Services from
Apple, Britbox,
HBO and
Disney launch soon – but to get them all would cost £1,450 a year
Television viewers who want to watch a range of sport and popular shows, including
Premier League and Champion’s League football, dramas such as The Crown, Line of Duty and Chernobyl, archive shows such as Gavin and Stacey and new content based on the
Star Wars and Marvel franchises, face having to pay more than £120 a month by this time next year.
The global streaming phenomenon, that so far has been all about
Netflix, and to a lesser extent its rival Amazon’s Prime Video, is about to get a whole lot more complicated – and expensive – as a new wave of subscription streaming services join the battle to win over TV fans.