<s>
TVCatchup	B-Application
was	O
an	O
Internet	O
television	O
service	O
for	O
viewing	O
free-to-air	O
UK	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
originally	O
launched	O
in	O
2007	O
as	O
a	O
personal	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorder	I-Application
in	O
the	O
cloud	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
redesigned	O
as	O
a	O
live-streaming	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
4	O
June	O
2014	O
TVCatchup	B-Application
Ltd	O
went	O
into	O
administration	O
by	O
order	O
of	O
London	O
's	O
High	O
Court	O
of	O
Justice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TVCatchup	B-Application
retransmitted	O
free-to-air	O
channels	O
appearing	O
on	O
Freeview	B-Device
and	O
Freesat	O
within	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TVCatchup	B-Application
owned	O
its	O
entire	O
infrastructure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
accessed	O
through	O
desktop	O
browsers	O
with	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
viewed	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Center	I-Device
functions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
(	O
Home	O
Premium	O
and	O
Ultimate	O
)	O
and	O
Windows	O
XP	O
Media	O
Center	O
Edition	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TVCatchup	B-Application
was	O
accessible	O
on	O
mobile	O
devices	O
through	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
free	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
app	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
iTunes	O
Store	O
in	O
2011	O
for	O
both	O
iPhone	O
and	O
iPad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Android	B-Application
app	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
plug-in	O
available	O
for	O
XBMC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
used	O
to	O
be	O
watchable	O
on	O
a	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
however	O
as	O
of	O
a	O
firmware	O
update	O
in	O
2010	O
this	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
an	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
AIR	I-Operating_System
desktop	O
application	O
released	O
in	O
Beta	O
mode	O
on	O
28	O
April	O
2009	O
for	O
the	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
8.10	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
gradually	O
updated	O
to	O
include	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
full	O
TV	O
guide	O
and	O
PVR	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
TVCatchup	B-Application
released	O
an	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
AIR	I-Operating_System
cross-platform	O
desktop	O
PVR	B-Application
into	O
Beta	O
mode	O
on	O
8	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
features	O
including	O
a	O
full	O
TV	O
guide	O
,	O
pop	O
out	O
player	O
and	O
PVR	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
TVCatchup	B-Application
announced	O
on	O
their	O
site	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
commenced	O
legal	O
action	O
against	O
G	O
Zero	O
Ltd	O
,	O
an	O
app	O
developer	O
it	O
had	O
originally	O
contracted	O
to	O
provide	O
mobile	O
apps	O
for	O
its	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
claimed	O
that	O
GZero	O
used	O
TVCatchup	B-Application
's	O
IP	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
launch	O
their	O
own	O
app	O
,	O
ToView	O
Live	O
TV	O
which	O
offers	O
a	O
similar	O
service	O
using	O
both	O
an	O
advertising	O
and	O
subscription	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ToView	O
is	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
complaint	O
,	O
a	O
re-brand	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
TVCatchup	B-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TVCatchup	B-Application
relaunched	O
their	O
app	O
in	O
December	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TVCatchup	B-Application
retransmits	O
free-to-air	O
channels	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
on	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
section	O
73	O
of	O
the	O
Copyright	O
,	O
Designs	O
and	O
Patents	O
Act	O
1988	O
(	O
CDPA	O
1988	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
the	O
retransmission	O
of	O
'	O
qualifying	O
services	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
hearings	O
held	O
in	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
Lord	O
Justice	O
Floyd	O
in	O
the	O
High	O
Court	O
of	O
Justice	O
ruled	O
that	O
TVCatchup	B-Application
's	O
defence	O
relying	O
on	O
s.73	O
of	O
the	O
CDPA	O
1988	O
was	O
valid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
court	O
order	O
dated	O
7	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
High	O
Court	O
ruled	O
that	O
TVCatchup	B-Application
should	O
cease	O
retransmitting	O
the	O
'	O
digital	O
channels	O
 '	O
of	O
ITV	O
,	O
Channel	O
4	O
and	O
Channel	O
5	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
principal	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TVCatchup	B-Application
was	O
also	O
required	O
to	O
deposit	O
an	O
amount	O
of	O
£	O
200,000	O
in	O
lieu	O
of	O
costs	O
and	O
ordered	O
to	O
cease	O
retransmission	O
by	O
mobile	O
broadband	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
granted	O
leave	O
to	O
appeal	O
this	O
decision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
March	O
,	O
the	O
Court	O
of	O
Appeal	O
dismissed	O
TVCatchup	B-Application
's	O
appeal	O
,	O
meaning	O
the	O
PSB	O
channels	O
may	O
only	O
be	O
streamed	O
by	O
WifI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
Welsh	O
public	O
service	O
broadcaster	O
S4C	O
is	O
covered	O
under	O
the	O
provisions	O
of	O
the	O
CDPA	O
1988	O
,	O
the	O
channel	O
entered	O
into	O
a	O
formal	O
carriage	O
agreement	O
with	O
TVCatchup	B-Application
in	O
August	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
was	O
initially	O
conceived	O
as	O
an	O
online	O
PVR	B-Application
service	O
,	O
where	O
users	O
could	O
select	O
shows	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
30	O
free-to-air	O
channels	O
to	O
record	O
up	O
to	O
one	O
week	O
in	O
advance	O
of	O
their	O
broadcast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
following	O
concerns	O
from	O
broadcasters	O
about	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
the	O
site	O
,	O
TVCatchup	B-Application
voluntarily	O
suspended	O
its	O
services	O
while	O
their	O
concerns	O
were	O
addressed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	O
App	O
Store	O
listing	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
TVCatchup.com	O
app	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
who	O
published	O
the	O
app	O
was	O
Toyon	O
Investments	O
Limited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Companies	O
House	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
report	O
that	O
company	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
dissolved	O
"	O
on	O
26	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
likely	O
be	O
the	O
reason	O
behind	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
TVCatchup.com	O
streaming	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
app	O
is	O
published	O
by	O
a	O
company	O
called	O
Spaceshifting	O
,	O
LLC.	O
,	O
and	O
as-of	O
March	O
2021	O
is	O
still	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
in	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
despite	O
the	O
listing	O
stating	O
the	O
last	O
update	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
app	O
was	O
made	O
on	O
16	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
recent	O
user	O
comments	O
reporting	O
the	O
app	O
as	O
being	O
non-functional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
Twitter	O
account	O
still	O
exists	O
for	O
TVCatchup.com,	O
but	O
has	O
not	O
posted	O
since	O
14	O
March	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
