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3. EE TV: Best high-performance fibre and TV services

Minimum monthly cost when reviewed: £51/mth (£63 setup fee). Note: The monthly price shown will increase on 31 March 2024 by the Consumer Price Index rate of inflation plus 3.9%
Total contract cost when reviewed: £1,287 over 24 months

BT – the parent company of EE – has reworked and rebranded its TV services under the umbrella of EE TV, with a range of packages combining Fibre broadband packages with live TV and streaming. Unusually, you have a choice of hardware. You can either go for the dedicated EE TV Box Pro or a custom Apple TV 4K box. There’s no difference in the monthly cost, but the Apple TV option comes with Apple TV+ free for the first six months. The EE TV Box Pro makes more sense if you’re looking for a multiroom TV solution, as you can have one or more EE TV Box Mini units on top of the main box.

The cheapest bundles give you EE’s Fibre 50 Essentials with either a mix of Sky entertainment and documentary channels, plus the basic ad-supported Netflix plan for £53/mth, or a selection of TNT, Premier League and Eurosport channels for £51/mth. Both involve a £62 setup cost. If you’re looking for more premium content, you’ll need to step up to the Big Entertainment or Big Sport bundles, which add Now Cinema or Sky Sports channels to the mix for £63 or £76/mth. Note, however, that any Now channels will play at 720p resolutions rather than 1080p. To get the full Full HD experience, you’ll need to either go for the all-in Full Works plan for £109/mth or pay an extra £6/mth for Now TV Boost.

The same plans are also available with the Fibre 67 Essentials plan for £3 extra per month, though sales may see one or both sets of prices dipping further. What’s more, the Fibre 67 Essentials plan currently has a lower £30 setup cost. Note that all these prices and the availability of plans depend on your location and your access to the Openreach FTTP network. Prices can also rise on 31 March each year, and contracts last for 24 months.

We have a full review of EE TV and the EE TV Box Pro, but for a quick look, it can record up to 600 hours of TV on up to four channels simultaneously, and it integrates streaming for all the major UK services. It supports 4K and HDR along with Dolby Atmos. Alternatively, using the Apple TV 4K box gives you support for 4K with Dolby Vision, HDR10 and HDR10+ support, with live TV available through the EE TV app.

Outside of Sky, EE TV has the most comprehensive channel line up of any UK broadband and TV provider, but it’s also one of the most expensive. On the other hand, we rate EE Broadband as a decent all-rounder, with good customer service and some tempting discounts for EE mobile customers. It’s definitely worth thinking about if you’re after a new TV and fibre broadband deal.