UK media regulator Ofcom is publishing two consultations as part of its implementation of the Media Act. These new laws seek to ensure, among other things, that audiences can easily find and discover public service broadcasters’ content on connected TV platforms, and that they are well served by this content. Specifically, the new laws require […]
UK media regulator Ofcom is publishing two consultations as it begins to implement new laws under the Media Act 2024. These new laws are designed to protect public service broadcasting while fostering innovation, so that UK audiences can enjoy the services, video and programmes they love. Ofcom is implementing the new rules as quickly as […]
BBC Sport has agreed a new multi-year deal with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to broadcast European Athletics Championships up to and including 2027. Beginning with the European Athletics Championships in Rome (June 7th-12th), the deal also includes the 2026 European Athletics Championships which takes place in Birmingham, the 2025 and 2027 European Athletics Indoor […]
Award-winning comedy Outnumbered will return to BBC One and BBC iPlayer this Christmas. Written and directed by the show’s creators, Guy Jenkin and Andy Hamilton, it will follow the chaos in the downsized home of Pete and Sue Brockman, as they grapple with the challenges of parenting kids who are now adults, with their own […]
Comedy thriller The Outlaws soon returns to screens for a third series on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. With notorious crime boss The Dean now behind bars, the latest instalment sees ‘The Outlaws’ moving on with their lives – until one of their own returns with a deadly secret, hurling them back into mortal danger. […]
Waterloo Road fans with sight or hearing loss will now be able to enjoy all 13 seasons of the show, as every episode has had subtitles, audio description, and sign language added on BBC iPlayer. Waterloo Road initially ran on the BBC between 2006 and 2015, and was a hit on BBC iPlayer when the […]
The BBC’s iPlayer streaming service is to end downloads for users who watch on desktop or laptop computers. Currently viewers on PCs and Macs can save programmes via the iPlayer Downloads app, but that will soon come to an end. The changes were “due to the low number of people using it and the cost […]
BBC Comedy and BBC Scotland have commissioned Happy Tramp North to produce Only Child, a new sitcom starring Greg McHugh (The A Word, Fresh Meat) as only child and budding author Richard, who travels back to his family home in North East Scotland to look after his aging and wilful dad Ken, played by Gregor […]
Following the conclusion of the second season of the UK version of The Traitors, the BBC has announced that three international versions of the hit reality entertainment show will be available on BBC iPlayer in 2024. The UK version of the show produced by Studio Lambert has been a huge hit with audiences, receiving widespread […]
Fight fans can follow the GB Open in the new Boxing World Cup live from Sheffield, featuring British boxing stars such as light-middleweight Garan Croft, light-flyweight Savannah Stubley, and flyweight Kiaran MacDonald, via BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website. Ahead of the Olympic Games in Paris this year, the GB Open in the Boxing […]