Britbox 12month Subscription (Prime Students) £35.88 / £2.99 month via Amazon

mikehoche17/04/2022 10:02

Britbox UK is 100% owned by ITV. It has nothing to do with the TV licence.

However....

The BBC WAS a founding owner with ITV, until some rather clever people realised the BBC was essentailly acting illegally by charging license payers twice for exactly the same content they had already paid for.

Result: The devious BBC cunningly sold off the UK side of the operation to ITV early this year.

"Prior to 2022, the BBC was directly involved in the ownership of the UK service. BritBox outside the UK are operated by BBC Studios, the BBC's commercial subsidiary, due to restrictions on (TV Licence) funding between domestic and international services."

Curiously, the BBC still retains ownership of Britbox outside the UK - like in the US - where sales are far more lucrative. As one would guess, the BBC does this through one of its commercial side companies.

This means the BBC can claim poverty & keep increasing license fee costs for domestic users, whilst at the same time "hiving off" all the highly lucrative blockbuster content into separate commercial divisions (like BBC studios & BBC worldwide) where the enormous profits are hidden. The BBC is one giant shell game. (edited)

There are now too many subscription services competing, I appreciate it's their intellectual property but it's at a point where the distribution of shows I watch is across multiple platforms that it's becoming too expensive to have a live subscription to all of them.

Stevew189222/04/2022 20:21

If you sign up for this as an Amazon add on can you log in through the …If you sign up for this as an Amazon add on can you log in through the Britbox app as well or have to do through PrimeRead lessRead more

If you sign up via Amazon Prime, i am sure it can only be viewed on Prime itself.

Although this is the US version of the conditions etc, i cannot be 100%sure it does not also apply to the UK version.

• You'll only be able to watch in either Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV app or The Roku Channel app, and not at BritBox.com or in our apps.

help.britbox.com/hc/…nel (edited)

Stevew189222/04/2022 20:51

Thanks I thought the might be the case

If you sign up via the app, you can still download the Britbox app on your firestick though, and watch via the app on the firestick instead, rather than the automatic one
help.britbox.com/hc/…re- (edited)

KevinM17/04/2022 11:55

Will I be able to use this if I currently have a Britbox account (paying …Will I be able to use this if I currently have a Britbox account (paying £5.99/month), or would I need to cancel that account and setup a new one to use at this price?Read lessRead more

I'm not exactly sure, as I used the free trial via firestick, and since that (expired) then this has shown as this offer. :/

great idea
pay for your tv license twice!

turtles117/04/2022 09:20

Has Benny returned from the shed yet?

Miss Diane sent him for sellotape to keep the set together

Cooperuk17/04/2022 09:58

Haven't I already paid for this over several decades via my TV licence?

Britbox UK is 100% owned by ITV. It has nothing to do with the TV licence.

Repeats of repeats, signed up a while ago for the free month to try it, I was not impressed. You can call them box sets but in reality they are just repeats of old programs. good marketing ploy though lol

Nice, I've got a few series of crossroads motel I need to catch up on

Ned_Kelly17/04/2022 08:38

Nice, I've got a few series of crossroads motel I need to catch up on

Has Benny returned from the shed yet?

I contrast to most people here, I actually like it...I'd like it more at £3/month rather than £6/month, but I have no qualms paying it. 600+ episodes of Dr Who on tap...worth it for that alone, for me...

JRSC0122/04/2022 20:49

If you sign up via Amazon Prime, i am sure it can only be viewed on Prime …If you sign up via Amazon Prime, i am sure it can only be viewed on Prime itself.Although this is the US version of the conditions etc, i cannot be 100%sure it does not also apply to the UK version.You'll only be able to watch in either Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV app or The Roku Channel app, and not at BritBox.com or in our apps.https://help.britbox.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043264033-Subscribing-through-Amazon-Prime-Video-Apple-TV-Channels-or-The-Roku-ChannelRead lessRead more

Thanks I thought the might be the case

JRSC0122/04/2022 20:52

If you sign up via the app, you can still download the Britbox app on your …If you sign up via the app, you can still download the Britbox app on your firestick though, and watch via the app on the firestick instead, rather than the automatic onehttps://help.britbox.com/hc/en-us/articles/360053107934-How-is-the-BritBox-app-for-Fire-different-to-watching-BritBox-through-Amazon-Prime-s-app-for-Fire-Read lessRead more

I was hoping to use the app on AppleTV boxes as have those in the bedrooms.

I might just wait for a black Friday deal and buys a year's sub that way

Not here full price on the link

Haven't I already paid for this over several decades via my TV licence?

Cooperuk17/04/2022 09:58

Haven't I already paid for this over several decades via my TV licence?

ITV has bought out BBC’s share of BritBox U.K. ahead of the launch of its new streaming service ITVX,

Why pay its bound to end up back on the BBC at some point

Will I be able to use this if I currently have a Britbox account (paying £5.99/month), or would I need to cancel that account and setup a new one to use at this price?

Had it free for 6 months from EE. Used it once, waste of my time tbf.

Get a firestick sod these subscription based services their is loads free tv channels

cb-uk17/04/2022 10:39

However....The BBC WAS a founding owner with ITV, until some rather clever …However....The BBC WAS a founding owner with ITV, until some rather clever people realised the BBC was essentailly acting illegally by charging license payers twice for exactly the same content they had already paid for.Result: The devious BBC cunningly sold off the UK side of the operation to ITV early this year."Prior to 2022, the BBC was directly involved in the ownership of the UK service. BritBox outside the UK are operated by BBC Studios, the BBC's commercial subsidiary, due to restrictions on (TV Licence) funding between domestic and international services."Curiously, the BBC still retains ownership of Britbox outside the UK - like in the US - where sales are far more lucrative. As one would guess, the BBC does this through one of its commercial side companies.This means the BBC can claim poverty & keep increasing license fee costs for domestic users, whilst at the same time "hiving off" all the highly lucrative blockbuster content into separate commercial divisions (like BBC studios & BBC worldwide) where the enormous profits are hidden. The BBC is one giant shell game.Read lessRead more

Wrong on so many levels. You clearly have no idea how rights work. Utterly clueless.

If you sign up for this as an Amazon add on can you log in through the Britbox app as well or have to do through Prime

So the Britbox demographic is 50-80 year olds. Students all!