American fans of British television will soon have a streaming service just for UK content. BBC Worldwide and ITV are partnering to roll out BritBox, a service that brings British television content to the US. Current shows will be available 24 hours after their premiere.
Britain produces some of the best television in the world and we’re delighted to be bringing the creative might of the BBC and ITV together for the first time in this exciting new streaming service for U.S. fans, – Simon Pitts, ITV
Classic UK series like Keeping Up Appearances and Upstairs Downstairs will be available as well.
BritBox doesn’t include ads and subscription pricing wasn’t mentioned. It’s expected to launch in early 2017 on devices like the Chromecast and Roku.
