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Use Virgin Media? You've unlocked a swathe of popular premium channels to watch all month at no extra cost.
The full-fibre broadband firm is offering its television customers a free upgrade throughout October, with complementary access to channels like Sky Kids, Cartoon Network, and Nickelodeon, and others. These channels are being offered-up to help families keep their children entertained throughout the month, including during the busy half-term break.
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Even with the best Sky Glass deals, you'll need to spend an extra £7 a month to upgrade to these channels.
Virgin Media typically charges an extra £5 a month to unlock these family-friendly shows, which are included in a bundle known as Kids TV Pick package. You'll be able to tune-in to shows like Teen Titans Go! on Cartoon Network, PAW Patrol on Nick Jr, SpongeBob SquarePants on Nickelodeon, and Isadora Moon on Sky Kids.
The generous giveaway is only available until 6.00am on October 31, so you should start watching the latest on-demand boxsets and live channels as soon as possible to make the most of the offer. As long as you have added a television package to your Virgin Media contract, you'll be able for the free channels.
You don't need to do anything to start watching — the family-friendly channels should already be activated and ready-to-watch on your Virgin TV 360 set-top box or Virgin Stream box today.
The complete list of channels available to watch live and on-demand free are:
- Sky Kids (Ch. 707)
- Cartoon Network HD (Ch. 704)
- Cartoon Network +1 (Ch. 705)
- Boomerang HD (Ch. 730)
- Boomerang +1 (Ch. 731)
- Cartoonito (Ch. 706)
- Nickelodeon HD (Ch. 712)
- Nick +1 (Ch. 713)
- Nick Jr. (Ch. 715)
- Nick Jr. Too (Ch. 716)
- Nicktoons (Ch. 717)
Speaking about the free gift to millions of customers across the UK, Virgin Media Chief TV & Entertainment Officer, David Bouchier said: "With half-term fast approaching, we’re offering a helping hand to keep the whole family entertained throughout October, by giving our customers access to a host of premium kids and teen TV channels at no extra cost.
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