ITV X launch dates...

It appeared automatically on my tv. However, if you Google "How do I get ITV X on my tv". It will tell you all the requirements for different set ups

If you could previously get ITV Hub, I think it has been renamed as ITVX.
Or do as Gymstagtam suggests

We're with Virgin and we have ITVX as and app (same as iPlayer etc).

Have tried this [Gymstagran] but no success..have looked at Sky Forum Community and they say it depends on your current smart TV..always some hurdle but they make it sound so easy...was interested to watch the new drama with Vicki McClure about her missing daughter??

May depend what Sky you have:

You can access ITVX on Sky’s TV devices, but only on Sky Glass and Sky Stream. ITVX can not be accessed by Sky Q customers just yet.

oh thanks for info [VB000} am only a Sky Q customer ..

ITVX just appeared where ITV was on both my smart tv and iPad. Access to all it has to offer.

If it’s as useless as ITVHub won’t be bothering….

It automatically appeared on our smart TV. I don't know why they bothered changing it though, it still crashes.

Shinamae

If it’s as useless as ITVHub won’t be bothering….

ITV Hub was not working for quite some time presumably because the new site was under construction. However, it worked just fine on some platforms. I couldn't get it on my TV but could see it perfectly well on my Amazon Fire Stick.

I did read it would not be possible on older TVs. I could only get via my Amazon Fire stick.
My TV was about 8 - 9 years old Samsung.
So we treated ourselves and we bought a new slightly bigger one before Christmas, as I couldn't get Disney + either.

It changed from ITV Hub automatically on our Roku.

It is as VB000 says. You might find this, dated 30 December 2022, helpful.

smartdigihere.com/itvx-on-sky-q/

It says:

When it comes to Sky devices, only the Sky Glass TV and Sky Stream puck are currently the only ones getting ITVX. At the time of writing, ITVX is inaccessible from a Sky Q box, with no solid details announced by the broadcaster regarding when Sky Q owners can expect ITV’s new streaming service to release for the platform.

Sky did, however, append a few tidbits to one of its recent blog posts celebrating the launch of ITVX on Sky Glass and Sky Stream and the fact that it’ll arrive on Sky Q in the coming weeks. So till then Sky Q users have no choice but to wait until ITVX is ready to launch their set-top boxes.

Meantime, you should be able to watch ITVX on any other internet-connected device such as a dedicated smart TV, laptop, iPad or smart phone.

Bea65, the Vicki McClure drama is available on itv hub on my tv setup (BT TV). ItvX isn’t universally available yet but will be in the next few weeks (according to Google).

MiniMoon

It automatically appeared on our smart TV. I don't know why they bothered changing it though, it still crashes.

Mine doesn't ever crash. I think the problem may be your provider or your tv.

There is a long discussion about ITVX and SkyQ on the sky help forums here:

helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-Q/How-do-I-find-ITVX/td-p/4171591

My worry would be that if ITVHub never made it to SkyQ then the speculation about ITVX might also come to nothing.

Sky know that satellite TV is becoming obsolete so their hybrid SkyQ will soon be a thing of the past. They will put their development efforts into Sky Glass and Sky Stream. I'm not saying ITVX won't come to SkyQ - it may be in the next software update - but I think Sky, over time, will provide less and less support for SkyQ.

VB000

May depend what Sky you have:

You can access ITVX on Sky’s TV devices, but only on Sky Glass and Sky Stream. ITVX can not be accessed by Sky Q customers just yet.

You may access TV through Sky, But smart TVs will have the option of TV and app access through a control page. ITV X should appear amongst the apps.
We’re with Sky and do exactly this.

I think you can access ITVX via your computer if that's any good.

I've got it on my LG, which is at least 7 years old. I used to be with Britbox, so swapped over to ITVx to get the premium content and it's working for me.

I think we have established that ITVX is not yet available on SkyQ. Sixteen pages of chat about it on the sky help forum.

The ITVX/Britbox deal is less clear (to me anyway). I do currently subscribe to Britbox and through that have access to some recent ITVX ad free content e.g. A Spy Among Friends and Stonehouse (but not Vicki McClure's Without Sin - yet).

What worries me is what is says here:

whynow.co.uk/read/itvx-is-itvs-last-big-streaming-gamble-but-isnt-it-just-britbox

This is when it starts to get complicated. ITVX Premium, the ad-free version, has all of the BritBox streaming service’s catalogue available for subscribers. But BritBox subscribers won’t have access to ITVX.

That clearly isn't true at the moment as at least some ITVX content is on Britbox.

In response to the news about ITVX the BBC have sold their shares, leaving BritBox as wholly ITV owned, which makes it a strange appendage to ITVX. And within the past few days the broadcasting regulator Ofcom has lifted a restrictive time limit on the BBC’s ability to stream shows on iPlayer. Expect to see it become something more of a library than just a catch-up service.

We’re told BritBox UK will still be a stand-alone service and a going concern, but without exclusive content and the original partners you’d be forgiven for wondering exactly how long for.

One of the reasons I like Britbox is that is does have some excellent vintage BBC content that isn't on iPlayer. Who is going to have the rights to that in the future? In selling their shares in Britbox, have the BBC also sold the rights to the BBC vintage content Britbox already has?

The transition is a confusing muddle but at least with streaming apps there is no contract so if one doesn't suit, it's easily cancelled.

So on my BT Vision Box where I do all my viewing I don't have ITVX and the ITV Hub isn't working there either. So it is all out of action.

On my Amazon Fire Stick ITV Hub has been working just fine, but now I have seen ITVX there automatically so I will check that out tomorrow.

My television is an old Samsung from 2011 bought just before Smart TVs came out.

[Chestnut] thank you...i've had amazon fire stick for few years and never use it...but, now i've found the little remote..always keep it in the orange box behind TV as its such a small thing, and now have access to itvX... but its very slow to load !

Yes, Chesnut, was a lot of discussion on the BT community hub about this too. The posts seems to dry up around mid Dec so it may have been resolved by now (or may not have been).

Check your settings to make sure you have the latest software update for your box (and whether you have it set for automatic updates).

I am wondering whether, in order to save on electricity, people are unplugging appliances they would normally leave plugged in overnight. That could mean that software updates sent overnight are missed.

The BT site says:

You can check if a software update is available manually at any time by going to:

Settings> Software Information> Update software

And:

Settings> Software Information> Update players and apps

If an update is available, your TV box will then download it automatically.

However your TV box will update its software automatically on a regular basis if it’s connected to the internet. To receive automatic software updates, leave your box in standby and your Hub connected.

Bea65 I haven't tried getting ITVX on the Fire Stick yet but will have a go tonight. I like the Amazon Fire Stick because it has You Tube which I can't get on my television or my BT Vision. It also has Disney+ which weirdly has the Beatles documentary (I watched that through my daughter's subscription). Disney+ is very handy if you can get it because there are ALL the old Disney movies for the grandchildren lined up to choose from. We've only watched Pollyanna but I know where they are if we want them. I had loads on DVD (Fantasia, 101 Dalmatians etc.) but maybe I can get rid of them now.