Virgin Media are set to launch some of their hottest shows on a brand new channel but it is only available to their subscribed customers.
Set to launch on April 12th on Channel 100, ‘Virgin Media More’ is exclusive to Virgin Media TV subscribers and bosses revealed it will be ‘the home of first look premium content’, including the highly anticipated series debut of ‘Holding’.
Set and filmed in Cork, the four-part drama series, based on Graham Norton’s novel of the same name, will have its Irish debut on the new exclusive channel at 9pm.
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Drama ‘Trigger Point’, starring Vicky McClure from Line of Duty as a bomb disposal expert, will also debut on the channel after it’s launch.
The series drama follows bomb disposal operative Lana Washington (played by Vicky), alongside colleague Joel Nutkins, played by Adrian Lester.
‘The Guards: Inside The K’, will also air on the newly launched channel, as the new series follows the guards tackling Ireland’s criminal gangs and those coercing or enticing children into a life of crime for another season.
Also amongst the line-up is six-part Cold War spy thriller ‘The Ipcress File’, set in the 1960s, which follows Harry Palmer, a working-class sergeant, who becomes a spy to avoid military jail after a series of dodgy dealings.
There will also be premium live sport including all the action from the Europa League knock-out stages.
And brand-new Sports Stories with Graeme Souness and Mick McCarthy, as they open up to Tommy Martin about the highs and lows of their glittering football careers.
In an effort to entice customers, TV360 customers will also get to binge watch and box set all of the new content as soon as the first episode is broadcast Paul Higgins, Vice President of Commercial, Virgin Media said: “Virgin Media More does exactly what its name suggests and offers customers more of their favourite shows first.
“Virgin TV customers will be first to watch our top shows including Irish dramas such as Holding and the most talked about international dramas of the moment such as Trigger Point and The Ipcress File, along with all the sport they love.
“Before it happens it happens here.”
Virgin Media More from Tuesday 12th April with the highly anticipated launch of ‘Holding’ at 9pm.