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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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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Virgin Media Launch New HD Channels
Virgin Media TV is absolutely offer the moon to announce the launch of two great new HD channels for those that enjoy football and films. With the World Cup fast approaching, as of April 2nd 2010 you will be able to receive ITV1 HD, which is perfect for the Champions League latter stages, the FA Cup, and of course the little matter of the World Cup that kicks off in June. I for one am looking forward to watching all the fun with a cold can in HD, unfortunately I’m not so looking forward to England getting knocked out in the quarters finals (again!).
ITV Director of Television, Channels and Online, Peter Fincham, said -
The availability of High Definition content is something viewers have come to expect as standard and, as we approach the 2010 World Cup, I’m delighted that we are able to launch our new channel, ITV1 HD, on Virgin Media. All of our output will benefit from the stunning picture quality that High Definition offers, whether it’s ITV’s original drama, landmark factual shows, entertainment events or our live football.
Alongside this great news, Virgin Media has also announced the upcoming launch of Film4 HD and E4 HD. This is great news not just for the lover of films, but also those cool cats who enjoy the likes of Skins and The Inbetweeners. Film4 has long been held in high regard by movie buffs around the country for not being afraid to show independent and foreign films alongside the latest Hollywood blockbusters, and now all available in glorious high definition.
Executive director of digital entertainment at Virgin Media, Cindy Rose, said -
Channel 4 has a great track record in delivering innovative and compelling content and we’re delighted to bring some of their very best films and most popular programmes to our customers in stunning HD. As more and more households become HD-ready, we’re lining up content that makes the most of High Definition and are making HD available to all our of customers for no extra fee.
Virgin Media already carries several hundred hours of HD programmes on demand, from popular films to whole back catalogues of drama, plus the BBC iPlayer HD. It looks like the latest installment in their choice of HD channels is going to have even more customers flocking to order.
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Virgin Media to Trial Ultrafast Broadband in Woolhampton, Berkshire
The Berkshire village of Woolhampton has been chosen by Virgin Media broadband to trial their pioneering new service which will be delivered using telephone poles. By connecting the village’s homes directly to their fibre optic network, Virgin Media will be increasing broadband speeds to the rural community ten times faster than the previously relied upon copper network. Alongside this ultrafast broadband, the villagers of Woolhampton will also be offered the Virgin Media cable TV service which includes 5,000 hours of catch up TV and on demand content alongside the usual popular channels.
The trial is scheduled to run for six months and is part of Virgin Media’s plan to bring next generation services to people who live beyond the reach of their fibre optic network. Virgin Media is also planning to extend it’s network to more than 1million more homes through the deployment of their award winning service via the new telegraph pole system.
Chief executive officer of Virgin Media, Neil Berkett, said -
This unique trial will allow us to understand the possibilities of aerial deployment and may provide an exciting new way to extend next generation broadband services. With everything from BBC iPlayer to YouTube increasingly demanding reliable ultrafast broadband speeds, we’re keen to ensure that all communities, in towns, cities and villages right across the UK, stand to benefit.
With Virgin Media’s extensive network already reaching 12.6 million homes in the UK, this old school method of data transfer could be the perfect transport system to reach those parts that the fibre optic cable cannot. Thanks to years of telecommunications via telephone poles across the country, this is a fantastic way to ensure that more homes across the UK are given the opportunity to enjoy Virgin Media’s ultra fast service, and not just those who live in built up towns and cities. The trial will start this month and if successful could see up to one million extra homes benefiting from speeds of up to 100Mb.
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Virgin Media to Launch 100Mb Broadband This Year
Virgin Media broadband has announced plans to release a 100Mb service, 24 times quicker than average speeds. The service, planned to be up and running by the end of 2010, is the UK’s biggest jump in speed capability ever, and will open up a whole new dimension of internet usage.
The new 100Mb service means users will be able to download -
- music album in as little as 5 seconds
- hour long TV show in 31 seconds
- HD movie in 7 minutes 25 seconds
The new speed tier will provide Virgin Media customers with the fastest internet on the planet, perfect for tech-savvy users. Virgin Media already lead the market in broadband services, and have already increased their top tier broadband from 20Mb to 100Mb in less than two years. That’s some fast work in more ways than one!
Thanks to it’s fibre optic cable network, Virgin Media has been providing next generation internet speeds to over 12 million homes throughout the UK. Plus with their cable networking, Virgin Media are one of the few companies who can actually deliver close to their advertised speeds.
Virgin Media’s chief executive officer, Neil Berkett, said -
There is nothing we can’t do with our fibre optic cable network, and the upcoming launch of our flagship 100Mb service will give our customers the ultimate broadband experience. Just as we led the way by launching the UK’s first ever next generation service, we want to keep giving our customers the very best broadband available, by investing in technological innovation and transforming the experience they have when they are online. The launch of Virgin Media’s 100Mb service will be a historic moment and will mean the UK will be comparable to other leading broadband nations.
Virgin Media will also be looking to recruit hundreds of customers to test their pilot 200Mb service in Coventry, which began work in Kent last year. The pilot system will be focusing on future technologies such as home teleconferencing and downloading HD programmes on-demand. All of these programmes will demand super high speeds, but it appears that Virgin Media have all this in hand!
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Virgin Media Customers can Surf Abroad with New Travel Passes
Virgin Media mobile broadband has just released ‘EU Travel Passes’ for customers who want to surf the net whilst abroad. The passes, which start at just £6 per day, will offer customers great value for money when using their mobile internet and broadband to surf anywhere in the EU.
There is four different choices of mobile broadband EU Travel Passes, which allow customers to access data for -
- 1 day = £10 for 10MB
- 3 days = £15 for 15MB
- 7 days = £30 for 30MB
- 30 days = £6 for 60MB
So now Virgin Media customers can stay online whilst they are away on business or pleasure without running up any unexpected bills. Customers can also purchase internet passes for their mobile phones whilst abroad for £4 an hour or £6 for a day.
Director of mobile at Virgin Media, Jonathan Kini, said -
Virgin Media customers never have to worry about accessing the internet while they’re abroad. Whether it’s searching for the best pizzeria in Rome on your mobile or uploading photos onto Facebook with a laptop and mobile broadband, customers now have control over what they spend on holiday.
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Virgin Media Broadband FREE for 3 Months Offer Continues
Our web exclusive FREE broadband for 3 months with Virgin Media has been going so well that they’ve decided to extend the offer for a limited period. That means you can still take advantage of this great deal which gives you :
- FREE 10MB Unlimited broadband for first 3 months (£12.50 a month thereafter) when taken with a phone line at £11 a month
Virgin Media L Broadband comes with everything you need to enjoy super fast internet on your home computer.
- Up to 10Mb
- Unlimited downloads
- FREE PCGuard Total Security
- FREE wireless router and modem
Virgin Media M Phone Package includes
- Unlimited weekend calls to UK landlines
- FREE voicemail
- No need for a BT landline
It’s easy to switch to the award winning Virgin Media broadband and you will be able to benefit from super fast fibre optic speeds, as well as FREE weekend calls to UK landline.
This offer is for a limited period only so sign up today.
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Romance On Demand With Virgin TV
Virgin Media TV is offering some exclusive ‘love in’ entertainment this Valentine’s Day with their On Demand service. For what many people see as the most romantic day of the year (not by me I hasten to add, as everyday should be like Valentine’s Day!), Virgin Media has scheduled a whole host of romantic TV and movies for those who are planning on a cosy night in.
February, the month of lurrrrrrrvvve, marks the return of classic dramas such as Wuthering Heights alongside and Jane Austen’s Emma. Plus there will be romantically themed episodes of Friends, Gossip Girl and ER available at the touch of a button. Romantic film highlights include Love Actually and Head Over Heels, plus there’s the chance to catch up with season three of Skins which starts this month.
So if you’re planning an evening of decadence with your special Valentine, be sure to choose Virgin Media TV as your accompaniment to the wine and chocolates.
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Eurosport HD Confirmed for Virgin Media TV
Virgin Media Cable TV is proud to announce an agreement to host Eurosport HD in the coming months. Launching in April, Eurosport HD will bring Virgin Media customers an exclusive and extensive range of sports to watch in superb high definition. These will include the Tour de France, the French Open tennis championship, plus loads of motorsport action like the European rounds of World Superbikes and the World Touring Car Championships.
Eurosport’s Director of Distribution & Development, Jean-Thierry Augustin, said -
We have received excellent feedback from viewers about the high quality of Eurosport’s HD output and so are delighted to complete our portfolio of world class events for Virgin Media’s customers. In a competitive sports market we are very pleased to have found a very positive on-going carriage arrangement with long term partners Virgin Media which strengthens further the availability of our flagship channel British Eurosport and our ever more relevant content line on British Eurosport 2.
Virgin Media will now be able to offer Eurosport to its 3.7 million TV customers across the UK as part of their ever growing range of HD channels. The launch also signals the first of several new high definition channels planned for release on Virgin Media TV this year, all available at no extra cost for customers on the Virgin Media XL TV deal.
With the new addition of Eurosport, Virgin Media now boasts 8 HD channels Covering a wide range of drama, documentaries, music, and of course sport. Plus with several hundred hours of HD on demand, customers can choose from a huge selection of popular films through Movies on Demand and PictureBox, as well as a great choice of full series in HD on BBC iPlayer.
Director of digital entertainment at Virgin Media, Cindy Rose, said -
We’re really excited about the spring launch of Eurosport HD and the wider roll-out of several new HD channels for our customers in the coming months. With HD ready TVs now common in UK homes, the combination of HD channels as well as our pioneering TV on Demand service gives Virgin TV customers a huge range of HD programming with the unique flexibility to enjoy HD content whenever they want, at the touch of a button. With all the regular channels you’d expect, and a service ready for 3DTV too, Virgin TV is without doubt the most compelling TV offer on the market.
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Virgin Media Launch Flexible Mobile Broadband
Virgin Media mobile broadband has just been launched, with super fast speeds of up to 7.2Mb available! There is a wide variety of packages available to suit all customer requirements, starting at just £10 a month for a 1GB tariff. Virgin mobile broadband will be offering -
- Award winning USB modem
- 85% UK coverage
- 28 day money-back guarantee
- 20% off when you buy in a bundle
Customers can either sign up for a flexible 1 month rolling contract or a fixed 18 month tariff with either 1GB or 3GB of data each month. With download speeds of up to 7.2Mb, Virgin mobile broadband will be one of the quickest available on the market, which is great news for customers who demand the best service.
Executive director of mobile at Virgin Media, Graeme Oxby, said -
We’re thrilled to be offering this faster mobile broadband to our users. If you’re not at home or near a wireless connection, mobile broadband is the best way of staying connected on the move and we’re delighted to be making this a speedier, more pleasant experience for our customers.
So if you demand speed and efficiency from your laptop whilst on the move, why not check out the latest Virgin Media flexible mobile broadband offers, with tariffs to suit the lightest and heaviest users.