On-demand TV has set the nation free from television schedules, allowing you to watch what you want, when you want, with programmes available at the touch of a button.
From free online catch-up services to pay per view movies from your TV provider, there’s a huge range of ever-growing on-demand options available.
With on-demand TV, you don’t have to stay home on a Saturday night to watch your favourite shows – you don’t even have to record them anymore – you can simply catch up on anything you’ve missed at a more convenient time.
TV Guide UK tells you what’s on and when for all TV in the UK.
Free on-demand TV
Online services like the BBC iPlayer, Channel 4’s 4oD and ITV’s ITV Player offer free catch-up services so you can watch Eastenders, Skins, or Coronation Street up to seven days after each episode was aired on TV.
You can even watch an entire series of some shows at the touch of a button, as well as one-off documentaries and movies.
You can stream content or download programmes and watch them offline, and the BBC iPlayer even allows you to watch “live” TV.
Although these services are essentially internet television, which is usually watched on your computer, you can get BBC iPlayer, Channel 4 and ITV catch-up as a Virgin Media digital TV customer and Nintendo Wii users can also access the BBC iPlayer via their console.
Pay per view TV
Many digital TV subscribers, including Virgin Media, Sky and BT Vision also offer a huge range of movies, TV programmes and even music videos on-demand, on a pay per view basis.
Prices vary depending on provider and what you want to watch, but the latest and most popular films can set you back around £3.75 – though you will be able to keep them for 24 hours.
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