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Virgin Media has announced that it will be screening the French Open tennis in 3D, with the Eurosport coverage to be screened live on channel 523.

Virgin Media has announced that a brand-new TiVo box is on its way - with a lower cost 500MB set top box arriving on the service in mid-May.

Virgin Media has boosted its HD channel offering, with the two Sky Arts channels making their high definition debut on 26 April on the cable service.

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The Virgin Media TiVo box has been given a key update, with the BBC iPlayer app coming out of beta and now apparently offering HD catchup of Auntie's programmes.

Exclusive Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson has told TechRadar that he thinks the new TiVo-powered Virgin Media boxes are a weapon that can be used to convert thousands of Sky customers.

Virgin Media is expecting to pass one billion video on demand views this year – with a trends report revealing that if its VOD service was a channel it would be the third most popular on UK cable.

Virgin Media has announced its 3D content for the coming months, with the cable giant ramping up its on-demand offering.

Exclusive Virgin Media has told TechRadar that it will continue to "build on" its 3D strategy in the coming year, with the imminent arrival of its latest set top box making it much easier to find content.