New Formula 1 channel launches on Virgin Media
Watch all the news, views and live action from the start of the new Formula 1™ season
Pack away the Scalextric set and watch the real thing - Virgin Media are making the new Formula 1™ channel from Sky Sports available to Virgin Media subscribers, giving customers the opportunity to watch every minute of the Formula 1™ Grand Prix™ 2012 season.
The new channel, Sky Sports F1™, will join Virgin Media’s TV service from 9th March and will be dedicated to comprehensive reporting of the world's most prestigious and popular motorsport series, including live coverage of every race, practice, and qualifying session.
This means that Virgin Media customers will be brought all the news, views and live action from the start of the new Formula 1™ season from the likes of Martin Brundle, David Croft, Georgie Thompson, Ted Kravitz, Simon Lazenby, Natalie Pinkham and Steve Rider.
The channel will be added to the complete Sky Sports package available through Virgin Media, alongside Sky Sports 1, Sky Sports 2, Sky Sports 3 and Sky Sports 4. Subscribers to this package will have the channel added automatically at launch. Sky Sports News is separately included in all pay TV tiers.
Cindy Rose, Executive Director of Digital Entertainment at Virgin Media, said: “We’re delighted to be able to offer this new channel right from the off as it’s certain to be an exciting Formula 1™ season with a record number of races and six former or current world champions racing for the title.”
