BBC channels to broadcast live online
BBC One and BBC Two will be available to watch live online from next week, Jana Bennett, director of BBC Vision, announced today.
The channels, streamed live from November 27, will join BBC Three, BBC Four, CBBC, CBeebies and BBC News which are already simulcast.
They can all be watched online via their channel sites on bbc.co.uk and through internet enabled devices. They can also be watched through the iPlayer.
Bennett said: “The launch of BBC One and BBC Two online completes our commitment to make our portfolio of channels available to watch on the internet.
“From 27 November licence fee payers will be able to watch BBC programmes, live, wherever they are in the UK on their computers, mobile phones and other portable devices.
“Through iPlayer and series stacking, they’ll have the option to catch up with them later.”
An Ofcom report published in August revealed that the number of UK consumers watching TV online doubled in the past 12 months (see Mobile And Internet Use Soars).
Simon Nelson, controller of BBC Vision multiplatform and portfolio, said: “Simulcasting BBC One and BBC Two is a huge advance in making our portfolio of multiplatform channels available to our audiences, and giving them the opportunity to discover the wealth of associated content the BBC is able to offer through our channel and programme sites.”
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