The BBC has begun to make signing-in to use the iPlayer mandatory, removing the option to skip sign-in for some. The BBC is forcing users to sign up for a BBC account to continue using the popular catch-up and on-demand … Continue reading →
BBC iPlayer catchup service will require user login within weeks Users of BBC iPlayer on mobile, tablets and computers, will need to enter a password to access the online catchup service within the next few weeks, the BBC has … Continue reading →
BBC on-demand service launches in Malaysia The BBC’s commercial arm, BBC Wordwide, is set to launch a version of BBC Player in Malaysia, exclusively to subscribers of Telekom Malaysia Berhad’s (TM) IPTV service, HyppTV. This follows the launch of the BBC … Continue reading →
69.3 million requests to watch iPlayer programmes were made during the week commencing 26th December 2016, more than any other week in BBC iPlayer’s history. December was also BBC iPlayer’s best month ever, seeing 281 million requests across the month. … Continue reading →
Planet Earth II tops BBC iPlayer list Planet Earth II has been named the most requested show on the BBC iPlayer, according to new data showing what users have been requesting during the past year. The first episode of Planet … Continue reading →
BBC iPlayer sign in required from 2017 All users of BBC iPlayer will be required to log in with a password, in order to watch and listen to BBC programmes online, from early next year. The BBC will require viewers … Continue reading →
New UK TV licencing laws will come into effect on the 1st September 2016, closing the so called “BBC iPlayer loophole”. Current UK TV licencing laws require you to have a UK TV Licence to watch any live TV channels … Continue reading →
International rollout of BBC iPlayer Radio app The BBC has launched an international BBC iPlayer Radio app in the Republic of Ireland, the first stage of its global roll-out. Available in the UK since 2012, the free BBC iPlayer Radio … Continue reading →
The BBC will be stopping support, and therefore stopping an early version of the BBC iPlayer app on quite a lot of Freesat set top boxes. This will happen in September 2016. The Freesat models affected are those that are … Continue reading →
Culture Secretary John Whittingdale confirmed today that the loophole that allows people to watch BBC iPlayer without a TV licence will be closed within months. Currently BBC iPlayer is freely available in the UK to anyone who visits the BBC … Continue reading →
BBC IPlayer starts to block VPN servers concerning piracy worries The BBC is taking measures against the unauthorized use of its iPlayer service by actively blocking UK VPN services. The measures aim to prevent foreigners from accessing iPlayer without permission, … Continue reading →
HTML5 Player beta trial for BBC iPlayer The BBC has unveiled a beta trial of an HTML5 version for the iPlayer. HTML5 video has been used by the BBC to deliver video to iOS devices, such as the iPhone and … Continue reading →
Up to 1,000 households a day have stopped paying the BBC licence fee by claiming they only watch catch-up services or do not own a TV. During a 15-month period to the end of last year 500,000 homes said they … Continue reading →
BBC Worldwide closing BBC Global iPlayer. The BBCs commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, have announced that the BBC Iplayer Global will be closed down within the next month or so. BBC Global Iplayer was available via an ITunes app, and allowed … Continue reading →
The return of Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in BBC1’s Sherlock was the most popular programme on the BBC’s iPlayer in 2014, pipping Jeremy Clarkson’s Top Gear to the top in a record year for on-demand viewing. In all there … Continue reading →