Use the publisher’s actual viewing choices
Runtime’s own website identifies its service and device routes. Its official app listing describes both live viewing with upcoming programmes and a catalogue for on-demand selection. These are different ways to watch. A live channel can already be part-way through a film when you join; an on-demand listing identifies the particular item you selected rather than whatever is currently scheduled.
Find the complete film identity
Keep a film’s title, release year and language information together when available. A title that appears in an app’s programme sequence is not automatically the same edition as a similarly named item in another catalogue. Check the description and duration. This matters for remakes, dubbed versions and short extras that can be presented beside a feature without being the feature itself.
A saved list is a discovery aid
Runtime’s app listing describes creating a favourites playlist. Saving an item helps you return to it; the listing does not make that action a promise that the film has been downloaded or will remain available indefinitely. If you are planning to watch later, reopen the actual item and check its current viewing option instead of using the presence of a favourite as proof of permanent access.
Check the route and country in front of you
Runtime publishes its own device page and also appears through distribution partners. Use the current app or partner listing for your actual television and location. Do not infer that every partner has an identical language selection or catalogue because the brand matches. This guide describes the documented product choices, not a tested Runtime account, a global rights audit or a certified UKIPTV channel feed.
Questions, answered
Is a Runtime favourite necessarily an offline copy?
No. The published favourites feature is not an offline-download guarantee.
Why does joining a live Runtime channel begin in the middle of a film?
A scheduled channel follows its current programme position. Choose the on-demand item when available if you need that film from the beginning.