Virgin beefs up streaming service
Virgin Media has added 21 new live channels including Channel 4, Syfy and Nickelodeon to its Virgin TV Anywhere streaming service.
The move means that subscribers to the cable platform can now watch 66 channels on the cloud-based entertainment service, which is available on devices including computers, tablets and smartphones.
As part of the move it has added Channel 4, which will see shows including One Born Every Minute available on the service, along with More 4, Syfy, kids networks Cartoonito, Nick Jr and Nickelodeon and Universal Channel.
A raft of Discovery-owned networks will also become available including Animal Planet, Discovery, Discovery History, Discovery Home and Health, Discovery Science, Discovery Shed, Discovery Turbo, Dmax, ID, Quest and forthcoming female skewing channel TLC.
Sky channels including Sky 2, Sky Arts 1 and Sky LivingIt have also been included.
Scott Kewley, Virgin Media’s multiscreen product director, said: “We know our customers love being able to watch whatever they want at a time that suits them, and by adding 21 live channels to Virgin TV Anywhere at no extra cost we’re also enabling them to watch their favourite shows wherever they want to.”Virgin TV Anywhere channel additions
Animal Planet
Cartoonito
Channel 4
Discovery Channel
Discovery History
Discovery Home & Health
Discovery Science
Discovery Shed
Discovery Turbo
Dmax
I.D.
More 4
MTV
Nick Jnr
Nickleodeon
Quest
Sky 2
Sky Arts 1
Sky LivingIt
Syfy
TLC (from 30th April)
Universal Channel
Monday, April 22, 2013
Virgin Media Adds Live Streams Of Nickelodeon UK And Nick Jr. UK To Virgin TV Anywhere Streaming Service
The television industry news website Broadcast is reporting the Nickelodeon UK News that the UK cable operator Virgin Media has today (Monday 22nd April 2013) added 21 new live channels including Nickelodeon UK and Nick Jr. UK to its Virgin TV Anywhere streaming service, allowing subscribers to the cable platform to watch 66 channels on the cloud-based entertainment service, which is available on devices including computers, tablets and smartphones, similar to BSkyB's Sky Go IPTV service:
