Every plan lets you choose between 1 and 4 screens. A screen is one stream playing at a time, on any compatible device. With 2 screens, for example, the living-room TV and a laptop upstairs can both watch at once. With 1 screen, only one of them can.
How many screens do you need?
Count the largest number of people who might realistically watch different things at the same moment, not the number of TVs you own. A few common set-ups:
- 1 screen: a single person, or a household that always watches together on the main TV.
- 2 screens: a couple with different tastes, or the main TV plus a bedroom TV.
- 3 screens: a family where the kids watch on their own TV or tablet while the adults watch something else.
- 4 screens: larger households, house shares, or homes where big matches are on in several rooms at once. Our guide to IPTV for sports covers preparing for match day.
Screens are part of your plan, so pick the number you need when you order. If your household changes later, message us and we'll explain the options.
Prices by number of screens
Here are the 12-month prices. Every length is available with 1 to 4 screens; use the plan selector to see any other combination. For example, 4K Premium for 6 months on 3 screens is £79.99.
| 12 months | 4K Premium | HD Premium |
|---|---|---|
| 1 screen | £74.99 | £64.99 |
| 2 screens | £99.99£4.17 per screen a month | £89.99£3.75 per screen a month |
| 3 screens | £124.99£3.47 per screen a month | £114.99£3.19 per screen a month |
| 4 screens | £149.99£3.12 per screen a month | £139.99£2.92 per screen a month |
Broadband for several screens
Each screen that's watching uses its own share of your broadband. As a rough guide, allow around 10 Mbps per HD stream and around 25 Mbps per 4K stream, plus headroom for video calls, gaming and downloads. Three 4K screens at once can need 75 Mbps or more of stable, real-world speed, which is realistic on full fibre but often not on older copper lines.
If you're planning several screens on a slower connection, HD Premium is the safer choice. Our guide to fixing buffering explains how to make the most of the bandwidth you have, and our devices guide helps you choose hardware for each room.
Getting a good signal to every room
Speed is only half of it: each screen also needs a steady connection where it sits. A cable from the router to the main TV takes the busiest screen off Wi-Fi altogether. For rooms further away, a mesh Wi-Fi system or powerline adapters, which carry the network through your home's electrical wiring, usually do more than a faster broadband package would.
What counts as a screen
- Every device that's playing. A TV, a phone, a tablet and a laptop each use a screen while they're streaming, wherever they are.
- Every stream on the same device. Multi-view in players such as TiviMate shows several channels at once, and each one uses a screen.
- Films and catch-up too. Anything that streams from the service counts, not only live channels.
- Not installed apps. Having the app set up on a device doesn't use a screen; only playing does.
If a stream won't start because every screen is busy, stop playback on a device you're not watching and go back to the app's menu or close it. A stick left playing after the TV itself was switched off can keep using a screen without anyone noticing.
Mixing devices
Your screens don't have to be the same type of device. One could be a Fire TV Stick in the lounge, another an iPad app in the kitchen. Each one needs a compatible IPTV player, and you'll enter the same login details on each.
Mixing packages isn't possible within one plan: all the screens on a plan share its package. If only the main TV is 4K, compare 4K Premium on all screens with HD Premium on all screens; on smaller TVs and phones, the difference between the two is hard to see.