Film on TV
- How to choose a digital TV movie package; subscriptions, pay-per-view and on-demand explained
- Sky, Virgin Media, BT Vision, Tiscali TV and more compared side-by-side
- How to watch Hollywood blockbusters and cult movies on TV for free
What's in this guide
Movies on TV
Multichannel TV is a film buff's dream. With digital TV, there are dozens of movies to watch 24 hours a day
What's on where
Where to watch your favourite movies on TV. Some of the specialist movies only appear on one platform.
Sky Digital
Hundreds of films a month - at a price. Nevertheless, if movies is your thing, you probably want Sky.
Virgin Media
You can still watch Sky Movies on cable. Virgin offers on-demand movies as well.
Tiscali TV
Tiscali TV offers movies over the Internet. Formerly Homechoice, the TV-by-broadband service is under threat from BT.
Top-up TV Anytime
You can add subscription movies to your Freeview service. However, the range is limited and you will need to buy a PVR to subscribe.
BT Vision
Newcomer BT has big plans for its movies service. However, you need to have BT broadband to use the service.