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 ?

 

[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.

 

[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.

 

[albion]

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.)

The paid ones usually do too, them often also being called 'sponsor messages'.
With a PVR it is simple to fast forward ads.

 

[Drago]

Im a manly man who likes tv tough guys with stubble, deep voices, and cowboy hats. Paramount+ suits me to the ground.

Mrs D has Netflix, Amazon Prime ans Disney+, but of the paid subscriptions Paramout+ is far and away my favourite. Yellowstone, Landman, Billions, Mayor of Kingstown, 1923, 1883, Tulsa King, all just sublime.

Some very good documentaries and factual stuff too,

No ads during the shows/films.

 

[ColinJ]

With a PVR it is simple to fast forward ads.

My post was in response to @wiggydiggy talking about the streaming services for those channels.

I just double-checked... You need a license to (legally!) record broadcast TV on a PVR.

 

[Beebo]

My post was in response to @wiggydiggy talking about the streaming services for those channels.

I just double-checked... You need a license to (legally!) record broadcast TV on a PVR.

Yes. Because the program had to be broadcast on live TV.
You can’t add stuff from a streaming site to a PVR (unless you can I I don’t know)

 

[Alex321]

Yes. Because the program had to be broadcast on live TV.
You can’t add stuff from a streaming site to a PVR (unless you can I I don’t know)

Not easily, but I think if you are streaming using a device such as a Roku or similar, you may be able to feed that into a PVR rather than directly into the TV. If your streaming is just using a smart TV, then I don't think you can.