TV bundles can renew at a higher price.Review the bundle before it rolls on.
Get a reminder before your TV or satellite package renews so you can review the bundle before the next price period starts.
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How a TV contract ending works
Most UK pay TV contracts run for a fixed 12, 18 or 24-month term.
Before the term ends, the provider notifies you that the contract is reaching its end date.
If no new deal is agreed, the service typically continues on a rolling basis at a different monthly price.
Channel packs, add-ons and recording boxes carry forward into the new billing.
The contract end date is fixed in advance and sits on the provider's records.
Contract mechanism
Fixed-term pricing trigger
Common TV contract-end outcomes
These outcomes are predictable — and avoidable if you act before the end date.
Monthly price changes
The monthly price typically shifts to the provider's standard rate once the fixed term lapses.
The decision window ends at the contract end date.
Channel packs you no longer watch
Sport, movie and box-set packs carry into the new billing unless reviewed.
Renewal is the natural moment to confirm the line-up is still right.
Equipment and recording add-ons
Multi-room and recorder add-ons continue billing alongside the base price.
End-of-contract review is the moment to drop unused add-ons.
Easy to miss the date
End-of-contract notifications can be easy to overlook between bills.
After the end date, the new monthly price applies.
How Onremind protects you
Add the renewal date
The one listed in your policy or renewal email.
We track the countdown
Independently, in the background.
You get alerted early
While review, comparison and switching are still possible.
Illustrative TV contract-end pattern
Contract end pattern (illustrative)
Illustrative pattern only — not a real user case. Without a review before the contract end, billing would have continued at the higher monthly charge.
TV and satellite research and updates
Evidence, timing guidance and current developments relevant to TV contract end dates.
UK TV and Satellite Contract Ending Report 2026
Research on pay TV contract end pricing and why households still need to review the date.
Read the TV contract ending reportWhat to check before your TV contract ends
A short checklist for channel packs, equipment and price before the contract end date.
Read the TV contract end guideOfcom pay TV price rules — what they mean
A summary of Ofcom's pay TV pricing rules and what they mean before your contract end date.
Read the latest TV contract updateRelated household bill end dates
Other contract end dates you can protect with a date-based reminder:
Pay TV is a contract-end review problem.
The rolling price after the fixed term is the default unless reviewed.
A reminder before the end date keeps the channel line-up and price under review.
The same pattern shapes broadband contracts and streaming subscriptions.
See all how Onremind works, browse common questions, or read the UK Renewal Rip-Off Report for the wider picture.