Media Delivery
BBC iPlayer breaks 7 billion streams for the first time
The BVoD saw its best-ever month in December 2022 with 700 million streams, and its best-ever quarter at the end of the year, with...
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Media Consumption
Wales v England peaks at 18.7m on BBC, while iPlayer enjoys best ever week
BBC announces that 18.7 million tune in to its coverage of Wales v England as BBC iPlayer reports its best ever week
Production & Post
dock10 provides home comforts for BBC’s World Cup coverage
The UK’s leading television facility is serving as the UK production base for BBC Sport’s coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2022
Media Consumption
England’s World Cup opener breaks BBC streaming records
However, in terms of linear viewing a bigger audience tuned into ITV's coverage of Wales's draw against the United States
Audio
BBC iPlayer to offer fans alternative commentary during Qatar 2022
Fans will be able to opt for commentary from BBC Radio 5 Live if they're watching on iPlayer
Media Consumption
BBC iPlayer reports record third quarter viewing driven by sports, national events
The BBC reported its BVoD service saw 1.65 billion streams between July and September, a record for the third quarter of the year
Media Consumption
BBC to stream ‘most of’ its FIFA World Cup games in UHD HDR
Broadcaster has the rights to 33 matches during Qatar 2022, including the big game between Wales and England on 29th November.
Media Consumption
Live events help BBC iPlayer break more records
Glastonbury was Q2's best performing boxset with 36 million streams up to the end of June, and 39.4 million to date
Media Consumption
iPlayer smashes Wimbledon viewing records
This year's men's final between Nick Krygios and Novak Djokovic was streamed live 2.6 million times on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport online
Media Delivery
iPlayer’s Glastonbury coverage breaks records
Streams increased by 116 per cent on BBC iPlayer compared to 2019, the last time the festival was last held
Media Consumption
BBC: You’d miss us if we were gone
“Deprivation study”, conducted by MTM, involved 80 homes who had their BBC services withdrawn for nine days
Media Delivery
iPlayer to break 6 billion streams for the first time
Line of Duty tops the rankings with 137.1 million streams
Media Delivery
iPlayer debuts on PlayStation 5, enabling more viewers to watch UHD content
PS5 owners can add the BBC iPlayer app by going to the Media tab on the PS5 home screen
Media Delivery
BBC iPlayer gets a new look as part of “modern audience experience”
The navigation menu has moved to the left side of the screen to make it easier to browse content categories
Media Delivery
Sport, drama drive BBC iPlayer to record figures in Q3
According to the BBC's own figures, coverage of the Tokyo Olympics was streamed over 90 million times
Media Delivery
BBC aims to ‘modernise’ audience experience
Viewers will see changes to the broadcaster's linear channels as well as its digital services, which will be updated to include recognisable colours, logos...
Media Delivery
BBC iPlayer sees 3.3 billion streams in first half of 2021
Line of Duty, EastEnders and Euro 2020 have helped the BBC's streaming service break records
Media Consumption
How the BBC produced Euro 2020 in UHD HDR for iPlayer
For BBC One HD, the feed was downscaled to 1080i25
Media Delivery
BBC iPlayer debuts pared-back interface
Update also includes significant changes to subtitles, including the ability to change the size
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
Media Consumption
Doctor Who Christmas special to be available in 4K HDR
Other festive highlights that will be available on 4K HDR include The Queen's Speech, Black Narcissus and Meerkat: A Dynasties Special.
Media Delivery
BBC sets out new TV structure to drive iPlayer growth
"BBC iPlayer will be at the very heart of our offer, but our channels are what set us apart and will continue to be...
Media Delivery
BBC iPlayer breaks records with 570 million requests in May
Programme requests increased by 73 per cent compared to May 2019
Media Delivery
BBC launches new platform enabling viewers to watch together remotely
BBC Together has been developed by the broadcaster's R&D team and is available on BBC Taster
Media Delivery
BBC iPlayer reports biggest ever day
BVoD platform has seen record numbers of requests throughout 2020
Media Consumption
iPlayer sees “most popular day ever” in lockdown
Received a record 20.4 million requests on 23rd March
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
BBC introduces children’s experience on iPlayer
Coincides with the closure of UK schools
Media Delivery
Could BBC Three move back to TV?
The youth network moved to online-only four years ago
TVBEverywhere
Ofcom: PSB on-demand services not making up for loss of live broadcast viewing
New report looks at how public service broadcasting has delivered for UK audiences over a five-year period
TVBEverywhere
Tidy! Gavin & Stacey helps BBC iPlayer to best-ever festive fortnight
iPlayer received 203 million requests over the festive period
Media Consumption
Killing Eve named 2019’s most popular show on iPlayer
Series two generated 40.4 million requests
Technology
BBC testing Object-Based iPlayer
Computationally intensive tasks have been "offloaded" to a powerful graphics card on a Cloud server
TVBEverywhere
BBC chairman dismisses Netflix-style subscription model
Sir David Clementi criticises "linear regulation in a digital age"
TVBEverywhere
Ofcom requests consultation over BBC children’s content
Proposes safeguards to maintain quality of linear children’s channels
TVBEverywhere
BBC to launch revamped iPlayer in 2020
Broadcaster says iPlayer will become “the heart of everything we do"
Production & Post
Match of the Day kicks off from new dock10 VR studio
Returns to BBC One and BBC iPlayer for its 55th year
Features
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Videos
TVBEverywhere
Ofcom confirms approval for iPlayer changes
"Helps ensure the BBC remains relevant in the face of changing viewing habits"