S4C and BBC agree new BBC iPlayer partnership
The BBC and S4C have announced plans for a major new streaming partnership which will provide greater prominence for S4C programming on BBC iPlayer. Under the new plans, S4C’s Welsh…
World Cup 2022 in 4K on BBC iPlayer
The vast majority of the BBC’s FIFA World Cup games from Qatar will stream live in Ultra HD (4K) / HDR via BBC iPlayer. For viewers to be able to…
BBC unveils children’s iPlayer experience for family viewing
Families and children can now easily discover a wide range of entertaining and educational shows and films, with the launch of a new children’s experience on BBC iPlayer. Rolling out…
Ofcom gives ‘provisional’ approval to BBC iPlayer changes
Broadcasting regulator Ofcom has given “provisional” approval to plans that would enable shows to be available on the BBC iPlayer for longer. The BBC wants to change the iPlayer from…
Yankees-Red Sox: BBC Sport to stream MLB London Series
The historic meeting between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox at London Stadium will be shown live on the BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website. The games on…
BBC iPlayer to stream FA Cup semi & final in Ultra HD
BBC iPlayer will bring football fans the Manchester City v Brighton FA Cup semi-final (6 April) and the final (18 May) live in Ultra HD and HDR for the first…
BBC iPlayer introduces ‘last chance’ mobile notifications
TV fans who use the BBC iPlayer app will no longer miss out on their favourite downloads thanks to new ‘last chance’ mobile notifications. When downloaded programmes are about to…
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…
Blue Planet II becomes BBC iPlayer’s most popular programme of 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…
Blue Planet II in UHD & HDR on BBC iPlayer
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…
BBC iPlayer opens up archives
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…
Freesat viewers can now restart live BBC shows
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,…