Channel Five will launch TV Catch Up iPhone app this autumn
Demand Five soon to be an app
Channel Five the UK tv network wants to be the first terrestrial broadcaster to launch a TV Catch Up TV app for the iPhone, the launch is set to coincide with Channel Five’s Demand Five autumn relaunch.
Channel Five’s Development team are designing the free app, which will be both Wi-Fi and 3G enabled, to let users watch shows via Demand Five, which allows catch-up of programmes like CSI, The Gadget Show and Neighbours.
It’s looking to beat other terrestrial broadcasters, which haven’t yet launched iPhone catch-up services.
ITV have launched an iPhone app for ITV1 and ITV2 the simulcasts of their main two channels ahead of the World Cup, but has no catch-up offering. Satellite broadcaster Sky has also launched a live streaming mobile TV app.
Demand Five’s relaunch plans include placing their new VOD player as the main attraction of five.tv, as well as further syndication deals.
Jonathan Lewis, Five’s head of digital media, said,
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