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Virgin Media TV adds Hopster

Virgin Media has added kids app, Hopster, to its TV platform to help parents keep preschoolers entertained at home. Designed for kids aged two to six, Hopster provides a safe, ad-free environment for youngsters to learn through stories – featuring ​family-favourite classics such as ​Pingu and Sesame Street, educational shows like Monster Math Squad ​and […]

September 30, 2020

Virgin Media to show French Open in 4K and HDR

Virgin Media will broadcast Roland-Garros event in 4K with High Dynamic Range (HDR) when Eurosport’s coverage of the tournament starts on September 27th. With limited spectators allowed to watch the French Open inside the stadium, Virgin Media will provide the highest picture quality possible for viewers. Roland-Garros will run for two weeks until October 11th. […]

September 23, 2020

Moonbug content on Virgin Media

Moonbug Entertainment, the global digital media company, is partnering with Virgin Media to expand its children’s programming in the UK. Ten new shows will air on Virgin Media’s TV platform starting in mid-October. The programmes set to air include Blippi, Little Baby Bum, Playtime with Twinkle, Go Buster, Toddler Fun Learning, Digley and Dazey, Dr […]

September 23, 2020

Virgin Media delivers 2.2Gbps broadband speeds

Virgin Media has demonstrated the power and capability of its fibre-rich network by successfully delivering next-generation 2.2Gbps broadband speeds to homes in Thatcham, Berkshire through a real-world trial. The multi-gigabit speeds – 34 times faster than the UK’s average broadband speeds – have been delivered via Virgin Media’s existing, future-proof cable network using broadband technology […]

September 22, 2020

Virgin Media adds YouTube Kids to TV platform

Virgin Media has added YouTube Kids to its TV platform. The app, which is available to all Virgin Media customers with a V6 set top box, allows parents to customise the experience to suit their children’s needs and preferences.  This includes different content settings for preschoolers, younger, or older kids, and the ability to block […]

September 4, 2020

Virgin Media broadband for customers on Universal Credit

Virgin Media has has announced a new broadband service targeted specifically at customers facing financial difficulty and uncertainty in these challenging times. The broadband-only plan, called ‘Virgin Media Essential Broadband’, will be available to those receiving Universal Credit and will come with a speed of 15 Mbps and a fixed price of £15 per month, […]

August 26, 2020

Virgin Media ‘Speed Obsessed’ marketing campaign

Virgin Media Ireland has launched a significant integrated marketing campaign to coincide with the arrival of their 1Gb broadband speed offering across their entire network. The campaign, entitled ‘Speed Obsessed’ was created by Publicis and will run for seven weeks up across all national radio broadcasters including 2FM, Today FM, Newstalk, FM104, Red FM, KFM, […]

August 25, 2020

Virgin Media switches on 1Gb across Ireland

Virgin Media Ireland has switched on Gigabit Broadband services across its entire network, bringing lightning fast internet services to people, homes and businesses across the country. This immediate and most extensive launch of 1Gb services makes Virgin Media the country’s largest gigabit broadband provider surpassing all other networks and contributing substantially to the achievement of […]

August 20, 2020

Virgin Media pulls channels from eir Sport

Virgin Media abruptly halted eir Sport’s broadcast of its Champions quarter-final between Atletico Madrid vs RB Leipzig on August 13th. Virgin Media, which owns the rights to show Champions League games on Irish television, tweeted: “We have suspended our supply of Virgin Media Sport and Virgin Media Sport Extra to eir Sport because eir has […]

August 14, 2020

Virgin Media Q2 suffers pandemic effects

Virgin Media, the Liberty-owned UK quad-play provider, has reported Q2 revenue of £1.23 billion (€1.36bn), a decline of 3.5 per cent on a reported basis and 3.6 per cent on a rebased basis, with certain low-margin revenue streams being temporarily impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Q2 residential cable revenue decreased 2.4 per cent YoY on […]

August 4, 2020