BAFTA short film review: Elephant, samuel-613

On Sundays, we review short films available on VOD. We call it Short Film Sunday.

As the 2016 EE BAFTA awards take place tonight (Sunday 14th February), we take a look at the two Best Short Film nominees available to … Read More

BBC iPlayer review: Funny Valentines Shorts (2016)

It’s February, which means that BBC iPlayer has another string of Valentine’s Day-themed shorts for its romantic streaming bow.

The comedy films, titled “Funny Valentines”, were first released last year, with comedians such as Bill Bailey, Matt Berry, Romesh Ranganathan, … Read More

The Apprentice dominates December viewing on BBC iPlayer

The Apprentice dominated activity on BBC iPlayer in December 2015.

The latest figures from the BBC show that there were 309 million TV and radio requests for programmes on BBC iPlayer and BBC iPlayer Radio at the end of last … Read More

iPlayer programmes now available from your iOS home screen

Let it never be said that the BBC iPlayer team isn’t busy. Last year saw the VOD service added to the new Apple TV, with the platform now available on around 10,000 devices in the UK for free, from computers … Read More

Radio 1 to launch gaming TV show on BBC iPlayer

BBC Radio 1 is launching a new gaming show for BBC iPlayer.

The radio station, which got its own channel on the Beeb’s VOD service back in 2014, releases up to two new videos each day, from recordings of live … Read More

Lemmy documentary lands exclusively on BBC iPlayer

A documentary about Motörhead frontman Lemmy has been released exclusively on BBC iPlayer.

Lemmy: In His Own Words, which landed on the Beeb’s VOD service last night, presents a portrait of Ian Fraser Kilmister, who passed away at the end … Read More

BBC iPlayer unveils Valentine’s Day shorts for 2016

BBC iPlayer has unveiled its Valentine’s Day shorts for 2016.

The romance-themed short films, titled “Funny Valentines”, were first released last year, with movies featuring comedians including Bill Bailey, Romesh Ranganathan, Sara Pascoe and Limmy. The response was amorous, with … Read More

BBC appoints new controller to bring together TV channels and iPlayer

The BBC has appointed Charlotte Moore as the joint controller for all of the broadcaster’s TV channels and iPlayer.

The newly created role is part of a reorganisation that the BBC says will offer “a simplified and more co-ordinated strategy … Read More

EastEnders most streamed on iPlayer as Christmas catch up enters the living room

EastEnders was the most watched thing on BBC iPlayer in December, dominating the chart of the most popular TV episodes. The soap opera’s Christmas Day episode was the most popular, followed by the Boxing Day instalment, with 1.46m and 1.8m … Read More

The Rack Pack – BBC iPlayer’s Big Break?

Almost exactly 30 years ago, Chas & Dave got together Steve Davis, Dennis Taylor and Willie Thorne to record a song called Snooker Loopy. It went to number six in the UK charts. That single is a distant memory for … Read More