Virgin Media Television (Ireland)
EXCLUSIVE: beIN, Nent and Sport TV among new Ascot broadcasters in Europe
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports, the Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group and subscription broadcaster Sport TV are among the broadcasters to have acquired rights to this year’s edition of Royal A…
Six Nations to remain on Irish free-to-air TV during CVC era
Live coverage of rugby union’s Six Nations Championship is poised to return to Irish public-service broadcaster RTÉ following a deal struck with tournament organisers and incumbent rights-holder Virgin Me…
Bellator to air exclusively in Ireland on Virgin
US-based mixed martial arts promotion Bellator has secured an exclusive broadcast deal in Ireland with pay-television broadcaster Virgin Media Television
Virgin Media fails to hold on to Champions League rights in Ireland
Virgin Media, the Irish telecoms and commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has said it is “happy to walk away” after failing in efforts to retain its rights to the Uefa Champions League.
Virgin Media, Eir carriage dispute heads to Commercial Court
A long-running carriage dispute between Irish telecoms operators Virgin Media and Eir has been fast-tracked to the Commercial Court in Dublin
Virgin Media renews Racecourse Media rights till 2023
Commercial broadcaster Virgin Media Television has extended and expanded its rights in Ireland to Racecourse Media Group’s UK horse races until 2023.
Extreme E tops up international distribution with Irish TV deal
Electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E has agreed a rights deal in Ireland with Virgin Media Television.
The agreement comprises live and highlights rights as the new series begins in 2021
Eir Sport pulls channels from Virgin Media as dispute rumbles on
Eir has removed its sports channels from the platforms of Virgin Media in an escalation of the dispute between the Irish telecoms operators
Virgin Media pulls feed from Eir platforms in sports content standoff
Virgin Media has suspended the supply of its sports channels to fellow Irish telco Eir over a payment dispute, leaving the latter’s customers without access to Uefa Champions League football coverage.
Holden steps down as Virgin Media Television head of sport
Kieran Holden, head of sport at Irish broadcaster Virgin Media Television, has left his position
Eir and Virgin Media strike sports content deal
Irish telcos eir and Virgin Media have agreed a deal to carry their key sports channels on each other’s television platforms.
Virgin Media Television picks up Formula E rights in Ireland
Newly-branded Irish broadcaster Virgin Media Television has acquired rights to the fifth season of the Formula E electric car-racing series