Now TV Sports

[Pandab99]

I'm thinking of dumping Sky Q for the EE TV Big Sports package. I have a question regarding the Now TV part of the sports package. If I want to watch a live event, like football or an F1 race, 30 minutes after the event has started, do I have the option to 'Watch from start' or 'Watch live' ?

I know TNT Sport has this option but I'm unable to get an answer regarding Now TV. I asked Now TV directly but they said I could only watch the event 'live' as it is streamed so I would miss the start. The only way to watch the whole event would be to wait for it to be added to the catch up list, which could take up to 24 hours! I find this hard to believe and hope someone from this group may have first hand experience of this situation.

Thank you.

[DarrenDev]

Your post is empty @Pandab99  - did you mean to ask a question?

[Pandab99]

Sorry, I think I hit the wrong button!

[DarrenDev]

If you take the Apple TV device as part of your subscription then it'll allow you to go back in time up to a maximum of 1 hour on most channels (including the Now sport channels).

The TV Box Pro and TV Box Mini do not allow you to go back in time, so you'd need to wait for the event to finish and find it on catch up.

[Pandab99]

Thanks Darren, very useful information. I was thinking of the TV Box Pro so I could continue to record the Freeview channels but I may have to re think my plan.

Strange that the Apple TV device lets you go back 1 hour when Now TV said it wasn't possible!

[DarrenDev]

Of course, if you have the TV Box Pro then you could record programmes instead - then you'd be able to go back to any point you like, at any time you like.  If you pair your mobile phone with the TV Box Pro then you could also set recordings when you're out of the house, for those times when you forgot to set it before you went out, or realise you're going to be late home.

The ability to go back 1 hour on Apple TV is a feature of the EE TV app rather than something Now TV offer, so I wouldn't expect them to know about it.

[Pandab99]

Thanks again Darren!  Are you saying the TV Pro Box can record Now TV or are you just referring to the Freeview channels?

[DarrenDev]

Yes, the TV Box Pro can record all the TV channels - including all the Now TV channels shown in the TV Guide.

[Pandab99]

WOW! That would work for me, thanks for your help Darren.

[RH82]

Hi Darren. You mention above that the TV box pro doesn’t allow you to rewind live TV on the Now channels? Can you please clarify as the screenshot below suggests you can? Many thanks