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Freeview is the United Kingdom's sole digital terrestrial television platform. It is operated by Everyone TV and DTV Services Ltd, a joint venture between the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Sky. It was launched on 30 October 2002, [1] taking over the licence from ITV Digital which collapsed that year.
In November 2016, Freeview released an app for iOS and Android devices that provides access to live-streaming of Freeview channels. While also marketed as providing access to catch-up services from within the app, the app instead redirects users to the relevant catch-up apps. [34]
Prior to its launch, each UKTV channel had their own on-demand services. UKTV Play launched on iOS in August, on PC, YouView and Virgin Media in November [3] and on Android in February 2015. [4] The service would then launch on Freeview Play in August 2016, [5] on Roku and Sky UK's Now in February 2018, [6] and on Freesat and Samsung smart TVs ...
An Android app was released on 9 September 2011, [14] and iOS on 22 December 2011. [15] STV Player launched on Freesat in October 2016, [16] and on Sky UK in November 2019. [17] In December 2020, it was announced that STV Player would be installed on Now TV devices, automatically appear on the home screens for all users. [18]
TVPlayer was launched as an Android and Apple iOS smartphone app on 19 December 2013. Compatible apps for Android tablet computers and the Apple iPad were released on 30 January 2014. [ 5 ] As of January 2017, the applications had been downloaded 2.5 million times and had over one million active viewers.
A Big Brother Demand 5 app for the iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone launched on 19 August 2011, the app offered a 30-day catch-up service for Big Brother content. The app has been extended to incorporate catch-up content from Channel 5, 5* and 5USA, creating an overall Demand 5 app. [ 26 ] The app is compatible with iOS 10.0 or later. [ 27 ]
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The Now TV Smart Box ("Smart Box with Freeview"), coloured black with a blue logo, was launched exclusively in the UK in July 2016. It includes access to Freeview channels through an aerial, via an internal DTT tuner that allows the user to pause (for up to 30 minutes) and rewind live TV. [41]