Jul 1 2019
Virgin Media’s TV customers will be able to watch all of the big matches on Centre Court at Wimbledon in 4K Ultra HD with HDR. The competition starts on Monday 1 July and tennis fans on Virgin Media’s TV platform will be able to watch all Centre Court matches in 4K UHD with Hybrid Log […]
Dec 7 2018
STV has today announced that its leading VOD service, STV Player, has launched on Virgin TV set top boxes. The news forms part of a four-year strategic partnership between STV and Virgin Media, announced earlier this year, which will create increased value for both businesses and offer a significantly enhanced viewing experience for Scottish Virgin […]
Sep 11 2018
Virgin TV Ultra HD will broadcast great entertainment in incredible picture quality from 17 September Iain Stirling, narrator of ‘Love Island’, will be the ‘voice of the channel’ for its launch night Virgin Media is launching the UK’s first dedicated 4K ultra high definition (UHD) entertainment channel, which will start broadcasting from next week. The […]
Aug 30 2018
The group’s three free-to-air channels, TV3, 3e and be3, will be rebranded as ‘Virgin Media One’, ‘Virgin Media Two’ and ‘Virgin Media Three’ with ‘Virgin Media Player’, the new name for the group’s on-demand broadcast player. A brand-new sports channel, ‘Virgin Media Sport’ exclusively for Virgin Media customers is also being launched. New season programming […]
Aug 11 2018
Dave HD and Gold HD channels come to Virgin TV Mix customers for the first time More than five times the amount of on-demand programming than before Virgin Media and UKTV have reached a long term agreement which will restore all of UKTV’s channels and services to Virgin TV. These will return as soon as […]
Jul 23 2018
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 […]
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, […]
Aug 11 2017
Virgin Media Ireland will be adding UKTV Play to its catalogue of catch up services from today. UKTV channels Dave, W, Gold and Alibi will now be available through Virgin Media Ireland’s On Demand platform, making over 1,000 additional hours of catch up TV available to its customers. Customers will be able to tune in […]
Jun 16 2017
A+E Networks UK has launched its entertainment channel Blaze on Virgin TV in the UK and Ireland. The channel, dedicated to factual entertainment, adds a further 4.1 million homes to its footprint with the Virgin TV carriage. Blaze is already available in more than 21 million households on Freeview and Freesat across the UK and […]
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Channel launches and updates on Freeview
ITV announces closure of CITV
Apr 16 2020
New channels on Virgin TV at no extra cost
Virgin Media TV V6 subscribers will be able to tune-in until May 16, 2020 without costing them an extra penny on their monthly bill. This time around, Virgin Media has focused on bringing some of the best documentary, nature and historical content to its viewers. Customers can now enjoy popular programmes from Alibi, Animal Planet, […]
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By Expat • UK Media News, Virgin Media • Tags: Covid-19, Virgin Media TV