TV though broadband?

A question about : TV though broadband?

I live in a flat with no external aerial.

I don't have Virgin Media in my area, a Sky dish in not allowed and BT TV requires an aerial to receive the Freeview channels.

Is there any way to receive TV channels (including Freeview) purely through a broadband connection?

Best answers:

• Yes, FilmOn.
  Crystal Palace signal is really strong in much of Greater London so have you tried a "Group A" aerial indoors?
• I should clarify, I am looking for a service which connects broadband to a TV, not a computer.
• Difficult one.
  Virgin - no.
  BT TV - no.
  TT TV - no.
  YouView - no.
  Your only options are the on demand players offered by the BBC, ITV, CH4 & 5 plus on demand services such as Netflix ect.
• Youview yes- well kind of.
  With YV you can get the on-demand players for various broadcasters. I have YV via Talktalk, and I get iPlayer, ITV player, 4OD, Demand 5, Quest OD and UKTV Player (includes Dave, Yesterday & Really). There are also pay options with Talktalk TV (incorporating various live Sky channels), Now TV Movies, Sky Store and Netflix.
  IIUC, BT's YV service is similar.
  An added advantage is that if you steer clear of the live channels, you don't need a TV licence.
  There are various alternatives involving either a piece of kit that you connect to your TV, or a service you run on a PC and use a suitable cable or interface to connect.
  I'd suggest Now TV, this is a bit of a bargain at Ј10 initial purchase price and Ј6.99 pm for a bundle of live and on-demand channels from Sky.
• On my YV box, you need an aerial for the initial set up of ITV player and 4OD, but mine has been disconnected from an aerial for months (years?).
  You could probably take the box to a location where an aerial connection was available to do this.
  I don't use the backwards EPG, but the box does seem to populate the EPG over the internet, so maybe this would still work?
• Sadly not. The EPG and on demand players use both the internet and over the air updates to function. If your box were to ever need rebooting, it wouldn't do it correctly without an aerial connection and you would lose most of the functionality of the box.
• Rebooting isn't a problem. I occasionally need to do that, and whilst it takes maybe 2 minutes to do the full cold start, all the VOD player functionality is there when it's done (this is all I use). It doesn't need an aerial connection for this.
  Maybe my TT/Huawai box is different to the ones you are used to?
  What we really need to know is what channels/types of content the OP is after.
  If they have a smart phone, then Chromecast might be an option?
• Now TV won't give youfree view but all the catch up apps, for BBC, ITV C4 and Five.
  In addition the Entertainment pass will give you access to Sky boxsets, catch up content and the 10 or 11 live channels.
  Very small list of shows unavailable.
  The box connects to a TV through HDMI cable and connects to your broadband via wireless.
• Have a word with the local "Wide Boy " . Ask for an Internet TV Box with Chips !
• There is nothing above to say that the OP can't have an aerial. There just isn't one installed at present. If so, isn't that, and Freeview, the cheapest route?
• Just get an android TV dongle which costs about Ј25 this one will do https://www.amazon.co.uk/MK808-Androi...keywords=rk808
  and install TV Player. The channels that app can receive are listed here https://tvplayer.com/channels/