Top Entertainment Apps - United Kingdom

YouTube

youtube.com

YouTube is an American online video-sharing platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. Three former PayPal employees—Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim—created the service in February 2005. Google bought the site in November 2006 for US$1.65 billion; YouTube now operates as one of Google's subsidiaries. YouTube allows users to upload, view, rate, share, add to playlists, report, comment on videos, and subscribe to other users. It offers a wide variety of user-generated and corporate media videos. Available content includes video clips, TV show clips, music videos, short and documentary films, audio recordings, movie trailers, live streams, and other content such as video blogging, short original videos, and educational videos. Most content on YouTube is uploaded by individuals, but media corporations including CBS, the BBC, Vevo, and Hulu offer some of their material via YouTube as part of the YouTube partnership program. Unregistered users can only watch (but not upload) videos on the site, while registered users are also permitted to upload an unlimited number of videos and add comments to videos. Videos that are age-restricted are available only to registered users affirming themselves to be at least 18 years old. YouTube and selected creators earn advertising revenue from Google AdSense, a program which targets ads according to site content and audience. The vast majority of its videos are free to view, but there are exceptions, including subscription-based premium channels, film rentals, as well as YouTube Music and YouTube Premium, subscription services respectively offering premium and ad-free music streaming, and ad-free access to all content, including exclusive content commissioned from notable personalities. As of February 2017, there were more than 400 hours of content uploaded to YouTube each minute, and one billion hours of content being watched on YouTube every day. As of August 2018, YouTube is the second-most popular website in the world, behind Google, according to Alexa Internet. As of May 2019, more than 500 hours of video content are uploaded to YouTube every minute. Based on reported quarterly advertising revenue, YouTube is estimated to have US$15 billion in annual revenues. YouTube has faced criticism over aspects of its operations, including its handling of copyrighted content contained within uploaded videos, its recommendation algorithms perpetuating videos that promote conspiracy theories and falsehoods, hosting videos ostensibly targeting children but containing violent or sexually suggestive content involving popular characters, videos of minors attracting pedophilic activities in their comment sections, and fluctuating policies on the types of content that is eligible to be monetized with advertising.

Netflix

netflix.com

Watch Netflix movies & TV shows online or stream right to your smart TV, game console, PC, Mac, mobile, tablet and more.

TikTok

tiktok.com

TikTok, known in China as Douyin (Chinese: 抖音; pinyin: Dǒuyīn), is a Chinese video-sharing social networking service owned by ByteDance, a Beijing-based Internet technology company founded in 2012 by Zhang Yiming. It is used to create short music, lip-sync, dance, comedy and talent videos of 3 to 15 seconds, and short looping videos of 3 to 60 seconds. ByteDance first launched Douyin for the Chinese market in September 2016. Later, TikTok was launched in 2017 for iOS and Android in most markets outside of mainland China; however, it only became available worldwide, including the United States, after merging with another Chinese social media service Musical.ly on 2 August 2018. TikTok and Douyin have almost the same user interface but no access to each other's content. Their servers are each based in the market where the respective app is available. In addition to the ByteDance headquarters in Beijing, TikTok also has global offices, including in Dublin, Los Angeles, New York City, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo. Since its launch in 2016, TikTok/Douyin rapidly gained popularity in East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the United States, Turkey, Russia, and other parts of the world. As of August 2020, TikTok, excluding Douyin, has surpassed 1 billion users worldwide in less than four years. As of April 2020, Douyin has around 500 million monthly active users.In June 2020, Kevin Mayer became CEO of TikTok and COO of parent company ByteDance, but he resigned on August 27, just four months into the job. Previously, he was chairman of Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International. On 3 August 2020, US President Donald Trump threatened to ban TikTok in the United States on 15 September if negotiations for the company to be bought by Microsoft or a different "very American" company fail. On 6 August, Trump signed two executive orders banning US "transactions" with TikTok and WeChat to its parent company, ByteDance, set to take effect 45 days after the signing. It has been banned by the government of India since June 2020 along with other Chinese apps in response to a border clash with China.

Disney+

disneyplus.com

Stay updated about Disney+: the ultimate streaming destination for movies and shows from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic.

BBC iPlayer

bbc.co.uk

BBC iPlayer is an internet streaming, catchup, television and former radio service from the BBC. The service is available on a wide range of devices, including mobile phones and tablets, personal computers, and smart televisions. iPlayer services delivered to UK-based viewers feature no commercial advertising. The terms BBC iPlayer, iPlayer, and BBC Media Player refer to various methods for viewing or listening to the same content. Viewing or recording live television broadcasts from any UK broadcaster, or viewing BBC TV catch-up or BBC TV on demand programmes in the UK without a TV licence is a criminal offence.In 2015, the BBC reported that it was moving towards playing audio and video content via open HTML5 standards in web browsers rather than via Flash or their Media Player mobile app.On 17 October 2018, the BBC 'iPlayer Radio' brand was replaced with BBC Sounds.

ITV Hub

itv.com

ITV Hub - the new home of ITV Player, ITV on demand and live TV. It's all of ITV in one place so you can sneak peek upcoming Premieres, watch Box Sets, series so far, ITV Hub exclusives and even live telly. Catch up on all the stuff you love anytime, anywhere on ITV Hub.

Amazon Prime Video

primevideo.com

Enjoy exclusive Amazon Originals as well as popular movies and TV shows. Watch anytime, anywhere. Start your free trial.

Crunchyroll

crunchyroll.com

Crunchyroll, Inc. is an American distributor, publisher, and licensing company focused on streaming anime, manga, and dorama. Founded in 2006 by a group of University of California, Berkeley graduates, Crunchyroll's distribution channel and partnership program delivers content to 70 million registered users worldwide. Crunchyroll is a subsidiary of Otter Media, which is a subsidiary of AT&T's WarnerMedia. Crunchyroll has offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chișinău and Tokyo, and is a member of the Association of Japanese Animations (AJA). "Crunchyroll-Hime", also known as "Hime" is the official mascot of Crunchyroll.Crunchyroll offers over 1,000 anime shows, more than 200 East Asian dramas to users, and 50 manga titles as Crunchyroll Manga, although not all programming is available worldwide due to licensing restrictions. Crunchyroll passed one million paid subscribers in February 2017, and has over 3 million paid subscribers as of 2020. Crunchyroll also selects some anime titles for release on home video through its distribution partners (Funimation, Sentai Filmworks, and Viz Media in North America, Anime Limited in the United Kingdom).

Twitch

twitch.tv

Twitch is a video live streaming service operated by Twitch Interactive, a subsidiary of Amazon. Introduced in June 2011 as a spin-off of the general-interest streaming platform Justin.tv, the site primarily focuses on video game live streaming, including broadcasts of esports competitions, in addition to music broadcasts, creative content, and more recently, "in real life" streams. Content on the site can be viewed either live or via video on demand. The popularity of Twitch eclipsed that of its general-interest counterpart. In October 2013, the website had 45 million unique viewers, and by February 2014, it was considered the fourth largest source of peak Internet traffic in the United States. At the same time, Justin.tv's parent company was re-branded as Twitch Interactive to represent the shift in focus – Justin.tv was shut down in August 2014. That month, the service was acquired by Amazon for US$970 million, which later led to the introduction of synergies with the company's subscription service Amazon Prime. Twitch later acquired Curse, an operator of online video gaming communities and introduced means to purchase games through links on streams along with a program allowing streamers to receive commissions on the sales of games that they play. By 2015, Twitch had more than 1.5 million broadcasters and 100 million viewers per month. As of 2017, Twitch remained the leading live streaming video service for video games in the US, and had an advantage over YouTube Gaming. As of May 2018, it had 2.2 million broadcasters monthly and 15 million daily active users, with around a million average concurrent users. As of May 2018, Twitch had over 27,000 partner channels.

All 4

channel4.com

Watch your favourite shows online, from Channel 4, E4, All 4 and Walter Presents

My5

my5.tv

My5 (previously Five Download and later Demand 5) is the brand name of video-on-demand services offered by Channel 5 in the United Kingdom. The service went live on 26 June 2008.As Five Download, the service offered downloads in Windows Media Video format of the US imports CSI, House and Grey's Anatomy. Individual episodes could be 'rented', with some episodes available seven days before they appeared on TV. More varied content from Channel 5's programming has become available since June 2008, with a wider prevalence of free content offered for 30 days after broadcast. In January 2009, Demand 5 began to offer content in the Flash Video format, allowing users with Apple Macintosh computers to access their content.

HiTV

gohitv.com

Watch online free latest Korean dramas with HD English subtitles. Watch fastest updated Korean dramas on the whole network. Multiple devices are supported. Enjoy the best viewing experience on HiTV.

discovery+

discoveryplus.com

Discovery+ (pronounced Discovery Plus; stylized as discovery+) is a streaming service owned by Discovery, Inc. The service focuses on factual programming drawn from the libraries of Discovery's main channel brands, as well as original series (often involving spin-offs of existing programs from Discovery's networks), and other acquired content. It was first launched in India on March 23, 2020. It expanded into the UK and Europe via a rebranding of the existing Dplay platforms, and launched in the United States on January 4, 2021.

NOW TV

nowtv.com

Welcome to NOW – the home of brilliant entertainment. Watch the latest blockbusters, award-winning shows and unmissable live sports – all without a contract.

Xbox Cloud Gaming

xbox.com

Experience the new generation of games and entertainment with Xbox. Explore consoles, new and old Xbox games and accessories to start or add to your collection.

YouTube Studio

studio.youtube.com

Share your videos with friends, family, and the world. YouTube Studio is the new home for creators. Here, you can manage your channel, get insights that help you grow, and stay updated with the latest news. YouTube Studio replaces Creator Studio Classic and brings with it many changes and new feature.

Paramount+

paramountplus.com

Watch thousands of episodes of your favorite shows on any device. Paramount+ includes on-demand and live content from CBS, BET, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, MTV, VH1, and more.

WEBTOON

webtoons.com

WEBTOON is home to thousands of stories across 23 genres including romance, comedy, action, fantasy, and horror. Read comics, webcomics, manga, and manhwa online or download the WEBTOON app.

IMDb

imdb.com

IMDb (also known as the Internet Movie Database) is an online database, owned by Amazon, of information related to films, television programs, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. An additional fan feature, message boards, was abandoned in February 2017. Originally a fan-operated website, the database is owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. As of January 2020, IMDb has approximately 6.5 million titles (including episodes) and 10.4 million personalities in its database, as well as 83 million registered users. IMDb began as a movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990 and moved to the web in 1993.

Pluto TV

pluto.tv

Drop in. It's free. Watch 250+ channels of free TV and 1000's of on-demand movies and TV shows.

UKTV Play

uktvplay.uktv.co.uk

UKTV Play is the home of Dave, Drama, W & Yesterday channels. Watch box sets and catch up on your favourite programmes.

Plex

plex.tv

Free movies and TV plus all your personal media libraries on every device. Master your Mediaverse.

JioCinema

jiocinema.com

JioCinema - Watch your favourite TV Shows, Movies, Kids, Music Videos- Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada, Marathi, Bhojpuri with Colors, Sony, Zee, MTV, Disney in HD.

YouTube TV

youtube.com

YouTube TV is an American streaming television service that offers live TV, on demand video and cloud-based DVR from more than 85 television networks. It is owned by YouTube, a subsidiary of Google, itself a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. YouTube TV's line-up includes major U.S. networks such as ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Fox, FX, AMC, CNN, Fox News, TBS, Discovery, Comedy Central and ESPN. YouTube TV launched on February 28, 2017.

Apple TV+

apple.com

Apple TV+ is an American subscription streaming service owned and operated by Apple Inc. Launched on November 1, 2019, it offers a selection of original production film and television series called Apple Originals.

Vimeo

vimeo.com

Vimeo is a video hosting, sharing, and services platform headquartered in New York City. Vimeo operates on an ad-free basis, and instead derives revenue by providing subscription plans for video content producers and offering software as a service (SaaS) with video creation, editing, and broadcasting tools, enterprise software solutions, as well as the means for video professionals to connect with clients and other professionals. Vimeo focuses on the delivery of high-definition video across a range of devices. The site was initially built by Jake Lodwick and Zach Klein in 2004 as a spin-off of CollegeHumor to share humor videos among colleagues, though put to the side to support the growing popularity of CollegeHumor. IAC acquired CollegeHumor and Vimeo in 2006, and after Google had acquired YouTube for over US$1.65 billion, IAC directed more effort into Vimeo to compete against YouTube, focusing on providing curated content and high-definition video to distinguish itself from other video sharing sites. Lodwick and Klein eventually left by 2009, and IAC implemented a more corporate-focused structure to build out Vimeo's services, with current CEO Anjali Sud having been in place since July 2017.

Funimation

funimation.com

Funimation Global Group, LLC is an American entertainment company that specializes in the dubbing and distribution of East Asian media, most notably Japanese anime. The company was founded by Gen Fukunaga and his wife Cindy, with funding by Daniel Cocanougher and his family, who became investors in the company. Based in Flower Mound, Texas, Funimation is one of the leading distributors of anime and other foreign entertainment properties in North America. It has licensed popular series, such as Dragon Ball, One Piece, Yu Yu Hakusho, My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan, Fairy Tail, Black Clover, Fruits Basket, Assassination Classroom, Cowboy Bebop, Tokyo Ghoul, and Code Geass among many others. Funimation was acquired by Navarre Corporation on May 11, 2005; in April 2011, Navarre sold Funimation to a group of investors that included Fukunaga for $24 million. From 2017 to 2019, Sony Pictures Entertainment (via Sony Pictures Television) owned a 95% stake in the company, and since 2019, Sony Group Corporation runs the company through a joint venture between two of its units: Sony Pictures Entertainment (via Sony Pictures Television) and Sony Music Entertainment Japan (via Aniplex).

BritBox

britbox.com

Binge mystery, comedy, drama, docs, lifestyle and more, from the biggest streaming collection of British TV ever.

STV Player

stv.tv

Gripping drama box sets, eye-opening documentaries, true crime and absolute classics. STV Player, TV you’ll love for free.

DStv Now

now.dstv.com

Watch your DStv online. Stream Live Sport, Catch Up on your favourite TV Shows, Movies and Kids shows on your mobile phone, web browser, smart TV and more.

IMDb TV

amazon.com

IMDb TV is a free streaming video service with thousands of Hollywood movies and TV shows available anytime. You can watch the biggest blockbuster movies. Binge popular TV shows like Mad Men, Chicago Fire and Lost. Stream exciting IMDb TV Originals like Alex Rider. Plus, IMDb TV updates its library constantly, so come back to discover new hit movies and shows each month. There’s content for everyone including comedy, family, romance, thriller, science fiction, documentaries, horror and more. We’re redefining free entertainment by offering thousands of premium video titles at no cost to you. No paid subscription necessary.

HISTORY

history.com

Watch full episodes of your favorite HISTORY series, and dive into thousands of historical articles and videos. To know History is to know life.

IPTV Smarters

iptvsmarters.com

IPTV Smarters App is a fabulous video streaming player that allows your IPTV customers or end-users to stream content like Live TV, VOD, Series, and TV Catchup.

MX Player

mxplayer.in

One of the best OTT platforms in India, MX Player is a free video streaming service that you can enjoy on your laptop, TV, mobile phone and other smart devices.

DevianArt

deviantart.com

DeviantArt is the world's largest online social community for artists and art enthusiasts, allowing people to connect through the creation and sharing of art.

Showmax

showmax.com

Showmax is an online subscription video on demand service which launched in South Africa on 19 August 2015. Showmax uses a localisation strategy to take on established video on demand competitors with a focus on local content and partnerships with mobile telcos.

Loklok

loklok.com

Loklok is a one-stop video streaming platform for you to watch TV shows, movies, animation from all around the world! With wide variety of exclusive movies, you can choose multi-language subtitles and in ultra-HD 4k picture quality, popular new movies are released everyday!- loklok

YouTube Shorts

youtube.com

YouTube Shorts is a short-form video-sharing platform offered by YouTube. The platform hosts user content much like YouTube's primary service, but limits pieces to 60 seconds in length.

Rotten Tomatoes

rottentomatoes.com

Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang. Although the name "Rotten Tomatoes" connects to the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes when disapproving of a poor stage performance, the original inspiration comes from a scene featuring tomatoes in the Canadian film Léolo (1992).Since January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster, which was in turn acquired by Warner Bros. in 2011. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango. Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango.

Peacock TV

peacocktv.com

Watch TV shows and movies online with Peacock. Stream iconic shows and movies, exclusive Peacock originals, live news and sports and more.

Kick.com

kick.com

Kick.com - Kick is the most rewarding gaming livestreaming platform. Sign-up for our beta and join the fastest growing streaming community.

MUBI

mubi.com

Watch truly great cinema. Wherever you are. With no ads. Ever. From new directors to award-winners. Beautiful, interesting, incredible movies — a new film every single day. Stream Now. Download to watch Offline. Start your free 7 day trial now.

Adult Swim

adultswim.com

Find your favorite shows, chat over the Live Stream, get event info, or just stare blankly. Your call. Adult Swim is an American adult-oriented nighttime cable television channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programmed by its in-house production studio, Williams Street. It is part of American media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery.

Tubi

tubitv.com

Watch free movies and TV shows online in HD on any device. Tubi - streaming movies and TV free.

Prime Gaming

gaming.amazon.com

The Amazon Prime home for gamers. Every month, get exclusive in-game loot, free games, a free subscription on Twitch.tv, PLUS everything included with Amazon.

Ticketmaster

ticketmaster.com

Buy and sell tickets online for concerts, sports, theater, family and other events near you from Ticketmaster.

Anime-Planet

anime-planet.com

Anime-Planet.com - anime and manga recommendations, read legal manga and watch legal anime, keep track of what you've seen and read.

GIPHY

giphy.com

Giphy, styled as GIPHY, is an American online database and search engine that allows users to search for and share short looping videos with no sound, that resemble animated GIF files. On 15 May 2020, Giphy was acquired by Facebook for a reported $400 million.

Google Play Movies

google.com

Choose from thousands of movies on Google Play, including HD titles, new releases and award-winning movies. Watch instantly on the web.

Fandom

fandom.com

Fandom, also known as Wikia (especially before October 2016), is a wiki hosting service and domain operated by Fandom, Inc. (formerly known as Wikia, Inc.), a for-profit Delaware company founded in October 2004 by Jimmy Wales and Angela Beesley. As of 2018, it is headed by Perkins Miller as CEO. Fandom uses MediaWiki, the open-source wiki software used by Wikipedia. Fandom, Inc. derives its income from advertising and sold content, publishing most user-provided text under copyleft licenses. The company also runs the associated Fandom editorial project, offering pop-culture and gaming news.Most Fandom wikis are hosted under the domain fandom.com, but some, especially those that focus on subjects other than media franchises, are hosted under wikia.org.

Letterboxd

letterboxd.com

The social network for film lovers. Track films you’ve watched. Save those you want to see. Tell your friends what’s good.

Newgrounds

newgrounds.com

A community of artists, game developers, musicians, voice actors and writers who create and share some of the best stuff on the web!

F1 TV

f1tv.formula1.com

Watch F1 your way with live racing, replays, expert commentary, exclusive shows and live data.

Pokémon TV

watch.pokemon.com

Watch incredible Pokémon animated adventures starring Ash, Pickachu and all their friends. Don't miss movies, episodes, special animated features and more!

MyAnimeList

myanimelist.net

MyAnimeList, often abbreviated as MAL, is an anime and manga social networking and social cataloging application website run by volunteers. The site provides its users with a list-like system to organize and score anime and manga.

Shahid

shahid.mbc.net

Shahid - ﺷﺎﻫﺪ, your premium platform for a wide variety of the best Arabic Originals, exclusive series & movie premieres, live TV and more.

YouTube Gaming

youtube.com

Video game live streaming service.

YouTube Kids

youtubekids.com

YouTube Kids is an American kids' video app developed by YouTube, a subsidiary of Google. The app provides a version of the service oriented towards children, with curated selections of content, parental control features, and filtering of videos deemed inappropriate viewing for children aged under 13. First released on February 15, 2015 as an Android and iOS mobile app, the app has since been released for LG, Samsung, and Sony smart TVs, as well as for Android TV. As of September 2019, the app is available in 69 countries, including Hong Kong and Macau, and one province. YouTube launched a web-based version of YouTube Kids on August 30, 2019.YouTube Kids has faced criticism from advocacy groups, particularly the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, for concerns surrounding the app's use of commercial advertising, as well as algorithmic suggestions of videos that may be inappropriate for the app's target audience. The app has also been associated with a controversy surrounding disturbing and/or violent videos depicting characters from children's media franchises. Criticism over the videos led YouTube to announce that it would take more stringent actions to review and filter such videos when reported by the community, and prevent them from being accessible from within the YouTube Kids app.

Pokémon Database

pokemondb.net

The Pokémon Database is your source for information and multimedia for the Pokémon games.