The launch of BBC AMERICA HD coupled with the existing VOD channel, BBC AMERICA On-Demand, expands the opportunity for viewers and distributors to access the best of British entertainment.
Danny Boyle's spectacular Olympic curtain-raiser topped iPlayer viewing in 2012 with 3.3 million requests, in a year that saw record numbers achieved by the BBC's on-demand service.
Launching on December 2007 as a simple catch-up website, BBC iPlayer has helped pioneer TV on demand by offering audiences the opportunity to watch selected TV programmes for up to 7 days after broadcast.
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Marc Goodchild, head of interactive and on-demand at BBC Children's, said virtual worlds for children were popular with parents too.
It's also a permanent fixture in the list of most 'on-demand' BBC programmes in the country, via the online Listen Again facility.
"With mobile downloads for BBC iPlayer, you can now load up your mobile phone or tablet with hours and hours of BBC television programmes, then watch them on the road, on the Tube, on a plane, without worrying about having an internet connection or running up a mobile data bill, " said Daniel Danker, general manager of programmes and on-demand for the BBC.
The global BBC iPlayer App is a unique Video on Demand pilot subscription service available on iPad that offers viewers in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, The Republic of Ireland, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland the opportunity to delve into an extensive archive of award-winning classic and contemporary British TV programming both at home and on the move.
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The video doesn't include all of the channels that are a part of TWC TV, but will feature video on-demand from channels like BBC America, BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nick, and Univision, among others.
The BBC is launching an international version of its on-demand video service, the iPlayer, for Apple iPad users.
The news TV app combines existing on-demand video and text content from BBC News online and brings it to connected living-room TV screens.
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The head of BBC iPlayer has announced on his blog that the on-demand service would be re-launching this week, this time offering personalization options and social networking features.
The BBC Sport website will have all events live, with on-demand highlights (for UK users).
Demand for a more Scottish-centric media is on the rise - witness calls for the BBC to provide a dedicated Scottish Six O'Clock News.
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