A Night At The Concert Hall
Magnet sponsors Live Video Game Event in National Concert Hall
November 3rd 2009
On Sunday, 29th November, 2009 Magnet Entertainment will sponsor Video Games LIVE - a video game event celebrating the music of video games in the National Concert Hall in Dublin. The gala event recreates the soundtracks from the greatest video games of all time including Gods of War, Medal of Honour and even Tetris and features composers Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall with The Lombard Philharmonia and Choir.
The event will deliver live action and unique interactive segments creating an explosive one-of-a-kind entertainment experience, with the stunning visuals and fun that only video games can provide. Completely synchronised video screen footage visuals and on-stage interactive segments will dazzle audiences of all ages, gamers and non-gamers alike.
"This is a perfect event for Magnet to get involved with as we have recognised the growth of gaming by designing our own online gaming product, Magnet Bolt. This event honours the fact that games do not just rival movies in terms of popularity but also in terms of the craft of creating musical scores," said Mark Kellett, CEO of Magnet Entertainment.
Tickets for the night are available from the NCH website here (Link= http://www.nch.ie/Box-Office/Performances/Video-Games-Live-%281%29-%281%29.aspx) and cost €26- €33. A chouce of matinee and evening events are available
Information on Magnet Bolt, Magnet’s online gaming package, can be found here (link= http://www.magnetbolt.ie). Magnet Bolt is Ireland’s first and only online gaming experience and delivers the fastest ping times and speeds to give gamers a competitive edge.
YouTube to Go High Resolution
October 15th 2009
Video streaming service YouTube is to start accommodating high resolution video of up to a whopping 1080 pixels from next week. Until now the video-sharing site had a maximum output of 720 pixels.
The difference in the higher resolution will be seen when viewers with fast broadband and big monitors switch to full-screen mode, which will result in a clearer picture than with 720p. Viewers in Ireland on highly-contended low speed services will however be left behind.
Commenting on the new development Tom Larkin, Marketing Manager for Magnet who focus on ultra fast, uncontended broadband services said: “Channel 4 recently announced they are putting their shows on to YouTube and it is only a matter of time when other networks follow suit. We’re glad to report that the high speed needed for this upgrade to YouTube will not cause your Magnet Force broadband to break a sweat,”
The move comes as home PCs are increasingly used as home entertainment centres, being plugged into HD ready TVs to enjoy a range of on-demand and streaming TV. Videos that had already been uploaded at 1080p will be automatically re-encoded to play back at the higher resolution.
Magnet Bolt Lights Up The News
September 28th 2009
Our launch of Magnet Bolt certainly commanded the attention of the press with our girls Aoife and Joyce catching many editors’ eyes. We also commissioned Dublin-based street artist Splinky to create a wall with our logo so we could let the world know about Bolt with style.
In case you haven’t heard yet, Magnet Bolt is our online gaming package that gives you the lowest pings and latency possible for the best responsiveness when playing online. Check out what the press said below and click here (link=http://www.magnetbolt.ie) to find out how Bolt will help you win.
Cisco/Oxford Report Shows Ireland as Broadband Leader (If All Broadband Was Magnet Force that is…)
July 6th 2009
Ireland ranked a dismal 16th in a recent report measuring the quality of broadband worldwide. The report measured broadband using the Broadband Quality Score system. The quality score compared broadband in real performance terms taking into account contention, latency and pin times in addition to speed.
Of course our low ranking is because the majority of Irish broadband products can’t compare to Magnet Force. Ireland would have secured a top five placing in the index if all broadband was Magnet.
Magnet Set-Top Box Marries Web With Digital TV
June 3rd 2009
Magnet Entertainment today launched two new set-top boxes that use the service’s internet connectivity to offer a range of advanced web-based features. These include remote recording, live news feeds and instantaneously updated TV schedules, all delivered via the internet.
The standard box comes free as part of any of Magnet’s basic digital TV packages, with an advanced Magnet + service available for an additional €6.50. With this customers can avail of 120 hours of uncompressed high quality recording as well as live television pausing and rewinding.
Magnet’s digital TV packages are on offer over its award winning Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) network, which delivers up to 50mbps of broadband across 30 housing developments in Dublin, Meath and Portlaoise. New and existing customers wishing to avail of the service or upgrade their existing one can do so from today.
Magnet to Offer Fastest Broadband yet to Rathmines
May 22nd 2009
Magnet Networks today announced it has extended its broadband reach to over 20,000 businesses and homes in Rathmines in Dublin offering a service, which will more than treble the broadband speeds already available.
With Magnet’s new service speeds of up to 24Mbps will now be available over a customer’s telephone line, a major increase on the 7Mbps currently on offer from other providers. To date this is the 40th exchange Magnet has enabled for its high quality Magnet Force services giving it the largest reach for true high speed zero contention services of any provider
MTV and 3e Free to View on your PC
March 9th 2009
MTV and 3e will be free to view online from today on your PC for Magnet Force 10 and Force 20 subscribers. We’re adding the channels to our PC TV service which lets you watch TV on your PC or Laptop for free with no need for a TV licence.
Fans of MTV’s The Hills, Pimp my Ride and Run’s House now won’t need a dish, set-top box or even a television to tune in. This service is available to all Magnet Force subscribers at no extra cost.
