UKTV channels including Dave and Gold will be restored to Virgin Media customers, it has been announced.
It comes after a long-term agreement was struck following a row over fees.
UKTV had previously said demands for price cuts meant it could not continue its partnership with the television provider.
Before the new deal was agreed, Virgin customers also lost channels including W, Alibi, Drama, Really, Yesterday, Eden, Home and Good Food.
An update from the team at UKTV. Thank you everyone for your support. pic.twitter.com/Vi6rxykZI9
— Official UKTV (@UKTV) August 11, 2018
David Bouchier, Chief Digital Entertainment Officer at Virgin Media said: “Reaching this agreement reaffirms our longstanding partnership with UKTV and is fantastic news for our customers.
“They can enjoy channels like Dave and Gold once again, including in HD, and also get more UKTV on-demand programming than ever before. On top of this, the channels we’ve recently added to Virgin TV will remain.
“We are sorry for what we know has been a frustrating time for our customers, but are pleased that our TV bundles are now even bigger. Our unwavering commitment to investing in incredible programming remains.”
We’ve got some great news for you. All @UKTV channels are coming back to Virgin TV. More details here: https://t.co/Yl9kD2kiVJ pic.twitter.com/LSHsYFNCUd
— Virgin Media (@virginmedia) August 11, 2018
Simon Michaelides, Chief Commercial Officer, UKTV, said: “Viewers are at the heart of UKTV and we want to thank them for all of their support. We know this has created real disruption for some of our viewers and we’re so sorry for this, but we are thrilled to be back, broadcasting our channels and shows to customers of Virgin Media once more.”
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