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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 at 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 Logo Channel name Notes Owner/parent company
101 101
BBC One British Broadcasting Corporation
102 102
BBC Two
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 (then Channel 5, now 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)
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., then Gold, now U&Gold) UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Virgin Media Television (now fully owned by BBC Studios))
125 126
UKTV Gold +1 (then G.O.L.D. +1, then Gold +1, now U&Gold +1)
126 125
UKTV G2 (then Dave, now U&Dave)
127 127
UKTV G2 +1 (then Dave +1, then Dave ja vu, now U&DaveJaVu)
129 147
UKTV Drama (then Alibi, now U&Alibi)
132 132
Paramount Comedy 1 (now Comedy Central) Viacom (then ViacomCBS, now Paramount Global)
133 133
Paramount Comedy 2 (now Comedy Central Extra)
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 (then CBS Reality, now True Crime) Zonemedia (now AMC Networks International)
152 152
Challenge Virgin Media Television (then Living TV Group)
153 Challenge +1
161 161
ABC1 (then replaced by Playhouse Disney +, then Disney Junior +) The Walt Disney Company
170 170
Zone Horror (then Horror Channel, then HorrorXtra, now Legend Xtra) 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
203 203
UKTV History (then Yesterday, now U&Yesterday) UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Virgin Media Television (now fully owned by BBC Studios))
204 204
UKTV History +1 (then Yesterday +1, now U&Yesterday +1)


206 206
UKTV People (then Blighty, then Drama, now U&Drama)
208 225
UKTV Documentary (then Eden, now U&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 (then Eden +1, now U&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)
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, then W, now U&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)
267 267
UKTV Gardens (now Really)
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
Sky Travel ITV plc
289
Sky Travel Extra
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 (now Club MTV)
319 309 MTV Dance (then Club MTV)
320 310
VH1
321 311 VH1 Classic (then MTV Classic, now MTV 80s)
312 Performance Channel Eicom
325 315 MTV Flux (then MTV One +1 and MTV +1) Viacom (then ViacomCBS, now Paramount Global)
330 320
The Hits (then 4Music, now E4 Extra) EMAP
335 325
The Box
336 326
Kiss
337 327
Smash Hits! (then Box Hits, then 4Music)
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 Comedy, now Sky Cinema Comedy) 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 Family, now Sky Cinema Family)
404 404
Sky Movies 4 (then Sky Movies Sci-Fi & Horror, now Sky Cinema Sci-Fi & Horror/Sky Cinema Sci-Fi/Sky Cinema Sci-Fi Horror)
405 405
Sky Movies 5 (then Sky Movies Classics)
406 406
Sky Movies 6 (then Sky Movies Indie, Sky Movies Select, now Sky Cinema Select)
407 407
Sky Movies 7 (then Sky Movies Modern Greats, Sky Movies Greats, now Sky Cinema Greats)
408 408
Sky Movies 8 (then Sky Movies Drama, Sky Movies Drama & Romance, Sky Cinema Drama & Romance, now Sky Cinema Drama)
409 409
Sky Movies 9 (then Sky Movies SD1/HD1, Sky Movies Screen 1, Sky Movies Showcase, now Sky Cinema Hits)
410
Sky Movies 10 (then Sky Movies SD2/HD2, Sky Movies Screen 2, Sky Movies Crime & Thriller, Sky Cinema Crime & Thriller, now Sky Cinema Thriller)
411 411
Sky Cinema 1 (then Sky Movies Premiere, now Sky Cinema Premiere)
412 412
Sky Cinema 2 (then Sky Movies Premiere +1, now Sky Cinema Animation)
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
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 (then Eurosport 1) TF1 Group (then sold to Discovery Communications, then Discovery Inc, now Warner Bros. Discovery)
525 525
British Eurosport 2 (then Eurosport 2)
530 530
MUTV Manchester United FC/ITV plc/British Sky Broadcasting
534 534
At The Races British Sky Broadcasting/Arena Leisure plc
537 537
Racing UK (now Racing TV) Racing Post
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
613 613
CNBC NBCUniversal
620 620
EuroNews SOCEMIE
701 701
CBBC British Broadcasting Corporation
702 702
CBeebies
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)
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
740 740
QVC QVC
741 741
price-drop tv sit-up Ltd
745 745
bid tv
746 746
speed auction tv
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)
911 911
BBC Radio 4 LW
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
936 936
BBC Radio Cymru
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 logo Channel name Type of change New channel number ex-NTL New channel number ex-Telewest New channel name New channel logo Region (UK unless stated) Notes
12/02/07 110 110
LIVINGtv Rename Living
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. all Non-Premium BSkyB channels were removed on 1 March 2007. Virgin went into legal proceedings against Sky in April 2007 . The channel was the Substitute of Old Sky Snooze try Living (Sky Two)
111 111
LIVINGtv +1 Living +1
112 112
LIVINGtv2 Living2
20/02/07 119 119
Virgin Central Launch
28/02/07 221 221
Discovery Wings Removal Merged with Discovery Kids to form Discovery Turbo
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 Non-Premium BSkyB channels were removed. In April 2007, Virgin went into legal proceedings against Sky. The channel returned in November 2008
120 120
Virgin Central 2 Launch 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 Non-Premium BSkyB channels were removed. In April 2007, Virgin went into legal proceedings against Sky One was Replaced by the Launch of Virgin Central 2
121 121
Sky Two 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 Non-Premium BSkyB 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
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 Non-Premium BSkyB channels were removed. In April 2007, Virgin went into legal proceedings against Sky. The channel returned in November 2008
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 Non-Premium BSkyB 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 Non-Premium BSkyB 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. 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. all Non-Premium BSkyB channels were removed on 1 March 2007. Virgin went into legal proceedings against Sky in April 2007 . The channel was the Substitute of Sky News
12/03/07 155 155
Current TV UK Launch Launched in the United States in 2005
14/03/07 272 272
Discovery Real Time +1 Added
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
312 302
MTV2 MTV Two
09/09/07 123 123
Ftn Move 122 122 In preparation for addition of Ftn +1
Ftn +1 Launch
06/08/07 905 905
BBC Radio Five Live Rename BBC Radio 5 Live
907 907
1Xtra BBC BBC Radio 1Xtra
908 908
BBC Five Live Sports Extra BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
909 909
BBC 6 Music BBC Radio 6 Music
14/08/07 133 133
Paramount Comedy 1 +1 Added
Paramount Comedy 2 Move 134 134
716 716
Nick Jr. 2 Added Launched on Sky Digital on 24 April 2006
20/08/07 143 143
Channel 4 +1 Launch
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
01/10/07 122 122
Ftn Rename Virgin1
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. all Non-Premium BSkyB channels were removed on 1 March 2007. Virgin went into legal proceedings against Sky in April 2007 . The channel was the Substitute of Sky One
123 123
Ftn +1 Virgin1 +1
11/10/07 736 736
Pop Added Pop was already on Sky Digital when it Launched as Toons 'n' Tunes in May 2003
737 737
Tiny Pop 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 as part of UKTV's Plan to rename every channel
127 127
UKTV G2 +1 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 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
23/10/07 130 130
UKTV Drama +1 Added Launched on Sky Digital on 2 May 2006
311
VH1 Classic Move 321 Ex-Telewest Customers only
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
139
Bravo +1 138
16/11/07 514
Sky Sports Xtra 516
20/11/07 113
ITV2 114
27/11/07 401 401
Sky Movies Comedy 403 403 To match with Sky channel order. Previous order is still retained on UPC Ireland (now Virgin Media Ireland) on non-TV 360 boxes to the present day
402 402
Sky Movies Action & Thriller 404 404
403 403
Sky Movies Family 405 405
404 404
Sky Movies Sci Fi & Horror 407 407
405 405
Sky Movies Classics 408 408
406 406
Sky Movies Indie 410 410
407 407
Sky Movies Modern Greats 409 409
408 408
Sky Movies Drama 406 406
409 409
Sky Movies SD1 411 411
410 410 Sky Movies SD2 412 412
411 411
Sky Movies Premiere 401 401
412 412
Sky Movies Premiere +1 402 402
29/11/07 518 518
Setanta Sports News Launch 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. All Non-Premium BSkyB channels were removed on 1 March 2007. Virgin went into legal proceedings against Sky in April 2007. The channel was the substitute of Sky Sports News.
11/12/07 120 120
Virgin Central 2 Removal