![]() In some cases, the broadcasters have signed streaming deals with other services for certain big-name shows, such as Fleabag (Amazon) and the original BBC Great British Bake Off (Netflix). Recent ITV drama A Confession is on BritBox, but there are no recent BBC dramas here yet. New content goes to the broadcasters’ own streaming services first. Not all BBC and ITV (and soon Channel 4) shows are available to watch here, though. BritBox doesn’t have to wangle distribution deals for its content – these shows are made by the BBC and ITV themselves – so it’s unlikely any of them will suddenly disappear. For example, Amazon Prime had the BBC adaptation of Jane Eyre starring Ruth Wilson, but it quickly vanished without notice in early 2019. Many of the shows are available elsewhere, notably on Amazon Prime (Cracker and Brideshead Revisited, for example), but BritBox keeps shows for longer. All these services support more devices than BritBox and have better features such as subtitles. All4+ and ITV Hub+ cost £3.99/mth to let you watch without adverts, and include old, new and original content. That said, if classic British telly is more your thing, BritBox is probably better value.īritBox costs more than Apple TV+ (£4.99/mth, limited library of original content) and the paid-for ‘Plus’ versions of ITV and Channel 4’s own streaming services. ![]() Now TV has a limited library and tight expiry dates, but focuses on current US content – and often the kind of content which either takes time to filter through to other services, or does so on a pay-per-episode basis. Both those services include far more original and new content than BritBox does, of course, in addition to an increasing amount of 4K content.īritBox is also cheaper than Sky’s Now TV service, which now charges a hefty £8.99/mth for an Entertainment Pass which gives access to its library of TV series’ (both the Cinema and Sports passes cost extra). ![]() It’s cheaper than Netflix (£5.99/mth for SD and just 1 screen £8.99 for HD and 2 screens £11.99/mth for 4K and 4 screens) and Amazon Prime (£7.99/mth for 4K and 2 screens, or £79 for a year’s worth of streaming with Prime membership thrown in). How does that compare? In purely price terms, it puts BritBox roughly in the middle of the major streaming services. ![]() There’s no 4K content, but Full HD streaming is standard and there’s not an advert or expiry date in sight. That includes mobiles, using the free BritBox app for Android and iOS, although you can’t download content to watch offline. BritBox review: Price and competitionīritBox’s £5.99 monthly subscription, which kicks in after a free 30-day trial and can be cancelled at any time, lets you watch on as many screens as you want. We’ll keep this article updated with developments. Meanwhile, the best thing about BritBox – its on-demand archive – is growing fast. “We’re working hard to make the service as accessible as possible.” Offline viewing is set to follow in 2020, as is support for Freeview Play and YouView. “We expect to have subtitles on 90% of our content by Christmas,” they said. Industry-standard functions such as offline viewing, closed-caption subtitles, personalised recommendations and smart TV support are sorely lacking.īritBox told us they’re working on it. Streaming may be more convenient than DVDs, but BritBox is not exactly chock-a-block with clever features. And that content is really all the service has to offer at the moment. ![]()
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