ESPN UK to replace ESPN America

It’s been confirmed ESPN’s new UK channel won’t run side-by-side with ESPN America – it will replace ESPN America on Virgin Media, Sky and Top Up TV (digital terrestrial).
The new UK channel will be available in standard definition and high definition on Sky. There’s no word yet on whether it will be carried in HD [...]

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Filed under:Top Up TV, Virgin Media

ESPN UK to launch 3rd August [Updated]

Updated: Further to our news post a few days ago, AGB Nielson have announced ESPN’s new UK channel will begin BARB reporting on the 4th August and BBC News says the channel will start broadcasting on the 3rd August. The new channel will be on DTT, Virgin Media and Sky. This will mean ESPN America [...]

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UK version of ESPN to launch soon

According to a channel guide PDF on the official Virgin Media website, the UK version of ESPN will launch on channel 553 soon. ESPN America is already available on channel 533, but this new UK ESPN will show Premier League matches when the new football season starts. It’s thought the new channel will be added [...]

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Filed under:Virgin Media