Watch UK TV

Watch UK TV channels live online via TV Catchup and iPlayer

Watch UK TV Chrome Extension - UK TV Channels Live Online

The 'Watch UK TV' extension for Chrome is a tool designed to provide easy access to UK TV channels live online. It offers a clickable channel list for a quick selection of any of 58 UK freeview channels. Provides access via TV Catchup and BBC iPlayer for channels such as BBC1, BBC2, ITV1, Channel 4, Channel Five, Film 4, Dave etc. Simply click any channel on the popup list to immediately start watching in your browser. Recent updates have been made to adapt to Chrome and iPlayer alterations.

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Extension stats

By: Mike Redrobe

Users: 3,000+

Rating: 3.05

(42)

Version: 1.29 (Last updated: 2018-01-30)

Creation date: 2018-01-30

Size: 956.42K

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 16,981 ▲ 9

Other rankings

#278 in News & Weather ▲ 9 #129 in tv keyword 38 ▲ 21 #211 in watch keyword 20 ▲ 12

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Works pretty good - allows watching BBC without needing iplayer login.
Used daily for a few years and generally appreciated.
Good for specific content like F1 on Channel 4.
TV catch-up feature is seen as beneficial.

Cons

Frequently reported as not working or displaying blank boxes.
Many users mention errors when trying to access channels.
Lack of channel icons requires guessing to navigate.
Issues after Chrome updates have rendered the app unusable for some.

Most mentioned

Does not work at all.
Blank box or error pages for every channel.
Used to be good but has deteriorated in functionality.
Requests for fixing the app and adding a list of currently showing programs.

User reviews

This app is dead so it should be removed. Just fake. I am now going the remove it. Why are so many apps on Chrome web store fake or useless. In Future I will only use Android, chromeos is rubbish.

David Hudson, 2022-05-26

I get only "error" pages for every channels.

P N, 2020-11-09

useless

John McDonagh, 2018-02-10

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Watch UK TV does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

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