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All the information on what TV apps you can find on Virgin Media

By Virgin TV Edit

If the smorgasbord of TV channels can’t fulfil your insatiable urge for top-notch telly, then for you lucky Virgin Media customers armed with a TiVo® box, a V6 box, powered by TiVo®, or a Virgin TV 360 box or Stream from Virgin Media, there’s a plethora of apps offering oodles more top quality content for you to feast your eyes on (app availability depending on box, some subscriptions apply).

 

We’re adding brand new apps to our service all the time. What does that mean? It means you can watch even more of your favourite shows when you want.

 

With Box Sets, films, games and activities that keep the whole family entertained, there are plenty of apps to choose from. To find them on your V6 box, simply head on over to Home > Apps & Games > All Apps, and get watching. TV 360 customers can press Home > Apps, or use voice control and just say “apps”.

ITVX: fans of delicious drama, crime and more

ITVX launched at the end of 2022 to replace ITV Hub. Featuring exclusive new shows, blockbuster films, live events and thousands of Box Sets (think Nolly, A Spy Among Friends and Murder In The Family), ITVX is also home to your favourite dating show, Love Island. So pretty much a one-stop shop for telly heaven, then.


Disney+: For fans of superhero action, brilliant sci-fi and hot reality TV

Disney+ is the dedicated streaming home for TV series and movies from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic and Star, including exclusive Disney+ Originals – plus an ever-growing range of titles in Ultra HD. There’s something for everyone, with a huge collection of exclusive originals including feature-length films, documentaries, and live-action and animated series as well as short-form content. If you want unprecedented access to Disney’s long history of incredible film and television entertainment and the latest cinematic releases, it’s all there at a touch of a button.

 

BritBox: For fans of the best in British TV and movies

Looking for exclusive original dramas and comedies, alongside modern and old-school British TV classics, with the biggest range of British box sets from the BBC and ITV? BritBox brings you the very best in past, present and future British programming, starring the finest home-grown talent, including the likes of Broadchurch, Downton Abbey, Vera, Only Fools and Horses and Love Island. BritBox also offers exclusive original content like Sanditon and Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?

 

Pluto TV: For those who want a whole new world of entertainment

Home to over 100 live channels, thousands of movies, and TV shows on demand, the Pluto TV app is available to all V6 customers at no extra cost! Whether it’s addictive dramas like Skins, outrageous reality series like The Jerry Springer Show or tasty telly like Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen, you’ll find all of this and more right here. The streaming platform also houses binge-worthy single series like The FBI Files and Unsolved Mysteries, and a variety of branded channels, curated from the libraries of more than a hundred content partners.

 

STV Player: For some of the best telly Scotland has to offer

Can’t get enough of true crime series, sensational sporting action and epic Box Sets? Love classic dramas like Taggart, Rebus and Take The High Road? Then you’ll be wanting to explore STV Player. Featuring some of the best entertainment from Scotland and beyond, there are shows for absolutely everyone. In fact, there are over 1,000 hours of must-watch telly at your fingertips.

 

All 4: For fans of award-winning comedy, drama and more

Whether you want to tuck into some Friday Night Dinner, get schooled alongside the Derry Girls or simply laugh along with Gogglebox, this app is bursting with loads of top Box Sets. Throw in a bunch of acclaimed movies from Film4, award-winning documentaries to get you thinking, and raucous reality TV shows and you’re onto a winner.

 

My5: For fans of 5-star telly

Channel 5 is known for showing some of the most popular dramas and documentaries around – including All Creatures Great And Small, The Madame Blanc Mysteries and Ben Fogle: New Lives In The Wild – and you can watch it all in one place thanks to the My5 app. Plus, with sports highlights, exclusive content and movies to get stuck into, it’s time to fill your boots with all of this unmissable entertainment.

 

YouTube Kids: For fans of educational entertainment

“Baby shark…” – if you or a nearby little one responded “Doo, doo, doo-doo, doo-doo” then you’ll love YouTube Kids. This nifty little app is basically a kid-friendly version of YouTube, offering curated selections of content for children aged 5-13. From nursery rhymes and story time to maths challenges and arts and crafts, there’s something for every little tinker to enjoy.

 

BBC Sounds: For fans of podcasts, audio documentaries and more

Listen to one of their banging music mixes one minute, an illuminating doc exploring human history another, with a cheeky episode of The Archers in between. This app has thousands of hours of listening to enjoy, and it’s now sat inside your tellybox! It’s so good, we put together this handy guide on it.

 

Virgin Media Store: For those who just can’t wait

Buy and keep the biggest blockbusters around before they are available to rent, plus pre-order the year’s biggest cinematic releases thanks to the Virgin Media Store.

 

And if you want to get your hands on the most talked-about TV Box Sets, like Euphoria and Succession, then we can be of assistance. With the store app you can watch your purchases on your Virgin TV and even download them to watch offline and on the go. Sign up now.

 

Download the Virgin Media Store app from the Apple app store

Download the Virgin Media Store app from Google Play

 

BBC iPlayer: For BBC BFFs

With the BBC iPlayer app, not only can you catch up on the must-watch TV from the past 30 days, they’ve also got a ginormous library of drama, like Happy Valley and SAS Rogue Heroes, fascinating documentaries, comedy Box Sets and more Doctor Who than you can shake a sonic screwdriver at! Plus you’ll find BBC Three there too!


Want even more?

There are even more apps waiting for you. Thinking about upgrading your Virgin TV account? You can do that via the TV Upgrades app. With the Radioline app you get access to 70,000 radio stations from across the world. There’s also the Get Fit Today app, which hosts a variety of at-home exercises to boost your health and mood. And you can get your music video fix thanks to Vevo.

 

Finding them is easy, simply:

 

• Press Home on your remote
• Select Apps & Games
• Select All Apps

 

Check out the full list of the awesome apps you can enjoy below.

 

Available on TiVo®

  • BBC iPlayer
  • Body In Balance
  • France 24
  • Games
  • Get Fit Today
  • Netflix
  • STV Player
  • Upgrade/Subscriptions
  • Vevo
  • Virgin Media Store
  • YouTube

 

Available on V6, powered by TiVo®

  • Al Jazeera
  • All 4
  • BBC iPlayer
  • BBC Sounds
  • Body In Balance
  • BritBox
  • France 24
  • Games
  • Get Fit Today
  • ITVX
  • My5
  • Netflix
  • Pluto
  • Prime Video
  • Radioline
  • STV Player
  • Upgrade/Subscriptions
  • Vevo
  • Virgin Media Store
  • YouTube
  • YouTube Kids

 

Available on Virgin TV 360

  • Al Jazeera
  • All 4
  • BBC iPlayer
  • BBC Sounds
  • BritBox
  • Deutsche Welle
  • Disney+
  • Fireplace
  • France 24
  • ITVX
  • My5
  • Netflix
  • Prime Video
  • Radioline
  • STV Player
  • Upgrade/Subscriptions
  • UKTV Play
  • Vevo
  • Virgin Media Store
  • Wall Street Journal
  • YouTube
  • YouTube Kids

 

Available on Stream from Virgin Media

  • Al Jazeera
  • All 4
  • A-maze-ing Mac
  • BBC iPlayer
  • BBC Sounds
  • BritBox
  • Disney+
  • Fireplace
  • France 24
  • Hangman
  • ITVX
  • My5
  • Netflix
  • Prime Video
  • Radioline
  • Solitaire
  • Space Moodies
  • STV Player
  • Tetris
  • Upgrade/Subscriptions
  • UKTV Play
  • Vevo
  • Vimeo
  • Virgin Media Store
  • World Tour Poker
  • YouTube
  • YouTube Kids

 

How to add an app to your favourites

If you find an app you really like, here is how to add it to your favourites…

 

• Highlight the app in Apps & Games
• Press Thumbs Up to add it as a favourite.

 

If you change your mind, you can remove it as a favourite app by pressing Thumbs Down instead.

 

So what are you waiting for? Get app to speed!

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LIONSGATE+: LIONSGATE+ is a premium On Demand service available on Virgin Media. LIONSGATE+ shows a wide range of movies and TV Box Sets, including a number of Original series, many of which premiere the same day as the US. It costs £5.99 a month to subscribe to the service.

STARZPLAY rebranded to LIONSGATE+ on 29 September. Apart from the change to the name, there is no other change to the service for customers.

STARZPLAY subscribers should go to Box Sets > LIONSGATE+ to find shows ready to enjoy.

For any Virgin TV customers who currently don’t have access to LIONSGATE+, use the Upgrade App on your Virgin TV to upgrade through your Virgin set-top box.

Please note this is not an app. Content is available to view in the On Demand area. All customers can search and click on the content, but as with other premiums, they can only view once they have subscribed.