| British groups | Two: entertainment, news, film and kids; and sport |
|---|---|
| Guide clock | BST (UTC+1) between the spring and autumn clock changes, GMT (UTC+0) otherwise |
| What you hear | The British studio, or another voice when several broadcasters carry the match |
| Cost | $15 a month or $69 a year on one screen, in US dollars your bank turns into pounds |
| Help | WhatsApp, 24/7 |
What sits in the two British groups
Inside your player the UK channels arrive as two groups. The larger holds the everyday mix: BBC One through BBC Four, ITV1 through ITV4, Channel 4 and Channel 5, Sky One, Sky Atlantic, Sky Witness and Sky Max for drama, Dave and Gold for comedy, BBC News and Sky News, three Sky Cinema channels, and CBBC, CBeebies, Nickelodeon UK and Cartoon Network UK for the children. The second is sport: the Sky Sports channels from Main Event to Arena, TNT Sports 1–4 and Premier Sports.
Both sit inside the complete Tivo8k channel list, with the American, Irish and international groups further down. Hide what nobody opens, keep your twenty regulars in favorites, and the remote stays quick.
The British names in your player
- BBC One
- ITV1
- Channel 4
- BBC Two
- Channel 5
- Sky Atlantic
- Dave
- BBC News
- Sky News
- Sky Sports Premier League
- Sky Sports Cricket
- TNT Sports 1–4
Choose whose voice calls the match on Tivo8k
British sport sounds British on Sky Sports and TNT Sports, and most evenings that is exactly right. The choice appears when a big game is carried by more than one broadcaster. The Premier League row of the sports map, league by league names Sky Sports and TNT Sports next to NBC, USA Network, beIN Sports and SuperSport, so when several carry the same game, the room can keep the home studio, try an American call, or hear it in Arabic on beIN.
Cricket works the same way: Sky Sports Cricket, Star Sports, Fox Sports from Australia and SuperSport each bring their own commentary box, so one over can arrive in two accents. Rights move every season, so read this as a map of channels, never a promise of a fixture; Tivo8k on Premier League weekends goes deeper into the football. Where a feed also carries a second audio track, the audio menu of your player switches it.
Subtitles, surround and the soundbar
Drama is where British evenings lean on subtitles, and the honest answer has two parts. In the on-demand library, a title supplied with subtitles lets you turn them on. On live channels it depends on the feed: subtitles printed into the picture travel with it, while a separate track may or may not survive, so test the channels you rely on during the free trial. If a track you saw yesterday has gone, the missing-subtitles checklist runs through the checks in order.
Surround is the other half. A Fire TV Stick has one setting that decides what your soundbar receives, and a MAG box can hand the audio to an amplifier without re-encoding it; the MAG and Formuler box guide shows that pass-through option. Whether a match arrives in surround still depends on the feed, so judge it on a live game.
A guide that keeps British time
A program guide is only useful when its times agree with your wall clock. The UK spends the colder months on GMT, UTC+0, moves forward to British Summer Time, UTC+1, on the last Sunday of March, and comes back on the last Sunday of October. Players read the zone from the device, so choose London in the settings of the television, stick or box and leave automatic time on. If listings look an hour adrift after a change, close and reopen the player first.
A US prime-time show or a late game on the American west coast lands in the British small hours; on channels that keep an archive, the catch-up archive lets you start it after breakfast instead.
The devices British living rooms already have
- Fire TV Stick. Downloader, then IPTV Smarters Pro or TiviMate, on any Fire OS model; the Fire TV Stick 4K Select runs Vega OS and cannot sideload. Tivo8k on a Fire TV Stick takes about ten minutes.
- Android TV and Google TV boxes. TiviMate gives the strongest live guide, and its Premium tier adds recording and multi-view.
- Samsung and LG. IPTV Smarters Pro, or Smart IPTV on Samsung from 2022 (Tizen 6.5+) and LG on webOS 3.0+.
- MAG boxes. Still under plenty of British televisions: send the MAC address from the label, starting 00:1A:79, and enter the portal URL we return.
- Roku. It cannot sideload a player, so pair it with a stick or a box.
Paying from a British bank, and help at any hour
Every price is set in US dollars: $15 for a month on one screen, $29 for three months, $69 for a year, and $119 for a two-screen year when two rooms watch at once. Your card issuer converts the amount into pounds at that day's rate, and some cards add a small fee for a purchase in another currency. Every Tivo8k price by term and screens sits in one table.
You order through the form on this site, a payment link reaches you on WhatsApp, and the login usually follows in under 15 minutes. Nothing renews by itself, and the 7-day money-back covers the start. The chat is staffed 24/7, which counts on a Sunday night when the late match is about to begin and a player will not sign in.
Tivo8k in other countries
USA
US networks, news and sport, a Spanish-language group, and a guide that runs from Eastern time to Hawaii.
Canada
CBC to TVA, hockey in English or French, and a guide that handles the Newfoundland half hour.
Australia
Seven, Nine, ABC, SBS and Fox Sports, a choice of cricket commentary, and a guide that keeps up with daylight saving.
Ireland
RTÉ, Virgin Media and TG4 beside the British groups, on Irish time, with Irish-language TG4 for the whole house.
New Zealand
TVNZ, Three and Sky Sport NZ beside the Australian networks, a guide on New Zealand time and catch-up for overnight sport.
All of them on one page: Countries.
United Kingdom on Tivo8k: questions
Which British channels does Tivo8k carry?
The main ones: BBC One to BBC Four, ITV1 to ITV4, Channel 4 and Channel 5, the Sky entertainment and cinema channels, BBC News, Sky News and the children's channels, plus a sport group with Sky Sports, TNT Sports 1–4 and Premier Sports. Search by name inside your player.
Can I hear a match on Tivo8k with commentary from another broadcaster?
Often, yes, when more than one broadcaster in the list carries the same match. A Premier League game on Sky Sports or TNT Sports may also run on an American or an Arabic-language channel, each with its own commentators. Rights change every season, so check the program guide on the day.
Does the Tivo8k guide follow British Summer Time?
Yes, as long as the device knows it is in the UK. The guide data carries its own timing and the player shifts it to the device clock, so pick London in the time settings and keep automatic time on. After the clocks change, reopening the player usually clears any hour that looks wrong.
What is the best device for Tivo8k in a UK home?
A Fire TV Stick on Fire OS or an Android TV box running TiviMate suits most homes and gives the smoothest live guide. A recent Samsung or LG set needs no extra hardware, and a MAG box suits anyone with an amplifier. Roku cannot sideload a player, so it needs a stick beside it.
How is a Tivo8k plan charged to a UK card?
In US dollars, through a payment link sent on WhatsApp after you place the order on this site. Your bank converts the amount into pounds at its rate for the day, and a card that charges for foreign currency may add a small fee. The plan is paid once and never renews.
Can I reach Tivo8k support late on a British evening?
Yes. WhatsApp support runs 24/7, so a message at midnight on a Saturday reaches a person rather than a queue that opens tomorrow. Name the channel, your device and your player, add a photo of the screen, and the reply can start with the fix instead of with questions.