On its 20th anniversary, Freeview has announced it is now home to an 60,000 hours of content. Having increased its on-demand offering by 20,000 hours since April 2022, Freeview is seeing in its 20th birthday with another milestone as more consumers consider cutting paid-for streaming subscriptions amid the cost-of-living crisis in the UK. With ITVX, […]
The BBC has acquired two new shows – Search Party and Our Flag Means Death – from Warner Bros Discovery International Television Distribution that will stream on iPlayer in early 2023. Sue Deeks, Head of Programme Acquisition, commented: “Search Party is a deliciously dark and quirky comedy thriller; Our Flag Means Death is a wonderfully […]
The BBC needs to do more to reach and resonate with viewers and listeners on lower incomes, Ofcom has found in its annual report on the BBC’s performance. Ofcom’s report finds that people in lower socio-economic groups – who account for almost a quarter of the UK population – are less engaged and less satisfied […]
The BBC’s coverage of the Group B FIFA World Cup match between Wales and England on November 29th was watched by a peak audience of 18.7 million across TV, iPlayer and BBC Sport Online. This figure, which accounts for viewers across TV and other devices, is the biggest UK audience of the World Cup so […]
The World Cup group fixture between Spain and Germany on November 29th pulled in a peak TV audience of 9.9 million on BBC One, making it the most-watched World Cup game without a competing home-nation so far in the UK. The match was also streamed over 3.5 million times on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport […]
The BBC says it is bringing football home on iPlayer, offering fans more to watch to keep themselves immersed in footballing content throughout the World Cup. Alongside comprehensive coverage on BBC One and Two, BBC iPlayer will host a stream – World Cup Extra – featuring exclusive build-up and post-match analysis for handpicked games throughout […]
The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II, Birmingham hosting the Commonwealth Games, England facing Germany in the final of Women’s Euro 2022, and the final stages of Wimbledon saw viewers coming to BBC iPlayer in huge numbers during the third quarter of the year. Between July and September 2022, programmes were streamed 1.65 billion […]
BBC Sport and BT Sport will offer broadcast coverage of the Billie Jean King Cup 2022 Finals. All of Great Britain’s matches will be broadcast on the BBC Sport website and iPlayer, with BT Sport agreeing co-exclusive rights, televising every single tie from November 8th to 13th. The opening match, which will see GB take […]
The All-Ireland senior football and hurling finals will be broadcast live on BBC iPlayer for the first time as part of a new, five-year contract between the GAA and the BBC. This landmark agreement means that the All-Ireland semi-finals will be broadcast on BBC iPlayer and that either the All-Ireland Senior Football Final, or the […]
A partnership between the BBC and BFI will see a new movie premiere every Sunday night on BBC Two, celebrating a wave of British filmmakers who are offering fresh perspectives on UK life and experiences. Each film will be available on BBC iPlayer after its transmission on BBC Two, and most will also be available […]