Media Delivery
BBC iPlayer starts 2021 with record-breaking streams
BVoD saw 5.8 billion programmes streamed from January to December 2020, up 31 per cent on 2019
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Media Delivery
The sustainability of delivering high resolution’s wow factor
Chris Wood, CTO at Spicy Mango, explains that sacrificing stream speeds to preserve quality of experience isn't exclusive to Netflix... it's a continuation of...
Media Consumption
How BBC One and iPlayer captured mood of nation during lockdown
Speaking at the 2020 Virtual Edinburgh Television Festival, director of BBC content Catherine Moore elaborated on BBC One's key role in uniting communities around...
Media Delivery
BBC iPlayer breaks records with 570 million requests in May
Programme requests increased by 73 per cent compared to May 2019
Business
BBC accounts for almost a quarter of all UK video, audio and online time
Corporation confirms it will "consider the merit" of restoring BBC Three as a linear channel
Media Delivery
BBC iPlayer reports biggest ever day
BVoD platform has seen record numbers of requests throughout 2020
Data Centre
Stay-at-home viewers ‘watching extra 170 hours of streaming services a week’
USwitch survey found almost 50 per cent of viewers are watching a higher proportion of streamed content than normal
Media Delivery
BBC iPlayer to stop streaming in Ultra High Definition
Follow's the EBU's call for broadcasters to reduce bitrates on their VoD services
Media Delivery
VoD platforms urged to include coronavirus PSAs
PSAs should run pre-content, post-content and even in live streams
TVBEverywhere
Tidy! Gavin & Stacey helps BBC iPlayer to best-ever festive fortnight
iPlayer received 203 million requests over the festive period
TVBEverywhere
BBC, Sky agree technology partnership
In "early stage exploration" of BBC using Sky's personalised content targeting technology
Production & Post
BBC to broadcast every match at Wimbledon live in HD
All Centre Court matches will be available in UHD on BBC iPlayer
Content
BBC to stream FA Cup matches in Ultra HD
Semi-final and final will be available in Ultra HD and HDR for the first time
TVBEverywhere
BBC testing new innovations for iPlayer
BBC R&D looking at innovation that will offer viewers a more personal service
Technology
BBC selects Bitmovin Encoder for live and UHD content
Solution enables broadcaster to make live shows available via catch-up and VoD available as close to TX as possible
TVBEverywhere
‘Best month ever’ for BBC iPlayer
Killing Eve, Doctor Who and The Cry boost request figures
TVBEverywhere
Ofcom disagrees with BBC over iPlayer changes
BBC should conduct a ‘public interest test’ to properly assess value and potential impact on other broadcasters
TVBEverywhere
BBC iPlayer leads way for UK OTT providers
YouTube has the largest reach in all countries except the UK, where iPlayer is number one
Content
BBC iPlayer introduces ‘last chance’ notifications
Part of iPlayer's move into personalisation
TVBEverywhere
Summer of sport drives 19 per cent growth in BBC iPlayer requests
Second half of FIFA World Cup and Wimbledon saw requests reach 281 million in July
TVBEverywhere
BBC introduces live restart for smart TVs
Green button prompt sends viewers directly to iPlayer
TVBEverywhere
BBC sees record-breaking digital viewers during FIFA World Cup
Corporation recorded 66.8 million total match requests on iPlayer and BBC Sport
TVBEverywhere
BBC celebrates record World Cup group stage viewing figures
First round of matches have produced some of the largest viewing figures in the last 10 years for the broadcaster
TVBEverywhere
England v Tunisia breaks live online viewing records
Match is the most watched TV programme of the year so far, beating the Royal Wedding
Content
Doctor Who returns to BBC iPlayer ahead of new series
Every episode since the 2005 revival is available as of today
Data Centre
Netflix leads the way in UK mobile viewing times
Platform saw the highest average viewing times during the month of March
Technology
BBC tests live sport in 4K HDR on iPlayer
Rugby League match was broadcast in UHD and High Dynamic Range on iPlayer beta
TVBEverywhere
BBC iPlayer enjoys record-breaking start to the year
Average 10.6 million daily TV requests in January
Business
UK broadcasters must fight US to “protect British values”
BBC director general Tony Hall to speak out on preventing ‘social unease and division’
Features
Delivering another Eden
Trickbox TV's Liam Laminman discusses the company's work on the Eden Sessions
TVBEverywhere
BBC iPlayer records best-ever year in 2017
Total requests up 11 per cent compared to 2016
TVBEverywhere
Apple TV app comes to UK and Europe
App "brings together all TV viewing in once place"
Content
Blue Planet II tops iPlayer charts for 2017
iPlayer has received 4.2 million requests for the first episode
TVBEverywhere
Blue Planet II to be made available in UHD, HDR
Release marks the first time the iPlayer has shown content in such high quality