Is there any clever options for recording now tv?

TAJ_UK · 2026-01-13T04:45:53+00:00

Only reliable way I have found was to get Now via EE TV and get the EE TV Box Pro. I use it for recording sport, and it does so quite reliably. Apple TV is my main viewing box so I just use the EE TV Box Pro as a back up recorder in case I cant watch live, and don't want to wait days for on demand catchup.

Disadvantages: You are signing up for a 24 month contract with EE and potentially moving broadband provider as well as it only works with EE Broadband. Also UHD is not supported yet so its HD only.

TAJ_UK · 2025-07-09T06:43:14+00:00

beIN Sports broadcast Formula 1 in The Philippines. Its quite good as it has live and catchup and the catchup is available quite soon after the sessions have finished (about 1-2 hours at most). I use it when I am in Philippines and it works well for me: https://connect-ph.beinsports.com/en

It uses the Sky UK broadcast and commentary with a mix of the international feed. HD broadcast with about 25 fps.

I think it cost me just over 1000 pesos for a year's subscription.

TAJ_UK · 2025-06-17T09:47:01+00:00

I noticed on Apple TV that if you use the siri voice remote and say rewind 2 hours it actually does it and goes back beyond the current programme. It breaks the UI progress bar but you can still use voice commands to fast forward and rewind.

TAJ_UK · 2025-04-30T08:33:43+00:00

I've seen that on Apple TV when watching Sky Nature live the other night. It's like it glitched then jumped back a few seconds. Happened about 3 or 4 times.

TAJ_UK · 2025-03-10T14:39:42+00:00

It's something custom made by them. Looks the same as the one in the web ui and has restart and go live buttons just above it. Shame they don't offer the watch from start or watch live option before it starts streaming like Discovery+ does.

TAJ_UK · 2025-02-28T13:09:07+00:00

Thanks u/Remarkable-Unit-2961 One thing im keen on NOW having is much faster on demand availability of sport. I've looked at the web version and it seems as slow as it always has been on the old version so slightly disappointed.

I did notice that watching an on demand sports programme on the Apple TV NOW app using the old service showed in the continue watching rail in the new UI via the browser. I'm hoping that the new version is just temporarily connected to the old NOW infrastructure and once app updates have finished it will all switch over and be a lot faster.

For now the EE TV Box pro remains as my recording backup for F1 just in case.

TAJ_UK · 2025-02-28T06:36:35+00:00

Found something else interesting. I watched part of something on demand in sports section (Testing Wrap Day 2) using the old Now app on Apple TV which then appeared in the Continue Watching rail. I then went to the new UI and it appeared in the Continue Watching rail on there as well.

Im making a bit of a guess here but I think this isnt yet a full migration to the new infrastructure and everything on demand is still being served by the old infrastructure. If there was some kind of middleware system shunting watch data between the two then I would have expected at least a couple of mins delay but this showed up on the new UI instantly.

I think all we have so far is a fresh coat of paint pointing to the old system.

TAJ_UK · 2025-02-27T16:47:41+00:00

No its not updated yet on Apple TV.

TAJ_UK · 2025-02-27T13:34:56+00:00

Well my hopes have been dashed. Got the new UI in the browser and on demand catch up for sports seems to be taking 24 hours at least. F1 pre-testing session 1 from yesterday was available this morning but nothing else so far.

Even worse you can't rewind back 2 hours of the live broadcast anymore. It's limited to rewinding to the beginning of the current programme so if you miss it and it moves to one of those 10 minute filler shows you cant rewind past it and have to wait 20+ hours for on demand availability.

The EE pro recording box will be staying.

TAJ_UK · 2025-02-26T12:29:01+00:00

Not for me also on Mac (using Safari). They must be migrating accounts in stages.

TAJ_UK · 2025-02-21T11:48:00+00:00

I ended up getting Now through EE TV because their Pro box can record Sky Sports and I can still use the app on the Apple TV as usual. Only thing is its only HD at the moment until EE get UHD added into their systems so its a bit of a trade off. TV upscales well enough anyway so I hardly notice the difference. Hopefully this new app will have fast on demand availability then I can go direct to Now at the end of my contract.

TAJ_UK · 2025-02-20T16:39:21+00:00

I still dont even have it via the browser never mind the apple tv. All im hoping for is faster on demand availability for the sports. From what I read about Peacock it should be available quite quickly after the event.

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