Virgin TV customers can now ace their tennis viewing experience by streaming Tennis Channel at no extra cost. * Virgin Media O2 serves customers an enhanced viewing experience by streaming Tennis Channel at no extra cost. * All channels are visible in Virgin Media's TV guide and searchable via voice control, ensuring they are quick and easy to find. * Virgin TV customers now have access to 40 streaming channels including British Screen Classics, Inside Crime and U&Transport. * The upgrade will automatically be added to Virgin TV 360 and Flex, with no need for customers to take action. Virgin Media O2 launches a brand-new streaming experience for their customers with Tennis Channel, giving users access to even more sport content at their fingertips - at no extra cost. Available to Virgin TV customers directly via their set-top box on channel 542, the brand-new channel offers viewers 24/7 access to a wide range of tennis content, including live coverage of some of the sport's most exciting competitions. This includes the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup, as well as the ATP Challenger Tour, with live coverage beginning on Tuesday 18 August, and the innovative Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS). Beyond live action, Tennis Channel brings fans closer to the sport and its stars with exclusive interviews, player profiles, magazine shows and highlights, alongside a rich archive of classic matches and memorable moments from some of tennis's biggest stages, including the Australian Open and US Open. The new addition joins the existing 40 streaming channels available on Virgin TV, which include Tipping Point, Deal or No Deal, Great British Menu, History Hunters and much more. Richard Vivian, Director of Programming and Value-Added Services at Virgin Media O2, said: "Tennis continues to captivate audiences around the world, and this new streaming channel gives our customers even more ways to stay connected to the sport they love. Available 24/7 at no extra cost, Virgin TV customers can switch onto live tournaments and exclusive content as well as must-watch tennis content they won't find anywhere else." Andy Reif, SVP International and Programming at Tennis Channel, said: "We're thrilled to bring world-class tennis coverage to millions of UK fans through this new partnership with Virgin Media O2. "This marks another milestone in Tennis Channel's ongoing international growth and reinforces our commitment to delivering the best tennis coverage to fans everywhere." The new additions to Virgin Media's TV line up can be found on the Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) and come as part of the company's expanding streaming channel offering, providing an alternative and complimentary experience to traditional linear TV. Virgin Media O2 will continue to evolve its streaming channel offering, adding more fantastic channels that will provide customers with even greater choice. Notes to Editor: Only available for Virgin TV360 and Flex customers. Channel rights include: 1/ PREMIER COUNTRY vs COUNTRY COMPETITIONS * UNITED CUP * DAVIS CUP * BILLIE JEAN KING CUP * HOPMAN CUP 2/ ATP & WTA UK GRASS COURT EVENTS * ATP 500 QUEEN'S (HSBC CHAMPIONSHIPS) * WTA 500 QUEEN'S (HSBC CHAMPIONSHIPS) * ATP & WTA BIRMINGHAM * ATP & WTA ILKLEY * WTA 250 & ATP NOTTINGHAM * WTA & ATP 250 EASTBOURNE 3/ ATP CHALLENGER TOUR 35 events from January to November 4/ ULTIMATE TENNIS SHOWDOWN * GUADALAJARA * NÎMES * HONG KONG * LONDON Subscribe for alerts. By completing this form, you agree to Virgin Media O2 using your details for the intended purpose. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of its emails. For information about its privacy practices, please visit its website. Telefonica UK Limited use Mailchimp as its marketing platform. By clicking below to subscribe, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here.

Virgin TV adds Tennis Channel. August 13, 2026 By Nik Roseveare Virgin Media O2 has added Tennis Channel to its streaming TV line-up at no extra cost. Available to Virgin TV customers directly via their set-top box on channel 542, the new channel offers viewers 24/7 access to a range of tennis content and competitions - including the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup, as well as the ATP Challenger Tour, with live coverage beginning on August 18th, and the innovative Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS). Beyond live action, Tennis Channel brings fans closer to the sport and its stars with exclusive interviews, player profiles, magazine shows and highlights, alongside an archive of classic matches and memorable moments from some of tennis's biggest stages, including the Australian Open and US Open. The new addition joins the existing 40 streaming channels available on Virgin TV, which include Tipping Point, Deal or No Deal, Great British Menu, History Hunters and more. Richard Vivian, Director of Programming and Value-Added Services at Virgin Media O2, commented: "Tennis continues to captivate audiences around the world, and this new streaming channel gives our customers even more ways to stay connected to the sport they love. Available 24/7 at no extra cost, Virgin TV customers can switch onto live tournaments and exclusive content as well as must-watch tennis content they won't find anywhere else." Andy Reif, SVP International and Programming at Tennis Channel, added: "We're thrilled to bring world-class tennis coverage to millions of UK fans through this new partnership with Virgin Media O2. "This marks another milestone in Tennis Channel's ongoing international growth and reinforces our commitment to delivering the best tennis coverage to fans everywhere." Additionally, Virgin has announced the addition of four new themed channels offering rolling episodes of iconic series: Robot Wars, River Monsters, The Hotel Inspector and Demand Drama.

TXO and Virgin Media O2 partnership avoids emissions equal to taking more than 1,100 cars off the road for a year. * Data collected over the last 10 years reveals 5,262 tonnes of CO[2]e emissions avoided and saved from Virgin Media O2 network equipment being returned to and sourced through the secondary market * 690 tonnes of equipment diverted from landfill through responsible recycling and putting valuable metals back into UK resources London, 11 August 2026: TXO has enabled Virgin Media O2 to avoid 5,262 tonnes of CO[2]e emissions - the equivalent of taking more than 1,100 cars off the road for a year - through a long-term programme to recover, refurbish, resell and responsibly recycle network equipment, giving valuable assets a second life. Data collected over the last 10 years shows that the largest share, 4,575 tonnes of CO[2]e, was achieved by refurbishing recovered network assets such as switches, routers, and line cards, and returning them to the telecoms market. The remaining 687 tonnes came from Virgin Media O2 sourcing replacement equipment through the secondary market rather than buying new. The impact was measured using TXO's Carbon Calculator, developed with global climate consultancy the Carbon Trust, designed to quantify the carbon and commercial value of circular economy decisions across procurement, asset recovery, decommissioning and lifecycle management. TXO has also recycled more than 690 tonnes of Virgin Media O2's end-of-life equipment over the same period, equivalent to the weight of around 50 double decker buses, keeping this material out of landfill. This includes cable, power packs, routers, switches and processor boards, with extracted steel, aluminium and copper accounting for almost 60 per cent of the total recycled weight. By recovering and processing assets in the UK, including at its South Wales facility, TXO helps to keep more material value within the domestic economy. This programme forms part of Virgin Media O2's work to extend the life of technology and to achieve net zero carbon emissions by the end of 2040 as part of its ESG strategy, the Responsible Business Plan. David Evans, Chief Product and Asset Recovery Officer at TXO, said: "The technology sector has to move beyond the linear model of buying, deploying and replacing. This partnership shows that circularity can deliver measurable carbon savings, reduce waste, recover valuable materials and create commercial return. "Its work with Virgin Media O2 shows what practical circularity looks like at scale. By combining lifecycle expertise with data through its platform and Carbon Calculator, organisations can see the environmental and financial value of the choices they are making, and build more sustainable decisions into the way they manage technology." Paul Franey, Head of Reverse Logistics at Virgin Media O2, said: "Virgin Media O2 Ltd. want to extend the life of its network hardware so it can be reused, given a second life or disposed of sustainably. That's why Virgin Media O2's long-standing partnership with TXO plays an important role in its supply chain strategy, helping Virgin Media O2 Ltd. maintain network equipment through testing, repair and refurbishment wherever possible. "The results of this programme demonstrate how a more circular approach to technology can benefit both the business and the environment." Aleyn Smith-Gillespie, Director and Global Head of ICT at the Carbon Trust, said: "Extending the life of products through better design, recycled content, and reuse, repair and refurbishment is a core decarbonisation lever for ICT and telecom companies, but the challenge is quantifying these emission savings and demonstrating their impact. That's precisely where the carbon calculator can support decisions, enabling Virgin Media O2 to expand its efforts where they will make the greatest difference." Subscribe for alerts. By completing this form, you agree to Virgin Media O2 using your details for the intended purpose. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of its emails. For information about its privacy practices, please visit its website. Virgin Media O2 Ltd. use Mailchimp as its marketing platform. By clicking below to subscribe, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here.