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MTV Play comes to Virgin TV

ViacomCBS Networks UK (VCN UK) has launched its MTV Play SVOD on Virgin TV. The app’s launch brings hundreds of hours of MTV long form content to the Virgin TV platform, with youth focused reality programming such as Teen Mom UK, Geordie Shore, Ex on the Beach and The Hills. The app also provides a […]

Virgin Media announces spring line-up for Virgin TV Ultra HD

Virgin Media has announced a line-up of 4K drama series, documentaries and concerts that will air this spring on its ultra high definition entertainment channel, Virgin TV Ultra HD. Dramas due to appear between February and April include Netflix series The Get Down, Bloodline, and House of Cards, and Showtime’s Masters of Sex. On the doc front, Virgin Media […]

Virgin Media adds FreeSports to programming line-up

Liberty Global-owned Virgin Media’s TV service Virgin TV has extended its roster of sports channels with the addition of FreeSports. The sports channel, which aims to broadcast up to 1,000 events a year, specialises in airing a mix of domestic and international programming, including highlights and live football, cricket, tennis, rugby, athletics and motorsport as […]

DTG appoints Virgin TV, Dolby to council

The DTG has added senior executives from Virgin TV and Dolby to its governing body. Virgin TV director of digital entertainment product development, Louise Fussell, and Dolby director of imaging standards and technology Simon Gauntlett join the DTG Council. “With a wealth of experience, both Simon and Louise are expertly placed to take on their […]