UKTV Play is a
video on demand
Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos without a traditional video playback device and the constraints of a typical static broadcasting schedule. In the 20th century, broadcasting in the form of ...
service owned by
UKTV
UKTV Media Limited, simply known as UKTV, is a British multi-channel broadcaster, which, since 2019, has been wholly owned by BBC Studios (formerly BBC Worldwide), a commercial subsidiary of the BBC. It was formed on 1 November 1992 throug ...
, launched in August 2014. The service offers catch-up programming from UKTV's free-to-air channels, which are
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Film, television, and theater
* ''Dave'' (film), a 1993 film starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver
* ''Dave'' (musical), a 2018 stage musical adaptation of the film
* Dave (TV channel), a digital television channel in the ...
,
Drama
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,
W and
Yesterday.
UKTV Play was first announced in June 2014. The service first launched on iOS in August, on PC, YouView and Virgin Media in November and on Android in February 2015. In addition, it launched on
Freeview Play in August 2016, on
Roku and
Now in February 2018, and on
Freesat and Samsung smart TVs in September 2018.
Following the addition of
W to UKTV's free-to-air packages, the shows from the channel became available to watch for free on UKTV Play.
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