{"id":47577,"date":"2024-03-11T13:46:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T12:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2007148"},"modified":"2024-03-11T14:27:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T13:27:29","slug":"britbox-officially-absorbed-into-itvx-as-subscriber-transfer-date-announced","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/britbox-officially-absorbed-into-itvx-as-subscriber-transfer-date-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"BritBox officially absorbed into ITVX as subscriber transfer date announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

The standalone service is set to cease operating in April. <\/p>

By Molly Moss\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 11 March 2024 at 12:46 PM<\/p>

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BritBox UK will be fully absorbed into ITVX in a matter of weeks, with the standalone service set to cease operating on 30th April, it has been confirmed by the broadcaster.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

BritBox UK<\/a> was launched in 2019 as a joint venture between BBC and ITV in a bid to compete with the likes of Netflix<\/a> and Amazon, with ITV later buying the BBC out of its share in the UK business.<\/span><\/p>\n

When ITVX launched in 2022, all of BritBox\u2019s content was absorbed by ITVX Premium, but subscribers were able to continue using the separate app and website.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, from the end of April, BritBox content<\/a> will only be available to watch via ITVX or BBC iPlayer.<\/span><\/p>\n

The BritBox apps available on Amazon Fire\u2019s TV, Roku and Smart TVs will cease working, too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

BritBox subscribers will be automatically switched over to an ITVX Premium subscription, <\/span>where they will then have access to the full ad-free library of BritBox content on ITVX.<\/span><\/p>\n

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All remaining BritBox subscriptions will be cancelled upon the closure of the app, and customers will be emailed about the status of their subscription.<\/span><\/p>\n

ITV has confirmed that the price \u2013 \u00a35.99 per month or \u00a359.99 per year \u2013\u00a0will remain the same.<\/span><\/p>\n

BritBox was revealed to be shutting down in early February.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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