Virgin Media O2 UK Gift Free Access to Kids TV Channels in October 2024
Customers of UK broadband ISP Virgin Media (O2), specifically those who also take their pay TV service and have kids, may like to know that the provider will be offering free access to children’s TV channels throughout the whole of October 2024 “as a way of saying thank you to customers and helping to keep families entertained throughout the month“.
In other words, from Tuesday 1st October until 6am on 31st October 2024, all Virgin TV customers will be given access to additional kids TV channels including Sky Kids, Cartoon Network, Boomerang HD, Cartoonito HD, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Nick Jr. Too and Nicktoons. All shows will also be available on demand.
The premium channels are normally part of the paid ‘Kids TV Pick‘, which is priced at £5 per month.
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David Bouchier, Chief TV & Entertainment Officer at VMO2, 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.
Virgin TV is all about bringing together brilliant entertainment, and this is part of our commitment to give our customers access to a range of top-quality TV all year round so there’s something for everyone to enjoy.”
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2025 or 2024?
I’m guessing a typo 🙂
What a lovely gift.. get the kids used to having those channels so they can pester their parents into paying for them once the offer comes to an end.
Exactly the reason they do it in my opinion. Everything VM, is money driven, but presented as a perk, like most business to be fair.
They have stats of channels you watch so if parents utilise these channels a lot then when it comes renewal of contract they’ll maybe try upselling them into taking the kids pick, or straight harassing them with sales calls constantly to try make them take it.
Just like everything. The sweets and things being at eye level for the kids at the checkouts in the supermarkets.
Or the gambling sites giving you £100 for free but you have to wager it 100 times.
Guessing this doesn’t apply to Stream customers in XGS-PON areas?