Future's TechRadar is a website with a strong, professional reputation and is a more reliable news source for Virgin Media stories than many, so when they say 'Disney Plus is coming to VM' very soon it's worth your attention.
In a post about the glacial roll out of Virgin TV 360 and the Horizon platform there's some news on us finally getting Disney Plus:
One of the most exciting tidbits we managed to get from Virgin Media, though, was the arrival of Disney Plus. The Disney streaming app launched in the UK back in March, and has been noticeably missing from Virgin Media boxes so far.
Virgin Media isn't the only outlier, though – while Disney Plus is available on most home game consoles, Nvidia and Apple TV streaming boxes, Fire TV and Roku streaming sticks, and Samsung / Sony TVs, you still won't find it on Panasonic TVs.
A representative for Virgin Media told us in a briefing that “As of next year I'm very confident we will have [Disney Plus] on the platform”.
Hmmm. I won't be holding my breath but I'd hazard a guess we're looking at March when Sky's first year with the service is up?
For those still using TiVo the Virgin TV 360 is apparently available now for new Virgin Media customers (and those upgrading to the Ultimate Oomph bundle) though it may take until early 2021 for us existing customers to be eligible for the new box. I can wait - it's had a mixed reception during its pilot stage, appears to be less stable than the V6/TiVo and is missing features and apps still.
We are also promised that Alexa integration, while not present at the 360 launch, may well be in the pipeline for 2021 – which would mean you will be able to connect your 360 box to Alexa smart speakers.
2 comments:
Do you have date when Disney + is coming to virgin
No. Late last year a VM staffer on the company's own Community Board suggested it was imminent but there's still no official word. The same is true of the 4k versions of Sky Cinema and Sky Sports on the V6.
There was no mention of either in last week's Liberty Global presentation to investors, which focused on the the merger with O2, the rollout of Project Lightning and launch of 5G mobile.
I wouldn't hold your breath. The easiest way to add the service if your TV isn't Smart enough is to use a NowTV or Amazon HDMI stick.
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