VIRGIN Media is giving away a free upgrade to millions of customers from Saturday for a limited time.
And the freebie provides access to a load of top movies you would normally have to pay for.
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The firm is unlocking its Virgin TV Ultra HD channel for all viewers as long as you have a Virgin TV V6, Virgin TV 360 or Stream box.
And don’t worry if you don’t have a UHD TV – you can still watch from a HD telly too.
Normally, you would need a Mix, Maxit, MegaTV or Essential Entertainment package to get Virgin TV Ultra HD.
But as an Easter treat, the channel will be open to all.
Among the big hits being shown is Elysium, the 2013 action sci-fi movie starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster.
You can catch it at 9pm on April 5.
For those who fancy some rom-com there’s also Hitch.
Will Smith appears as the titular character alongside Eva Mendes.
The movie airs at 9pm on April 6.
Another of Smith’s films, Hancock, is also shown Good Friday at 9pm.
Meanwhile, Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt‘s sci-fi romance movie Passengers airs on April 19 at 9pm.
See the full list of movies and shows to watch on Virgin TV Ultra HD below:
- Elysium
- Hitch
- Cobra Kai
- Julie & Julia
- As Good As It Gets
- Epic Yellowstone
- Hancock
- Passengers
- Jerry Maguire
Virgin TV Ultra HD will be free until April 21.
You can find it on channel number 175 or 999.
FREE NEW CHANNELS
The move comes just as two new streamed channels were added to Virgin boxes this week.
Rakuten TV Top Movies and Rakuten TV Action can now be find by tapping 446 and 447 respectively on your Virgin Media TV remote.
Stream swapping – the easy way to cut your bills?
Here’s what Sean Keach, The Sun’s Head of Technology and Science, thinks…
It’s no secret that TV streaming apps are costing more and more.
Not only are prices shooting up, but we find ourselves asked to pay for an increasing number of apps and services.
And when you combine those TV bills with your music streaming, mobile and internet fees, and every other drain on your bank account, it all starts to get a bit much.
One of the best ways to cut your TV bills is to simply cancel all of your streaming subscriptions and only sign up to one per month.
Pick an app like Netflix, Disney+, or Apple TV+ and smash through all of the content you want to watch on that app.
Then the next month, swap to something else.
And once you’ve done them all, you can cycle back to the start again.
It’s an easy way to avoid forking out for a rolling library of streaming apps with more content than you could possibly watch.
Also don’t forget that paid-for streaming isn’t the only game in town.
There are loads of apps that don’t cost a penny to enjoy, and downloading a few will unlock thousands of live TV channels plus tens of thousands of movies and shows.
Try apps like Tubi, The Roku Channel, Plex, and Pluto TV to get some ad-supported television without having to pay any monthly fees.
