Sky Sports News now in High Definition
Launching this week is Sky digital TV‘s latest HD channel, and one that will have the boys drooling in more ways than one! Sky Sports News HD launched on Monday and is available in the UK and ROI for all customers who have the News & Events Pack or any Sports HD Pack. Based on channel 455 (note to self: 455 not 408!), Sky Sports News HD will offer a bigger and better widescreen viewing experience and new graphics.
Sky Sports News is the number one choice for all the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and is certainly the first channel that gets turned on in my house! Plus I can’t think of a better reason to watch Sky Sports News HD than to see Georgie Thompson in High Definition (though what she sees in ‘multimillionaire’ Declan Donnelly is anyone’s guess!)
Plus if you order you’re Sky+ bundle today with Sky Sports, not only will you get ESPN absolutely free for 3 months, but you will also receive a free £25 M&S voucher with every order!
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ESPN Free for 3 Months with Sky Sports – Offer ends 31-08-10
Sky digital TV is currently offering the awesome ESPN channel for free for 3 months when you order Sky Sports bundle package online before midnight on Tuesday 31st August 2010. ESPN is perfect for all those football nuts out there, with 23 exclusive Premier League games, 25 FA Cup fixtures, plus all the latest games from the Scottish Premiership, German Bundesliga and Italian Serie A. Add that to all the baseball, ice hockey, golf, 20/20 cricket and motor sport, and you could say that ESPN has all the bases covered!
This great new deal offers -
- Free Sky+ box & free standard set up
- Free Sky Sports on your laptop and iPhone until end 2010
- Free ESPN for 3 months
- Free 20Mb broadband
This superb deal is only available until the end of August 2010, so be sure to order as soon as possible if you want to take advantage of this great deal, only available online with Sky digital TV.
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Virgin Media Sign Sky Sports 1 & 2HD
Virgin television is the latest company to sign up Sky Sports 1 & 2 to their Virgin media package offerings. The new sports channels will be available from Monday 2nd August 2010 and will cost only £7 per month on any TV package. Both channels will also be available in high definition when subscribing to the optional HD subscription which also covers all ten Sky Movies channels.
Sky Sports is the latest addition to Virgin Media’s stellar cast of HD channels, and is sure to be the jewel in the crown of their diverse and compelling range of HD sports to enjoy. Featuring all the best Premier League football, international cricket and rugby union, Sky Sports is arguably the best sporting channel in the world, and at just £7 a month is an absolute bargain.
Executive director of digital entertainment at Virgin Media, Cindy Rose, said -
As the new home of HD telly, we’re delighted to bring our customers Sky Sports in HD at incredibly competitive rates. With the rapid growth of HD content, customers are demanding more and more from their TV service, and with our growing range of HD channels and on demand content in HD, Virgin Media is the best place for the whole families’ entertainment needs.
With the new Premiership season just around the corner, now is a great time to order with Virgin Media. Plus with the much anticipated Ashes Series due in the winter in glorious HD, you need not miss any of the action both home and abroad with this low cost alternative to Sky TV.
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Virgin Media Welcome Channel Five High Definition
Virgin Media television will be making Channel Five’s new High Definition channel, Five HD, available to it’s 3.7 million TV subscribers for no extra monthly fee. Five HD, will feature Aussie soaps Neighbours and Home & Away and some of the best American dramas available, Grey’s Anatomy, Law & Order, as well as great sporting coverage of International Cricket and The Europa League football.
Five’s Director of Strategy, Charles Constable, said -
We broadcast so many high quality series shot in HD, such as Don’t Stop Believing and our line-up of great US dramas, so our schedule is really suited to fantastic picture quality. Five HD is a great addition to our channel portfolio.
Virgin Media TV now has 13 HD channels launched to date, with a further 20, including Sky Sports and Movies, expected later this summer. They also have hundreds of hours of HD TV on demand, which is available as and when you are ready at the touch of a button. As well as a great selection of television series’, there’s also a wide variety of blockbuster movies to watch, not to mention the BBC iPlayer HD. In fact, in the first three months of this year alone, customers have collectively viewed on demand content on their TV’s a staggering 200 million times!
Executive director of digital entertainment at Virgin Media, Cindy Rose, said -
Five is delivering some really innovative schedules; picking some outstanding international series and pairing them with original home-grown shows. Our customers will now be able to enjoy the HD channels of every national terrestrial broadcaster as well as a rapidly growing roster from other broadcasters so we’re delighted to give our customers Five, in HD.
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Full Sports Packages Only With Sky TV
Sky digital TV is still the only place to watch ALL the biggest sporting events from around the globe on their 5 sports channels and 4 HD channels. With BT recently announcing that they have secured the rights to Sky Sports 1 and 2, Sky TV is still the best place to catch all the action, plus it’s also available in beautiful HD. High definition really does make a big difference to your viewing quality, and as a recent subscriber myself, I generally check to see if anything I’m intending on watching is available in HD first.
For an additional £10 a month with Sky, you can now receive -
- 5 channels of live sports and sports news
- 4 high definition channels
- Red button interactivity for match choice
- 24/7 Sky Sports News – soon in HD
Plus all new Sky customers will receive a free £25 M&S Voucher with any order, even more reason to order your Sky Sports package online today!
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Save on Sky Sports & Movies Bundles with Virgin Media
Good news! From July 1st 2010, both new and existing customers will be able to orders Sky’s premium channels from as little as £13.50 a month with a Virgin Media bundle package. This great deal can save up to £108 per year on Sky Sports and Movies packages, which is great news for all you movies buffs out there, and also for people like me who want to watch The Ashes in stunning HD (selfish I know!)
Now is a great time to become a Virgin Media TV customer, with regular savings of up to £9 a month on their M+, L or XL TV packages. The Sky Sports collection of channels 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be just £20.50 per month, a saving of up to £42 per year. Plus the Sky Movies Collection of Sky Movies 1 and 2, Sky Movies Premiere, Sky Movies Premiere +1, Sky Movies Showcase and Disney Cinemagic will now be only £19.50 per month. Personally, I’ll be going for the Sky Sports and Movies bundle. This little beauty comes in at only £27.50 a month, saving Virgin Media customers up to £72 per year.
These great package deals all kick off on Tuesday 1st July 2010, so why not order today and be first in line to save money whilst watching all you movies and sports in one easy package, I know I will be!
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Free M&S Voucher Increase to £50 with Sky TV – Offer Ends 01-07-10
Sky Digital TV has double their M&S voucher for all new customers who sign up for the free standard set up and HD pack. This offer is only available online until Tuesday 1st July 2010, so you’ll have to hurry to be sure of getting a -
- Free £50 M&S Voucher
when you become a new Sky customer. Joining is really easy and you can tailor your own package to your exact viewing requirements with the minimum of fuss. Having just recently purchased Sky HD myself, I can’t believe it took me so long to join the revolution (my 50inch plasma is now friends with me again!). With so many channels now offering a HD option, it’s now pretty easy to almost all your chosen programming in glorious HD, and trust me, once you’ve tasted it, there’s no going back.
So why not take advantage of this great free £50 M&S voucher offer today and start making the most out of your TV. There is also the small matter of the World Cup just around the corner!
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Virgin Media TV Launch Karaoke Channel
That’s right you did hear that correctly, Virgin Media TV will be launching a brand new channel, and it’s something that has got the boys in the office drooling. The Karaoke Channel is sure to be a smash hit with the Great British public, and something that we will definitely be investing in! With simply hundreds of tracks to choose from, now’s the time to belt out all those classic hits you know you’ve got in your locker, and from the comfort of your front room.
Free to all Virgin Media XL TV customers, the Karaoke Channel will feature a wide ranges of styles of music to choose from, including all the latest pop and country to rock and disco. New tracks will be added each month to keep up to date with all the latest hits, so be prepared for the mother of all singsongs direct from your home.
Director of on demand TV at Virgin Media, Aleks Habdank, said
The Karaoke Channel is a perfect fit for our on demand TV line-up, promising great fun with an outstanding choice of the most popular songs. With Hollywood blockbuster films, a choice of some must-see box sets and one of the best karaoke services around, Virgin Media’s TV service offers the very best digital entertainment for a great night in.
Stingray Digital will be providing the The Karaoke Channel for Virgin Media, and are looking to provide an easy to use service for their cutting edge technology and entertaining videos.
President of Stingray Digital, Eric Boyko, said -
We know that karaoke has a universal appeal and that delivering high quality karaoke videos on demand is a fantastic customer experience. Viewers are seeking more from the digital world and Virgin Media’s customers will really appreciate the high standards of our recordings, the selection of songs, and the superior quality of our service.
Virgin Media TV offers the UK’s most advanced TV on demand service and is the second largest provider of pay TV, though expect to see an upsurge in numbers when all those Karaoke fans out there get wind of this!
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6 Months Free Internet for Sky Digital Customers – Offer ends 31-05-10
All new and existing Sky digital TV customers can now receive Sky Unlimited broadband absolutely free for a whopping SIX MONTHS! All they need to do is order a Sky Talk line rental for £11 a month before the end of Monday 31st May 2010 to receive this amazing deal. Also for a very limited time, all new customers will receive a free £25 M&S voucher, a delicious cherry on the cake!
With Sky Unlimited broadband you will receive -
- Up to 20Mb download speeds
- Unlimited usage
- Up to 1.3Mb upload speeds
- Free Wireless router worth £50
- 24/7 technical support
- Free Sky Player access
- Free 12 month McAfee Internet security
Not bad when you don’t have to pay for it for 6 months!! This great deal is only available until the end of May 2010, so do hurry if you’re in the market for a cost effective internet provider, or you’re already a Sky TV subscriber, this off truly is off the scale!
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Virgin Media HD for no Monthly Fee – Available 22-03-10
Virgin Media TV has announced that they will be making their HD service more affordable for customers by not charging them any extra for the privilege. New and existing customers can now get the new V HD Box for the one off payment of £49 plus installation with no additional monthly subscription fee.
The new HD box will be available from Monday 22nd March 2010, the perfect time for release just as Virgin Media adds a whole host of brand new HD channels for home viewers. High definition channels already available include -
- ITV
- Eurosport
- Discovery
- E4 & Film4
- National Geographic
- MTV
- FX
- Living
Also added to this growing list this week is Sci Fi HD, which launched on 13th March 2010. This extensive choice of programming really does have something for everyone, with more channels to follow. This ever increasing range of is also complemented by thousands of hours of programmes with Virgin Media’s extensive ‘on demand’ library .
Virgin Media’s executive director of digital entertainment, Cindy Rose, said -
We want to make the best High Definition TV available to more people at affordable prices and without the additional monthly subscription fee. If you really love telly you’ll probably want our V+HD box because then you can record programmes on up to two channels while simultaneously watching another. Our new V HD Box is ideal for anyone who wants to experience the power of HD without the extra monthly fee. We think our superb range of TV content gives our customers a real choice and makes Virgin Media the best value TV offering available.
Virgin Media is the UK’s leading digital entertainment company, and with the news that they will no longer be charging any additional monthly subscription fees, more and more customers will be choosing there excellent service ahead of the competition.
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