All Virgin Media customers get big free TV upgrade | Tech News

Virgin Media is one of the UK’s principal broadband and TV suppliers, and has been on a roll in latest months including new TV channels to its roster. That continues this week because the firm has introduced two more free channels are being added for all its customers.

If you’ve gotten a Virgin TV 360, Stream or V6 box, you must have the new Virgin Media channels proper now. They are British Screen Classics and wedotv films, which will be discovered on channel 450 and 451 respectively.

Both are ‘FAST’ channels, which stands for Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television. As the title suggests, the programming has adverts all through to keep it free-to-air, very similar to you’ll be used to on different Virgin channels or on terrestrial channels reminiscent of ITV and Channel 4.

“Virgin TV is home to the best in entertainment and more choice for our subscribers.  We offer enhanced value with fantastic on demand and channel content at no extra cost, including two brand-new streaming movie channels,” mentioned David Bouchier, Chief TV and Entertainment Officer at Virgin Media O2.

“On top of the existing streaming channels available to Virgin TV customers, they now have even more choice and 24/7 access to exciting movies for free.”

British Screen Classics exhibits movies and TV exhibits from the libraries of ITV Studios and Studio Canal. Virgin mentioned it “will take viewers on a journey through Britain’s great cinematic heritage by delving deep into the history of legendary British film studios and production houses to provide a 24/7 stream of adored titles such as This Sporting Life, Doctor in the House, Heaven’s Above! and Clockwise.”

Meanwhile, wedotv films is described as a “contemporary film channel with a catalogue of over 500 movies across all genres.” Viewers can count on every day of programming to be themed, for instance with Romance Mondays and Sci-fi Wednesdays, and have seasonal occasions for applicable Halloween and Christmas content material, in addition to different annual dates.

Adding these two new channels takes Virgin’s roster of FAST channels to 35, following the latest addition of channels reminiscent of Inside Crime, Homes Under The Hammer, Red Bull TV and Hell’s Kitchen.

You can discover the new channels on channel 450 and 451, or by heading into Virgin’s Electronics Programme Guide (EPG) utilizing your distant control.