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Starview team jailed over card sharing

Brian Turner — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:10:36 +0000

Four men have been jailed in Derby for stealing Virgin premium channels and providing them to consumers under the name Starview. Using legitimate Virgin Media boxes and subscriptions, they were then able to stream the content to online servers, where … Continue reading →

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Spotify arrives on Virgin Media TiVo

Adam Smith — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:36:35 +0000

There’s some good news for streaming music loving Virgin Media customers, as a Spotify app has now arrived on Virgin’s TiVo service. The app rolled out starting this morning, but the catch is that you need to be a premium … Continue reading →

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Virgin Media TiVo update incoming

Darren Allan — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:26:21 +0000

Virgin Media is updating its customers TiVo boxes over the coming week. The update process starts from today (well last night actually) and runs into next week, a staggered delivery to the customer base, so you might not get yours … Continue reading →

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TiVo goes touchy-feely

Jamie Carter — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:07:44 +0000

What’s the most old-fashioned thing you’ve done lately? Penned a letter? Booked a holiday with a high street travel agent? Or maybe you’ve been planning your TV week using the Radio Times and a highlighter pen? The last one I’d … Continue reading →

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Cable TV thieves get prison

Brian Turner — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:40:22 +0000

Three men who sold cable boxes set up to receive Virgin Media premium channels for free have been jailed for a total of 15 years. Munaf Zinga, Mukandun Pillai, and Salim Patel, were jailed for eight, six, and one year … Continue reading →

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Starview cardshare server busted in Derbyshire

Brian Turner — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 21:28:50 +0000

Three men have been arrested in Derbyshire on suspicion of trying to defraud Virgin Media, through use of a large number of modified cable boxes. A Starview card share server, able to deliver subscription cable TV programming for free to … Continue reading →

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Virgin Media officially unveils TiVo STB

Darren Allan — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:23:08 +0000

Virgin Media has officially launched what the company is calling the UK’s first next-gen entertainment platform. The TiVo powered set-top box boasts a “game-changing” interface (which we saw leaked screenshots of yesterday), and it brings a new “world of apps” … Continue reading →

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First grabs of Virgin Media’s TiVo service spotted

Darren Allan — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 10:53:54 +0000

The first screenshots of the interface for Virgin Media’s upcoming TiVo powered Connected TV service are floating around the net. You can take a gander at them courtesy of Pocket Lint, with the site claiming that the service will be … Continue reading →

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Virgin Media says ‘something special’s coming’

Janet Harris — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:25:56 +0000

Virgin Media has published a pic of its forthcoming TiVo set-top box on its website, although most of the device is hidden beneath a red cloth. The remote is revealed in all its glory, although it does look pretty much … Continue reading →

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Virgin Media signs Channel 5

Janet Harris — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:23:53 +0000

Virgin Media now boasts a full complement of terrestrial channels with the news that it has signed a deal with Channel 5. Most of Channel 5’s content will be available on Virgin Media’s TV, online and mobile video platforms, including … Continue reading →

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