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  • Ernie_C's avatar
    Ernie_C
    Very Insightful Person
    2 years ago

    I doubt this will happen as it will effectively provide free MultiRoom.

    • Felim_Doyle's avatar
      Felim_Doyle
      Fibre optic
      3 months ago

      I doubt this will happen as it will effectively provide free MultiRoom.

      ... and running the app on a tablet or on compatible TVs doesn't? What is the point of the app if it isn't to be a portable version of a VM set-top-box?

      OK, @Ernie_C, I accept that your comment is two years old but, even then, the app was effectively a multi-room and beyond means of watching VM TV on the go (hence the name). It is now available on a variety of devices, including Apple TV I'm told, so why not on Chromecast which is an Android platform after all or allow it to cast to larger screens.

      Are we talking about two different things here anyway ...

      1. Casting the VM TV Go app to a TV
      2. Running the VM TV Go app natively on a Chromecast with Google TV Android device
    • kilburnflyer's avatar
      kilburnflyer
      Joining in
      2 years ago

      I doubt this will happen as it will effectively provide free MultiRoom.

      A Virgin engineer told someone they could do this recently and there are notes online talking about Google Home app for iPhone which enables it but I could not see this at all.

      Someone claiming it here - but must be BS?

      https://xtrium.com/can-you-cast-virgin-tv-go/ 

      Maybe it works on Android?

       

      • nodrogd's avatar
        nodrogd
        Very Insightful Person
        2 years ago
        kilburnflyer wrote:

        I doubt this will happen as it will effectively provide free MultiRoom.

        A Virgin engineer told someone they could do this recently and there are notes online talking about Google Home app for iPhone which enables it but I could not see this at all.

        Someone claiming it here - but must be BS?

        https://xtrium.com/can-you-cast-virgin-tv-go/ 

        Maybe it works on Android?

         

        There is a simple answer to why this is not allowed. Virgin’s TV agreements with the broadcasters allow for their content to be viewed on a TV at the registered account address. More than one TV must be covered by Multiroom boxes.

        The TV Go app is not “ring fenced” to your home network & allows you access to the channels on portable devices outside the home. If Virgin allowed customers to “cast” to a TV, this could be used on an TV anywhere (including the local pub) & is therefore breaking Virgin’s carriage agreements. That is why the facility has been blocked.