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BBC iPlayer
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BBC to roll out iPlayer password controls
The BBC will soon make iPlayer users create passwords and log-in in order to access…
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BBC ups Welsh programming investment by 50%
UK pubcaster the BBC is to increase its funding in English-language programming at its Welsh…
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Sam Bain comedy set for iPlayer & BBC Two
An upcoming three-part comedy from Peep Show writer Sam Bain will debut on the BBC…
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Sam Bain comedy set for iPlayer & BBC Two
An upcoming three-part comedy from Peep Show writer Sam Bain will debut on the BBC…
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iPlayer ‘treads water’ as Amazon & Netflix ‘make waves’
The BBC is “treading water” with its iPlayer service while Amazon and Netflix are “starting…
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iPlayer ‘treads water’ as Amazon & Netflix ‘make waves’
The BBC is “treading water” with its iPlayer service while Amazon and Netflix are “starting…
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BBC must ‘reinvent PSB’ to rival Netflix, Amazon
The BBC must “reinvent public service broadcasting” in a bid to take on digital video…
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UK public backs BBC licence fee
The UK public backs the annual licence fee to fund pubcaster the BBC, although many…
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BBC launches HDR trial of Planet Earth II
The BBC has begun making its flagship natural history series Planet Earth II available in…
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BBC to require iPlayer logins from next year
From early next year all viewers will be required to sign into the BBC iPlayer,…
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Summer of sport boosts iPlayer
The BBC reported a 37% increase in summer iPlayer traffic this year thanks to major…
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iPlayer licence fee law comes into effect
A change to UK law requiring viewers to buy a licence fee in order to…
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iPlayer loophole closure blocks 4,000 hours
British viewers choosing not to take a television licence before September 1 will lose access…
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Netflix is most popular UK on-demand service
Netflix is by far the most popular paid-for video-on-demand service in the UK, and is…
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UK nets’ factual spend hits £522m, kids down
New Ofcom stats show UK public broadcasters spent more on factual programmes in 2015 than…
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Sky launches contract-free, triple-play Now TV box
Sky’s standalone digital service Now TV has launched what it claims is the UK’s first…
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‘40 jobs at risk’ as BBC plans £15m online cuts
UK pubcaster the BBC could cut 40 jobs from its online division as part of…
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BBC licence fee remains, alongside subs trials
The UK government has committed to retaining the current licence fee model of financing the…
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BBC iPlayer gets first third-party content
UK on-demand service BBC iPlayer will launch a pop-up channel that represents the first time…
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Rivera leaves BBC tech post after reshuffle
BBC digital director Ralph Rivera has left his role as a result of the restructuring…
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Shillinglaw exits in BBC channels rejig
BBC Two and Four controller Kim Shillinglaw (pictured) is to leave the UK pubcaster, as…
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All 4 joins Netflix, iPlayer on Amazon Fire TV
Amazon Fire TV has rounded out its UK broadcaster catch-up TV services offer by adding…
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UK TV viewers are most ‘tech-savvy’
Some 70% of UK adults will watch TV using free-to-air, catch-up services like the BBC…
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BBC backs EU plan, eyes accessible iPlayer
The BBC has welcomed the EU’s new cross-border copyright proposals, and said that government plans…
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BBC iPlayer TV requests up by 15 million
The BBC reported 255 million requests for TV programmes on the iPlayer in October, up…
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BBC Store debuts with ‘comprehensive’ offering
BBC Worldwide has today launched its download-to-own BBC Store, promising access to the “most comprehensive…
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BBC Store to launch next month
The BBC is due to launch its buy-to-own digital content store in the UK next…
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BBC to launch iPlayer app on new Apple TV
The BBC has confirmed that it will launch an iPlayer app for the new Apple…
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iPlayer takes 62% of TV streaming
Some 15 million UK internet users have now accessed a TV programme online, with the…
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Fifth of BBC budget ‘to go in licence fee plan’
UK pubcaster the BBC could see around a fifth of its budget wiped away when…