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ITV unveils Hub+ subscription offering

December 8, 2016

ITV is to roll out an expansion of The ITV Hub offering a tiered ‘freemium’ service allowing users to pay for enhanced features including not receiving adverts.

ITV Hub+ gives users the opportunity to subscribe for £3.99 to enjoy allTV content with no interruptions. The service has run as a successful pilot on ios devices only, but is due to be rolled out across more platforms and with the addition of new functionality.

This Christmas ITV will introduce downloads on ios devices, allowing Hub+ users the opportunity to watch ITV programmes on the Hub offline, or without an internet connection and making ITV the first broadcaster to launch a download service using Apple’s native streaming technology.

In the coming months, Hub+ users will be able to access their service on PC browsers and connected TVs.

The roll out of ITV Hub+ is one of a number of new initiatives planned for the ITV Hub in 2017. These include increased levels of personalisation as well as investment in original and acquired content. This week the Hub will launch the first exclusive box set (You’ve Been T@gged) from ITV’s new partnership with Awesomeness TV, and in January the Hub and ITV’s social platforms will broadcast The Voice’s switch over show, The V Room, hosted by Cel Spellman.

Paul Kanareck, ITV’s Group Director of Online, said: “Viewers have always understood the trade off between paying to view content and watching adverts. With the development of the ITV Hub, we can now offer viewers a choice – to keep watching for free, or to pay to watch without interruptions if that’s important to them. We’ve moved from a single content proposition, as a catch up service, to a more comprehensive offering and Hub+ is a great example of what we can do to further personalise a user’s experience.”

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