Live News Channels
Live news channels
What is Live News Channels?
Live news broadcasts, breaking news coverage, and 24/7 news channels
Service Plans Offering Live News Channels
BBC iPlayer
The BBC's free streaming service featuring live TV and on-demand content from all BBC channels.
Standard
Free access to all BBC iPlayer content including live TV, catch-up programmes, and exclusive online content. Requires a valid UK TV licence (£180.00 annually from 1 April 2026) for legal use.
Channel 4
Channel 4's free streaming service (formerly All 4/4oD) offers live TV, catch-up, box sets, and exclusive content from Channel 4, E4, More4, Film4, and UKTV's U service. Channel 4+ upgrade removes ads on on-demand content and adds offline downloads and early access to selected shows.
Channel 4
Ad-supported, live and on-demand streaming. No offline downloads.
Channel 4+
Ad-free on most on-demand content, offline downloads, early access to some shows. Does not include live TV ad-free.
YouTube
The world's largest video platform with user-generated content, music videos, live streams, and premium subscription options including YouTube Premium and YouTube Music.
YouTube
Ad-supported streaming with limited features. Access to most YouTube content with advertisements.
S4C Clic
S4C Clic is the free on-demand and live streaming service for S4C, the Welsh-language public service broadcaster. It offers live TV, a 35-day catch-up service, signed programming, and archive content. Available across the UK, with a limited selection of worldwide programming also accessible. No TV licence is required to watch S4C content on demand; a licence is required for live viewing only.
S4C Clic Free Account
Free access to S4C content. Registration required. A TV licence is required only for live channel viewing; on-demand and catch-up content can be watched without a TV licence.
ITVX
ITV's free streaming service with premium subscription option. Features original dramas, reality TV, documentaries, and live streaming. Premium tier includes ad-free viewing and BritBox content.
ITVX Standard
ITVX is the streaming service from ITV
ITVX Premium
ITVX Premium
Pluto TV
Pluto TV is an American free ad-supported streaming television service (FAST) owned and operated by the Direct-to-Consumer division of Paramount Skydance (formerly Paramount Global), following the completion of the Skydance Media and Paramount Global merger in August 2025. Available in the UK with no subscription required, it offers hundreds of live linear channels and thousands of on-demand titles funded entirely by advertising.
Pluto TV
Free access to 150+ live TV channels and thousands of on-demand movies and TV shows with ads. No subscription or credit card required. Content spans movies, TV shows, news, comedy, kids, and more. Pluto TV continues as a standalone service in the UK following the cancellation of the planned My5 merger in August 2024.
STV Player
Scotland's free streaming service offering gripping drama box sets, eye-opening documentaries, true crime and absolute classics. Available free with ads across the UK, with optional paid subscriptions (STV Player+) for ad-free viewing, offline downloads, and access to live Premier Sports channels. Features STV catch-up, on-demand library, and STV Radio.
STV Player Free
Ad-supported streaming, Live TV, Catch-up content, On-demand library
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