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ITV Hub Broke Down During “Love Island” Premiere, Angering Fans

Love Island, ITV’s mega-popular reality TV show, came back for its fifth series last night with its highest ever opening. However, those numbers came with a price, as ITV Hub, the broadcaster’s streaming service, suffered numerous technical failures during the live airing. Love Island is an ITV2 programme hosted by Caroline Flack, in which single (and good looking) men and women are brought to a luxurious location, where they’re supposed

Jun 4, 2019 2:54pm No Comments

How To Watch ITV Without Adverts

With popular shows such as Love Island, Britain’s Got Talent, Cold Feet and Coronation Street, ITV is a channel (or rather, a set of channels) you’re bound to flip to at some point. Cord Cutters have two easy and free options to watch ITV – Either via Freeview (or a similar service like YouView and Freesat), or with the ITV Hub app. But with ITV being a commercial channel, there’s one annoying

Jun 4, 2019 6:44am 3 Comments

Netflix UK Price Hike: Still A Good Deal After 20% Increase?

Months after raising prices in the US, Netflix is now bumping up UK subscription costs as well, with some members having to pay up to 20% more. This is the first price rise since 2017 – but is Netflix still a good deal for UK cord cutters? Netflix offers a streaming TV service based on a monthly subscription which you can cancel at any time, without long-term contracts. The subscription

May 30, 2019 4:40pm No Comments

Netflix And Amazon Dominate UK Streaming: Is It Too Late For Everyone Else?

BritBox, the UK streaming service planned by the BBC and ITV as a Netflix competitor, is facing some roadblocks – while Netflix and Amazon’s revenues from their UK streaming services soar. According to data published by Ofcom, Netflix and Amazon made £1.1bn from UK streaming – more than double the amount UK broadcasters made with their own streaming services. BritBox, which we told you about back in February, is a

May 30, 2019 8:35am No Comments

How To Watch Game of Thrones Online In The UK – The Last Season And Past Ones

All the seasons of Game of Thrones have now aired. Where can UK cord cutters watch the show online, legally? We review the options

May 29, 2019 2:25pm No Comments

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Watch – First “Star Trek: Picard” Teaser Trailer Is Finally Here

After hearing so much about the Star Trek: The Next Generation spin-off/sequel, which will be centred around Sir Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard – we finally get to see a new teaser trailer. The show, which is expected to arrive later in the year, will be available in the UK on Amazon Prime Video. Star Trek: Picard (it seems we can now officially call it that) was announced last year, by Patrick

May 23, 2019 8:15pm No Comments

BBC: iPlayer Has Lost To Netflix And We Want To Change It

Following a dramatic drop in UK streaming market share, and a survey conducted by the BBC, it is now asking Ofcom to make some drastic changes to their streaming service, BBC iPlayer. Among those: longer periods of availability for their programmes, and returning full box-sets. Back in January, The BBC opened a public consultation for the public and industry stakeholders to send in their opinions, regarding proposed changes to iPlayer,

Apr 28, 2019 12:55pm No Comments

How To Watch All The Marvel Movies Online In The UK

From “Iron Man” to “Captain Marvel”, the Marvel Cinematic Universe spans more than 20 films. Here’s how to watch them all online in the UK, without a cable subscription

Apr 25, 2019 10:09pm No Comments

Netflix Will Start Showing “Top 10” Lists In The UK

With so much content on TV these days, sifting through it all and finding what to watch is becoming a real issue. Netflix is about to test a new method that is aimed at helping you make that choice – “Top 10” lists that will rank its most popular movies and TV shows in the UK. Revealed as part of Netflix’ latest earnings report, the company says that later in

Apr 17, 2019 12:24pm No Comments

Disney Officially Announces New Netflix Competitor: Disney+

After months (and even years) of rumours, speculations and tidbits of information, Disney finally announced their upcoming streaming service: Disney+. With new Star Wars and Marvel shows, The Simpsons, and the entire Disney Films back-catalogue, the service, which will launch in November, will try to compete with Netflix. At first, however, it will only be available in the US. In recent years, it looked like Disney is buying, well, everything in

Apr 12, 2019 7:59am No Comments

Deal Alert: Get 3 Free Months Of Amazon Music Unlimited

Amazon is gearing up for their Spring Sale (which will start on April 8th) – and as an early celebration, they’re offering a three months subscription to their Spotify rival – Amazon Music Unlimited – for… free. However – it’s only for new subscribers. Just as Netflix did for streaming video, a music subscription service gives you unlimited access to millions of songs – for one monthly price. Amazon Music

Apr 6, 2019 9:10am No Comments

NOW TV’s Sky Cinema Price Hike: Is It Still A Good Deal For Streaming Fans?

Sky’s streaming TV service, NOW TV, has raised the price of their “Sky Cinema Pass” starting today (April 4): the package, which includes more than 1,000 movies on-demand as well as “live” streaming of Sky’s cinema channels, will now cost £11.99 per month, instead of £9.99 – a jump of 20%. NOW TV was created as Sky’s answer to Netflix and cord cutters – a cheap TV service that doesn’t require a lengthy contract, gives you

Apr 3, 2019 11:58am No Comments