BBC iPlayer launches dedicated portal for Irish language and Ulster-Scots programmes

BBC Northern Ireland’s Ulster-Scots and Irish Language television programmes are now being made more widely available to audiences around the UK on BBC iPlayer.

As of this week, a wide collection of programmes, all of which have been supported by … Read More

Doctor Foster dominates September iPlayer streaming

Season 2 of Doctor Foster had an average of 8.9 million viewers, with a 35 per cent share, consolidated figures reveal. This is higher than series one which had a consolidated average of 8.2 million, with a 31 percent share.

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iPlayer streams 6 comedy-horror shorts for Halloween

BBC iPlayer is streaming six comedy-horror shorts this Halloween.

Commissioned by BBC Writersroom, Fright Shorts is a series of five-minute films, written by six brand new Northern Ireland comedy writers. Selected from hundreds of applicants from an open call by … Read More

BBC iPlayer launches new “From the Archive” category

BBC iPlayer is launching a new “From the Archive” category, adding hundreds of old BBC programmes to the streaming platform.

Content is key to the success of a streaming service, and with exclusives becoming more common in the war for … Read More

You may soon be able to control BBC iPlayer with your voice

You may soon be able to control BBC iPlayer with your voice, judging by new tests undertaken by the BBC.

The Beeb has worked with Microsoft to build an experimental version of the catch-up service that uses artificial intelligence … Read More

One Love Manchester and Glastonbury bring live viewers to BBC iPlayer

Big events such as the One Love Manchester benefit concert, the general election and Glastonbury festival made June a big month for live viewing on BBC iPlayer.

Over one-fifth (21 per cent) of the requests to BBC iPlayer in June … Read More

BBC Three doubles reach in successful first year

BBC Three has doubled its reach in its first year, as the online channel builds an audience on social media as well as on BBC iPlayer.

The decision to move BBC Three online was a controversial one, risking a reduced … Read More

Top of the Lake Season 2 to premiere as BBC iPlayer box set

Top of the Lake Season 2 to premiere as a box set on BBC iPlayer

Top of the Lake returns this month for a second season – and it will be doing so with a vengeance, as all episodes land … Read More

Ill Behaviour premieres on BBC iPlayer this July

Sam Bain’s Ill Behaviour will premiere on BBC iPlayer this July, before it hits BBC Two.

The latest show from the Peep Show writer boasts an impressive cast that includes Chris Geere, Tom Riley, and Lizzy Caplan.

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BBC iPlayer adds live restart to TV guides

Tennis fans keen to catch all the action from this weekend’s Wimbledon finals are in luck, as BBC iPlayer has made it even easier for some viewers to restart live BBC programmes.

With the push of a single button, viewers … Read More