BBC Player

Not to be confused with BBC iPlayer, the BBC's domestic video on demand service for viewers in the UK.

BBC Player
Available inIndia, Malaysia (can also be in Astro Connected Box; Malaysia Only), Poland, Singapore, Taiwan
OwnerBBC Studios
Websitehttps://player.bbc.com/en/
Launched2016
Former BBC Player logo used from 2016 to 2023.

BBC Player is an authenticated multi-genre subscription video on demand service operated by BBC Studios, formerly BBC Worldwide, for the International market.[1] It is available online and as an app.[2]

Former logo used from 2023 to 2024.

The service debuted in Singapore[3] in summer 2016 to StarHub subscribers,[4] in Malaysia[5] in March 2017 with Telekom Malaysia, in Poland[6][7] in June 2022 with Canal+, and most recently in Taiwan in August 2023 with Taiwan Mobile myVideo.[8]

BBC Player offers curated content from BBC global brands – BBC Earth, BBC First, BBC Lifestyle, CBeebies and BBC World News.[9] Although not available to watch on linear TV in Asia, BBC Brit is available to watch on BBC Player.[10]

The most popular British programmes are available through the service, including Top Gear, Doctor Who, The Great British Bake Off and Sherlock.[11]

  1. ^ "BBC Player - BBC Asia - BBC Worldwide". BBC Worldwide.
  2. ^ "BBC Player on Apple Store". Apple Store. 6 July 2023.
    - "BBC Player on Google Play". Google Play.
  3. ^ "BBC Player unofficially rolls out in Singapore". The Drum.
  4. ^ "BBC Player free for all StarHub TV subscribers". StarHub. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  5. ^ "BBC Player branches out into Malaysia with HyppTV". Marketing Interactive. 15 March 2017.
    "BBC Player now available to HyppTV subscribers". The Star Online.
  6. ^ "BBC Player wchodzi do Polski - Komentarze". www.wirtualnemedia.pl. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  7. ^ Yossman, K.J. (24 May 2022). "BBC Studios Teams With Canal+ for Poland BBC Player Launch". Variety. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  8. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (1 August 2023). "India Strikes Blow Against Film Piracy, Streamlines Certification System – Global Bulletin". Variety. Retrieved 3 August 2023. BBC Studios and MyVideo, a video streaming service that is part of Taiwan Mobile, have launched the flagship SVOD streaming platform, BBC Player, for viewers in Taiwan.
  9. ^ "BBC Player launches in Asia". Variety. 13 March 2017.
  10. ^ "BBC Player debuts in Singapore". Broadband TV News. 27 September 2016.
  11. ^ "HyppTV brings BBC Player to Malaysia". Lowyat.net. 23 March 2017.