In the face of the streaming war, price increases and the arrival of ads in paid plans, we will always have free television platforms with ads, a service that allows us to watch a wide selection of content while browsing channels without the need for subscription. Although FAST services (Free Ad-Supported Television) do not stand out for having the best content or the most modern, they are a good option where you will also find gems. Also, in many cases you don’t even need an account. Of course, the toll to pay are the ads. Below are some of the best FAST services currently available in Spain to watch TV without paying a single euro. They are not all who are, but they are all who are.
pluto tv
Pluto TV is owned by Paramount and offers more than 100 channels different channels to browse along with thousands of free shows and movies that you can watch on demand with no account required.
It has one of the best interfaces I’ve tried for FAST services, starting right in the channel where you left it, which sometimes isn’t bad for convenience or just inertia. As usual within FAST, it offers channels dedicated to specific programs and genres, but the fact that it belongs to Paramount means that it has quite a bit of content you’ve heard ofsuch as ‘Star Trek’ or ‘CSI’. Among its channels you will find some that are a real gem for movie lovers.
You can use the Pluto TV app at a wide variety of televisions and devicesincluding Android, iOS, and the web.
plex
Although Plex is primarily known as a type of server software, it also has its own FAST service. Among its assets, which includes a Lots of live and on-demand content on 200 channelswith an easy-to-use channel guide interface where you can sort content by genre.
Included in those two hundred channels are some programs quite common to FAST services, with more than 50,000 programs and movies on demand with titles like ‘Pulp Fiction’ or ‘Hannibal’. But if there’s one thing Flex stands out for, it’s its flexibility and accessibility.
Not only can you use the service to set up your own media server, but you can access it on almost any device: smart TVs, consoles, phones and even virtual reality gadgets. It is also available in a lot of countries around the world.
The Roku Channel
Roku, a brand known mainly for its dongles, set top boxes and televisions, also has its own FAST service called The Roku Channel, it has to its credit more than 10,000 movies and TV shows on more than 350 channels without the need to create an account. Among them, some discontinued programs from Warner Bros Discovery, but also their own content.
One of Roku’s great assets is its user interface., as scrolling through The Roku Channel is quite similar to scrolling through Netflix rather than scrolling through a linear television, with live content presented in a carousel at the top and sections arranged into categories below. It has a lot of diversity, with classic movies and TV shows, sitcoms, sports, among others. It also lists premium content from services such as Paramount Plus, Showtime or AMC, but through the box (the first episode is free). This makes it a bit of a hybrid of sorts.
The worst thing about The Roku Channel is that its service is only available if you have a Roku device, an Amazon Fire TV or a Samsung smart TV.
Rakuten TV
They started with 90 channels and a few days ago they went up to 100: we are talking about Rakuten TV, a alternative of the most varied and that changes according to each market. This platform broadcasts shows and movies 24 hours a day from categories like news, entertainment shows, lifestyle, children’s content and more recently, also TV series.
To enjoy Rakuten TV It is not even necessary to have a subscription, accessing directly from this web link or through the app for Smart TV, as long as it is a Samsung TV Plus, Vestel televisions (MB 230, 180, 181) from 2019, LG televisions from 2019, Samsung TVs from 2017, smart TVs with Android TV, Hisense smart TVs from 2020, and Android phones.
Rlaxx TV
Rlaxx TV is a video-on-demand service to enjoy both live TV channels and on-demand content where you won’t find DTT channels and that already exceeds 60 channels Between news, comedy, sports, music, gastronomy, classics, documentaries, movies and series, lifestyle…
To watch Rlaxx TV you simply have to install the application available for Android TV, Apple TV, Roku TV, Fire TV, Xbox consoles, smart TVs from brands such as Samsung, Panasonic, LG, Blaupunkt, Hisense, Hitachi, JVC, Medion, Metz, Sharp, Telefunken, Toshiba, Grundig, Vestel, iOS/ iPadOS, Android phones and browsers from their official website.
Tivify Free
One of the most popular platforms to watch free TV is Tivify, which started without ads but has already incorporated them into its free plan, which is what we are going to focus on.
With more than 80 channels availableMost of them come from DTT, so if you don’t have an antenna or you suffer from problems with the signal, it is a good alternative. Thus, you can watch general, regional, international and thematic live TV. If you want others like AXN, TNT, TCM, Calle 13, Motorvision.tv or CNN, then you will have to go through the box.
What does Tivify Free offer? The possibility of watching live TV (note, it is not a channel aggregator), recording some programs, linking three devices and playing only on one.
You can see Tivify from the Tivify.tv page, download the application for smart TVs from Samsung, LG and those with Android TV, as well as in the Google Play Store and App Store for devices.
runtime
Runtime premiered a few months ago in Spain with more than a thousand titles between series and movies with great classics like ‘Ana y los 7’ or ‘Curro Jiménez’ without the need for registration. This video-on-demand platform groups its content into different categories and genres on seven thematic film channels and another three for series.
To view Runtime you can access the web from any device or install apps for Android, Android TV and Google TV, iOS, Fire TV, Roku and Apple TV.
xumoTV
One of the last to land on the FAST scene in Spain has been Xumo, a platform that allows you to see more than 250 channels where you will find movies and programs of varied themes and content on demand.
Thus, there are channels dedicated to news, documentaries, movies, television series… but these can vary depending on the device from which you access or from your location.
To watch Xumo, all you have to do is download the apps for Android TV, Google TV, Fire TV, Roku devices and LG Channels or various TV brands.
Samsung TV Plus
Samsung TV Plus is the FAST service of the television and eye firm, because although they started only within their brand (not restricted to TV, but you can also see it on their Galaxy and even in their most modern refrigerators), they have already expanded until reaching Android in its entirety.
Its evolution has not only meant reaching more devices, but also renewing its interface and having more free channels thanks to its partnerships with Lionsgate, Vice Media and others. The number of channels varies depending on the location, although in Spain it exceeds a hundred, with channels that you can find on DTT and others such as ‘All Crime’, wildlife and nature channel ‘NatureTime’, the US-focused travel channel ‘GoUSA’‘Gringo’ for western movie lovers, ‘Bigtime’ for a miscellany of movies.
MyTV+
We close with MiTV+, the Xiaomi’s free platform with 240 channels to see linearly. Xiaomi’s FAST service trajectory began first on its televisions, but it has already been extended to any TV that integrates Android TV simply by downloading the app.
Without registration, once you download the application you will find the different channels grouped into themes And although English is still the dominant language, there is more and more content in Spanish.
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