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Media Boy UK on Blue Sky
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MB UK's official Blue Sky account.

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News on UK & ROI Broadcasters
Virgin Media O2 > Sky UK
Freesat > Freeview UK
Netflix > Freely
Sports Rights > Streaming
Podcast > Virgin Media (ROI)

All info may change, All views are of MB UK.
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See our profile at top for information what Media News we will post on this page.

NOTE TO ALL:
*Some story may not appear right away.
*We don't carry Politics unless it in our remit.
*This page no longer has Chat.
*You can still talk to me in reply.

Want World Media news? Launches here Jan. 5th.
Today changes on Freeview;

Local Mux:
*TLC+1 launch on channel 99.
*U& Dave JaVu launch on channel 74.

COM4:
*U&W moved from COM6 to COM4.
*God TV removed.

COM5:
*Really moved from channel 17 to channel 44.

COM6:
*POP removed
*TLC moved from channel 44 to channel 12.
January 13, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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Today changes on Freeview:

COM6:
*QUEST moved from channel 12 to channel 17.
*U&W moved from channel 25 to channel 791.
January 13, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Premier Sports Rugby opens up to more Virgin Media TV subscribers rxtvinfo.com/2026/premier...
Premier Sports Rugby opens up to more Virgin Media TV subscribers - RXTV
Virgin Media announces it's making an exclusive rugby channel available to all of its cable and streaming TV customers at no extra cost.
rxtvinfo.com
January 11, 2026 at 10:40 AM
WBD Channel numbers from Tuesday on Virgin Media confrim:

UK/Scotland & Wales
113/128 TLC
128/137 Quest
137/146 Quest Red
165 Really
166 ID
168 Food Network
169 DMAX
177 Discovery
178 Animal Planet
179 Discovery Science
180 Discovery Turbo
181 Discovery History
January 10, 2026 at 5:21 PM
WBD Channel +1 numbers from Tuesday on Virgin Media confrim:

UK/Scotland & Wales
313/328 TLC +1
328/337 Quest +1
365 Really +1 - new channel launch
366 ID +1
369 DMAX +1
377 Disc +1
378 Animal Planet +1
379 Disc Science +1
381 Disc History +1

Also VM are set move 5USA +1 to Ch 352 in Scot & Wales
January 10, 2026 at 5:20 PM
New Services are set to launch on Virgin UK:

Really +1
TLC HD^
TLC HD^
Quest HD^
Quest HD^
Quest Red
Quest+1^
Quest+1^
TLC+1^
TLC+1^
5 USA+1^
5 USA+1^

Radio Times is reporting that TLC HD will be on Ch 113 in Eng but Ch 128 outside Eng

^Ch listed 2x mean they will not be on same number UK wide.
January 9, 2026 at 6:13 AM
New Services set to launch not on V6 boxes:

*Rakuten TV Comedy - FAST Channel
*Rakuten TV Drama - FAST Channel
*Rakuten TV Sci-Fi - FAST Channel

All Marked as the Movies genre.
January 9, 2026 at 6:08 AM
Reposted by Media Boy UK on Blue Sky
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From January 5th 2026 this feed will carry world media news as well as UK and Ireland news.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Ofcom keeps That’s TV waiting for Freeview local TV licence rxtvinfo.com/2025/ofcom-k...
Ofcom keeps That's TV waiting for Freeview local TV licence - RXTV
All other local TV services broadcasting on Freeview channel 7 and 8 in various parts of the country have had their licences renewed until 2034.
rxtvinfo.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
See our profile at top for information what Media News we will post on this page.

NOTE TO ALL:
*Some story may not appear right away.
*We don't carry Politics unless it in our remit.
*This page no longer has Chat.
*You can still talk to me in reply.

Want World Media news? Launches here Jan. 5th.
December 1, 2025 at 11:51 PM
BREAKING:

From January 5th 2026 this feed will carry world media news as well as UK and Ireland news.
a cartoon cat is holding a piece of paper in front of a breaking news banner
ALT: a cartoon cat is holding a piece of paper in front of a breaking news banner
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Narrative Entertainment to shutter Pop linear channels and app next month
www.c21media.net/news/narrati...
Narrative Entertainment to shutter Pop linear channels and app next month
Narrative Entertainment in the UK will close its Pop and Tiny Pop kids’ linear channels, as well as the Pop Player app, in December, C21 has learned.
www.c21media.net
November 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
RTÉ licence fee income down €4m compared to 2023
www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...
RTÉ licence fee income down €4m compared to 2023
Income from the licence fee dropped €4 million last year compared to 2023, according to RTÉ's annual report.
www.rte.ie
November 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
ITV in talks to sell television business to Sky

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
ITV in talks to sell television business to Sky
The talks focus on ITV's free-to-air channels as well as its streaming service, ITV X.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Pop and Tiny Pop are set to close as linear channels by December 1st.

MB Views:

With Pop set to close by December 1st - Freeview viewers may see a GREAT! branded channel reuse Pop slot from that date.
November 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM