK Wide Channels):
*That's 60s become That's Christmas onair from 9am - 3am
*That's 80s become That's 60s from 3am - 9am
*That's 70s become That's 80s onair again from 4am - 6am
All info may change
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ITV to close four regions SD Channels on Sky and Freesat in January 2024:
By December, Sky+HD, SkyQ and Freesat HD users in the ITV1 Border Scotland and Channel Islands regions will see their regional ITV1 go HD on channel 103.
Information from RXTV.
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Channels rebrand this week:
November 1st:
*Premier Sports 1 HD > Viaplay Sports 1 HD
*Premier Sports 2 HD > Viaplay Sports 2 HD
*Freesports HD > Viaplay Xtra HD
November 3rd:
*ITV HD > ITV1 HD
*ITV > ITV1
*ITV +1 > ITV1 +1
Also:
*Movies 24 will become Christmas until Jan. '23
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Freeview RUMOURS - Still not confirmed:
Wednesday:
That's TV 2 rename as Chart Show Retro
Together TV > moving from COM4 to COM6
Together TV +1 - Closes
TBC:
That's TV (UK) > COM6 > Expected to move to COM5
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Best week ever on Media Boy UK on Twitter:
*Some tweet has got views of FOUR numbers.
*13 new followers and I have today hit the 400 mark.
*Thanks again to everyone who follow me.
All numbers was right at time of tweet.
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ITV has today confirmed that four regions WILL go HD only on all Sky and Freesat boxes from January 2024.
The following ITV1 SD versions will close on Sky and Freesat in January 2024:
-ITV1 Border Scotland
-ITV1 Channel Islands
-ITV1 Wales
-UTV
*No Freeview changes will happen
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UPDATE:
All changes will happen from November 1st to January 1st.
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The new Chart Channel is on the WBD own transponder on with:
*TNT Sports Red Button Channels
*HGTV
*Really
*HGTV+1
*Really (Ireland)
*TNT Sports 2
*TNT Sports 2 (Ireland)
*TNT Sports 4
*TNT Sports 4 (Ireland)
Here is the testcard for that new Chart Show Channel
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Freeview rumour:
Rumours on Digital Spy Forum say that ITV is set to broadcast ITV4 +1 (24/7) from tomorrow base on their Freeview EPG.
*If true ITV4 +1 will NOT broadcast 24 hours in Wales.
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Magic TV to follow sister Channel Boxmas and put their Christmas decorations up from November 18th.
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HEAD UP!
Up to the next hour this feed will be updating news from Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Today.
Bear with me if your phone goes mad.
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BREAKING: Will Sky launch two Sky Sports Tennis channels?
*Sky Sports Tennis HD 1
*Sky Sports Tennis HD 2
Digital Bits Rates says they has been testing on and off since January 3rd using 1M/bs.
Media Boy UK Sources have still to report this story.
Sources: Cable Forum/DBR
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Anyone want a Media Boy UK on X Exclusive - coming on Monday at 17:00.
This EXCLUSIVE will be about the London base UK Broadcaster.
This broadcaster is on Freeview, Freesat, Virgin Media UK and Sky.
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Digital Spy Forum is reporting the following:
Listings indicate CITV will close at 2100 on the evening of 1st September 2023.
(Media Boy UK would have pick August 31st to close CITV)
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COMFIRM; Freeview are set to do some changes on January 24th:
What may happen:
*Together TV cut broadcasting hours on COM4/SDN
*That's TV 2 moves from COM5 to COM4/SDN
*That's TV UK moves from COM6 to COM5 (24 hrs?)
*That's 80s relaunches on COM6
*Shop on TV may launch on COM5
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As first reveal by Media Boy UK on X on November 6th.
Your welcome🎤
E! HAS CLOSED DOWN IN THE MARKET UK SERVICE ON SKY & VIRGIN MEDIA
"Sorry, We've Closed" - E! European (UK Feed)
Last Programmes: Keeping Up With the Kardashians Marathon S3, Ep12: Double Trouble
#BreakingNews
#UK
#HappyNewYear
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EE launches streaming TV with custom Apple TV box in UK first
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Freeview News:
Bauer radio stations to close on Freeview
Here is when Bauer Radio stations will close on Freeview
April 2nd:
-Greatest Hits Radio
-Hits Radio
-Kerrang! Radio
-KISS Radio
-KISS Fresh
-KISSTORY
-Magic Radio
May 10th:
-Absolute Radio
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Media Boy UK on Twitter Exclusive:
Media Boy UK Sources says Virgin Media UK are PLANNING to make Virgin Media stream available to anyone with a internet connection regardless of their ISP in the 4th quarter of this year, key word here planning.
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Media Boy UK on X need YOU:
Can any of my Followers who is from Wales and got Freeview tell me if Shop on TV is shown on Channel 89.
(Can all of my follower repost this into their page)
Thanks
Media Boy UK on X
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CNN Philippines is NOT own by Warner Bros. Discovery like other CNN Channels
A Philippine one is a free-to-air television network owned and operated by Nine Media Corporation, together with Radio Philippines Network (RPN) as the main content provider, under license from WBD
Employees of CNN Philippines, operated by Nine Media Corporation, are concerned about the security of their jobs amid reports that the TV network will soon shut down.
READ:
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The WarnerMedia and Discovery, Inc. transaction is expected to be completed on April 5, 2022. And become know as Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Media Boy UK on X latest views on Takeovers/Mergers:
*Paramount will be merge with WBD or Comcast
*The loser will takeover the left overs of FOX
*ITV will takeover STV
*S4C will merge with The BBC and move into BBC Wales HQ
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Broadband TV News is reporting That's TV will broadcasting a following over Christmas & New Year:
*Bread Xmas specials (1998, 1999 & 1990).
*The League of Gentlemen Xmas special (2000).
*Steptoe and Son Xmas specials (1973 & 1974).
*Henry Xmas special (1988).
@ThatsTVOfficial
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I want to go start posting more Exclusive for Sky, Freeview & Freesat.
*So MB UK is looking to "hire" at least one source for for the following:
-Sky
-Freeview
-Freesat
**When using your info I will post "Media Boy UK Sources".
Message me now via X / Cable Forum to join.
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