Virgin Media Customers 'to Lose BBC iPlayer' and Must Check Boxes - Birmingham Live

Virgin Media customers 'to lose BBC iPlayer' and must check boxes - Birmingham Live

Affected customers need to act quickly to avoid losing the popular service

Virgin Media UK Waves Farewell to BBC iPlayer Support on TiVo TV Box

Customers of broadband and phone provider Virgin Media (O2), specifically those who take their pay TV service and continue to use one of the provider’s legacy TiVo set-top-boxes, have recently been informed – via email – that the BBC’s popular iPlayer service “will no longer be supported” from 23rd July 2025. But it’s not all bad news. The move (CordBusters) is hardly a surprise given the ever-advancing age of Virgin Media’s TiVo hardware (we su…

Virgin Media Offers Free Upgrade As BBC iPlayer Support Ends

Virgin Media customers who still use the original TiVo boxes are facing yet another feature loss – and this time it’s a big one. The company has begun sending emails to affected customers warning that “from July 23, BBC iPlayer will no longer be supported” on these legacy devices. This isn’t the first time these TiVo boxes – which have been around for more than 10 years – have gradually lost features, but losing BBC iPlayer is particularly signi…