TVPlayer UWP adds new live TV and streaming channel options in the UK

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We've had Freeview and Freesat here in the UK for a few years now, plus free live streaming of all the main UK TV channels, so one more for the pot isn't a big surprise. But TVPlayer UWP is nicely done on the whole, with easy access in one place to a host of live TV and then a whole other 'Plus' tier, with many extra channels and many more programmes, available live or on catch-up - for a typical £6 a month. And yes, it's a full Windows 10 UWP, so works on phone, Continuum displays (turn your phone into a set-top box, effectively?), tablets and desktops.

From the Store description:

TVPlayer lets you watch over 60+ Live TV channels on your Windows 10 Phone, Surface and Desktop for free. Try TVPlayer Plus to access 30 premium channels.

New TVPlayer Plus Channels – 1 month free trial, then £5.99 per month:

Lifetime, TLC, Comedy Central, Comedy Central Extra, MTV, Sony Channel, Sony Movie Channel, History Channel, Discovery, Investigation Discovery, Discovery Turbo, Animal Planet, H2, Crime & Investigation, National Geographic, Natgeo Wild, Eurosport 1, Eurosport 2, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr, Nick Jr To, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Cartoonito, BabyTV

  • over 100 hours of premium catchup per week
  • no contract
  • no adverts
  • 1 month free trial

Watch live TV from many of the UK’s most popular channels:

  • Entertainment: BBC One, BBC Two, ITV 1, FIVE, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4, ITV Be, 5 Star, Spike, BBC Four, 4Music, Food Network, Travel Channel
  • Music: Kiss, Kerrang!, The BOX, Smashhits, Magic, Heat, Capital, Heart, NOW, Planet Pop, Clubland and Channel AKA
  • Kids: CBBC, CITV and CBeebies
  • Lifestyle: Fashion One, Fashion TV, QVC, QVC Style, QVC Beauty and QVC Extra
  • News: BBC News, Russia Today, Al Jazeera, BBC parliament, Channels 24, France 24, News 18, Bloomberg and Euro News
  • Desi: Sony SAB, Colors and Rishtey, Zing, &TV and aaj tak
  • Religious: Revelation TV and UCBTV 

TV Player offers you the following great features:

  • Free to use
  • Now and Next to see what’s on
  • Programme descriptions
  • Browse channels within the player whilst watching another channel
  • Fully optimised adaptive streaming
  • All channels are available on Wi-Fi: some channels are also available on 3G and 4G

It works too, albeit in an all-light theme on AMOLED devices (always a pet hate, though you're in programmes 99% of the time, so it probably doesn't matter?), here are some screenshots:

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The interface is generic and cross-platform - this is a UWP app that doesn't look like one, certainly not in full Windows 10 style - and it's all in white! Still the tabs/pivots are there and navigation is smooth... Note the advert for the 'Plus' service at the bottom.

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Just select the channel you want and hit 'Play' - it's fast and easy - some channels may require a login (think ITV), but BBC channels start immediately; (right) getting going on the 'Plus' tier.

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Video quality looks like 480p to me, so don't expect top resolution on most streaming channels. Still, it'll keep your bandwidth usage low!!

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The obligatory Continuum money shot!

You can grab TVPlayer here in the Store.

Source / Credit: Store