Virgin Media TV Rebrand Idea

I think the 7 former Flextech channels should reform into 3 channels which have complete and satisfying schedules. This means less repeats, hopefully more audience figures for those channels and less costs plus less bandwidth which money saving would go towards high quality program.

Here's a diagram of how I think it should work.
http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/virginchannels.gif

Virgin Media 1 would be a mainstream channel, providing the best showcase of their shows, pretty much equivalent of Sky One.

Virgin Media 2 would show more niche shows, like Gamer.TV and police camera programs plus gameshows from the former Challenge.

Finally Virgin Media 3 would be for a younger audience using most of Trouble's existing programming but with home-grown productions and quality imports.

PS. Certain shows like Life on Mars from Bravo would be moved to VM1 to gain higher audiences.
It's obviously a bit rough but I think focusing down to 3 channels instead of having a (imo) rather lackluster schedules for 7 channels is the way for them to move foward. It'll also help on the Sky platform, if someone see's Virgin One and see a programme like CSI it might entice them slowly to the Virgin Media platform (does that make sense? :S)

I already feel bad vibes about replys for this but personally I would more likely watch them if they were more varied and consistant across the network.

FTN should be renamed VM:Extra.

Living and Trouble should keep the same names.

Rubbish idea. FTN will get a new name/rebrand any time now anyway, but leave all the channels excally as they are.

I wouldn't mind renaming Challenge tv

Is Ftn getting rebranded?

Actully mulling it over if The Crystal Maze repeats were not lost and shifted onto VM2 or 3 actully from Virgin's point of view that would be the way to go for them....

Still, would watch them all via Sky and would'nt change back to Virgin for anything.



Well given that F LEXTECH tn no longer exist and is now called Virgin Media TV it would be a pretty good guess no???

What's wrong with VTN?

I reckon the channels should be rebranded, but not merged with anything. Simply because it means a risk of losing some programmes. Granada Plus wasn't merged with anything, but it got rebranded as ITV3. Not only is ITV3 only good for the odd Audience With, but most Plus shows can't be found on 3.. and nowhere else, which many people were (and still are) p!ssed off about.

As for those channel names, they're a bit of a mouthful. Try VM1, VM2 etc.

Why would they ditch well known brands like Living, Bravo and Challenge? The schedules and programming are consistant already - female orientated on Living, Male orientated on Bravo, Teenage orientated on Trouble and Gameshows on Challenge. Seems fairly simple to me

Yes a guess, I thought you meant fact