I got all excited when I saw adverts for the Eddie Izzard/ Minnie Driver comedy The Riches on telly t’other day. What I had forgotten was that the show will only be available on Virgin 1 – meaning folks with Sky subscriptions (like me) won’t get a look-in. Boo hiss. Virgin 1, the new general entertainment channel from Virgin Media TV will launch on October 1 and is already promising lots of sweet-smelling goodies to all those lucky folks who can receive it.
As well as The Riches, Virgin 1 will also screen The Sarah Connor Chronicles, the Star Trek franchise, Crime Invasion: Britain's New Underworld and The Great British Penis: Penis Envy. While some of these might sound more appealing than others, the channel will hope to compete with rival Sky One as the numero uno of non-terrestrial TV. Let the gloves come off!
[via Broadcast Now]
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I thought it wouldn't be available on Sky but...
if it isn't available on sky, why is it advertised as being on Sky 153(or something similar). The channels occupied by FTN are going to be replaced by Virgin 1.