What does Catch-up television mean?
Catch-up television provides access to previously broadcast programmes through an available archive. It requires suitable source-side media and player support; a programme guide showing past titles does not create the archive by itself.
Why it matters
Availability can vary by channel and retention window. The app needs a supported way to relate a schedule entry to the archived media. A programme may remain visible after its archive expires, and a future guide row is not a recording. Distinguish catch-up from a separate on-demand catalogue, which can organise titles independently of broadcast times.
A practical example
For example, selecting yesterday’s programme may open details but no playback action. That is not necessarily a player fault: the source may not provide that item as catch-up, or its available window may have ended.
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Related terminology: Cast sender, Change log.
For practical setup and troubleshooting, browse the journal or support guides.