Rakuten TV App Added to Virgin TV in the U.K.

Rakuten TV has become available on Virgin TV in the U.K., bringing with it more than 8,000 titles on-demand, including new releases to rent and buy, 150-plus FAST channels and in excess of 1,000 titles.

Virgin TV customers can access new releases such as Despicable Me 4, Inside Out 2 and A Quiet Place: Day One, as well as channels at no extra cost, including FIFA, and evergreen free movies such as The Big Short, Warrior and the Resident Evil saga.

The wide range of genres of FAST channels includes Top Movies and Action, Entertainment, Reality, Sport, News, Lifestyle, Cooking, Kids, Crime & Mystery, Docs & Factual, Reality, Sport, News, Lifestyle, Cooking, Kids, Crime & Mystery and Docs & Factual.

Virgin TV customers will also be able to buy or rent the latest movie releases via the app by simply registering an account.

Sidharth Jayant, chief product officer at Rakuten TV, said: “Rakuten TV offers a great choice for Virgin Media Customers with the premium new releases to rent or buy and a great selection of movies, TV shows and FAST channels for free. We are pleased to collaborate with Virgin Media to offer this high-quality experience to its customers. This partnership is a further step in our strategy to bring our TV offer to telco clients across Europe.”

David Bouchier, chief TV and entertainment officer at Virgin Media O2, said: “Virgin TV is the home of great entertainment with a host of must-have apps, on-demand shows and popular channels. The addition of the Rakuten TV app to our platform gives our customers access to even more unmissable content and fan-favorite films at the click of a button.”