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BBC online talkshow to highlight breadth of iPlayer content
The BBC is due to launch a weekly iPlayer-focused talkshow on its online catch-up service…
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VPN firm accuses BBC of ‘nuke approach’ to iPlayer blocking
Anonymous virtual private network (VPN) provider, TorGuard, has accused the BBC of taking a “‘nuke’…
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Bake Off helps raise BBC iPlayer stats for August
The Great British Bake Off helped boost the performance of BBC iPlayer in August, with…
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BBC orders original horror film for iPlayer
The BBC is expanding its move into original feature films for its iPlayer service with…
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BBC takes key step towards HTML5 migration for iPlayer
The BBC launched a beta trial of an HTML5 player for its iPlayer catch-up service…
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BBC to launch dedicated Children’s iPlayer next year
The BBC plans to launch a dedicated children’s version of the iPlayer next year and…
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BBC iPlayer orders first original film
UK pubcaster the BBC has ordered The Rack Pack, a comedy film for its iPlayer…
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BBC to launch Netflix-style US platform
The BBC will next year launch an OTT subscription service akin to streaming giants Netflix…
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‘Open BBC for the internet age’ pledges director general
BBC director general, Tony Hall, has outlined plans for an “open BBC for the internet…
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BBC to launch kids iPlayer service, iPlay
UK public service broadcaster the BBC, is to launch a standalone children’s version of popular…
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BBC unveils ‘transformational’ iPlayer revamp
The BBC has unveiled a host of new features for the iPlayer, which it claims…
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iPlayer TV requests up 18% in July
TV requests to the BBC’s iPlayer online service were up 18% year-on-year, and increased slightly…
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BBC iPlayer Radio tops one million downloads in a month
The BBC has logged more than 1 million programme downloads for the BBC iPlayer Radio…
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ITV angry over catch-up licence fee plans
ITV is challenging plans to widen the scope of the UK licence fee to cover…
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iPlayer accounts for 62% of UK TV streaming, says government
Some 15 million UK internet users have now accessed a TV programme online, with the…
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Motive to add OTT services to TabletTV
Technology provider Motive Television is set to add over-the-top TV services like Netflix and YouTube…
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BBC updates iPlayer mobile apps
The BBC has updated its BBC iPlayer mobile app for Android and iOS devices with…
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BBC iPlayer bucks seasonal trend with increased requests
The BBC’s iPlayer saw a 2% month-on-month increase in iPlayer requests in May, bucking what…
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BBC trialling ‘Mind Control TV’
The BBC is working on a mind-control powered remote that lets viewers select programmes on…
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BBC iPlayer requests up in April
Programme requests to the BBC iPlayer were up slightly year-on-year on April, with no sign…
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BBC on course for Nitro metadata migration
The BBC is on course to migrate its digital platforms to its new Nitro progamme…
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BBC updates iPlayer on BT Vision set-tops
The BBC has updated the version of its BBC iPlayer service that is available on…
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BBC Worldwide officially closes Global iPlayer
The BBC’s commercial arm will officially end the BBC Global iPlayer on-demand platform within the…
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BBC logs 255 million iPlayer requests in March
The BBC reported 255 million iPlayer programme requests in March, an average of 9 million…
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Mobile and tablets take record share of iPlayer requests
Mobile and tablet requests for BBC iPlayer increased to 52% of all requests to TV…
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BBC announces new iPlayer originals
Comedians Frankie Boyle and Matt Berry are creating more originals for UK on-demand service BBC…
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BBC Radio 1 passes 2 million YouTube followers
BBC Radio 1 now has more than 2 million subscribers to its YouTube channel, and…
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BBC iPlayer records strongest month ever
BBC iPlayer, the UK public broadcaster’s catch-up service, saw a record 343 million requests in…
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BBC announces more iPlayer commissions
The BBC has announced a raft of new programming commissions that will appear exclusively on…
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BBC reports record-breaking 2014 for iPlayer
The BBC reported a record-breaking 3.5 billion TV and radio programme requests on the iPlayer…