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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

Manhattan T3 Review: An Advanced, Mid-Priced Freeview Play Box

A feature-rich “Freeview Play” box with TV catchup apps and a super-fast interface. But is it for you? Find out in my Manhattan T3 review

Apr 1, 2019 8:52am 9 Comments

Classic BBC Box Sets Are Coming To NOW TV

Iconic BBC comedies and drama programmes will be coming to Sky and NOW TV starting next month. Full box sets of Only Fools and Horses, Absolutely Fabulous, Blackadder and other classics, will be available to watch on demand, as part of a new agreement between the BBC and Sky. Some of the classic BBC shows, as well as more current ones, are usually available on BBC iPlayer. Earlier this year, the BBC even said

Mar 20, 2019 10:14am No Comments

BBC And ITV Plan To Launch Joint Netflix Competitor: BritBox UK

In an attempt to fight services like Netflix, ITV and the BBC are planning a new paid streaming service, with old – and new – programmes

Feb 27, 2019 3:53pm 1 Comment

NOW TV Adds Ability To Download Movies And TV Shows To Your Phone

Following in the footsteps of Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, Sky’s NOW TV streaming service will now let you download TV shows and movies for offline viewing on your smart phone or tablet – with some restrictions. This is particularly useful when you expect to be without an internet connection – on a flight, for example, or on the tube. As long as you have an iOS or an Android

Feb 13, 2019 5:15pm No Comments

NOW TV Sports Pass Price Rises Again: Is It Still A Good Deal?

Exactly one year after raising the prices of their NOW TV Sports Passes, Sky are raising the costs of their streaming-only Sports service yet again, for both the Day Pass and the Weekly Pass. Cord cutting sports fans have few options to watch their favourite sports without a “traditional” cable/satellite contract. Luckily, they at least have NOW TV’s Sports Pass – but that option will now cost you more. There

Feb 12, 2019 4:52pm 1 Comment

TV Licence Fee Is Rising Again – Do You Still Need To Pay It?

Another year, another TV licence fee increase: Starting April 1, 2019, the annual fee will increase from £150.50 to £154.50. This marks the third year in a row of licence fee increases. An annual black and white licence will rise from £50.50 to £52.00. But is the TV licence still relevant in this era of cord cutting? The TV licence is a tax used to fund the BBC. It is collected by the

Feb 2, 2019 9:29am 1 Comment

Amazon Slashes Eurosport Channel Price To Just 1p

When it comes to sports, TV cord cutters in the UK don’t have too many options (without a Sky/cable subscription). So we’re happy to report that for a limited time, Amazon is offering a subscription to the Eurosport Player channel, which is part of their Prime Channels, for a discounted price of just… 1p per month, for up to six months. Amazon Channels are only available as an add-on to

Jan 9, 2019 12:09pm 2 Comments

BBC Wants iPlayer To Become More Like Netflix, As Viewership Plunges

Netflix and Amazon have been dominating the TV on demand market in the UK, and the BBC is taking notice, as they look to make major changes to their BBC iPlayer service. In the works: longer periods of availability for programmes, full box-sets of returning shows, and more content from the BBC’s vast archive. The BBC has opened a public consultation (in which the public – and industry stakeholders –

Jan 8, 2019 9:28am 2 Comments

Netflix Set To Have More Customers Than Sky By The End Of 2018

It’s another UK Cord Cutting milestone, as Netflix is set to beat Sky at their own game by the end of the year. Netflix UK is predicted to hit 9.78 million subscribers, with Sky going down to 9.64 million subscribers. This shows, once again, that cord cutting and streaming TV is here to stay, at the expense of the “traditional” (and expensive) pay-TV providers. According to data from Ampere Analysis, as reported

Dec 27, 2018 9:58am No Comments

Amazon Offers Four Premium TV Channels For Free, Including StarzPlay

Just in time for the holidays: Starting this week, Amazon is offering four premium pay-TV channels – StarzPlay, Hayu, Discovery and MGM – completely free for three months. The catch? You need to be an Amazon Prime subscriber (but you can get a free trial of that as well). And, you’ll need to claim the offer before January 6. Amazon Channels is an add-on service for Prime subscribers, launched in the UK last May, where

Dec 19, 2018 9:08am No Comments

Deal Alert: Amazon Discounts Newest 4K Fire TV For Black Friday

Black Friday deals don’t often apply to hot products that were only recently released – but surprisingly, Amazon has slashed the price of their newest 4K Fire TV Stick for Black Friday – and if you need a streaming device, it’s a no-brainer at this price. The latest Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K With Alexa Remote was announced back in October, and only started shipping a couple of weeks ago. It supports

Nov 20, 2018 8:33am No Comments