BBC Player

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.