All4: A Solid Contender in the UK Streaming Landscape
All4 is the on-demand offering for Channel 4 and has managed to forge its niche within this oversaturated streamscape in the UK. It stays abreast of its channel’s idiosyncrasy and has a varied great programming that caters to a wide reach of tastes. There is a broad reach of critically acclaimed drama, incisive documentaries, reality TV, and comedy represented on All4. Its appetite for original content, from It’s a Sin to Black Mirror, has placed it at the vanguard of groundbreaker TV.
Although the catalogue is amazingly robust, there are times when the user interface and navigation really let All4 down. While the heavy reliance on advertising is understandable, it does feel a bit intrusive and disruptive to the viewing experience. That notwithstanding, All4 is still of important value in terms of adding diversity to the UK streaming ecosystem with its particular blend of light-hearted and serious content.
