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Girls creator in BBC digital experiment

The writer of HBO drama Girls, Lena Dunham, is among names attached to BBC Taster, an experimental new platform for digital content and emerging technology. The UK’s pubcaster is billing Taster as “a place for the BBC to try new ways of telling stories, develop new talent, and put new technology through its paces”. This […]

BBC extends iPlayer window to 30 days

The BBC has extended the catch-up window for its on-demand iPlayer service from seven to 30 days. The move, which applies to BBC TV and radio programmes, was introduced over the weekend and follows approval from the BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, in April. Viewers accessing the iPlayer from computers, tablets and mobile devices […]

Independence vote exclusive for BBC iPlayer

UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned a one-off comedy event exclusive to the iPlayer on-demand platform, featuring comedian Frankie Boyle, to mark the Scottish independence referendum on September 18. Frankie Boyle’s Referendum Autopsy is being made exclusively for BBC iPlayer by Zeppotron, an Endemol company. Filmed at Glasgow’s Britannia Panopticon in front of a live […]

iPlayer on trend with fashion originals

The BBC has commissioned three programmes on the forthcoming London Fashion Week to air exclusively on catch-up service BBC iPlayer. The three shows are Susie Bubble Backstage, featuring fashion blogger Susie Bubble, which will be available exclusively on iPlayer from September 16; Abbey Clancy On Frowers, featuring Strictly Come Dancing champion Abbey Clancy’s guide to […]

BBC iPlayer parades Notting Hill Carnival docs

The BBC’s online video service BBC iPlayer is today launching four exclusive documentaries ahead of this weekend’s Notting Hill Carnival in London. Made by ACME Films, the docs will seek to tell the stories behind the event, which has been held in west London every year since 1966. Big Tunes will feature contributions from urban […]

Murdered by My Boyfriend tops iPlayer requests

BBC Three one-off drama Murdered by My Boyfriend topped the UK public broadcaster’s BBC iPlayer catch-up service requests line-up in June, in a month that also saw a modest spike in live transmission requests fuelled by high-profile sports events. Overall, iPlayer saw 260 million requests in June, up 9% on the same month last year. […]

Buyers Briefing digital season: Victoria Jaye, BBC iPlayer

Name: Victoria Jaye Title: Head of TV content, BBC iPlayer Victoria Jaye has been leading the BBC’s online commissioning efforts since 2011. She has recently spearheaded a push into original drama and comedy as the UK pubcaster prepares for life youth-skewed channel BBC Three. Though in the middle of its cost-saving Delivery Quality First strategy, […]

Buyers Briefing digital season: Will Ennett, TalkTalk

Name: Will Ennett Title: Head of pay TV content, TalkTalk Former Blinkbox and Viasat buyer Will Ennett joined UK telco TalkTalk a year ago as head of pay TV content, a role that sees him strike deals for the TalkTalk TV pay service, which is available through internet TV service YouView. He becomes the first […]

BBC iPlayer demand up by third

Requests on the BBC iPlayer catch-up service grew by a third in 2013, with 2.2 billion requests for TV shows and 800 million radio requests across all platforms, according to the latest statistics from the UK public broadcaster. Requests from tablet devices grew by 104% in the course of the year, with a total of […]

Playstation 4 on-demand launch partners revealed

The BBC iPlayer, Lovefilm and Netflix will be among the services offered by the Playstation 4 console when it launches on Friday (November 29) in Europe. A total of 18 services will be available from launch, with another following on December 4. An additional 20-plus apps are scheduled to launch on the platform by Spring […]