James R | On 13, Apr 2020

With a growing number of people working from home or self-isolating during the coronavirus outbreak, streaming services are becoming an essential way to get your cultural fix or just escape the stressful nature of day-to-day life for a few hours. With a whole host of streaming platforms to choose from, though, keeping costs down is equally important, so we’ve rounded up the best VOD deals and offers available in the UK right now.

Quibi (90-day free trial)

Newly launched mobile-only streaming platform Quibi is offering a special launch free trial of 90 days – longer than the typical 7-day or 30-day trials that most services offer. For more on what’s on the service, click here.

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Normal cost
£7.99 a month

STARZPLAY (99p for 3 months)

The STARZ subscription service has been building up a catalogue of impressive shows, including Batman prequel Pennyworth, DC Universe’s Doom Patrol, Stephen King horror Castle Rock, award-winning true crime drama The Act and biographical comedy Ramy, plus sci-fi thriller Counterpart. Films on the subscription service include Hitch, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and No Country for Old Men.

Available as an add-on subscription through Amazon Prime Video Channels, anyone signing up through there before 19th April can get an offer of three months for 99p each.

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Normal cost
£4.99 a month

Shudder (99p for 3 months)

AMC’s horror subscription service is becoming a go-to destination for genre fans, thanks to a number of exclusive and original films and series, including Sadako vs Kayako, Sun Choke, Halfworlds, Lake Bodom, Wolf Creek: Season 1 and 2, It Stains the Sands Red, The Room, Bliss and The Dead Lands.

Available as an add-on subscription through Amazon Prime Video Channels, anyone signing up through there before 19th April can get an offer of three months for 99p each.

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Normal cost
£4.99 a month

Shudder (30-day trial)

Don’t have Amazon Prime Video Channels? You can get a 30-day free trial instead of the usual 7 days by using the code “SHUTIN” when you sign up through Shudder’s own website.

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Normal cost
£4.99 a month

Apple TV+ (Free titles)

The tech giant’s fledgling streaming service is making three kids’ programmes, four dramas and one family film available without a subscription during the coronavirus pandemic. Titles include Little America, Servant, For All Mankind, Dickinson, Snoopy in Space, Helpsters, Ghostwriter and The Elephant Queen. For more information, click here.

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Normal cost
£4.99 a month

YouTube Premium (Free titles)

Streaming now for free are Escape the Night, Joey Graceffa’s murder-mystery competition series, dancing show Step Up: High Water, Jumper spin-off Impulse, comedy series Foursome and animated kids’ series Sherwood. For more information, click here.

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Normal cost
£11.99 a month

Amazon Prime Video (Free kids’ titles)

Normally part of an Amazon Prime subscription, which costs from £5.99 a month, a range of kids’ programmes are now available for free, including Peppa Pig and Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom, plus Just Add Magic (for kids aged 6 and up), preschool shows If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Tumble Leaf, Wishenproof and the excellent The Stinky & Dirty Show. For more information, click here.

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Normal cost
£5.99 a month

More Milkshake! (99p for 3 months)

Much-loved kids’ favourites and preschool content, including Fireman Sam, Thomas and Friends and Bob the Builder.

Available as an add-on subscription through Amazon Prime Video Channels, anyone signing up through there before 19th April can get an offer of three months for 99p each.

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Normal cost
£2.99 a month

HISTORY Play (99p for 3 months)

Enjoy some of HISTORY’s original content, including WWII Treasure Hunters, which sees Madness frontman Suggs team up with leading detectorist Stephen Taylor to unearth secrets from the Second World War, or The Curse of Oak Island, in which a crack squad of experts go on a mission to discover what treasures could be buried.

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Normal cost
£3.99 a month

Eros Now (99p for 3 months)

Watch and download Bollywood, Punjabi, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Bhojpuri full movies in HD.

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Normal cost
£5.99 a month

NOW: Tesco Clubcard Credit

With thanks to the eagle-eyed @danbrusca, you can cash in your Tesco Clubcard vouchers for NOW credit – £1 of vouchers gives you £3 of NOW credit.

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