We Free SportWhen it comes to sport, we believe in fair play for our TV customers - so we've added even more sport to our line-up. Along with every single UEFA Champions League and Europa League game on Virgin Media Sport.
Virgin TV customers who already have BT Sport can enjoy the channel at no extra cost! New and existing Virgin TV customers taking Player or Mix bundles will be able to add all BT Sport channels, including BT Sport 4K UHD, to their pack for just £18 per month.
BT Sport will be available at no extra cost to sports fans in every Virgin XL TV home2. Other customers will be able to either upgrade to Virgin XL TV, with over 200 fantastic channels or, for £15 a month, add BT Sport - BT Sport 1, 2 and ESPN and all HD variants - to their existing TV package.
Once you're signed up for BT Sport, regardless of your provider, you can watch BT Sport on the go through the BT Sport app or BT's web player. Alternatively, if you're with Virgin Media, you can watch BT Sport through the Virgin TV Go app.
Premier Sports is available on Sky and Virgin channels (but not BT Sport). On Sky, the channels are 412 for Premier 1 in HD, 429 for Premier 2 and 435 for La Liga TV. BoxNation is on 427. On Virgin, go to Channel 551 for Premier 1 HD broadcasts, 552 for Premier 2, 554 for La Liga and 546 for BoxNation.
BT Sport Channels on Virgin MediaBT Sport 1 HD: 527. BT Sport 2 HD: 528. BT Sport 3 HD: 529. BT Sport ESPN HD: 530.
Virgin TV Big Bundle (110+ channels)
- BBC One.
- BBC Two.
- BBC Four.
- ITV.
- ITV2.
- ITV3.
- ITV4.
- ITVBe.
What exactly is broadcast on Virgin Media Sport? All the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Nations League – that's over 400 matches for true fans.
What is Virgin Media Player? Virgin Media Player is a free online On Demand service which lets you watch your favourite shows from Virgin Media Television (Virgin Media One, Virgin Media Two and Virgin Media Three) live or on demand.
The remote control feature can be set up with as many devices as you like, as long as the device is connected to the same home network as your Virgin TV V6 or TiVo box. f you're out and about you'll see the remote icon has an exclamation mark or an orange 'x' over it.
The Virgin Media Store brings you the latest movies to buy and keep, plus much-loved TV Box Sets to own. Want to buy and keep the biggest movies on your Virgin TV before they're available to rent anywhere else, and be able to pre-order the biggest film releases of the year, as they hit cinemas?
Virgin TV Go is available for all Virgin TV customers, and is available on iOS, Android, Windows 10, PC and Mac. See Virgin TV Go to download the app and for information on how to register your devices.
Watch Sky Sports & BT Sports live & on the go | Virgin Media.
Or open it by pressing Red on some BBC channels. Sometimes
BBC iPlayer shows aren't available on Virgin TV V6.
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- Press Home on the remote.
- Select Catch Up.
- Select Channels.
- Select BBC iPlayer.
The new app, called TV from Sky on games consoles, can be downloaded now from the apps section of the Xbox store.
Manage your recordings from anywhere in the world. What can I do? What do I need to know? *Virgin TV Control is compatible with iOS 9 and above, Android 4.1 and above and Fire OS 3.2.8 or later.
Sky Sports + premium bundles
| Package | Monthly price |
|---|
| Now TV | Super Fibre + Sky Sports + free anytime calls | £49 |
| Sky | TV + Ultimate TV + Sky Sports + Sky Cinema | £68 for 18 mths, then £93 |
| BT | VIP + Fibre 1 | £92.99 |
| Virgin Media | Ultimate Oomph bundle | £89 |
Now Virgin Media has launched a dedicated webpage that allows customers to simply fill in their details and have BT Sport and Sky Sports removed from their plans. You can even get rid of both at the same time.
BT Sport App – BT CustomersIf you've got the right equipment at home, you can connect your PC, laptop, smartphone or tablet to your TV and stream BT Sport on the big screen. The BT Sport app and online player is included for free if you order BT Sport on BT TV, Sky TV or TalkTalk TV.
How to cancel Sky Sports: If you still want to cancel your subscription, you will need to give Sky 31 days' notice, unless you are within your cooling off period.
From October, all new and existing Virgin TV customers who don't yet have Netflix will be able to instantly add and pay for Netflix through their Virgin Media bill, giving them an easier way to access thousands more TV shows and movies including original series, documentaries and feature films on Netflix.
Maxit TV, M100 Fibre Broadband (average download speed 108Mbps) and Talk Weekends. £45 a month for 18 months. Price includes line rental (£19 a month). Standard monthly pricing (currently £82 a month) applies from month 19.
£8.99 per month Standard subscription – Viewers can watch in HD and on two devices at a time. £11.99 a month Premium subscription – Viewers can watch in Ultra HD where available, on four devices at a time.
To watch Freeview you need to have an aerial installed – you won't be able to get a TV signal through Sky or Virgin Media cabling.
Here are our top tips for haggling with Virgin - for more, see our full guide on Haggling with Service Providers.
- Do a channel audit.
- Timing is crucial.
- Benchmark the best deal.
- If it's the TV you want, tell 'em you're happy with Freeview.
- Get through to the retentions department.
- Use charm, chutzpah, cheek and a smile.
You can bodge a wire from the Virgin cable outlet to your TV's Aerial input. No need for a Virgin box.
Sky offer more channels and, while Virgin Media used to win this category because of their Tivo boxes, Sky are once again leading the pack as they offer Sky Q as standard. Virgin's most comprehensive package offers over 70 HD channels, whereas Sky's HD add-on has only 25.
Virgin Media is the only real national cable TV provider, but scattered around the country you'll also find smaller, regional ones - like WightFibre on the Isle of Wight.
The Virgin Media Full House Bundle (Now Known As The Bigger Bundle)
- Over 230 digital TV channels, including all the usual Freeview favourites, with up to 50 in HD.
- 16 Sky TV channels including the likes of Sky 1, Sky Living, Sky Sports Mix & Sky Sports News HQ.
