So what does this really mean

[The Kernel]

On 14/09/16 07:44, SquarePenguin wrote:
> On 14/09/2016 07:04, The Kernel wrote:
>> Don’t forget, you still need a TV Licence to watch or record programmes
>> on any channel as they are being shown on TV or live on an online TV
>> service
>>
>> ? On any channel - really? Do they mean any BBC or ANY...
>
> They mean any. That's been the law for decades.
>
> http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one
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I read it to mean
'As they are being shown' or 'Live'

Catchup is not  either of those, at least not as I read it.
And services such as Ch4/5 don't have any info that I see about a TV Licence