
BBC’s Bold New iPlayer Plan Is BritBox All Over Again
The BBC is proposing to turn iPlayer into a shared home for all UK public service TV – echoing the failed BritBox and Project Kangaroo experiments.

The BBC is proposing to turn iPlayer into a shared home for all UK public service TV – echoing the failed BritBox and Project Kangaroo experiments.

Prosecutions down 80%, evasion at record highs – the BBC’s Charter Review response reveals just how broken TV licence enforcement has become

Students and the TV licence: thousands could be facing fines without knowing it – as fees rise to £180 and the BBC tightens enforcement

TV Licence fee rises to £180 from April. But record evasion, collapsing enforcement and Charter Review proposals threaten BBC’s funding model.

UKTV’s U service launches on Channel 4 streaming with Red Dwarf, The Office and more BBC classics – but only some series are available so far

BBC charter review proposes ads on iPlayer, subscription dramas, and licence fee reforms. Public consultation open until March 2026. Everything you need to know

MPs demand BBC use iPlayer data to catch non-payers as doorstep enforcement collapses. Prosecutions down 17% despite 2m home visits and £1.1bn lost

Doug Naylor reveals the Red Dwarf special’s time-travel plot and de-aging tech for young Lister. Plus: why UKTV axed it and what happens next

Red Dwarf and hundreds of UKTV shows are coming to Channel 4 streaming from January 2026 in a new multi-year deal – but will it make finding content easier?

BBC boss admits licence fee system “cannot continue” as evasion hits record 12.52% and enforcement visits surge to 2 million with little success

UK broadcasters unite to demand government intervention against tech giants. PSBs want prominence on all platforms and internet TV switchover deadline

BBC expands iPlayer low latency trial to hundreds of TV models, aiming to cut live streaming delays from 40 seconds to near-broadcast speeds