BBC iPlayer
Eurovision 2021: 16 best songs from the semi-finals
May 22, 2021 | David FarnorTonight sees Eurovision back on our screens, after a year of no contest due to the coronavirus pandemic – and it’s never been more welcome, as countries from across the continent (and Australia) compete in the Grand Final of the … Read More
BBC iPlayer has record start to 2021
April 24, 2021 | David FarnorBBC iPlayer has seen its best quarter on record at the start of 2021, with more than 1.7 billion streams in the first three months of the year.
The BBC’s streaming service has grown 22 per cent on the same … Read More
BBC iPlayer and the TV Licence: Your questions answered
February 9, 2021 | David FarnorAs of 1st September 2016, you now need a TV Licence to use BBC iPlayer to watch BBC programmes live, after broadcast or download them to stream offline.
Here’s what you need to know:
Why do I need a TV … Read More
TV Licence rises to £159 this April
February 9, 2021 | David FarnorThe government has confirmed that from 1st April 2021 the cost of the annual television licence fee will increase from £157.50 to £159.
The government, not the BBC, is responsible for setting the level of the licence fee and announced … Read More
BBC renews The Split for third and final season
February 9, 2021 | David FarnorThe Split will return to BBC One for a third and final season.
From BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning writer Abi Morgan (River, Suffragette, The Hour) and executive producers Jane Featherstone (Chernobyl, Giri-Haji, Utopia), Lucy Dyke (The Split, Black Mirror, Ripper … Read More
BBC iPlayer checks in to Bates Motel
January 29, 2021 | David FarnorBBC iPlayer has bagged the rights to all five seasons of Bates Motel.
The deal, with NBCUniversal Global Distribution, will give BBC iPlayer the full box set of the show, which aired in the US between 2013 and 2017 and … Read More
Can’t Get You Out of My Head: BBC iPlayer to stream new Adam Curtis series
January 23, 2021 | David FarnorAdam Curtis is returning to BBC iPlayer with a new series of six films titled Can’t Get You Out of My Head: An Emotional History of the Modern World.
The journalist and BAFTA award-winning filmmaker has struck a chord with … Read More
BBC iPlayer racks up record-breaking start to 2021
January 20, 2021 | David FarnorBBC iPlayer has racked up a record-breaking start to 2021, with its biggest week on record.
Viewing surged on BBC iPlayer in the first full week of January (4th January to 10th January), as viewers streamed 162 million programmes – … Read More
BBC iPlayer brings back classic EastEnders episodes
January 12, 2021 | David FarnorEastEnders fans can relive some of the most memorable moments in Albert Square’s 35 year history with a selection of iconic episodes now available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
The classic episodes join iPlayer’s EastEnders 2008 box set, a collection … Read More
BBC iPlayer racks up record festive streams
January 7, 2021 | David FarnorBBC iPlayer racked up a record number of streams this Christmas, with requests up 16 per cent over the festive fortnight.
New dramas The Serpent and Black Narcissus, EastEnders, Call The Midwife and Spider-Man: Homecoming helped smash BBC iPlayer records … Read More