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BBC can extend catch-up window beyond 30 days

June 12, 2019 10.57 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Ofcom has provisionally concluded that the BBC can go ahead with planned changes to the BBC iPlayer.

As previously reported in Broadband TV News, the BBC wants to move the iPlayer from a 30-day catch up service, to one where programmes are available for 12 months as standard, with some available for longer.

“We have provisionally found that the proposed changes to BBC iPlayer would pose challenges for other public service broadcasters’ video-on-demand services. But in our view, the changes could also deliver significant public value over time,” the regulator said in a statement.

Ofcom wants the BBC to “increase choice and availability of public-service broadcast content”.

The regulator is now inviting views on its provisional conclusions by Wednesday 10 July and expects to publish a final decision by August.

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Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: BBC iPlayer, Ofcom Edited: 12 June 2019 11:05

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Julian Clover is a Media and Technology journalist based in Cambridge, UK. He works in online and printed media. Julian is also a voice on local radio. You can talk to Julian on Twitter @julianclover, on Facebook or by email at jclover@broadbandtvnews.com.

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