Which tv streaming subscription ?

[Flick of the Elbow]

Is it possible to characterise the various tv streaming brands into what sort of shows they air and what sort of people they are likely to appeal to ? eg. Radio 1/2/3/4 it is readily understandable which sort of person each station is aimed at. Is an equivalent characterisation possible for the tv streaming services ?
Or put another way, my wife and I are retired late 50’s/early 60’s, we like serious compelling drama and don’t want any adverts. Which service might fit our needs ?

 

[wiggydiggy]

ITVX, All4 and Channel 5 are all pretty good, don't need a tv licence to watch any of them. Theres a few more worth exploring like STV (Scottish) and Kanopy (need an education account), ROKU channel on a Roku device is also good. I personally don't subscribe to any as the free stuff is fine with adverts, though there are alternatives if you don't want to

 

[markemark]

Is it possible to characterise the various tv streaming brands into what sort of shows they air and what sort of people they are likely to appeal to ? eg. Radio 1/2/3/4 it is readily understandable which sort of person each station is aimed at. Is an equivalent characterisation possible for the tv streaming services ?
Or put another way, my wife and I are retired late 50’s/early 60’s, we like serious compelling drama and don’t want any adverts. Which service might fit our needs ?

Nah. Radio 1/2/3/4 are all the same company splitting up into the demographics. The tv streaming all want as many as possible so offer a broad range. The only execution might’ve Disney which had star wars, marvel and kids.

Amazon Prime is good as you get the benefit of prime delivery etc. Netflix imo has the best selection.

 

[ColinJ]

ITVX, All4 and Channel 5 are all pretty good, don't need a tv licence to watch any of them.

But the free offers do include adverts. You can subscribe to ITVX and All4 to get rid of the ads. (All4 still show a very limited number of ads for 'contractual reasons' but even as an ad -hater I can tolerate those.)

Amazon Prime is good as you get the benefit of prime delivery etc. Netflix imo has the best selection.

Both now charge extra to view ad-free.

 

[wiggydiggy]

But the free offers do include adverts. You can subscribe to ITVX and All4 to get rid of the ads. (All4 still show a very limited number of ads for 'contractual reasons' but even as an ad -hater I can tolerate those.)


Both now charge extra to view ad-free.

Amazon I cancelled when they started showing adverts on the subscription, the others I don't mind ads as the stuff I watch (Classic Corrie and old crime stuff) doesn't attract many advertisers so its minimal!

 

[Drago]

Of the paid streaming services Paramount+ is my favourite.

 

[accountantpete]

Binge watch all the watchable stuff on one Streamer then cancel and do the same with one of the others.

After a year you should be back at square one with hopefully some new content to browse through.

 

[presta]

But the free offers do include adverts. You can subscribe to ITVX

I've sometimes watched stuff on ITVX and it's skipped the ads, even without a subscription. God knows why.

I record more off Freeview than I can be bothered to watch, so I'm not feeling inclined to spend money on more. I've seen the pamphlets Sky put though the door, and they split up the worthwhile channels into separate bundles, each padded out with a load of dross, so you'd have to buy nearly everything just to get the few you want.