WITH Valentine’s Day just around the corner, the pressure is on to get the perfect gift to say, ‘I love you’.
And with research showing that watching the telly is our number one ‘stay at home’, pleasure whether male, female, young or old. Forget cards and flowers this year, how about a digital TV package to cosy up to?
As Charlie Ponsonby, CEO at Simplifydigital.com, says:
“We get many callers buying a TV package as a gift for their other half. Unusual as it sounds, a TV subscription from Sky or Virgin Media for example, makes a great present and is perfect for Valentine’s Day.
“This year, with the launch of Sky Atlantic, it has given households a whole new reason to get Sky. With shows like Martin Scorcese’s Boardwalk Empire to the new season of Mad Men – if you’re not watching, you’re not part of the conversation.”
Adds a spokesperson for Simplifydigital: “Sky Atlantic is a new channel offering the very best of US drama from HBO and others. In Simplifydigital.com’s view it is the biggest reason to get Sky for the last two or three years. It offers a huge range of extremely high-quality US drama to brand new, critically-acclaimed shows, like Martin Scorcese’s Boardwalk Empire, Blue Bloods starring Tom Selleck, and Treme from David Simon the creator of The Wire – plus new season Mad Men and Entourage – as well as old favourites such as 24 and The Sopranos.
“If this year you’ve decided that staying in is the new going out on Valentine’s Day, then the choice of TV packages on offer has never been more exciting.”
Here is Simplifydigital.com’s guide to what’s on offer:
TV packages including Sky Atlantic
Sky Atlantic is only available on Sky with prices starting from £19.50 per month for the basic Sky TV package with a 12-month contract.
Sky TV 1 Mix, Sky Broadband Everyday Lite & SkyTalk Freetime
* Select one of Sky’s six entertainment packs (choose the Variety Pack for Sky Atlantic)
* Get up to 20Mb Broadband, with a 2GB usage allowance
* Get free evening and weekend calls to UK local and national landlines
* 12-month contract
£19.50 per month, Plus £11.25 line rental
One off £30 set up fee
TV packages including on-demand content (including BBCiPlayer and ITVPlayer)
For many people used to catch-up TV online, the ability to watch catch-up TV on the main TV set in the household is a huge plus. So, if you are looking for a good range of quality TV channels (beyond the basic Freeview channel choice), plus a great catch-up capability – then Virgin is the best place to look.
Virgin Media TV Size: M+, Broadband Size: L, Phone Size: M
* Get up to 65 Digital TV channels including Sky1 with a broad range of on-demand content including BBCiPlayer, ITVPlayer and 4OD
* Get up to 10Mb broadband with an unlimited usage allowance
* Free weekend calls to UK local and national landlines
* 18-month contract
£10 for the first six months, £20 thereafter, plus £12.99 line rental
One off £40 set up fee
TV packages including Sky Movies
For the movie fans, who believe that ‘staying in is the new going out’, then a quality movie package is a must. Movies showing this month on Sky Movies include the aptly titled Valentine’s Day from the director of Pretty Woman and Clash of the Titans. Sky Box Office has Ben Affleck’s return to form with the critically-acclaimed The Town, as well as Michael Douglas in Wall Street – Money Never Sleeps.
Sky TV 1 Mix, Sky Movies Pack, Sky Broadband Everyday Lite & SkyTalk Freetime
* Select one of Sky’s six entertainment packs (choose the Variety Pack for Sky Atlantic)
* Get all of the great Sky movies channels including Sky Movies Premiere, and Sky Movies Drama & Romance
* Get up to 20Mb Broadband, with a 2GB usage allowance
* Get Free evening and weekend calls to UK local and national landlines
* 12-month contract
£35.50 per month, plus £11.25 line rental
One off £30 set up fee
Virgin Media TV Size: M+, Broadband Size: L, Phone Size: M with Sky Movies
* Get up to 65 digital TV channels
* Get all of the Sky Movies channels
* Get up to 10Mb Broadband with an unlimited usage allowance
* Free weekend calls to UK local and national landlines
* 18-month contract
£31.50 for the first six months, £41.50 thereafter, plus £12.99 line rental
One off £40 set up fee
Notes to the editors:
Simplifydigital.com offers a unique ‘digital concierge’ service, with friendly experts on-hand seven days a week to provide answer all your questions in plain English; find the best deal available at your address (from all the top UK providers); and be there to help make sure that the installation and set-up goes smoothly.
It is the only retailer of digital TV, broadband and home phone services in the UK to have been accredited by Ofcom as impartial and transparent and on average saves customers up to £408 pa by finding them better deals.
Customers call their London-based experts free on 0800 1 388 388 or use their online service at www.simplifydigital.com.
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Contact: Edita Lozovska
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Email: ecommerceteam@simplifydigital.co.uk
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