HOW TO WATCH ON DEMAND TV
Every week, The Mail on Sunday publishes Britain’s biggest on demand guide to help you navigate a path through the maze of new shows. Some services have free trial periods, others offer a payas-you-go or pay-by-the-day option. New smart TVs provide many of these services, or you can view them using an internet-connected device, such as a laptop, tablet, PC or smartphone. Free streaming and catch-up services – BBC iPLAYER (bbc.co.uk/iplayer, free with the licence fee), ITV HUB (itv.com/hub), ALL 4 (channel4.com) and MY5 (my5.tv) – allow you to watch programmes and films that have already aired and are generally available for 30 days after broadcast.
NETFLIX The subscription service offers a vast library of TV box sets to stream, much of which is original programming, plus an extensive selection of movies (netflix.com/gb). From £5.99 per month.
AMAZON PRIME VIDEO Available as part of its next-day delivery package, the TV and film service offers original content as well as movies, box sets, sport and music (amazon.co.uk/ amazonprime). From £7.99 per month (or £79 per year).
SKY ON DEMAND A huge selection of shows, movies and sport comes with a varying range of subscription packages (sky.com). From £22 per month. If you don’t want to sign up to a lengthy Sky contract, NOW TV offers ‘passes’ to watch Sky’s movies, entertainment or sport channels (nowtv.com). Seven-day free trial, then from £5.99 per month.
BRITBOX Archive subscription service created by the BBC and ITV. (britbox.co.uk). Thirty days free, then £5.99 per month.
APPLE TV+ Original content plus TV shows and movies, via Apple devices as well as a smart TV app (apple.com). Seven days free, then £4.99 per month.
DISNEY+ All things Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic. Content includes movies, TV shows and documentaries (disneyplus.com/uk). £59.99 per year, or £5.99 per month.
RAKUTEN TV New movie releases, plus Hollywood classics, TV shows and documentaries (rakuten.tv/uk). No monthly fee, pay for what you watch.
CHILI New movies and classic TV series (uk.chili.com). No monthly fee, pay for what you watch.
GOOGLE PLAY Films, TV shows, apps, music and games (play.google.com/ store). No monthly fee, pay as you go.