Every Streaming Service Available in Europe (2026)

Europe has four streaming services available across all EU countries — Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, and Apple TV+ — plus a rich set of local public and commercial broadcaster services. The UK has BBC iPlayer, ITVX, All 4, and My5 free. Germany has ARD and ZDF Mediathek. France has France.tv. Italy has RaiPlay. Spain has RTVE Play and Atresplayer. Here is the complete map.

EU portability regulations mean that subscribers can access their home country's library when temporarily in another EU member state, up to 3 months per year.

The UK has more free streaming options than anywhere else in Europe:

• BBC iPlayer — all BBC channels on-demand plus live streaming; free, ad-free
• ITVX — ITV content, free ad-supported; ITVX Premium (£3.99/month) for ad-free
• All 4 — Channel 4 content, free ad-supported
• My5 — Channel 5 content, free ad-supported
• Sky / Now TV — premium subscription; HBO content, Sky originals, Sky Sports
• BritBox — BBC and ITV back catalogue, ~£5.99/month

Note: UK services are geo-restricted to the UK and are not available in EU countries post-Brexit.

Germany has strong free public broadcaster streaming and is one of Europe's strongest streaming markets:

• ARD Mediathek — Das Erste (ARD) content, free
• ZDF Mediathek — ZDF content, free
• ARTE — Franco-German cultural broadcaster; available in both France and Germany, free
• Joyn — joint venture of ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL (formerly Joyn++); ad-supported free tier plus paid content
• RTL+ — RTL's streaming service, ad-supported free tier and premium subscription
• WDR Mediathek, BR Mediathek — regional public broadcaster streaming, free
• Max — launched in Germany in 2025, HBO and Max originals

France has strong public broadcaster streaming and a dominant pay-TV operator:

• France.tv — France Télévisions public broadcaster (France 2, France 3, France 4, France 5), free
• ARTE.tv — shared with Germany, free, cultural and documentary focus
• Canal+ — France's dominant premium pay-TV service; ~€35+/month, includes cinema and sport
• myCanal — Canal's streaming app
• M6+ — M6 group commercial broadcaster content, free
• TF1+ — TF1 group content, free ad-supported

France has strict content windowing laws (chronologie des médias) that delay when films can appear on streaming services after theatrical release.

Italy:

• RaiPlay — RAI public broadcaster, free; Italian series, films, news, live TV
• Mediaset Infinity — Mediaset commercial broadcaster, free and paid tiers

Spain:

• RTVE Play — RTVE public broadcaster, free; Spanish series and news
• Atresplayer — Atresmedia group (Antena 3, La Sexta), free and premium tiers
• Mitele — Mediaset España (Telecinco, Cuatro), free

Netherlands:

• NPO Start — NPO public broadcaster, free; Dutch content including news and drama
• Videoland — RTL Netherlands, subscription-based
• Viaplay — Scandinavian service, available in the Netherlands; sports-strong

Scandinavia has strong local services alongside global platforms:

• Viaplay — Nordic streaming service; sports (Formula 1, Premier League in some markets), drama, and originals. Available in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and beyond.
• SVT Play, NRK TV, DR TV — public broadcaster streaming from Sweden, Norway, and Denmark respectively; free
• TV 2 Play — commercial broadcaster streaming in Denmark and Norway; subscription-based
• Elisa Viihde — Finnish pay-TV streaming service