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Revenue up 3.5% at Virgin Media Ireland

The company's total service subscriptions reached 1.1 million
The company's total service subscriptions reached 1.1 million

Virgin Media Ireland has reported year on year revenue growth of 3.5% to €225.9m for the first half of 2019, reflecting a strong performance across mobile, cable, B2B and Virgin Media Television.  

The company's total service subscriptions reached 1.1 million and a further 19,000 homes and businesses were connected to the Virgin Media network in the first six months of 2019, bringing total premises passed to 941,400.

Group CEO, Tony Hanway, said Virgin Media's commitment of putting customers first is inspiring people to buy more products.

Virgin Mobile has seen a 43% year-on-year increase in mobile customers to 91,500 for the company's half year to date. It is also seeing growth in consumer and business activity across its broadband network.

Mr Hanway said, "In Virgin Media Television we continue to grow our audiences across our free-to-air channels and on demand services, achieving a 19% share of linear viewing in the first half of the year. Streaming of the Virgin Media Player increased by 61% year-on-year and 7% year-on-year for catch-up."