Your Virgin TV apps

Published
13 Oct 2020
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3 MIN

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 V6 box, powered by TiVo®, or a Virgin TV 360 box there’s a plethora of apps offering oodles more content for you to feast your eyes on.

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’s 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”.

MTV Play: For those who want the best in reality TV royalty

Check out the MTV Play app

Rejoice, reality TV lovers! Hundreds of series and thousands of episodes of your favourite shows are waiting for you on the sparkly MTV Play app.

From Geordie Shore and The Charlotte Show to Teen Mom UK and Ex On The Beach, you’ll find hours upon hours of wey aye-worthy entertainment. So what are you waiting for? Crack on!

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

Check out the Pluto TV app

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 Kitchen Hell, you’ll find all of this and more right here.

The streaming platform also houses binge-worthy single series like 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

Check out the STV Player app

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’s over 1,000 hours of must-watch telly at your fingertips.

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

Check out the All 4 app

Whether it’s tucking into some Friday Night Dinner, a prescribed dose of Scrubs, or laughs 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

Check out the My5 app

Channel 5 is known for showing some of the most popular dramas and documentaries around – including Neighbours, Our Yorkshire Farm and Cruising With Jane McDonald – 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.

ITV Hub: For fans of delicious drama, crime and more

Check out the My5 app

In addition to having some of the best documentaries, comedies and crime dramas around (think Unforgotten, Endeavour, Marcella) the ITV Hub is also home to your favourite dating show, Love Island. So pretty much a one-stop shop for telly heaven, then.

YouTube Kids: For fans of educational entertainment

Check out the YouTube Kids app

“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

Check out the BBC Sounds app

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

Check out the Virgin Media Store

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 Game Of Thrones and Westworld, 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

Check out the BBC iPlayer app

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 Normal People and I May Destroy You, 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 V6 and Virgin TV 360

  • Al Jazeera
  • All 4
  • BBC iPlayer
  • BBC Sounds
  • France 24
  • ITV Hub
  • MTV Play
  • My5
  • Netflix
  • Prime Video
  • Radioline
  • STV Player
  • Vevo
  • Virgin Media Store
  • YouTube
  • YouTube Kids

Available on V6 only

  • Body In Balance
  • Eros
  • Games
  • Get Fit Today
  • Pluto
  • Voot

Available on Virgin TV 360 only

  • CNN
  • Deutsche Welle
  • Wall Street Journal

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!