BBC iPlayer takes on Netflix with new catchup features
by Press Association from Technology | The Guardian on (#HT5V)
On-demand service to roll out Live Restart feature to smart TVs, as well as cross-device pause and resume
BBC iPlayer is introducing new catch-up features, as the on-demand TV service looks to keep pace with popular streaming services such as Netflix.
The service is rolling out a Live Restart feature - which already works on desktop computer versions of the app - to smart TVs, enabling users to jump back to the beginning of a show at any time during the live broadcast.
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