Tag: Virgin Media

Paramount and Virgin Media have extended their long-running partnership in the U.K. with a new multiyear distribution agreement covering linear channels and streaming services.

Liberty Global and Telefónica have agreed to merge their U.K. operations, Virgin Media and O2, into a 50-50 joint venture.

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) and Virgin Media have clinched a new deal covering TV channels, on-demand content and streaming apps in the U.K. and Ireland.

Sky channels, including Sky Cinema and Sky Sports, will continue to be available on Virgin Media platforms following the signing of a new multiyear partnership between the companies.

Liberty Global has struck up a multiyear deal with Amazon to bring the Prime Video to Virgin Media TV customers in the U.K.

StarzPlay is set to launch on Virgin Media in the U.K. on November 29, delivering such shows as Counterpart, starring Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons.

STV has entered into a four-year strategic partnership with Virgin Media that sees Virgin TV customers in Scotland gaining access to fully localized versions of STV in HD for the first time.

Virgin Media customers in the U.K. and Ireland have lost access to ten UKTV channels following a spat over fees.

UKTV's portfolio of channels, including Dave and Gold, will no longer be available to customers of Virgin Media in the U.K. and Ireland if the two companies fail to reach an agreement over a new distribution contract by Sunday.

ITV has threatened to drop its flagship channel from the Virgin Media platform unless the cable operator agrees to pay up to £80 million ($106 million) a year for the service.