THERE’S a brand new destination to get your festive fix early.
A “100% Christmas” movie channel has launched and its packed with “heartwarming hits”.
It comes courtesy of streaming giant Rakuten TV and it’s totally free to watch.
The channel is available to everyone in the UK, and the only catch is that it’s supported by ads.
The channel is streaming 24/7 and promises “pure Christmas magic”.
“Christmas has come early,” the TV giant said.
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“Rakuten TV is kicking off the festive season in style with its 100% Christmas pop-up channel – a completely free, fell-good channel now streaming.”
The good news is that Rakuten TV is available on a very broad range of devices.
You can get it as an app on loads of smart TVs, plus your Amazon Fire Stick, Roku box, and even your PS4 or PS5.
It’s also available as an app on iPhone or Android.
And you can just watch it on a web browser too, if you prefer.
Rakuten doesn’t just host Christmas telly either.
It has upwards of 50 TV channels, and a decent selection of free on-demand content too.
And you can also rent or buy telly through Rakuten if you’re looking for something more premium without ads.
But the 100% Christmas channel is a new addition that has just been set live on devices around the world.
Here are some of the movies you’ll be able to find on the Rakuten Christmas channel:
- 12 Gifts of Christmas
- Christmas Magic
- Christmas Under Wraps
- A Christmas Wedding Tail
- I’m Not Ready for Christmas
- It’s Christmas, Carol!
- The Family Man
- Fatman
- Nothing Like the Holidays
- It’s Christmas, Carol!
- Christmas Land
- Almost Christmas
- Broadcasting Christmas
- Flight Before Christmas
To use Rakuten, you just need the app.
There’s no upfront cost or monthly subscription fee – and you don’t even have to sign in.
But if you do make an account, you’ll get more features, plus the ability to buy rentals and movies on Rakuten TV.
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Sky recently added some new Christmas channels to its TV guide.
And Virgin Media also added a nostalgic Christmas channel too.
Stream swapping – the easy way to cut your bills?
Here’s what Sean Keach, The Sun’s Head of Technology and Science, thinks…
It’s no secret that TV streaming apps are costing more and more.
Not only are prices shooting up, but we find ourselves asked to pay for an increasing number of apps and services.
And when you combine those TV bills with your music streaming, mobile and internet fees, and every other drain on your bank account, it all starts to get a bit much.
One of the best ways to cut your TV bills is to simply cancel all of your streaming subscriptions and only sign up to one per month.
Pick an app like Netflix, Disney+, or Apple TV+ and smash through all of the content you want to watch on that app.
Then the next month, swap to something else.
And once you’ve done them all, you can cycle back to the start again.
It’s an easy way to avoid forking out for a rolling library of streaming apps with more content than you could possibly watch.
Also don’t forget that paid-for streaming isn’t the only game in town.
There are loads of apps that don’t cost a penny to enjoy, and downloading a few will unlock thousands of live TV channels plus tens of thousands of movies and shows.
Try apps like Tubi, Amazon Freevee, The Roku Channel, Plex, and Pluto TV to get some ad-supported television without having to pay any monthly fees.
