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The UKTV Play app is available on smart TVs powered by Freeview Play, plus some Samsung TVs. You’ll also find us on YouView, Freeview and Freesat boxes.

If you have a pay TV subscription with Sky, Virgin Media, EE or TalkTalk, you can find content in the onscreen TV guide from all of our channels, including Dave, Drama, Yesterday, W channel, Alibi, Gold and Eden.

  • Sky

    You can catch up on shows and watch box sets from W, Alibi, Gold, Eden, Dave, Drama and Yesterday on Sky+HD, Sky Q and Sky Go.

    To catch up, go to UKTV Play in the Catch Up TV area of the guide. For box sets, check out the channels section of Sky Box Sets.

  • Virgin Media

    To catch up on shows from your favourite UKTV channels, go to Home > Catch Up > Channels.

    To find box sets, go to Home > On Demand > Box Sets > Channels.

  • Virgin Media Ireland

    Virgin Media Ireland TV subscribers can watch catch up from Dave, W, Alibi and Gold via UKTV Play in the On Demand section.

  • EE

    To catch up and find box sets from Dave, Drama, W and Yesterday, launch UKTV Play from the available Apps.

    If you subscribe to any of the Entertainment, Big Entertainment or Full Works packs, you can also catch up and find box sets from Gold and Alibi.

  • TalkTalk

    You can catch up and watch box sets from Dave, Drama, W channel and Yesterday on the UKTV Play app.

    To install it, go to Home > Apps > Google Play, then search for UKTV Play.

  • YouView

    The UKTV Play app is available on YouView, and you can click straight from the TV guide to watch selected shows on demand.

    YouView boxes are often part of a BT, TalkTalk or Plusnet subscription, but you can also buy them directly.

    Please note that UKTV Play is not available on YouView on Sony TVs.

  • Freeview Play

    The UKTV Play app is available on Freeview Play, and you can click straight from the TV guide to watch selected shows on demand.

    Freeview Play powers a range of smart TVs, as well as a wide variety of set-top boxes, soundbars and BluRay players.

  • Freesat

    The UKTV Play app is available on Freesat, and you can click straight from the TV guide to watch selected shows on demand.

  • Samsung TV

    The UKTV Play app is available to download on most 2015 or newer Samsung Smart TVs.

  • Sony Bravia

    The UKTV Play app is available to download on all Sony Bravia YouView 2020 or newer devices.

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