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iPlayer daily requests hit record high

BBC drama dominated another record-breaking month for BBC iPlayer in February. As daily requests reached a record high of 9.9 million, drama shows achieved a clean sweep of BBC iPlayer’s most popular programmes, with every single one of the top 20 most popular shows being a drama. Critically acclaimed two-part drama The Moorside was the […]

March 17, 2017

Survey: ‘Content anytime’ now a habit

End-to-end OTT TV solutions provider SPB TV’s survey of a sample of 50,000 respondents out of its 60 million-user base digs looking for insights that elucidate viewer preferences highlight a growing demand for the ‘TV catch-up’ feature. Key findings: Content Anytime – Not a Feature, But a Habit The most striking finding of this year […]

March 14, 2017

Freeview Play sales top 1m

UK free-to-air digital terrestrial television platform Freeview has confirmed that sales of its connected TV service Freeview Play TVs and set-top boxes have surpassed one million. Launched in late 2015, Freeview Play brings UK consumers a seamless combination of live, catch-up and on demand content all in one place for no monthly cost. Freeview Play […]

March 1, 2017

iPlayer: Enhanced connected TV features, record month

BBC iPlayer is about to become more personal for connected TV viewers. People who sign-in to their BBC account on connected TVs will start to benefit from a growing number of personalised features such as the ability to resume watching an episode or series started on another device. Initially available to viewers with YouView devices, […]

February 17, 2017

EU agrees content portability

With Andrus Ansip, EC Vice-President in charge of the Digital Single Market, describing it as “a new important step” in breaking down barriers in the Digital Single Market, Europeans will soon be able fully to use their online subscriptions to films, sports events, e-books, video games or music services when travelling within the EU, following […]

February 8, 2017By Colin Mann

YouGov: BBC treads water, Amazon & Netflix make waves

The battle of on-demand streaming television services continues to intensify. In the past couple of weeks, Netflix announced a big increase in subscribers and the BBC has unveiled ambitious plans for iPlayer in a bid to make sure it doesn’t fall behind its commercial rivals. Premium on-demand services are making inroads into the BBC’s territory. […]

January 31, 2017

Simplestream powers Sony Kids catch-up service

Simplestream, a provider of video services for the media and entertainment industry, has revealed that its Hybrid TV solution was chosen by Sony Pictures Television to power its new catch-up service on YouView. Launched on January 10th, the service hosts shows from Sony’s popular kids channels Tiny Pop, POP and KIX. “Kids are spending more […]

January 23, 2017

iPlayer leaves Wii U

Owners of the Nintendo Wii U in the UK are no longer be able to use the BBC iPlayer app through their games console. The Wii U version of the streaming app was removed from the console’s eShop in August when Nintendo chose not to renew its licence agreement with the BBC, but was still […]

January 17, 2017

iPlayer sees best ever week and month

The week of New Year (December 26th – January 1st) saw 69.3 million requests, more than any other week in BBC iPlayer’s history. December was also BBC iPlayer’s best month ever, seeing 281 million requests across the month. Half of the top 20 most popular shows on BBC iPlayer during the festive season were episodes […]

January 13, 2017

Altice: Live viewing steady; time-shifted, DVR rise

From a nail-biter World Series matchup and breathtaking Summer Olympics Games to some of the highest-rated political debates in history, 2016 provided no shortage of must-watch television. To provide insights about consumer television viewing activity, cable MSO Altice USA has released its first Altice USA Data Flash Review, which analysed 2016 viewing trends of its […]

January 12, 2017