Frequently Asked Questions

Fos TV is a premium IPTV streaming service that delivers 24,000+ live channels, 50,000+ movies and series, and full 7-day EPG over your home internet connection — no cable box, no satellite dish, no contract. Once you sign up at /pricing or start the 24-hour free trial at /free-trial, our team emails your login credentials within minutes. You install the CatchonTV branded app on an Android phone, Android tablet, Android TV box, or Amazon Firestick, sign in once, and start streaming. Streams are delivered over multi-CDN routing with anti-freeze playback in up to 4K UHD on supported channels, so live sports and prime-time TV play smoothly on the connection you already have.

If you watch live sports, news, or international channels — yes. Fos TV runs about $15/month on the 12-month plan, versus the $147/month US cable average in 2026 or £36+/month for Sky's UK base package. Even at the lowest plan, you're saving $1,000+/year. It's a particularly good fit for households that currently stack Sling + a league pass + a couple streaming subs — Fos TV's 24,000+ channel list usually replaces all of them. Where it's NOT worth it: if you only watch one streaming service's exclusive originals (HBO's Succession, Apple's Severance), you're better off paying that service directly. Try the 24-hour free trial first — no card, instant activation.

Here's how it works: Fos TV is a streaming aggregation service that distributes channels and on-demand content licensed through upstream providers. We do not own broadcast rights ourselves — we rely on those licensed partners to clear the content they deliver to our platform. As a subscriber, you stream content for personal home use on the device of your choice, which mirrors how any other internet streaming service is consumed in both the USA and UK. We strictly do not host pirated channels, we follow DMCA and equivalent UK takedown processes on request, and we publish a full DMCA policy at /dmca. If you have specific licensing concerns about a regional channel, contact help@catchontv1.email and our team will respond within one business day.

Firestick is the easiest device to set up Fos TV on. From the Firestick home screen, scroll to the Find row and open the search bar, type "Downloader", and install the free Downloader app by AFTVnews. Open Firestick Settings, then My Fire TV, then Developer Options, and turn on Install Unknown Apps for the Downloader app. Open Downloader, type the APK URL we send you in the welcome email, and the CatchonTV branded Fos TV app downloads and installs in under a minute. Sign in with the email and password from your welcome message and the channel list loads automatically. Full step-by-step screenshots are at /app and the long-form Firestick walkthrough is at /blog/fos-tv-troubleshooting-guide.

Step 1: From the Firestick home screen, search for "Downloader" and install the AFTVnews app. Step 2: Go to Settings, My Fire TV, Developer Options, and enable Install Unknown Apps for Downloader. Step 3: Open Downloader, enter the APK URL from your Fos TV welcome email, and press Go. Step 4: Wait for the APK to download, then press Install when prompted. Step 5: Open the installed Fos TV app, enter the email and password from your welcome email, and the full channel list and EPG load automatically. Step 6 (optional): move the Fos TV icon to your Firestick home row for one-click access. The complete visual walkthrough with screenshots lives at /app and troubleshooting fixes are in /blog/fos-tv-troubleshooting-guide.

The native Fos TV app — the CatchonTV branded APK — runs on four device categories: Android phones (Android 7.0 or newer), Android tablets, Android TV boxes (Nvidia Shield, Chromecast with Google TV, Xiaomi Mi Box, generic Android TV boxes), and Amazon Firestick / Fire TV (all generations including Fire TV Stick 4K and Fire TV Cube). We do not offer a native app for iOS, iPadOS, Samsung Tizen, LG webOS, Roku, Apple TV, Windows, or macOS. If you want to watch on a Samsung or LG smart TV, the supported path is to plug an Amazon Firestick into the TV's HDMI port and install Fos TV there — full details at /app. The full device-by-device matrix and workaround guides are documented at /blog/fos-tv-troubleshooting-guide.

There are two ways to get Fos TV, depending on how confident you already feel. The risk-free route is the 24-hour free trial at /free-trial — submit your first name, last name, email, and WhatsApp number, and we email your trial credentials within minutes. No credit card, no commitment, no auto-renewal. The straight-to-subscription route is /pricing, where you can pick a 1, 3, 6, or 12-month plan with the number of simultaneous connections your household needs. Pay with any major card via Stripe and you receive your login email immediately after checkout. Both paths use the same CatchonTV app, so anything you set up during the trial keeps working when you upgrade — no reinstall, no reconfiguration.

Fos TV starts at $20 for one month with one simultaneous connection, and the price per month drops sharply on longer plans — the 12-month plan works out to roughly half the monthly cost of a 1-month plan. We offer 1, 3, 6, and 12-month durations, each available in 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 simultaneous connections so households with multiple TVs can stream different channels at the same time. The 12-month / 1-connection plan is our Most Popular tier because it lands at around $80 for a full year, which compares against $1,500 or more on cable or satellite. There are no setup fees, no equipment rental fees, no contract penalties — the price you see is the price you pay. Full tier-by-tier breakdown is at /pricing.

Your Fos TV login is the email address and password we send you in the welcome message — it arrives within a few minutes of submitting either the 24-hour free trial form at /free-trial or completing a subscription at /pricing. The first time you open the CatchonTV branded app, it asks for those credentials and then loads your full channel list and EPG. In most cases the welcome email includes a pre-built M3U URL that the app uses to auto-populate channels, so you only enter the email/password once and never need to copy playlist links manually. If you ever lose your credentials or need to move the login to a new device, email help@catchontv1.email and we resend within one business day. Login troubleshooting fixes are at /blog/fos-tv-troubleshooting-guide.

Yep, when the channel broadcasts in 4K. Fos TV streams in 4K UHD on those channels, with FHD (1080p) and HD (720p) on the majority of the 24,000+ lineup. To stream 4K reliably you need a 4K-capable device (Firestick 4K, Fire TV Cube, Nvidia Shield, Chromecast with Google TV, or a 4K-capable Android TV box), a 4K-capable TV connected via HDMI 2.0 or higher, and an internet connection delivering at least 25 Mbps sustained download speed to that device. Our anti-freeze player adapts bitrate dynamically, so if your connection briefly slows down the stream drops to FHD or HD instead of buffering. The full speed table is in question 12 below and at /blog/fos-tv-troubleshooting-guide.

Yes, and there's no credit card check. The Fos TV 24-hour free trial is fully open — submit your first name, last name, email, and WhatsApp number at /free-trial and our team emails your trial credentials within a few minutes. You get full access to the same 24,000+ live channels, 50,000+ movies and series, EPG, and 4K streams that paying subscribers see — nothing is locked, nothing is degraded. The trial runs for a full 24 hours from the moment you activate, then expires automatically. There is no auto-renewal and no charge unless you choose to upgrade to a paid plan at /pricing. Use the trial to confirm the channels you care about are in the lineup, test the 4K streams on your own connection, and verify the app installs cleanly on your device — all before paying anything.

If it broadcasts on cable somewhere, Fos TV probably carries it. The 24,000+ live channel lineup spans every major genre — live sports and entertainment networks plus a deep international tier covering 100+ countries. Sports is the big draw: every major US league (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL) sits alongside European football (Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Champions League) with combat sports, F1, tennis, and cricket on top — and major PPV events are included at no extra cost. Entertainment-wise you get the US majors like ABC and CBS through NBC, FOX, ESPN, HBO and Showtime, all the main UK channels via BBC and ITV through Channel 4 and Sky, plus full coverage from Canada, Australia, and Europe. The library also rolls in 50,000+ movies and series on demand. Browse the filtered list at /channels — search for a specific channel before signing up to confirm it's there.

Speed requirements depend on the quality you want to stream:

• SD (480p): 3 Mbps sustained download
• HD (720p): 5 Mbps sustained download
• FHD (1080p): 10 Mbps sustained download
• 4K UHD: 25 Mbps sustained download

These are per-stream figures — if two TVs in your home are streaming Fos TV simultaneously in FHD you need at least 20 Mbps of headroom available to those devices. We recommend testing your actual speed at the device with fast.com or speedtest.net before signing up. Wired Ethernet always beats Wi-Fi for stability, especially on Firestick and Android TV boxes. Full speed tuning, router placement tips, and Wi-Fi optimisation are documented at /blog/fos-tv-troubleshooting-guide.

Short answer: yes, up to 5 concurrent streams depending on your plan. Fos TV connection tiers cover every duration (1, 3, 6, and 12 months) in 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 simultaneous connections. A 2-connection plan lets two TVs stream different channels at the same time; a 5-connection plan covers a full household with multiple TVs, tablets, and phones streaming independently. The single login works across every device — there is no per-device fee, no extra app to install, and no separate billing. The only restriction is the concurrent-stream count on your plan: a 1-connection plan playing on the Firestick will stop the second device from streaming until the first one disconnects. Compare connection tiers at /pricing.

Email help@catchontv1.email any hour — someone's on the inbox basically round the clock, and most replies land within an hour or two during business hours. WhatsApp support is wired up too if email feels slow. For non-urgent questions, use the contact form at /contact and include your account email, device type (Firestick, Android phone, Android TV box, Android tablet), the channel or feature you are asking about, and a screenshot if you are reporting an issue. Before you contact support for a playback issue, the most common fixes are documented at /blog/fos-tv-troubleshooting-guide — clearing the app cache, switching from Wi-Fi to Ethernet, and restarting the device resolve most buffering complaints.

All major credit and debit cards go through Stripe — anything with a Visa or Mastercard logo works, and Amex plus Discover are supported too. Stripe handles the payment securely so we never see or store your full card number on Fos TV servers. Charges appear on your statement under the Stripe billing descriptor for our merchant account. The card is charged once at purchase for the full plan duration (1, 3, 6, or 12 months) — no recurring auto-renewal and no surprise charge at the end of the term. If you want to continue past the end of your plan you sign up again at /pricing. Refunds, when eligible under our 24-hour refund window, are returned to the original card within five to ten business days.

Fos TV does not have a native app for Samsung Tizen or LG webOS smart TVs — those operating systems are closed platforms that do not allow sideloading the CatchonTV branded APK. The supported way to watch Fos TV on a Samsung or LG smart TV is to plug an Amazon Firestick (or Fire TV Cube) into a spare HDMI port on the TV and install Fos TV on the Firestick following the steps at /app. Once installed, you use the Firestick remote and the Fos TV app loads instantly when you switch to that HDMI input — your Samsung or LG TV simply acts as the display. This is the same workaround used for almost any sideloaded streaming service and works on every smart TV with at least one free HDMI port. Detailed install steps are at /blog/fos-tv-troubleshooting-guide.

Fos TV does not publish a native iOS or iPadOS app — Apple's App Store policies and the closed nature of iOS prevent us from distributing the CatchonTV branded app on iPhone or iPad. The supported workaround is to stream Fos TV on an Amazon Firestick or Android TV device connected to your living room TV, and use your iPhone or iPad separately for other apps. Some customers also mirror their Android phone or tablet to an iPad over a third-party screen-share app, but we do not officially support that path and cannot troubleshoot playback issues on iOS devices. If iOS playback is your primary use case, the 24-hour free trial at /free-trial lets you test our Android-only workflow before paying. Full iOS workaround notes are at /blog/fos-tv-troubleshooting-guide.

Short answer: we aggregate, we don't broadcast. The channels, movies, and series delivered through our platform are sourced from upstream licensed providers, and we rely on those partners to clear the rights for the content they distribute. From a subscriber perspective, you pay for and consume a streaming service the same way you would pay for any other internet-delivered TV product. We comply with DMCA takedown requests in the USA and equivalent rights-holder requests in the UK — our full policy is published at /dmca. We do not knowingly distribute pirated content, we respond to verified rights-holder notices within the statutory window, and we cooperate fully with lawful requests. For specific legal questions about a regional channel or licensing concern, email help@catchontv1.email.