bbc iplayer

BBC iPlayer ‘fastest growing VoD platform in the UK’

The broadcaster said its platform has seen 10 per cent more people watching than in summer 2023, with its "summer events" generating over 350...

Media Consumption

Wimbledon serves up latest technologies to keep fans engaged

The BBC has confirmed it is once again making every Centre Court match available in Ultra HD on iPlayer

Media Consumption

England’s World Cup Final defeat scores almost 15 million viewers

Whistle-to-whistle TV set audience for the final (11:03 - 13:05) reached 13.3 million across BBC One, BBC iPlayer, ITV and ITVX, said BARB.

Media Delivery

BBC cuts iPlayer live latency by 20 seconds

The BBC has also introduced what it calls 'pseudo VoD' to iPlayer, which reuses the live segments of video viewers see when watching live...

Media Consumption

Rocket Man: BBC iPlayer viewers stream Glastonbury 47.5 million times

Sir Elton John's appearance on the Pyramid Stage on Sunday was streamed 4.3 million times

People

Kerensa Samanidis to oversee BBC iPlayer development

She will work on the delivery of iPlayer's growth strategy and management of the overall iPlayer operation

Live Production

150 cameras and 19 outside broadcast operations: BBC reveals its plans for the Coronation

The BBC's sound teams will create a soundscape in 5.1 surround to capture the music sequences of the processions as well as inside the...

Media Consumption

BBC iPlayer to stream Coronation in UHD HDR

BBC iPlayer’s UHD stream will also use Wide Colour Gamut

Media Delivery

BBC iPlayer breaks 7 billion streams for the first time

The BVoD saw its best-ever month in December 2022 with 700 million streams, and its best-ever quarter at the end of the year, with...

Media Consumption

England’s World Cup opener breaks BBC streaming records

However, in terms of linear viewing a bigger audience tuned into ITV's coverage of Wales's draw against the United States

Audio

BBC iPlayer to offer fans alternative commentary during Qatar 2022

Fans will be able to opt for commentary from BBC Radio 5 Live if they're watching on iPlayer

Media Consumption

BBC iPlayer reports record third quarter viewing driven by sports, national events

The BBC reported its BVoD service saw 1.65 billion streams between July and September, a record for the third quarter of the year

Media Consumption

Live events help BBC iPlayer break more records

Glastonbury was Q2's best performing boxset with 36 million streams up to the end of June, and 39.4 million to date

Media Delivery

BBC reports record-breaking 57 million streams for Birmingham 2022

"We are thrilled to achieve a record-breaking Games," said Barbara Slater, director of BBC Sport

Media Consumption

iPlayer smashes Wimbledon viewing records

This year's men's final between Nick Krygios and Novak Djokovic was streamed live 2.6 million times on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport online

Media Delivery

iPlayer’s Glastonbury coverage breaks records

Streams increased by 116 per cent on BBC iPlayer compared to 2019, the last time the festival was last held

Media Delivery

BBC serves up Wimbledon in Ultra HD again

All matches on centre court will be available in Ultra HD on BBC iPlayer and online

Media Delivery

BBC iPlayer reports best-ever quarter

Viewers streamed programmes a record 1.83 billion times in the first three months of the year, 100 million more times than in the same...

Media Delivery

iPlayer to break 6 billion streams for the first time

Line of Duty tops the rankings with 137.1 million streams

Media Management

How AWS helped the BBC smash UHD during the summer sporting calendar

The BBC’s media services team established a robust UHD delivery workflow that included AWS Elemental Live encoders to help it deliver both Wimbledon 2021...

Media Delivery

iPlayer debuts on PlayStation 5, enabling more viewers to watch UHD content

PS5 owners can add the BBC iPlayer app by going to the Media tab on the PS5 home screen

Media Delivery

BBC iPlayer gets a new look as part of “modern audience experience”

The navigation menu has moved to the left side of the screen to make it easier to browse content categories

Media Delivery

Sport, drama drive BBC iPlayer to record figures in Q3

According to the BBC's own figures, coverage of the Tokyo Olympics was streamed over 90 million times

Media Delivery

BBC iPlayer sees 3.3 billion streams in first half of 2021

Line of Duty, EastEnders and Euro 2020 have helped the BBC's streaming service break records

Media Delivery

BBC iPlayer trials watch together for The Glastonbury Experience

Trial is only available via the web version of BBC iPlayer, and follows the launch of BBC Together by the corporation's R&D team last...

Media Consumption

Broadcasters look to score with Ultra HD during Euro 2020

Euro 2020 kicks off later this week

Media Delivery

BBC iPlayer achieves record-breaking 1.7 billion streams in Q1

The Serpent and Line of Duty help BBC streamer reach new heights

Media Delivery

BBC iPlayer debuts pared-back interface

Update also includes significant changes to subtitles, including the ability to change the size

Production & Post

Timeline North creates remote post production workflow for The Amelia Gething Complex

Timeline North provided both on-location edit facilities and remote post production

Media Delivery

BBC iPlayer starts 2021 with record-breaking streams

BVoD saw 5.8 billion programmes streamed from January to December 2020, up 31 per cent on 2019

Media Delivery

The sustainability of delivering high resolution’s wow factor

Chris Wood, CTO at Spicy Mango, explains that sacrificing stream speeds to preserve quality of experience isn't exclusive to Netflix... it's a continuation of...

Media Consumption

How BBC One and iPlayer captured mood of nation during lockdown

Speaking at the 2020 Virtual Edinburgh Television Festival, director of BBC content Catherine Moore elaborated on BBC One's key role in uniting communities around...