NJ
Fascinating, Amazon has nearly 25k viewing hours to see compared to iPlayer which only has less than 5k. Genome suggests the BBC has 30% of its listings physically which amounts to over 1 million hours of output. So if they really wanted to (subjects to rights and budget and time and everything) the BBC could wipe the floor with Amazon in terms of offerings.
Presumably the various ITV archives that ITV plc control and have access to is fairly substantial after 60 years and they could probably inflate their offerings too to match Now and Netflix.
Neil Jones
Founding member
The BBC's full iPlayer expansion proposals have been put out to consultation. At least 12 months of content in most genres will be offered if approved. Further enhancements to include more box sets and significantly greater archive content have also been proposed.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/insidethebbc/howwework/accountability/consultations/bbc-iplayer-public-interest
https://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/insidethebbc/howwework/accountability/consultations/bbc-iplayer-public-interest
Fascinating, Amazon has nearly 25k viewing hours to see compared to iPlayer which only has less than 5k. Genome suggests the BBC has 30% of its listings physically which amounts to over 1 million hours of output. So if they really wanted to (subjects to rights and budget and time and everything) the BBC could wipe the floor with Amazon in terms of offerings.
Presumably the various ITV archives that ITV plc control and have access to is fairly substantial after 60 years and they could probably inflate their offerings too to match Now and Netflix.