The clash between England and the USA at the Women’s Rugby World Cup on August 22nd, which ended in an emphatic 69-7 victory for England, drew a peak audience of 2.4 million on BBC One and 600,000 on iPlayer. The weekend saw 2.1 million streams overall across BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website/app. In […]

BBC Music will return to Reading and Leeds Festival across the August Bank Holiday with dedicated coverage across TV and Radio including BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 1, BBC Introducing and BBC Sounds. From August 21st to August 25th, Radio 1 will play host to some of the biggest names in music from the […]

King & Conqueror is coming to the BBC this August, with all episodes of the historial drama available on BBC iPlayer from 6am on August 24th and the first episode airing on BBC One that same evening. King & Conqueror is the story of a clash that defined the future of a country – and […]

BBC Sport has announced a broadcast deal with boxing promoter BOXXER that will see live, professional boxing return to Saturday night primetime television and BBC iPlayer on a free-to-air basis. Selected undercard fights, features and behind-the-scenes content will also be available across BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and app, BBC Sounds and the BBC […]

A special one-hour documentary, Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home, will premiere on BBC iPlayer and BBC One will air on August 18th at 9pm. On July 5th, against all the odds, Ozzy Osbourne made it onto the stage one last time to perform a homecoming gig: a set with his own band and then a finale […]

Lupus Films’ award-winning, hand-painted animated feature film, Kensuke’s Kingdom, is set to take family audiences on a thrilling adventure when it sails onto BBC iPlayer and BBC One on August 3rd. Based on the best-selling children’s novel by Michael Morpurgo and adapted for screen by Children’s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Kensuke’s Kingdom features the epic adventure […]

BBC Sport and Athletic Ventures have confirmed a new five-year deal to broadcast coverage of some of the biggest UK athletics events, including the London Athletics Meet, until 2029. This new deal will bring world-class athletics to BBC platforms – BBC TV, iPlayer and BBC Sport digital platforms – ensuring the biggest moments in UK […]

The Sheffield arena is ready for battle once again as Gladiators is set to return in 2026 for another season on the BBC, plus a brand-new Celebrity Special. Bradley and Barney Walsh will once again oversee proceedings as the gladiators Apollo, Athena, Bionic, Comet, Cyclone, Diamond, Dynamite, Electro, Fire, Fury, Giant, Hammer, Legend, Nitro, Phantom, […]

Just ahead of its live coverage of the Wimbledon tennis tournament and Glastonbury music festival, the BBC has announced that it is commencing the first phase of a trial of low latency live streaming on its iPlayer service. “For the next few weeks, viewers using selected devices who have opted into iPlayer’s ‘beta’ mode may […]

The BBC, Glastonbury’s exclusive broadcast partner, will bring audiences a two-month celebration of the celebrated music festival this June and July, across TV, BBC iPlayer, radio and BBC Sounds. Lorna Clarke, BBC Director of Music, commented: “This year, we’re making it easier than ever for millions of music fans to access Glastonbury’s standout moments, whilst […]