BBC iPlayer adds new Netflix-like features

BBC iPlayer is continuing its quest to become more like Netflix with a raft of new features launched today.

The Beeb’s catch-up service saw views slide significantly during the spring period, attributing a decline in activity to the competition it … Read More

Top Gear finale takes pole position on BBC iPlayer

Top Gear’s final episode raced into pole position on BBC iPlayer this summer, helping the VOD service to rebound from a seasonal lull.

In June, the final chapter in the Clarkson, May and Hammond saga was the most popular title … Read More

Over 60m global viewers watching BBC iPlayer for free

Over 50 million people around the world are watching BBC iPlayer for free, according to new research.

BBC iPlayer is a service for UK users, funded by the licence fee, but a study by GlobalWebIndex, which interviewed around 47,000 people … Read More

iPlayer loophole to close as BBC landed with over-75s licence fee bill

The BBC will be given full responsibility for subsidising free TV licences for over-75s, the government has announced.

The deal, which is set to be confirmed in today’s 2015 Budget by Chancellor George Osborne, will see the broadcaster footed … Read More

BBC iPlayer TV review: British Muslim Comedy (shorts)

This week, the BBC Trust approved plans to develop BBC iPlayer from a basic catch-up TV site to a digital platform in its own right, but the Beeb has already established its VOD service as a showcase for talent, be … Read More

The rise of online TV – and its cost for the BBC

The way that people are watching TV is changing, as young viewers increasingly turn to the web for their video fix, rather than the living room telly. But that shift comes at a cost, as BBC employees have discovered this … Read More

Elbow’s Guy Garvey gets BBC iPlayer music series

The BBC has commissioned a new music series hosted by Guy Garvey for BBC iPlayer.

Music Box with Guy Garvey will see the Elbow frontman, who is already a BBC Radio 6 Music presenter, discuss artists that he is most … Read More

BBC iPlayer bucks downward trend with strong May

BBC iPlayer bucked its downward with a strong May that saw a rebound in traffic.

Viewings on the BBC’s catch-up service had fallen for three months in a row in April 2015, after reaching a record high in January. The … Read More

Amy Winehouse documentary arrives exclusively on BBC iPlayer

A documentary about the late singer Amy Winehouse has been released exclusively on BBC iPlayer.

Titled Amy Winehouse In Her Own Words, the 23-minute film is threaded together from extracts taken from interviews she gave to the BBC for a … Read More

The Netflix effect? iPlayer views fall for third month in a row

Views on BBC iPlayer fell for the third month in a row in April. Is it a temporary blip or a longer trend?

The BBC’s catch-up service has enjoyed a strong start to 2015, with January seeing 343 million TV … Read More