Sports fans rejoice! Virgin Media launches Sports Extra including BT Sport and Premier Sports

Virgin Media will give their new and existing TV 360 customers the chance to score a hat-trick of Sky Sports, BT Sport and Premier Sports, all for half price for 6 months from today.

 

Also, new customers adding Sky Sports or existing Virgin Media customers currently on the Sky Sports bundle will also gain access to Sky Sports F1 for no additional cost.

 

Wednesday 3rd August 2022: Virgin Media is expanding its sports offering by adding Sports Extra to their line-up, which includes channels from BT Sport & Premier Sports. Customers will be able to watch as much sport as they like with the addition of BT Sport 1, 2, and 3, BT Sport ESPN, Premier Sports 1 and 2.

 

Ahead of the new Premier League season starting this Friday, these channels will be available to new and existing Virgin Media TV 360 customers, adding Sky Sports Extra from today, Wednesday 3rd August.

 

For the die-hard sports fans, Virgin Media are also creating the ultimate must-have sports package with ‘Sky Sports & Sky Sports Extra’ which offers both BT Sport and Premier Sports along with Sky Sports, all for half price for 6 months.

New customers adding Sky Sports or existing Virgin Media customers currently on the Sky Sports bundle will also gain access to Sky Sports F1 for no additional cost.

 

Paul Higgins, Vice President of Commercial, Virgin Media Ireland said: “We have listened to our customers, and we know they enjoy premium live sport, so we are delighted to give them even more options by adding additional sports channels to our offering to ensure they don’t miss any of the important moments. With the new soccer season kicking off soon, Irish fans now have a great option with 6 months half price for Sky Sports & Sports Extra so they’ll never miss a game.

 

Our customers are telling us that they really enjoy TV 360, our latest and best ever TV service so the introduction of new Sports channels adds to what is already a premium content schedule including our new exclusive first look channel Virgin Media More, offering the best of ground-breaking Irish and International drama, sport and documentaries.”

 

To learn more, visit https://www.virginmedia.ie/television/premiums-channels

 

CAPTION: Virgin Media Sport analyst Damien Delaney, left, and Virgin Media Ireland vice president of commercial Paul Higgins. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile