
Sky Buys ITV: What It Means for ITVX, Freeview and Freely
Sky has agreed a deal worth up to £1.6bn to buy the bulk of ITV – here’s what it could mean for ITVX, free-to-air TV and the future of Freely

Sky has agreed a deal worth up to £1.6bn to buy the bulk of ITV – here’s what it could mean for ITVX, free-to-air TV and the future of Freely

Sky’s new Real Time feature cuts the delay on live World Cup matches on BBC and ITV – and on Sky Glass and Stream, it can beat iPlayer and ITVX for lag

A new ITVX app bug is hitting Sky Stream and Glass, skipping shows to the end credits and potentially spoiling them. Sky’s aware, but there’s no fix yet

Roku’s new Football Zone brings World Cup 2026 live matches, scores, and highlights together in one hub – available on all Roku sticks, TVs, and projectors

The BBC is proposing to turn iPlayer into a shared home for all UK public service TV – echoing the failed BritBox and Project Kangaroo experiments.

Disney+ shows The Bear, She-Hulk and The Full Monty are coming to ITVX for free. Here’s the full list of 11 new titles arriving in January-March 2026

ITVX Premium returns to Prime Video Channels at £5.99/month, but with significantly less content than the standalone service. Here’s what you get

UK broadcasters unite to demand government intervention against tech giants. PSBs want prominence on all platforms and internet TV switchover deadline

The Disney+ ITVX content swap goes live with premium shows such as “Andor” now available on both platforms. See the complete list of what’s available

Disney+ and ITVX announce surprise content-sharing deal, bringing premium shows like “Andor” and “The Bear” to both platforms at no extra cost

ITV Quiz launches today replacing ITVBe, bringing 16 hours of daily quiz shows including Tipping Point and Millionaire to Freeview, Freesat and other platforms

ITVBe to shut down in June after 11 years, with TOWIE and Real Housewives moving to ITV2. Find out what’s replacing it and how this affects your free TV options