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A richer archive of drama, going deeper into the archive to bring back more classic series as well as perennial favourites from comedy.Therefore, once a BBC show returns for a brand new season – there’s a better chance you’ll be able to find its past seasons on iPlayer as well, and get up to speed before you start watching the new season.Īccording to the BBC, their archive covers a wide breadth and range of content and genres, and their aspiration is “to have the ability to publish any archive titles on BBC iPlayer across a broad range genres”, including: So, what does today’s decision mean for BBC iPlayer viewers?Īccording to the BBC’s proposal, they will now be able to add more boxsets of past seasons of returning titles, as well as bring back more single-season shows that were no longer available on the service. Photo: Deposit Photos – claudiodivizia BBC iPlayer Content Changes Today, Ofcom published its decision – approving the BBC’s proposal. The primary element Ofcom had to check, is whether these content additions to BBC iPlayer can hurt the competition, and give the BBC any unfair advantages. “As required by the BBC Charter and Agreement”, Ofcom writes in its statement, “we have conducted an assessment of the BBC’s proposed change to BBC iPlayer, in order to determine whether the proposed change is ‘material’”. However, the BBC still had to limit the availability of older programmes on BBC iPlayer.Įarlier this year, the BBC published a proposal that would let it increase the number of older episodes, box sets and films on BBC iPlayer. In 2019, Ofcom gave the BBC permission to keep shows for 12 months (and sometimes longer) – transforming iPlayer into a streaming service, rather than a simple catch-up app. In its early days, iPlayer was only allowed to keep most of its catch-up episodes for up to 30 days. IPlayer has been around in an early form since 2007, and is now available on almost every Smart TV, streaming device and smartphone in the UK.
BBC’s iPlayer Changes ProposalīBC iPlayer, for those who need a refresher, is the BBC’s streaming service/app, which includes both catch-up programmes that recently aired on any of the BBC channels, as well as box sets from the BBC’s archives and from other international broadcasters. However, unlike other streaming services that are only limited by their budgets, the BBC is also limited by its charter, and competition concerns that are monitored by Ofcom. Why is that the case? Just like every other streaming service, BBC iPlayer offers a mixture of new content and a catalogue of older shows and films – a combination which helps pull and retain viewers. Sometimes you will have to go elsewhere (to BritBox, Netflix, or even just on DVD) in order to find earlier seasons – even though they all originally aired on the BBC. BBC iPlayer, the BBC’s streaming service, will soon get a major boost to its content library, thanks to an Ofcom approval which was given today.Īs part of the BBC’s approved proposal, the broadcaster will be able to increase the number of older shows and boxsets, from the vast BBC archives, that are available on iPlayer – making the app a better streaming destination for viewers.Īs it stands, when a new season of an established show debuts on the BBC, its past seasons are not always available on iPlayer.
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