PRESS RELEASE
- Sony, Discovery and New Media Vision 3D shows join TV line-up
- 3D blockbusters Life of Pi, The Hobbit and Oz the Great and Powerful
Virgin Media, the UK's leading communications and entertainment company, is adding an array of new 3D titles to its TV service. From July, around 50 hours of 3D content, including stunning shows such as 3D Dive, Kalahari Meerkats and Monster Trucks will join Virgin Media's On Demand line-up1.
Kevin O'Neil, head of TV product management at Virgin Media said: "3D offers a unique and often breathtaking experience and our customers are making the most of Virgin Media's 3D On Demand line-up to sit down and try it for themselves. We offer our customers a wide choice of content and 3D at no extra cost is proving to be a valuable addition for many of our TV fans."
Virgin Media was the first TV service to bring 3D content to UK television screens. Subscribers can already enjoy up to 25 hours of 3D TV content, including everything from eye-popping blockbuster movies to engrossing wildlife shows. Over one million 3D movies and programmes have been watched on Virgin Media's 3D On Demand service.
Blockbuster movies such as Oz the Great and Powerful, the Oscar-winning Life of Pi and Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey are available in 3D this month and will be joined by more exciting titles in the coming months.
3D content on Virgin TV:
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Movies |
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Content |
Availability |
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Silent Hill: Revelation |
Currently available |
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey |
Currently available |
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Life of Pi |
Currently available |
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre |
Currently available |
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Wreck-It Ralph |
Currently available |
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Oz the Great and Powerful |
Currently available |
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Jack the Giant Slayer |
Available from 22nd Jul |
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NMV TV shows |
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Burma 3D |
Currently Available |
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3D Safari |
Currently available |
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3D Dive |
Currently Available |
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Pride of Mongolia |
Currently Available |
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Kalahari Meerkats |
Currently available |
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Bird Park 3D |
Currently Available |
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Moonlight 3D |
Coming soon |
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Car and Driving |
Coming soon |
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Discovery TV Shows |
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Crazy Land S2 |
Currently available |
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Fields of Valour |
Currently available |
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How It's Made 3D |
Currently available |
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Hillbilly Blood S2 |
Coming soon |
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How It's Made (additional episodes) |
Coming soon |
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Lava Chasers |
Coming soon |
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Monster Trucks 3D |
Coming soon |
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River Monsters |
Coming soon |
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Secrets of the Shaolin |
Coming soon |
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Electric Sky TV shows |
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Street Dance with Sisco Gomez |
Coming soon |
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Shortlisted |
Coming soon |
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Vision TV shows |
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Fire Ants |
Coming soon |
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Microplanet |
Coming soon |
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Sony TV shows |
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Scary Tales |
Coming soon |
1 Virgin Media will continue to add 3D content to its TV platform throughout 2013. Some launch dates may be subject to change
About Virgin Media
Virgin Media is the first provider of all four broadband, TV, mobile phone and home phone services in the UK.
The company's cable network - the result of multi-billion pound private investment - delivers ultrafast broadband to over half of all UK homes, with speeds of up to 120Mb, as well as market leading connectivity to thousands of public and private sector organisations across the country.
Virgin Media has developed the most advanced interactive television service, bringing together broadcast TV, thousands of hours of on demand programming and the best of the web in a single set-top box powered by TiVo. The company was the first to offer HD TV and 3D on demand to millions of British households.
The world's first virtual mobile network was launched by Virgin Media and it is also one of the largest fixed-line home phone providers in the country.
Virgin Media is a part of Liberty Global plc, the world's largest international cable company. Together Virgin Media and Liberty Global serve 25 million customers across 14 countries, helping connect people to the digital world and enabling them to discover and experience its endless possibilities.
