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richard branson - founded virgin media will launched in ireland this thursday, with cable broadband and tv provider upc ireland moving to the virgin media brand .
it' s official. virgin media is ireland' s fastest broadband network .
virgin media ireland is adding uktv play to its catalogue of catch up services .
ireland’s newest television channel utv ireland is to be sold to virgin media, which also owns rival station tv3 .
virgin media ireland chief executive tony hanway said at the time that eir sports was “not an integral part of the virgin media product offering” .
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broadband services have been restored to virgin media ireland customers after a major outage on tuesday night .
virgin media has bought utv ireland from itv plc for €10 million in a deal that unites utv ireland with tv3 under the same ownership .
virgin media customers can access any of the bitbuzz hotspots in ireland and in the uk for free .
virgin media said in july it had agreed a deal to acquire utv ireland from itv for €10m .
in december 2014 upc ireland became part of the virgin business, with upc ireland ceo magnus ternsjö now reporting to virgin ceo tom mockridge .
virgin media has 457, 700 customers in ireland, with most people subscribing to more than one product .
virgin media ireland says broadband and phone services have been restored for customers after a major outage last night .
the re - launch follows the takeover of utv ireland by virgin media - who also owns tv3 group .
virgin media’s acquisition of utv ireland has been granted regulatory approval four months after the deal was first announced .
upc ireland has announced plans to rebrand as virgin media. the move comes after it became a part of the virgin group last december .
the controller of your information is virgin media ireland limited having its registered office at unit p2 eastpoint business park, clontarf, dublin 3, ireland .
virgin tv comes with virgin catch - up tv, virgin media remote record, virgin tv anywhere, and pause, rewind, and remote record facilities as standard .
to avail of sky sports & / or sky movies hd you must first have a subscription to virgin media ireland’s hd service or virgin tv .
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upc ireland will become virgin media from monday october 5th, and mobile services will launch on the same day .
virgin media has great offers on its broadband bundles. broadband speeds of up to 360mbps are available around ireland .
virgin media ireland has launched its slick new campaign directed by brian williams for its rebranded platform and new service .
upc ireland – the home of ireland’s best broadband – is to become virgin media. all upc ireland operations, products and services – residential and business – will transform into one of the world’s most recognised and reputable brands, virgin media, from next monday 5th october .
“once again, virgin media is pulling out all the stops when it comes to giving our customers the best value entertainment packages possible with the launch of uktv play on our virgin media on demand platform, ” said paul farrell, vp of virgin media ireland .
virgin media has been awarded ireland’s fastest broadband three years in a row by ookla and at the 2018 urltoken awards .
virgin group founder richard branson arrives for the virgin media party in the rds in dublin. image: urltoken
virgin media is a part of liberty global, the world’s largest international cable company. virgin media and liberty global serve 27 million customers across 14 countries
mr ternsjö said: “introducing the virgin media brand to ireland is a big investment in our business and our future .
tony hanway, ceo of virgin media ireland: the company is increasing its prices from january. photograph: dara mac dónaill
virgin media ireland has insisted it will not pay for access to rté channels and that rté benefits commercially from occupying the top channel positions on the virgin platform .
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virgin media ireland is putting its prices up in january for the second time in less than a year for many of its subscribers .
last november utv media sold its television assets, including utv ireland, to itv for €135m .
no structural changes are anticipated as part of the rebranding of upc to virgin media .
“this is a very positive development for irish broadcasting and ensures virgin media’s continued investment in top quality programming and local production, ” virgin media chief executive tony hanway said .
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virgin media’s customers paid €22 a month to subscribe to eir sport’s pack of channels .
it was then announced that the channel would be bought by virgin media last july .
but what advantage is there to occupying the top spots on a linear channel menu? according to virgin media ireland, quite a lot .
virgin media ireland, previously known as upc ireland, saw its television customer base drop below 300, 000 in the first quarter of 2017, continuing a pattern of decline in recent years .
tony hanway, ceo of virgin media ireland, said: “we are delighted to welcome utv ireland to the virgin media family. this investment demonstrates our commitment to provide great entertainment for irish viewers and adds ireland' s newest tv channel to our existing portfolio which includes tv3 and 3e. this is a very positive development for irish broadcasting and ensures virgin media' s continued investment in top quality programming and local production .
tony hanway, chief executive of virgin media ireland, a wholly - owned subsidy of liberty global, said he was delighted with the deal .
virgin media is one of ireland’s only quad - play providers, meaning you can bundle your broadband, tv, phone and mobile plans if you’d like. virgin media also has great deals on sim - only plans for existing customers .
upc is owned by liberty global, which acquired britain' s virgin media in 2013 .
“creating opportunities for our customers to do more online is a priority for virgin media. ”
“this is a fantastic day for me and everyone at virgin media, ” richard said .
virgin media is a part of liberty global plc, the world’s largest international cable company .
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utv ireland broadcast its final ireland live news bulletin on friday, with many people showing support for its workers .
virgin media offers a variety of different packages, with fibre broadband speeds of up to 360mbps available. virgin media is not available in all areas across the country but you can check availability in your area to see if you can avail of virgin media’s services at your address .
on completion of the acquisition, utv ireland will become part of virgin media, a subsidiary of john malone’s cable television and broadband group liberty global .
virgin media ireland' s chief executive, tony hanway, has said that he believes the company has seen the worst of its tv subscriber losses .
after 1 million speed tests, virgin media has been certified as ireland' s fastest broadband network by ookla, the global leader in broadband testing .
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virgin media is also owner of tv3 group - ireland’s number one commercial broadcaster with three free - to - air channels including tv3, 3e and be3 .
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eir said it was available for “further talks” to ensure that virgin media’s customers “don’t miss out” .
virgin media ireland (owned by liberty global europe) is principally a digital television cable service available through subscription in ireland, though there are areas that still receive an analogue service and the delivery technology can also vary. it was itself formed by the merger of chorus digital and ntl ireland known as chorus ntl until rebranded as upc ireland .
virgin media ireland will woo students and other contract - averse customers with a new slimline television service called freedom tv that requires only 30 days’ notice to cancel .
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virgin media ireland says problems with its broadband and phone services have been resolved after a major outage last night - although some customers are still reporting issues this morning .
richard williams, general manager, uktv play said: “it’s exciting to be launching uktv play on virgin media ireland as it marks another step forward in the growth of the service. we welcome the partnership with virgin media ireland and are delighted that viewers can now watch dave, w, gold and alibi shows anytime, anywhere .
virgin group founder richard branson said virgin media has revolutionised the uk market, improving customer service, increasing speeds and bringing more choice to customers. he added that he was “delighted” to bring the company to ireland .
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from monday morning, ireland will have a new tv channel - as utv ireland is rebranded as part of the tv3 group .
there is a charge of €30 for each phone handset. virgin media ireland guarantees the handset for the first 6 months & faults thereafter are the responsibility of the customer .
virgin media ireland chief executive tony hanway: “what we will not wish to do... is pay for access to rté’s content. ” photograph: dara mac dónaill
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in september, virgin media was fined €255, 000 for not giving 26, 000 customers proper contracts .
the company, formerly known as upc ireland, has 363, 800 broadband subscribers, 312, 200 television subscribers and 352, 200 home phone customers in ireland, according to the latest figures from liberty global, virgin media’s parent company .
virgin media, formerly upc ireland, lost 10pc of its irish tv customer base in the last year with more losses on the way, according to its latest financial accounts .
this is the first time virgin media will offer mobile packages in ireland, with the unlimited packages available to the 500, 000 upc ireland customers for just €25 a month after the initial free period. and there' s plenty more where that came from, with virgin media promising to keep bringing the magic to its customers in the coming months .
utv ireland was launched in january 2015 by belfast - based utv media, but after a string of profit warnings, both the original utv channel aimed at viewers in northern ireland and dublin’s utv ireland were sold to itv for a price tag of £100 million .
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virgin media is paying €10 million for the television station, which was sold to itv just nine months ago .
virgin media offers broadband speeds of up to 360mb in some areas and has been named ireland’s fastest broadband provider by ookla for 3 years running, and at the 2018 urltoken awards .
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tv3 - owner virgin media has been given the green light to press ahead with the acquisition of utv ireland. the €10m deal, which will be funded through existing liquidity, includes a 10 - year output agreement for itv - produced programming in ireland .
“this is our way of understanding this part of the market. apps and streaming are at the heart of it, ” said virgin media ireland’s vice - president of commercial paul farrell .
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virgin media operates its own network, which means they can offer full support to you if any coverage issues arise .
virgin media offers broadband speeds of up to 240mbps and up to 360mbps, depending on what plan you opt for .
switching to virgin media is quick and easy. all you need to do is choose which plan you’re interested in and fill in a few details, including your address and bank details. virgin media will also look for your uan .
we contacted virgin media customers in early january 2016 to advise what was happening and what the next steps would be .
virgin media' s tom mockridge confirmed the new brand in ireland will have
some exciting plans in the pipeline to boost competition for consumers, which we will announce in due course
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uktv channels dave, w, gold and alibi are now available through virgin media ireland’s on demand platform, making over 1, 000 additional hours of catch up tv available to its customers .
the proposed transaction follows the successful acquisition of tv3 group last year and is further testament to the confidence virgin media has in the irish tv programming and production sectors. on completion of the acquisition, utv ireland will become part of virgin media which will be an essential step to securing the channel’s long term future .
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virgin media is part of liberty global, the world’s largest international cable company, with operations in more than 30 countries .
“virgin media’s investment in tv3 has already supported the expansion of our studio facilities and increased production, ” mr kiely said .
broadband packages and standalone broadband deals are available from virgin media, so you should find a plan to suit your budget .
chief executive tony hanway says virgin media does rté a favour by giving it the top spots. photograph: dara mac dónaill
tv3 md pat kiely said the purchase of utv ireland by virgin “will support tv3 to further compete against significant local and international competition” .
in the first of a planned new series of innovations putting customers at the heart of all virgin media products and services, virgin media said it will introduce mobile to customers in ireland for the first time with a simple new unlimited mobile plan offering infinite data, calls and texts. celebrating its launch, virgin media is also offering three months of unlimited mobile for free exclusively to its 500, 000 customers, and for only €25 a month thereafter .
virgin media is ireland’s fastest broadband network and home of the best connected entertainment. we help to create a digital world that makes good things happen for our customers and the communities in which we operate .
magnus ternsjö, ceo of virgin media in ireland added: “as we have done time and again, we’re making what’s great even better. transforming the upc business into virgin media will keep our customers at the heart of everything we do. it will bring magic to our overall offerings and change the irish telecommunications market for good .
other factors that may impact the actual speed experienced include the connection from your device (s) to the cable modem & the websites visited. wi - free: when you sign up for virgin media’s broadband service your modem will automatically offer a second signal for wi - free. if you would prefer your modem was not available to other virgin media customers visiting your home you can opt out at any time by logging into my virgin media ireland. if you choose to opt out, your modem will not offer a wi - free service nor will you be able to connect to other wi - free networks. you must be a virgin media broadband customer & in the home of another participating virgin media broadband customer to avail of the wi - free service. all virgin media broadband customers can connect to wi - free. wi - free will give you speeds of 2. 5mb download & 0. 5mb upload. up to 3 members of a virgin media household can connect to wi - free at a time. 5 virgin media customers can connect to a single modem at a time. the wi - free service is subject to our acceptable usage policy. these terms & conditions are in addition to virgin media ireland’s general terms & conditions, a copy of which is available here
upc’s parent company liberty global operates in a number of markets in europe and the americas, including as virgin media in britain .
virgin media has a number of broadband and phone packages, which range in price depending on the call package you’re interested in .
as part of the deal, virgin media will also take over a 10 - year programme supply agreement with itv global entertainment .
virgin media said it was not required to give rté one and rté two the best channel positions on its electronic programme guide .
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this is a list of the channels currently available on the virgin media ireland service. the availability of channels varies depending on the package chosen and not all channels are available in all areas. launch and removal dates are shown from the upc ireland rebrand on 4 may 2010, onwards .
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virgin media also offer a service called red house, where technicians from virgin media can visit your home to fine - tune the set - up of your broadband and tv, connect all devices, upgrade equipment, and sort any issues you might be having .
“this is a fantastic day for me and everyone at virgin media. i’m thrilled to bring our brand to homes and businesses all over ireland. virgin media is going to shake up the market with an unbeatable service – we have a great foundation to build on and there are no limits to what we want to achieve for our customers. ”
commenting on the announcement, virgin group founder richard branson said :
we are delighted to bring the virgin media brand to ireland. we are proud of the way it has revolutionised the uk market, improving customer service, increasing speeds and bringing more choice to our customers .
all operations, products and services will move to the new virgin media brand, with the rebranding expected to be completed this year .
“nobody likes a price rise, and we understand this, ” the company, a subsidiary of virgin media uk, writes on its website. “that’s why we’re always looking to bring you the best virgin media experience, ” the website notice states, without elaborating .
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tv3 was bought by virgin media' s parent group, liberty global, in july 2015 in a deal worth up to €87m .
utv ireland was launched in january 2015. it was bought by itv last year, which also bought utv’s northern ireland - based television service at the same time .
virgin media also offers what they call a red house visit, which is where virgin media technicians visit your home to fine - tune the set - up of your broadband and tv, connect all devices, upgrade equipment, and sort any issues you might be having .
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itv, which is 9. 9 per cent owned by virgin’s parent liberty global, is now fighting to be allowed seek retransmission fees for its flagship channel from cable and satellite operators, including virgin media .
the virgin media acquisition means rté is likely to face increased competition from a single, strengthened rival, led by the tv3 operation at ballymount .
when you sign up to a virgin media broadband plan, you can experience truly superfast fibre broadband straight to your home. virgin media broadband allows you to seamlessly stream your favourite tv and music, connect with friends and family on video calls or play games online without the dreaded lag .
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david bouchier, chief digital entertainment officer at virgin media, said: “the acquisition of utv ireland gives us leadership in commercial broadcasting in ireland and extends our platform to showcase the best irish, uk and international programming. it also gives us exciting opportunities to buy and make exclusive programmes for our virgin media customers in both the republic of ireland and the uk. our vision for television is about bringing people closer to the programmes they love how, where and when they want to view it – be that linear, on - demand or online. ”
it is not yet known if the deal will result in job losses at utv ireland .
so what about that idea that virgin “voluntarily” gives rté the best spots on its electronic programme guide? sky would agree with virgin that it does the same (and furthermore that it’s regulated in the uk, not ireland) .
“we are delighted to bring the virgin media brand to ireland. we are proud of the way it has revolutionised the uk market, improving customer service, increasing speeds and bringing more choice to our customers. building on the strong platform in ireland, i know we will do great things together with liberty global and shake up the irish market even further, ” said virgin group founder richard branson .
virgin media’s mix 240 plan is what’s known as a triple - play deal, which means you get your broadband, phone and tv in one .
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i asked the broadcasting authority of ireland what would happen if virgin was suddenly to deprioritise rté’s channels. it agreed that virgin and sky had voluntarily put rté and the other irish channels in the top spots. but, crucially, it said it would intervene if virgin didn’t fancy doing so any more .
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the sharp fall in its tv customer base means that virgin now has more broadband customers than tv customers in ireland for the first time in the company' s history .
virgin media said it will keep bringing magic to its customers with many more trail blazing developments in the coming months. virgin media’s mobile launch also signals a new four - way offering of digital tv, the best broadband, mobile and landline in a single bundle, or any selection of these services that customers want .
the acquisition of utv ireland means tv3 has effectively taken back control of the soap opera cash cows and it may decide to transfer them to the tv3 channel rather than keeping them on utv ireland .
upc ireland has strong finish to 2009 “upc ireland finished the year strongly, ” said dunn. “these results demonstrate that consumers are responding positively to the compelling propositions delivered by our fibre - powered network .
utv ireland was launched in january 2015, and was acquired by britain' s itv in 2016 .
bill blake, head of media content with virgin media, told the irish times that eir sport’s loss to sky of the irish rights to live english premier league games on a saturday afternoon and declining subscriber numbers were behind its decision to drop eir sport .
utv media had initially predicted utv ireland would break even by the end of its first year, but six months into operation it forecast the operation would instead record a €15. 6m loss .
commenting upon approval of the deal, virgin media ceo tony hanway said: “we’re delighted to have received regulatory approval to acquire utv ireland. this follows our acquisition of tv3 last year and we look forward to playing an even bigger role in the irish broadcasting sector. ”
“i’m thrilled to bring our brand to homes and businesses all over ireland. virgin media is going to shake up the market with an unbeatable service – we have a great foundation to build on and there are no limits to what we want to achieve for our customers. ”
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the price change does not affect mobile customers. virgin has built up 13, 600 mobile customers since launching services in october 2016 under a mobile virtual network operator agreement with three ireland .
the company has 381, 000 digital tv customers in ireland, a 9pc growth on the previous year .
it is the company' s slowest rate of broadband customer growth in ireland since it introduced the service .
virgin media is writing to all home and business customers to let them know its plans and will start an extensive marketing and advertising campaign titled ‘here comes the magic’ next week .
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this channel will be offered as part of virgin media’s basic tv pack, replacing setanta sports (now eir sport), which it had carried since its launch in 2004 .
“what we will not wish to do, now or at any point in the future, is pay for access to rté’s content or have our customers in effect subsidise rté’s fulfilment of their public - service remit, ” virgin media ireland chief executive tony hanway told the mediacon summit in dublin .
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mr swords said itv recognised that this had been “an uncertain period” for the staff of utv and utv ireland .
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in a statement, utv ireland’s owners described it as “an important step forward for the future of the channel” .
“launching utv ireland last year represented a significant achievement by the teams in dublin and belfast in challenging circumstances, ” said christy swords, the director of broadcast finance and operations at itv, which bought utv ireland in october .
as part of the deal, utv ireland was moved from macken house to tv3' s headquarters in ballymount .
virgin’s regular broadband and television services are subject to an initial 12 - month contract .
virgin media, a wholly - owned subsidiary of liberty global, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with itv plc to acquire utv ireland, the nation’s newest free - to - air commercial broadcaster, for a purchase price of €10 million. the agreement also includes a comprehensive 10 year output deal for ireland for itv produced programming. the purchase price is expected to be funded through existing liquidity .
and it might be in virgin media’s interest to relegate rté to less favourable spots. since buying tv3 group in 2015, virgin has owned channels that compete with rté for the same viewers. although the first 10 spots on the electronic programme guide are considered the prime positions, a sliding scale obviously applies. why else would virgin install its newest baby, be3, in the 106 spot rather than leave it in at 110, where its predecessor utv ireland resided ?
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the virgin media boss also noted that rté received in the region of €180 million a year from the licence fee, which he described as “a very helpful start to any financial year” .
subscribers may have to wait some time before they regain access to eir sport through the virgin platform, however. the service has not been available to virgin customers since last summer when the two companies fell out over the wholesale price eir sought to charge virgin .
mr hanway has hinted at cuts at the troubled irish station, which ended up costing utv media £13m, four times the original estimate, due in part to poor audience figures. when asked in october about potential cutbacks the virgin boss didn' t comment, but admitted that it had been struggling. a deal was agreed for utv ireland in july, with virgin proceeding with the process of getting approval from the broadcasting authority of ireland, the competition authority and sign off from communications minister denis naughten .
there was a specific context to these carefully selected words. what virgin media does not wish to do, “now or at any point in the future”, is pay retransmission fees to rté .
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itv said that it is “committed to maintaining the service” at utv ireland while it waits for the deal to go through .
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ireland’s leading broadband and entertainment innovator, upc today announced strong growth for the fourth quarter and full - year ended december 31, 2012. upc also announced today that it has reached the one millionth subscription milestone in ireland, marking a strong end to a year of success and innovation in ireland. it has contributed over €500 million in investment as part of the roll - out of its new fibre powered network across ireland and now offers 150 mbps broadband speeds to 40% of all irish homes .
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the accounts were published as virgin media' s parent company, liberty global, announced a new €1bn deal with vodafone that will give the mobile operator access to liberty global' s fibre network in holland .
“with over 1, 000 hours of tv from the four uktv channels being added to our on demand service, there will be no shortage of finding something to watch if you’re a virgin media customer. ”
“our home phone service is now available to 607, 700 homes, ” explained carol grennan, upc ireland’s chief financial officer .
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virgin media provides the ccd with a diverse internet connection that consists of a dual connection: the fibres delivering the separate connections never cross each other thus ensuring continued internet service if one of the connections goes down .
the acquisition will be subject to competition and regulatory approval from the competition and consumer protection commission and the broadcasting authority of ireland, as well as a separate media plurality test by the department of communications. this is likely to take some months .
“we are continuing to invest in both our on demand services and our original programming, and preview new shows on uktv play. the first of these for virgin media ireland customers will be brand - new uktv original series, eat your heart out with nick helm, which will exclusively preview on uktv play a week before being shown on dave. ”
virgin media said the agreement with itv, which bought the two utv channels last autumn, will also see it take over a 10 - year deal for itv - produced programmes including soap operas coronation street and emmerdale .
virgin media’s fastest plans go up to 360mbps and the provider’s unlimited broadband service does not apply either a fair usage policy or traffic management, which means you can download as much as you want, whenever you want .
you can cancel your service before april 18th. we suggest that once you have your alternative service installed, that you contact us then so we can stop your billing for virgin media. we can also arrange a refund of any payment you may have made in advance. it would be a good idea to make sure your new service is up and running before you cancel your virgin media service, so your tv viewing is not disrupted .
some third parties may be located in countries outside the eu and switzerland where different privacy rules apply. we will continue to use the european commission - approved standard contractual clauses as a legal mechanism for data transfers from the e. u. these clauses are contractual commitments between companies transferring personal data (for example virgin media ireland limited to its parent company, liberty global inc .), binding them to protect the privacy and security of the data. virgin media adopt standard contractual clauses so that the data flows necessary to provide, maintain and develop our services takes place legally .
virgin media said the agreement with itv, which bought the two utv channels last autumn, will also see it take over a 10 - year supply deal for itv - produced programmes including soap operas coronation street and emmerdale .
the universal account number (uan) is an eight digit number which is used by telecom providers to identify phone lines. if you’re a virgin media customer, you can find your uan at the top of your bill .
virgin media is set to drop eir sports from its cable tv platform at the end of this month after failing to agree commercial terms on a new wholesale arrangement for the pack of six channels, which includes bt sport .
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utv ireland is to be called be3, and commence broadcasting at 7. 00am on monday january 9th on all platforms except of sky .
while some programmes currently shown on utv ireland - such as' good morning britain' and' lorraine' - will no longer air .
this acquisition will be subject to competition and regulatory approval from the competition and consumer protection commission and the broadcasting authority of ireland as well as a separate media plurality test by the irish government. it is expected the transaction will be cleared in the coming months .
freedom tv also follows the launch last year of virgin’s freedom broadband, another 30 - day notice product .
( in order to purchase a tv product from virgin media, freedom broadband and anytime mobile customers must sign up to one of our combined tv, broadband and telephony bundles, which are subject to a 12 month contract. )
some virgin media customers were frustrated in july by the company’s decision to stop offering the eir sports pack of channels, which includes bt sport, after it failed to agree commercial terms on a wholesale arrangement for the six channels .
if you want to bundle your broadband, phone and tv altogether you’ll have plenty of options with virgin media - again, the channels, broadband speed and phone package you want are really important to think about before signing up .
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thousands of customers took to social media from around 9pm to highlight the issue, which appears to have affected customers nationwide .
“upc ireland finished the year strongly. these results demonstrate that consumers are responding positively to the compelling propositions enabled by our fibre - powered network .
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virgin media’s contracts range from just 30 days, up to 12 months, depending on the plan you go for. the ‘freedom’ plans, with 30 - day contracts, could be useful for students or people in short - term accommodation .
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ahead of its launch, utv ireland built a newsroom and small studio in dublin’s docklands, which was opened in december 2014 by taoiseach enda kenny .
at the mediacon event in dublin castle last week, chief executive tony hanway segued from stressing the need for public - service broadcasting “in any properly functioning society” to the claim that virgin media does rté a favour by giving it the top spots .
media regulators across europe have yet to catch up to this “top picks” world. when they do, there may be some drama .
broadband prices will rise by €2. 50 a month, while the cost of television packages will climb by €1. 50 a month. subscribers with television and broadband bundles will see their bills go up by €4 a month, virgin media said .
virgin media’s hub delivers best - in - class wifi performance in the home, and the technology supports the highest broadband speeds. this is really useful if you’re living in a busy household, with many devices connected to the wifi at all times .
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“as well as having exclusive access to uktv original shows, virgin media customers will now be able access their favourite classics, such as only fools and horses and the good life, as well as hit shows including, doctor who and storage hunters .
pat kiely, md of tv3, said: “today’s announcement represents an exciting new chapter for the irish television industry. virgin media' s investment in tv3 has already supported the expansion of our studio facilities and increased production of originated content. the proposed acquisition of utv ireland will ensure further investment in the independent irish television sector as we continue to compete head on against significant local and international competition .
cable broadband provider upc ireland reported a 10pc rise in the number of service subscriptions for the past year, with 785, 000 subscribers across the country .
tv3 will be home to prime time programmes such as' red rock',' gogglebox ireland',' coronation street' and' emmerdale' .
the agreement includes a comprehensive 10 - year output deal for ireland for itv produced programming, of which soaps coronation street and emmerdale are a key element .
the fall in virgin' s irish television business comes at a time when aggressive competition in the sector has increased .
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starting the new journey, virgin group founder richard branson burst into the launch event in dublin in a massive virgin media juggernaut which will also be seen in a nationwide new advertising campaign starting next week. at the launch, richard met guests and staff and also held a q & a session with entrepreneurs and founders from a range of high - tech irish start - ups .
at the end of 2009, upc ireland had 504, 800 tv subscribers, 148, 100 broadband customers and provided telephone services to 60, 000 homes .
“i’m thrilled that we’re also simultaneously launching a mobile service with a great offer for existing customers. as virgin media we’re going to provide new choice and simplicity to help people to do more with the best products, prices and services available in the market. ”
virgin media ireland is liberty global 's telecommunications operation in ireland . it is the largest digital cable television provider within the republic of ireland . as of 31 december 2014 , the company offers broadband internet , digital television and digital ( voip ) telephony to 1.1 million customers . until 4 may 2010 , virgin media ireland traded under the name chorus ntl and upc ireland until 5 october 2015 . its main competitors in the irish pay tv market are sky ireland , eir and vodafone ireland . 
virgin media ireland is liberty global's telecommunications operation in ireland. it is the largest digital cable television provider within the republic of ireland. as of 31 december 2014, the company offers broadband internet, digital television and digital (voip) telephony to 1.1 million customers. until 4 may 2010, virgin media ireland traded under the name chorus ntl and upc ireland until 5 october 2015. its main competitors in the irish pay tv market are sky ireland, eir and vodafone ireland.
virgin media ireland is liberty global's telecommunications operation in ireland. it is the largest digital cable television provider within the republic of ireland. as of 31 december 2014, the company offers broadband internet, digital television and digital (voip) telephony to 1.1 million customers. until 4 may 2010, virgin media ireland traded under the name chorus ntl and upc ireland until 5 october 2015. its main competitors in the irish pay tv market are sky ireland, eir and vodafone ireland.