topic Re: Q - catch up BBC issue in Sky Q

Q - catch up BBC issue

jennykins1963 — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 13:00:49 GMT

What's happened to BBC catchup has changed & now you cannot download hardly any progs

Just directs you to BBC Iplayer , thus cannot download

Re: Q - catch up BBC issue

TimmyBGood — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 13:36:49 GMT

@jennykins1963

Presumably the BBC wants viewing in iPlayer to justify the License Fee spending on that platform. This isn't something Sky can have any control or influence over: it's literally not their content.

Re: Q - catch up BBC issue

xenon81 — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 13:45:39 GMT

The BBC catch up section was changed this week and is now more of a gateway to iPlayer. However the programmes can still be downloaded to your box by using the Sky Go app on phone/tablet. Go into browse, catch-up, scroll down to BBC, then find programme you want and select Download to box.

Re: Q - catch up BBC issue

Chodley — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 13:42:21 GMT

@jennykins1963 wrote:
What's happened to BBC catchup has changed & now you cannot download hardly any progs
Just directs you to BBC Iplayer , thus cannot download

Do you want to download because your connection is a bit too slow for live streaming?

Re: Q - catch up BBC issue

jennykins1963 — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 15:39:28 GMT

My connection speed is not the issue.

For me it is the ability to record / download what I want when I want not stream it

Thats why I have sky Q

Re: Q - catch up BBC issue

Laing1 — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 16:55:56 GMT

@jennykins1963 wrote:

My connection speed is not the issue.

For me it is the ability to record / download what I want when I want not stream it

Thats why I have sky Q

@jennykins1963 then as its the BBC that is not allowing Sky to have the content available to download you need to make your complaint to the BBC

Re: Q - catch up BBC issue

DaveDrizen — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 16:25:09 GMT

Many programs on the iPlayer are probably on there a lot longer than they would have been on the catch up service I know from experience some programmes have many series going back years and they are all still available today on the iplayer

Re: Q - catch up BBC issue

Chodley — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 16:31:56 GMT

@jennykins1963 wrote:
My connection speed is not the issue.
For me it is the ability to record / download what I want when I want not stream it
Thats why I have sky Q

That world is fast disappearing

Re: Q - catch up BBC issue

Cym — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 06:49:32 GMT

Unfortunately BBC programmes are no longer available on the Skygo app

Re: Q - catch up BBC issue

Cym — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 06:57:10 GMT

Apologies - I re-opened the app after the unavailable message and BBC is available

Re: Q - catch up BBC issue

moletp — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:28:14 GMT

If you use the search button on the sky controller and key in the program then listings are shown. Just downloaded Ep3 of Father Brown.

Re: Q - catch up BBC issue

ian211 — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:05:49 GMT

WHY has the BBC catchup on SKYQ changed, not everything is easy to find on iplayer and besides it is easier for my wife to use SKY and the skyplanner that troll though the BBC archives of iplayer.

Re: Q - catch up BBC issue

xenon81 — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:09:41 GMT

The BBC are really keen to get everyone using the iPlayer app, as you have to sign in and they can gather more data about what you watch. But there are ways around the new system such as using the Sky Go app to trigger downloads of BBC programmes on your box.

Re: Q - catch up BBC issue

TimmyBGood — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:14:26 GMT

@xenon81 wrote:

The BBC are really keen to get everyone using the iPlayer app, as you have to sign in and they can gather more data about what you watch.

Eventually they are going to have to keep that promise (made several Governments ago) to validate iPlayer use against Licence Fee payment record...

Re: Q - catch up BBC issue

Norn_iron_man — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:00:56 GMT

They've taken away the BBC Northern Ireland channel as a menu option. Great way to look after their customers here. Used to regularly check it to see what local content had been made and now there is no way to look. Ensh*tification

Re: Q - catch up BBC issue

xenon81 — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 23:38:24 GMT

It's available in the iPlayer app, under Categories, then Northern Ireland.

Re: Q - catch up BBC issue

Norn_iron_man — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:13:58 GMT

Yes but all the other channels are available in the main catch up menu without going to the app. They only removed BBCNI. I don't like using the app as it's slow to load, picture quality seems poorer and fast forward and rewind functions not as good. I get BBC may be nudging people onto the app but Sky must have made the decision to unlist BBCNI from the menu of channel options when they still show BBC Scotland and others which is what I'm annoyed about.

Re: Q - catch up BBC issue

Chodley — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:13:47 GMT

@Norn_iron_man wrote:
Yes but all the other channels are available in the main catch up menu without going to the app. They only removed BBCNI. I don't like using the app as it's slow to load, picture quality seems poorer and fast forward and rewind functions not as good. I get BBC may be nudging people onto the app but Sky must have made the decision to unlist BBCNI from the menu of channel options when they still show BBC Scotland and others which is what I'm annoyed about.

I doubt it's Sky's decision. They don't own the content.

Re: Q - catch up BBC issue

Norn_iron_man — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:49:48 GMT

You'd be surprised how often NI customers get forgotten when changes are made to services.

Re: Q - catch up BBC issue

xenon81 — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:02:07 GMT

BBC One Scotland and BBC One Wales aren't listed either, just the separate BBC Scotland/Alba channels and the Welsh language S4C. Northern Ireland doesn't have an equivalent channel.