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Virgin Media is bringing a new and improved The KARAOKE Channel to its on demand TV platform. With hundreds of tracks to choose from, Virgin Media's TV customers can belt out heart felt renditions of Lady Gaga and Michael Jackson from the safety of their living rooms.

Virgin Media's XL TV customers will be able to choose from over 100 karaoke videos, from pop and country to rock and disco, for no extra cost. New videos will be added each month and available to watch on demand, allowing karaoke lovers to enjoy their perfect line up of hits whenever the mood strikes.

Aleks Habdank, director of on demand TV at Virgin Media, said: "The KARAOKE Channel is a perfect fit for our on demand TV line-up, promising great fun with an outstanding choice of the most popular songs. With Hollywood blockbuster films, a choice of some must-see box sets and one of the best karaoke services around, Virgin Media's TV service offers the very best digital entertainment for a great night in."

The KARAOKE Channel on Virgin Media is provided by Stingray Digital, an innovative media and technology company. The KARAOKE Channel is easy to use and promises a wide choice of engaging and entertaining videos created by the Stingray design and technical team.

"We know that karaoke has a universal appeal and that delivering high quality karaoke videos on demand is a fantastic customer experience" says Eric Boyko, President of Stingray Digital. "Viewers are seeking more from the digital world and Virgin Media's customers will really appreciate the high standards of our recordings, the selection of songs, and the superior quality of our service." he added.

Virgin Media enjoyed a massive 200 million views of on demand TV content in the first three months of 2010. With hugely popular catch up content from the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Virgin1 and LIVING, outstanding music videos and blockbuster films, over 2.1 million Virgin Media homes are now regularly watching TV on demand, an increase of over a quarter of a million homes in a year.

On demand TV enables viewers to watch what they want, when they want, at the touch of a button. Virgin Media offers a vast library of thousands of hours of TV shows, movies, music and kids programming, all of which can be watched on your television.

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About Virgin Media

With almost 10 million customers, Virgin Media is the UK's first quad-play provider of broadband, TV, phone and mobile.

The company is one of the largest residential broadband providers in the UK, using a unique fibre optic cable network to deliver next generation ultrafast internet access of up to 50Mb to just over half of all homes. Combined with a high speed ADSL service and mobile broadband products, Virgin Media is able to offer broadband internet access to virtually the entire country.

Virgin Media has the UK's most advanced TV on demand service and was the first TV platform to carry BBC iPlayer. It is the second largest provider of pay TV, was the first to launch a high definition TV service and offers a high-specification, HD-ready V+ personal video recorder.

The company operates the most popular virtual mobile network in the UK which, when launched, was the world's first such mobile phone service. It is also one of the largest fixed-line home phone providers in the country.

Virgin Media also owns Virgin Media Television (VMtv) which runs seven entertainment channels, including Virgin1, LIVING, Bravo and Challenge. VMtv is a 50 per cent joint partner with BBC Worldwide in UKTV, which consists of ten channels including Dave, G.O.L.D., Watch and Alibi.

With operations based entirely in the UK, Virgin Media Inc. is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market (VMED) and the London Stock Exchange (VMED).

For more information, go to www.virginmedia.com

About Stingray Digital Group

Stingray Digital is a leader in interactive music distribution. Their properties include The KARAOKE Channel, the world's largest licensed karaoke library and karaoke service on TV and Internet, Galaxie, the leading digital music service on TV in Canada and in the US, Stingray360, a leader in sensorial marketing solutions for business and its music licensing unit, Stingray Music.

Stingray Digital was founded by seasoned new media entrepreneurs, Eric Boyko and Alexandre Taillefer, and is financially backed by Telesystem and Novacap.

Headquartered in Montreal, Stingray Digital has 135 employees in offices across Canada and additional offices in Charlotte, North Carolina and Budapest.

Media Contacts:

Virgin Media Corporate PR:
Gareth Mead
+44 (0) 20 7299 5703
gareth.mead@virginmedia.co.uk