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´óÏó´«Ã½ Four, C´óÏó´«Ã½ and CBeebies to be simulcast online
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´óÏó´«Ã½ Four, C´óÏó´«Ã½ and CBeebies will be available to watch live
online from 16 September 2008, Jana Bennett, Director of ´óÏó´«Ã½
Vision, announced today.
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The channels join ´óÏó´«Ã½ Three and ´óÏó´«Ã½ News which are already
simulcast, and can be watched online via their channel sites
on bbc.co.uk through a wide range of internet enabled
devices.
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They can also be watched through ´óÏó´«Ã½ iPlayer.
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Jana Bennett said: "The launch of three more ´óÏó´«Ã½ Television
channels further fulfils the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s commitment to increasing
the accessibility of our content to licence fee payers.
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"Although still a relatively new phenomenon, watching
programmes online is growing; now through simulcasting our
channels, viewers can find and watch programmes as they are
broadcast as well as having the option of catching up with
them later."
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Recent research by Ofcom (The Communications Market 2008, August) suggests that consumers of all ages
are showing a growing interest in accessing audio-visual
content online, with 17% of those with
broadband watching TV on the internet, up by eight percentage
points on 2006.
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This trend is particularly apparent in
younger people who tend to watch less television.
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Twenty-six
per cent of those aged between 15 and 24 claimed they used
the internet for "watching TV programmes" – up by sixteen
percentage points in 12 months.
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Simon Nelson, Controller of Multiplatform and Portfolio, said: "Simulcasting online is another step in making our channels
true multiplatform brands accessible to audiences wherever
they want and providing lots of opportunities to let them
discover a wealth of related content through the channel and
programme sites."
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Notes to Editors
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 Simulcasting ´óÏó´«Ã½ Four, C´óÏó´«Ã½ and CBeebies is being launched as
part of a 12-month evaluation period.
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Video on the
channel sites is GEOIP restricted so cannot be viewed from
outside UK.
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Anyone in the UK watching or recording television
as it is being broadcast/simulcast on any device – including
mobiles, laptops and PCs – must, by law, be covered by a valid
TV Licence.
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Live streams of the channels may be accessed via bbc.co.uk
/bbcthree
/bbcfour
/cbbc
/Cbeebies
/news
/mobile
/iplayer
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