Catch-Up Television

Catch-Up channels have become popular over the last few years. On these you can watch programmes that you missed over a minimum period of 7 days before they are removed from the website.



Catch-Up Programmes

BBC iplayer - All BBC Channels
ITV player - All ITV Channels
4oD - All Channel 4 sites
Demand 5 - All Channel 5 sites
Sky catch-up TV - All Sky Channels

Click the links to go to the appropriate site

Interactive TV

Interactive TV is basically a way of watching what you want when you want. An example of this would be Sky active where you can play games, shop and more on the television.

Freeview version of interactive TV is known as 'Teletext' where you can read the news while watching another programme at the same time.

Digital Switchover

TV is going digital. The existing analogue TV signal will be switched off and replaced with a new, stronger digital TV signal. This will mean that almost everyone will be able to receive digital TV through an aerial (Freeview). 

Digital TV also uses less broadcast space which means that after the switchover, there will be more room for the new services such as wireless broadband, local TV and High Definition Television (HDTV). 
Currently the switchover is underway in parts of East Sussex and Kent.


Last places to be Switched over


Parts of East Sussex and Kent for Meridian TV are currently being switched to digital.
North Yorkshire (Tyne-Tees) will be switching over on the 12th September 2012.
Northern Ireland will switchover on the 10th October 2012.
The rest of the UK has already switched to digital TV.


If you are worried about the digital switchover please go to DigitalUK website for advise on how to switchover and when in your area.