Time is quickly running out to take advantage of the limited deal
Jake Hackney and Kieran Isgin Tech & gaming affiliate writer
19:30, 21 May 2026
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Virgin Media is running a major giveaway(Image: Getty Images)
Some Virgin Media customers have been given the chance to receive a free TV over the coming days thanks to a flash sale, but time is quickly running out to take advantage. The provider announced its major giveaway earlier this week, allowing customers to get the chance to win an LG Smart TV worth £250 by Wednesday, May 27.
However, in order to be in for a chance of getting the free TV, customers will need to complete some key steps first. Firstly, the deal is only made available when customers sign up to one of four Virgin TV and broadband bundle packages.
While these bundles can provide hundreds of TV channels, free Netflix, sports and movies, it also makes customers eligible to receive a 43-inch LG Ultra HD smart TV, which usually retails for £249.99. Otherwise, customers can instead opt to receive £125 in bill credit, the Mirror reports.
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Each of Virgin’s eligible TV packages comes with more than 200 TV channels and a free Netflix subscription, while the £44.99 Cinema bundle also comes with full Sky Cinema access and 362Mbps fibre broadband. Football, Formula 1 and rugby fans may prefer the £54.99 Sport bundle, which replaces Sky Cinema with full Sky Sports coverage.
Customers can also combine both packages with the £64.99 Sport + Cinema bundle, which also boosts the broadband speed to 512Mbps. However, Virgin’s all singing and dancing option is the £76.99 Max Volt bundle, which comes with more than 230 TV channels, including both Sky Cinema and Sky Sports, plus Netflix, 1,130Mbps broadband and an unlimited O2 SIM.
Virgin has also adopted the new One Touch Switch scheme, which means new customers don’t have to contact their current provider to get the ball rolling. Instead, Virgin will act on their behalf and speak to the other brand to process the switch.
Some customers could grab a free TV(Image: Virgin Media)
A caveat is that Virgin’s monthly prices will increase by £4 each April, so customers should take that into account when committing to one of the 24-month contracts. It comes as Sky launches a rival sale ahead of the World Cup, which sees its Glass smart TVs reduced to as low as £4.50 (was £6) per month.
This lower price is for the slimmer model, the Sky Glass Air, while the more powerful Sky Glass Gen 2 now starts at £11 (was £14). Elsewhere, Amazon has unveiled its rebranded Fire TV range, along with a brand-new model, the Ember Artline, that’s up to £320 off and designed to rival Samsung’s The Frame TV.
As for Virgin Media, customers have left thousands of glowing reviews for the brand after signing up for its TV and broadband packages. Positive reviews heap particular praise on Virgin’s ‘blisteringly fast’ broadband speeds and ‘great value’.
Time is running out to take advantage of the deal(Image: Virgin Media)
One person said: “What an excellent experience from initial ordering to installation. Speeds are blisteringly fast, and signals are strong throughout the house. The TV package we chose will do us nicely, its operation being slick and intuitive. Excellent in all respects and great value for money.”
Another said: “From the outset, we have found our experience with Virgin to be perfect. When the engineers came out, they were both friendly and helpful and made the changeover as seamless as they possibly could.”
This customer appeared happy overall, but deducted a star from their review due to issues with their registration. They said: “Overall, pretty smooth joining with the One Touch Switch process. There were some issues with the registration customer journey, with multiple emails telling me to sign up for a Virgin account before it was active, giving errors telling me my details couldn’t be found.”
Meanwhile, another Virgin Media customer said switching was the ‘best thing I’ve done’. They said: “Best thing I’ve done. Controls are easy to use, and I love voice control. I’m impressed with the number of channels, the speed of my broadband and best of all, the price.”
