All BBC iPlayer articles – Page 16
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Writers receive £1m in iPlayer royalties
The growth in online viewing has helped Writers Digital Payments (WDP) pay out £960,000 in royalties to screenwriters whose shows have featured on BBC iPlayer.
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Behind The Scenes
The Rack Pack, BBC iPlayer
Our BBC iPlayer film presented two huge challenges: combining comedy and tragedy, and making non-professionals look like geniuses with a snooker cue, says Barney Reisz
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BBC to personalise iPlayer for connected-TV apps
BBC iPlayer is preparing to roll out personalisation services across its connected-TV apps in 2016 after Christmas viewing on the platform rose by a third.
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VIDEO: The Rack Pack, BBC iPlayer
iPlayer original comedy-drama charting the ’80s snooker battle between Alex Higgins and Steve Davis.
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iPlayer launches on Apple TV
BBC Store customers will be able to stream their purchases via mobile and tablet devices for the first time – as iPlayer launches on Apple TV.
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BBC 'interested' in offering iPlayer across EU
Licence fee payers could be able to access iPlayer while in the EU within two years amid European Commission (EC) plans to modernise copyright rules.
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VIDEO: Frank Skinner On Demand with..., BBC iPlayer
Liberty Bell’s on-demand series is designed to highlight shows available via iPlayer.
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C4 against closure of iPlayer loophole
Channel 4 has sounded concerns about government proposals to close the iPlayer loophole - but argued that if the move goes ahead it must include non-PSB services.
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Frank Skinner to host weekly iPlayer talk show
Frank Skinner is to front a weekly BBC iPlayer show designed to highlight content on the on-demand service.
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iPlayer to stream Elton John concert
BBC iPlayer is to offer visitors an exclusive Elton John performance from Cornwall’s Eden Project.
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iPlayer orders first scripted feature film
The BBC has commissioned its first feature-length scripted film for iPlayer – a comedy drama based on the rivalry between snooker players Alex Higgins and Steve Davis.
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BBC Music drums up iPlayer formats
BBC Music is searching for original entertainment formats for iPlayer - with a focus on shows with female-appeal.
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Comment
Right time for iPlayer relaunch
The world has changed since Project Kangaroo, says Kate Bulkley
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iPlayer to allow users to ‘binge watch’ BBC drama
Flagship BBC dramas will be made available to “binge watch” on a Netflix-style model via iPlayer as the broadcaster bids to keep pace with evolving audience demands.
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Tony Hall to unveil iPlayer plans as part of more 'open' BBC
Tony Hall will today unveil a dedicated children’s iPlayer and plans to expand the VoD service to carry content from rivals as part of a vision for an “open BBC”.
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iPlayer turns on live restart & pause & play
iPlayer’s catch-up and personalisation features are to be extended across multiple platforms to give audiences greater control of the service.
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In brief: True North; iPlayer; BBCW
True North has landed a Channel 4 daytime format as the BBC iPlayer radio app passes 1m downloads within four weeks
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ITV threatens DCMS over closure of iPlayer loop-hole
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has written to government ministers raising concerns that proposals to close the iPlayer loophole would result in consumers being charged to access ITV Player.
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Global audiences bypass iPlayer restrictions
A report on the viewing demographics of iPlayer has found that almost 65m people are bypassing geo-restrictions to access the platform from outside of the UK.