BBC Top Gear tops Christmas Iplayer Downloads Top Gear toppled Doctor Who from the top of the BBC’s iPlayer Christmas charts as on-demand viewing continued to boom, up 25% year on year. There were more than 2m requests to view … Continue reading →
According to the Director General of the BBC Tony Hall, BBC iPlayer is not on the road to becoming a subscription-only service. Some feared this may have been where the service was headed following a recent decision to introduce encryption. … Continue reading →
Viewers were prevented from watching their favourite BBC shows online for more than 24 hours over the weekend, when the corporation’s popular iPlayer video-on-demand service was hit by a technical glitch. The problems began on Saturday morning and continued into … Continue reading →
The BBC plans to increase the seven-day viewing period for iPlayer to 30 days as standard, according to Dan Taylor, head of iPlayer. It also plans to introduce new channels and a Radio 1 video version and is looking to … Continue reading →
BBC Global Iplayer to be dropped BBC Worldwide chief Tim Davie has revealed his vision for the corporation’s commercial arm – BBC Worldwide. He said plans for a global iPlayer app had been scrapped. The plan for a new standalone … Continue reading →
BBC Three is to premier all scripted comedy on the BBC iPlayer from the end of August. The hitherto catch-up service will offer the shows seven days before the TV premier. The first show to be seen under the scheme … Continue reading →
Catch-up or on-demand TV services such as BBC iPlayer and ITV Player now account for a fifth of TV viewing in the UK, according to a survey by YouGov for YouView. In a typical week, the average Brit claims to … Continue reading →
Which Sky+HD boxes are able to receive On Demand and BBC IPlayer services Which Sky boxes are compatible with On Demand? A selection of On Demand TV is available on all Sky+HD boxes. Our full On Demand service is accessible … Continue reading →