Dec 11 2017
Spectacular natural history programme Blue Planet II has become BBC iPlayer’s most popular programme of the year so far, with 4.2 million requests for the first episode. This overtakes the first episode of Tom Hardy’s Georgian-era drama Taboo by 133,000 requests to become the new frontrunner. The triumphant return of Doctor Foster proved popular with […]
Dec 5 2017
Wildlife fans can watch Blue Planet II in the best quality ever shown on the BBC from Sunday 10 December. The full seven part series will be available on BBC iPlayer in Ultra HD and High Dynamic Range (HDR) – the first time the BBC has shown an episode or series in such high quality […]
Sep 25 2017
TV fans can delve into more of the BBC’s archive from today, with a new category – From the Archive – launching on BBC iPlayer. Four hundred and fifty programmes from the BBC’s vast archive will be available at launch, including Louis Theroux UFOs from his Weird Weekend series; Leaving The Cult from the Storyville […]
Jul 12 2017
Freesat viewers with the latest set-top-boxes won’t miss a moment of their favourite BBC shows thanks to a new ‘Watch from Start’ feature in the TV guide. Available from today, ‘Watch from Start’ allows you to restart live programmes on all BBC channels without waiting for the programme to end. Freesat is the first TV […]
Jun 21 2017
The BBC has begun to make signing-in to use the iPlayer mandatory, removing the option to skip sign-in for some. In a phased approach, the BBC is now forcing the first batch of users to sign up for a BBC account to continue using the popular catch-up and on-demand service. Users who are still being […]
May 19 2017
Peter Kay’s Car Share and returning dramas Doctor Who and Line Of Duty proved popular with BBC iPlayer viewers in April, with the three series making up the entirety of the top ten most-requested episodes. Data shows requests were up by 23 per cent on this time last year, reaching 274 million in April. Four-part […]
Mar 13 2017
BBC Worldwide today announced the launch of BBC Player in Malaysia, the second country to receive the service following its successful launch in Singapore last year. The multi-genre SVOD service is available exclusively to subscribers of Telekom Malaysia Berhad’s (TM) award-winning IPTV service, HyppTV, through an authenticated multi-genre Subscription Video-on-Demand (SVOD) service. Hypp TV viewers […]
Feb 8 2017
Hit Tom Hardy drama Taboo and psychological thriller Apple Tree Yard will become the first of a new run of boxsets on BBC iPlayer. All episodes of each show will remain on iPlayer until the last episode is broadcast. The full series will then be available to watch as a boxset for 30 days. The […]
Dec 8 2016
The BBC has begun a trial of 4K high dynamic range (HDR) video on its iPlayer streaming platform. The test involves four minutes of footage from its Planet Earth II series, which promise to reveal more detail and present more vibrant colours than was possible before. It is part of efforts to develop technologies that […]
Oct 24 2016
The BBC’s Mike Gunton (Creative Director/BBC Natural History Unit) and Andy King , said in an interview last week at the MIPCOM programming market, that the BBC was now working hard to get its Ultra-HD productions out to the consumer. AndyKing said that high-profile shows, such as the upcoming Planet Earth II series, were increasingly […]
Sep 27 2016
All users of the BBC’s iPlayer service will have to log in with a personal account from early 2017. Users of BBC services can already create an online account – known as a BBC ID – but this is not currently required in order to access iPlayer. From Tuesday, BBC ID holders also have to add […]
Apr 6 2018
BBC iPlayer’s best February on record
A range of strong dramas and live sport have helped BBC iPlayer to achieve its best ever February performance. Across the month more than 285 million programmes were watched by viewers, a 4 per cent year-on-year increase, with average daily requests of 10.2 million. The first episodes of new drama series Requiem and Collateral were […]
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By Expat • BBC iPlayer • • Tags: Collateral, McMafia, Requiem