Cut the Cord: Save $1000+ a Year

2026-01-08Updated: 21 September 2026

Rethinking What You Pay for Television

When did you last add up what your household spends monthly on television and streaming? In most homes the figure goes unnoticed because each item looks small on its own.

Start with the real picture

A typical household runs:

An international film and series platform
A local platform
A sports package
A second film service opened occasionally

Each looks reasonable alone. Together they form a substantial monthly line that rises every year. Worse, content moves between services, so the series you follow may sit behind a different subscription next season.

The problem is fragmentation, not price alone

Four subscriptions mean four apps, four interfaces and four bills. Remembering which service holds what becomes a task in itself.

That is the specific thing IPTV addresses: live channels and an on-demand archive in one application. How that on-demand side actually works day to day is covered in How the On-Demand Library Works.

What a package covers

Live channels: national, news, documentary, children's and sports
On-demand archive: thousands of titles, watched whenever you like
Multiple device types: smart TV, phone, tablet, computer
One interface to search

Comparing cost the right way

Compare the monthly figure, not the total. Longer plans lower the per-month cost noticeably:

Duration	Per month
3 months	highest
6 months	about 16% less
12 months	about 33% less
24 months	about 41% less

Current figures, with the monthly equivalent, are on our packages page.

Test before deciding

No brochure tells you how a service runs on your line and your device. A 24-hour free trial does: install it, open the channels you care about, watch in the evening. What specifically to check during those 24 hours is set out in Why You Should Always Get a Free Trial.