How ScreenSearch sources availability and writes its guides

Where our listings come from, what timestamps mean, how sources support our guides, and how to report a correction.

  • ScreenSearch
  • Updated 23 September 2026
  • 3 min read

ScreenSearch helps people find UK viewing options. It does not host films, sell subscriptions or have access to your streaming accounts. This page explains what you can rely on and what you should confirm before spending money.

Listings and editorial guides are different

Title metadata comes from The Movie Database (TMDB). Its watch-provider data is supplied through its partnership with JustWatch. We group the returned UK options by payment type. A description or community rating from TMDB is not a review written by ScreenSearch.

TMDB's provider endpoint does not supply a complete set of direct playback links. Our links may take you to a service search, homepage or the source listing. Check that you reached the right title and offer.

What a timestamp does and does not mean

A title page's generation time records when ScreenSearch assembled that response. Pages and upstream responses may be cached. It does not mean someone played every title, that a provider checked it at that moment, or that the underlying listing changed then. We do not know a provider-confirmed update time for each offer.

Availability can differ by season, region, subscription tier and billing arrangement. Missing data is not evidence that a title is unavailable everywhere. If data cannot be loaded, the site should say so rather than invent an answer.

How this collection was prepared

The guides revised on 23 September 2026 were researched and drafted with AI assistance, using the official references listed on each article and the site's implementation. They are practical explanations, not firsthand device tests or film reviews. “ScreenSearch” identifies the site publishing the guide, not a fictional individual reviewer.

We distinguish hypothetical examples from current offers. Prices, catalogues and plan terms can change, so the guides link to the provider's own information and ask you to verify the final offer. Revision dates change when an article is edited; they are not automatically advanced whenever a page is opened. The published date is separate from the date of this revision.

Advertising and affiliate links

Some outbound links may earn ScreenSearch a commission. That does not establish that a service is the cheapest or best choice for you. Our watchlist method compares what you would actually pay and includes the possibility of using a free service or buying no new subscription. Advertising is labelled separately from editorial guidance.

Corrections and contact

Email [email protected] with the page URL, the disputed statement or listing, a source link if possible, and the date you checked. For availability reports, include the UK provider and season. Do not send passwords or payment details. We cannot change a provider's catalogue or promise a particular response time.

For cookies, analytics and third-party services, read our privacy notice. For a practical next step, use the title-checking guide.

Sources and editorial notes

Source-based guidance, researched with AI assistance. Not a firsthand product test. Read our sourcing and corrections policy.

Published 23 September 2026. Sources checked for this revision on 23 September 2026. Provider terms can change.

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