Virginmedia.com/skyhd Offers Sky Sports HD On VirginVirginmedia.com/skyhd Offers Sky Sports HD On Virgin{"id":1093,"date":"2010-07-20T15:10:15","date_gmt":"2010-07-20T15:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.broadbandinternetuk.com\/blog\/?p=1093"},"modified":"2017-11-13T14:45:49","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T14:45:49","slug":"virginmedia-comskyhd-offers-sky-sports-hd-on-virgin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/broadbandinternetuk.com\/blog\/1093\/virginmedia-comskyhd-offers-sky-sports-hd-on-virgin","title":{"rendered":"Virginmedia.com\/skyhd Offers Sky Sports HD On Virgin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virgin Media (Virginmedia.com\/skyhd<\/a>) has added Sky Sports HD1 and Sky Sports HD2 to its High Definition TV line up with customers able to watch the premium channels from the 2nd of August.<\/b>
\nExisting Virgin Media customers already subscribing to a Virgin TV package containing Sky Sports in standard definition need only pay an additional \u00a37 a month on top of their TV package for the HD subscription.

\nThe Virgin Media V HD set top box is required and is currently free of charge, while the V+HD box costs a one-off \u00a349.
\nNew customers considering joining Virgin Media can choose from 3 specially created football TV packages. These cost from \u00a327.50 a month and include 65 digital TV channels, Sky Sports HD1 and HD2, Sky Sports 3 and 4, Sky Sports News, plus unlimited UK weekend landline calls.
\nOn demand catch up TV services like the BBC iPlayer, ITV Net Player, 4OD and the Virgin 1 Player are also included in the package and can be watched on Virgin TV.
\nCommenting on the launch, Virgin Media’s Executive Director of Digital Entertainment, Cindy Rose, said: \u201cAs the new home of HD telly, we\u2019re delighted to bring our customers Sky Sports in HD at incredibly competitive rates.
\nRose continued: “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\u2019 entertainment needs”.
\nTen Sky Movies HD channels have also been added, which together with the forthcoming additions of Sky1 HD and Sky Arts HD brings Virgin Media’s total number of HD channels to 30.
\nVirgin Media’s HD sport line up also includes ESPN HD, EuroSport HD, BBC HD and ITV1 HD with the latter three not costing any additional subscription cost.

\nInteresed readers can find out more and build their own TV, broadband, phone and Sky Sports bundle at the Virginmedia.com\/skyhd<\/a> website.
\nReaders can also review Sky’s own Sky Sports HD offer with free broadband and phone calls at the Sky.com\/skysports<\/a> website – with new customers subscribing to Sky+HD online also qualifying for a free \u00a350 Marks & Spencer voucher.<\/b> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Virgin Media (Virginmedia.com\/skyhd) has added Sky Sports HD1 and Sky Sports HD2 to its High Definition TV line up with customers able to watch the premium channels from the 2nd of August. Existing Virgin Media customers already subscribing to a Virgin TV package containing Sky Sports in standard definition need only pay an additional \u00a37<\/p>\n