BBC to offer "series stacking"

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
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The BBC is to offer viewers the chance to catch up on every episode of some of their favourite series as “series stacking” is introduced to BBC iPlayer and programme sites from 13 September 2008.

Viewers will be able to enjoy any episode, after it has first been broadcast, for the duration of the entire series.

Highlights of the BBC’s autumn schedule being series stacked include new BBC One dramas Merlin, Tess Of The D’Urbervilles, Little Dorrit and Survivors; the best of popular and insightful factual output from BBC Two such as The History Of Climate Change and Bruce Parry’s Amazon; BBC Three comedy premiere Clone and other new and returning factual series; and Walking With Beeching and The Story Of Maths from BBC Four.

Series stacking extends the catch-up availability window for individual episodes beyond seven days after their transmission, giving viewers the opportunity to catch up on multiple episodes, up to a maximum of 13.

Simon Nelson, Controller of Multiplatform and Portfolio, BBC Vision, says: “Series stacking will really make the unmissable, unmissable.

“Now, you’ll be able to join a series half way through following a friend’s recommendation and catch up on all the previous episodes – or watch them all in one go over a weekend.

“Series stacking marks a key development in our strategy to let audiences view our programmes whenever and wherever they want.”