12-month IPTV subscription: a year of TV from one protected payment
By Adrien Chevalier, Payments & Subscriptions Editor Last updated
The 12-month plan is where price and payment safety point the same way: one payment, made once, with buyer protection covering the whole year. The effective rate drops to about €4.92 a month — the lowest of any length — and because nothing here auto-renews, that single payment is also the last time money moves until you decide otherwise. Below: the real numbers by length, how to make a year-sized payment the safe way, and the one situation where we'd tell you not to buy a year at all.
- ~€4.92/month billed yearly — about 34% under the rolling monthly rate.
- One disputable payment covers the year — PayPal (Goods & Services) or card.
- Ends at month 12 unless you renew — nothing stored, nothing auto-charged.
The numbers by plan length
| Length | Price | Per month | vs monthly |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | €7.49 | €7.49/mo | — |
| 3 months | €19.99 | €6.66/mo | save 11% |
| 6 months | €34.99 | €5.83/mo | save 22% |
| 12 months — best value | €59.00 | €4.92/mo | save 34% |
Euro prices, single-device tier; household options live on the pricing page. The quote is the price — the payment method never changes the number, and there is no surcharge for paying a year at once.
Paying for a whole year, safely
A yearly plan concentrates twelve months of trust into one transaction — so the method carries more weight than on any other purchase this site covers. The rule scales with the amount: the bigger the one-off payment, the more the dispute route matters.
| Method | Protection on a year-sized payment | Our take |
|---|---|---|
| PayPal — Goods & Services | ✓ Full buyer protection on the whole amount | The default for yearly plans — see paying with PayPal |
| Card (Visa/Mastercard) | ✓ Chargeback rights on the whole amount | Equally sound |
| Apple Pay / Google Pay | ✓ The card behind it keeps its rights | Fine — it's a card in a nicer coat |
| Crypto | ✗ Irreversible from the moment it sends | Only with a provider you've already tested on a short plan — crypto guide |
| Friends & Family / gift cards | ✗ None, by design | Never for a year. Never for a month either — why |
What the year includes
Everything every other length includes, because length is a billing choice here, not a product tier: the full 20,000+ channel line-up with sport, news, kids and international, the 60,000+ film and series on-demand library, the TV guide with catch-up on supported channels, HD through 4K where the source allows, one login working across your devices, and humans on WhatsApp for setup help all year. If a yearly seller dangles "bonus channels" for committing longer, that's a tell worth reading twice.
Why the yearly plan earns its place
Three honest reasons, none of them magic. The arithmetic: €4.92 against €7.49 is the whole argument, compounding every month you'd otherwise renew. The admin: one payment in August means no payment in September, October, or any month a Champions League night might remind you the plan lapsed. And the protection: one Goods & Services payment puts the entire year under a single dispute umbrella, instead of twelve small windows you'd have to argue separately.
Still evaluating the service? Then don't buy the year yet. A monthly plan with the identical line-up is the honest test drive; move to yearly when the service has earned it. Distrust any seller whose cheapest option is a long commitment.
Month twelve: what actually happens
The term ends. That's it — no stored card wakes up, no "we've renewed you for your convenience" email. We message you ahead of the date; if you want another year, it's a two-minute confirmation and a fresh payment with the same protection as the first one. If you don't, the line goes quiet and your money stays yours. Renewal as a decision, not a default — the way the refund policy puts it in writing.
Frequently asked questions
Is a 12-month IPTV subscription cheaper?
Substantially. One yearly payment brings the effective rate to about €4.92 a month, where the rolling plan costs €7.49 — roughly 34% kept in your pocket across the year. You are trading twelve small payments for one protected one, and being rewarded for it.
What is the safest way to pay for a full year of IPTV?
A method with a dispute route sized for the amount: PayPal set to Goods & Services, or a card. A yearly payment is the one purchase where that protection genuinely matters — if the service died and the seller vanished, a disputable payment gives you a path back, while a Friends & Family transfer or crypto payment for a year up front gives you none.
Do I get different channels on the yearly plan?
No — every plan length opens the identical service: the full live line-up, the on-demand library, the TV guide with catch-up, HD and 4K where available, on any device you own. Length only moves the per-month price. Nobody should be selling you a "better" line-up for committing longer.
Does a yearly plan renew by itself?
Never. No payment details are stored to charge you again; the term simply finishes at month twelve. We send a heads-up before that date, and continuing is a choice you make with a fresh payment — the same no-auto-renewal rule that applies to every plan here.
What happens if it breaks in month seven?
The written policy runs the full term: a fault gets fixed first, replaced if fixing fails on our side, refunded if we cannot deliver what was agreed. And because you paid with a disputable method, PayPal or your card issuer backs that promise whether or not you trust ours.
Should my first-ever order be a yearly plan?
Honestly — usually not. Take a short plan first, test the channels that matter to you on your own connection, then move to yearly once the service has proven itself. A seller pushing every newcomer straight to the longest term is optimising for their refund window, not your experience.
Once the service has proven itself to you, the yearly plan is simply the correct answer: the lowest rate, a year of silence from your wallet, and one protected payment instead of twelve. Until then, test short, pay disputably, and let the maths wait — it isn't going anywhere.