Virgin Media Launches “Game-Changing” V6 Box, TellyTablet

LONDON: Virgin Media has unveiled its new connected entertainment offerings, including a 4K-ready V6 box and an own-branded TellyTablet personal smart TV.

The new Virgin TV V6 box is half the size of the previous TiVo box, with ten times the power and a slew of extra features. For example, it allows users to record six programs while watching a seventh recording or stream from services such as iPlayer or Netflix. This increases to 12 simultaneous recordings with two Virgin TV V6 boxes. Also, the Virgin TV V6 box is designed so that recordings can be accessed and streamed on other TiVo boxes around the home. Recordings, on-demand programs and live TV can be watched in one room, paused and continued in another room through a Virgin TV V6 or TiVo box. Recordings and live TV can also be continued on a mobile device with Virgin Media’s TV Anywhere app. 4K All Virgin TV V6 boxes, including additional boxes around the home, support 4K Ultra-High Definition TV, with Netflix and YouTube available in 4K from launch and more programming coming soon.

Also, the revamped Virgin TV Anywhere app works hand-in-hand with the new Virgin TV V6 box so customers can watch the TV across screens at home and on the go. Virgin TV Anywhere will also include the ability to sync some recordings from the Virgin TV V6 box to watch offline.

Another new development is the Virgin TV TellyTablet, a personal smart TV designed and built to watch television in HD quality around the home. The device, which runs on Android OS (Marshmallow), has a 14-inch HD screen, four built-in speakers, seven to eight hours use time of battery life, 32GB of memory that can be upgraded with a Micro SD card, two USB ports, optimized WiFi connectivity for use with routers such as Virgin Media’s Hub 3.0 and an in-built stand. The TellyTablet has been designed for viewing Virgin TV’s range of apps—from the new kids’ app to the Virgin Media Store app. The Virgin TV Anywhere app is pre-loaded.

David Bouchier, the chief digital entertainment officer at Virgin Media, said: “Our new Virgin TV lineup raises the bar in home entertainment, marrying the latest and smartest technology with the very best TV programs, all underpinned by our ultrafast cable network. This is game-changing TV.”

Bouchier added: “Our new Virgin TV V6 box is small in size but big on brains, giving our customers a simple, smart and speedy way to find the telly they want, whether that’s on a channel or on demand.”

He continued: “The way we are all watching TV is changing. That’s why our Virgin TV Anywhere app binds everything together to give our customers the freedom and flexibility to watch the very best TV and manage recordings wherever they are.”

Bouchier concluded: “For too long viewing TV on wireless devices has been secondary to other uses. With the Virgin TV TellyTablet, no matter where you are in the home you can watch your favorite TV wirelessly in the quality it deserves—be that Kingdom in the kitchen or Bake Off in the bedroom.”