There were 278 million requests to BBC iPlayer in March, with a daily average of nine million, marking a seven per cent drop on the same period last year. The decline came despite hit shows such as Top Gear (which still has episodes available for now) and The Voice, and contrasts with strong online video […]
Comedian Peter Kay’s new sitcom Car Share attracted 5.7 million viewers on BBC1 on April 29th as well as breaking iPlayer records. Despite already pulling in 1 mlllion requests for the first episode on iPlayer, the show still pulled in an impressive 27 per cent audience share when the first episode aired on BBC1. Overall […]
Sky has confirmed the addition of ITV and Channel 5 catch-up services to Sky Go. Users of the Sky Go OTT service can now access shows including ITV’s Downton Abbey and Channel 5’s Gotham at no extra cost. Luke Bradley-Jones, Brand Director, TV Products, commented: “We continue to bring customers TV they want to watch […]
There were 255 million requests to BBC iPlayer in March, with a weekly average of 57 million requests. Top Gear performed well during March, with the final two episodes following Jeremy Clarkson’s sacking attracting over 3.6 million requests in total. The BBC reports that the profile of iPlayer users has evened out over time in […]
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has launched its new catch-up TV service. Branded ‘7TV’, the streaming service offers free access to a range of content from its TV channels including ProSieben, kabel eins, sixx, Sat.1 Gold and ProSieben Maxx. The programmes will be available for seven days after broadcast. In contrast to the app where users have […]
BBC iPlayer had its biggest week ever beginning on February 16th, when audiences wanted to catch up on the 30th anniversary episodes of EastEnders, with 75 million requests. Total requests for the month were at 299 million, making it a successful month given that February is three days shorter than January (which saw 343 million […]
UKTV has announced the launch of its free-to-air channel Drama on its new VoD service UKTV Play. The specially curated Drama service provides viewers with access to a mixture of popular catch-up and classic programming. Drama classics such as Agatha Christie, The Forsyte Saga and Death Comes to Pemberley, along with genre favourite such as […]
Children aged five to 16 spend an average of six and a half hours a day in front of a screen compared with around three hours in 1995, according to market research firm Childwise. Screen time is made up of time spent watching TV, playing games consoles, using a mobile, computer or tablet. The Connected […]
The feud between UK broadcasters and streaming site TVCatchup is headed to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The UK Court of Appeal referred the case, which hinges on the legality of TVCatchup’s business model, to the court after again questioning whether websites should provide real-time channel streaming. TVCatchup retransmits programming from […]
Channel 4 has confirmed its new digital service, branded All 4, on March 30th. The service, which replaces 4oD, and will be available via PC, iPads and iPhones from Monday. All 4 will allow viewers to watch live Channel 4 programmes via the Now function, as well as access past programmes using the On Demand […]