Virgin Test Worlds Fastest Broadband

Virgin Media recently held an open demonstration (in London UK) of what has been recorded as the world’s fastest-ever connection speed, with plans to develop the technology into one that can open to public users with potential for development. The trial was considered a success, with the full extent of the 1.5Gb broadband (download speed) on display from the [...]

Harry Potter Reaches Virgin Media And Tivo

With the final instalment of the Harry Potter series (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2) being released on Friday to the world’s viewers (following a star-studded global premiere of the film in London (England) last Thursday), YouTube are not the only company to get on board with showing the franchise’s official productions. As part of [...]

Virgin Launch Android TiVo TV App

Everyone is going app crazy, and the latest entrant is Virgin Media with a new Android TiVo TV app. The app allows users to operate the TiVo powered Virgin box using their latest smartphone. In their battle with Sky, who have a similar Sky+ Record app funnily enough. The software lets viewers browse listings and [...]

Ofcom Report Huge Majority Using Digital

A recent report made by Ofcom suggests that the Digital takeover of the UK’s TV sets is almost complete, recoding that 93.1% of homes now using a digital service, a new highest figure for the quarterly study. With services such as Freeview, Sky, and Virgin Media all included in the defenition of ‘Digital TV’ the latest instalment of the media regulator’s Digital [...]

Virgin Release TiVo iPad App First Picture

Virgin are set to release a TV app for the iPad that will operate as a TV guide, remote, EPG and DVR recorder in one. And to whet viewers appetites they have released a picture of said app. There has been no firm details of what the app does and not even a release date. [...]

Virgin To Hit The Big Billion This Year

Virgin Media had a pretty good 2010 and expect even better things in 2011 for it’s vod platform according to an internal report. The new entertainment trends report from Virgin is making the prediction that online views will hit the big 1 billion by the years end. The online streaming arm of Virgin saw a [...]