Here are the best TV, movie and comedy streaming deals to help you enjoy a cheap night in!
I’ve hunted out ongoing offers, trials and any short-lived deals.
If you want to rent a film or make a digital purchase then check out this separate offers page.
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Core streaming service deals
Disney + deals
The streaming service from Disney launched on 24th March 2020 in the UK. It has all the old Disney movies as well as new series in the worlds of Star Wars and Marvel. It costs £7.99 a month or £79.99 a year. Find deals here.
How to pay less for Disney+
All my ways to save on this dedicated Disney+ article
NOW TV deals
I love NOW TV, particularly if you want Sky Atlantic but don’t want Sky. There are often some great deals on its streaming packages which I update on this dedicated page.
How to pay less for NOW
All my ways to save on this dedicated NOW TV article
Netflix deals
There are three pricing options for Netflix: £6.99, £10.99 and £15.99. You can no longer get a full free trial. It’s harder to save with Netflix, but there are a few deals, which I’ve listed on this page.
How to pay less for Netflix
All my ways to save on this dedicated Netflix article
Amazon Prime Video
Prime Video comes with a standard Amazon Prime membership (£8.99 a month or £95 a year from September 2022), but it can also be signed up to without all those extras for £5.99 a month.
Save money on Prime Video
All my ways to save on this dedicated Amazon Prime video article
Apple TV + deals
Save money on Apple TV+
All my ways to save in this Apple TV + article
Paramount+ deals
Save money on Paramount+
All my ways to save in this Paramount+ deals article
YouTube Premium deals
YouTube Premium: Family and student plans
If you pay for more than one account in your household a Family plan works out cheaper at £17.99 a month. Or if you can validate your student ID you can pay just £6.99.
YouTube Premium: One months free
The standard free trial for YouTube Premium is one month (it’s occasionally increased). You’ll get ad-free viewing, the ability to download and access to YouTube Music Premium (a bit like Spotify). You can only get this if you are a new user of YouTube Premium, YouTube Music or Google Play Music. At the end of the trial it’s £11.99 a month, so cancel if you don’t want to keep paying.
Mubi deals
Mubi shows a selection of cult, indie and world cinema. It’s £9.99 a month. You also get a free weekly ticket to the cinema – but only at selected cinemas for a pre-chosen film. Sometimes there are deals like three months for £1.
Mubi: Three months for £1
For a limited time you can pay £1 and get three months of Mubi. If you continue the subscription after this it goes to full price.
Mubi: 30-day free trial
The standard Mubi free trial is just a week, but his offer gets you a month for free.
Save more money
All the latest offers in my dedicated deals section
BritBox deals
The streaming service from ITV and the BBC costs £5.99 a month. It’ll mainly have old programmes from these broadcasters though there is some original programming too, such as the new Spitting Image. In November 2022 it’ll merge with ITV Player.
Britbox: Six months free if you’re with EE
Anyone who has a pay monthly mobile or tablet SIM (so not PAYG) can claim six months of EE for free.
Britbox: One year for £59.99
This annual subscription is effectively two months free. You’ll pay £59. Get Britbox for a year.
Discovery+ deals
Discovery+: 7-day free trial
The entertainment-only version of Doscovery+ (so no sport) offers a 7-day free trial.
Discovery+ Sports: One year for £59.99
This annual subscription is effectively three and a half months free. You’ll pay £59. The Entertainment only option is £39.99 a year. Get Discovery+ for a year.
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Starzplay deals
Starzplay is a film and TV streaming service with original content as well as a range of classics. You can watch it via the Starzplay website, or through services such as Prime Video, Apple TV, Rakuten and Roku.
Amazon often runs £1.99 offers for six months. I’ll share anything similar here when they’re available.
Starzplay: Six months for £1.99 a month
New users can get a discount for six months on this streaming service, either direct from Starzplay or via Amazon (though you’ll also need Prime). You’ll pay £1.99 a month, then full price from month seven unless you cancel.
Starzplay: Free trial
Go direct to Starzplay to get a 7-day free trial as a new user.
Starzplay: Three months free with a Roku purchase
Buy a new Roku streaming device between 1 April and 30 June 2022 and you can claim three months free Starzplay.
BFI Player deals
BFI: 50% off one year
If you’re aged 16 to 25 you can use the code 25UNDER to save 50% on a 12 month BFI Player subscription.
BFI: 14-day free trial
You can get a 14-day free trial of the BFI Player streaming service. It’s then £4.99 a month.
Arrow deals
Arrow: 30-day free trial
You can sign up direct with Arrow and get your first 30 days for free.
Shudder deals
Shudder: 7-day free trial
You can sign up direct with Shudder and get your first 7 days for free.
Next Up Comedy streaming deals
Next Up: 3 month free trial
New users can try the stand-up comedy streaming service for free for three months using the code FUNNYASFOLK.
Next Up: 30-day free trial for Prime members
You can also watch NextUp on Amazon Video and Prime members get 30-days for free right now. After the trial it’s £4.99 a month (unless you cancel). Sign up here.
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Your Prime Video link for £5.99 goes to a Prime Video page that asks for £7.99 a month.
They’ll try to get you to sign up for the full Prime, but you need to select the cheaper option while signing up
I need to join Prime Video today to watch tennis, but I’ve looked everywhere and I can’t find the £5.99 video-only rate anywhere. Looks like I’ll have to pay full price.
By the way, I’m not receiving any notifications of new posts by email so I never saw your response and I struggled to find this thread again. And yes, I have checked Spam.
Update: got there eventually but I couldn’t tell you how. Then suffered from a weird payment glitch which resolved itself almost immediately
Maybe I’m not getting emails because I refused to sign up with WordPress?
Thanks for the MUBI deal. I wouldn’t have known if not for your email. I bought the three months for £1 offer and used a different email address from when I was previously a member, just in case.
Hi there, looks like the Mubi £1 offer has expired or is the link wrong? Cheers
Ah, my fault – for some reason the link change didn’t work. Should be fine now
Hi
The one year Mubi hack doesn’t work anymore , once you cancel Scribd your subscription to Mubi gets cancelled a few weeks later.
Thanks Si!
britbox is now only 7day free trial not 30
Cashback for Disney+ on Quidco and Topcashback does not seem to be available any more.
Hi Dorit, yes sadly it seemed to end about 4pm. I put a little update note on there earlier. Fingers crossed it comes back!
Hi,
re Disney+ : there is another option if you are a pickmypostcode member. If you sign up through them you get £20 added to your bonus. Obviously you will only get this if you win, but better than nothing (and if you were so lucky and were to win on there twice you get it twice 🙂