TVCatchup

TVCatchup

Screenshot  TVCatchup website as of 2013
Type of business	Private company
Type of site	Internet television
Area served	United Kingdom
Website	http://TVCatchup.com/
Current status	Online

TVCatchup is an Internet television service for viewing free-to-air UK channels. It operates as a cable service and retransmits BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, and ITV, amongst others, only in the UK. Users can access the service via desktop browsers as well as smartphone and tablet apps. The service is funded by advertising, with a pre-roll advertisement preceding the live channel stream.

The service was originally launched in 2007 as a personal video recorder in the cloud, before being redesigned as a live-streaming service. As of October 2013^[update], it has nearly 10 million active users, according to the company, with 2 million viewers tuning in to the service to watch the England versus Poland FIFA World Cup qualifier on 15 October 2013.

On 4 June 2014 TVCatchup Ltd went into administration by order of London's High Court of Justice. The service remains online, despite winding up and liquidation orders made in May 2015.

TVCatchup retransmits free-to-air channels appearing on Freeview and Freesat within the UK. Users can view up to 17 channels live via the Internet.

As of 17 September 2013^[update], the website also offers a catchup service, providing listings for recently aired programmes from the UK's four largest broadcasters, and redirects viewers to their on-demand services.

It was possible to record TV in 2007, but that functionality was removed in 2008. The company said in 2010 that the facility would be returning to the site.

The following channels are available to all United Kingdom television licence holders:

Community Channel, Gala TV, Millenium TV, Subtv