The problem with many apps for watching TV on mobile phones is that they are borderline legal (i.e. when they don’t cross the border without regard); as a result, most end up being shut down and lost forever.
[La popular app de televisión TDT Tivify incluye un canal de 24 horas de Pocoyó]
This is what happened to TDTChannels, which we described at the time as the best application to watch DTT on our Android mobile due to its ease of use and access to the main channels that broadcast to the using this technology. Like many others, this app was kicked out of the Play Store in 2019 for piracy.
TDTChannels returns
Whether an app like TDTChannels is a hijacker is a difficult question to answer. For La Liga, the answer is a resounding ‘yes’, and that’s why they took on Google’s removal of the app from their store; and while the project continued, it was eventually shut down this year after Telegram admitted a DMCA complaint of copyright infringement.
The logic behind this claim is that this type of application provides free access to football matches; however, the creators of TDTChannels claim that they only provide access to the
It is to be expected that this controversy will continue, because on the occasion of the Christmas party the TDTChannels team announced the continuity of the project, after a break during which they reflected on the means of obtaining the necessary guarantees. . According to the official announcement, the developers have received legal advice, so that they can no longer be shut down; as a result, the Telegram platform was also abandoned and the group moved to Discord.
The new TDTChannels will arrive on January 6, with a new application for Android, iOS and a website that will offer access to DTT channels. It remains to be seen what changes, if any, have been made; what seems likely is that the application will not return to the Play Store and we will have to download it directly from the official page, accepting installation from third-party sources, which naturally many people do not want to protect against attackers.