Now TVPlayer are launching something called TVPlayer Plus, which will give access to some of those premium channels for £4.99 per month. Not only that, but you can watch them on up to 3 different devices.
Don’t worry, they won’t be binning their current free service (which sticks 55 channels into your iPhone, Android, Amazon Fire TV, Mac or PC) but you’ll be able to get over 25 additional channels including Lifetime, HISTORY, H2, Crime + Investigation, Gold, Alibi, Watch, Good Food, Eden, Home, Discovery Channel, TLC, ID (Investigation Discovery), Animal Planet, Discovery Turbo, British Eurosport, British Eurosport 2, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Sony Entertainment Television, Sony Movie Channel, Boomerang, Cartoon Network, Cartooonito and BabyTV.
Yes, I said BabyTV.
Further channels are expected to turn up soon enough, and you can even get this fed down your Chromecast dongle too. Head to plus.tvplayer.com to get more information.
No it’s not available for Windows Phone.
TVPlayer To Launch Over-The-Top Pay TV Service
Including top channels from UKTV, Discovery Networks, A+E Networks UK, Turner Broadcasting, National Geographic Channel Europe & Sony Pictures Television Networks from only £4.99 per month
TVPlayer, the UK’s fastest-growing over-the-top television platform, announced last week that it will launch TVPlayer Plus, a subscription service this summer.
TVPlayer Plus will be priced from £4.99 per month (with no contract) and enables live streaming of 25+ premium television channels, including Lifetime®, HISTORY®, H2®, Crime + Investigation, Gold, Alibi, Watch, Good Food, Eden, Home, Discovery Channel, TLC, ID (Investigation Discovery), Animal Planet, Discovery Turbo, British Eurosport, British Eurosport 2, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Sony Entertainment Television, Sony Movie Channel, Boomerang, Cartoon Network, Cartooonito and BabyTV. Additional channels are expected to be announced.
The current TVPlayer service, which offers over 55 free-to-air channels and has over 500,000 regular users, will remain free of charge, although TVPlayer Plus subscribers will benefit from an enhanced viewing experience.
TVPlayer is already available on iOS, Android, Amazon Fire TV, Mac and PC. Additional devices available at the launch of TVPlayer Plus will include selected Smart TVs, the Amazon Fire TV Stick and Google Chromecast.
TVPlayer expects to announce its availability on additional internet-connected devices later in the year, including on a prominent games console. An app for Windows Phone is also in development. UKTV channels will be limited to iOS, Android and PC.
In addition to live TV, TVPlayer Plus includes extensive catch-up functionality from selected channels allowing both subscribers and non-subscribers to view a selection of the best programmes from the previous 7 days.
Around 100 hours a week of catch-up will be initially available to TVPlayer Plus subscribers from Lifetime®, HISTORY®, H2®, Crime + Investigation, Discovery Channel, TLC, ID (Investigation Discovery), Animal Planet, Discovery Turbo, British Eurosport, British Eurosport 2, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Sony Entertainment Television, Boomerang, Cartoon Network, Cartooonito and BabyTV.
In addition, the “plus one” channels will be offered. TVPlayer Plus will launch with one channel pack, with multiple genre-based channel packs to be made available later in the year.
Existing users of TVPlayer can pre-register for a one-month trial of TVPlayer Plus at http://plus.tvplayer.comfrom today.
