Virgin Media UK Add 14 Asian Themed TV Channels At No Extra Cost
Customers of UK broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2), such as those who take their pay TV service via one of the operator’s TV 360 or STREAM box platforms, may like to know that the provider has today added “up to” 14 new “premium” Asian Mela TV channels at no extra cost.
The channels included, which are intended to help celebrate South Asian Heritage Month, are normally part of Virgin Media’s Asian Mela bundle – this usually costs £12 per month and offers customers access to the latest dramas, comedy, reality and films plus much more in “glorious HD” (Virgin are still calling HD “glorious” in 2026, apparently).
The channels will be automatically added to customers’ set-top boxes, but will only be available (free to watch) until 31st July 2026.
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List of Asian Mela TV channels available to all VMTV customers
801: Utsav Gold HD
802: Utsav Bharat
803: Utsav Plus HD
805: Sony TV HD
806: Sony Max HD
808: Sony Max 2
809: Zee TV HD
810: Zee Cinema HD
811: Zee Punjabi HD
815: B4U Movies
825: Colors Gujarati
826: Colors HD
827: Colors Rishtey
828: Colors Cineplex
A spokesperson at VMO2 said: “South Asian Heritage Month is a meaningful time for families and communities to come together, and we’re proud to help our customers celebrate by offering access to 14 premium Asian TV channels at no extra cost. With a fantastic mix of much-loved dramas, entertainment shows and blockbuster films, there’s something for everyone to enjoy throughout the month.”
Mark is a professional technology writer, IT consultant and computer engineer from Dorset (England), he also founded ISPreview in 1999 and enjoys analysing the latest telecoms and broadband developments. Find me on X (Twitter), Mastodon, Facebook, BlueSky, Threads.net and Linkedin.
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Hope they do the same for easter sunday
Asian themed, not religion themed. If you want that God TV is on Channel 192.
What a shame it’s indian channels and not KBS, MBC, SBS and not NHK, TV Asahi, TV Tokyo
True, but remember that VM “customer service” is indian based so they want to serve their own community.