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Shakespeare 400: BFI brings the Bard’s films to VOD
April 20, 2016 | David FarnorWith Saturday 23rd April marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, the UK is going into overdrive celebrating the Bard, and the British Film Institute is no exception. This month, the BFI presents Shakespeare on Film, a UK-wide series of … Read More
BFI launches subscription service, BFI Player+
October 28, 2015 | David FarnorToday, the BFI has launched its own subscription service, BFI Player+.
The new platform, which we broke the news of last month, costs £4.99 a month and arrives just over two years after BFI Player was first unveiled.
BFI Player bags digital award as Britain on Film nears 1m views
September 19, 2015 | David FarnorBFI Player bagged a prize at this year’s BIMA Awards for its innovative design and user interface.
The British digital gongs gave the BFI’s VOD service the top award for Best UX & Service Design. The victory came after a … Read More
BFI Player lines up festival favourites for 2015 LFF
September 8, 2015 | David FarnorThe British Film Institute is lining up a selection of festival favourites to stream on VOD during the 2015 London Film Festival.
The event, which runs from Wednesday 7th to Sunday 18th October, sees the capital taken over by everything … Read More
BFI Player to unveil subscription VOD service
September 3, 2015 | David FarnorThe BFI is introducing a new subscription model for BFI Player this autumn.
The VOD service, which was launched on Wednesday 9th October 2013, first offered 1,000 titles – both old and new – to the public on-demand for a … Read More
Britain on Film: BFI launches national online video archive
July 7, 2015 | David FarnorThe BFI has launched a new digital archive of Britain’s history on BFI Player.
Called Britain on Film, the project is part of an ongoing process to digitally document the hidden histories and forgotten stories of people and places from … Read More
Adam Buxton’s BUG available to watch online on BFI Player for free
February 2, 2015 | David FarnorYou wouldn’t think that a bearded male man reading out comments on YouTube videos would be side-splittingly hilarious. You’d be wrong. Presuming, of course, that the bearded male man in question is Adam Buxton.
It’s so entertaining, in fact, that … Read More
Britain’s first sci-fi film released for free on BFI Player
December 5, 2014 | David FarnorBritain’s first ever sci-fi feature film, A Message from Mars, will be released for free on BFI Player on Friday 12th December.
The silent film, made in 1913, has been restored by the BFI National Archive. This is the first … Read More
BFI Player makes The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands free to watch online on Armistice Day
November 10, 2014 | David FarnorThe Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands will be available to watch on BFI Player for free on Armistice Day.
The BFI’s new restoration of the silent film, which was made in 1927, premiered at the London Film Festival … Read More
BFI unveils new BFI Player
November 5, 2014 | David FarnorThe BFI has unveiled a new version of BFI Player, complete with a new back catalogue of Universal Pictures titles.
The video on-demand service, which launched in the UK last year, swiftly established itself as a go-to destination for independent … Read More