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. New smart TVs provide many of these services, or you can view them using an internetconnected 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 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 come 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 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. Includes movies, TV shows and documentaries (disneyplus.com/ uk). £59.99 per year/£5.99 per month.
ACORN TV Crime, drama and thrillers, both classic and new (acorn.tv). Thirty days free trial, then £4.99 per month .
RAKUTEN TV New movies, classics, TV shows and documentaries (rakuten. tv/uk). No monthly fee, pay as you go.
CHILI Movies and classic TV (uk.chili. com). No monthly fee, pay as you go.
GOOGLE PLAY Films, TV shows, apps, music and games (play.google.com/ store). No monthly fee, pay as you go.
STARZPLAY Movies and TV, including original content (starz.com). Available via Amazon, Virgin, Apple. Seven-day free trial, then £4.99 per month.