Virgin Media Television, a privately owned company headquartered in Ireland and a subsidiary of Virgin Media Ireland, was founded in 1998 and employs approximately 310 individuals. It reported $95.5M in revenue as of 2024. Operating as a tier 1 media tech buyer, the company's main product is broadcast television and radio. It functions as a commercial television company in Ireland. Historically, it was launched as TV3 Television Network in 1998, with the TV3 Group forming in January 2009. The company was acquired by Liberty Global in 2015, and its channels were rebranded to Virgin Media Television in 2018, having previously been known as TV3 Television Network Ltd and having traded as the TV3 Group until August 2018.

Revenue

Founded

1998

Headcount

310

Headquarters

Ireland

Primary Segment

Broadcast television and radio

Ownership

Privately Owned

Deployments

1

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Virgin Media Television and Gala Retail recently crowned the winners of the 2026 Ireland's Best Baker and Junior Baker of the Year following a national search, marking the second year of the initiative which attracted hundreds of home bakers. This follows news from May 1, 2026, indicating that Virgin Media Television will no longer hold the rights to broadcast the UEFA Champions League for the period of 2027 to 2031. For over a decade, the network had provided free-to-air coverage of the competition to Irish homes. Previously, on April 30, 2026, Virgin Media confirmed its Champions League coverage would conclude in 2027, stating the arrangement was "no longer sustainable."

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Virgin Media Television offers 3 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Virgin Media Television's product portfolio comprises of content rights, broadcast television and radio and media and TV services.
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Virgin Media Television's revenues were less than $250M in 2024. Caretta Research has split Virgin Media Television's revenue into 3 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (thematic channel groups). For full access to Virgin Media Television's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Virgin Media Television currently holds 9 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including rugby union, motorsports and athletics.

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