Data Guide · Updated August 2026
The Real Cost of Live TV in the UK
Sky, Virgin and BT don’t sell one bill — they sell a base package, then a Sports add-on, then a Cinema add-on, then a box rental, on top of a broadband contract. Streaming fills the rest. Tick what you’d actually need below to see what the full stack really costs per month, compared to a single IG IPTV subscription.
Build your own TV bill
Tick what you'd actually subscribe to for full live TV, sport and streaming coverage.
Your bill
£14.54/mo
£174/year
IG IPTV, no contract
£15/mo
Same channels & sport, one subscription
You'd save
£0.00/mo
or £10.61/mo on the 12 months + 2 free plan (£3.93/mo effective)
Methodology & Sources
Every third-party price on this page was checked against the provider’s own published UK pricing page in August 2026. None of these figures are IG IPTV’s own numbers or estimates. Prices change — verify directly with the provider before relying on this for a budgeting decision.
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| TV Licence | £174.50/year (£14.54/mo) | tvlicensing.co.uk, official 2026 rate |
| Sky Sports (NOW) | £34.99/mo | NOW Sports Membership, published pricing page |
| TNT Sports | £29.99/mo | discovery+ TNT Sports tier, published pricing page |
| Sky Cinema | £17.00/mo | Sky Stream add-on, published pricing page |
| Netflix Standard | £12.99/mo | Netflix UK, published pricing page |
| Disney+ Standard | £8.99/mo | Disney+ UK, published pricing page |
| Amazon Prime Video | £8.99/mo | Amazon UK, published pricing page |
| DAZN | £9.99/mo | DAZN UK, published pricing page |
FAQ
Are these prices accurate?
They were checked against each provider’s own published UK pricing page in August 2026. Pay-TV and streaming prices change often — Sky, Virgin and BT have all raised prices mid-year in recent years — so treat this as a snapshot, not a live feed, and verify directly with the provider before budgeting against it.
Why is IG IPTV so much cheaper?
IG IPTV is not a broadcaster — it is a single subscription streamed over the internet, with no set-top box, no engineer visit, no broadband bundling requirement and no separate per-channel-group billing. That is a genuinely different cost structure, not a trick.
Is IPTV legal?
IPTV is a delivery technology and is legal in itself. Whether a specific service holds the distribution rights for the channels it carries is a separate question, and responsibility for how you use any service rests with you. See our full guide for the detail.
Do I still need a TV Licence with IG IPTV?
Yes, if you watch or record live TV broadcasts (including live streams of a channel) or use BBC iPlayer, a UK TV Licence is a legal requirement regardless of how you receive the signal. It is included in this calculator by default for that reason.
Ready to stop overpaying?
55,000+ channels, 180,000+ VOD titles, no contract — from £15/month.
Get Started on WhatsApp →