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Virgin Media receives UTV Ireland approval
Virgin Media has received regulatory and competition approval to acquire UTV Ireland. The agreement also includes a comprehensive 10-year output deal in Ireland for ITV produced programming. The £10...
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Jobs go following TV3-UTV acquisition
TV3 owners Virgin Media Ireland will continue to operate three TV channels in Ireland, but a restructuring means there are only 40 posts to be filled by 61 staff. It follows the granting of regulatory...
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40 jobs created by Virgin Ireland Red House programme
40 new jobs have been created through a new customer service programme at Virgin Media Ireland. The new ‘Red House’ in home customer service is designed to help customers get the most out of their...
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Virgin Ireland introduces ‘no strings contracts’
Virgin Media Ireland is introducing short term contracts covering just a 30-day span. The new offer puts the cable network on a par with Sky’s Now TV service. It covers both TV and broadband services...
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Irish broadcasters split European football rights
Virgin Media Ireland, TV3 and RTE have between them secured the rights to the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches for the next three years. In a reverse of the current schedule, RTE...
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Virgin Media acquires Casey Cablevision
One of Ireland’s last remaining independent cable operators has been acquired by Virgin Media. Casey Cablevision, a regional cable operator based in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, has been acquired by...
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Virgin Ireland reaches broadband milestone
Virgin Media Ireland says its fibre broadband network has now passed more than 900,000 premises, with a further due to be built. The milestone was marked by Minister for Communications, Denis Naughten...
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Fries: Ireland will prosper after Brexit
Ireland will do well regardless of the outcome of Brexit, according to Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries. Speaking at the company’s annual Overseas Board Meeting in Dublin, where Liberty runs the Virgin...
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Virgin Media and eir agree joint sports deal
Virgin Media and eir have signed an agreement that will see their premium sports channels carried on each others platforms. Under the agreement, Virgin Media Sport will be available to eir customers as...
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Eir and Virgin in dispute over Apple TV services
Eir and Virgin Media could be heading for the courts over Eir’s new Apple TV-based TV service. Last week, Eir announced it would offer customers a new Apple TV 4K set-top, preloaded with its own app...
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Virgin Media Ireland launches connected home experience
Virgin Media in Ireland has unveiled a new ‘smart home experience’, bundling, broadband, television, mobile and smart home capability into a single package. The custom-built Smart Home experience...
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Virgin Media Ireland appoints Paul Higgins as Vice President, Commercial
Virgin Media Ireland has appointed Paul Higgins as Vice-President of Commercial. Paul Higgins has been with the Irish cablenet for five years, most recently as consumer director. Prior to joining...
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Virgin Media Ireland pulls sports channels from eir
A carriage dispute between Virgin Media Ireland and eir has left viewers unable to watch coverage of the Champions League. In a statement issued over Twitter on Thursday evening the broadcaster said...
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Virgin Media switches on 1 Gigabit Irish broadband network
Virgin Media has become Ireland’s largest Gigabit broadband provider. The Liberty Global operator has today (Thursday) switched on Gigabit across its entire network, offering download speeds of 1 Gbps...
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Virgin Media apologises after refund breach
Virgin Media Ireland has apologised after the communications regulator ordered it to refund €3 million to 100,000 customers. It follows an investigation that found the company had continued to charge...
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Virgin Media Ireland secures rights to UEFA competitions for the next three...
Virgin Media Ireland has picked up multi-platform rights to the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and the new UEFA Europa Conference League for the 2021-24 seasons. The broadcaster and cable...
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Major upgrade for Virgin Media Ireland
Virgin Media Ireland has announced a €200 million upgrade of its broadband network over the next three years. It will create around 500 jobs and provide customers with access speeds of up to 10 Gbps....
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