Virgin Media provides a further 17 channels at no extra cost for customers

17 April 2020

  • Virgin Media will give all TV customers access to a range of top documentary and entertainment channels
  • Customers can enjoy popular channels including Alibi, Animal Planet, Eden, History, National Geographic and many others
  • Top shows like Shakespeare & Hathaway, Vikings and Wicked Tuna are available to watch
  • Customers can also get free access to a fitness app and mindfulness and wellbeing videos


Virgin Media is giving its TV customers access to some of its most popular documentary and entertainment channels at no extra cost until 16 May.

Top channels such as Alibi, Animal Planet, Eden, History and National Geographic will be available to all TV customers from Friday.

Across these channels, Virgin TV customers will be able to enjoy a range of shows including Shakespeare & Hathaway and Death in Paradise (Alibi), Cosmos: Possible Worlds and Wicked Tuna (National Geographic), Vikings and Forged in Fire (History).

Virgin Media is also giving its customers free access to its ‘Get Fit Today’ app until 30 April which has a range of workouts from Andreia Brazier, a four times Fitness Model World Champion.

Also available are hours of mindfulness and wellbeing content from Linda Hall Meditation and The Honest Guys which provides a variety of meditation, deep relaxation and stress management exercises.

Over the past few weeks, Virgin Media has given its TV customers access to more than 50 extra channels showing a range of popular kids, entertainment and Sky channel programmes at no extra cost.

For extra flexibility, there’s also a thousand episodes available On Demand, so customers can pick and choose to watch their favourite shows at any time. Eligible customers don’t have to do anything and there will be no change to their contract.

Virgin Media has also launched Entertainment Picks for Mixit TV customers. This comes with core entertainment channels plus themed extras including Lifestyle, Drama, Documentaries and Sport Lite for only £10 per month. For more information, visit > https://www.virginmedia.com/broadband/packages

The full line up of extra documentary and entertainment channels now available for families to enjoy includes:

  • Alibi
  • Animal Planet
  • Comedy Central Extra
  • Crime + Investigation
  • Discovery History
  • Discovery Science
  • Discovery Shed
  • Discovery Turbo
  • Eden
  • Eurosport 1
  • Eurosport 2
  • History2
  • History
  • Home and Health
  • Love Nature
  • National Geographic
  • National Geographic Wild


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Notes to eds

  • The ‘Get Fit Today’ app can be found in the Apps & Games section on the Tivo and V6 set top box. It is free for all customers until 30 April.
  • The mindfulness and wellbeing videos can be found in the ‘Take a Moment’ box sets section


Virgin Media gives customers access to popular Sky channels at no extra cost > https://www.virginmedia.com/corporate/media-centre/press-releases/virgin-media-gives-customers-free-access-to-popular-sky-channels

Virgin Media gives TV customers 18 entertainment channels at no extra cost > https://www.virginmedia.com/corporate/media-centre/press-releases/virgin-media-gives-tv-customers-18-entertainment-channels-at-no-extra-cost

Virgin Media gives TV customers popular kid’s channels at no extra cost > https://www.virginmedia.com/corporate/media-centre/press-releases/virgin-media-gives-tv-customers-popular-kids-channels-at-no-extra-cost