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Virgin Media’s Virgin TV Anywhere portal is now live, letting Virgin subscribers access content through desktop and mobile web sites or an app. The app option is for iOS only at the moment, so Android users will have to make do with the mobile site for now.
The site is live right now, though, with Virgin saying “up to 45″ channels should be available for viewing online and through the iOS app, with the Sky Sports and Movies channels available as well if you already pay for them as part of your Virgin sub.
As well as the live stuff, Virgin TV Anywhere integrates all of the current catch-up services out there from the BBC, ITV and Channels 4 and 5, so if there’s nothing worth watching on TV right now you can at least scroll back in time and watch that great thing on BBC4 last night about the history of bread. [Virgin TV Anywhere]
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How many devices can you have though & can you airplay?
Really frustrates me that sky only lets you have two…
It’s the same, 2 devices.
From the Virgin Anywhere website:
“Device Changes – Each time you add a new or swap a device, you will use one of your permitted ‘device changes’.
-You can register up to 2 devices.
-When 2 devices have been registered you will be able to make one change to your registered devices each calendar month. This will let you remove a device to add a new one.
-We recommend that you make sure you register devices that you will regularly use to watch Virgin TV Anywhere as you may not be able to swap them until the following calendar month.”
Incidentally a PC or a Mac (using a browser to view) counts as a device too, so that’s kinda annoying.
Oh and no Airplay.
finally! Sports back in my bedroom without going through http://www.shitarabchannel.com
not until next year fella.. negotiations ongoing ;(
Wow, this is great, except you can only have one primary device, it doesn’t work properly on chrome, doesn’t have an Android app and the iOS app is iPhone only and only works if you have a Tivo box. Well done Virgin.
I just saw this in the Apps store for the iPad as well, but it does perplex me that this needs a Tivo box, whilst there is no claim on this for use from a web browser. Is this the same app as discussed in this article? Also, can you Airplay?
its because the app allows control of the tivo box (remote control) wilst not allowing catchup unless viewed from a browser
From the thumbnail on the front page, I thought these were AT-ATs.
I am disappoint.
The show in the image is “Planet Earth”, the show you are looking for sir is “Planet Hoth”.
Fixed: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/30637678/VirginTVPlanetHoth.png
Hahahaha! NICE.
I can imagine Attenborough’s narration would be immense!
Brief excitement ruined by the fact it’s not open to all VM customers, turns out you need a VM Tivo box for the app to work.
You can actually have 2 devices (same as sky). Sky Sports & Movies will not work as sky negotiations are ongoing (sky yet again being greedy). This hopefully will be resolved by January.
The app is only available on IOS devices whilst the negotiations for the iphone are ongoing. Android update expected Feb.
Sky Sports and Sky Movies works on Mac and PC but not in the app versions (yet?)
they dont, Virgin dont have a licence yet. Currently there are 30channels available and when the premium channels become avilable it will increase to just above 50
ahhh wait 10points to you, I stand corrected. The browser version does support whereas the App doesnt. Just checked (i work for Virgin lol)
Only 10?!
Cool, you work for Virgin, So two simple questions:
1) Is the iOS app that is described in this article, the one we are all disappointed with, i.e. the one where you need a Tivo box, as this one seems quite old – is there in fact an update on the way, or new app imminent?
2) Is there any reason Airplay is not functional? This is stock standard on Apple devices, and pretty much anyone with an ATV wants Airplay?
1 – This is going to be updated over the next few months, little by little.. Anyone remember how shit sky anywhere was when it got released? And yes you will need a TiVo box to use this
2 – No idea sorry