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BBC launching online talkshow
The BBC is due to launch a weekly, iPlayer-focused talkshow on its online catch-up service…
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BBC orders iPlayer horror film original
The BBC is expanding its move into original feature films for its iPlayer service with…
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BBC to launch dedicated kids iPlayer next year
The BBC will launch a dedicated children’s version of the iPlayer next year and has also…
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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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Kids group welcomes BBC iPlay
The Children Media Foundation has welcomed the BBC’s proposed content and catch-up service for kids,…
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BBC plans standalone children’s iPlayer
Britain’s pubcaster, the BBC, is to launch a standalone children’s version of popular on-demand service…
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ITV angry over licence fee catch-up plans
Broadcaster ITV is challenging plans to widen the scope of the UK license fee to…
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BBC trialling ‘Mind Control TV’
The BBC is working on a mind-control powered remote-control that lets viewers select programmes on…
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BBC preps six new iPlayer pilots
The BBC will launch six new online comedy pilots on the iPlayer as part of…
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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 Christmas for iPlayer
The BBC reported a record-breaking 227 million programme requests for its iPlayer catch-up service during…
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UK leads video apps market, Netflix in first
Consumers in the UK are the most voracious in Europe when it comes top downloading…
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BBC Trust to launch BBC Three consultation
The BBC Trust is due to launch a public consultation next month about plans to…
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S4C joins BBC iPlayer as first third-party channel
Welsh-language channel S4C has joined the BBC iPlayer service. The move marks the first time…
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BBC preps sci-fi exclusives for iPlayer
UK pubcaster the BBC is launching three new sci-fi shows on its iPlayer streaming and…
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BBC extends iPlayer window to 30 days
The BBC has extended the catch-up window for its on-demand iPlayer service from seven to…
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iPlayer on trend with fashion originals
The BBC has commissioned three programmes on the forthcoming London Fashion Week to air exclusively…
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Social layer added to iPlayer, ITV Player and 4oD
Beamly, the service that was recently rebranded from Zeebox, has launched a new Chrome extension…
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iPlayer TV traffic from tablets exceeds PCs for the first time
BBC iPlayer TV programme requests from tablets were higher than from computers for the first…
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BBC iPlayer hits new record in March
The BBC logged 320 million TV and radio requests through the iPlayer in March, up…
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Netflix makes UK gains as Amazon’s OTT share dips
Netflix has expanded its share of the UK market in the last six months as…
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BBC Trust approves 30-day iPlayer catch-up window
The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has approved plans by the corporation to extend…
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BBC iPlayer catch-up being extended to 30 days
The BBC iPlayer catch-up service will be extended from seven days to a 30-day window…
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Google launches Chromecast streaming device in Europe
Google has launched its low-price Chromecast HDMI streaming stick in 11 countries outside of its…
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BBC confirms BBC Three 2015 closure plan
UK public broadcaster the BBC has confirmed that it is putting plans in motion to…
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BBC and Sky settle retransmission fee dispute
The BBC and Sky have ended a long-running dispute about retransmission fees, agreeing that the…
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BBC passes 300 million iPlayer requests in record month
The BBC’s iPlayer catch-up service celebrated its biggest ever month in January, surpassing 300 million…
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Netflix adds subs, plots European expansion
Netflix is set to “embark on a substantial European expansion” later this year, as it…
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iPlayer notches 11 million requests in best day ever
New Year’s Day was the best day ever for the iPlayer with the 11 million…
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iPlayer app downloaded 20 million times
The BBC’s iPlayer app has now been downloaded a total of more than 20 million…