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VIRGIN Media customers only have a few hours left to make use of a special Easter TV upgrade on their boxes. The broadcasting giant has been giving free access to one of its premium channels this month. Advertisement 1 Catch Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire for free for a limited time Credit: Getty Images But the treat comes to an end on Monday (April 21).
Virgin TV Ultra HD is part of the more expensive plans but it's been available at no extra cost to everyone since April 5. Normally, customers would require a Mix, Maxit, MegaTV or Essential Entertainment package to get access to the channel. A number of big name movies have already aired this month, including Matt Damon 's sci-fi hit Elysium and Will Smith rom-com Hitch.
Advertisement Read more about Virgin Media NEED 4 SPEED Virgin customers receive FREE broadband upgrade that speeds up their Wi-Fi CHANGE CHANNEL Virgin Media customers receive two new FREE movie channels in latest upgrade But there's still time to keep watching the channel and some more top movies. Tonight at 9pm you can catch Jerry Maguire, starring Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr and Renée Zellweger. And better still, you can access all the previously shown movies this month on demand for free too if you missed them.
See some of the highlights below. Advertisement Most read in Tech Exclusive BATTLE LINES Your complete guide to Scotland's explosive gang warfare revealed ASSAULT SHOCK Accies director violently attacked with BOTTLES as fans break into boardroom Exclusive KILL THREAT Chilling clip vows to 'exterminate' Mark Richardson ally after botched hit WAR RAGES ON House linked to Daniel crime family targeted in latest gangland attack Elysium Hitch Cobra Kai Julie & Julia As Good As It Gets Epic Yellowstone Hancock Passengers Jerry Maguire If you don't have a UHD / 4K TV , then don't worry about missing out either. You can still access the channel, it just won't be shown in the full UHD quality.
The channel is available to households with a Virgin TV V6, Virgin TV 360 or Stream box. 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.
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