By Virgin Media offers Big Bundles & Bigger Combo Bundles with either the Mixit TV channels or the Mega TV (Maxit TV) channels included.
In the UK, Virgin Media currently offers a range of bundles with fibre broadband and TV included from £27.99 per month. You’ll get up to 230 channels on your Virgin TV 360 box, along with access to on-demand content and apps. You’ll also get Virgin TV Go for watching your channels on a smartphone, laptop or tablet.
In this article, we’ll compare Virgin Media’s TV bundles and what you’ll get included on each one. This includes their Big Bundle (with Mixit TV) and their Bigger Combo Bundle (with Mega TV/Maxit TV). We’ll look at the channels included on each bundle and the best Virgin Media TV deals that are currently available.
| Prices From: | £27.99 per month |
|---|---|
| Virgin TV Plans: | Mixit TV (with optional Drama & Docs add-on) Mega/Maxit TV (with optional Sport & Movies add-ons) |
| Virgin TV Channels: | Up to 230 channels (choose your plan and tap on ‘Plan details’ followed by ‘See all channels’) |
| Virgin TV Add-Ons: | Drama & Docs Sky Sports Sky Cinema TNT Sports Kids Asian Mela |
| Contract Length: | 18 months |
| Box: | Virgin TV 360 Box |
Contents
Compare Virgin TV Packages
In the UK, Virgin Media currently offers a range of bundles giving you fibre broadband, TV and home phone in one combined package. They also offer Volt bundles that come with an O2 SIM card for your mobile phone.
Depending on the channels you’d like to watch, you’ll need to choose either a Big Bundle plan (with Mixit TV) or a Bigger Combo Bundle plan (with Mega/Maxit TV). You can also choose the Biggest Combo Bundle or the Mega Volt Bundle, both of which come with a Netflix Standard subscription.
The following table shows a side-by-side comparison of the channels you’ll get on each package:
| Big Bundle | Bigger Combo Bundle | Mega Volt Bundle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plans From: | £27.99 per month | £39.99 per month | £84.99 per month |
| TV Channels: | 100+ (Big Bundle) 135+ (Big Bundle + Drama & Docs) |
190+ (Bigger Combo) 195+ (Bigger Sports Combo) 200+ (Bigger Movies Combo) 210+ (Biggest Combo) |
230+ (Mega Volt) |
| TV Package: | Mixit TV (+optional Drama & Docs add-on) |
Maxit/Mega TV (+optional Sport & Movie add-ons) |
Maxit/Mega TV + Sports + Cinema + Kids + Netflix |
| Channels Included | |||
| Free-to-air channels: (inc BBC, ITV & C4) |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Sky Entertainment: (inc Showcase, Witness, Max) |
With Drama & Docs add-on | ✔ | ✔ |
| Comedy Central: | With Drama & Docs add-on | ✔ | ✔ |
| Discovery & Nat Geo: | With Drama & Docs add-on | ✔ | ✔ |
| Eurosport: | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Sky Sports: | ✘ | With Sport add-on | ✔ |
| Sky Cinema: | ✘ | With Cinema add-on | ✔ |
| Netflix: | ✘ | With Biggest Combo bundle | ✔ |
| Kids TV: (inc Cartoon Network & Nick) |
✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| TNT Sports: | ✘ | Add £18/month (included before September 2023) |
Add £18/month (included before September 2023) |
| Other Features | |||
| Broadband: | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Home Phone: | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Mobile SIM: | Requires Volt add-on | Requires Volt add-on | ✔ Unlimited data |
| More Information: | Big Bundle packages | Bigger Combo packages | Mega Volt packages |
In the section below, you can see a detailed list of the channels available on each bundle. You can also compare the bundles available on the Virgin Media website.
List of Virgin TV Channels: By Package
Big Bundle
At present, Virgin Media’s Big Bundle is available from £27.99 per month. It’s the cheapest way of getting fibre broadband, TV and home phone together in one package from Virgin Media.
Alongside the M125 Fibre Broadband (which has an average download speed of 132Mbps), you’ll get the Mixit TV plan with access to more than 100 channels.
The Mixit TV plan mainly consists of free-to-air channels, most of which you’ll also find if you’re watching on Freeview. For instance, you’ll get all of the free-to-air channels from the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. You’ll also get Dave, Drama, Legend, Pick, Quest, RealityXtra, and more.
The following table shows a list of the channels you’ll get on the Big Bundle with Mixit TV:
Entertainment Channels:
- BBC One HD
- BBC Two HD
- ITV HD
- Channel 4 HD
- Channel 5
- 4Seven HD
- 5 HD
- 5 USA
- 5 USA +1
- 5Action HD
- 5Select
- 5Star
- 5Star +1
- Baywatch
- BBC ALBA
- BBC Four HD
- BBC One
- BBC Scotland HD
- BBC Three
- Blaze
- CBS Reality
- CBS Reality +1
- Challenge
- Channel 4
- Channel 4 +1
- Channel 5 +1
- Dave HD
- Dave Ja Vu
- Deal or No Deal
- Drama
- Drama +1
- E4 +1
- E4 Extra
- Fear Factor
- Great British Menu
- Great! TV
- Haunt TV
- History Hit
- Homes Under The Hammer
- HorrorXtra
- HorrorXtra+1
- Inside Crime
- ITV +1
- ITV 2 +1
- ITV 3 +1
- ITV 4 +1
- ITVBe +1
- Legend
- More 4
- More 4 +1
- Mystery TV
- NextUp Live Comedy
- Pick
- Quest +1
- Quest HD
- Quest Red
- Real Wild
- RealityXtra
- Really
- S4C HD
- Sky Arts
- Talk TV
- Tastemade
- The Chat Show Channel
- W +1
- W HD
- Wipeout Xtra
- Yesterday
- Yesterday +1
- plus more...
Movies:
- Film4 +1
- Great! Movies
- Great! Movies Action
- Great! Movies Classic
- Talking Pictures TV
Factual & Lifestyle:
- Create & Craft
- food network
- Gems TV
- God Channel
- HGTV
- PBS America
- QVC
- QVC Beauty
- QVC Style
- Smithsonian HD
- TJC
- Together TV
Sports:
- Sky Sports Racing
- Viaplay Xtra
Kids:
- CBBC HD
- CBeebies
- CITV
- POP
- Tiny Pop
News:
- BBC News HD
- BBC Parliament
- Bloomberg TV HD
- CNBC
- euronews
- Local TV
- NHK World Japan
- Sky News
Music:
- 4Music
- Clubland TV
- Now 70s
- Now 80s
- Now 90s
Other TV Channels:
- Al Jazeera Arabic
- Al Jazeera English
- B4U Music
- France 24 English HD
- Islam Channel English
- Islam Channel Urdu
- plus more...
Big Bundle + Drama & Docs
If you upgrade your Big Bundle with the ‘Drama & Docs’ add-on, you’ll get access to a selection of premium entertainment channels such as Sky Max, Sky Witness, alibi and Comedy Central. You’ll also get documentary channels including Animal Planet, Discovery, History, and National Geographic.
The following table shows a list of the channels you’ll get included on Big Bundle + Drama & Docs:
All of the channels included on the Big package, plus the following channels:
Entertainment Channels:
- alibi +1
- alibi HD
- Comedy Central +1
- Comedy Central HD
- Crime & Investigation +1
- Crime & Investigation HD
- DMAX
- DMAX +1
- E4 HD
- Gold +1
- Gold HD
- ITV 2 HD
- ITV 3 HD
- ITV 4 HD
- ITVBe HD
- More 4 HD
- Sky Arts HD
- Sky Max
- Sky Replay
- Sky Witness +1
- plus more...
Movies:
- Film4 HD
- Movies 24+
- Movies24
Factual & Lifestyle:
- Animal Planet
- Animal Planet +1
- Discovery Channel +1
- Discovery HD
- Discovery History
- Discovery History +1
- Discovery Science
- Discovery Science +1
- Discovery Turbo
- Eden +1
- Eden HD
- H2 HD
- History +1
- History HD
- I.D.
- I.D. +1
- Nat Geo Wild HD
- National Geographic +1
- National Geographic HD
See all Big Bundle + Drama & Docs channels →
Unfortunately, Sky Atlantic isn’t available to customers on Virgin Media. If you’d like to watch Sky Atlantic, you’ll need to get Sky TV, a NOW Entertainment membership, or BT TV.
Bigger Combo Bundle
Starting from £39.99 per month, you can upgrade to Virgin Media’s Bigger Combo Bundle. This comes with M350 Fibre Broadband (with an average download speed of 362Mbps), plus Maxit TV (aka Mega TV) for access to more than 190 television channels.
The Bigger Bundle with Maxit TV gives you Sky’s entertainment and documentary channels in HD quality (excluding Sky Atlantic which is not available to customers on Virgin Media). You’ll also get the Eurosport channels in HD, along with Sky Sports News and music channels such as MTV.
The following table shows a list of the channels that you’ll get on the Bigger Combo Bundle with Maxit TV:
All of the channels included on the Big + Drama package, plus the following channels:
Entertainment Channels:
- Comedy Central Extra
- E
- E! HD
- MTV HD
- Sky Comedy HD
- Sky Crime +1
- Sky Crime HD
- Sky Max HD
- Sky Sci-Fi HD
- Sky Showcase HD
- Sky Witness HD
- TLC +1
- TLC HD
- Virgin Ultra HD 4K
- plus more...
Factual & Lifestyle:
- Sky Documentaries HD
- Sky History
- Sky Nature HD
Sports:
- Eurosport 1 HD
- Eurosport 2 HD
- Sky Sports Mix HD
- Sky Sports News HD
News:
- Sky News HD
Music:
- BOX
- Kerrang!
- Kiss
- Magic
- MTV 90s
- MTV Hits
- MTV Live HD
- MTV Music
See all Bigger Combo Bundle channels →
Prior to the 4th September 2023, the TNT Sports channels were included on Virgin Media’s Maxit TV service. With the new Mega TV service (available on plans taken since the 4th September 2023), you’ll need to add an extra £18 per month for access to the TNT Sports channels.
Bigger Sports Combo Bundle
If you want access to the Sky Sports channels, you’ll need to upgrade to the Bigger Bundle + Sports. This is currently available from £69.99 per month.
The ‘Sports’ add-on will give you access to Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports F1, and all of the following Sky Sports channels:
All of the channels included on the Bigger package, plus the following sport channels:
Sports:
- Sky Sports Arena
- Sky Sports Cricket
- Sky Sports F1
- Sky Sports Football
- Sky Sports Golf
- Sky Sports Main Event
- Sky Sports NFL
- Sky Sports Premier League
See all Bigger Sports Combo Bundle channels →
By default, the Sky Sports channels are only available in standard-definition (SD) quality. You’ll need to pay an extra £7 per month to upgrade them to HD quality. This HD upgrade also includes the Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports F1 channels in Ultra HD (4K) quality.
If you want access to the TNT Sports channels as well as the Sky Sports channels, this is available with the ‘TNT Sports Collection’ add-on (for an £18 per month).
Bigger Movies Combo Bundle
For access to the Sky Cinema channels, you can upgrade to Bigger Movies Combo bundle. This is currently available from £60.99 per month and gives you everything that’s on Mega TV, plus the following Sky Cinema channels:
All of the channels included on the Bigger package, plus the following movie channels:
Movies:
- Sky Cinema Action
- Sky Cinema Action HD
- Sky Cinema Animation
- Sky Cinema Comedy HD
- Sky Cinema Drama
- Sky Cinema Drama HD
- Sky Cinema Family
- Sky Cinema Family HD
- Sky Cinema Greats
- Sky Cinema Greats HD
- Sky Cinema Hits
- Sky Cinema Hits HD
- Sky Cinema Premiere
- Sky Cinema Premiere +1
- Sky Cinema Premiere HD
- Sky Cinema Sci-Fi & Horror
- Sky Cinema Sci-Fi & Horror HD
- Sky Cinema Select
- Sky Cinema Select HD
- Sky Cinema Thriller
- Sky Cinema Thriller HD
- Sky Comedy
See all Bigger Movie Combo channels →
Biggest TV Bundle
Virgin Media’s Biggest Combo Bundle comes with the Mega TV channels, plus Sky Sports, Sky Cinema and an inclusive Netflix Standard subscription.
In total, the Biggest TV Bundle gives you more than 210 channels. You’ll also get Netflix Standard with HD-quality viewing, and the ability to watch Netflix on two devices at the same time.
See all Biggest Combo Bundle channels →
Mega Volt Bundle
Currently available from £84.99 per month, the Mega Volt bundle is Virgin Media’s flagship package.
On the Mega Volt bundle, you’ll get Virgin Media’s M500 fibre broadband (with an average download speed of 516Mbps). You’ll also get anytime calls included on your home phone, along with an O2 SIM card for your mobile phone with unlimited data.
On your Virgin TV 360 service, you’ll get access to more than 230 channels in total. This includes all of the Maxit TV channels, plus Sky Sports and Sky Cinema in HD quality. You’ll also get a Netflix Standard subscription included, along with a range of children’s TV channels such as Boomerang, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, and Nick Jr.
All of the channels included on the Bigger package, plus sports, movies and the following childrens TV channels:
Sports:
- Sky Sports Action HD
- Sky Sports Arena HD
- Sky Sports Cricket HD
- Sky Sports F1 HD
- Sky Sports Football HD
- Sky Sports Golf HD
- Sky Sports Main Event HD
- Sky Sports News
- Sky Sports Premier League HD
Kids:
- Boomerang
- Boomerang+1
- Cartoon Network
- Cartoon Network HD
- Cartoon Network+1
- Cartoonito
- Nick HD
- Nick Jr.
- Nick Jr. Too
- Nick+1
- nickelodeon
- Nicktoons
Virgin Media TV Packages
At present, you can get a Virgin Media TV & broadband package from £27.99 per month. This also includes a home phone service. The following table shows a list of Virgin Media’s latest TV & broadband deals:
| Service | Broadband & TV | Monthly Cost (will rise each April by RPI inflation plus 3.9%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
 M125 Broadband + Flex
| 132Mbps average download 100+ channels | £27.99 per month plus £10.00 upfront 18 month contract | See deal |
Bigger Combo Bundle
| 362Mbps average download 
| £39.99 per month No upfront fee 3 months free 18 month contract | See deal |
Bigger Movies Combo Bundle
| 362Mbps average download 
| £60.99 per month No upfront fee 3 months free 18 month contract | See deal |
Bigger Sports Combo Bundle
| 516Mbps average download 
| £69.99 per month No upfront fee 18 month contract | See deal |
Biggest Combo Bundle
| 516Mbps average download
| £79.00 per month No upfront fee 3 months free 18 month contract | See deal |
If you upgrade to a Volt bundle, you’ll get faster download speeds on your Virgin Media broadband. You’ll also get an O2 SIM card included for use on your mobile phone:
| Service | Broadband & TV | Monthly Cost (will rise each April by RPI inflation plus 3.9%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
M125 Broadband + Flex Volt
| 132Mbps average download 100+ channels | £33.99 per month plus £10.00 upfront 18 month contract | See deal |
Bigger Combo Volt Bundle
| 362Mbps average download
| £49.99 per month No upfront fee £10 for 3 months 18 month contract | See deal |
Bigger Movies Combo Volt Bundle
| 264Mbps average download
| £70.99 per month No upfront fee £10 for 3 months 18 month contract | See deal |
Bigger Sports Combo Volt Bundle
| 1130Mbps average download
| £79.99 per month No upfront fee 18 month contract | See deal |
Mega Volt Bundle
| 1130Mbps average download 
| £84.99 per month No upfront fee £20 for 3 months 18 month contract | See deal |
All of Virgin Media’s TV plans now include a Virgin TV 360 box. You’ll also get access to the Virgin TV Go app, allowing you to watch your favourite channels on-the-move.
The following Virgin Media TV add-ons are also available at an additional cost:
- Asian Mela (includes 15 channels with the best of Bollywood entertainment)
- TNT Sports Collection
- Viaplay Sports
- MUTV
- Liverpool FCTV
- Racing TV
- Kids Pack
- Baby TV
Frequently Asked Questions
| What TV channels will I get on Virgin Media? | You’ll get the following channels included on your Virgin Media TV package:
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|---|---|
| What is Mixit TV? | Mixit TV is Virgin Media’s basic TV package. It gives you 100+ channels, most of which are also available on Freeview. Highlights include the normal terrestrial TV channels along with Pick, Dave, Drama, Legend and more.
You can add Drama & Docs to your Mixit TV package for access to selected Sky Entertainment channels including Sky Showcase, Sky Witness and Sky Max. You’ll also get Animal Planet, Discovery, History and National Geographic. |
| What is Maxit TV? | Maxit TV (also known as Mega TV) is Virgin Media’s premium TV package. It comes with 190+ channels including selected Sky Entertainment channels in HD.
You can add the Sky Sports channels and the Sky Cinema channels to your Maxit TV package. Alternatively, you can upgrade to the Biggest Combo Bundle or the Mega Volt Bundle which includes them both, along with a Netflix subscription. |
| Is Sky Atlantic available on Virgin Media? | No. Unfortunately, Sky Atlantic isn’t available to Virgin Media customers. If you want Sky Atlantic, you can get Sky TV, a NOW Entertainment membership or BT TV. |
| What sports channels are available on Virgin Media? | If you want access to all of the Sky Sports channels, you’ll need to choose the Bigger Sports Combo bundle.
If you only want access to the Eurosport channels, you can choose the normal Bigger Combo Bundle without the Sports add-on. This also includes Sky Sports News and Sky Sports Mix. From the 4th September 2023, you’ll need to pay an extra £18 per month to get TNT Sports on Virgin Media. |
More Information
For more information about Virgin Media’s television packages, please see the official Virgin Media website.
Thakorbhai r mistry said:
how come on sky there are asian channels like bollywood, but not on virgin media
seems they havnt put them on? regards
Keith said:
why is it going to cost me £71.00 for basic mix it tv
when I have been a customer.since 2015 and was paying £136 per month with full.paxkage
so unfair
Colin Hardie said:
Just had occasion to contact virgin media and got thru to a guy called Vila’s who helped me enormously. Although I only needed to retrieve some channels on my tv that I had lost the day before. He was able to reduce my monthly cost by 2£ a month and I now have all the channels I had before plus some extra ones ( Sports channels no less) Vey pleased.
Carol Thompson said:
why have all the packages been re named and virgin customers do not appear to have been informed,,, it is all very confusing
I no longer understand the packages,,,,,,,
Alan Seagrave said:
I just had a very helpful indian guy from virgin media help me to save money on my tv package.
He changed me from Full house tv(xl) and M250 fibre broadband with telephone £83.99/month
To Maxit tv M350 broadband and phone £76.00/month
Alan
Angus said:
I totally agree with all the comments made. I have recently spent about five hours trying to get virgin to honour a contract I had agreed over a month ago, and was given a complete runaround ending up accepting a useless package with basically free view tv, (mixit). Virgin do not give a tuppeny bit for their loyal customers, and do nothing but mislead when trying to get some facts. It is impossible to speak to any of the managers, and the agents are so poorly trained, it is pathetic. Unfortunately there is not much of an alternative. Thanks for listening.
Geoff Norfolk said:
How do they make things so complicated………….. wanted to change my package from £125 downwards to save a bit………… so many things there I really couldn’t work out what I could get, what channels I’d gain or lose………… very poor. Surely they could just have something clear and easy to understand………….. I’m not stupid!!
Andrew replied:
I agree entirely, it’s all smoke and mirrors.
Jombob said:
Just had the same terrible experience could hardly understand what an earth they were saying as from India. Contract run out, was paying 57 pounds a month put sky sports on it? I was so confused ended up on max it paying 82 ponds plus another 10 pounds for a 02 SIM card with 10ggb ? Had card on old deal included in the price so the total price 92 pounds from 57? I have been with virgin nearly 30 years? Just don’t know where I am it would help if the people on the line where able to explain everything? Think after this I am going elsewhere it doesn’t pay or add up to be loyal? But I left sky 30 years ago and never went back perhaps time to give others a chance not happy at all
Laura said:
I totally agree with the other comments. I spent all afternoon yesterday on live chat trying to sort out my Oomph package that runs out at the end of July. I’ve had to lose a lot of channels one of which I watch the most, I have just found out on checking the channel listing, is not included. My mobile was also included in my package, I was talked into adding this 18 months ago when I last renewed (which I have to say made a good deal) and now on the new package its not and they are talking minimum £10 a month for data I don’t use very much due to being at home all day and using my wifi. I have been with cable TV since East Lancs Cable were the provider and have stayed as each successive provider has taken over. I am seriously consider cancelling the whole lot & going with either Sky or Freeview & Now TV.
Martin Aspinall said:
It seems that you give good deals for new customers and good deals for people threatening to leave
What about discount for loyal customers at this hard cost of living crisis
cheryl replied:
totally agree with you,told them that agin today when i phoned always give to new customers but nothing to loyal customers of 20 years,have to go through to retentions to get anything,there a joke.
Tracey said:
Very similar happened to me after 2 months of arguing and talking to 4 people who don’t seem to know anything about there job and signing a contract in April for £59 for mixit tv plus phone plus 200 to then be told I didn’t have a contract and needed to pay 185.00 that was overdue which I refused to pay I finally spoke to a honest bloke called kane who informed me that the manager that was dealing with me before never applied the offer he promised and kane took the time to sort it all out and backdate the offer so I really only owed them £43 in the end which I payed immediately but virgin is a waste of time very much a rip off company !!!
Lorraine said:
Definitely you have to put in disconnect request but next day they phoned me 😁muuuch better deal
Sue said:
Bill increasing by almost 50% – time to say byebye I think. Started at £93 going up to £146.50.
I don’t think so!
Lorraine replied:
Definitely you have to put in disconnect request but next day they phoned me 😁muuuch better deal
Mike said:
Phone VM and go through to retentions. I just got Bigger Bundle for £58 a month on 18 month contract
Dan said:
I have a maxit package I am paying 105 quid a month, for what? no sport , no movies. just rubbish channels and internet – oh and a landline I never use.
Mike replied:
Phone VM and go through to retentions. I just got Bigger Bundle for £58 a month on 18 month contract
Karianne said:
I’ve just had exactly the same, they didn’t say that I would lose loads of channels, only really got ones I can get on free view now, wish I hadn’t bothered
Jane Jones said:
I spoke to a rep today and asked to ditch my tv package and just have Broadband and phone. I was told I could keep my existing package for £21 pound less than I was paying. Sounded great so I agreed. I’ve just checked my channels and they have taken all the sky channels out!! Not impressed by y being mis lead.
Derek Warriner replied:
Just like you I was mislead in exactly the same way….. Virgin media is far from being honest…
Mans said:
Lost a lot of channels after maxit so false economy
KellyT said:
Yes recently changed my package and did not realise I would lose channels too. I know I was trying to save money however seems unfair they took away HD channels plus others. If I was a new customer I would have got a better deal. What about rewarding loyal customers.
Mike replied:
Talk about loyalty. I have an ntl email address going back 23 years with VM
Always bargain with them on retentions
Best to phone during the week in afternoon.
I just got TV Maxit with BT sports and M200 Broadband for £58 a month on 18 month contract.
Tony said:
More informative than the official VM site. Thanks
Andrea Turner said:
Since changing out package and upgrading we seem to have lost the childrens channels. Did not realise this would happen.
JoJo replied:
This has just happened to me. Just lost Nickelodeon channels and Cartoonito. Was not informed on phone to rep this would happen. Did you ever get them back?