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====BBC iPlayer==== | ====BBC iPlayer==== | ||
[[File:BBC iPlayer logo.png|thumb|200px|BBC iPlayer logo as of 2022]] | [[File:BBC iPlayer logo.png|thumb|200px|BBC iPlayer logo as of 2022]] | ||
{{wp|BBC iPlayer}} is a {{wp|video on demand}} service, owned and operated by the BBC, that launched on 25 December 2007.<ref>[https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/internet/5-years-on-how-the-bbc-iplayer-sparked-a-tv-revolution-1120558 ''5 years on: How the BBC iPlayer sparked a TV revolution'' - TechRadar] (retrieved 18 September 2021)</ref> The service is available to {{wp|Television licensing in the United Kingdom|television licence}} holders, offers programmes shown on the BBC's channels in the last 12 months, archived content, shows from Welsh language broadcaster {{wp|S4C}} and programmes exclusively made or acquired for the platform and/or the BBC. | {{wp|BBC iPlayer}} is a {{wp|video on demand}} service, owned and operated by the BBC, that launched on 25 December 2007.<ref>[https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/internet/5-years-on-how-the-bbc-iplayer-sparked-a-tv-revolution-1120558 ''5 years on: How the BBC iPlayer sparked a TV revolution'' - TechRadar] (retrieved 18 September 2021)</ref> The service is available to {{wp|Television licensing in the United Kingdom|television licence}} holders, offers programmes shown on the BBC's channels in the last 12 months, archived content, shows from Welsh-language broadcaster {{wp|S4C}} and programmes exclusively made or acquired for the platform and/or the BBC. | ||
Since the acquisition of the Anime, seasons and films have been added to iPlayer on a periodic basis. | Since the acquisition of the Anime, seasons and films have been added to iPlayer on a periodic basis. | ||
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Initially, CBBC was only intended to broadcast the movies but later began airing the television series as well. | Initially, CBBC was only intended to broadcast the movies but later began airing the television series as well. | ||
On 26 May 2022, the BBC announced plans for CBBC and BBC Four to be discontinued as | On 26 May 2022, the BBC announced plans for CBBC and {{wp|BBC Four}} to be discontinued as linear television services in 2025 as part of cutbacks and other changes focusing on creating a "digital-first" BBC. Under the plan, CBBC would exclusively operate as a content hub on iPlayer.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61591674 ''BBC to move CBBC and BBC Four online'' - BBC News] (retrieved 19 November 2023)</ref><ref>[https://deadline.com/2022/05/bbc-close-cbbc-bbc-four-linear-channels-1000-redundancies-expected-public-broadcaster-next-few-years-1235033365 ''BBC To Close CBBC & BBC Four As Linear Channels; 1,000 Jobs At Risk As Public Broadcaster Begins Its "Digital First" Push'' - Deadline] (retrieved 19 November 2023)</ref> | ||
=====Film Premiere Dates===== | =====Film Premiere Dates===== |