{"id":8863,"date":"2018-11-09T10:19:32","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T15:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/starzplay-launch-virgin-media-u-k\/"},"modified":"2018-11-09T11:09:35","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T16:09:35","slug":"starzplay-to-launch-on-virgin-media-in-the-u-k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2018\/11\/09\/starzplay-to-launch-on-virgin-media-in-the-u-k\/","title":{"rendered":"StarzPlay to Launch on Virgin Media in the U.K."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>StarzPlay is set to launch on Virgin Media in the U.K. on November 29, delivering such shows as <em>Counterpart<\/em>, starring Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons.<\/p>\n<p>The StarzPlay premium streaming service will give Virgin TV customers in the U.K. access to Starz series all in one place, with future Starz originals launching exclusively on StarzPlay on the same day as the U.S. Further content highlight includes <em>Vida<\/em>, <em>Sweetbitter<\/em>, <em>The White Princess<\/em> and <em>Mr. Mercedes<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe partnership with Virgin Media is an exciting next step in the rollout of the StarzPlay platform, expanding the audience for our wide range of Starz originals, TV series and movies exclusively available on StarzPlay to a whole new and expansive customer base,\u201d said Chris Albrecht, president and CEO of Starz.<\/p>\n<p>David Bouchier, chief digital entertainment officer at Virgin Media said, \u201cThe launch of StarzPlay on Virgin TV will give our customers access to even more brilliant box sets, amazing movies and gripping TV series such as <em>The White Princess<\/em>\u00a0and <em>Mr. Mercedes<\/em>. 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