![]() You’ll find the BritBox app on Google Chromecast, Apple TV, or Roku streaming devices too.įor UK users it's also available on Samsung TVs, Freeview Play set-top boxes and TVs and YouView set-top boxes too. There’s also a dedicated BritBox app on Google Play and the App Store for streaming to your phone, tablet, or computer. Once on the site, you'll be invited to sign up for a 30-day free trial (this was previously a 7-day free trial in the US and Canada) before payments start being taken monthly from your account. We expect that BritBox will roll out to other territories in the future, to limit the BBC’s reliance on Netflix and competing streaming services to showcase their content globally.Ĭan BritBox carve a niche in a landscape full of Netflix-style platforms? (Image Credit: Netflix) How do I access BritBox?įor watching BritBox on a web browser, all you have to do is head to Depending on where you are, the process might then be a bit different. If you’re reading this, probably! BritBox launched in the United States in 2017, and came to Canada the following year.Īs BritBox initially intended as a way to export British TV shows outside the country, it’s only recently we caught word of plans to bring the platform to the UK – with a hesitant release window of October-December 2019. So for BritBox to come to the UK, there may be stipulations that it doesn't roll up too many catch-up services under one banner. It's worth noting that a similar project was shuttered by the UK's Competition Commission in 2008, after concerns of how powerful a combined streaming platform for the UK's major broadcasters would be. The original announcement for the UK launch specified that the platform would be used for BBC and ITV shows, while hinting that other UK broadcasters were likely to cooperate on BritBox in the future. It’s not clear what this means for ITV Hub and iPlayer, though we could imagine the services being folded into the larger BritBox platform going forward. Image Credit: BritBox (Image credit: BBC) Speaking to BBC News, former BBC executive Ashley Highfield suggested BritBox wasn't "something that's going to take over from Netflix. Both ITV and the BBC have their own online catch-up services already, which include ITV hub and BBC iPlayer, but joining forces for a larger online offering is likely the best way to ensure their long-term survival in a fiercely competitive online market. It’s no secret that viewing habits have been shifting online, with the rise of Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and the like eating away at viewing numbers for traditional broadcasters. The brainchild of two British broadcasters, ITV and the BBC, BritBox is an online, ad-free, subscription-based streaming service designed to export British programming beyond the UK’s shores – and is now available in its UK homeland too, as of November 2019. BritBox aside, what is the best TV streaming service out there right now?.Good news Doctor Who fans! From Boxing Day, which is December 26, 2019, BritBox will be home to more than 600 old episodes of Dr Who dating back to 1963 – what better time to binge on every old episode of Dr Who than over the boring bit between Christmas and New Year? For those already using iPlayer, it may feel like an odd repackaging of existing titles, but you can find out everything you need to know about BritBox below. UPDATE: BritBox has now launched in the UK, bringing a new way to access classic British dramas and TV series to UK citizens.
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