Dec 10 2007
BBC Worldwide is reportedly attempting to purchase Virgin Media’s share of its joint venture UKTV. According to The Telegraph, formal talks have yet to commence but it is understood that the BBC’s commercial arm is keen to wholly acquire the business and then examine ways to put more of the channels – including the flagship […]
Nov 6 2007
Setanta Sports News has announced that it will launch on November 29th. The 24-hour channel will be available free-to-air on the Virgin Media platform, and on satellite. The channel will cover all relevant sports stories from the UK and abroad, regardless of whether the event is broadcast on a Setanta channel. Setanta Sports News has […]
Oct 30 2007
Virgin Media is insisting that Sky’s offer to give up some of its ITV shareholder voting rights does not go far enough in reducing any influence it may have over the broadcaster. Sky yesterday suggested putting three per cent of its voting rights in an independent trust. It comes after Competition Commission concern about the […]
Sep 18 2007
Virgin Media TV is to launch its new entertainment channel Virgin 1 on October 1. The new channel, which aims to take on Sky One, recently unveiled its identity, which uses the main Virgin brand colour of red. On-air Idents and a marketing campaign will use the concept of “rednetic energy,” taking in other red […]
Aug 29 2007
Virgin 1 has unveiled a brand identity themed on the concept of “reclaiming red.” The logo, will be used in marketing and advertising and also in on-air idents that will showcase a “rednetic energy” taking in other red objects such as ketchup bottles and telephone boxes. “We hope that our fresh approach to creating the […]
Aug 1 2007
Irish sports broadcaster Setanta says it has signed up 2.5m customers for its Setanta Sports package. Of those 2.5m Setanta says 1.4m are Virgin Media customers who had taken up the offer of adding Setanta Sports to their XL basic subscription package. The remaining 1.1m are paying £9.99 per month to access Setanta Sports via […]
Jun 11 2007
Virgin Media is planning to launch a new general entertainment channel on Freeview. The channel, Virgin 1, is set to replace FTN on the Freeview platform, and – in an escalation of Virgin’s dispute with Sky, will be positioned as a direct rival to Sky One. Virgin 1 will carry a mixture of imported US […]
Apr 3 2007
Virgin Media has launched a Virgin-branded digital terrestrial television (DTT) set-top box for consumers living beyond its cable franchise network. As well as the standard Freeview line-up of 40 free-to-view TV channels and more than 25 digital radio stations, the service offers an eight-day Virgin-branded electronic programme guide as well as customer support online and […]
Mar 3 2007
Cable group Virgin Media has threatened to take its dispute with pay-TV rival BSkyB to the high court if the warring companies fail to strike a deal over the next month. Virgin, which has 3.3 million cable TV customers, claims Sky, with 8.4 million subscribers to its satellite service, is guilty of “abuse of dominance” […]
UKTV stays on satellite until the end of the decade
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Sky News launches international audio service
ITVX Kids launching in Summer 2023
CNN launches new FAST channel in Europe
More organisations join crusade to protect terrestrial television and radio
Channel launches and updates on Freeview
ITV announces closure of CITV
Jan 8 2009
ITV Player available on Virgin Media
ITV and Virgin Media have announce a deal to make ITV programmes available on demand to Virgin Media’s digital TV subscribers with ITV Player, ITV’s on demand catch up service. The agreement will give ITV its largest ever potential on demand audience, with Virgin Media’s 3.5 million TV customers able to view over 40 hours […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: ITV Player, Virgin Media