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Best alternatives to Sky TV in the UK 2024: Which streaming site offers the best value?

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When it comes to TV, it’s a streamer’s paradise out there. 

Who bothers with terrestrial TV when there’s a world of streaming and on-demand content to feast upon? 

It’s all right there at the click of a button, from the latest blockbusters (many often premiering straight to streaming) and shocking true crime series, to comedy box sets, cinematic nature, travel documentaries and so much more. Come the weekend, we’re lucky if there’s time to run a brush through our hair. But, never mind the mad barnet: this is a golden age for home entertainment.

But, as with Krispy Kreme doughnuts and, say, sunbathing, there can be too much of a good thing. The choice is often so broad, it can be overwhelming. 

Most streaming services have their plus points alongside a monthly fee, so unless you’re happy to cough up triple figures every month, signing up for every single one is a non-starter. So, how to pick

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