⏪ IPTV Catch-Up & Timeshift Explained

TiviMate Premium: ✅ Catch-up + Timeshift
IPTV Smarters Pro: ✅ Catch-up (own tab)
OTT Navigator: ✅ Catch-up + Timeshift + search
Kodi: ✅ Both (correct M3U catchup attribute needed)

Rewatch programs you missed, or pause live TV. Everything about catch-up and timeshift in IPTV.

🔁 Catch-Up vs Timeshift

	Catch-Up TV	Timeshift
What	Rewatch aired programs (up to 7-14 days)	Pause/rewind live TV while watching
Works on	Server (provider)	Local (your device buffers)
Provider must support?	Yes	No (app does it)
Example	"I want to rewatch yesterday's match"	"Pause, getting coffee"

The provider records all channels on their server for X days. You see past programs in the EPG and click to play.

Typical periods: 1 day (budget), 3-7 days (standard), 14 days (premium).

Your IPTV app buffers the live stream locally while you watch, so you can pause and rewind within the buffer (usually 30 min - 2 hours).

#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="bbc1" catchup="shift" catchup-source="http://server.com/timeshift/USER/PASS/${start}-${end}/12345.ts",BBC One

With Xtream Codes this is automatic — no manual config needed.