Millions of Virgin Media customers will receive a free TV upgrade with a new channel

VIRGIN Media customers will see a brand new channel on their box today, available at no additional cost.

The channel is dedicated to women’s football, including coverage of the UEFA Women’s Champions League.

It will also show women’s Liga F matches as well as the Saudi Women’s Premier League.

Virgin Media says it is the first UK pay-TV platform to offer the DAZN Women’s Football channel on its set-top boxes.

But the channel is already available on free streaming platform Pluto for anyone who isn’t a Virgin customer.

“The introduction of DAZN’s FAST channel on Virgin TV demonstrates our commitment to improving our entertainment offering and championing women’s sport – of which we are proud to be the first pay-TV provider in Britain to offer a FAST channel dedicated to women’s football,” said David Bouchier, Chief TV and Entertainment Officer at Virgin Media O2.

“From comedy to sport and everything in between, now more than ever there’s something for everyone on Virgin TV.”

The measure comes a week before International Women’s Day, which takes place on March 8.

Virgin has placed DAZN Women’s Football on channel number 554.

Get access to DAZN women’s football

If you don’t have Virgin Media, there are other ways to tune into DAZN Women’s Football.

The channel can be streamed for free via Pluto TV.

You can access Pluto TV via the website.

But if you want a real TV experience, you can access it through the Pluto TV app available on most smart TVs.

Another way to watch is to download the DAZN app.

What is Pluto TV and how can I watch it?

Pluto TV is a so-called free, ad-supported television or FAST channel.

The platform is supported by iPhone, Amazon Fire Stick, TV Plus, Android, Roku, Chromecast, PlayStation, LG, Virgin Media TV and Samsung.

Pluto TV can be viewed online or downloaded as an app – via the Apple App Store, Google Play and Amazon App Store.

The channels offer a mix of drama, news, sports, entertainment and children’s programs.

Ten Years Younger, Beauty And the Geek and Dog The Bounty Hunter are among the addictive reality shows you can binge watch.

While series like The Drew Barrymore Show, Baywatch, Gomorrah and Pradise City are also available.

Later this year, Pluto TV will merge with Channel 5’s on-demand service My5 to form a mega app.

That means viewers get access to all of Channel 5’s content, plus Pluto TV’s entire library of over 1,000 movies and over 400 shows, all in one place.

Paramount and Channel 5 (and other partners like MTV) already supply Pluto with some of their top shows, including Judge Judy, CSI titles, Catfish, Come Dine with Me and Most Haunted.