List of line-up changes on Virgin Media (UK) in 2007

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On 8 February 2007, NTL:Telewest, the result of a merger NTL and Telewest, Virgin Mobile and Virgin.net all merged with each other to form Virgin Media.

Packages are from a Virgin Media archive from 2007.

EPG by launch

Key

Pack or service name	Description
M	Formerly Starter package on Telewest
L	Formerly Essential package on Telewest
XL	Formerly Supreme package on Telewest
Premium	‘Please order on top of your base TV package.’ on Telewest website

Channel list

Channel number ex-NTL	Channel number ex-Telewest	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company
101	101	BBC One		British Broadcasting Corporation
102	102	BBC Two		British Broadcasting Corporation
103	103	ITV1 (later ITV) STV UTV		ITV plc Scottish Media Group (now STV Group) UTV plc
104	104	Channel 4		Channel Four Television Corporation
105	105	five (now Channel 5)		RTL Group (then Northern & Shell, then Viacom, then ViacomCBS, now Paramount Global)
106	106	BBC Three		British Broadcasting Corporation
107	107	BBC Four
108	108	BBC HD (replaced by BBC Two HD)	High definition trial service
110	110	LIVINGtv (then Living, Sky Living now Sky Witness)		Virgin Media Television (then Living TV Group)
111	111	LIVINGtv +1 (then Living +1, Sky Living +1 now Sky Witness +1)
112	112	LIVINGtv2 (then Living2, Livingit, Sky Livingit and Real Lives, then replaced by Sky Crime)
114	113	ITV2		ITV plc
116	116	ITV3
117	117	ITV4
120	120	Sky One (now Sky Showcase)		British Sky Broadcasting
121	121	Sky Two (now Sky Replay)		British Sky Broadcasting
123	123	Ftn (then Virgin1, Channel One, then replaced by Sky Atlantic)	Ftn stands for Flextech Television Network yet rebranded to Virgin1 in October 2007.	Virgin Media Television (then Living TV Group)
124	124	UKTV Gold (then G.O.L.D., now Gold)		UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Virgin Media Television (now fully owned by BBC Studios))
125	126	UKTV Gold +1 (then G.O.L.D. +1, now Gold +1)
126	125	UKTV G2 (now Dave)
127	127	UKTV G2 +1 (then Dave +1, now Dave ja vu)
129	147	UKTV Drama (now Alibi)
132	132	Paramount Comedy 1 (now Comedy Central)		Viacom (then ViacomCBS, now Paramount Global)
133	133	Paramount Comedy 2 (now Comedy Central Extra)		Viacom (then ViacomCBS, now Paramount Global)
135	135	Sci-Fi Channel (then Syfy, now Sky Sci-Fi)		NBCUniversal
137	138	Bravo		Virgin Media Television (then Living TV Group)
138	139	Bravo +1
139	154	Bravo 2
140	140	Trouble (replaced by Living +2, Living Loves, then Sky Living Loves, now Sky Sports F1)
141	141	Trouble +1 (replaced by Living2 +1, then Livingit +1, Sky Livingit +1, Real Lives +1, replaced by Sky Crime +1)
142	142	More4		Channel Four Television Corporation
143	143	More4 +1
144	144	E4
145	145	E4 +1
146	146	Zone Reality (now CBS Reality)		Zonemedia (now AMC Networks International)
152	152	Challenge		Virgin Media Television (then Living TV Group)
153		Challenge +1		Virgin Media Television (then Living TV Group)
161	161	ABC1 (then replaced by Playhouse Disney +, then Disney Junior +)		The Walt Disney Company
170	170	Zone Horror (then Horror Channel, now HorrorXtra)		Zonemedia (now AMC Networks International)
173	173	E!		Comcast
179	179	FX (then Fox)		20th Century Fox (later bought by The Walt Disney Company)
185	185	five US (then Five USA, now 5USA)		RTL Group (then Northern & Shell, then Viacom, then ViacomCBS, now Paramount Global)
186	186	five life (then Fiver, then 5*, now 5STAR)
190	190	Hallmark Channel (then Universal Channel, Universal TV, then replaced by Sky Comedy)		Sparrowhawk Media Group (then acquired by NBCUniversal)
194	194	S4C	Wales only	Welsh Fourth Channel Authority (now S4C Authority)
195	195	S4C Dau	Wales only	Welsh Fourth Channel Authority (now S4C Authority)
203	203	UKTV History (now Yesterday)		UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Virgin Media Television (now fully owned by BBC Studios))
204	204	UKTV History +1 (now Yesterday +1)
206	206	UKTV People (then Blighty, now Drama)
208	225	UKTV Documentary (now Eden)
212	212	Discovery Channel		Discovery Communications (then Discovery Inc., now Warner Bros. Discovery)
213	213	Discovery Channel +1
215	215	Animal Planet
217	217	Discovery Civilisation (then Discovery Knowledge, now Discovery History)
219	219	Discovery Science
221	221	Discovery Wings (replaced by Discovery Turbo)
	226	UKTV Documentary +1 (now Eden +1)		UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Virgin Media Television (now fully owned by BBC Studios))
230	230	National Geographic Channel (now National Geographic)		National Geographic Society/British Sky Broadcasting (now National Geographic Society/The Walt Disney Company)
231	231	National Geographic Channel +1 (now National Geographic +1)
233	233	Community Channel (now Together TV)		Media Trust (now The Community Channel)
234	234	The History Channel (then History, now Sky History)		A&E Television Networks/British Sky Broadcasting
235	235	The History Channel +1 (then History +1, now Sky History +1)		A&E Television Networks/British Sky Broadcasting
260	260	UKTV Food (then Good Food)		UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Virgin Media Television (later sold to Discovery Inc., now Warner Bros. Discovery))
	261	UKTV Food +1 (then Good Food +1)
263	263	UKTV Bright Ideas (then replaced by UKTV Style 2, replaced by Watch, now W)		UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Virgin Media Television (now fully owned by BBC Studios))
265	265	UKTV Style (then Home, now HGTV)		UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Virgin Media Television (later sold to Discovery Inc., now Warner Bros. Discovery))
266	266	UKTV Style +1 (then Home +1, now HGTV +1)
271	271	Discovery Real Time (replaced with TLC)		Discovery Communications (then Discovery Inc., now Warner Bros. Discovery)
273	273	Discovery Travel & Living
275	275	Discovery Home & Health
286	286	Men & Motors		ITV plc
288	288	Sky Travel		ITV plc
289	289	Sky Travel Extra		ITV plc
311	301	MTV (then MTV One)		Viacom (then ViacomCBS, now Paramount Global)
312	302	MTV2 (then MTV Two and MTV Rocks)
313	303	TMF (then Viva, then MTV OMG)
315	305	MTV Base (now MTV 90s)
317	307	MTV Hits
319	309	MTV Dance (then Club MTV)
320	310	VH1
321	311	VH1 Classic (then MTV Classic, now MTV 80s)
325	315	MTV Flux (then MTV One +1 and MTV +1)
330	320	The Hits (then 4Music, now E4 Extra)		EMAP
335	325	The Box
336	326	Kiss
338	328	Q (then Heat, then Box Upfront)	As highlighted in logos column, Q ran a block based on fellow EMAP magazine FHM during primetime hours
340	330	Magic
342	332	Kerrang!
347		Scuzz		British Sky Broadcasting (then owned by Chart Show Channels, then bought by Sony Pictures Television)
400	400	FilmFlex		Sony Pictures Television/The Walt Disney Company
401	401	Sky Movies 1 (then Sky Movies Premiere, now Sky Cinema Premiere)		British Sky Broadcasting
402	402	Sky Movies 2 (then Sky Movies Action & Thriller, Sky Movies Action & Adventure, Sky Cinema Action & Adventure now Sky Cinema Action)
403	403	Sky Movies 3 (then Sky Movies Classics)
404	404	Sky Movies 4 (then Sky Movies SD2/HD2, Sky Movies Screen 2, Sky Movies Crime & Thriller, Sky Cinema Crime & Thriller, now Sky Cinema Thriller)
405	405	Sky Movies 5 (then Sky Movies Comedy, now Sky Cinema Comedy)
406	406	Sky Movies 6 (then Sky Movies Drama, Sky Movies Drama & Romance, Sky Cinema Drama & Romance, now Sky Cinema Action)
407	407	Sky Movies 7 (then Sky Movies Family, now Sky Cinema Family)
408	408	Sky Movies 8 (then Sky Movies Modern Greats, Sky Movies Greats, now Sky Cinema Greats)
409	409	Sky Movies 9 (then Sky Movies Sci-Fi & Horror, now Sky Cinema Sci-Fi & Horror/Sky Cinema Sci-Fi/Sky Cinema Sci-Fi Horror)
	410	Sky Movies 10 (then Sky Movies SD1/HD1, Sky Movies Screen 1, Sky Movies Showcase, now Sky Cinema Hits)
411	411	Sky Cinema 1 (then Sky Movies Indie, Sky Movies Select, now Sky Cinema Select)
412	412	Sky Cinema 2 (then Sky Movies Classics, replaced partly by Sky Movies Disney, then Sky Cinema Disney, now Sky Cinema Premiere +1)
419	419	Turner Classic Movies (TCM)		TimeWarner (then WarnerMedia, now Warner Bros. Discovery)
424	424	Movies 24		Sparrowhawk Media Group (then acquired by NBCUniversal)
444	444	Film4		Channel Four Television Corporation
445	445	Film4 +1		Channel Four Television Corporation
511	511	Sky Sports 1 (now Sky Sports Main Event)		British Sky Broadcasting
512	512	Sky Sports 2 (now Sky Sports Cricket)
513	513	Sky Sports 3 (now Sky Sports Action)
516	514	Sky Sports Xtra (then Sky Sports 4, now Sky Sports Golf)
517	515	Sky Sports News (later Sky Sports News HQ)
521	521	British Eurosport (now Eurosport 1)		TF1 Group (then sold to Discovery Communications, then Discovery Inc, now Warner Bros. Discovery)
525	525	British Eurosport 2 (now Eurosport 2)
530	530	MUTV		Mandhester United FC/ITV plc/British Sky Broadcasting
534	534	At The Races		British Sky Broadcasting/Arena Leisure plc
602	602	Sky News		British Sky Broadcasting
607	607	CNN International		TimeWarner (then WarnerMedia, now Warner Bros. Discovery)
609	609	Bloomberg Television		Bloomberg L.P.
610	610	BBC News 24 (now BBC News)		British Broadcasting Corporation
612	612	BBC Parliament		British Broadcasting Corporation
613	613	CNBC		NBCUniversal
620	620	EuroNews		SOCEMIE
701	701	CBBC		British Broadcasting Corporation
702	702	CBeebies		British Broadcasting Corporation
704	704	Cartoon Network		TimeWarner (then WarnerMedia, now Warner Bros. Discovery)
707	707	Jetix (then Disney XD)		The Walt Disney Company
708	708	Jetix +1 (then Disney XD +1)		The Walt Disney Company
712	712	Nickelodeon		Viacom (then ViacomCBS, now Paramount Global)
713	713	Nick Replay (now Nickelodeon +1)
715	715	Nick Jr.
717	717	Nicktoons
721	721	Discovery Kids (replaced by Discovery Turbo)		Discovery Communications (then Discovery Inc., now Warner Bros. Discovery)
724	724	Disney Channel		The Walt Disney Company
725	725	Disney Channel +1
727	727	Playhouse Disney (then Disney Junior)
728	728	Disney Cinemagic (replaced partly by Sky Movies Disney, then Sky Cinema Disney, now Sky Cinema Premiere +1)
730	730	Boomerang		TimeWarner (then WarnerMedia, now Warner Bros. Discovery)
731	731	Boomerang +1
732	732	Toonami (replaced by Cartoon Network Too, now Cartoon Network +1)
734	734	CITV		ITV plc
901	901	BBC Radio 1		British Broadcasting Corporation
902	902	BBC Radio 2
903	903	BBC Radio 3
904	904	BBC Radio 4
905	905	BBC Radio Five Live (now BBC Radio 5 Live)
907	907	BBC 1Xtra (now BBC Radio 1Xtra)
908	908	BBC Five Live Sports Extra (now BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra)
909	909	BBC 6 Music (now BBC Radio 6 Music)
910	910	BBC 7 (then BBC Radio 7, now BBC Radio 4 Extra)
912	912	BBC Asian Network
918	918	Heart		Chryslais Group (now owned by Global)
927	927	talkSPORT		UTV Radio (now Wireless Group, owned by News Corp)
930	930	BBC Radio Scotland		British Broadcasting Corporation
958	958	Capital Radio		GCap Media
967	967	Oneword (now Amazing Radio)		UBC Media Group/Channel 4 Radio

Changes

Date	Channel number ex-NTL	Channel number ex-Telewest	Channel name	Type of change	New channel number ex-NTL	New channel number ex-Telewest	New channel name	Notes
12/02/07	110	110	LIVINGtv	Rename			Living
	111	111	LIVINGtv +1				Living +1
	112	112	LIVINGtv2				Living2
28/02/07	221	221	Discovery Wings	Removal				Merged with Discovery Kids to form Discovery Turbo
28/02/07	721	721	Discovery Kids					Merged with Discovery Wings to form Discovery Turbo
01/03/07	120	120	Sky One					Virgin Media had a dispute with British Sky Broadcasting due to an expiry carriage agreement and they weren't able to reach a new deal. On 1 March 2007, all BSkyB channels except Sky Sports and Sky Movies channels were removed. In April 2007, Virgin went into legal proceedings against Sky. The channel returned in November 2008.
	121	121	Sky Two					Virgin Media had a dispute with British Sky Broadcasting due to an expiry carriage agreement and they weren't able to reach a new deal. On 1 March 2007, all BSkyB channels except Sky Sports and Sky Movies channels were removed. The channel was renamed to 'Old Sky Two Try Living'. In April 2007, Virgin went into legal proceedings against Sky. The channel returned in November 2008.
	221	221	Discovery Turbo	Launch				Launched from a merger of Discovery Wings and Discovery Kids the day prior
	288	288	Sky Travel	Removal				Virgin Media had a dispute with British Sky Broadcasting due to an expiry carriage agreement and they weren't able to reach a new deal. On 1 March 2007, all BSkyB channels except Sky Sports and Sky Movies channels were removed. In April 2007, Virgin went into legal proceedings against Sky. The channel returned in November 2008.
	289	289	Sky Travel Extra
	517	515	Sky Sports News					Virgin Media had a dispute with British Sky Broadcasting due to an expiry carriage agreement and they weren't able to reach a new deal. On 1 March 2007, all BSkyB channels except Sky Sports and Sky Movies channels were removed. The channel was renamed to 'Old Sky Sports Snooze'. In April 2007, Virgin went into legal proceedings against Sky. The channel returned in November 2008.
	602	602	Sky News					Virgin Media had a dispute with British Sky Broadcasting due to an expiry carriage agreement and they weren't able to reach a new deal. On 1 March 2007, all BSkyB channels except Sky Sports and Sky Movies channels were removed. The channel was renamed to 'Old Sky Snooze Try BBC'. In April 2007, Virgin went into legal proceedings against Sky. The channel returned in November 2008.
	610	610	BBC News 24	Move	601	601		Sky News removed from Virgin Media and renamed 'Old Sky Snooze Try BBC' which refers to BBC News 24.
12/03/07	155	155	Current TV	Added				Launched on providers such as Comcast, Dish and Cox in 2005.
14/03/07	272	272	Discovery Real Time +1
14/03/07	274	274	Discovery Real Time Extra
24/05/07	732	732	Toonami	Rename			Cartoon Network Too	Cartoon Network Too Replaced Toonami after The Original Cartoon Network Too got Replaced with Cartoonito
??/06/07	216	216	Animal Planet +1	Added
02/07/07		312	Performance Channel	Removal				Ex-Telewest Customers only
22/07/07	311	301	MTV	Rename			MTV One
22/07/07	312	302	MTV2	Rename			MTV Two
14/08/07	133	133	Paramount Comedy 1 +1	Added
	133	133	Paramount Comedy 2	Move	134	134
	716	716	Nick Jr. 2	Added				Nick Jr. 2 was launched on Sky Digital on April 24 2006.
20/08/07	143	143	Channel 4 +1	Launch
20/08/07	143	143	More4 +1	Removal				Returned on 15 January 2013
18/09/07	209		UKTV Documentary +1	Re-Added				Ex-NTL Customers only, already available to ex-Telewest customers. Channel was previously removed from NTL on 8 March 2004 (as UK Horizons +1) when UKTV People launched
26/09/07	161	161	ABC1	Removal				Replaced by Playhouse Disney + on Sky Digital.
01/10/07	123	123	Ftn	Rename and move	122	122	Virgin1
11/10/07	736	736	Pop	Added				Pop was already on Sky Digital when it Launched as Toons 'n' Tunes in October 2002.
11/10/07	737	737	Tiny Pop	Added				Tiny Pop was already on Sky Digital when it Launched as Pop Plus in September 2003.
15/10/07	126	125	UKTV G2	Rename			Dave	UKTV G2 rebranded before UKTV Gold and UKTV Drama and before Watch was first launched.
	127	127	UKTV G2 +1	Rename			Dave +1
		147	UKTV Drama	Move		129		Ex-Telewest Customers Only
	263	263	UKTV Bright Ideas	Removal				UKTV Bright Ideas removed from Freeview in favour of Dave.
16/10/07	192	192	Diva TV	Added				Launched on Sky Digital on 1 October 2007.
	428	428	True Movies	Added				Launched on Sky Digital on 29 April 2005.
		325	The Box	Move		335		Ex-Telewest Customers only
		326	Kiss			336
		327	Smash Hits!			337
		328	Q			338
		330	Magic			340
		332	Kerrang!			342
23/10/07		311	VH1 Classic			321
		315	MTV Flux			325
		320	The Hits			330
30/10/07		301	MTV One			311
		302	MTV Two			312
		303	TMF			313
		305	MTV Base			315
		307	MTV Hits			317
		309	MTV Dance			319
		310	VH1			320
01/11/07	217	217	Discovery Civilisation	Rename			Discovery Knowledge
08/11/07	196	196	MTV R	Launch
11/11/07		225	UKTV Documentary	Move		208		Ex-Telewest Customers only
11/11/07		226	UKTV Documentary +1			209
13/11/07		138	Bravo			137
13/11/07		139	Bravo +1			138
16/11/07		514	Sky Sports Xtra			516
20/11/07		113	ITV2			114

List of line-up changes on Virgin Media (UK) in 2007

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