EPG, Catch-Up & VOD Explained: Get More from Your Subscription
Your IPTV subscription is far more than live channels. The IPTV EPG (electronic programme guide), catch-up TV and VOD library turn it into a full entertainment system — if you know where everything lives. Here's the tour.
The EPG: your TV guide
IPTV UK EPG — Set It Up in Minutes
Your IPTV UK EPG loads automatically with Xtream Codes — no manual setup, just open the guide and browse.
The EPG is the grid showing what's on now and next across thousands of channels — like Sky's TV guide, but covering UK, US and international channels in one view. In TiviMate you can favourite channels, set reminders and browse by category. If your EPG looks empty, refresh it in settings or ask your provider for the correct EPG URL — it should auto-update daily.
Catch-up TV: never miss a show
IPTV UK Catch-Up — Never Miss a Show
Missed kick-off? IPTV UK catch-up lets you rewind live channels and watch shows you missed without recording anything.
Catch-up lets you rewind channels by hours or days — missed the 9pm drama? Open the channel's catch-up archive and play it from the start. Availability varies by channel (typically 3–7 days), and it's one of the features that separates premium providers from budget ones. Compare providers with our cheap IPTV buying checklist.
VOD: 80,000+ movies and series
IPTV UK VOD — 80,000+ Movies & Series
Browse the IPTV UK VOD library by genre, search by title, and pick up where you left off on any device.
The video-on-demand library is Netflix-scale: new cinema releases, full series box sets and documentaries, usually in HD and 4K, updated weekly. Use search rather than browsing — with 80,000+ titles, the search bar is your best friend. Everything streams instantly with no downloads. For live sport, our football fan's IPTV guide maps every competition to its channels.
Settings worth changing
Turn on auto-update EPG, set your time zone to London so guide times are correct. If the guide ever goes blank, see how to fix an empty TV guide, and enable parental controls if kids use the TV. Then explore the packages — every plan includes the full EPG, catch-up and VOD library.
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