BritBox: ITV and BBC set out plans for new streaming service

ronjor · Jul 19, 2019

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Shows like Love Island, Gavin & Stacey, Gentleman Jack and Broadchurch will be on ITV and the BBC's streaming service BritBox when it launches this year.
The broadcasters are joining forces to set up the subscription service in the UK as a rival to the likes of Netflix.
It will cost £5.99 per month in HD, launching between October and the end of December.
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sukarof · Jul 19, 2019

Its only for UK it seems? Too bad I live in Sweden, I would pay for all British content every day of the week being a anglophile as I am.. but maybe with a VPN...hmm

Daveski17 · Jul 19, 2019

Oh goody, something else I probably won't be subscribing to.

ABaird3 · Jul 19, 2019

As a UK resident, I already pay a licence fee for my tv for BBC, and I'm subjected to a lot of adverts for to fund ITV. As I did not watch, and never will watch, any of these programmes first time around, I won't be paying more on top to watch them now.

In general though, why would a UK resident pay to watch programmes that have already been broadcast...they're all repeats? And it's not like these programmes aren't already repeated ad nauseum already. I don't understand. And if they made new exclusive content, then seeing as the BBC is paid for by a TV licence, there would be an uproar that they are making PPV content that the public have to finance. But then, the BBC is no longer a public service broadcaster like it claims to be as it's run by people selected from the corporate and banking world.

Conclusion: It will flop, and take god knows how many millions of licence payers £'s with it.

guest · Sep 20, 2019

Channel 5 and Comedy Central UK content to come to BritBox on launch
September 20, 2019
https://www.neowin.net/news/channel-5-and-comedy-central-uk-content-to-come-to-britbox-on-launch

ITV has announced that an agreement has been reached between BritBox and Viacom, which owns Channel 5 and Comedy Central, to make hundreds of hours of content available on the soon-to-launch Netflix rival. Channel 5 will provide factual and entertainment content, while Comedy Central UK will provide hours of British comedy.

The idea behind BritBox is that those involved will charge a £5.99 per month fee and host content that has expired on their respective catch-up services. Similarly, box-sets from Channel 5 will appear on BritBox after they have run their 30 day catch-up period on the My5 catch-up service.
Commenting on the news, Arran Tindall, Senior Vice President, Commercial & Content Distribution, Viacom International Media Networks, said:

“Under Viacom’s ownership we have significantly increased Channel 5’s investment in original UK content and we’re delighted to bring our popular homegrown content to an even wider audience through BritBox, alongside a selection of Comedy Central’s much-loved UK programming.”
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guest · Sep 27, 2019

BritBox confirms first wave of distribution partners
September 27, 2019
https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/britbox-confirms-first-wave-distribution-partners

LONDON, 27th September 2019: BritBox confirmed today that it has agreed distribution deals bringing the service to Samsung TVs, Freeview Play and YouView, reaching millions of homes across the UK.
A partnership has been confirmed with Samsung, which will see the BritBox app hosted on Samsung Tizen TVs* from launch onwards.

The agreement with Freeview Play will see BritBox rolling out on the UK’s fastest growing TV platform with over 5 million users following its launch in Q4**.
Through this distribution partnership, the BritBox app will be available on Freeview Play TVs from a wide range of manufacturers, including Sony, Digihome, JVC, Logik, Luxor, Polaroid, Techwood, Toshiba and more. BritBox will also be available via web, IOS and Android mobiles and tablets.
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guest · Nov 7, 2019

BritBox launches in the UK for £5.99/month as streaming wars heat up
November 7, 2019
https://9to5mac.com/2019/11/07/britbox-uk/

Following the launch of Apple TV+ last week and the upcoming release of Disney+, the streaming wars are just getting started. BritBox has been available in the US for a while. Today, it launches its subscription offering for UK customers.
As UK broadcasters fear becoming obsolete in the wake of the popularity of video-on-demand services like Netflix, the leading UK channel providers (BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5) have teamed up to launch BritBox in the UK.

BritBox announced it will have the largest catalog of UK box sets than any other service. It is also developing a slate of originals to attract subscribers. Many UK TV shows that were once licensed to Netflix are now being ‘brought home’ to be offered exclusively on the BritBox service.
For £5.99 per month, BritBox offers HD streaming for multiple devices. Apps are available for iPhone and iPad, Apple TV, Android phones and some Samsung smart TVs.
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guest · Feb 11, 2020

EE pay monthly customers to get six months of BritBox for free after partnership deal
February 11, 2020
https://www.neowin.net/news/ee-pay-...hs-of-britbox-for-free-after-partnership-deal

EE has announced that it's now the exclusive mobile partner for the streaming service BritBox. As part of the arrangement, EE customers that pay monthly for a phone or tablet with EE will receive a six-month subscription to the streaming service with inclusive mobile data.

EE said it will launch the six-month subscription on March 13th for all EE pay monthly mobile and tablet customers [...] During the trial period, customers will be able to access BritBox content on other devices such as Smart TVs, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and Google Chromecast.
After the six-month period ends, customers can continue their subscription to BritBox for £5.99 per month, which can be paid through their EE bill.
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guest · Oct 26, 2020

BritBox has a plan to take on Netflix – appeal to boomers
October 25, 2020
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/britbox-originals

On October 3, streaming service BritBox released the first episode of Spitting Image, a revival of the classics 80s satirical puppet show. The series, which is currently airing every Saturday, has already helped BritBox attract a healthy number of new subscribers to the platform, which launched almost a year ago in the UK, and more than three years ago in the United States.

According to the company, the daily average rate of new subscribers increased ten-fold compared to the daily average rate of new subscribers before the show’s premiere at the beginning of October.

“It's been brilliant. It's done everything that we hoped it would, which is cause a lot of noise in the marketplace,” says Will Harrison, managing director of BritBox UK.
He says the metrics on new sign-ups have grown exponentially in the days since Spitting Image launched.
However, BritBox’s success in its cultural homeland has been trickier to measure.
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BritBox UK is reportedly planning to release six new originals a year to keep people subscribed to the streaming service. Next year, the streaming service will be releasing four new shows exclusively onto BritBox in the UK, joining Spitting Image. [...]
While that’s an impressive slate of dramas, it might not be enough to keep up with the other streaming services, which are churning out tens of new shows every month of all different genres

And while the UK might be a harder market for BritBox to tackle, it will most likely continue to find success across the pond as it continues its international rollout.
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