The return of Idris Elba’s popular detective drama Luther gave BBC iPlayer a dramatic start to the year for BBC iPlayer, generating 3.7 million requests for the first episode and 11 million requests for all four episodes of the new series. Drama dominated the first month of the year, with every episode of top twenty iPlayer programmes of the month coming from the … [Read more...] about Luther’s return tops BBC iPlayer with 11 million requests
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BBC could make shows available to watch on iPlayer for at least a year in major new shake-up
TV fans could soon be able to re-watch their favourite BBC programmes for up to 12 months after they’re first shown on TV under new plans to revamp the broadcaster’s iPlayer catch-up and streaming service. Published today for public consultation, the plans also include proposals to make selected series box sets available and boosting the amount of content from the BBC … [Read more...] about BBC could make shows available to watch on iPlayer for at least a year in major new shake-up
Doctor Foster’s return dominates September’s BBC iPlayer ‘most watched’ list
The new series of Doctor Foster topped a strong month for BBC iPlayer, dominating the platform's 'most watched' list and drawing almost three million requests for the first episode. Also making a strong showing was detective series Strike, which adapts JK Rowling’s two novels about detective Cormoran Strike, The Cuckoo’s Calling and Silkworm, with three episodes in the top … [Read more...] about Doctor Foster’s return dominates September’s BBC iPlayer ‘most watched’ list
BBC Player launches in Malaysia after BBC and HyppTV strike deal
BBC Player, the broadcaster's commercial on demand and catch-up app, has launched in Malaysia after the broadcaster's commercial arm struck a deal with HyppTV, the IPTV service from Telekom Malaysia Berhad. The service, which is available exclusively to HyppTV subscribers, will let viewers watch selected shows from BBC Worldwide’s global brands BBC First, BBC Brit, BBC … [Read more...] about BBC Player launches in Malaysia after BBC and HyppTV strike deal
BBC 4K services ‘to use iPlayer’
Any BBC 4K (Ultra HD) service is likely to launch on the broadcaster’s iPlayer service rather than any broadcast platform according to BBC head of technology, Andy King. King told Advanced Television that broadcasting 4K content over the UK's digital terrestrial TV (Freeview) platform was proving “difficult" and suggested the BBC was likely to take an “internet first” … [Read more...] about BBC 4K services ‘to use iPlayer’
