HOW & WHERE TO STREAM TV & FILM
BBC iPLAYER bbc.co.uk/iplayer As long as you have a TV licence, you can register for free and enjoy a slew of BBC shows on demand and BBC channels to stream live. ITV HUB itv.com/hub Full series box sets, catch up and ITV channels are free once you’ve registered an account. ITV Hub+ gives you the same content ad-free and costs £3.99 a month.
SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES
ACORN TV acorn.tv Price: £4.99/month Gentle crime dramas are this service’s speciality. AMAZON PRIME VIDEO amazon.co.uk/video Price: £8.99/month For original shows such as The Lord of the Rings: the Rings of Power and live sport. APPLE TV+ apple. com/uk/apple-tv-plus Price: £4.99/month For films and series such as Ted Lasso. BFI PLAYER bfi.org.uk/player Price: £4.99/month Classic and cult films. BRITBOX britbox.co.uk Price: £5.99/month Stream shows from the BBC, ITV, C4, Film4 and Channel 5, plus BritBox original programmes. DISCOVERY+ discoveryplus.co.uk
FREE TO VIEW
ALL 4 channel4.com Register for over 1,500 shows from C4, E4, More4, Film4 and Walter Presents. To watch ad-free, All 4+ costs £3.99 per month. MY5 channel5.com Channel 5 content on demand and channels including 5, 5USA, 5Star and 5Select can all be streamed live once you’ve set up an online account for free. UKTV PLAY uktvplay.uktv.co.uk Catch up with shows on Dave, Drama, W and
Price: £3.99/month or £6.99/month to include Sport For Discovery, TLC and Animal Planet, original shows and live sport. DISNEY+ disneyplus.com Price: £7.99/month New series from Marvel franchises and recent Disney film releases. MUBI mubi.com Price: £10.99/month World cinema and arthouse films. NETFLIX netflix.com Price: £4.99 (with adverts) £6.99/month (SD) or £10.99/month (for HD) Films and series like Stranger Things and Ozark. NOW nowtv.com Price: £9.99/month for Entertainment and £9.99/month for Cinema membership The place to watch Sky and HBO shows without a Sky box or
Yesterday via this free on-demand service. There’s also an extensive library of crime drama, comedy and entertainment box sets available to stream. FREEVEE amazon.co.uk/freevee You can sign up free for an Amazon account and you can then watch — with adverts — original shows like cop drama Bosch: Legacy and comedy Sprung, plus other TV shows and films. dish. Streaming service Peacock is also included with Entertainment membership. PARAMOUNT+ paramountplus.com Price: £6.99/month One of the newer streaming services, this offers films and TV series such as The Offer, Yellowstone and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. LIONSGATE+ lionsgateplus.com Price: £5.99/month For original films and series such as Gaslit, The Serpent Queen or Outlander. Formerly known as Starzplay. SKY GO sky.com/watch/sky-go Price: included with Sky TV subscription Sky customers can stream live, on-demand and catch-up TV via an app on their laptop, phone or tablet.
PREMIUM SERVICES
Many recent films are available to digitally rent or buy at a one-off cost. Priced anywhere from around £5 to £16 for new releases, they are available on platforms including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Chili, Google Play, Microsoft, Rakuten, Sky Store, Virgin and YouTube. Similarly, film platforms BFI Player and Curzon Home Cinema offer a more curated selection of indie, art-house and world cinema titles.