Jul 22 2018
Around four million households are no longer able to watch 10 of the country’s best-known TV channels after Virgin Media stopped offering the UKTV portfolio at midnight on Saturday. The move means that Virgin Media customers miss out on channels including Dave, Alibi, Drama and Gold, as well as favourite shows such as Taskmaster, Judge […]
Jul 19 2018
The portfolio of channels owned by UKTV, the commercial broadcaster, will soon cease to be available to customers of Virgin Media, the biggest cable operator in the UK and Ireland, if the two companies fail to reach agreement over a new distribution contract. In discussions over a new contract, the two companies have so far […]
Jul 18 2018
Virgin TV has extended its roster of sports channels for all TV customers with the addition of FreeSports. The sports channel, which aims to broadcast up to 1000 events a year, specialises in airing a mix of domestic and international programming from the world’s most loved sports. This vast selection includes highlights and live football, […]
Oct 4 2017
Sky will drop RTÉ from its platform if the Irish Government does not continue to oblige the public service broadcaster to offer its channels to pay-TV companies for free. Sky, which is 39 per cent-owned by Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox, told the Oireachtas communications committee on Tuesday that there “could only be losers” were […]
Sep 1 2017
Freesat viewers will need to wait until the second week in September to gain access to Freesports. On Twitter a spokesperson said “We’re launching on Freesat on the 12th September. Not the 11th September as we originally thought.” The channel launched on Thursday morning on Freeview channel 95, 75% of the UK can receive Freesports […]
Jul 3 2017
ITV is preparing for another pay-per-view evening of boxing, and has joined up with TVPlayer to provide viewers with online access. ITV Box Office will provide live and exclusive access to Chris Eubank JR’s defence of his IBO Super-Middleweight title against the former three time world champion Arthur Abraham, plus full coverage of the night’s […]
Mar 15 2017
Quest Red launches today on Freeview channel 38, think of it as the home of “Irresistibly Real TV”. Take Quest, the channel where fact is bigger than fiction, add a dash of red, the colour that stirs emotion and together you get Quest Red. With a predominantly female audience, Quest Red hits TV screens with […]
Aug 23 2016
Sony Pictures Television Networks and Virgin Media have announced the imminent arrival of three new Sony channels for Virgin Media customers; POP, MovieMix, and Movies4Men as part of a new long-term carriage agreement. The three channels will be available to Virgin Media customers from August 25th, alongside new catch-up on demand content from Sony Kids […]
Aug 10 2016
Premium content delivery specialist Vubiquity has announced a significant multi-year extension to its wholesale content supply chain contract with Sky. The exclusive deal means Vubiquity will ensure Sky’s content is managed and delivered promptly to the catch-up and on-demand services of Sky’s wholesale customers in the UK such as Virgin Media, TalkTalk and BT. Vubiquity […]
Jul 22 2016
Spanish TV group Atresmedia is breaking into the UK with the launch of two of its channels, Antena 3 International and Atreseries on cable in the country for the first time. The company has reached an agreement with Virgin Media to distribute them targeted at expatriate Spaniards and Spanish speakers. “We are very happy that […]
Jul 21 2016
Irish commercial broadcaster TV3 has appointed a leading executive from rival channel RTÉ as its new director of programming. Bill Malone was previously channel controller at RTÉ2 and a member of the Irish pubcaster’s board TV board for the past three years. He succeeds Lynda McQuaid, who left TV3 in February. Before that, the role […]
Jul 23 2018
Changes to UKTV programming on Virgin TV
UKTV has removed its channels and programming from Virgin TV. Channels affected are: Drama, Really, Yesterday, Home, Gold, W, Alibi, Dave, Eden and Good Food. This includes +1 and HD channels, as well as On Demand and TV Go content. We want to restore UKTV’s free channels for our customers immediately but need UKTV’s permission […]
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By Expat • UKTV, Virgin Media • • Tags: Carriage dispute, UKTV, Virgin Media