Virgin Media Four
Irish television channel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Virgin Media Four is an Irish television channel from Virgin Media Television.[1][2]
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| Country | Ireland |
|---|---|
| Network | Virgin Media Television |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Virgin Media Ireland |
| Sister channels | Virgin Media One Virgin Media Two Virgin Media Three Virgin Media More |
| History | |
| Launched | 24 August 2022 |
| Links | |
| Website | https://www.virginmediatelevision.ie |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Saorview |
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| Streaming media | |
| Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (Ireland only) |
The channel focuses on general entertainment programming from both Ireland and the UK as well as weekly coverage of the NFL.
The channel launched on 24 August 2022.
History
Virgin Media Ireland confirmed it would launch a new channel in August 2022, at a Virgin Media Showcase event. The channel is currently available on Saorview, Virgin Media and Sky. The channel made it to Virgin Media Play on the 2nd of September, 2024, following the rebrand.
The channels programming is largely a replay of previously aired content from across Virgin Media channels with little investment in Irish content. The channels schedule is dependent on content from UK broadcaster ITV and generally broadcasts double episodes of programmes to fill its schedule.
On 16 March 2023, the channel began testing on Sky, using the frequency 12363 V 27500 2/3 DVB-S2 8PSK,[3][4] and was launched on Sky on 27 April 2023 on channel 160 and 159 (Sky Glass)[5]
Rebrand
On the 2nd of September, 2024: Virgin Media Four got a new ident.
Programming
- Winning Combination
- The Chase
- The Hotel Inspector
- Ireland’s Paramedics
- Don’t Look Back In Anger[6][7][8]
- The Group Chat[9]
- Two Sides[10][11]
References
External links
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