BritBox launches on Virgin TV
James R | On 07, May 2022
The BritBox UK app is now available on Virgin TV set top boxes.
Millions of Virgin TV homes will now be able to access the streaming service, which showcases British telly such as Broadchurch, Downton Abbey, Vera, Only Fools and Horses and Love Island. It also offers exclusive original content including Season 2 of Sanditon, Hugh Laurie’s adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?, as well as Ciaran Hinds-starring dram The Dry.
The app is available to all Virgin customers with “TV 360” or “V6” set top boxes and, from the launch of ITVX later this year, BritBox will also be available to Virgin TV customers within the premium tier of the new ITVX app on Virgin Media O2’s TV platform.
Tom Price, BritBox UK’s Commercial Director said: “We are thrilled to bring BritBox to Virgin TV customers, building on the multi-year partnership ITV and Virgin Media O2 announced last year. Launching Britbox on Virgin TV means that even more customers now have easy access to the best of British entertainment, including original dramas Magpie Murders and Murder in Provence.”
David Bouchier, Chief TV and Entertainment Officer at Virgin Media O2, added: “BritBox is a fantastic addition to Virgin Media’s TV platform, offering our customers access to their favourite British programmes along with a host of top TV channels and apps – all in one place.”