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'''Channel One''', formally '''Virgin 1''', was a British television channel. Run by Virgin Media Television, it launched on 1 October 2007, and was closed on 1 February 2011 some months after BSkyB acquired Virgin Media Television.
[[Image:Virgin1.gif|right|Virgin 1]]
 
'''Virgin 1''' is a British television channel. Run by Virgin Media Television, it launched on {{datelink|1|October|2007}}.
 
   
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==History==
In {{m|June|2007}}, it was announced that the channel had acquired the rights to show reruns of the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise from ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' to ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''. [http://blog.wotsat.com/page/whatsat?entry=40m_budget_for_virgin_1] [http://www.idigitalsales.co.uk/virgin1/] ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' had been specifically referred to in pre-launch publicity.
 
 
[[File:Virgin1.svg|thumb|Old Virgin 1 logo]]
[http://img59.imageshack.us/my.php?image=virgin1adxh8.jpg]
 
 
In {{m|June|2007}}, it was announced that the channel had acquired the rights to show reruns of the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise from ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' to ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''. [http://blog.wotsat.com/page/whatsat?entry=40m_budget_for_virgin_1] [http://www.idigitalsales.co.uk/virgin1/] ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' had been specifically referred to in pre-launch publicity. {{DS9|Emissary}} was the first ''Star Trek'' episode shown, airing on 2 October 2007. [http://img59.imageshack.us/my.php?image=virgin1adxh8.jpg] On 3 September 2010, Virgin 1 was relaunched as Channel One. On 1 February 2011, at 3am, the channel ceased broadcasting.
   
==Air Times==
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==Deep Space Nine==
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''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]'' was shown from October 2007 through March 2008, when the show stopped airing after [[DS9 Season 5|season 5]]. That series was shown daily at 3pm and 8pm, and as of August 2008, ''Deep Space Nine'' was aired daily at 2pm. On Monday 26 January 2009, ''Deep Space Nine'' broadcast the previously unaired [[DS9 Season 6|seasons 6]] and [[DS9 Season 7|7]] on the 3pm and 8pm timeslots, replacing ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]''.
[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]
 
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By the channel's closure, it aired at 4pm, every weekday from the 1st of June starting from season 1. Every Sunday, the week's episodes were rebroadcast.
   
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==Enterprise==
October 2007- April 2008
 
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The [[ENT Season 1|first season]] of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise|Enterprise]]'' was aired Monday nights after ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]'', through early 2008. It was then repeated from May to August 2008 after ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation]]'', daily at 4pm. The [[ENT Season 2|second season]] aired from summer through autumn 2008 every Monday at 9pm, and [[ENT Season 3|season 3]] aired every Friday at 9pm, starting 2 January 2009. At the time of its closure, Channel One had been broadcasting the first and second season every weekday at 2pm.
   
 
==The Next Generation==
Weekdays- 3.00PM & 8.00PM
 
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As of March 2008, ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation]]'' ([[TNG Season 1|seasons 1]] through [[TNG Season 4|4]]) aired in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]''{{'}}s previous time slots of 3pm and 8pm. After being replaced by ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]'' in August 2008, ''The Next Generation'' started its run from season 1 again at weekdays from 4pm, and after airing the [[TNG Season 4|season 4]] episode {{e|In Theory}}, the run then started again. Season 5-7 started on Virgin 1 in April but ended in July after completing season 7. It was replaced by Enterprise.
   
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==Voyager==
Weekends- 2.00PM
 
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On 11 August 2008, ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Voyager]]'' began using ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation]]''{{'}}s ([[VOY Season 1|season 1]] through [[VOY Season 4|season 4]]) previous timeslots, of 3pm and 8pm. After completing its first run of [[VOY Season 1|seasons 1]] through [[VOY Season 5|season 5]] on Virgin 1, ''Deep Space Nine'' took over its timeslot on 26 January 2009. The channel had resumed season 6 and 7 at 3pm and 7pm every weekday with the weeks episodes repeated on Saturdays. Voyager was, at the time of the channel's closure, one of its flagship shows, at its timeslot of 7pm.
   
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== Star Trek Mini Movies ==
April 2008-
 
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On Tuesdays at 9pm Virgin1 ran two-parter episodes from ''Voyager'', ''The Next Generation'', and ''Deep Space Nine'' together as "''Star Trek'' Mini Movies." While these may appear as one item on an EPG, each part contains credits and a title sequence.
   
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==Virgin TV On Demand==
Weekdays- 2.00PM
 
 
Virgin Media secured the rights to offer ''Star Trek'' episodes to UK customers via its video on-demand service. All ''Star Trek'' episodes broadcast on Virgin 1 were available for customers to view again on-demand for seven days after broadcast. Subscribers to Virgin Media's more expensive cable packages will reportedly have free any-time access to the entire library of episodes from ''The Next Generation'' to ''Enterprise'' through the on-demand electronic program guide. [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitaltv/a80295/virgin-signs-deal-for-star-trek-on-demand.html]
   
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==Closure==
Saturdays- 12.00PM- 5.00PM (Weekday Episode Repeats)
 
   
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After Virgin Media Television was bought out by BSkyB in late 2010, Sky soon announced plans to scrap the channel, along with Bravo. Their official reason was that the channel was too similar to Sky3, and that programs would be brought over from Channel One - though as of Feb. 2011, no such migration has happened. Many people have assumed that, in fact, the channel was closed to draw more people to Sky; specifically their new channel, [[Sky Atlantic]]; from Freeview, where this channel was previously broadcast. As planned, the channel closed at 0300 on 1st February, 2011, without so much as a goodbye; and Challenge was launched on Freeview later that morning to replace the stream.
[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]
 
 
Season 1
 
 
October 2007- January 2008
 
 
Mondays- 9.00PM
 
 
May 2008
 
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Season 2
 
 
Mondays- 9.00PM
 
 
 
Weekdays- 4.00PM
 
 
[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]
 
 
April 2008-
 
Weekdays- 11.00AM, 3.00PM & 8.00PM
 
Sundays- 12.00PM- 5.00PM (Weekday Episode Repeats)
 
 
[[Star Trek: Voyager]]
 
Coming Soon
 
 
 
Virgin Media has also secured the rights to offer ''Star Trek'' episodes to UK
 
customers via its video on-demand service. All ''Star Trek'' episodes broadcast on Virgin 1 will be available for customers to view again on-demand for seven days after broadcast. Subscribers to Virgin Media's more expensive cable packages will reportedly have free any-time access to the entire library of episodes from ''The Next Generation'' to ''Enterprise'' through the on-demand electronic program guide. [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitaltv/a80295/virgin-signs-deal-for-star-trek-on-demand.html]
 
   
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
*[http://virgin1.virginmedia.com Virgin 1] - official website
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* [http://virgin1.virginmedia.com Virgin 1] - official website
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Revision as of 20:21, 31 July 2011

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Channel One

Channel One, formally Virgin 1, was a British television channel. Run by Virgin Media Television, it launched on 1 October 2007, and was closed on 1 February 2011 some months after BSkyB acquired Virgin Media Television.

History

File:Virgin1.svg

Old Virgin 1 logo

In June 2007, it was announced that the channel had acquired the rights to show reruns of the Star Trek franchise from Star Trek: The Next Generation to Star Trek: Enterprise. [1] [2] Star Trek: Deep Space Nine had been specifically referred to in pre-launch publicity. DS9: "Emissary" was the first Star Trek episode shown, airing on 2 October 2007. [3] On 3 September 2010, Virgin 1 was relaunched as Channel One. On 1 February 2011, at 3am, the channel ceased broadcasting.

Deep Space Nine

Deep Space Nine was shown from October 2007 through March 2008, when the show stopped airing after season 5. That series was shown daily at 3pm and 8pm, and as of August 2008, Deep Space Nine was aired daily at 2pm. On Monday 26 January 2009, Deep Space Nine broadcast the previously unaired seasons 6 and 7 on the 3pm and 8pm timeslots, replacing Voyager. By the channel's closure, it aired at 4pm, every weekday from the 1st of June starting from season 1. Every Sunday, the week's episodes were rebroadcast.

Enterprise

The first season of Enterprise was aired Monday nights after Deep Space Nine, through early 2008. It was then repeated from May to August 2008 after The Next Generation, daily at 4pm. The second season aired from summer through autumn 2008 every Monday at 9pm, and season 3 aired every Friday at 9pm, starting 2 January 2009. At the time of its closure, Channel One had been broadcasting the first and second season every weekday at 2pm.

The Next Generation

As of March 2008, The Next Generation (seasons 1 through 4) aired in Deep Space Nine's previous time slots of 3pm and 8pm. After being replaced by Voyager in August 2008, The Next Generation started its run from season 1 again at weekdays from 4pm, and after airing the season 4 episode "In Theory", the run then started again. Season 5-7 started on Virgin 1 in April but ended in July after completing season 7. It was replaced by Enterprise.

Voyager

On 11 August 2008, Voyager began using The Next Generation's (season 1 through season 4) previous timeslots, of 3pm and 8pm. After completing its first run of seasons 1 through season 5 on Virgin 1, Deep Space Nine took over its timeslot on 26 January 2009. The channel had resumed season 6 and 7 at 3pm and 7pm every weekday with the weeks episodes repeated on Saturdays. Voyager was, at the time of the channel's closure, one of its flagship shows, at its timeslot of 7pm.

Star Trek Mini Movies

On Tuesdays at 9pm Virgin1 ran two-parter episodes from Voyager, The Next Generation, and Deep Space Nine together as "Star Trek Mini Movies." While these may appear as one item on an EPG, each part contains credits and a title sequence.

Virgin TV On Demand

Virgin Media secured the rights to offer Star Trek episodes to UK customers via its video on-demand service. All Star Trek episodes broadcast on Virgin 1 were available for customers to view again on-demand for seven days after broadcast. Subscribers to Virgin Media's more expensive cable packages will reportedly have free any-time access to the entire library of episodes from The Next Generation to Enterprise through the on-demand electronic program guide. [4]

Closure

After Virgin Media Television was bought out by BSkyB in late 2010, Sky soon announced plans to scrap the channel, along with Bravo. Their official reason was that the channel was too similar to Sky3, and that programs would be brought over from Channel One - though as of Feb. 2011, no such migration has happened. Many people have assumed that, in fact, the channel was closed to draw more people to Sky; specifically their new channel, Sky Atlantic; from Freeview, where this channel was previously broadcast. As planned, the channel closed at 0300 on 1st February, 2011, without so much as a goodbye; and Challenge was launched on Freeview later that morning to replace the stream.

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