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BBC iPlayer records best-ever year in 2017
Total requests up 11 per cent compared to 2016
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Blue Planet II tops iPlayer charts for 2017
iPlayer has received 4.2 million requests for the first episode
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Blue Planet II to be made available in UHD, HDR
Release marks the first time the iPlayer has shown content in such high quality
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BBC considering ‘paid-for digital service’
Would include programmes from the corporation's archive
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BBC to ‘reinvent’ free-to-air sports broadcasting
Over a thousand extra hours of live sport could be available every year
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Doctor Foster tops iPlayer charts for September
Returning show receives nine million requests throughout the month
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More than 33,000 young people watch iPlayer illegally
New TV Licensing report follows up on iPlayer law change in September 2016
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BBC iPlayer launches ‘From the Archive’
New section, featuring 450 programmes, launches today
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In The Dark tops iPlayer charts in July
Pilot received 1.6 million requests throughout the month
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BBC’s Glastonbury coverage achieves record figures
Almost 21 million people watched TV coverage for at least three minutes, an increase of 12 percent on 2016
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Car Share, Line of Duty drive iPlayer viewers up
The BBC’s iPlayer saw its audience increase by 23 per cent year-on-year in April. Peter Kay’s Car Share, drama Line of Duty and the...
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BBC extends Unified Streaming deal
The BBC and Unified Streaming have extended their deal for another two years. The two companies have been working together since 2013 with Unified...
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BBC iPlayer gets personal on connected TVs
Viewers in the UK will now be able to sign in to the BBC’s iPlayer on connected TVs in order to resume watching an...
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BBC plans box sets to ‘reinvent’ iPlayer
The BBC is due to publish a run of box-sets on its iPlayer service, as part of director general Tony Hall’s plan to reinvent...
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TV time drops as ‘generation gap’ widens
TV viewers in the UK now view almost half an hour less per day than they did in 2010, according to the latest Ofcom...
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BBC iPlayer offers third-party content
The BBC is presenting third-party content on its iPlayer service for the first time. Shakespeare Live has been created to commemorate the 400th anniversary...
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BBC releases iPlayer Kids app
BBC has launched a separate iPlayer app specifically for children. The app, available via iOS, Android and Kindle Fire, has been designed to be...
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Online video continues to rise
Viewing figures for online video and TV catch-up services have significantly increased over the past 12 months, according to an Ofcom report
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One third of broadband households have OTT
One third of UK broadband households are subscribed to an OTT video service, according to a Parks Associates study
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BBC iPlayer requests up 32 per cent over festive period
Connected TVs were the most popular devices to watch BBC iPlayer on over the festive period, with unique browsers on connected TVs up 32...
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BBC Three announces rebrand
The BBC has announced that it will become a digital-first brand from 16 February, unveiling a new logo to match the new visual identity
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Internet TV to overtake free UK catch up this Christmas
Internet TV is set to overtake free UK catch up over Christmas 2015, according to a Paywizard survey.
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BBC and Sky unveil new additions to on-demand services
The public broadcaster has added a number of features to its iPlayer, while Sky customers can now benefit from new additions that bring its...
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Sixty-five million non-UK users accessing BBC iPlayer
A recent report by GlobalWebIndex (GWI) has revealed that the publicly-funded BBC iPlayer service has a huge global audience which is using Virtual Private...
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The consumer is king: Ericsson reveals report findings
We are experiencing the “most exciting time in the TV media industry”, according to Thorsten Sauer, Ericsson’s head of broadcast and media services.
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EE TV customers get Now TV
Online TV streaming service Now TV is now available for EE TV customers to access via their smart box.
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TV and convergence – does satellite have a future?
More service providers than ever are now entering the broadcast space and the technology landscape for content distribution can be highly confusing. David Crawford,...
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Amazon Fire TV gets UK launch
The Amazon Fire TV became available for purchase for the first time in the UK yesterday, less than five months after it was launched...
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EE launches home TV service
EE TV is designed to put mobile at the heart of the TV experience
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VoD: high expectations and increasing impatience
Brightcove revealed finding of its most recent research at IBC, which highlighted the high expectations, and impatience, of consumers when it comes to watching...